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Sunday<|fim_middle|> not feel very well. The girls both home till evening. Cora went down town. Letter from Lydia. Wrote to her. weather cooler. Friday July 10th 1925 Rob took Hattie & me down town at ten oclock. I did some errands and went home with Ott & Fannie. I packed some things I need in suit case. Came back to town in taxi at 4 PM. Went to Dr Stewarts office. Rob sent me home in the delivery truck. We took a ride after supper. Letter from L D L. | July 5th 1925 Hattie to S S and church. I visited with Birdie. We took her to train in afternoon and had a short ride. Slept awhile after that and read in the evening. Monday July 6th 1925 I was home all day. Worked on bead bag. Hattie to town in AM. There was a hard rain late in PM. I had a letter from Nellie. Read in evening. Tuesday July 7th 1925 I was working on bead bag some. Hattie and I both down town in AM. I was at Dr Stewarts and later selected a hat. Hatti over to Fannies in PM. Did not come home till bed-time. I wrote Mrs Lowe and sent her bead bag. Letter from Mattie Stitt. Wednesday July 8th 1925 Very warm. I was home all day. Knit on bag. The girls went to a party in PM at The Hutchinsons. In the evening Hattie & I called on Louise Cottrell and her Aunt. Later her Uncle William called here. Thursday July 9th 1925 I was home all day, did some sewing. I did | 260 |
Your Greatest Culinary Debt
By Heather,
Maybe they turned you on to good wine, or haute cuisine, or the joy of really fresh produce. Maybe they gave you a favorite recipe, one that you have turned to over and over. They taught you a trick or gimmick that you have relied on for entertaining. Or they just inspired you with their zest for all things gastronomic. It's a big debt.
Maybe this isn't what you mean, but I'd say my grandmother. She's the one I got the love of being in the kitchen from. She made delicious food--nothing exceptional but it tasted great. She enjoyed the process of making and serving food, and I enjoyed being there to help her. She died when I was about 10.
Her baked goods never came out quite right but always tasted wonderful. I thought of this today when my husband told me about the comment one of his co-workers gave when he took the last of the eclairs into work. She said the eclair was really good even though the shape was "disturbing." (While cleaning out my kitchen some time back, I got rid of the cheap pastry bag I never used. Now I need a pastry bag and don't have one. So I piped the pastry for the eclairs by cutting the corner off a ziplock bag--it worked fine but uniform shaping was difficult. I think the disturbing eclair may have been the one with a tail . )
My grandmother baked tasty cakes, but they always came out kind of sideways and not quite even. And I loved staying at her house and making pancakes in the morning, since they all came out in these funny shapes (kind of like when people make Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes, except she wasn't trying to.)
And she'd always forget the rolls and remember them halfway through dinner.
ETA: I think one of the biggest gifts I got from being around her in the kitchen was the realization that foods didn't have to come out perfectly to taste great and nourish people. So many people I know are intimidated by cooking. My grandmother made me unselfconscious about putting food on the table.
MeMc
Louis Laggy is a friend of mine from growing up who was a little disappointed when he got an X box rather than a Waring blender for his birthday. Eventually he became a sommelier at Bastianich's Becco, and is now at Lupa. He helped me cull a modest food and drink education while I lived in New York.
That, and I got to tag along for rides at big, fun dinners: Bar Jamon's opener, Franny's Brooklyn for charcuterie and pizza, Blue Ribbon Sushi late night, Peter Luger, Planet Thailand in Greenpoint, Mermaid Inn for lobster rolls and fortune teller fish, Jewel Bako. . .And the bars: SRO and Milk and Honey-- two speakeasies that opened in 2003, the Ear Inn, and Grand Central's Campbell Apartment--one of the most special cocktail bars anywhere. Those were the days.
The Hersch
This is no contest. Julia.
Got it in one.
Pat, that's exactly what I meant. Knowing that everything doesn't have to be perfect to taste great and nourish people is a great lesson to learn, especially for those of us with perfectionist tendencies.
Melissa, that sounds like a great time.
Yes, of course, Julia...but I was thinking more of someone you might know personally.
I sure felt like I knew Julia. I did have the pleasure of standing next to her as she talked to somebody about egg-rolls after she'd been on the Diane Rehm show, when I worked in the same building (on Brandywine St.), around 1997 or 1998. She was incredibly gracious. I wasn't pushy enough to introduce myself, which I slightly regretted afterwards.
Xochitl10
My mother-in-law. I grew up in a family of non-adventurous eaters, my mother was not much of a cook, and I wasn't shaping up to be one either. I still remember eating Easter dinner with my then-boyfriend and his family thirteen years ago: his mother made ham with raisin sauce, which blew me away with its perfect blend of sweet and savory. She's an amazing cook, and makes it look so effortless. No competition, just admiration.
laniloa
My grandfather. He was in the restaurant business and all of our family stories include detailed descriptions of the food. It isn't a story unless food was involved. The memory of one particularly tender pot roast eaten 25 years ago still brings tears to his eyes and a smile to all of our faces. Breakfast conversation -- what are we eating for lunch? Lunch conversation -- what are we eating for dinner? My brother was married a couple of months ago and nobody is talking about the ceremony or the dress or temple -- it is all about the food. Food is just an integral part of our family. My first taste test -- comparing black and white cookies from several different bakeries. I've taken it to a higher level compared to others in the family, but that is definitely the foundation.
rkduggins
For me, it was my mother. Though she grew up in a household with "cream of" soups in almost everything and the most vile Jell-O and vegetable combination molds, she sought out new food experiences and introduced them to me at an early age. We regularly incorporated the cuisine of the countries we lived in over the years and I grew up eating foods from Taiwan, Turkey, the American Southwest and Korea as well as the foods from her Southern roots.
She taught me to be open to foods I hadn't experienced before, and then showed me how to make many of them at home. She was a good mom and nothing brings back memories of her more strongly than those old recipes.
Before I became an adult, I never lived within 1,000 miles of ANY relative, and that is a conservative estimate. The only person who cooked in my family was my mother and I never understood where she got her information. Her mother would visit on very rare occasions and make Hush Puppies, but other than that, she didn't do any other cooking. We didn't have Public Television in El Paso (until fairly recently), BUT the local ABC affiliate showed the Julia Child show in the 1970s. My mother and I would watch what turned out to be the "Julia Child and Company" series (sandwiched in between Sesame Street and the Jackson Five Cartoon (!?!?) in the afternoons, after I got home from High School. We certainly had HEARD of and read about her, but never saw any of her shows until then. She was a revelation. Interestingly, after I moved to this area, my Aunt in Springfield gave me the "Julia Child Menu Cookbook", which had been combined two of the series. I still use it after all these years.
Face it, St. Julia paved the way for absolutely everyone else. SHE was the one who taught me how to cook. Jaques Pepin, Madelaine Kamman, etc. just refined my knowledge.
Do I WISH I had a Grandmother to show me the way? Sure I do. But, that wasn't my experience. There were no Sunday dinners with the extended family. No, I had Julia and the example of her marriage to Paul Child. For those two, I am forever grateful.
DinerGirl
Without question, a family friend (who shall remain nameless here) who when I was nine made the most succulent roasted chicken. Having grown up on dried out pork chops and green bean casserole, it changed the way I thought about food, and the next day I begged my mom to take me to the library so I could look at cookbooks for a few hours. Later that year, in the summertime, he grilled steaks that were so simple yet so remarkable, I still remember them to this day -- nearly 30 years later. I remember what they smelled like, what it felt like to cut them, and how juicy they tasted.
I still see this man frequently and now that I'm an adult, it is such an honor and a true pleasure to cook with him at dinner parties and other family gatherings. He's one person I can call and talk to about a cheese I discovered, a wine recommendation, where to find All-Clad on sale, or figuring out a new marinade for pork.
But it all goes back to that roasted chicken. I can still see the herbed butter he used under the skin, and I can still remember how it made the kitchen smell. It's one of my most poignant memories.
For me it was Jeff Smith. I watched his show my senior year (year 6 for those keeping score at home) of college and started cooking in my cockroach infested kitchen. I bought a couple of his cookbooks in paperback and started making a lot of Italian food. I still use his "gravy" recipe from time to time when I want a really heavy duty red sauce. He may have been a total perv, but the guy had a way about making cooking interesting. I followed recipes pretty closely back then which eventually gave me a pretty good understanding of the principles of cooking. Now I can improvise quite well.
I owe something to DC too. Once I moved here I could get my hands on better and much more varied ingredients, and going to good restaurants on a regular basis gave me all sorts of ideas.
Hanging out in eG-land for quite a while didn't hurt either.
JPW
Jimmy Boukas, deceased owner of Zorba's on St. Thomas. First place I ever worked that was a step above. Not only did he make the best bread in the Caribbean (one customer regularly had loaves flown to him in Miami), but he introduced me to the non-Sysco world of food.
Rick Bayliss, who's brief fling with Burger King brought about an article in the Post food section which is where I first came across the name "eGullet".
jparrott
My dad. For leading me along the path for awhile, and letting me lead him along the path now.
xcanuck
My parents, for teaching me that the best food in the world comes from the home and that the family dinner (while not always pleasant) is incredibly important. They're the ones that had me doing all their prep by the time I was 12. And especially my dad, for teaching me that it was completely natural for a guy to cook.
Oh, and the Galloping Gourmet. I used to watch Graham Kerr back in the late 60's when he was completely sauced every episode. I was a kid but I was fascinated by what he did (the cooking, not the drinking).
Dad was a sargeant in the army, and we got posted overseas several times. My parents' house was always where the party, or Christmas dinner, or bridge gathering was. Both of them love good food and entertaining. After their divorce, Mom taught me to cook and was supportive when I went to culinary school, and Dad broadened my horizons by taking me to fancy places and teaching me about wine.
DanCole42
1) Dad
2) Mom
3) Grandma Yo-Yo
4) Rachael Ray
My mother and grandmother who were and are great cooks. To Jeff Smith, the frugal gourmet, who taught me to go beyond my little world, to America's Test Kitchen, Julie and Jacque, and Alton Brown who taught me mechanics, and to the countless souls who suffered through the early part of my journey.
Madame Dowling.
When I was growing up, just about every adult in my family cooked well even though standards were different back then. For example, asparagus and Le Seur peas came in cans and green beans were frenched and clumped together in blocks of ice. I loved my grandmother's pies, Dough Boys, hamburgers and salads of sliced bananas and oranges sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and macerated for<|fim_middle|> mom was/is a great cook but I never believed that I could do that. Cooking was always something that was a distant skill that I never anticipated being able to do well, much like learning how to play the violin or ride a unicycle.
Someone recommended his Salsas That Cook book to me and after trying several recipes, the revelation that I could indeed make delicious food that didn't involve pressing microwave buttons or flipping a burger really fired my imagination and opened the possibilities to the happy journey I now find myself on.
Keithstg
I have three - maybe four:
1. Dad - for his love of wine, and family meals. We now have almost completely different tastes in wine though, go figure.
2. Mom - for always taking the time to answer questions on what we were eating, and for continually broadening our culinary horizons.
3. Bouley - was given some lessons from him as a HS graduation present - I've been hooked ever since...
Honorable Mention: My friend Porky, who had the courage to break the Northeastern prep school mold and follow his dream to culinary school and a life in professional kitchens. He's still among the happiest people I know.
johnb
For me, the editors of Time-Life Books, or whomever it was at TL back in the 60's that conceived the Foods of the World series and hired the best culinary stars of that era to get it done, including Michael Field, James Beard, Richard Olney, and many others including IIRC Julia herself. For my money, those are still among the best cookbooks around--they cover just about anything you might want to do, and the recipes are really good and they almost always work.
I was living in NYC when they came out and was just starting to get serious about cooking, wine, and eating. I subscribed to the series, which took over two years to get done and evolved some along the way, and used them to cook well enough to achieve high praise from all my guinea pigs friends at the time, which I'm sure was important to solidifying my interest in cooking. I still use them often; for example I'm currently working on my Chinese cooking skills and used the TL Chinese book recently when I did a big meal for some of my local guinea pigs neighbors here in NC; the recipe for red-cooked pork shoulder blended quite well with things from Fuschia Dunlop's and other more current books.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
zoramargolis
For me, the editors of Time-Life Books, or whomever it was at TL back in the 60's that conceived the Foods of the World series and hired the best culinary stars of that era to get it done, including Michael Field, James Beard, Richard Olney, and many others including IIRC Julia herself.
MFK Fisher wrote the text for at least one of the French volumes. I do know that Richard Olney was involved, but I'm not sure whether they worked on the same or separate volumes.
Waverly Root wrote the Italian book, IIRC. That set was an inspiration to me also.
MFK Fisher wrote the text for at least one of the French volumes.
She did the provincial one.
Tweaked
SUNY Albany - rated worst food by Princeton Review 1991. After two years of eating that slop I moved off campus and started cooking for myself.
Visa, MasterCard, American Express...
Great memories, everyone. Thanks for sharing them.
It occurred to me after writing my above post about my parents that the time in my life they did a lot of entertaining was very short - their marriage went south and got ugly when I was around eight years old, and they rarely had company after that. Wonder if their self-imposed social isolation made their marriage fall apart faster?
On the other hand, their separations and divorce played a big part in my learning how to cook; we were latchkey kids and I frequently had dinner ready before mom got home from work.
For those who thought they would learn how to make their own snake oil: Sallie Mae and the Gov't.
Very interesting. There are fraudulent schools out there. The school I went to here in DC got sued by former students for peddling snake oil and shut down for student loan fraud back in the early '90's. The article is absolutely right that getting a first-rate, high paying job with a 3rd-rate culinary degree is a pipe dream.
yeuxblu
My 5th grade teacher Ms. Cole brought in escargot. Once we realized they were snails, the dares started up and so did our adventures in eating. Once every couple of months she'd bring in something new for us to try like cavier. She'd usually ask us to try it before she'd explain what it was.
Gubeen
Living outside of Cincinnati in the '70s and '80s, there was NO ethnic food, actually very little good food at all. I learned to cook from my father for the day to day -- egg salad with raisins, dill pickles and sharp cheddar cheese (don't knock it), amazing curries from his college days in the UK, and for special occasions from my mother from Brooklyn. We would have extravaganzas with friends and cook for days. I loved cooking and was the sous-chef. We made Mexican, Chinese care of Florence Lin, all sorts of things from Bon Appetit and were always looking for new and different ingredients. I have a fondness for Lobster Newburg that they are responsible for!
We found the old market in downtown Cincinnati where the butchers had butchering in their blood, and made souce with hot peppers, all sorts of sausages and head cheeses! My Aunt Sara always had a huge garden and so we would experiment with ratatouilles and recipes from the NY Times cookbook. I found arugula at a young age. We would also buy 2 fresh lambs every spring around easter. Friends raised them on their farm. We would go out at Christmas just after they were born and feed them from old glass coke bottles with nipples. Back again in the spring, we would get fresh eggs, frogs legs and the lamb wrapped in white paper packages. We ate lamb twice a week for most of my childhood! I had no idea how expensive it could be, since we got it for 99cents a pound.
Food is meant to be enjoyed with wine and we did. My parents kept a small wine cellar in the crawl space. Everytime we went to Nashville, of all places, my father would go with friends to an amazing wine store and buy a few cases to take back. My first duty anytime a friend came into the house would be to offer them a "rum and coke, or gin and tonic" Cocktail hour was an institution for atleast an hour before any meal. We tried cordials after dinner. My sister and I were always encouraged to have a small glass of wine -- so we would learn to drink responsibly.
Traveling also involved food and my father was at the center of those pilgrimages. Castles and Distilleries in Scotland. Gazpacho and riojas in Spain. Pork pies, sausage rolls and blood puddings in England. Nothing was too offal. (sorry bad pun).
I give my both my parents credit. Their only rule when eating was "we won't cook more than one meal, but you only have to have one bite." If you didn't like something, you starved! Needless to say, I didn't starve. They taught us to be adventuresome and for that I am very very thankful.
Gosh, I wish I'd had Ms. Cole! Did she bring in real caviar, or that Romanoff lumpfish stuff?
Mom and dad for self-critiquing their own cooking constantly, which taught me how to evaluate food. And my mom who smells every food before eating it - a crucial part of the cooking and eating experience. Never measure, cook by sight, smell and touch.
My sister for buying a cookbook that described the amazingness of duck so well that it was the first time I drooled at the thought of food.
My aunt for encouraging me to try all sorts of "odd" food an offal - fish eyes, tripe, eel, duck tongues, shrimp heads, etc. Taught me that you can usually make everything at home, and better.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books. The food descriptions... yum.
My old good friend and mentor Chris, with whom I've unfortunately had declining contact since moving away from Seattle in the late Eighties. He is an Englishman but studied for years in Spain and France while reading linguistics at Oxford. At the time he rescued me from the bedlam of the University of Washington dormitories, he was living on the campus of Lakeside School, where he taught French and Spanish and was also the fencing coach. It was a small, rickety house and the kitchen was nothing but a stove and a counter, but he turned out really good meals night after night while I watched and, through a kind of whiskey-gin-claret-port-infused osmosis, learned the basics of good cooking. I remember springtime picnics in the University arboretum: paté and baguette washed down with Cotes de Ventoux and accompanied by Hardy or Baudelaire. He became a good friend of the family and we went on holidays together to Venice, Burgundy, and the Loire Valley. These were fundamental and formative culinary experiences; the cliché of Halcyon days applies in full measure. I think in the meantime the student may have outgrown his teacher, but there's no way I could have cooked for myself as well as I did through all those later, lonely years in graduate school without the things I had learned from him.
No clue. We ate it on ritz crackers with some Philadelphia cream cheese. Probably with her salary and the area we grew up in, it was lumpfish. She was an awesome educator.
edenman
shogun, for bringing me to the spring picnic '06.
brettashley01
Bruno Ungaro, the chef that taught me to cook with all senses in Aix-en-Provence.
My allergist, for telling me what I can and can't eat healthfully- thus forcing me to experiement. | hours; the entire family drove to her house almost every Sunday for long afternoon meals and board games as the sun set. Rhubarb grew in a patch on the far corner of her front yard and it remains one of my favorite things to eat in the spring.
But when you're fifteen, you're usually not clicking the heels of your ruby slippers together and chanting "There's no place like home". You're scrambling into hot-air balloons or in my case, getting out of your seat in Southern Indiana to dance on the bridges of Avignon and sing about planting cabbages, led by a large Moroccan woman whose ankles were swollen with gout.
Mr. Reed had a terrible accent and Mr. Ritz, so-so. Yet they were rigorous teachers whose students were mistaken for natives on the streets of Paris by the time they were in college. Madame Dowling was fluent, but indifferent to drills or discipline and basically a lousy French teacher all three years that I was assigned to her classes. However, she was in charge of the French Club and it was there that we learned of her powers.
If you looked through the pages of my high school year book, you'll see a picture of well over a hundred stringy and frizzy-haired kids standing on a hill outside their lime stone building as members of the French Club. Look across the page, and Frau Jaeger is standing at a table with maybe four or five of students from her German classes. The reason was food. French Club meetings were essentially excuses for handing out mimeographed recipes. We chose what we wanted to make and proudly brought our creations back to school in the evening to share.
Thanks to Madame Dowling, I made my first chocolate mousse for an All Desserts night since schools were not yet fearful of parents sueing them over raw eggs. My mother and I learned how difficult it was to find Gruyere even in a college town back then when I tackled gougeres, and after the night I used up a bottle of Lancer's to make coq au vin, the latter became a household staple. Since we owned a few volumes from the Time-Life series on cooking, I began to explore more dishes on my own. This was also a time when Ms. was a new, fat, and important magazine and M.F.K. Fisher was celebrated on its pages. I therefore was quite impressed to see that Ms. Fisher contributed the recipes for Provincial France to the Time-Life series, and more inclined to believe it was okay for a feminist to cook. It was Madame Dowling, though, who taught me that food was a way to look at the rest of the world and it was probably a good idea to spend a part of one's life eating far from home.
An odd choice maybe, but Rick Bayless. My | 569 |
Ubiquity Promotes Key Executives to Meet Current and Future Growth
Appointments come as company further expands industry reach and global footprint
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / October 3, 2022 / Ubiquity, the<|fim_middle|>
SOURCE: Ubiquity
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4th October 2022, 01:01 GMT+11 | leading business process outsourcer (BPO) for highly complex industries, including fintech and healthcare, and one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., announced promotions and responsibility changes for Chief Executive Officer Matt Nyren's executive leadership team.
Amid Ubiquity's exponential growth, the board has promoted key executives to ensure that the organization is set up to deliver brand-elevating CX management across verticals at any scale.
As President and Chief Customer Officer, Sagar Rajgopal, who most recently served as Chief Operating Officer, is now responsible for overall revenue growth and driving client success through bespoke solution design, CX management, and business transformation strategy.
Corey Besaw, formerly President of Banking Operations, becomes the COO, unifying delivery excellence across all service offerings and business units under one global leader.
'When we founded Ubiquity 10 years ago, we had a vision of challenging the status quo of outsourcing,' said Nyren. 'We wanted to fundamentally shift what a BPO could be and do for our clients and for our team members. This reorganization enables us to remain client-centric at a scale we never imagined achieving so quickly.'
The executive realignment occurs as Ubiquity cements its leadership position in fintech and expands its reach into new industries, including insurance, logistics and shipping, and utilities and green energy. The company announced recent partnerships with Synctera and Helix by Q2 to provide Ubiquity services to their respective fintech and embedded finance clients. Since celebrating its 10th anniversary in April, Ubiquity opened two additional contact centers in the Philippines and a first office in India, surpassing 8,500 employees and on pace to hit 10,000 by the year's end.
'I am honored to serve as President of Ubiquity and also very excited to continue on this journey with our amazing teams and our boundary-busting clients,' said Rajgopal. 'At a time when businesses are struggling to cover rising costs, hire talent, and grow their footprint, Ubiquity stands ready to provide the CX management, industry-specific expertise, and strategic partnership that will not only help brands weather this storm but come out stronger, more agile, and better equipped to serve their customers.'
Besaw added: 'Exceptional service delivery can be harder to achieve as you grow-that's why companies come to us for help. As COO, I'm thrilled to expand our Center of Excellence model to every business unit we support today, or will in the future. No matter what our clients need, we are committed to delivering consistently high performance results across every solution and every industry.'
About Ubiquity
Recognized as the #1 CX provider for disruptors and innovators across financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce, Ubiquity was founded on the belief that our clients and their customers deserve better. Headquartered in New York City with delivery locations in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Ubiquity provides multilingual, end-to-end solutions for customer experience management, back-office operations, and business transformation, and is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work®. Visit us at https://ubiquity.com and connect on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Matthew Agronin
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Take a Peek Inside America's Largest Closet
A few weeks ago we featured 12 super luxurious closets that are about the size of the typical Manhattan apartment. But these, it turns out, do not even come close to the size of the biggest closet in America, which covers three stories and measures a whopping 3,000 square feet.
The closet, to no one's surprise, is in Texas, where land is plentiful and everything is bigger. It's<|fim_middle|>? To me, the closet made perfect sense."
According to Curbed, the megahouse, complete with closet, is now on the market for a hefty $12 million. So if you've got quite a bit of cash, your dreams of owning the country's largest closet can come true — but not for long. Theresa plans for her next home to have an even bigger closet.
You can see more photos of the closet at Harper's Bazaar. And if you're got a bit of time, do check out the Texas Monthly profile of the fascinating woman behind this over-the-top space.
© 2021 Theresa Roemer. All Rights Reserved. | part of the Woodlands home of Theresa Roemer, which at 17,315 square feet is 69 times the size of my apartment. Theresa, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the wife of Houston oilman Lamar Roemer, built the closet to house her massive collection of shoes, clothes, and bags, but she also had more noble purposes in mind: she wanted the space to be large enough to host fundraisers for various charities.
It may seem a little weird to us — closet space turned event venue — but you've got to give her points for creativity. "Whenever we threw parties in our other homes, women would always end up squeezed into my closet because they wanted to see all my clothes and shoes," Theresa told Texas Monthly. "So I thought, why not go all the way with it | 169 |
Tesla Model Y captures another customer. Photo by David Waterworth.
News of Difference and the EV Transition
David Waterworth
When you are watching a transition closely, you can see, hear, and smell the changes as they take place. Those who don't will wake up one morning and suddenly notice that there are more electric cars on the road, the roads are quieter, and the smell of the air is so much sweeter. Pointing out the changes as they occur is called the "news of difference." However, some people still do not see (Toyota might be one of them).
But, when will it make a difference?
It is hard to find a simple definition of the theory of "news of difference." This is the best I could do: "In practice, the therapist starts from the clients' view, but then builds on this, and co-evolves another description by introducing new ideas. This becomes effectively a new description, is in contrast to their original view, and creates 'news of difference' from which new responses can unfold."
News of difference is important in providing the additional energy to facilitate change. News of difference can make the difference.
As a teacher working with students struggling with print text, I could encourage them by showing them the difference in their attainments from one term to another — at one time, even piling up the books one student had read to make the point that they were working hard and had made progress. That's why I love the charts showing the progress of EVs and renewable energy.
Paul and his BYD E6. Photo courtesy of Majella Waterworth.
These thoughts are percolating through my head after a visit to the local bottle shop. No, it wasn't the wine, it was the perceptive question of the man behind the counter. We had spent the afternoon exploring new infrastructure near our home in northern Brisbane, Queensland. We visited the newly opened BP Pulse chargers and were at a shopping centre that had built shade with solar panels over the carpark. That's a difference.
Solar canopy over shopping centre carpark. Photo courtesy of Majella Waterworth.
He was curious why we were taking photos of the carpark. I mentioned CleanTechnica and pointed to my Tesla, and he asked: "When do you think it will make a difference?" We talked of Norway and the fact that even though over 90% of new cars sold in Norway are EVs, there's still a majority of diesel and petrol cars on the road. "Ten years," I offered.
Perhaps I should have been finer grained in my response. The news of difference around EVs in Australia might include the fact that we now see so many more electric cars on the road. Electric cars are mentioned in mainstream media, sometimes positively. The huge influx of Teslas, BYDs, and MGs at the end of 2022 are hard to not see — in carparks and on<|fim_middle|> the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the grid actually result in lower utility costs for all customers? That is just what...
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Arthur Frederick (Fritz) HaslerNovember 23, 2022 | the highway. Though, I am sure that the majority of the population doesn't notice them, or have no idea what they are. Teslas and BYDs are quite distinctive, but other EV models look the same as their petrol counterparts.
No chargers yet under the solar canopy. Photo courtesy of Majella Waterworth.
The difference to each individual EV owner is immediate and profound. Although buying my Tesla emptied my wallet, the combination of rooftop solar (already installed) and not buying petrol has been slowly filling it back up again. Driving is quiet and less odorous. That's different. The rooftop solar saves me from bill shock every time I get my electricity account. Slowly, my Tesla is becoming less of a rainbow-farting (no CO2) unicorn (doesn't really exist) and more of a "normal car."
The solar roof at the shopping centre may not make much difference to the shoppers, but I am sure management will be saving a great deal on their power bills. And if customers look up when they exit their cars, they will be able to tell the news of difference.
This year we will attend another 10 EV events at regional centres along the Queensland coast and share the news of difference with hundreds of curious people. The difference: cost savings, fun driving, and a healthier environment.
Fossil fueled cars produced today are designed to last 15–20 years. Some will definitely last longer, and repair shops will do well as they come to the end of their lives. It will be many years before EVs outnumber oil burners, but gradually they will.
There will be changes in the ecosystem around fossil fueled cars. Gradually, some small repair businesses will contract, servos will change into convenience stores, people's behaviours will change. Micro changes at first, and then slowly accelerating. Language may change — we won't fill up the tank, step on the gas, or be running on all four cylinders. But then again, we still measure in horsepower.
How long before the air is clearer, the school pickup areas are not surrounded in diesel fumes from huge SUVs, and there is a reduction in respiratory diseases? It will be a while yet. In the meantime, I celebrate each new charger that is opened, each new solar panel that is installed, and I tell whoever will listen about the news of difference.
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Arrest Report - Nov. 17, 2022
As reported by the Kern County Sheriff's Department, Wasco substation
Last updated 11/20/2022 at 8:01pm | View PDF
Everardo Vargas, 36, of Wasco, was arrested in the 2700 block of 7 th Street for his felony probable cause warrants. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Edward Isaac Garcia, 21, of Wasco, was arrested near the intersection of Griffith and 9th Street for felony possession of an undetectable firearm, CCW in vehicle, CCW on person, misdemeanor driving without a license, and on a misdemeanor bench warrant. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Keyvonia Johnson, 24, of Wasco, was arrested near the intersection of Griffith and 9th Street on a misdemeanor bench warrant. He was cited and released at the scene.
Jesus Guerrero, 39, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1500 block of G Street for felony assault with a firearm on a person and criminal threats. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Jessica Rengifo, 37, of Wasco, was arrested near the intersection of Griffith Avenue and 6th Street for misdemeanor driving without a license. She was cited and released at the scene.
Ryan Shamik Sims, 50, of Wasco, was arrested near the intersection of Griffith Avenue and Highway 46 on felony and misdemeanor bench warrants. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
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Gabriel Thomas Guay, 27, of Shafter, was arrested in the 18600 block of Santa Fe Way for carrying a loaded firearm on a person/vehicle place.
Hagob Armen Kafkadjian, 36, of Shafter, was arrested at the Santa Fe Way and Burbank for speeding over 100 plus and reckless driving on a Highway.
David Osvaldo Saldivar, 30, of Shafter, was arrested on the Lerdo Highway and Wall Street for driving with a suspended license and unregistered vehicle.
Imelda Guadalupe Delossantos, 31, of Shafter, was arrested in the 31700 block of Riverside for inflicting corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant and breaking an emergency protection order.
Eric Shane Jameson, 36, was arrested on Calloway for disorderly conduct: alcohol.
Adrian Chiniforous Gonzalez, 32, of Shafter, was arrested on the Central Avenue on a bench warrant/failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge.
Joshua Ezequiel Llamas, 19, was arrested at 7th Standard and Galpin for driving without a license and proof of financial responsibility.
Raymond John Harvey, 66, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of West Orange on an outside agency warrant.
Maria Garcia, 45, of Shafter, was arrested at North Shafter, Avenue and Fresno Avenue for driving without a license.
Jose Gutierrez, of Shafter, was arrested at East Lerdo Hwy and Central Valley Highway for driving without a license and no license plate light.
Reginaldo Trujillo, 26, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of East Lerdo Highway for disorderly conduct: alcohol and on a bench warrant/failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge.
Natalie Mecheal Rodriguez, 46, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of Schnaidt Street for amplified sound.
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Arrest Report - Aug. 11, 2022 | ro Orozco-Estrada, 79, of Wasco, was arrested in the 600 block of Maple Avenue for misdemeanor driving without a licens. He was cited and released at the scene.
Karll Edward Lopez, 23, of Wasco, was arrested near the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Poso Drive for misdemeanor disorderly conduct: under the influence of drugs, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Carlos Alberto Busto Flores, 36, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1400 block of 5th Street for misdemeanor obstructing an officer:resisting arrest and loud music. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Oscar Monterosa, 38, of McFarland, was arrested near the intersection of Broadway and 11th Street for misdemeanor driving with a suspend licens. He was cited and released at the scene.
Antonio Hernandez, 53, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1800 block of F Street on a misdemeanor bench warrant. She was cited at released at the scene.
Diego Matias, 40, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1800 block of F Street for misdemeanor obstructing an officer: resisting arrest and willful cruelty to child. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Alexander Regalado, 28, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1300 block of Griffith Avenue on a misdemeanor bench warrant. He was cited at released at the scene.
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Antonio Salvador Salcedo, 27, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block West Orange for outside agency warrant.
Julio Cesar Orihuela, 27, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 West Orange on a bench warrant/failure to appear on misdemeanor charge and on an outside agency warrant.
Yarelin Esbeydi Vallencillo, 23, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of Rodriguez Avenue for driving without a license and driving without lights during darkness.
Misty Dawn Armstrong, 43, of Shafter, was arrested in the 33000 block of Orange Street for possession of controlled substance and outside | 494 |
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If you want to know what a loan will truly cost you in yearly terms, look at the APR. It reflects not just the interest rate on a loan, but also the cost of fees and other charges you'll have to pay. When deciding between different loan offers, small business owners can use APR to compare how much each loan will really cost.
A line of credit gives you the ability — but not the obligation — to borrow money up to a certain amount whenever you need it. A line of credit works more like a credit card than a traditional small business loan: You can borrow up to a specific amount (called your credit limit), and you pay interest only on the money you actually borrow.
Lines of credit can provide flexible access to working capital for small business owners. Just keep in mind that they tend to come with a variable interest rate, which means your interest costs can rise or fall depending on market interest rates as well as other factors.
Unlike a line of credit, a term loan provides a lump sum of cash upfront that is repaid in regular installments (daily, weekly or monthly) over a set period of time, or term (usually six months to five years). Small-business owners typically use these loans for expansion capital (purchasing inventory or equipment, or hiring employees).
This type of business loan is likely better suited for small-business owners who know exactly how much money they'll need to invest in their business, while lines of credit are better for handling unexpected expenses. Term loans tend to come with a fixed interest rate, which means each payment will be the same amount until the loan is fully repaid.
The prime rate is an interest rate determined by banks that helps them establish lending rates for small business loans, home equity loans, credit cards and lines of credit. The rate is set by banks based on the federal funds rate, which is the rate banks charge each other for overnight loan; the funds rate is set by the Federal Reserve.
Following the prime rate can be important for small-business owners, as fluctuations in the prime rate can lead to higher or lower interest costs on existing variable-rate loans and new fixed-rate loans.
This term refers to raising money for your small business by selling part of your ownership in the business. Say you own 100% of your business, and it's valued at $1 million. If you sold 20% of the company to new investors, you would get $200,000 and would now own 80% of the business.
Small business owners generally use equity financing when they do not have enough money to grow the company on their own (as with many startups) and they do not qualify for a bank loan or would prefer not to take on debt. The benefit: Unlike loans, which need to be repaid, equity financing does not have to be paid back. However, you are giving up a piece of your company — so if the business is successful, your own stake will be worth less than it would had you held onto 100% ownership.
To refinance is to repay an existing loan or mortgage with a new one, with the purpose of getting a better interest rate or other terms. For example, a small-business owner with a $300,000 mortgage at 10% APR might want to refinance into a new mortgage with an APR of 6%, to save on interest.
Small-business owners should also weigh the numerous fees usually associated with refinancing to see whether the interest savings are still worth it. Since terms and rates vary by lender, always shop around for the best deal.
This is property that a borrower pledges to a lender to protect the lender in case of a default on a loan. If the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender can take the property.
For example, if you take out a mortgage to buy a home, you'll use the home as collateral for the mortgage. If you fail to repay the mortgage, the lender can take the home to recover its losses. For small-business owners, collateral is usually required for large bank loans and commercial mortgages, but smaller term loans and lines of credit might not require it.
Cash flow is the total amount of money coming into your small business and going out of it. Improving cash flow can be achieved mainly in two ways: boosting your sales or cutting your costs.
Having more money coming into a business than going out — positive cash flow — is crucial for small-business owners looking for financing. Positive cash flow shows you can cover all your regular expenses. If you improve cash flow before applying for a loan, lenders are likely to see you as a lower-risk borrower and offer better rates and terms on the loan.
This is an upfront fee you might have to pay when taking on a small business loan or a mortgage. With a small-business term loan, the origination fee may be taken out of the total loan proceeds. For example, a $20,000 term loan with $500 in origination fees would net you $19,500 when the loan closes.
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Steve Nicastro is a staff writer covering personal finance for NerdWallet. Follow him on Twitter @StevenNicastro. | With a mortgage, the origination fee might be called "points," which are expressed as a percent of the loan amount. So for a $300,000 mortgage with 2 points, you'd pay $6,000. Keep this in mind when applying for a loan, as it will add to the total cost.
The maturity date is the point in time when both the principal and the interest on a loan or mortgage are due in full. This is often a feature on adjustable-rate loans, credit lines or mortgages that come with interest-only repayment periods in the beginning, then a final payment at the end of the term.
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William Robert "Bob" Sickinger
Photo courtesy of Jo-Ann Sickinger
Bob, who is believed to be the oldest Tinneny descendent in the United States, passed away May 9, 2013 at his winter residence in Delray Beach, Florida. He was raised in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. As a young man he moved to Chicago where he earned icon status in the world of Chicago theater. He subsequently moved to Manhattan, New York where he continued work on theater productions. Bob was surrounded by his wife Jo-Ann and his children when he passed away. He was buried with military honors in Florida.
Bob was the great-grandson of Patrick "Yankee Pat" Tinneny of Goladuff, Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh Northern Ireland, Greenock Scotland and Philadelphia and the grandson of Catherine Tinneny Sickinger and the son of Francis Sickinger.
The below obituary and photo appeared in the New York Times:
Bob Sickinger, Chicago Stage Innovator, Dies at 86
By Bruce Weber
Published: New York Times May 14, 2013
From left, Bob Sickinger, Dan Schoch and Charles E. Gerber collaborating in New York in 2009.
Photo by Stephen Schwartz
Bob Sickinger, a director whose mostly nonprofessional productions in the 1960s seeded a Chicago theater scene that evolved into one of the country's greatest, died on May 9 at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 86.
The cause was congestive heart failure, his daughter Erika said.
Mr. Sickinger was something of a Pied Piper, an alluring, commanding personality with an irresistible idea: that theater isn't presented to a community but arises from it. The program he nurtured in Chicago is considered by many to be the beginning of off-Loop theater, a network of dozens of troupes and theaters that is the city's equivalent of Off and Off Off Broadway.
"To the extent that any individual founded off-Loop theater, a case can be made that Sickinger was that man," Chris Jones, the chief theater critic<|fim_middle|> theater; he later studied English and speech in a graduate program at Temple University.
While working as a public-school teacher in Philadelphia in the 1950s, he started several small theater companies. When a fellow Philadelphian, Paul Jans, became executive director of the Hull House Association in Chicago, he hired Mr. Sickinger to run the theater program.
Mr. Sickinger's first two marriages ended in divorce. In addition to his daughter Erika, he is survived by his wife, the former Jo-Ann Pastor, whom he married in 1974; three other daughters, Robin Sickinger, Denise Stabenau and Judi Fazzie; a son, Robert Porter; two sisters, Patricia and Charlene Snyder (they married brothers); six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Amid financial troubles at Hull House and his own conflicts with the board, Mr. Sickinger left in 1969 and moved to New York, where he had limited success. He wrote and directed a handful of shows Off Broadway, including "22 Years," a play about Charles Manson, and a musical adaptation (with music and lyrics by Mel Atkey) of the Frances Hodgson Burnett children's tale "A Little Princess." He directed a 1980 film, "Love in a Taxi," featuring Jim Jacobs, a Hull House alumnus who was one of the writers of the musical "Grease." Mr. Sickinger also ran an answering service that had many actors as clients.
"I tried to direct theater and film when I came to New York, but I found it very difficult," Mr. Sickinger said in 1989. "I probably moved the wrong way — I should have gone to California. But I don't miss it, really. I had true love once, in Chicago. That was pretty much a perfect experience. And when you've had true love nothing else is as good." | of The Chicago Tribune, wrote after Mr. Sickinger's death.
When Mr. Sickinger (pronounced SICK-in-jer) arrived in Chicago from Philadelphia in 1963 and took over the Hull House theater program at the Jane Addams Center on the city's North Side, theatrical productions in the city were largely limited to Broadway road shows. The Second City improvisational troupe, founded in 1959, was in its infancy; the venerable Goodman Theater was known largely for its drama school. The birth of the influential ensemble Steppenwolf, whose success inspired theater companies in Chicago and elsewhere, was more than a decade in the future.
Mr. Sickinger, whose taste ran to the provocative and difficult — he was a Samuel Beckett aficionado — produced and directed challenging, sometimes distressing contemporary plays, introducing Chicago audiences to writers like Edward Albee, Harold Pinter, Athol Fugard and LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). He took on subjects that had been taboo in an unadventurous theater environment, presenting Jack Gelber's grim portrayal of drug addiction, "The Connection," and John Herbert's harsh prison-rape drama, "Fortune and Men's Eyes."
Though the theater and Mr. Sickinger took some heat for his thumb-in-the-eye aesthetic, critics praised many of the productions as revelatory. Of Mr. Sickinger's very first show, Frank Gilroy's "Who'll Save the Plowboy?," Richard Christiansen, a longtime critic for The Tribune, wrote, "This is the most important achievement for theater in Chicago since a group of young actors took over an old Chinese laundry and turned it into a cabaret called Second City."
More remarkable was that he found his casts and crews among nontheater people — students and other artistically inclined people who were making a living by other means — and inspired many to pursue lives in the theater, among them the actor Mike Nussbaum and the playwright David Mamet.
In a 1984 essay for Vanity Fair, Mr. Mamet called Mr. Sickinger "one of the greatest directors I've ever known" and recalled his days at Hull House: "I was 16 years old. I was a member of the chorus, I tore tickets, I was on the scene crew, I fetched coffee. There was drama every night, onstage and off. Sickie exuded drama. He had a boundless passion for beauty on the stage, and a complete conviction that said beauty was just and exactly what he said it was."
"It was the first time in my confused young life," Mr. Mamet added, "that I had learned that work is love."
William Robert Sickinger was born on Nov. 7, 1926, in Philadelphia, where his father, Francis, ran a trucking company. Drafted before he finished high school, he served in the Army, part of the time in the Philippines, at the end of World War II. Afterward he went to Bloomsburg State Teachers College (now Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania), where he gave up football for the | 642 |
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Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil, a physician-scientist at Cleveland Clinic, is desirous about studying how most cancers cells develop and keep drug resistance from an eco-evolutionary perspective. He research the evolutionary methods that cells make use of to outlive even within the harshest of circumstances. One space of focus of his laboratory is to look at the dynamics of delicate versus resistant most cancers cells and the way they have an effect on each other's progress below the selective strain of anti-cancer therapies.
Up till this level, it had been assumed that drug-resistant cells have a cell autonomous survival benefit over delicate cells within the presence of remedy. Because of this solely mechanisms intrinsic to the cell are what promotes its survival. The eco-evolutionary perspective, nonetheless, acknowledges that most cancers cell progress is partially non-cell-autonomous—it depends upon each the cell's personal mechanisms but additionally different cells and elements within the tumor microenvironment. Thus, totally different cell sorts will be represented as "methods" for survival and proliferation, and the consequences of their interactions will be summarized as a "sport".
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Utilizing an ALK mutant non-small cell lung most cancers mannequin that shortly develops resistance to focused remedy in vitro, Dr. Scott and his group designed an assay to measure and examine progress charges of cells delicate and immune to the drug alectinib when cultured in numerous situations. The group discovered a swap was flipped within the sport governing most cancers cell dynamics when drug and tumor-associated fibroblasts have been current. In a single sport (known as the "Impasse" sport), resistant cells all the time "win" and thus broaden in direction of making up your complete tumor. In one other state of affairs (known as the "Chief" sport), each cell sorts compete with one another and thus co-exist.
In different phrases, Dr. Scott and his colleagues successfully established that by making use of drug or eliminating fibroblasts, it's in actual fact potential to "deal with the sport". Extra research are wanted to discover this as a possible intervention. Areas of future research additionally embrace making use of the brand new assays in different sorts of most cancers to broaden the rising catalog of video games that Dr. Scott and his group research.
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Hensall Co-op has bought an edible bean company in Manitoba to expand its base so it can keep up with export demand.
No financial details have been released about its purchase of ILTA Grain Inc's. edible bean processing plant in Bloom, and satellite receiving at Miami, Manitoba.
The facility has the capacity to process up to 40,<|fim_middle|> global demand for plant-based proteins will continue to increase and Hensall Co-op will continue to be a part of that growth" said Derwyn Hodgins, commercial business manager for Hensall Co-op.
"This asset acquisition provides an immediate springboard to continue the growth of our dry bean export programs" said board chairman Peter Dinsmore. | 000 tonnes of dry beans into various pack sizes.
"We are very pleased to expand our manufacturing footprint in bean processing with this high quality, well-managed facility" said Joey Groot, corporate operations manager for Hensall Co-op.
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this is so cute Vicki! I love the sparkly black background and those orange cats.... too fun!
LOL such a fun card Vickie! Those cats are adorable and what a fun & fabulous design! Awesome Halloween inspiration ... thanks!
Super cute and creative idea Vickie, made me laugh as soon as I saw it as I can just see one of my cats looking just like that lol!!
Super cute card......love what you have done with those cats. So stinkin' creative!!!
Oh how cute! Those kitties are up to no good :-) Too funny!
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Brooklyn councilman exits | Airbnb goes after opponents | De Blasio, Stringer back each other
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Plus: Cup & Saucer, a diner at 89 Canal St. in Chinatown, is closing today after more than 70 years in business because of a $7,600 rise in its monthly rent. [The New York Times]
Renowned sports voice Bob Wolff dies
Bob Wolff, whose decades in sports broadcasting included calling games for New York-area teams, died Saturday in South Nyack, N.Y. Wolff, 96, launched his career in 1939, and went on—among other assignments—to call games at Madison Square Garden for half a century. He also co-commentated NBC's baseball Game of the Week in the 1960s. [The New York Times]
Plus: Martin Landau, a Brooklyn native who became an Oscar-winning actor, died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 89. [Daily News]
Also: George Romero, a Bronx native who created the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, died yesterday at age 77. [New York Post] | to become executive director of the nonprofit Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Greenfield's campaign is expected to nominate protégé Kalman Yeger to replace him on September's Democratic primary ballot. Today is the last day a campaign can make such a switch. [Crain's New York Business]
Airbnb going after opponents' lobbying practices
Airbnb is expected today to file a formal complaint with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics calling on it or the state attorney general's office to investigate the lobbying practices of a coalition arrayed against the home-sharing site. Airbnb claims the group, ShareBetter, is backed largely by the hotel industry and its workers' union. [Daily News]
De Blasio, Stringer BFFs for re-election
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city Comptroller Scott Stringer endorsed each other for re-election yesterday. It once seemed as if Stringer would challenge his fellow Democrat for the mayoralty, but he abandoned that course when it became clear that investigations into de Blasio's fundraising activities would not yield indictments. [NY 1]
Dow Jones miscue exposes subscriber data
Dow Jones & Co. exposed the personal information of about 2.2 million subscribers, including partial credit card numbers and physical addresses, when it misconfigured a cloud-computing service. A cybersecurity firm alerted the company to the exposure June 5, and Dow Jones said it has "no reason to believe that any data was taken." [The Wall Street Journal]
New rules imperil city's transfer schools
New state regulations could lead to the closure of most of the city's transfer schools, which work with students who seriously lag their peers. Schools that fall short of a 67% six-year graduation rate would be targeted for an overhaul that could lead to closure. Only four of New York's 51 transfer schools meet that benchmark or are on pace to meet it. [The New York Times]
Publishers ready to pounce on Comey book
Former FBI Director James Comey is shopping a book about his time at the agency, including his interactions with President Donald Trump. Alexandria, Va.-based agency Javelin is representing Comey, and every major publisher is said to be interested in the project. The proposal is expected to go to auction this week. [The New York Times]
Magazines discover reach of Facebook, Snapchat
Magazine publishers such as Condé Nast and Hearst are focusing their video efforts on distributing editorial work via platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat rather than destination brand websites. Publishers are also spending more on in-house studios to increase production volume and quality. [The Wall Street Journal]
Affordable Care Act repeal could be boon to telemedicine
Congressional Republicans' health care proposals would most likely drive more privatization of Medicare and Medicaid, according to Jason Gorevic, CEO of Purchase, NY-based Teladoc, the nation's largest telemedicine company. Gorevic said the business could benefit from cost changes under privatization. [Crain's Health Pulse]
Plus: The proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act remains uncertain amid an indefinite delay as Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery. [The New York Times]
Bobby Flay to deep-fry public offering
Restaurateur Bobby Flay plans to offer public shares in Bobby's Burger Palace. Flay hopes to raise up to $15 million to expand the fast-casual chain from its current count of 17 locations, which are mainly in the Northeast. The shares are being offered under a set of rules designed to ease the public offering of smaller companies. [The | 726 |
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Gelato vs Ice Cream: What's the Difference?
HERE'S THE SCOOP ON WHAT GELATO AND ICE CREAM ARE EXACTLY
Nothing is more satisfying on a hot day (or any day!) than a colorful cup of gelato or several scoops of ice cream precariously piled high on a waffle cone. So, gelato vs ice cream…is there really any difference? While equally delicious, ice cream and gelato are not the same.
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Whether you cozy up with a pint while binge watching your favorite show, run after the ice cream truck on a summer day to buy a soft serve cone, or take a globetrotting taste test at your local gelateria, here's the scoop on the difference between ice cream and gelato — two frozen treats make us melt<|fim_middle|> not served completely frozen. Ice cream is fluffier and has a creamier consistency than gelato, which has a silky mouthfeel and more intense flavor.
Gelato is sold in gelaterias and spaded from squround containers of carefully sculpted mounds often adorned with whatever creates the flavor: berries for frutti di bosco (mixed berry) and hazelnuts for bacio and nocciola. Gelato is served in cups, cones, and in affogatos (a shot or two of hot espresso poured over one or two scoops of gelato). Gelato is typically served without toppings, but may be accompanied by a dollop of panna montata (whipped cream) and/or pizzelle, a thin Italian-style waffle cookie.
Bassetts Ice Cream
Ice cream is sold in ice cream shops and soda fountains. It is scooped from large round or rectangular cartons. It is more versatile and served in cups, cones, shakes, and floats plus in other frozen formats like ice cream bars, ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream cakes.
Ice cream is often served with toppings like hot fudge, caramel, or fruit sauces, whipped cream, nuts, and/or candy. Sundaes and banana splits are classic versions of ice cream topped with hot sweet sauces, mounds of whipped cream, nuts, and a maraschino cherry.
Because of its solid frozen state, ice cream can be served in unique ways like Elegant Desserts' Ice Cream Donuts, Life Raft Treats' nine-piece "Not Fried Chicken" Ice Cream Bucket, and The Original Rainbow Cone's Original Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Cake Roll.
Now that you know the difference between gelato and ice cream, it's time for a tasty taste test. Make it a sundae funday every day with ice cream kits and Goldbelly ice cream subscriptions. Order your favorite gelato and ice cream flavors in pints, including vegan ice cream and boozy ice cream, lickity split. Love frozen desserts? Don't forget to shop popsicles, frozen fruit, sorbet, custard, mochi, and dippers on a stick — all shipping nationwide on Goldbelly!
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Nancy Silverton's Nancy's Fancy-Gelato
What is Gelato?
Gelato is a frozen Italian dessert that comes in a multitude of flavors, from rich, dense chocolate to juicy and tart lemon to delightful and satisfying stracciatella (sweet cream with dark chocolate shards). The main difference between gelato and ice cream is that gelato has more milk and less cream than ice cream, making gelato have a denser and smoother consistency.
Classic gelato flavors include:
Amarena: Amarena cherry and sweet cream
Bacio: chocolate hazelnut
Cioccolato fondente: dark chocolate
Fior di latte: sweet cream
Fragola: strawberry
Nocciola: hazelnut
Pistacchio: pistachio
Classic American ice cream flavors include:
Gelato vs Ice Cream
Gelato was invented by Bernardo Buontalenti in the 16th century and popularized in the 17th century by a Sicilian who opened a Parisian cafe that served the frozen treat. Ice cream was first made by the Chinese in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), but it was far from what we enjoy today. American Jacob Fussell pioneered modern ice cream production in the 19th century.
Dolcezza Gelato
Graeter's Ice Cream
Gelato and ice cream are both made with sugar, milk, and cream (and, sometimes, egg yolks), but gelato has less cream and less fat than ice cream.
Ice cream has a custard base that has more cream than milk, making it richer and creamier than gelato (ice cream should not be confused with its creamier cousin, frozen custard, which must contain a minimum of 1.4 percent egg yolk solids, according to the USDA). To be labeled as ice cream in the U.S., it must have at least 10% milkfat, according to the USDA.
Gelato is churned much more slowly than ice cream, creating a dense and soft texture. Ice cream is mixed at high speeds, which makes it airy. Ice cream is served frozen, making it harder to scoop, whereas gelato is | 461 |
Music service, it's about music. And the technology fades to the background. We built that service. And today, I'm happy to announce Google Play Music All Access, a uniquely Google approach to a subscription music service. Why don't we show it to them, Jay? Let's pop it up on the phone. All Access starts with Explore. It's the guided way for you to browse an entire collection of millions of tracks. And from the moment you enter Explore, we provide personalized recommendations based on your listening preferences. So, here are some of my personalized recommendations. We also have a section that we can swipe over, too, that shows a featured content, top albums and songs, as well as playlists from our staff of music experts. It's always fresh. But if you want a guide or assistance, we can swipe over and look into a specific genre. So, we have a 22 top-level genres with more to drill into. And why don't we pick-- oh, Andy, and go in there and show them what it looks like? So, once we're in here, you see expert-powered recommendations here. Playlists that are curated by our music editors as well as top albums from the genre and key albums that define the genre. But like everything in All Access. Anything you see, you can immediately start playing. So, Jay has picked the track for us here. So, so far so good. But here is where the magic starts because anything that I'm listening to on All Access, I can instantly turn into a radio station. So, Jay, hit Start radio. The song keeps playing,<|fim_middle|> don't we pop in to the artist here? And we do, we see a couple of things that are interesting here about how All Access blends my catalog with all the millions of tracks available to you. So, you see here that there's one album that I previously uploaded, The Locker from James Blake. But if we scroll down, we see the rest of his tracks and albums that are available to me in All Access blended together. And I notice his most recent album is available there. So, why don't you go ahead and tap on that and add it to my Library? So, by adding it to my personal Library, now, it shows up here at the top. It's easy for me to access at all times. My Library contains all of my personal music that I uploaded, as well as anything that I discovered and added from All Access. But other times, I just want the music to start. I wanna get to music with minimal effort. That's where Listen Now comes in. Listen Now brings the power of Google to surface music we know you're going to love. There's always a fresh set of choices in here. So, in my Listen Now view, you see the album I just added, as well as some other tracks that I've played recently. There's also new releases from artists that I enjoy. And you also see interspersed in here are radio stations that All Access has created for us automatically. With listen now, there's always a great selection of music available to me from my Library and All Access. And everyday, it surprises me. I can't wait for you all to have your own magic moments with Listen Now. So, so far, that's been All Access on the phone. But of course, it works great on tablet and web browsers as well. So, why don't we pop up the laptop? This is All Access on the web browser. As you can see, it has the same great set of features. Listen Now is here with all my suggested content. Get me one click to music. I've got my Library, Radio, and of course, Explore. And I can enjoy All Access whether I'm on my laptop, on my tablet, or on my phone. So to recap, All Access allows you to explore millions of tracks effortlessly on any device. We explore millions of tracks effortlessly on any device. Radio without rules. It's completely interactive if you so choose. Google powered recommendations and one-click access to your music from Listen Now. And of course, the best of both worlds, your personal Library blended with ours. That's All Access. Now, there's a lot more I could show you. But really, I want you all to try it yourself. So, let's talk about how you can get it. All Access is priced at $999 a month in the U.S., but we're also giving everyone a 30-day free trial. Best of all, it's launching today in the U.S., and we'll be rolling out to additional countries soon. And if you started trial by June 30th, you'll pay only $799 a month. That's All Access. It's been my pleasure to show it to you, and I'm gonna call Hubert back to the stage. Thank you very much. | but in the background, All Access has made us a never-ending mix of related tracks. Now, if we're curious about what's coming up, we can swipe to take a little peek ahead. But more importantly, we can tap on the Playlist icon, and see in detail everything that's coming up, and tailor it to our needs. So, if there's something there we don't wanna hear, swipe it away. Swipe it away. If you wanted some reordering, you can also reorder tracks in the queue. So, this is radio without rules. It's as lean back as you want to or as interactive as you want it to. Thank you. All right. Sometimes, you know exactly what you wanna listen to. And we're Google, so there is always Search at the top. So right now, I'm in the mood for some James Blake. Why don't you go ahead and light that up? And so, when-- all right. One James Blake planted over there. That's great. So, why | 210 |
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In the 19th Century, during the British occupation of Sri Lanka, the British constructed the railway lines and started the Railway service in Sri Lanka to transport Tea from the Hill country estates to the Colombo Port and also imported goods to the interior of the Island. Sri Lanka's hill country Railway line goes through Tea Estates, making the train journey a scenic ride. This itinerary is specially designed for Rail fans who would like to explore the Sri Lankan railway
Our representatives will meet and greet you at the airport from where you will be transferred to Colombo.Check-in and relax for the rest of the day, before starting the long rail tour.
Today you will do a brief city tour of the Capital city Colombo, covering interesting places like the railway museum. You can do some shopping leisurely.Return to your hotel and relax.
Today you will be proceeding to the Historical City of Anuradhapura. Take packed breakfast from the hotel and proceed to Colombo fort Railway station for your departing train to Anuradhapura. Upon arrival at the Railway station you will be picked up by your chauffeur and proceed to visit the ruins of the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdoms, established in 437 BC is the largest of Sri Lanka's ancient cities of the cultural triangle. En route you will be able to witness the Aukana Buddha statue which was carved out of living rock in the 5th century BC. Followed by a visit to the Kalawewa Tank built in 400 AD. Here you will witness ruins of temples, dagobas and Buddha statutes. You will also visit "The Sri Maha Bodi" a giant Bo tree a which was a sapling from the Bo tree underneath which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. It is the most frequented Buddhist site of Anuradhapura. The fame of Anuradhapura spread as far as the ancient Hellenistic world and established diplomatic links with China. It was the royal seat to 25 Buddhist and Hindu kings and the preeminent city of the island for 1400 years. If there is sufficient time you will also visit Mihintale which is known to be the cradle of Buddhism. Then you will spend the rest of the night at your hotel.
Today you will proceed to experience the local train ride from anuradhapura to maho. collect your packed breakfast from the hotel and proceed to the anuradhapura railway station for your early morning train. Upon arrival at maho station you will be picked up by your chauffeur to proceed to Polonnaruwa yet another ancient city of the cultural triangle. It was made capital after the fall of Anuradhapura in 993 BC. Here you will witness the famed monumental ruins of the famous garden city created by King Parakramabahu I in the 12th century and also the Brahmanic monuments build during the Chola invasion. The most significant being the Library Monastery, The Citadel and the palace complex and the Vatadage. Concluding your visit leave for habarana for your overnight stay. Check-in to your hotel and relax.
After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken to dambulla to see the Golden Cave Temple complex of Dambulla which is known to be one of the largest cave temples of south Asia. Here you will witness ancient rock paintings of Lord Buddha. Upon Conclusion of your visit your visit return to your hotel to relax. In the evening proceed the UNESCO site the Sigiriya<|fim_middle|> and British stewardship. The influence of the Dutch on the people of the city architecture and especially the dress code is evident today. | Rock Fortress a massive rock fortress which rises 600 feet from the green scrub jungle to accentuate the lucid blue of the sky. Built in the 5th century BC, it is one of the best architectural feats of the ancient world. Its key features being the frescos and its landscaped garden which is known to be Asia's oldest surviving landscaped garden to experience the panoramic view and beautiful sunset at the peak.
Today you will journey to the misty hill country of Kandy. You will be able to indulge in some shopping of items ranging from arts and crafts, gems or clothing. Visit the Temple of Tooth relic.It was built within the royal palace complex which houses the one of the two surviving relic of the tooth of Buddha, an object of veneration for Buddhists.In the evening you will be taken to witness a beautiful cultural show.You will then be transferred to your hotel for the overnight stay.
Today you will be taken to the most beautiful botanical garden in the island, the Peradenaiya botanical gardens. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. The garden consists of more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. You will be able to indulge in some shopping of items ranging from arts and crafts, gems or clothing. Spend rest of the day at leisure. Return back to your hotel.
Today you will leave for Nuwara-Eliya, which is considered to be the most important location for tea production in the island. After breakfast at the hotel to the peradeniya station for your departing train to Nanuoya(the Nuwara Eliya Station). Upon arrival you will be picked up by your driver and transferred to your overnight hotel.
Today you will be taken to visit the famous Gregory lake and if requested you can do a hike at the hortain plains. Return to your hotel and relax.
Today you will be transferred to Ella. After leisure breakfast at hotel, enjoy the amenities at the property and check out, and proceed to the railway station for your departing train to Ella. Pick up by the driver at the Ella station and proceed to check in at your overnight hotel.
Today you will enjoy a hiking at the little adams peak. "Punchi Sri Pada" is another name for this peak. It is 1141 m in height. Little Adam's Peak attracts many travelers who come to Sri Lanka. Gradually with an easy hike up to the mountain of Little Adams Peak you can consummation a worth panoramic view. Concluding this you will head to the Famous Ravana Falls, is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Sri Lanka. This popular falls has its roots connected to the famous Indian epic, the Ramayana.Return to your hotel.
Today you will proceed to Yala, where you will visit the national park, sri Lanka's best known national park is popular for Elephants, Leopards, Bears, Crocodiles and Wild Boar. Check in at your hotel and relax.
Today you depart for the magical coastal city of Galle. The area still retains much of its old world charm of the colonial period. The coast is lines with lovely boutique hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes. The Galle fort is the absolute treat of Galle. Check into your hotel and relax.
Today you spend the day at leisure by the beach or pool at the hotel.
Today you leave for the capital city of Colombo by the local train. Upon arrival at the busy Colombo station you will be guided by your driver to your hotel for the rest of they. The evening will be spent at leisure at the hotel.
You will be transferred to the Colombo airport for your departure flight
The above rates are based on twin sharing bases for 02 people on Budget Hotels.
Garlanded Welcome & assistance on arrival at the Airport.
Transport by AC Car.
Meal plan – BB,
Services of an English speaking driver throughout the tour.
Visits according to the program.
Video Camera permits.
Tickets & Entrance fees for the sites above mentioned.
Early check ins / late check outs.
Expenses of personal nature or any other services not specified above.
Porter rage & Tips.
Any optional activity mentioned in the package.
Compulsory & Peak Period.
Supplements at the hotels.
Lunches and Dinner
Your Tips
Colombo, Sri Lanka's commercial capital and sea-port is blend of old and new. This is a city, which has many reminders of its European colonial past. Bustling bazaars, Buddhist and Hindu Temples and Muslim Mosques contrast with, smart modern Shopping Malls and multi-national chain hotels. Sightseeing highlights include the old parliament houses, Buddhist Temple, Town Hall and the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.
Avukana
The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue, which has a height of more than 40 feet (12 m), has been carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th century. It depicts a variation of the Abhaya mudra, and the closely worn robe is elaborately carved. Constructed during the reign of Dhatusena, it may have been made as a result of a competition between a master and a pupil.
The largest and oldest of Sri Lanka's ancient cities, Anuradhapura is a fitting climax to any tour of the Cultural Triangle. Arguably, it takes a bit more effort to imagine it as it was 2000 years ago, with palaces and huge dagobas standing up to nine floors high, a main processional avenue 24km (16 miles) long and the richly decorated, ostentatious mansions of Sinhalese nobles and wealthy foreign merchants.
Located in the North Central province, was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to 13th century A.D. Along with Anuradhapura and Kandy, this ancient city forms one of the points of the "cultural triangle" of Sri Lanka, and contains a wealth of remarkable sites and monuments. Once the favorite country retreat of the royalty of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa was a key settlement even before the medieval period, largely due to its strategic location near the river crossings of the Mahaweli river.
This World Heritage Site is one of the foremost centers of Buddhist pilgrimage as well as one of the largest cave temple complexes in South Asia. It is a major attraction for tourists and locals, who flock to see the dazzling and numerous rocks and wall paintings of Lord Buddha. The monastery was discovered in the 3rd century B.C. Of the numerous chambers found in the shelter, only five are in use today, the best known of which is the Maharaja Vihara.
Trincomalee is a port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The city is located on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours.Trincomalee is an anglicized version of the Tamil word Tirukonamalai (which means "lord of the sacred hill"); it is a hill situated in the end of a natural land formation that resembles an arc. It is one of the main where Tamil is spoken at large scale.
Pinnawela
The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location
The last capital of the Sri Lankan kings is a World Heritage Site. The name "Kandy" conjures visions of splendor and magnificence. Many of the legends, traditions and folklore are still lovingly kept alive.
Peradeniya
This Botanical Garden was first built as a pleasure garden by a Sinhala king and was expanded by the British. It is 147 acres in extent and provides an amazing variety of trees, plants and flowers.
Nuwara Eliya is a cool green mountain valley, the heart of Sri Lankan hill country boasts rolling hills interspersed with gushing streams and tumbling waterfalls. It is also acclaimed for its golf courses and amazing tea plantations.
Sri Lanka's best known national park is popular for Elephants, Leopards, Bears, Crocodiles and Wild Boar. Three times larger than Udawalawe at 97,800 hectares, this is the second largest of Sri Lanka's national parks. Its open, undulating terrain made it famous for elephants for many years, but the park is also now famed for its Leopard population due to publicity by National Geographic and the Discovery TV channels, which focused on a leopard research/conservation and identification project.
Galle the capital of southern Sri Lanka in 1587, the Portuguese annexed Galle from its Singhalese kings and built its first fortress naming it "Santacrusz". Its old world charm appeals as a tourist destination. To this day it looks back to 500 years of nurture under Singhalese, Portuguese, Dutch | 1,876 |
Now I missed travelling on a tram by just a matter of years, but had I been born a little earlier I might well have been on this one that rattled its way up from the Old Kent Road to Westminster.
And just possibly also taken the 44 and 46 which connected Eltham with Woolwich.
According to family legend I was actually there at New Cross when the last London tram took its last journey in the summer of 1952 but until yesterday I never thought I would come close to one.
Now I know I could visit the London Transport Museum where there is a fine 1910 tram from West Ham Tramways Corporation, but my number 40 which was the one my dad would have used is even closer to home.
It is in the collection of CRICH TR<|fim_middle|>ams in Eltham by John Kennett** and The Campaign To Save The London Trams by Ann Watkins which includes a chapter on that last tram at New Cross. | AMWAY VILLAGE just south of Matlock which is no distance for me but I accept is a long way from south east London.
But your loss is our gain and I have planned my visit.
In the meantime I have settled for a picture of LCC number 1622 which plied route 40 from New Cross.
It comes from my old friend Andy Robertson who has been recording the changes to the twin cities of Manchester and Salford and decided to take an afternoon off and visit the museum.
And there is plenty else to see from a Blackpool tram complete with its destination board announcing a Tour of the Illuminations to the Red Lion Hotel which was once in Stoke on Trent and facing demolition was rescued by the museum rebuilt and happily once again serves up a pint.
In his collection of pictures from the day is the sign on a Leeds tram informing passengers that "Spitting is Forbidden" which made sense in an age before antibiotics and the dangers from a range of infectious diseases was all too common.
Which just leaves me to mention Tr | 213 |
Lights Drew Closer
Not All Light<|fim_middle|> students dislike reading poetry, let alone analyzing it, because they think they do not understand the art form or what the poem means. So, before we get into how to annotate a poem (or find meaning in a poem), let's first look at what "poem" means and then what "annotation" means.
By Stephanie J. Bradberry4 days ago in Education | in the Night is a Welcome Sight
By Megan BakerPublished 7 months ago • Updated 6 months ago • 7 min read
Photo by Timothy Dykes on Unsplash
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window.
Not all light in the night is a welcome sight.
The flickering flame drew the attention of the lone figure picking their way through the woods, deep and dark on the night of a torrential storm. Wind ripped through the forest, causing the vegetation to thrash their body, and thunder shook the very ground. It was as black as pitch save for the ominous flashes of the accompanying lightning.
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The tiny object stood out as a beacon; the traveler sighed with relief at the thought that they'd found a sanctuary from the elements. His relief was short-lived, however, once he realized that this candle was lit inside the abandoned cabin.
He was a middle-aged man named Josh. He had moved to the nearby town with his parents as a young boy and had grown up hearing the rumors about the woods - and the abandoned cabin.
Story held that it was abandoned after a terrible tragedy on the premises; a serial killer had attacked and murdered two of his teenage victims inside the building. It had always left a bad feeling within him when he thought of the tale.
Josh paused before the door, shivering in the rain. On one hand, he desperately wanted out of the downpour. On the other, he wanted to give this cabin - and its resident - plenty of room. He took a deep breath, then knocked.
He tried again, but once more, there was no answer. Josh entered the building slowly, anticipation bubbling up inside of him.
"H-hello?" he called out. The rest of the cabin seemed to be devoid of people; everything was dark.
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Eventually, Josh made his way through the darkened cabin, feeling his way through with his feet. Climbing the stairs, the building creaked under every single step he took.
"Hello?" he called again.
Once he reached the top floor, he could see the glow of the candle's light shining into the hallway. Ever so slowly, he crept along, alert to any sounds and sights he caught. Eventually, he snuck into the room with the lit candle.
At first, the candle being lit was the only odd thing he'd noticed in the room, but as his eyes grew accustomed to the difference in light, Josh began to realize that something was very off about the room.
On the window sill where the candle burned, there was an accumulation of old candle wax; this was not the first time someone had placed a lit candle in that window sill. This unnerved Josh more. If it had been a one-off thing, perhaps inspired by the massive storm, he could understand. But the buildup of candle wax suggested that someone visited often in the dark.
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But who would consistently come out to an old abandoned cabin in the woods? Josh supposed maybe some of the local teens might come out to party or investigate the rumors of the teen deaths, however the built up wax suggested that someone came to the room frequently.
The lit candle was burned low; soon, Josh would be left in the darkness, his only other light the wild lightning outside.
"Hello? Anyone here?" he tried once more. Still, he received no response.
Realizing that the candle would go out at any time now, Josh made his way back down the stairs and into the kitchen, hoping he might find an old junk drawer with more candles. He didn't have to look long before he did find a loose candle. Fortunately, he carried a lighter with him, and was able to light the candle without issue.
He then returned upstairs, hoping to keep a vantage point on the entryway below.
The candle was now burnt out, its wick smoldering and smoke twisting up from it. Josh tucked himself into a dark corner in the room, hoping to wait out the storm and darkness for just a few hours.
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There came a thump against the front door.
Josh peeked out from the window cautiously, but saw no one at the front door, where it sounded as though the noise had originated from. He spent several tense minutes waiting, straining his ears through the storm.
Suddenly, Josh was made aware that there was light spilling into the hallway behind him. Turning, he shivered when he saw a lit candle in the hallway.
"Hello? Who's there?" he called out shakily. Once again, no response. Josh considered running into the forest, but the rain and wind had only increased in their ferocity since he'd arrived at the cabin.
Suddenly, a strange voice practically sang in a haunting tune, "Not all light in the night is a welcome sight".
By Rebecca Campbell on Unsplash
Another candle lit up the next section of hallway before the voice again sang out, "Not all light in the night is a welcome sight".
Yet another candle was lit, with the voice once again repeating the words and tune.
"Stop it! What do you want?!" exclaimed Josh. In reply, two more candles lit up the stairs, both accompanied by the same sing-song tune.
"Not all light in the night is a welcome sight".
Josh had enough; he ran down the stairs and out into the storming woods, grabbing an old lantern as he fled to protect his small amount of illumination.
Once outside, he breathed a quick sigh of relief, thinking no one in their right mind would follow him out into the raging storm. However, only a few minutes into his venture outside, more candles appeared in the woods around him. And every time, those same words in the same tune would ring out hauntingly.
By Max Saeling on Unsplash
Josh began to hurry his way through the soaking underbrush, hoping to locate a route out of the woods. With everything so dark and the terrible weather conditions, however, he soon found himself getting turned around. To make matters worse, every few minutes, a new candle or two would light up a spot nearby him in the forest, that eerie line practically jeering at him on the wind.
Before long, Josh began to realize that the lit flames formed a loose circle around him; he was at the epicenter of this strange occurance. Then, terror began to build as more lights appeared even closer; they were making a spiral inwards, towards him. He ran as fast as he could in the wet dark, slipping often.
The storm had lessened greatly by the time Josh decided to slow down and rest. Dawn was approaching, and he anticipated getting out of the forest before long. The candles and sing-song tune had begun to wane in frequency, so he thought he was in the clear. Tired, he sat down to rest beneath a large tree.
And he fell asleep.
When Josh awoke later, he couldn't believe that is was still so dark out. It was as though he'd slept all day only to wake back up in the same darkness he'd drifted off to. Except, it wasn't as dark as it could be; lit candles surrounded him in an endless, spiraling circle.
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Josh tensed as he heard shuffling coming from the other side of the tree he rested against. His blood ran cold when that same, eerie voice whispered so close in his ear, "Not all light in the night is a welcome sight".
Josh's screams were drowned out by the low rumble of thunder from the next oncoming storm. No one ever saw him again, though rumors abounded that he had vanished by the old abandoned cabin. Just like so many others.
Janet, Josh's sister, eventually went looking for him near the cabin late one night.
Though the cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, that night, a candle burned bright in the window. Janet felt herself grow hopeful that perhaps her brother was still there, taking refuge from the outside world that had always been too much for him. She felt herself tense up as she neared the cabin, only to hear a strange voice - eerily similar to Josh's - sing out, "Not all light in the night is a welcome sight".
"Not all light in the night is a welcome sight."
Megan Baker
A Colorado native and secondary caregiver to her younger brother with special needs, Megan enjoys her adventures in World of Warcraft, various types of documentaries, and making homemade items for the critters and people in her life!
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Edgelands
31/05/2017 | jw571
8 June – 28 July 2017
Exhibition opening event on 8 June 2017, from 6 – 8PM
Edgelands presents the work of six visual artists who explore and document the wastelands and the neglected environs to be found on the margins of urban living. Housing estates, out of town retail parks and industrial areas, these spaces are the great 'unnamed and ignored landscapes…places where our slipstream has created a zone of inattention<|fim_middle|> and edgelands of Britain, will be talking about their work, followed by a Q&A. This event is free, but booking is recommended.
Iain Sinclair is best known for his book London Orbital, an account of his walking and exploring the terrain close by the M25. Iain is a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction and has presented a number of films for TV and cinema.
Nick Papadimitriou's exploratory walks led him to coin the phrase 'Deep Topography', an amalgam of writing and observation. His much-acclaimed Scarp is a survey of the northern edges of London. Nick is the subject fo John Roger's film The London Perambulator.
Nick Papadimitriou
Iain Sinclair
< Complementing Solitude
FREEDOM AND FRAGMENTATION: IMAGES OF DECOLONISATION AND PARTITION FROM THE CENTRE OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES ARCHIVE > | ' and yet where all manner of interest and beauty thrive.
Dan Coombs
Marguerite Horner
Barbara Howey
Lee Maelzer
Sean Williams
Opening event programme
The exhibition opening starts with a dance performance by LKR & Co (London), choreographed by Lizzi Kew Ross and featuring eight students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. The dancers explore the modern glass spaces in and around the atrium area of the Alison Richard Building and echo the works by artists from the Contemporary British Painting Group. The haunting sounds of a solo viola accompanies the dance with a composition by Michael Berkeley.
7.00 – 8.00PM
'In Conversation' evening with Iain Sinclair and Nick Papadimitriou. Sinclair and Papadimitriou, writers on the wastelands | 171 |
10 awkward friendships you probably have — we all have a #9.
Not all friendships are meant to last forever.
Tim Urban (Wait But Why)
via Wait But Why and used with permission
The ten types of friends
This post was originally published on Wait But Why.
When you're a kid, or in high school or college, you usually don't work too hard on your friend situations. Friends just kind of happen.
For a bunch of years, you're in a certain life your parents chose for you, and so are other people, and none of you have that much on your plates, so friendships inevitably form. Then in college, you're in the perfect friend-making environment, one that hits all three ingredients sociologists consider necessary for close friendships to develop: "proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other." More friendships happen.
Maybe they're the right friends, maybe they're not really. But you don't put that much thought into any of it — you're still more of a passive observer.
But once student life ends, the people in your life start to shake themselves into more distinct tiers.
It looks something like this mountain:
Visual interpretation of where friends fall on the mountain of "You."
via Wait But Why post and used with permission.
At the top of your life mountain, in the green zone, you have your Tier 1 friends — the people who feel like brothers and sisters.
These are the people closest to you, the ones you call first when something important happens, the ones you love even when they suck, who make speeches at your wedding, whose best and worst sides you know through and through, and whose relationship with you is eternal; even if you go months or years without hanging out, nothing has changed when you find yourself together again.
Unfortunately, depending on how things went down in your youth, Tier 1 can also contain your worst enemies, the people who can ruin your day with one subtle jab that only they could word so brilliantly hurtfully, the people you feel a burning resentment for, or jealousy of, or competition with. Tier 1 is high stakes.
Below, in the yellow zone, are your Tier 2 friends: your Pretty Good friends.
Pretty Good friends are a much calmer situation than your brothers and sisters on Tier 1. You might be invited to their wedding, but you won't have any responsibilities once you're there. If you live in the same city, you might see them every month or two for dinner and have a great time when you do, but if one of you moves, you might not speak for the next year or two. And if something huge happens in their life, there's a good chance you'll hear it first from someone else.
Toward the bottom of the mountain in the orange zone, you have your Tier 3 friends: your Not Really friends.
You might grab a one-on-one drink with one of them when you move to their city, but then it surprises neither of you when five years pass and drink #2 is still yet to happen. Your relationship tends to exist mostly as part of a bigger group or through the occasional Facebook Like, and it doesn't even really stress you out when you hear that one of them made $5 million last year. You may also try to sleep with one of these people at any given time.
The lowest part of Tier 3 begins to blend indistinguishably into your large group of acquaintances (the pink zone): those people you'd stop and talk to if you saw them on the street or would maybe email for professional purposes but whom you'd never hang out with one-on-one. When you hear that something bad happens to one of these people, you pretend to be sad but you don't actually care.
Finally, acquaintances gradually blend into the endless world of strangers.
And depending on who you are and how things shook out in those first 25 years, the way your particular mountain looks will vary.
For example, there's Walled-Off Wally:
Some people keep a barrier up between acquaintances.
And Phony Phoebe, who tries to be everyone's best friend and ends up with a lot of people mad at her:
The life of the party.
Even Unabomber Ulysses has a mountain:
Hermits exist.
Whatever your particular mountain looks like, eventually the blur of your youth is behind you, the dust has settled, and there you are living your life.
Then one day, usually around your mid- or late 20s, it hits you: It's not that easy to make friends anymore.
Sure, you'll make new friends in the future — at work, through your spouse, through your kids — but you won't get to that Tier 1 brothers level, or even to Tier 2, with very many of them because people who meet as adults don't tend to get through the 100+ long, lazy hangouts needed to reach a bond of that strength. As time goes on, you start to realize that the 20-year frenzy of not-especially-thought-through haphazard friend-making you just did was the critical process of you making most of your lifelong friends.
And since you matched up with most of them A) by circumstance, and B) before you really knew yourself yet, the result is that your Tier 1 and Tier 2 friends — those closest to you — fall in a very scattered way on what I'll call the Does This Friendship Make Sense graph:
The friendship graph.
So, who are all those close friends in the three non-ideal quadrants?
As time goes on, most of us tend to have fewer friends in Quadrants 2 through 4 because A) people mature, and B) people have more self-respect and higher standards for what they'll deal with as they get older. But the fact is, friendships made in the formative years often stick, whether they're ideal or not, leaving most of us with a portion of our Tier 1 and Tier 2 friendships that just don't make that much sense. We'll get to the great, Quadrant 1 friendships later in the post, but in order to treat those relationships properly, we need to take a thorough look at the odd ones first.
Here are 10 common ones:
1. The non-question-asking friend
Odd moments that happen between friends.
You'll be having a good day. You'll be having a bad day. You'll be happy at work. You'll quit your job. You'll fall in love. You'll catch your new love cheating on you and murder them both in an act of incredible passion. And it doesn't matter, because none of it will be discussed with The Non-Question-Asking Friend, who never, ever, ever asks you anything about your life. This friend can be explained in one of three ways:
He's extremely self-absorbed and only wants to talk about himself.
He avoids getting close to people and doesn't want to talk about either you or himself or anything personal, just third-party topics.
He thinks you're insufferably self-absorbed and knows if he asks you about your life, you'll talk his ear off about it.
Giving you the benefit of the doubt here, we're left with two possibilities. Possibility #1 isn't fun at all and this person should not be allowed space on Tier 1. The green part of the mountain is sacred territory, and super self-absorbed people shouldn't be permitted to set foot up there. Put him on Tier 2 and just be happy you're not dating him.
Possibility #2 is a pretty dark situation for your friend, but it can actually be fun for you. I have a friend who I've hung out with one-on-one about four times in the last year, and he has no idea Wait But Why exists. I've known him for 14 years and I'm not sure he knows if I have siblings or not. But I actually enjoy the shit out of this friend — sure, there's a limit on how close we'll ever be, but without ever spending time talking about our lives, we actually end up in a lot of fun, interesting conversations.
2. The friend in the group you can't be alone with under any circumstances
Why have relationships when there is a phone around?
In almost every group of friends, there's one pair who can't ever be alone together. It's not that they dislike each other — they might get along great — it's just that they have no individual friendship with each other whatsoever. This leaves both of them petrified of the lumbering elephant that appears in the room anytime they're alone together. They're way too on top of shit to ever end up in the car alone together if a group is going somewhere in multiple cars, but there are smaller dangers afoot — like being the first two to arrive at a restaurant or being in a group of three when the third member goes to the bathroom.
The thing is, sometimes it's not even that these people couldn't have an individual friendship — it's just that they don't, and neither one has the guts to try to make that leap when things have gone on for so long as is.
3. The non-character-breaking friend you have to be "on" with
Controlled intimacy and distancing through language.
This is a friend who's terrified of having an earnest interaction, and as such, your friendship with him is always in some kind of skit — you always have to be on when you're interacting.
Sometimes the skit is that you both burst out laughing at everything constantly. He can only exist with you in "This is so fucking hilarious, it's too much!" mode, so you have to be in some kind of joke-telling or sarcastic mode yourself at all times or he'll become socially horrified.
Another version of this is the "always and only ironic" friend, who you really bum out if you ever break that social shell and say something earnest. This type of person hates earnest people because someone being earnest dares him to come out from under his ironic safety blanket and let the sun touch his face, and no fucking thanks.
A third example is the "You're great, I'm great, ugh why is everyone else so terrible and not great like us" friend. Of course, she doesn't really think you're perfectly great at all — if she were with someone else, you'd be one of the voodoo dolls on the table to be dissected and scoffed at. The key here is that the two of you must be on a team at all times while interacting. The only comfortable mode for this person is bonding with you by building a little pedestal for you both to stand on while you criticize everyone else. You can either play along and everything will go smoothly, even though you'll both despise yourselves and each other the whole time, or you can commit the ultimate sin and have the integrity to disagree with the friend or defend a non-present party the friend criticizes. Doing this will shatter the fragile team vibe and make the friend recoil and say something quietly like, "Hm ... yeah ... I guess." The friend now respects you for the first time and will also criticize you extra hard next time she's playing her pedestal game with a different friend.
What these all have in common is the friend has tall walls up, at least toward you, and so she builds a little skit for you two to hang out in to make sure any authentic connection can be avoided. Sometimes that person only does this out of her own social anxiety and can become a great, authentic friend if you can just stomp through the ice. Other times, the person is just hopelessly scared and closed off and there's no hope and you have to get out.
In any case, I can't stand these interactions and am in a full panic the entire time they're happening.
4. The double-obligated friendship
I think we need a bigger table.
Think of a friend you get together with from time to time, which usually happens after a long and lackluster email or text exchange during which you just can't find a time that works for both of you — and you're never really happy when these plans are being made and not really psyched when you wake up and it's finally on your schedule for that day.
Maybe you're aware that you don't want to be friends with that person, or maybe you're delusional about it — but what you're most likely not aware of is that they probably don't want to see you either.
There are lopsided situations where one person is far more interested in hanging out than the other (we'll get to those later), but in the case we're talking about here, both parties often think it's a lopsided situation without realizing that the other person actually feels the same way — that's why it takes so long to schedule a time. When someone's excited about something, they figure out how to get it into their schedule; when they're not, they figure out ways to push it farther into the future.
Sometimes you don't think hard enough about it to even realize you don't like being friends with the person, and other times you really like the idea or the aesthetic of being friends with that particular person — being friends with them is part of your Story. But even in cases where you're perfectly lucid about your feelings, since neither of you knows the other feels the same way and neither has the guts to just cut things off or move it down a tier, this friendship usually just continues along for eternity.
5. The half-marriage
An ego boost through controlling the relationship.
Somewhere in your life, you're probably part of a friendship that would be a marriage if only the other person weren't very, very, extremely not interested in that happening. 1 for 2 on yes votes — just one vote away — so close.
You might be on either side of this — and either way, it's one of the least healthy parts of your life. Fun!
If you're on the if only side of things, probably the right move is to get your fucking shit together? Ya know? This friendship is one long, continuous rejection of you as a human being, and you're just wallowing there in your yearning like a sobbing little seal. Plus, duh, if you gather your self-respect and move on with your life, it'll raise their perception of your value and they might actually become interested in you.
If you're on the Oh yeah,definitely not side of the situation, here's what's happening: There's this suffering human in the world, and you know they're suffering, and you fucking love it, because it gives your little ego a succulent sponge bath every time you hang out with them. You enjoy it so much you probably even lead them on intentionally, don't you — you make sure to keep just enough ambiguity in the situation that their bleeding heart continues to lather your ego from head to toe at your whim.
Both of you — go do something else.
6. The historical friend
We met in kindergarten.
A Historical Friend is someone you became friends with in the first place because you met when you were little and stayed friends through the years, even though you're a very weird match. Most old friends fall somewhat into this category, but a true Historical Friend is someone you absolutely would not be friends with if you met them today.
You're not especially pleased with who they are, and they feel the same way about you. You're not each other's type one bit. Unfortunately, you're also extremely close friends from when you were four, and you're both just a part of each other's situation forever, sorry.
7. The non-parallel life paths friendship
Looking for love in all the wrong places.
Throughout childhood and much of young adulthood, most people your age are in the same life stage as you are. But when it comes to advancing into full adulthood, people do so at widely varying paces, which leads to certain friends suddenly having totally different existences from one another.
Anyone within three years of 30 has a bunch of these going on. It's just a weird time for everyone. Some people have become Future 52-year-olds, while others are super into being Previous 21-year-olds. At some point, things will start to meld together again, but being 30-ish is the friendship equivalent of a kid going through an awkward pubescent stage.
There are darker, more permanent Non-Parallel Life Path situations. Like when Person A starts to become a person who rejects material wealth, partially because she genuinely feels that pursuing an artistic path matters more and partially because she needs a defense mechanism against feeling envious of richer people, and Person B's path makes her scoff at people who pursue creative paths, partially because she genuinely thinks expressing yourself is an inherently narcissistic venture and partially because she needs a defense mechanism against feeling regretful that she never pursued her creative dreams — these two will have problems.
They may still like each other, but they can't be as close as they used to be — each of their lives is a bit of a middle finger at the other's choices, and that's jst awkward for everyone. It's not always that bad — but to survive an Off-Line Life Situation, friends need to be really different people who don't at all want the same things out of life.
8. The frenemy
This is awful. Taste it.
The Frenemy roots very hard against you. And I'm not talking about the friends that will feel a little twinge of pleasure when they hear your big break didn't pan out after all or that your relationship is in bad shape. I'm not even talking about someone who secretly roots against you when they're not doing so well at some area of life and it hurts them to see you do better. Those are bad emotions, but they can exist in people who are still good friends.
I'm talking about a real Frenemy — someone who really wants bad things for you. Because you're you.
You and the Frenemy usually go way back, have a very deep friendship, and the trouble probably started a long time ago. There's a lot of complex psychology going on in these situations that I don't fully understand, but my hunch is that a Frenemy's resentment is rooted in his own pain, or his own shortcomings, or his own regret — and for some reason, your existence stings them in these places hard.
A little less dark but no less harmful is a bully situation where a friend sees some weakness or vulnerability in you and she enjoys prodding you there either for sadistic reasons or to prop herself up.
A Frenemy knows how to hurt you better than anyone because you're deeply similar in some way and she knows how you're wired. She'll do whatever she can to bring you down any chance she gets, often in such a subtle way it's hard to see that it's happening.
Whatever the reason, if you have a Frenemy in your life, kick her toxic ass off your mountain, or at leastkick her down the mountain — just get her off of Tier 1. A Frenemy has about a 10th of the power to hurt you from Tier 2 as she does from Tier 1.
9. The Facebook celebrity friend
What's happening on social media?
This person isn't a celebrity to anyone other than you, you creep. You know exactly who I'm talking about — there are a small handful of people whose Facebook page you're uncomfortably well-acquainted with, and those people have no idea that this is happening. On the plus side, there are people out there you haven't spoken to in seven years who know all about the new thing you're trying with your hair, since it goes both ways.
This is a rare Tier 3 friend, or even an acquaintance, who qualifies as an odd friendship because you found a way to make it unhealthy even though you're not actually friends. Well done.
10. The lopsided friendship
Can I make all the decisions... that was rhetorical.
There are a lot of ways a friendship can be lopsided: Someone can be higher on their friend's mountain than vice versa. Someone can want to spend more time with a friend than vice versa. One member can consistently do 90% of the listening and only 10% of the talking, and in situations where most of the talking is about life problems, what's happening is a one-sided therapy situation, with a badly off-balance give-and-take ratio, and that's not much of a friendship — it's someone using someone else.
And then there's the lopsided power friendship. Of course, this is a hideous quality in many not-great couples, but it's also a prominent feature<|fim_middle|> a Nazi camp said about his bafflement at what the Germans, "a cultured people" allowed to happen:
"I had studied German literature while an undergraduate at Harvard College. I knew about the culture of the German people and I could not, could not really believe that this was happening in this day and age; that in the twentieth century a cultured people like the Germans would undertake something like this. It was just beyond our imagination... – Captain (Dr.) Philip Leif - 3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group, First Army
Some say that we can gauge what we would have done by examining what we're doing right now, and perhaps they are right. Are we speaking out against our government's cruel family separations that traumatize innocent children? Do we justify travel bans from entire countries because we trust that it's simply our leadership trying to keep us safe? Do we buy into the "Muslims are terrorists" and "undocumented immigrants are criminals" rhetoric?
While it's wise to be wary of comparing current events to the Holocaust, it's also wise to recognize that the Holocaust didn't start with gas chambers. It started with "othering," scapegoating, and fear-mongering. We have to be watchful not only for signs of atrocity, but for the signs leading up to it.
Lesson 5: Teaching full and accurate history matters
There are people who deny that the Holocaust even happened, which is mind-boggling. But there are far more people who are ignorant to the true horrors of it. Reading first-hand accounts of both the people who survived the camps and those who liberated them is perhaps the best way to begin to grasp the scope of what happened.
One small example is Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower's attempt to describe what he saw when he visited Ohrdruf, a sub-camp of Buchenwald:
"The things I saw beggar description. While I was touring the camp I encountered three men who had been inmates and by one ruse or another had made their escape. I interviewed them through an interpreter. The visual evidence and the verbal testimony of starvation, cruelty and bestiality were so overpowering as to leave me a bit sick. In one room, where they were piled up twenty or thirty naked men, killed by starvation, George Patton would not even enter. He said that he would get sick if he did so. I made the visit deliberately, in order to be in a position to give first-hand evidence of these things if ever, in the future, there develops a tendency to charge these allegations merely to 'propaganda.'"
And of course, the most important narratives to read and try to digest are the accounts of those who survived the camps. Today, 200 survivors of Auschwitz gathered to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation. They warned about the rise in anti-Semitism in the world and how we must not let prejudice and hatred fester. Imagine having to make such a warning seven decades after watching family and friends being slaughtered in front of you.
Let's use this anniversary as an opportunity to dive deeper into what circumstances and environment enabled millions of people to be killed by one country's leadership. Let's learn the lessons the Holocaust has to teach us about human nature and our place in the creation of history. And let's make darn sure we do everything in our power to fend off the forces that threaten to lead us down a similarly perilous path.
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What I realized about feminism after my male friend was disgusted by tampons at a party.
"After all these years, my friend has probably forgotten, but I never have."
L.A. Witt
Photo by Josefin on Unsplash
It's okay men. You don't have to be afraid.
Years ago, a friend went to a party, and something bothered him enough to rant to me about it later.
And it bothered me that he was so incensed about it, but I couldn't put my finger on why. It seemed so petty for him to be upset, and even more so for me to be annoyed with him.
Recently, something reminded me of that scenario, and it made more sense. I'll explain.
The party was a house party.
One of those parties people throw if they're renting a good-sized house in college. You know the type — loud music, Solo cups of beer, and somebody doing something drunk and stupid before the end of the night.
At some point, my friend had occasion to use the bathroom. When he went into the bathroom, he was disgusted to see that the hostess had left a basket of menstrual hygiene products on the counter for guests to use if needed.
Later, when my friend told me about it, he wrinkled his nose and said, "Why would she do that? Guys don't want to see that!"
When I suggested that she was just making them available in case someone needed them, he insisted they could be left in the cabinet or under the counter. Out of sight, anyway.
I wish I'd had, at the time, the ability to articulate what I can now.
To me, this situation is, while relatively benign, a perfect example of male privilege.
A man walks into the bathroom and sees a reminder that people have periods. And he's disgusted. He wants that evidence hidden away because it offends his senses. How dare the hostess so blatantly present tampons and pads where a man might see them? There's no reason for that!
Someone who gets a period walks into the bathroom and sees that the hostess is being extra considerate. They get it. They know what it's like to have a period start unexpectedly. The feeling of horror because they're probably wearing something they don't want ruined — it is a party after all. The sick embarrassment because someone might notice, especially if they're wearing light-colored clothes, or worse, they sat on the hostess' white couch.
The self-conscious, semi-nauseated feeling of trying to get through a social event after you've exhausted every avenue to get your hands on an emergency pad or tampon, and you're just hoping to God that if you tie your jacket around your waist (you brought one, right?), keep your back to a wall, clench your butt cheeks, squeeze your thighs tightly together, and don't ... move ... at ... all — you might get through the evening, bow out gracefully, and find an all-night convenience store with a public restroom.
Or maybe they came to the party during their period, but didn't bargain for the flow to suddenly get that heavy. Or they desperately need a tampon, but their purse or bag is in a room where a couple is not to be disturbed. Maybe they don't know the hostess well enough to ask if they can use one. Or they don't know anyone at the party well enough to ask. Or they figure they can make do with some wadded up toilet paper or something.
Whatever the case, they walk into the bathroom and hear the hostess saying, "Hey, I know what it's like, and just in case, I've got your back." They see someone saving them from what could be a minor annoyance or a major embarrassment.
The hostess gets it.
The person who just walked into the bathroom? They're either going to see that the person throwing the party is super considerate or they're going to be whispering "thanks to Jesus, Krishna, and whoever else is listening" because that is a basket full of social saviors.
But to the guy who wrinkled his nose, it's still offensive that those terrible little things are on the counter, reminding his delicate sensibilities that the playground part of a person is occasionally unavailable due to a "gross" bodily function that he should never have to think about.
In the grand scheme of things, it's a tiny thing. It's a tiny annoyance for the man and a more significant, but relatively tiny, courtesy for the person with their period. After all these years, my friend has probably forgotten, but I never have. As a person whose life is partially governed by a fickle uterus that can ruin an evening faster than a submerged iPhone, his story has stuck with me.
How can you be so offended by a small gesture that has zero effect on you, but could make such an enormous difference to the person who needs it?
It occurs to me now that this is a small but effective illustration of how different people can see the world.
It's part of the same thought process that measures a woman's value through her bra size and her willingness to have sex with him — that everything about us is displayed or hidden based on how men perceive them or what he wants to get from us. Unattractive women should be as covered as possible, while attractive ones shouldn't be hiding their assets from male eyes (or hands, or anything else he wishes to use).
A woman who isn't smiling is an affront to him because it detracts from her prettiness, despite the fact that there might be a legitimate reason for her not to smile (or more to the point, there isn't a legitimate reason for her to smile). Her emotional state is irrelevant because she's not being pretty. It's the line of thinking where a man blames anything other than cheerful sexual consent on the woman being a bitch, being a lesbian, or — naturally — being on her period. Everything we do, from our facial expressions to our use of hygiene products, is filtered through the lens of "how it looks to a man."
It's the line of thinking where a small gesture from one person to another, an assurance that someone else understands and will help without question or judgment, a gesture that could save a person's evening from being ruined is trumped by a man's desire to see an untainted landscape of pretty, smiling women with visible cleavage and bodies that never bleed.
And people wonder why we still need feminism.
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A near 50/50 friendship is ideal, but anything out to 65/35 is fine and can often be attributed to two different styles of personality. It's when the number gap gets even wider that something less healthy is going on — something that doesn't reflect very well on either party.
There are some obvious ways to assess the nature of a friendship's power dynamic: Does one person cut in and interrupt the other person while they're talking far more than the other way around? Is one person's opinion or preference just kind of understood to carry more weight than the other's? Is one person allowed to be more of a dick to the other than vice versa?
Another interesting litmus test is what I call the "mood determiner test." This comes into play when two friends get together but they're in very different moods — the idea is, whose mood "wins" and determines the mood of the hangout. If Person A is in a bad mood, Person B is in a good mood, and Person B reacts by being timid and respectful of Person A's mood, leaving the vibe down there until Person A snaps out of it on her own — but when the moods are reversed, Person B quickly disregards her own bad mood and acts more cheerful to match Person A's happy mood — and this is how it always goes — then Person A is in a serious power position.
But hey, not all friendships are grim.
In the Does This Friendship Make Sense graph above, the friendships we just discussed are all in Quandrants 2, 3, or 4 — i.e., they're all a bit unenjoyable, unhealthy, or both. That's why this has been depressing. On the bright side, there's also Quadrant 1 — all the friendships that do make sense.
No friendship is perfect, but those in Quadrant 1 are doing what friendships are supposed to do: They're making the lives of both parties better. And when a friendship is both in Quadrant 1 of the graph and on Tier 1 of your mountain, that friendship is a rock in your life.
Rock friendships don't just make us happy — they're the thing (along with rock family and romantic relationships) that makes us happy.
Investing serious time and energy into those is a no-brainer long-term life strategy. But in the case of most people over 25 — at least in New York — I think A) not enough time is carved out as dedicated friend time, and B) the time that is carved out is spread too thin, and too evenly, among the Tier 1 and Tier 2 friendships in all four quadrants. I'm definitely guilty of this myself.
There's something I call the Perpetual Catch-Up Trap. When you haven't seen a good friend in a long time, the first order of business is a big catch-up — you want to know what's going on in their career, with their girlfriend, with their family, etc., and they want to catch up on your life. In theory, once this happens, you can go back to just hanging out, shooting the shit, and actually being in the friendship. The problem is, when you don't make enough time for good friends, seeing them only for a meal and not that often — you end up spending each get-together catching up, and you never actually get to just enjoy the friendship or get far past the surface. That's the Perpetual Catch-Up Trap, and I find myself falling into it with way too many of the rocks in my life.
There are two orders of business right now:
First, think about your friendships, figure out which ones aren't in Quadrant 1, and demote them down the mountain. I'm not suggesting you stop being friends with those people — you still love them and feel loyal to them, and old friends are critical to hold onto — but if the friendships aren't that healthy or enjoyable, they don't really deserve to be in your Tier 1, and you probably shouldn't be in theirs. Most importantly, doing this clears up time to...
Second, dedicate even more time to the Quadrant 1, Tier 1 rocks in your life. If you're in your mid-20s or older, your current rocks are probably the only ones you'll ever have. Your rock friendships don't warrant two times the time you give to your other friends — they warrant five or 10 times!
Your rocks deserve serious, dedicated time so you can stay close. So go make plans with them.
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Dad and daughter relationships, as explained by 10 paintings.
The amazing bond between dads and daughters.
Doyin Richards
All illustrations are provided by Soosh and used with permission.
I have plenty of space.
It's hard to truly describe the amazing bond between dads and their daughters.
Being a dad is an amazing job no matter the gender of the tiny humans we're raising. But there's something unique about the bond between fathers and daughters.
Most dads know what it's like to struggle with braiding hair, but we also know that bonding time provides immense value to our daughters. In fact, studies have shown that women with actively involved fathers are more confident and more successful in school and business.
You know how a picture is worth a thousand words? I'll just let these images sum up the daddy-daughter bond.
A 37-year-old Ukrainian artist affectionately known as Soosh, recently created some ridiculously heartwarming illustrations of the bond between a dad and his daughter, and put them on her Instagram feed. Sadly, her father wasn't involved in her life when she was a kid. But she wants to be sure her 9-year-old son doesn't follow in those footsteps.
"Part of the education for my kiddo who I want to grow up to be a good man is to understand what it's like to be one," Soosh told Upworthy.
There are so many different ways that fathers demonstrate their love for their little girls, and Soosh pretty much nails all of them.
Get ready to run the full gamut of the feels.
1. Dads can do it all. Including hair.
I've got this.
2. They also make pretty great game opponents.
Sharing life strategy.
3. And the Hula-Hoop skills? Legendary.
Tight fitting hula-hoop.
4. Dads know there's always time for a tea party regardless of the mountain of work in front of them.
Dad makes time.
5. And their puppeteer skills totally belong on Broadway.
Let's play.
6. Dads help us see the world from different views.
Good shoulders.
7. So much so that we never want them to leave.
More dad time please.
8. They can make us feel protected, valued, and loved.
Always the protector.
9. Especially when there are monsters hiding in places they shouldn't.
Dad is superman.
Never a big enough bed.
Seeing the daddy-daughter bond as art perfectly shows how beautiful fatherhood can be.
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This blind chef wore a body cam to show how she prepares dazzling dishes.
How do blind people cook? This "Masterchef" winner leans into her senses.
Erin Canty
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Christine Ha competes on "Masterchef."
There is one question chef Christine Ha fields more than any other.
But it's got nothing to do with being a "Masterchef" champion, New York Times bestselling author, and acclaimed TV host and cooking instructor.
The question: "How do you cook while blind?"
Ha has a rare autoimmune disease that attacked her spinal cord and optic nerve. She started losing her vision in 2004 while she was in her 20s.
Ha compares her vision loss to "looking at a very foggy mirror after a hot shower." After her diagnosis, she worried she'd have to give up cooking. It was an interest she was just beginning to explore and one she had a serious talent and passion for. Instead of shying away from the kitchen, Ha decided to learn to navigate her new reality.
"It's like any other challenge in life; you just face it head on and hope for the best," she said in one of her recent videos.
Ha started losing her vision in 2004.
A seasoned chef, Ha leans into her other senses to bring her culinary creations to life.
In a video for her YouTube channel, Ha wears a GoPro camera while expertly preparing a mouthwatering meal of steamed whole snapper with black bean sauce and blistered green beans. She describes it as a "typical weeknight meal," the very thought of which separates home cooks from Masterchefs.
Watch Christine Ha make a delicious dinner ... just maybe not while you're hungry.
Ha is patient, taking her time to feel, smell, prep, and cut ingredients.
She sometimes uses adaptive tools, but much of her cooking is done by touch. She deftly guides her knife to accomplish intricate cuts.
Just like a sous chef in a professional kitchen, sometimes Ha's partner lends a quick hand.
Ha uses cooking, food, and telling her story to connect and communicate with people around her.
Preparing and sharing meals is a great way to unite people and celebrate what makes each of us unique. Plus, you get to eat tasty food with your favorite people. And if it's Gordon Ramsay approved, it's that much sweeter.
Watch and learn a little more about Christine Ha in the video below:
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Two couples move in together with their kids to create one big, loving 'polyfamory'
They are using their unique family arrangement to help people better understand polyamory.
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The Hartless and Rodgers families post together
Polyamory, a lifestyle where people have multiple romantic or sexual partners, is more prevalent in America than most people think. According to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, one in nine Americans have been in a polyamorous relationship, and one in six say they would like to try one.
However popular the idea is, polyamory is misunderstood by a large swath of the public and is often seen as deviant. However, those who practice it view polyamory as a healthy lifestyle with several benefits.
Taya Hartless, 28, and Alysia Rogers, 34, along with their husbands Sean, 46, and Tyler, 35, are in a polyamorous relationship and have no problem sharing their lifestyle with the public on social media. Even though they risk stigmatization for being open about their non-traditional relationships, they are sharing it with the world to make it a safer place for "poly" folks like themselves.
It all began in 2019 when the Oregon couples met in an attempt to add some spice to their sex lives. "None of us had been polyamorous before, but we all just met and fell in love," Taya said, according to the Mirror. "We didn't even know what polyamory was, until we started getting feelings for each other," Alysia told Today.
"From the first night we met, we all wanted to just see more of each other. It wasn't easy—there was a lot of hesitations around having feelings," Taya said. "Sean was the first to point it out—he said 'we can't deny this is happening'. We agreed to talk it out to see what the future would look like.
The couple lived two hours from each other, so in February 2020, right before the whole world changed, they moved in together along with Tyler And Alysia's two children, 7 and 8. "The Quad" as they call themselves came together to create what they call a "polyfamory."
Although neither Sean and Tyler nor Alysia and Taya are dating one another, they see each other as close partners. The women have their own rooms which the men rotate in and out of each night.
The couples had a direct way of explaining their relationship to their kids. "We told them: 'You know mom has a boyfriend and dad had a girlfriend and we're going to move in together, and we're all going to be a big family and they're going to help parent you, so we're going to need you to treat them like you treat us— like parents,'" Tyler explained.
Since moving in together, both women have had a baby but no one knows for sure who the fathers are. "We did not regulate the biology," Alysia said. But it doesn't matter because all four adults share parenting responsibilities.
"At the end of the day, we're just like any other monogamous family—there's just four of us," Tyler says. "Being a parent is so much more than just biology, and that's what we're about."
Taya agrees and says that those who focus on the intimate details of their relationship miss the bigger picture.
"People get so focused on who the biological father of each child is that they don't consider the benefits of having more loving adults in the child's life to guide and nurture them," she told Upworthy. "People imagine all the crazy sex we might be having and forget that we're just people like anyone else. We are a lot more like 'traditional' families than we are different. There's just more of us."
Taya believes that other poly families who feel stigmatized shouldn't let it get to them.
"My advice would be to live as authentically as they are able and to remember that the opinions of others often have more to do with that person than with you," she told Upworthy.
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A struggling cook asked Gordon Ramsay a personal question, and he responded in an unexpected way.
This was totally surprising.
Eric March
Image (Cropped) from Dave Pullig/Wikimedia Commons/Attribution 2.0 Generic.
Gordon Ramsay at play... work.
Gordon Ramsay is not exactly known for being nice.
Or patient.
Or nurturing.
On his competition show "Hell's Kitchen," he belittles cooks who can't keep up. If people come to him with their problems, he berates them. If someone is struggling to get something right in the kitchen, he curses them out.
His whole TV persona is based on being the world's worst boss.
Ramsay went on Reddit and allowed users to ask him any question they wanted.
So when a fellow cook asked him a sincere, deeply personal question about what to do when you've hit a roadblock in your career, you could probably guess what was coming.
How do you deal with it Ramsay?
Indeed, I thought the guy was making a terrible mistake pouring his heart out to a chef as notoriously tough as Ramsay:
"My hopes and dreams are nowhere to be found as I scale and portion salmon after salmon, shelling pods after pods of broad beans.
Sometimes I look out the tiny window and I can see people walking around the streets, enjoying the sunlight, while I'm here, questioning my dedication to this art as I rotate stock in the cool room, getting frost bitten, but the fear of the chef stops me from stepping outside to warm up.
The closest thing to feeling any kind of joy I get is those rare moments when I walk through the dining room near the end of service to get some coffee for everyone, and there will be a few diners left, idly sampling those little petite fours that we've painstakingly ensured are all perfectly round, identical, and just plain delicious. Then, one of them will stop the conversation they're having with their company, look up from their food and say, 'Thank you, chef. This is delicious,' and making the previous 14-hours of sweat and tears kind of worthwhile.
My question is, how did you deal with it? How the fuck did you deal with all the bullshit, Gordon?"
But the way Ramsay responded? Totally amazing. And completely unexpected.
That's an amazing question.
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Turns out, real-life Gordon Ramsay? He actually can be a really kind, big-hearted dude.
He's sympathetic to the guy. Not just because he's a good person. But because he's been there.
Working in restaurants is a tough, tough business. As of 2012, the average salary for cooks was less than $23,000/year. And those who are just starting out often have to work unglamorous, tedious jobs that no one else wants to do. Ramsay didn't have fancy culinary school training. He rose up through the ranks putting in long hours for low pay in kitchens all over the world. That's why he gets it.
Which brings up another point.
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When we go out to eat, we, as a culture, tend to behave ... how should I put this?
Let's go with "not like perfect angels."
Of course, no one likes getting the wrong order. Or waiting a really long time for a meal. Or eating something that doesn't taste the way you expect it to.
But it's important to remember that the people behind the food, like Ramsay's anonymous letter-writer, might be working 14-hour days. Or might be a recent immigrant who speaks limited English, trying to support a family thousands of miles away. And possibly making very little money. And sure, they screw up sometimes. But we all screw up at our jobs sometimes.
Because they, like the rest of us, are human beings.
Which is why saying...
"Thank you, chef. This is delicious."
Could mean everything to someone.
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Lessons we should have learned from the liberation of Auschwitz and other Nazi camps
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From 1940 to 1945, an estimated 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz, the largest complex of Nazi concentration camps. More than four out of five of those people—at least 1.1 million people—were murdered there.
On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the final prisoners from these camps—7,000 people, most of whom were sick or dying. Those of us with a decent public education are familiar with at least a few names of Nazi extermination facilities—Auschwitz, Dachau, Bergen-Belsen—but these are merely a few of the thousands (yes, thousands) of concentration camps, sub camps, and ghettos spread across Europe where Jews and other targets of Hitler's regime were persecuted, tortured, and killed by the millions.
The scale of the atrocity is unfathomable. Like slavery, the Holocaust is a piece of history where the more you learn the more horrifying it becomes. The inhumane depravity of the perpetrators and the gut-wrenching suffering of the victims defies description. It almost becomes too much for the mind and heart to take in, but it's vital that we push through that resistance.
The liberation of the Nazi camps marked the end of Hitler's attempt at ethnic cleansing, and the beginning of humanity's awareness about how such a heinous chapter in human history took place. The farther we get from that chapter, the more important it is to focus on the lessons it taught us, lest we ignore the signs of history repeating itself.
Lesson 1: Unspeakable evil can be institutionalized on a massive scale
Perhaps the most jarring thing about the Holocaust is how systematized it was. We're not talking about humans slaying other humans in a fit of rage or a small number of twisted individuals torturing people in a basement someplace—this was a structured, calculated, disciplined, and meticulously planned and carried out effort to exterminate masses of people. The Nazi regime built a well-oiled killing machine the size of half a continent, and it worked exactly as intended. We often cite the number of people killed, but the number of people who partook in the systematic torture and destruction of millions of people is just as harrowing.
It has now come out that Allied forces knew about the mass killing of Jews as early as 1942—three years before the end of the war. And obviously, there were reports from individuals of what was happening from the very beginning. People often ask why more wasn't done earlier on if people knew, and there are undoubtedly political reasons for that. But we also have the benefit of hindsight in asking that question. I can imagine most people simply disbelieving what was actually taking place because it sounds so utterly unbelievable.
The lesson here is that we have to question our tendency to disbelieve things that sound too horrible to be true. We have evidence that the worst things imaginable on a scale that seems unfathomable are totally plausible.
Lesson 2: Atrocity can happen right under our noses as we go about our daily lives
One thing that struck me as I was reading about the liberation of Auschwitz is that it was a mere 37 miles from Krakow, one of the largest cities in Poland. This camp where an average of 500 people a day were killed, where bodies were piled up like corded wood, where men, women, and children were herded into gas chambers—and it was not that far from a major population center.
And that was just one set of camps. We now know that there were thousands of locations where the Nazis carried out their "final solution," and it's not like they always did it way out in the middle of nowhere. A New York Times report on how many more camps there were than scholars originally thought describes what was happening to Jews and marginalized people as the average person went about their daily lives:
"The documented camps include not only 'killing centers' but also thousands of forced labor camps, where prisoners manufactured war supplies; prisoner-of-war camps; sites euphemistically named 'care' centers, where pregnant women were forced to have abortions or their babies were killed after birth; and brothels, where women were coerced into having sex with German military personnel."
Whether or not the average person knew the full extent of what was happening is unclear. But surely there were reports. And we know how the average person responds to reports, even today in our own country.
How many news stories have we seen of abuses and inhumane conditions inside U.S. immigrant detention camps? What is our reaction when the United Nations human rights chief visits our detention facilities and comes away "appalled"? It's a natural tendency to assume things simply can't be that bad—that's undoubtedly what millions of Germans thought as well when stories leaked through the propaganda.
Lesson 3: Propaganda works incredibly well
Propaganda has always been a part of governance, as leaders try to sway the general populace to support whatever they are doing. But the Nazis perfected the art and science of propaganda, shamelessly playing on people's prejudices and fears and flooding the public with mountains of it.
Hermann Goering, one of Hitler's top political and military figures, explained in an interview late in his life that such manipulation of the masses isn't even that hard.
"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders," he said. "That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
Terrifyingly true, isn't it? This is why we have to stay vigilant in the face of fear-mongering rhetoric coming from our leaders. When an entire religion or nationality or ethnic group is painted as "dangerous" or "criminal" or "terrorists," we have to recognize that we are being exposed to the same propaganda used to convince Germans that the Nazis were just trying to protect them. Safety and security are powerful human desires that make it easy to justify horrible acts.
Hitler was also great at playing the victim. While marching through Europe, conquering countries and rounding up millions of innocent people to exterminate, he claimed that Germany was the one under attack. Blatant anti-Semitic rhetoric surely fired up Hitler's core supporters, but the message to the average German was that this was all being done in the name of protecting the homeland, rather than a quest for a world-dominating master race.
Lesson 4: Most of us are in greater danger of committing a holocaust than being a victim of one
I had to pause when this realization hit me one day. As fairly average white American, I am in the majority in my country. And as strange as it is to say, that means I have more in common with the Germans who either committed heinous acts or capitulated to the Nazis than I do with the Jews and other targets of the Nazi party. That isn't to say that I would easily go along with mass genocide, but who's to say that I could fully resist the combination of systematic dehumanization, propaganda, and terrorism that led to the Holocaust? We all like to think we'd be the brave heroes hiding the Anne Franks of the world in our secret cupboards, but the truth is we don't really know what we would have done.
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First up – what a killer show. Every now and then you see a show of paintings and you think, this medium just never dies. And nor should it. With protagonists like Justin Andrews in the cockpit of his sci-fi x-wing fighter, cutting up fragments of opaque parallelograms across the great canvas of our collective consciousness with his laser guided precision tactics, it'll always find its place at even the sharpest point of cutting-edge contemporary art.
Andrews' show is titled 'Systems' and there's plenty of entry points to come at the work evoked by that reference. At the core of it, this series of five paintings (and one photographic print) is just an impressive body of paintings that pushes buttons. Large scale canvases contain strikingly bold graphic shapes in reflective mirror patterns of equal quadrants. Symmetrical and clean, the dynamic force of the patterns pushes as much outwardly toward the corner of the frame as it pulls inwardly toward an implied gravitational vortex in the centre.
Amplified directional perspective, slight disorientation of planar overlays, like axiomatic engineering or architectural draftsman plans, pushed together into dislocated and jostled groupings that defy the implied cartesian grid and induce a slightly affective physical queasiness – in a good way!
Now, rather than laboriously describe the works, I think I'll just jump right in and convey the synaptic cross-firings that were triggered in my mind as I stood in the room and had the paintings shudder and shape shift around me. Because that was the compelling thing about this show. It was a catalytic contagion that sent my thoughts racing and took me to all sorts of wonderful places.
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The way the paintings are quarter sections, reflected and mirrored into a cross pattern, brought to mind some stone work I had seen in a chapel in Padua, Italy. Great slabs of red marble had been cut and opened up, like pages of a book. Then cut and opened again to create a pattern of four practically equal quadrant parts. The veins in the marble were reflected in each quadrant and at a distance looked perfectly exact. But at closer inspection, the organic irregularities revealed slight variations in each section. This rock, once a heated molten fluid was a chaotic force working its way through the earth until it cooled into its captured pattern of variant colour. Then, at some rather minutely infinitesimal moment in its life, it was hacked open by a cerebrally advanced and mostly hairless ape (and here I'm just emphasising the animal that is the human, not passing judgement on medieval stone masons!) to reveal its inner captured moment. I'm sure this comes to mind because when I'm looking at Andrews' paintings all I can imagine is that from the vast chaotic flux of constant and clattering motion of forms and shapes, these images have been nailed down into one frozen moment. An exquisitely timed snapshot of strobing blocks of colour.
Really, I could go on even more about these works (the systematic process of creation from sculpture to photography to digital collage to drawing to painting, deserves more than this passing mention, for example) but if you get the chance you should check them out in the flesh. Digital representations are not going to give you the full truth of the work because they will flatten the minute tonal variations in some of the colours, hide the paint bleeds and make the subtle pencil marks practically invisible. Standing in front of a painting that is bigger than you, is part of the reason why the blocks of colours, why the rhomboidal planes, shudder back and forth as they stretch across your focal point and into your periphery vision. And | 558 |
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Staying overnight for this panchakarma series, in their soft, gentle and cozy healing center, was a true gift which increased the power of the experience exponentially. The room was lovely, the food was deeply nourishing, and the silence, stepping out of the external world for those days of healing, was profound.
In this world of busy, busy schedules, numerous demands and less-than nourishing food and entertainment options, Ayurvedic Healing's panchakarma experience assists participants in realigning themselves with nourishment of all forms. As I walk out the door, I feel light, radiant, extraordinary, and have deepened my commitment to leaning toward healthy, nourishing choices in all facets of my life, recommitting myself to healthy practices that had fallen out of my schedule and finding new ways of living as the | 526 |
With the<|fim_middle|> | upcoming holiday season fast approaching, spent budgets, an uncertain future, and cautious bean counters hasten the all-too-predictable holiday and first-quarter business slowdown. However, this is the perfect time for forward-thinking companies to set themselves apart in a positive way. The following sales technique can yield tremendous results in terms of increased long- and short-term sales, a more loyal customer base, and a rare opportunity to achieve that desired status as a "preferred client," with minimal cost and effort. As in all things, however, proper timing is critical.
This sales process begins just before Thanksgiving. With the traditional December holiday season, companies often send and receive Seasons Greetings cards to and from clients and vendors ad nauseum. There are often so many cards received at once that their meaning and intent are lost to the recipient due to sheer volume. The Christmas cards are quickly displayed, tossed, and forgotten. Herein lies a golden opportunity.
This incredible sales process must begin without fail on November 1. On or about this date, a company representative should go to the quick printer to review available Thanksgiving cards. Many of these cards are tasteful, upscale, and understated. The rep should have printed or written on these cards a brief message to the effect of "Thank you for the loyalty and support you have shown us this year. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. Respectfully," and sign the company's name.
Mail these personally signed cards no later than the first week in November. Clients are guaranteed to find these cards a pleasant, unexpected, and welcome surprise. The company that sends a Thanksgiving card has found a unique ways of thanking its customers for their business. This one move unquestionably puts the forward-thinking business in a position to enhance its position above that of its competitors.
However, to accomplish the goal of improving sales at this critical time of year, the work is not yet done. Exactly 1 week after the mailing, with a customer list and call report in hand, a company representative should call each customer. The idea is to quickly get to the point and ask the client if they received the Thanksgiving card. When they invariably reply in the affirmative, the company rep should pause briefly and tell them once again that the company appreciates their past loyalty and support, and wishes them a Happy Thanksgiving. Then they should close the conversation.
Clients will appreciate the thoughtful card, as well as the follow-up call. This will lead them to wonder why other contractors—the company's competitors—did not call. Are they indifferent, ungrateful, or uncaring? It does not matter, because this one company alone showed class, sincerity, and an appreciation for work given. Guess who will now be "top of mind" when upcoming projects are awarded?
Still, there is more follow-up to be done as the sales process gets even better. When January 1 arrives and the doldrums of the first quarter begin, it is time to refer once again to the customer mailing list and call report. This is a perfect time to call clients and wish them a happy, healthy new year. The company representative who calls should briefly inquire to find out if any work is upcoming. If not, the client might be able to refer the rep to associates who do have upcoming work. As clients recall the thoughtful Thanksgiving gesture, they will certainly jump at the chance to help if they can. Whatever the reaction to this call, the representative should once again thank the clients for their time, and keep the conversation brief and professional.
If a company follows this proven sales technique, positive results will certainly happen. More importantly, the company has set the stage for the upcoming year.
Here's another simple tip: If a business owner's schedule will not allow for diligently following this sales process, he or she can delegate this most important task to a trusted subordinate.
Finally, fast-forward the daytimer to November 1 of the upcoming year and add a reminder to begin the process again. This highly effective sales technique can help a company maximize its efforts and empower its associates. This is just one easy way to take advantage of a simple sales technique that could pay off throughout the years. | 837 |
Well, it's almost Christmas so I thought it might be fun to talk about traditions.
I grew up in Florida and the neighborhood we grew up in had the BEST tradition! Each year sometime in December people would come around selling tea<|fim_middle|> carrying through the years are a great way to do that.
What traditions do you carry on from growing up, or what traditions did you start with your family? | light type candles and white lunch sized paper sacks. Everyone in the neighborhood bought them, I mean EVERYONE. Then on Christmas Eve you'd find us all out in our yards filling the bags 1/2 way up with sand and adding a candle in each and placing them 10 paces apart all the way around the yard at the street. We had to buy quite a few since we lived on the corner. Then as it got dark we would all light our candles, and the electric company would come out and turn off all of the street lights so that the lights were only lit by the candles lining the streets! It was beautiful! It went on for miles and miles. What I remember being told as a kid was that we were lighting the way to the nearest church so the sinner could find their way on Christmas Eve.
After ours were all lit, our neighbor, Mrs. Reeves, would have an open house with all sorts of great food and treats and we'd all gather and play games and have an awesome time! That's something I will NEVER forget!
Another tradition we had each Christmas season was my Mom would bake all sorts of holiday cookies and treats and make up a cute plate full and cover it in plastic wrap and then my brothers and I would deliver them to the neighbors.
When our kids were little we started our own Christmas tradition in our home that we continue today even as they are all grown with kids of their own. After all of the presents have been opened on Christmas morning, Hubby reads the Christmas story from Luke 2 and then I bring out a coffee cake and we sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and celebrate!
Now that our kids are grown, I wish we had created even more traditions that they can look back on fondly. It's so important to make memories with your kids and traditions | 368 |
Video: "Off Our Chests" Author Talk with Dr. John and Liza Marshall
A surprisingly open memoir co-authored by the married duo of a world class oncologist and a cancer survivor about love, pain, hope, strength and resilience while navigating the overwhelming breast cancer advocacy movement.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/5JPqRkpBzp4
Liza Marshall left her law practice in 2005 to focus on her family and Hope Connections for Cancer Support, of which she is a founding member. In 2006, at the age of forty-three, Liza was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, the most deadly form of the disease. Throughout her treatment and beyond, Liza has been an active volunteer at Hope Connections and other local non-profits, serving on boards, directing development campaigns, and supporting a variety of communities and missions.
John Marshall is a medical oncologist and a professor at Georgetown University, and an internationally recognized expert in gastrointestinal cancers and the development of new treatments for cancer. He has been outspoken on controversial issues in cancer research, including his criticism of the dominance and success of breast cancer advocacy and research at the unfortunate expense of other specialties.
About the Interviewer:
Bethanne Patrick is a Washington Post book reviewer and the editor, most recently, of "The Books That Changed My Life: Reflections by 100 Authors, Actors, Musicians and Other Remarkable People."
October 8, 2021 by Web Editor
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Video: Marcia Chatelain, Author of "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America"
Often blamed for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes among black Americans, fast food restaurants like McDonald's have long symbolized capitalism's villainous effects on our nation's most vulnerable communities. But how did fast food restaurants so thoroughly saturate black neighborhoods in the first place? In "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America," acclaimed historian Marcia Chatelain uncovers a surprising history of cooperation among fast food companies, black capitalists, and civil rights leaders, who—in the troubled years after King's assassination—believed they found an economic answer to the problem of racial inequality. With the discourse of social welfare all but evaporated, federal programs under presidents Johnson and Nixon promoted a new vision for racial justice: that the franchising of fast food restaurants, by black citizens in their own neighborhoods, could finally improve the quality of black<|fim_middle|> who still calls Africa home.
On Wednesday, April 8, Ward, a National Book Award winner, will discuss her acclaimed "Men We Reaped" at Central Library.
The 2013 memoir focuses on five young black men lost to drugs, accidents, murder and suicide in her small hometown of DeLisle, Miss. The dead include her younger brother, killed by a drunk driver. "Time" magazine says "Men We Reaped" is "[l]avishly endowed with literary craft and hard-earned wisdom." Ward is an English professor at Tulane University.
On Thursday, May 7, MacArthur Fellow and featured fiction writer Adichie discusses her third novel, the funny, intergenerational "Americanah" at Central Library.
It's the story of a Nigerian college student who rises to blogger fame describing what she calls the "Racial Disorder Syndrome" of her new American life. The New York Times named "Americanah" one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 and the Boston Globe called it "utterly transfixing… [u]nforgettable." Adichie can be heard reading her essay "We Should All Be Feminists" on the recent Beyoncé track, "Flawless."
Following news headlines from Ferguson, Mo., New York, Cleveland and other cities in 2014, the social media hashtag "#Blacklivesmatter" was named Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society.
Arlington Reads 2015 author events are free and begin at 7 p.m. in Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, Va. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rainbow Rowell Rocked the House for Banned Books Week
Printz Honor Award Winning Author Delights Arlington Audiences
The fabulous YA and adult author Rainbow Rowell spent Monday morning talking to students at W-L.
They asked excellent questions, including whether "Rainbow" is her real name. (Answer: If you were going to make up a pen name, would you choose Rainbow?)
In the evening, adults and teens packed the Central Library auditorium to hear Rowell read from her books (via an eBook on her phone) and talk about her experience being dis-invited to speak at Anoka County Library last year, after complaints that her book "Eleanor & Park" was "pornographic," "sexually explicit" and too controversial for even a teenage audience.
Some attendees were also photographed reading their favorite Banned or Challenged books, for this year's Banned Books Week mugshots.
But best of all, Rowell talked about writing.
Her quotable (and tweetable) statements included "I have to write to get the words off from around my neck" and "We have a lot of librarians and teachers here tonight. I can tell by your cardigans." In fact, Rowell's appearance was one of the most highly-tweeted and instagrammed programs we've done so far.
Danielle and Lelia from One More Page Books were also on hand for anyone who wanted to buy copies of Rowell's books.
And after her talk the author signed books and spoke to many attendees.
We are so happy Rainbow Rowell could join us – it was a hilarious, fabulous night!
September 23, 2014 by Web Editor
Filed Under: Authors, News | life. Synthesizing years of research, "Franchise" tells a troubling success story of an industry that blossomed the very moment a freedom movement began to wither.
Marcia Chatelain is a scholar, speaker, and strategist based in Washington, D.C. She teaches courses in African American life and culture at Georgetown University. When she's not in the classroom, she's on the road, talking to audiences about our nation's pressing and pervasive social issues, including racism, universities and the history of slavery, as well as activist movements.
August 3, 2021 by Web Editor
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Video: Arlington Reads with Emma Brown
An Arlington Reads Signature Author Event.
A discussion of "To Raise a Boy," a journalist's searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better.
In the course of her reporting in the wake of the #MeToo movement, Emma Brown interviewed hundreds of people—educators, parents, coaches, researchers, men, and boys—to understand the challenges boys face and how to address them. What Brown uncovered was shocking: 23 percent of boys believe men should use violence to get respect; 22 percent of an incoming college freshman class said they had already committed sexual violence; 58 percent of young adults said they've never had a conversation with their parents about respect and care in sexual relationships. Men are four times more likely than women to die by suicide. Nearly 4 million men experience sexual violence each year. "To Raise a Boy" combines assiduous reporting, cutting-edge scientific research, and boys' powerful testimonials to expose the crisis in young men's emotional and physical health. Emma Brown connects the dots between educators, researchers, policy makers, and mental health professionals in this tour de force that upends everything we thought we knew about boys.
July 19, 2021 by Web Editor
More to Explore: Author Rebecca Traister
Did you catch our conversation with Arlington Reads featured author Rebecca Traister? You still have time!
The interview will be available until Thursday, April 15 on:
During the conversation, Ms. Traister discusses her latest book "Good and Mad," the story of female fury and its cultural significance, demonstrating its crucial role in women's slow rise to political power in America, as well as the ways that anger is received when it comes from women as opposed to men.
If you are interested in learning more about the women and historical moments featured in "Good and Mad," we have curated a book list, which spotlights the works of Gloria Steinem, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alicia Garza, and many more.
Good and Mad Book List
Take a deep dive into Traister's work with this YouTube playlist featuring speeches and conversations referenced throughout "Good and Mad."
Leymah Gbowee Discusses The Role of Women OnThe Front Lines of Peacebuilding
Myisha Cherry Anger is not a bad word TEDxUofIChicago
Patrisse Cullors and Angela Davis TimesTalks
Emma Gonzalez's powerful March for Our Lives speech in full
Congresswoman Lee's AUMF Speech on 9/14/01
Shirley Chisholm Declares Presidential Bid, January 25, 1972
1970s USA Women's Liberation Rally with Gloria Steinem
Michelle Obama on being called an "angry black woman"
Audre Lorde on Radical Care and Political Warfare
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" Performed by Kerry Washington
Learn more about upcoming Arlington Reads events and watch previous Arlington Reads conversations.
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March 18, 2021 by web editor
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Video: Multiracial Coalitions in the Civil Rights Era
The Poor People's Campaign, held in Washington, D.C., during the spring of 1968, has long been overshadowed by the assassination of its architect, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the political turmoil of that year.
But while the campaign did not achieve its lofty goals — including a rededication to the War on Poverty and an end to rampant police brutality — it did prove to be an illustrative moment of a "long" civil rights movement that highlighted the essential yet oft-forgotten objective of economic justice and everything that entailed. This multiracial campaign also shed lights on the interdependent relationship between racial identity and political coalition among African Americans and Mexican Americans. While the fight against poverty held great potential for Black-Latino cooperation, such efforts also exposed the complex dynamics between the nation's two largest minority groups.
Presenter Gordon K. Mantler is Executive Director of the University Writing Program and Associate Professor of Writing and of History at the George Washington University. Mantler has taught writing and history since 2006 at GW, Duke University, and Guilford College in North Carolina. Since 1999, Mantler has specialized in the history and rhetoric of 20th century social justice movements and the African American and Latino experience in the United States, as well as public, oral, and film history. He has received numerous awards and grants, including financial support from the Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library.
January 12, 2021 by Web Editor
Video: Elaine Weiss, Author of "The Woman's Hour"
Filed Under: Arlington Reads, Authors, News
Jesmyn Ward Offers Insight, Hope to Arlington Reads Audiences
National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward stressed the importance of dialogue both locally and nationally during two Arlington Reads 2015 appearances April 8.
Speaking first to students at Marymount University, Ward said "hope" was the key to confronting each new day despite the weight of the latest tragic headlines stemming from the issues of race and poverty she has written so much about.
The theme of Arlington Reads 2015 is "#BlackLivesMatter: Two Remarkable Writers on Being Black in America."
Addressing an evening standing-room only crowd at Central Library, Ward said she had at one point considered abandoning her writing for a career in nursing but found that the process of sharing her thoughts and stories helped her as much as it reached others.
At Ms. Ward's request, her presentations were not recorded but readers are encouraged to watch Ward's 2013 PBS NewsHour interview that led to her "Men We Reaped" being chosen for Arlington Reads.
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Arlington Reads 2015 presents featured fiction author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on May 7 at Central Library.
April 9, 2015 by Web Editor
Win Jesmyn Ward's Powerful Memoir; Hear Her April 8 for Arlington Reads
National Book Award Winner Will Visit Central Library April 8
Jesmyn Ward will discuss her memoir "Men We Reaped" on Wednesday, April 8, 7 p.m. for Arlington Reads 2015, "#Blacklivesmatter: Two Remarkable Writers on Being Black in America."
Ward's acclaimed 2013 memoir focuses on five young black men lost to drugs, accidents, murder and suicide in her small hometown of DeLisle, Miss. The dead include her younger brother, killed by a drunk driver.
"Time" magazine says "Men We Reaped" is [l]avishly endowed with literary craft and hard-earned wisdom. Ward, an English professor at Tulane University, won the 2011 National Book Award for her novel "Salvage the Bones."
Now you can win a copy of "Men We Reaped."
Use the comments space below to tell us in a few sentences what books best speak to you on race and the African American experience.
Winners will be contacted by March 18 20. Winning copies will be available for pick-up at Central Library.
On Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m., Arlington Reads 2015 featured fiction writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks at Central Library on her funny, powerful "Americanah," named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by the New York Times.
Admission and parking are free for Arlington Reads events. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of the authors' books will also be sold the night of their appearances, courtesy of Barnes & Noble, Clarendon.
Arlington Reads is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
February 25, 2015 by Web Editor
Arlington Reads 2015: Jesmyn Ward and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Two Remarkable Young Writers on Being Black in America
This year, Arlington Public Library's annual one-theme, one-community read focuses on race in America, as seen through the works of Jesmyn Ward and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – one born in the United States and the other | 1,915 |
Jared Greer, center, won the 2018 SEC Student Pitch Competition with his Lapovations.
This year's competition was hosted at Texas A&M University by the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship.
On Sunday, Oct. 7, all competitors and their respective directors were invited to a private welcome reception. To kick off the evening, the group was led to a private room where they were greeted by Chef Mikeal Frey of the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center and given a short lesson on how to "make your own" guacamole. The students were then let loose for the first-ever "SEC Guac-Off." Cross<|fim_middle|> masterpiece. Afterward, the multiple judges and center directors attending the reception voted on their favorite recipe. This cleverly executed icebreaker helped to set the tone for the rest of the evening.
The SEC Student Pitch Competition was a day-long affair during which each SEC University Champion Team (one per university) presented in front of two preliminary round panels of three to five judges in parallel sessions. This ensured that all teams were seen by the same judges. The judges were all alumni of an SEC school to help keep the scoring as unbiased as possible. Teams were evaluated on the quality of their pitch and the viability of their business.
Final pitches from the three advancing teams were held at the All American North Club in Kyle Field, and open to the public. Local entrepreneurs, SEC alumni and family and friends braved a stormy evening to see if their team would be announced as a finalist. Blake Petty emceed the evening and held the crowd in suspense as he recapped the day. Finally, Petty announced that the finalist teams were Roo Storage from University of Missouri, Lapovations from University of Arkansas, and Navibās of University South Carolina. Teams were allowed 10 minutes for their pitch with five minutes of Q&A. Each pitch was remarkably well structured and involved the innovative use of existing technologies in a novel manner.
After a long deliberation, Lapovations was announced as the 2018 SEC Student Pitch Champion – the second year in a row for an Arkansas team to take the title, and with it a $5,000 cash prize. Second place and $3,500 was awarded to Roo Storage, and third place and $1,500 was awarded to Navibās. | -conference teams were assigned to different tables and they each had 12 minutes to make their own avocado | 21 |
Piketty's political economy
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Read the full article at:Journal of Australian Political Economy
Sheil, Christopher, 'Piketty's political economy', Evatt Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, December 2015.<https://evatt.org.au/pikettys-political-economy> | This book presents novel challenges for its reviewers, or at least those working to the gentle beat of academic journals. Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is not only the biggest blockbuster to burst from the field of political economy in living memory, it's also the international book trade's success story of the year.
Originally published in France in 2013, the English language version was published in the United States on 28 March 2014 and has occupied the New York Times best-seller list for most of the past six months, with many weeks in the top spot. Politico magazine recently reported that the book's going global with editions in 20 more languages by January 2015. Sales figures as at September 2014 were said to be half a million, including 200,000 in French, and the product will soon be selling in China, Brazil, Japan and Argentina.
A full final distribution of a million or more doesn't seem far-fetched. Indeed, with successive editions over time, it's not inconceivable that Capital in the Twenty-First Century could eventually become the best-selling book of economics ever, a milestone that's often said to be the four million or so in 41 languages sold by Paul Samuelson's textbook.
The already brilliant career of Capital in the Twenty-First Century renders superfluous many of the review's usual functions. Few observers of the literary, academic or political worlds will have not heard of the book by now. Practically everybody in this journal's catchment area will know of it, many will have read it, and most will have at least formed a preliminary opinion. With these rather unique circumstances in mind, here I'll try to combine the reviewer's duty | 364 |
Big increase in number of stores participating in Elgin's Small Business Saturday
By Mike Danahey
The Courier-News |
Decked out for the holidays, Soulful Sparrow is one of 45 downtown Elgin stores offering incentives to lure customers in during Small Business Saturday. (Jennifer Fukala)
Small Business Saturday<|fim_middle|>ificates/. For more information about what's going on in downtown Elgin Saturday, go to www.downtownelgin.com/smallbusinesssaturday/.
Black Friday (shopping) | in Elgin is getting bigger this year.
The number of downtown stores taking part in the annual effort to get people to patronize locally owned establishments is 45, up from 36 last year, Downtown Neighborhood Association Executive Director Jennifer Fukala said.
"This means we will be really busy Saturday," Elgin Books & Coffee co-owner Gloria Theofanis said. "People here like to back small businesses."
"It's a great way for the community to come out to show support for local businesses," said Francine Nesbitt, co-owner of the antique shop Whatnots & Whimsies.
Many of the stores will be offering incentives to lure in shoppers. Nesbitt, for example, will be serving refreshments, offering 20 percent discounts on the purchase of one item and and presenting unannounced deals throughout the day.
Shoppers also will be rewarded for supporting Elgin's downtown shops and restaurants, Fukala said.
"Every participating merchant will have swag bags for customers, with coupons from 16 downtown businesses that can be used through Dec. 31, and a discount offer to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concerts Dec. 8 and 9," she said.
The bag also will have a punch card, Fukala said. Anyone who spends $75 downtown Saturday can turn in the card for a token to receive a free piece of art at the Blue Box Cafe.
The artworks are all about the size of a deck of cards and are held inside a repurposed 1950s cigarette vending machine that is the work of Oddball Art Laboratory, Fukala said.
Oddball Art Laboratory filled this repurposed 1950s cigarette vending machine to hold small artworks, which are being given away as a promotion during Small Business Saturday at Blue Box Cafe in downtown Elgin. (Dave Metzger)
Oddball Artlab Director Dave Metzger said the pieces are all made by local artists.
"Some have provided enough so they have their own channel in the machine. There's also a channel marked with a question mark, which dispenses pieces from a variety of artists," Metzger said.
Rediscover Records owner Rich Wagner said Small Business Saturday is busy but he does even better on Black Friday.
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"That's when there is another Record Store Day, a modified version of the big one that takes place in April," Wagner said. "We'll be open at 8 a.m. Friday and expect to have dozens of special releases, which will posted to our website (www.rediscoverrecords.com) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RediscoverRecords). It's the second busiest day of the year for us, after the regular Record Store Day in April."
American Express is credited with starting Small Business Saturday in 2010 as a way to promote shopping at local and independent retailers and restaurants after the big blowout sales on Black Friday, the traditional first day of holiday shopping after Thanksgiving. A survey last year by the National Federation and Independent Business and American Express found that 108 million shoppers spent $13 billion at independent stores and restaurants on the that day in 2017.
"Another great way for people to support our downtown businesses in their holiday shopping is with downtown Elgin gift certificates that can be ordered online now," Fukala said.
For gift certificates, go to www.downtownelgin.com/giftcert | 800 |
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Taibbi on Bill Moyers vs. Bill O'Reilly
O'Reilly bashed PBS for funding lefty agitators like Bill Moyers. "Here's what we get – a $16 trillion debt, and we've gotta pay for Bill Moyers," O'Reilly boomed. He also held up a flash card with a picture of Moyers and the headline, "Why is NPR getting our money?" There are only two problems with O'Reilly's argument: 1. Bill Moyers doesn't work for NPR, and never did. 2. Moyers doesn't get any money from PBS. His show is entirely self-supported by donors. If anything, he supports public television.
All Human Beings: Israel Counts Calories for Gazans
Under court order, Israel has released a report showing the military set nutritional "red lines" to decide how much food to allow into the Gaza Strip under the blockade so that Palestinians would survive but not starve. The document, released after a long legal battle, shows food imports were cut by nearly 75 percent, with calorie counts below the average amount needed. Israel says the report was never used to restrict the flow of food. Critics say if this isn't collective punishment - illegal under international law - what is?
We Are Good Citizens
Six more protesters were arrested at the Bain-owned Sensata plant in Freeport, Ill. for sitting in and demanding a full severance package for the 170 workers who will lose their jobs starting Friday when the plant's operations move to China. The protesters, some of whom said they were "scared to death" being in a police car, said they'd do it again. "It's for a good cause. If you won't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." - a supporter
We Will Rebuild
More Fun On the Internet: Within minutes of last night's 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Maine - which slightly shook our houses around dinnertime - an enterprising wise-acre put up an "I Survived the New England Earthquake" page on Facebook, with (semi-grisly) photos of the (barely discernible) damage and terrific graphics stolen from tacky 9/11 iconography. Within the hour it had 45,000 likes. Now it's over 90,000. Ah, the human spirit. "We are united in our grief, but together we are strong."
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Music streaming company Pandora made a rare foray into acquisitions today with the news that it has snapped up adtech startup AdsWizz.
Pandora is doling out $145 million in total to secure AdsWizz, "at least" 50 percent of which will be paid in cash, with the remainder payable in cash or stock — presumably based on performance.
Founded in 2008, San Mateo-based AdsWizz is focused squarely on digital audio advertising, with programmatic "self-serve" ad-buying a core part of the platform, which explains its appeal to a company like Pandora.
But what is most interesting about this deal is that Pandora isn't gobbling up the company's technology for its own use. Pandora said that advertisers will eventually be able access AdsWizz's marketplace through Pandora — as well as other "leading audio publishers" — meaning that Pandora is keeping AdsWizz alive for potential rivals to use. The company will "make it easier for publishers to monetize their inventory and for advertisers to buy and measure their campaigns," according to a statement.
Recent data from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) suggests that digital audio advertising revenues rose 42 percent to $603 million in the first half of 2017, and the growing popularity of podcasting likely means this figure will continue to grow.
Pandora may be a stalwart of the music-stream<|fim_middle|> $5.
That Pandora is now effectively an adtech business in its own right opens up a new revenue stream for the company, though it remains to be seen whether other audio publishers will use a service owned by a potential rival.
Pandora has made four previous known acquisitions in its nearly 20-year history. The last semi-acquisition was in 2015 when it bought key assets from Rdio after it filed for bankruptcy. And it bought Ticketfly and Next Big Sound that same year, though it offloaded Ticketfly at a loss two years later. It had also previously bought a South Dakota radio station in 2013.
The AdsWizz acquisition is expected to close in Q2 2018, after which AdsWizz will become a Pandora subsidiary, with AdsWizz CEO Alexis van de Wyer staying on as CEO. | ing realm, but competition from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music hasn't worked in its favor. Still, its recent Q4 2017 financials showed that revenue was up seven percent year-on-year, while its subscribers grew by 25 percent on the previous year, driven in part by the launch of its on-demand premium streaming service. This news drove its stock up marginally, but its share price is still down massively from its 2014 peak of $37 and currently sit at less than | 107 |
The thoracodorsal nerve is also referred to as the middle or long subscapular nerve. It arises from the C6 to C8 roots of the brachial plexus. The thoracodorsal nerve exits the posterior cord at the apex of the axilla. It runs posteriorly to the axillary vein in its<|fim_middle|> injections has been found to reduce postoperative pain significantly. In comparing the incidence of postoperative latissimus dorsi contraction in a proximal or distal denervation group, the contraction was significantly lower in the proximal group.
The latissimus dorsi flap may also be useful in neophalloplasty procedures in surgeries for gender affirmation and repair of congenital abnormalities and penile trauma. The thoracodorsal nerve is joined to the ilioinguinal or obturator nerve using microneurrhaphy techniques.
The latissimus dorsi is among the most frequently used flaps in reconstructive surgery. Despite its popularity, there is less consideration of its consequences on donor muscle function. Consequences of flap harvesting include weakness arising from chair, weakness of arm adduction, and shoulder weakness.
Injuries to the latissimus dorsi muscle tendon may disrupt the contour of the posterior axillary fold. There have been reports of baseball pitchers injuring the latissimus dorsi muscle tendon and muscle belly. The latissimus dorsi muscle may be damaged during anterior spinal surgery using the transthoracic approach.
The axillary arch is a myofascial slip that derives from the latissimus dorsi muscle, involving the axilla and the shoulder. In about 40% of the population, the axillary arch receives innervation from the thoracodorsal nerve. The fascia can create several clinical problems; axillary arch dysfunction could cause nerve traction and be one of the causes of thoracic outlet syndrome. | descent through the axilla and joins the vascular pedicle of the latissimus dorsi muscle. Identification of the thoracodorsal nerve is crucial during surgical procedures of the axilla. Surgeons use the thoracodorsal nerve as a nerve graft in various surgeries. Its primary function is motor innervation of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
The thoracodorsal nerve arises from the C6, C7, and C8 roots but its predominant root is C7. It appears as a branch of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus.
The thoracodorsal nerve courses inferiorly and laterally to form the latissimus dorsi pedicle. In the pedicle, the thoracodorsal nerve is superficial to the thoracodorsal artery and vein. The nerve enters the latissimus dorsi muscle on its tendinous medial surface. The bundle is present on the deep surface of the latissimus dorsi muscle and traces to its lower border.
The thoracodorsal nerve may be identified as posterior and lateral to the lateral thoracic vein, two centimeters from the confluence of the lateral thoracic vein and the axillary vein. The lateral thoracic vein is lateral to the lateral border of the pectoralis muscle. It is also described to follow the course of the subscapular artery.
Muscle development and motoneuron development take place simultaneously. Transcription factors facilitate communication of developing motoneurons to their muscle groups. Motor neurons of the peripheral nervous system arise from the basal plate of the ventral neural tube. The thoracodorsal nerve arises from the hypaxial motor column of the neural tube. Although the deep back muscles arise from epaxial myotomes and hypaxial myotomes are associated with limb muscles and the ventral body wall, the latissimus dorsi muscle is hypaxial in origin. It migrates to the dorsum during development and is a superficial back muscle.
The thoracodorsal nerve runs with the thoracodorsal artery and vein to supply the latissimus dorsi muscle. The nerve is close to the lymphatic vessels of the axilla, which are relevant during axillary lymph node dissection procedures. The subscapular lymph nodes are located in the posterior axillary fold, receiving lymph from the posterior thoracic wall and scapular region. Injury to the thoracodorsal nerve during axillary lymph node dissection is less frequent than other complications, including lymphedema and seroma formation.
The thoracodorsal nerve is a pure motor nerve that innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle. The latissimus dorsi muscle is a large, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the spinous processes of T7 to L5, the thoracolumbar fascia, and iliac crest. It inserts in the intertubercular groove of the humerus bone and acts to extend, internally rotate, and adduct the arm. The primary blood supply of the latissimus dorsi muscle is the thoracodorsal artery. The dorsal divisions of T6 to T12 provide the sensory innervation of the skin of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
In about 13% of the population, thoracodorsal nerve innervates the teres major muscle.
There are three subtypes of thoracodorsal nerve origin concerning the superior, middle, and inferior trunks of the brachial plexus. The superior and middle trunks form Type A, with Type B formed by the middle and inferior trunks and Type C, where the thoracodorsal nerve arises from all three trunks. Branching of the thoracodorsal nerve sometimes occurs proximal to the hilum of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
The thoracodorsal nerve commonly innervates the axillary arch, also known as Langer's arch. This muscular variant of the latissimus dorsi muscle is a musculocutaneous arch that extends between the latissimus dorsi muscle at its humeral insertion point and the pectoralis minor tendon. Its location poses complications during surgical procedures of the axillary region. If present, the axillary arch can complicate axillary lymph node dissection, and the presence of the arch may contribute to lymphedema or entrapment syndromes if not divided.
When considering the harvesting of C7, the upper and lower trunks of the brachial plexus have less propensity to contribute to the thoracodorsal nerve and may be safest to use to avoid injury to the thoracodorsal nerve.
The lateral branch of the thoracodorsal nerve is used in nerve graft reconstruction surgery for injuries to the facial, musculocutaneous, accessory, and axillary nerves. The thoracodorsal nerve is also used in surgeries to reinnervate the triceps muscle and restore elbow flexion.
In breast reconstructive surgery the latissimus dorsi muscle may be used as a flap to cover an implant or create breast volume. Complications of latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap techniques for breast reconstruction include weakening of the shoulder, scarring, and undesired movement of the reconstructed breast. There is no solid consensus regarding the decision to transect or preserve the thoracodorsal nerve or leave it intact. Thoracodorsal nerve preservation may cause muscle contraction with potential implant dislocation. A similar degree of atrophy of the latissimus dorsi muscle occurs in patients where there is the preservation of the thoracodorsal nerve. Delayed resection of the thoracodorsal nerve may be more difficult due to fibrosis and impaired access to the latissimus dorsi muscle due to its anterior transposition over the axilla. A complete section of the latissimus dorsi muscle does not guarantee successful denervation. Nonsurgical intervention with botulinum toxin | 1,234 |
Blockchain—the tamper-proof electronic ledger network technology—first made headlines with the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Independent of that boom-and-bust cycle, the life sciences industry is now exploring ways to tap into the potential of blockchain's underlying technology.
Blockchain<|fim_middle|>In this video interview, IP Partner Ted Mlynar discusses some of the opportunities and unique challenges of blockchain — and how it may fundamentally change the way the entire industry does business. | adoption has the potential to create a more broadly integrated ecosystem, which would allow players across disparate areas of the health care industry to synchronize vast quantities of data, and in the process improve the bottom line for pharmaceutical development, create more reliable record keeping, and optimize health care delivery. But widespread adoption of the technology will depend on the willingness of both regulators and market players to navigate issues around standardized data practices, and to accept radical new levels of transparency.
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John has graduated with a Law Degree from Trinity and gone on to qualify as a solicitor. John was thrilled to get a good position in a small law firm doing conveyancing. Things were going really well initially and he loved the feeling of having money and going for drinks with his colleagues in Temple Bar on a Friday evening. Only six months into the job, John was let go due to the downturn in property market. He was gutted as he had just bought a new BMW on hire purchase. He didn't know how he would ever make the repayments.
This book is aimed at anyone interested exploring their own potential and the potential of those around them. It is about how passion, imagination, creativity, values and luck influence on career decision-making. Sir Ken Robinson is one of the world's leading speakers on the development of education, creativity and innovation. In his book he shares a wide range of stories of how people such as Paul McCartney, Paolo Coelho, Meg Ryan, dancer Gillian Lynne and screenwriter, Matt Groening found their 'element'. He describes ' the element ' as 'the place where the things you love to do and the things you are good at come together'.
Ray was a construction worker who had been unemployed for four years. Understandably, when we met, he was feeling very low. He said that when he first arrived for Guidance he felt "tearful". He said that he had expected his visit to Guidance to be a form-filling session, however, he found it like Counselling. After the session, Ray said "it was the best thing" he had done<|fim_middle|> by Alan Richardson called 'High Dream/Low Dream'.
I asked the group what their 'high dream' would be; what would the successful completion of this course mean for them? How would they feel afterwards? How might their lives be different?
These days it is not unusual for people to be stressed and anxious about their future career prospects. Many of the people I meet on a daily basis feel trapped in unemployment and powerless to get ahead. Coupled with this, the media is constantly bombarding us with negative messages about recession, cutbacks, redundancies and a lack of jobs. | in years, "as I would still be in the town scratching my head, still trying to make up my mind about the future".
I recently worked with a group of adults returning to learn I.T. Skills. They ranged in age from 20-67 years. On their first day, they were understandably both excited and scared. We teased out their concerns by using a format devised | 79 |
Graph Expo Builds Industry's Confidence
Nothing boosts the confidence of an industry more than a successful trade show, and judging by the attendance figures from this year's Graph Expo and Converting Expo, the graphic arts industry may be recovering from the two-year downturn in the marketplace.
Nearly 38,000 print and graphic arts professionals made their way to the four-day event at McCormick Place South in Chicago, which featured full seminars and product demonstrations by over 570 exhibitors covering more than 380,000 square feet. Many vendors reported brisk sales with some having to add more staff to their booths.
"From the time the hall opened until it closed each day our booth [was] packed," noted Kevin Oakes, central regional manager, digital publishing solutions, Indigo sales. "We [had] two demo rooms, and they were both booked every hour and booked solid throughout the show. The quality and knowledge level of the prospects at this show [was] phenomenal. We were having phenomenal success in booking orders."
Executives of MAN Roland reported a similar story. Yves Rogivue, chief executive officer of the company, said his staff generated good leads and many orders, while executives of Heidelberg booked a significant amount of business. "Over the first two days of the show, we accumulated an average of 500 qualified sales leads, which to me means that people are more confident going forward," explained Niels M. Winther, president and chief executive officer of Heidelberg. "This show exceeded our expectations. We are very encouraged and see only positive signs for an improvement<|fim_middle|>," she recalled. "It was much better that I expected."
The seminars were also well attended with over 200 registrants for Acrobat PDF: 101 Tips and Tricks, and 130 registrants each for Print Production Trends, Building New Business and Variable Data Printing moderated by Frank Romano, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The general session, Battle of the Industry Curmudgeons, which Romano also moderated, attracted a crowd of over 200. Workflows featuring wide format digital inkjet output in the Wide Format Opportunities Pavilion, saw a large turnout as well. Those in attendance witnessed an image being captured digitally and saw the file processed, outputted and finished on site.
"Solid attendance, strong sales performance, full seminar sessions and abundant networking opportunities characterized the annual event," Regis Delmontagne, president of the Graphic Arts Show Co. summarized, "creating the success the industry sorely needed."
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Heidelberg USA | in the industry's outlook." After three days, Heidelberg's orders from the show totaled almost $115 million, about $25 million more than expected.
Traffic was steady through most of the first three days, noted Kathy Marx, vice president for marketing and strategic planning for Flint Ink. "Everyone I was speaking with seemed sincerely interested in talking about solutions | 73 |
Episode 138: Indian Cricket Geekery with Chetan Narula!
One of the things that marks us geeks is passion. Geek passion is on display everywhere - from heated arguments online around whether Superman could beat the Hulk, to cosplayers spends dozens, even hundreds of hours making precise replicas of costumes as an homage to the character.
Passion in geek culture is undeniable, which makes the topic of this podcast potentially relatable, even if most geeks aren't necessarily interest in it.
This week's podcast is going to discuss sport, (Please, geeks, give it chance before skipping this episode to move on to another podcast). In particular, we're going to discuss cricket. Played mostly in commonwealth or former commonwealth nations, it's an incredibly popular sport around the world but in India ... the passion Indian fans have for the sport and their national team is unlike anything any other fanbase can muster.
Chaytun Naroola is a sports journalist and author based in Delhi, and has been following the Indian cricket team since 2011. During the Indian team's recent tour to South Africa, Chaytun covered the team and also played guest commentator during radio coverage of the matches. We reached out to Chaytun to ask for his help in understanding of the depths of the passion Indian cricket fans have, and he was gracious enough to make time in his incredibly hectic schedule to discuss many things including his path to geekdom (there are Tintin references enough to keep the average geek interested), the moment on a Doha beach that led to his big career change from engineering, and how difficult it can be to negotiate the politics of covering the sport in cricket's biggest market.
If you'd like to hear more of Chetan's thoughts, you can follow him on Twitter, and then check out his Instagram feed for all the pics!
Episode 137 Composer Geekery with Carlo Mombelli!
Our last RTG episode spotlighted Gina Nelson, lead artist on the new mobile game Dragon's Watch. During our chat, Gina discussed what the design team were looking for when it came to the theme music for the game - they really wanted to music to be more than just 'background noise', but an enriching aspect of the game.
As it happens, Gina's father, Carlo Mombelli, is a South African bassist, composer and educator - she suggested that he submit some samples to game design team and they loved what they heard. Gina also gave some insight to Carlo's history, which sounded incredible.
We reached out to Johannesburg based Carlo, and had an incredibly entertaining discussion about his path to musical geekdom. As a quick example - as I record this intro, the largely self taught Carlo is currently in Bern, Switzerland, where he's performing in a series of concerts.
Carlo was incredibly gracious with his time and we chatted about many things including how he fell in love with the bass guitar, how he created the soundtrack to Dragon's Watch with acoustic instruments (sometimes, custom made for the sound), and how he got his first performance gig - singing at a restaurant as a the lead-in entertainer for one of South Africa's well known exotic dancers.
To find out more about Carlo and his music, head on over to his website!
Episode 13<|fim_middle|> and the secret behind the amazing soundtrack to Dragon's Watch.
You can check out Dragon's Watch via the game's website, and then check out some of Gina's work via her website, on Instagram, and the go follow her on Twitter!
Episode 132: X-Wing Geekery with The Mole Men!
The Star Wars: X-Wing Miniature Game has, in a few short years, managed to become the top ranked tabletop game around the world. So how is it doing in South Africa? Release The Geek chatted with Gerhard Pretorius and Shaun Rushmer from the Mole Men Gaming Group, based in Johannesburg, to discuss the game, its basic mechanics, and the factors that make it one of the most popular tabletop games around. | 6: Dragon's Watch Geekery with Gina Nelson!
Gina Nelson is a young South African developer who became enamoured with the computer game industry and quickly decided that this was the career for her. After working with local game dev company Luma Arcade, Gina set off to the UK to seek her fortune, and has landed the role of Art Lead for London games studio The Secret Police - a company that comes with some impressive credentials.
In late 2017, Gina, as part of the The Secret Police team, launched their first game 'Dragon's Watch' - a fantasy RPG game with over 700 heroes to collect and evolve through multiple levels as you attempt to rescue dragons in order to save the kingdom. On Monday, GeekXP will be posting a full review of the Dragon's Watch game itself plus details of a competition just for Release The Geek listeners. We'll be asking a question in that article, but you'll only be able to get the answer on this podcast which is ... Tin Fingers. Check out geekxp.co.za on Monday, 26th of Feb to find out more.
But back to Gina, who was kind enough to share with us her path to geekdom, how she fell in love with both art and game design, | 258 |
King David sang: "teach me to do Your will, for You are my God, Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness." Ps 143:10.
You see, if a person is teachable, they need and want guidance. Because of his good heart condition, God used David, when he was just a little shepherd boy,<|fim_middle|> and whatever he does shall prosper.
In closing, I leave us with this thought. The teachable are the leaves that feed the nations truth. They were shaped into fruitful trees of righteousness, and then assembled together to form the Tree of Life. See Proverbs 11:30.
The unteachable will not live to deceive or feed the lies of their father to God's people any longer. Their unfruitful branches will be burned as chaff as the tree of good and evil is destroyed. By choosing this day whom we will serve, we will ultimately be making the biggest decision of our lives, to be teachable or unteachable. It is up to us! | to subdue Israel's greatest enemy. This did not make much sense to Israel's armies or even the enemy. He was very young and not near as experienced or well trained as Israel's warriors were, but God was with David. The anointing was on him because, as the Psalms declared, he was teachable.
This explains to us today why it seems that sometimes the ones we see as highly talented are held back, while the less talented progress much faster. This is especially true in any form of ministry. In fact, if the leadership mistakenly does try to use those that God sees as the unteachable, He will make sure they, the unteachable, do not succeed. Notice, I said He will make sure. They will lack time, health, enthusiasm or whatever the Lord sees fit to make them think it was their idea to quit. Why? Because we teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are. You see, God wants us to be born again and shaped into the image of Jesus, not Satan. See Rom 8:29.
The word conformed means to bring into harmony, fashion, to make the same. For God to do this we must be teachable.
Jesus tells us at Matthew 11:29 that He is gentle or meek and lowly in heart. He was not headstrong and self-willed or unteachable.
Jesus did not see Himself as too wise and spiritual to learn from elders. He listened to truth, became it, and then taught others. Again, He was teachable.
46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them.
He was a totally obedient person that completely submitted to the will of God.
Jesus was also a loving and even-tempered person that was never offended, even when falsely accused. He had no guilt and so did not see a reason to defend Himself or justify why He chose to do things a certain way. He just kept silent. He would try to make people understand perhaps if they asked, but when they differed, He just stopped talking. He would always defend truth and the rights of others however, but never Himself.
Jesus chose to submit to a very difficult way of life in this imperfect realm, because God had a purpose for Him to be here. He understood He was in Satan's world, so He expected life to be hard and a challenge. The seriously evil conditions He experienced did not take away from the fact that the church had to be moved from Judaism to Christianity and it was His job to do it. A way for humanity to find salvation and be restored, must also be provided for. Again, the job was assigned to Him. To accomplish His mission He would have to walk above unfair situations and deal with the problems and inconvenience the religious people of His day caused. He endured very harsh circumstances from these people at times, but never did He complain, because there was a plan to carry out. There was a predestined work that had to be accomplished. Jesus was focused, faithful and dedicated to God's will and in spite of all the problems Israel caused, totally loyal to those around Him, (even to a Judas).
Ask yourselves, can we be loving to a Judas? Can we be loyal to someone we know is unfaithful, unloyal, and a part of those that are aggressively against us? Can we go on like nothing is wrong and still love them to the end? Are we really like Him? How would we score if God tested us? Are we going to be gentle, meek, and lowly in heart?
Is it as unimportant to us, as it was to the Lord, if people see us incorrectly or unfairly, or do we always have to explain and defend ourselves? Must we seek vengeance when falsely accused, or can we leave retaliation up to God?
Are we really like Him?
Let us ask ourselves, are we still expecting perfection from Satan's imperfect world? Are we prone to hold the people around us responsible for our personal problems and our unhappiness? When unfair circumstances arise, or things seem unjust, do we jump up and down, get our feelings hurt, and proceed to get even? Does it make us feel better to have people choose sides with us? Do we make ourselves the "poor little victim" to gather people to support us? Friends, if any of the above scenarios are reflections of us, believe me, we are not the ones who are teachable. How do I know? Because our Heavenly Father would have taught us better had we been teachable and submitted to Him.
He will definitely train us if we ask Him to. But know this, He may not raise us up the way we want Him to. He just might shape and mold us through unsuccessful business ventures, people in authority over us, our children, our spouse, or even our brothers and sisters in the Lord. Is it their fault the Lord is using them to shape us? No. They are just vessels He uses. We asked to be trained, and God responded, just not the way we expected it. For instance, did we maybe visualize ourselves behind the pulpit, and He gave us toilets to clean instead? Did we go ahead and clean those toilets, or do we not have the time? Or perhaps we said we were really ill, or maybe just flat convinced ourselves that the order wasn't even from God? But know this, these are all responses of the unteachable!
Jesus said He was lowly in heart, but the unteachable are high on their selves. They think they spiritually see and know things others do not. Not even leadership.
The unteachable always have "heard from God" on matters where it is important to convince you of something, thus they can stop any counter discussion that would prove them wrong. After all, you can't argue with God! But would it really be God's voice that an unteachable person would hear?
If the unteachable have an interest in a project someone else is doing, they, at least in their own mind, could have handled it so much more spectacularly. All that are attached to them will agree, and their already big egos soar to new heights. Pretty soon they think they can out do everybody. Oh, they may give God a little credit for the things that they do (outwardly), because they know they should, but in their hearts they really want to be seen as fabulous, the greatest, Mr. or Mrs. Wonderful. God sees their hearts! He also sees them as unteachable!
Where Jesus was loving, mild and even tempered, the unteachable are constantly finding fault with all they associate with for any length of time. Mainly because there is a personal responsibility of some degree to making any relationship work. The unteachable are dead against altering their lifestyle beyond what they choose, and so the person or group they have the responsibility towards will eventually become their adversary. They then voice their discontent against their supposed adversary to others to justify why they didn't follow up on their responsibility. Now the unteachable is walking in the fruit of the accuser of the brethren and division much like yesterday's Pharisees. The same spirits that operated through the Pharisees in the time of Jesus (always trying to trip Him up and looking for faults in His actions), are alive and well today and are manifesting through the unteachable.
All this discontentment causes the unteachable to be emotionally strung out. High one moment, low and in the dumps the next. When high, they try to conquer the world, low, they feel they are not loved, inadequate, and again "the victim" of all they feel they have no control over. Control you see, is a really needed element in the life of the unteachable. All that is in authority over them, in time, will become an object of hatred. The real and basic problem however is this: the unteachable are not in God's perfect will. The Holy Spirit, through trying to convict them of their wrong thinking, is actually the real cause of their unhappiness.
Sadly, a ministry that is unfortunate enough to have the unteachable among them will see division run rampant among their immature. There are of course strong people that truly are in a ministry because they know God put them there, and what others do or don't do, will not affect their walk and obedience to God. They will be immovable, because they are there to serve the Lord, and like Jesus they know they have a job to do for His Kingdom. But the unteachable, on the other hand, are very people-oriented. As stated before, they must be looked up to and admired by those around them. However, where God is, quite the opposite is likely to happen. Remember, He promises to chasten those He loves, so those around them may just be the very vessels He uses to chasten them! Now the unteachable becomes, in their mind again "the victim". They see the leadership as mean, cruel, and unloving, and in their opinion the rest of the people don't like them either. They are probably all jealous of them. At least that's what they think! Remember, they're "fabulous". They forget we are God's workmanship not man's, and it is His good pleasure to complete the work He has begun in us. The unteachable do not understand God's sovereignty and ability to control the circumstances that surround us. They don't really comprehend that all that happens to us, He has allowed! God knows exactly what we need to be shaped and molded to be like Him. It must make Him unhappy to see His children run from His training, lash out at those He is using to raise us up, and set such a poor example for those we've pulled over to our side.
As the unteachable leave the church finally, (dragging others with them), they may for a while feel victorious. No longer are they burdened with submission, obedience and the situations intended by God to help them die to themselves. At last they are free! --- Or are they?
There are two forces at work on this planet (Jesus and Satan). There are two kingdoms fighting to be established (Heaven and Hell). There are two races of people that clash vehemently with each other (Esau's and Jacob's). There are two armies being raised and warriors are being gathered for the two opposing sides (the body of Satan versus the Body of Christ). There is the age of Christianity and the age to come, (time and death) or (eternity and life abundant). We were born to fit into Satan's side, we must be born over again and learn how to be a part of God's side. We must allow God to use the two-edged sword to cut away the old carnal man and then console and heal us.
3 To console those who mourn in Zion, to give beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
God will only mold and change the teachable however, (those that give their will to Him). And only those reconstructed into the image of the last Adam (Christ) will be added as leaves to the Tree of Life. The unteachable are born with carnal natures already molded by Satan. As totally attached leaves on the tree of good and evil, they don't want to be changed. They look only at they good in themselves, and refuse to see the evil.
Both sides call to us. We can only be faithful to one in the end. The tree of good and evil will be overshadowed by the Tree of Life however, and it will not receive enough light from the Son to live. Its leaves will wither and die, while the leaves on the Tree of Life will always be green and never fade or grow pale.
3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither | 2,511 |
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Camp Friendship was founded in 1984 by the parents of Korean adopted children in order to provide a cultural experience for their children. They believed that such an experience would enhance their children's self-esteem while building a sense of<|fim_middle|> eighth. Camp is held during the third week of each July and takes place at the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, NJ, which is about 40 minutes from New York City.
The first year's camp included thirty children. Since then, there have been as many as 130 children in camp! The children enjoy classes in brush painting, tae kwan do, drumming, dance, folklore, language, music, art and cooking. The fundamental goal to increase our children's understanding of their Korean heritage. Most of our instructors are from the Korean-American community.
Camp ends each year with a traditional Korean banquet for our campers, instructors, volunteers and selected guests. Following the luncheon, the children put on a short performance for their families and all attendees demonstrating what they've learned during the week. Each grade is involved in a part of the performance. We encourage the children to dress up and wear their hanboks if appropriate.
"Camp Friendship offered my son insight into his Korean heritage that we could not find anywhere else. On top of that, he had a great time!" | national pride in their heritage and it's traditions.
Camp Friendship operates a one-week day camp during the summer for Korean-born adoptees and their siblings entering grades k through | 33 |
This album was inspired by childhood, camping, moving to Los Angeles, 90's NBA basketball, and Jesus Christ
Los Angeles Artist of the Month, June 2016
'Gunslinger' is a pensive meditation that ruminates on taking love with you to a new place. Blanketed with a soft layer of minimal synths, lo-fi bedroom recorder Erik David Hidde, who goes by Prison Escapee, sings with a calm demeanor, with a slightly indistinct delivery that only adds to the song's shimmering dreamscape. There's a certain uncertainty lingering through his mind, though he's more so eager and expectant of what is to come. – The Deli Magazine
What a delight the song 'Gunslinger' is. In the ever crowded music world, it's always very good to hear music that is made out of appreciation for the art, and that remains unpretentious, moving<|fim_middle|> The Hook
'The Lake Drowned Itself' showcases Hidde's soulful songwriting and velvety vocals. – The Noise Room | and so accessible. – Beehive Candy
His new single, 'Gunslinger' explores playful electronica beats decorated with dreamy and serene vocals. – | 32 |
<|fim_middle|> | It is the day you scan the grey skies for swallows and there are none, there will be none for at least seven months, no more their joyful wheeling and swooping at dusk, their calls audible above city noise. Easy then to lapse into sadness at this tiny loss, which is, you tell yourself, insignificant when compared to the eternity of bereavement. Sometimes you want someone to express that loss, not with words but with pure sound, what the poet Robert Frost called the Sound of Sense – when you understand what is being said from the sound of it, just as you understand the tenor of a conversation heard through a wall without being able to distinguish distinct words. That someone is oud virtuoso and vocalist Dhafer Youssef in this beautiful impressionistic album, Birds Requiem where his extraordinary voice soars like one of those swallows, leaving you, earthbound and wistful, content just to have witnessed the flight.
There are diamonds strewn across this album – the oud which sets out slow dance rhythms (the Birds Requiem) which are repeated throughout the album and are picked up by the sympathetic piano of Kristjan Randalu; the very far away landscape of Nils Petter Molvær's trumpet; times when voice and clarinet blend so skillfully so you don't know which you are listening to. And the remoteness embodied in the kanun, a zither played in Turkey. Then prepare yourself for the searing pain of Khira "Indicium Divinum" Elegy for My Mother, its simplicity and dignity are overwhelming. Someone has expressed your own loss, far better than you can yourself, with or without words. | 346 |
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The PUMA evoSPEED is simple in its design as it is, but add a predominantly black upper and you're onto a winner. I think the combination works exceedingly well and although it really isn't saying much, considering it's only the second of January, this is definitely the boot of the year so far and it may end up being a quite long time before any other boot knocks it off top spot.
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Home Mainstream Battlefield: Hardline Beta Will Not Feature a Level Cap
Battlefield: Hardline Beta Will Not Feature a Level Cap
EA and Visceral have revealed details about the upcoming Battlefield: Hardline beta.
Perhaps the most interesting thing revealed is that the beta<|fim_middle|> release date for the beta has been announced; however the full version of Hardline is currently scheduled for release on the 17th March (US) and the 19th March (EU).
What do you think of this set-up for the beta? What would you like to see included as well?
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Next articleUK Charts: Grand Theft Auto V Beats FIFA 15 to Number One for Second Week Running | will not feature a level cap. In a blog post, Visceral GM Steve Papoutsis said: "While it's just a taste of the whole game, we want you to come in, take your jacket off, stay awhile. There won't be a cap on the max progression level so whether you're busting criminals or fleeing the cops, unlock away.
"To be frank, we want you to play this beta to death. We need you to. This test is only going to make the game stronger, and help us take a look at ways we can ensure we deliver the most stable launch you deserve."
The beta will be made available for everybody to play on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PS3. It will launch with two maps (Dust Bowl and Downtown) and two game modes to sink your teeth into.
Classic Battlefield game mode Conquest is one of the game modes available in the beta, and will feature cops vs criminals in 64-player battles. The other game mode is a new one called Hotwire, which is based on high-speed vehicular battles.
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Dust From 1000 Yrs, Spring
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2016 has been all about change for some people. For Dust From 1000 Yrs (oka Ben Rector), a move from Indiana to Boston was in order, as well as the announcement that he has a cassette on the horizon after over two years of no releases. Spring is out September 9th, and we have the exclusive premiere of said cassette right here for your ears first.
"Hello This is a Test" starts the work off hilariously, simply with Dust saying "Hello" in silly voices very quickly. Then it rolls right into "Spring I", a song that feels like a funeral march more than anything, with its slow bass drum, simple guitar chords, and the fact that it is void of vocals. "Someday" has a twangy feel to it, as Dust sings of the things he is going to do someday, like "I'm going to leave and never come back" and admissions like "I made a mess I can't fix and I don't care." Just pure honesty. "Spring II" is a lighter funeral march, given more layers of strings, a tambourine, and a lighter drum line.
"Unlearn" – as I am sure you are aware by now – is a simple, beautiful song that makes its point in 2:26. (The video deals with a physical struggle with a Jesus figurine, which speaks volumes of its meaning.) "Soar", on the other hand, hits like a club banger with heavy bass and almost terrifying reverb. Dust's voice is dark, almost ominous, and melanch<|fim_middle|>Tags: art of the uncarved block, dust etc, dust from 1000 yrs, spring
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The eighth song is "Unkind", and it begins a lot more melodious than its predecessors. Dust's voice appears as though it is being recorded through a megaphone or other device that causes crackling in the take, as he discusses how he knows "the world is unkind" and his awareness of peoples' agendas. It's self-awareness and forgiveness of the world all in one foul swoop. And it's the perfect way to wrap up the cassette.
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Home Arts & Entertainment See the pick of the one-act play crop this weekend
See the pick of the one-act play crop this weekend
Gwyn McAllister
Things are a bit out of hand in Murphy Guyer's "The American Century", directed by Kevin Ryan. From left, Rykerr Maynard, Katrina Nevin, and Sebastian Corwin. —Kevin Ryan
The three one-act plays selected for Island Theater Workshop's (ITW) "Pick of the Crop" production this year all center around the theme of relationships — but not in the way you might expect. There's not a rom-com to be found among the batch. Though all of the short plays deal with some serious themes, they certainly have their lighter moments, lots of wit, and plenty of humor. "Each deals with a very unusual relationship," said ITW's artistic director, Kevin Ryan, who selected the three pieces.
In the first play, Frederick Stroppel's dark comedy "Morning Coffee," we find a warring couple making a final break. "It's a story about a contemporary couple who have reached the point where they are done," Mr. Ryan said. "One will have to leave the apartment. There's a taste of the movie 'The War of the Roses,' but much shorter, tighter, far more angry." Still, the barbs tossed back and forth are laced with humor.
Mr. Stroppel's plays have been produced in many well-known Off-Broadway theaters and elsewhere. He is also a screenwriter, whose film credits include "Brooklyn State of Mind," starring Tony Danza and Vincent Spano, and "Dark Side of Genius," starring Moon Unit Zappa.
Following this story of a damaged relationship is a drama of a much different sort. "The Last Trip," by Mike Willis, is about a marriage that has passed the test of time, and the continued devotion that an elderly woman shows to her husband as he regresses into the later stages of Alzheimer's. The play also features the couple's daughter, who is surprised at the lengths that her mother will go to make her husband's final days special.
"It's a very short piece with so much warmth to it," Mr. Ryan said. "There's such a sense of simplicity to this piece. I think the playwright must have lived through some of this himself. It's so honest. It's sad, but I believe it's also really uplifting and warm and full of sweet moments."
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Next articleThanksgiving meals made easy on Martha's Vineyard | Guyer, covers the full spectrum of a marriage — from young love to the adulthood of the featured couple's children. Through this family drama, the playwright reflects on events in the country from the 1940s through the 1980s. The play is framed by an interesting device that also manages to show the differing viewpoints of husband and wife.
"So much of the play is dealing with problems we had in the world in 1945 and still have today," Mr. Ryan said. "Really, in many ways it's sober and frightening when we look at the major events that took place in the country from the middle of the century on, but it's done in a tongue-in-cheek style. The rapid-fire humor of this piece is so fast, it's like bullets."
Mr. Ryan notes that people who have been involved with the production or who have sat in on rehearsals have compared the piece to the film "Back to the Future," which came out after the play was written.
The playwright Murphy Guyer has written works for stage, screen, and radio, and has enjoyed a successful career as a TV actor. His first play, "Eden Court," was produced on Broadway and made into a film.
Mr. Ryan said with the annual short play series, he strives to present audiences with something new by unfamiliar playwrights. With the current selection, Islanders will be introduced to some new local talent as well.
Among the new actors are Austin Grande and Alysha Norbury, who will take on the roles of the sparring couple in "Morning Coffee," Leia McCarter, co-star of "The Last Trip," and Sebastian Corwin, who will be slinging one-liners in "The American Century."
Returning ITW players include Katrina Nevin, Rykerr Maynard, Gaston Vadasz, and Molly Chvatal. The "Pick of the Crop" series will also introduce some new directors. Board member and veteran ITW actor Brad Austin will be making his directing debut with "Morning Coffee." Longtime ITW member and Children's Theater executive director Stephanie Burke will be helming "The Last Trip."
"The beauty of the short play is that it's a wonderful teaching tool," Mr. Ryan said. "This series gives chances to new people who want to direct and act."
And, of course, a short play program mixes things up nicely for the audience. "This allows us to give people a lot of variety," Mr. Ryan said. "I think the selection that we're able to unearth in short plays gives people a chance to become familiar with many wonderful writers whom they may never have heard of before. I think some of these pieces will become classics in our lifetime."
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Jupiter's Clunie: James Anderson Should Sell Tesla
James Clunie, manager of the Bronze-rated Jupiter Absolute Return fund, explains why he's shorting Tesla, alongside a third of Scottish Mortgage's listed stock portfolio
David Brenchley 29 March, 2019 | 11:47AM
The evidence against an investment case for Tesla (TSLA) is "overwhelming" and should, eventually, lead Baillie Gifford's James Anderson to significantly reduce his weighting to the electric car maker, according to Jupiter's James Clunie.
Tesla currently accounts for around 6% of Anderson's Morningstar Gold-rated Scottish Mortgage (SMT) and has done wonders for the ever-popular trust's stellar performance over recent years. It's also owned - and has been backed - by other Baillie Gifford fund managers.
Clunie's Morningstar Bronze-rated Jupiter Absolute Return fund has been on the opposite side of that trade, with a sizeable short position on the stock. In fact, Clunie has short positions on 15 stocks Scottish Mortgage holds, which have not been helpful to performance.
Still, Clunie has doubled down on those bets by initiating a small short position on the trust itself. While professing respect for his intelligence and long-term track record, Clunie describes Anderson as "my nemesis; my alter-ego".
Other stocks Clunie's betting against Anderson on include inline streaming service Netflix (NFLX), e-commerce firms Amazon (AMZN) and Wayfair (W), and Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio (NIO). "I think a lot of this stuff is overpriced and it has fragility," explains Clunie.
But it's the holding of Elon Musk's Tesla, who's largest shareholder is Baillie Gifford, that baffles Clunie the most. "I read [Anderson's] stuff because it's intelligently written, but I'm left wondering why he's the largest Tesla shareholder. What is it about it? I really struggle, but I'm really interested.
"If you read the newsflow, it's overwhelmingly negative – competition coming in, all sorts of production and staff issues, directors leaving, massive director selling, regulatory issues. My view is that [Anderson] should… take his Tesla position down. If he's smart enough to do that… then I would say, 'well, actually, he's living right'<|fim_middle|> myself what mistake I have made," he continues.
"What I've done is what I call 'sensible' stuff and maybe that's my weakness: it's too logical, it's too evidence-based, it's too sensible."
One short position that has worked in Clunie's favour and against Anderson is Nio. The firm, which makes and sells electric cars for the Chinese consumer, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in September at around $6.
Its share price movements have been volatile since, reaching a quick peak of $11.6 before slipping below its IPO price soon after. It re-rated back to just above $10 in early March before its market value was slashed in half after what Clunie describes as "catastrophic" quarterly results.
"I looked at the shareholder register and I think you can guess who's on. If you buy loss-making companies with enormously aggressive assumptions, bad stuff can happen," he concludes.
"But I admire [Baillie Gifford's] track record and I think they're great, but that's where the battle line is. We'll see how that plays out. Hopefully there's scope in the long run that we're both right."
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David Brenchley is a Reporter for Morningstar.co.uk | and take [the short position on SMT] away."
Morningstar rates Tesla as a three-star stock, which means that it is fairly valued, but analysts are cautious about its short-term prospects: "We do not see it having mass-market volume for at least another decade. Tesla's product plans for now do not mean an electric vehicle for every consumer who wants one, as the prices are too high."
How Clunie Decides Which Stocks to Short
Explaining his strategy for shorting stocks, whereby an investor will borrow a stock today in order to buy it back at a lower price in the future, Clunie says he looks at a number of things.
In the main, he's looking for stocks that appear overpriced on a discounted cash flow basis, which compares the current share price against the present value of expected future cash flows using a discount rate.
Other reasons to borrow stock are where you need to make really strong assumptions on future growth to justify current share prices, weak balance sheets or particularly aggressive accounting practices.
With growth investing currently trumping fundamentals-based value investing, Clunie has been losing by being on the opposite side of the trade to Anderson. "I keep asking | 242 |
Four-time state champion Greg Diakomihalis returns to wrestling with four pins
Hilton wrestler Greg Diakomihalis came back from a serious knee injury and pinned his first two opponents on Saturday at the Ahonen Duals in Victor.
Four-time state champion Greg Diakomihalis returns to wrestling with four pins Hilton wrestler Greg Diakomihalis came back from a serious knee injury and pinned his first two opponents on Saturday at the Ahonen Duals in Victor. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/01/04/greg-diakomihalis-hilton-wrestling-four-time-state-champ-nysphsaa-cornell-university-victor-duals/2814375001/
James Johnson, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 5:36 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2020 | Updated 2:23 p.m. ET Jan. 5, 2020
Section V wrestling: Photos from the Ahonen Duals at Victor
Hilton's Greg Diakomihalis, top, wrestles West Genesee's Dylan Pitonza in a 120-pound weight class bout during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Hilton's Greg Diakomihalis, top, wrestles Canandaigua's Dakota Davis in the 126-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Jahmore Hayes of Eastridge, left, wrestles Rancho (N.V.) Kevin Melchor in the 182-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Fairport's Logan Palmeri, top, wrestles Victor's Zach Sidare in the 145-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Victor's Dom Attardi, top, wrestles Fairpor's Colby Stoddard in the 99-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Hilton's Alex Fronczak, top, wrestles Canandaigua's Wes Allen in the 182-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday,<|fim_middle|>ett.com | Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Hilton's Jake Cretelle, left, wrestles Canandaigua's Ryan Kuhn in the 195-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Fairport's Patrick Unger, right, wrestles Victor'ss Benji Abreu in the 160-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Hilton coach Craig Gross instructs one of his wrestlers during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Hilton's Nate Kasper, right, wrestles Canandaigua's Draven Cruz in the 152-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Fairport's Matt Buttarazzi, top, wrestles Diego Montejano of Rancho (Nevada) in a 170-pound weight class bout during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Victor's Adam Barbato, top, wrestles Fairport's Joe Buttarazzi in the 113-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Victor's Jakobe Van Damme, top, wrestles Fairport's Noah Buys in the 120-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Fairport's Danny Hagren, right, wrestles Victor's Al Skibinski in the 132-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
George Vongkhily, top, of Eastridge wrestles Diego Montejano of Rancho (Nevada) in the 170-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Fairport's Brady Unger, right, wrestles Victor's Sam Ricci in the 138-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Victor's Matt Braun, front, wrestles Fairport's Grady McEleveny in the 152-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ADRIAN KRAUS
Finally, the wait to make his season debut was over for four-time high school wrestling state champion Greg Diakomihalis.
One of the nation's top lightweights was back on a mat Saturday for a match that counts, but he was not there for long.
Diakomihalis pinned his opponent from Perry in 22 seconds, to help launch the Hilton Cadets toward a first-place finish at the Victor Ahonen Duals. A jump to a 2-0 record for Diakomihalis, who suffered a knee injury in March, required a little more work, a pin in 41 seconds against Dylan Pitonza, the 120-pounder for West Genesee of suburban Syracuse.
"I was actually a little nervous before and my teammates were messing with me about it," said Diakomihalis,who finished with four pins and a win by forfeit on the day. "It was fine. I walked out and pinned the kid quick and that was it."
Diakomihalis tore a ligament in his right knee while in New Jersey at a Pinning Down Autism charity event in March. He said he has wrestled matches in practice for about a month, after initial sessions which consisted only of drills and conditioning exercises.
"Right around a couple of weeks after I first got hurt, I was kind of itching to come back," Diakomihalis said. "I kind of got bored.
Hilton's Greg Diakomihalis, top, wrestles Canandaigua's Dakota Davis in the 126-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)
"Probably two months ago, I got cleared to drill and stuff, but (the doctor) told me to take some time off. I could run, work out and stuff, but I couldn't wrestle all the way yet."
This was by far Diakomihalis' biggest break from wrestling.
"I used to always say I've never broken anything," he said. "I never got a concussion. I never tore anything, and then yeah, that happened."
The injury itself was cause for alarm. Then, there is the position in history Diakomihalis is in.
No wrestler from a school in Section V has ever won five state championships. Two-time college national champion Yianni Diakomihalis, Greg's older brother and future Cornell University teammate, is also in the group of four-time high school state champs from Section V.
"There's a period where your timing is off, and it's frustrating, but he's kind of turned that corner," Yianni Diakomihalis said. "He's pretty much back to normal.
"You take time off but it's a week, not four months."
Greg Diakomihalis, who had a 58-0 record last season, said Section V granted him a waiver for the required number of matches in order to be eligible to compete in the Section V Team Dual Championships.
"He wanted to get back on the mat sooner than later, let's put it that way," Hilton coach Craig Gross said. "He's been champing at the bit.
"It was great to writing down his name on the weigh-in sheet."
Diakomihalis' return is welcomed
Hilton coach Craig Gross instructs one of his wrestlers during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)
Hilton is the reigning Section V Division I Dual Meet team championship, but the Cadets are the No. 3 seed in this year's tournament, behind No. 1 Spencerport and Pittsford.
The return of Diakomihalis is a boost to a Hilton lineup softened by injuries. Hilton was able to build it's record in dual meets to 24-3 before its matchup in Saturday night's final against Victor.
Hilton middleweight Rocco Camilacci had one loss this season before the Victor Duals, like middleweight Ryan Hinman (27-1). Ryan Burgos, another Hilton lightweight, was 23-0, and has a chance to earn his 200th varsity win during the sectional dual meet tournament.
But Hilton 285-pounder Collin Burns, a senior who finished third at last season's state tournament, is sidelined indefinitely with a back injury. Nate Lee, a sophomore 132-pounder, injured a muscle in his hip region during the Monroe County Championships. Diakomihalis was No. 1 in one of flowrestling.com's national weight class rankings.
"This has been very challenging I guess,' Hilton coach Craig Gross said.
The large-schools sectional dual meet tournament begins Tuesday:
Spencerport and Pittsford, bye into semifinals
No. 5 Rush-Henrietta at No. 4 Brockport, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Attica/Batavia at No. 3 Hilton, 6:30 p.m.
"We have a few other guys banged up but I still think we can make a run," Greg Diakomihalis said.
The Division I semifinals and final are Wednesday at Spencerport, with action scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
Pittsford defeated Hilton and went on to win the Pal-Mac Duals in early December. The Panthers placed fourth behind Rush-Henrietta and Hilton at the Monroe County Championships on Dec. 21. The Spencerport Rangers pulled away from the rest of the field to win the tournament.
Spencerport, ranked No. 4 among teams at large schools in the state, wrestled top-ranked Fulton inside the Section III city's War Memorial Saturday.
"They are very solid, I knew last June," Gross said. "I could've told you their lineup in June, and coach (Dan) Glover could've told you mine, too."
Another happy coach
Fairport's Patrick Unger, right, wrestles Victor'ss Benji Abreu in the 160-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)
There are three seniors and two juniors in the Victor lineup. The remaining 10 slots are filled by sophomores.
No wonder Victor coach Craig Kaper describes the Blue Devils as "really young." But Victor held its own on Saturday, after the Blue Devils won the 2018-19 event.
"It went great," Kaper said. "I thought we wrestled well. We had Hilton in the final, we lost (54-21) but they have just a little bit more experience, a little bit more firepower.
"Maybe in a year or two, we will be a very tough team to beat. I was pleased with how we wrestled today."
Six Blue Devils had top-eight finishes at the Monroe County Championships, including middleweight Benji Abreu and heavyweight Regan Endres, who were third-place in their weight classes.
Fairport fights back
Fairport's Logan Palmeri, top, wrestles Victor's Zach Sidare in the 145-pound weight class during the annual Ahonen Duals meet at Victor High School, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo: ADRIAN KRAUS)
The Fairport Red Raiders rebounded from a loss to Victor,to finish third.
Fairport opened its set of pool play matches with a 32-20 win over Rancho, a team based in North Las Vegas coached by 2000 Victor graduate Ian Summerville.
The Red Raiders then fell to Victor 45-30, before large margin of victories over Caledonia-Mumford and Eastridge. A 45-32 win over Canandaigua gave Fairport a finish behind Hilton and Victor in the final team results.
"They had a coaching change a couple of years ago and you can lose a few kids (because of that)," Victor's Kaper said. "Last year, they were really young.
"They are getting better. They have a couple of lightweights that are really, really good."
Record day for Perry wrestlers
Perry, a Division II team from Wyoming County, went 2-3 on the day as Brock Conaway and Lucas Sears went undefeated.
Conaway also broke the school record for most wins, raising his career total to 192 which is three better than the previous mark. Noah Leitten also set Perry's record for most wins by a seventh-grader.
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NYU filmmaker Ramsee Chand (Image via Chand)
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NYU's Ramsee Chand and the Art of Storytelling in Film
From making documentaries in Cuba to hitchhiking across the United States, Ramsee Chand is breathing new life into the filmmaking world.
By Abraham Ramirez, University of California, Los Angeles
Ramsee Chand's love for story led him to never give up on his dreams to study film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, even when he was denied.
Chand is the son of immigrant parents who instilled the meaning of hard work and dedication in him by sharing the stories of their upbringing in their own countries, Fiji and El Salvador. Chand grew up thinking that he would apply his parents' hard-working values to a career in the medical field as a surgeon or something similar.
But in high school, he began realizing he had a love of story through film, television and books — he found what he was truly passionate about.
Abraham Ramirez: What was the exact moment you decided you wanted to become a filmmaker?
Ramsee Chand: During my sophomore year of high school, I was sitting in this dark theatre for two hours watching a movie with some friends, completely engrossed in this story, when I realized that storytelling was such a powerful tool. I remember talking to my mom after the movie and telling her that I wanted to be a filmmaker.
AR: That must have been a little out of the blue for her. What were your parents' reactions?
RC: She took it kind of hard because it was a complete 180 from what I first wanted to do. Because if you say something for 10 years, even if you're a child, people start to believe you. That tunnel vision becomes what defines you. But at the end of the day, both of my parents supported my decision because it's what I wanted to do.
AR: How was it like getting into film school at NYU?
RC: I actually didn't get into the film schools that I wanted when I applied out of high school. NYU, UCLA and USC rejected me, but NYU accepted me for their liberal arts program. I learned that I could go to their liberal arts school then apply again to<|fim_middle|> junior.
I got in his car and he offered to buy me dinner. He took me an hour out of his way with his wife. We were just chatting the entire time and it just goes to show that there are good people out in this world. They were just so selfless and willing to help me out. It was incredible.
AR: What were the sketchiest moments on that trip?
RC: The first night I had to sleep outside and I got chewed up by bugs. Then I thought to myself, "I'm going to stand on the side of the freeway and try and get a ride." A cop picked me up and that was the first time I was ever in the back of a cop car.
There was another time when I found a guy that was driving from Wisconsin to California. The car broke down in the middle of Nebraska. There was a sign at the gas station that said the miles from the West and East Coasts, so I was right in the middle of the country.
The part back from Wisconsin to California was just really weird. The car owner was drunk the entire time and the other guy in the car had a lot of anger issues, so I spent most of the time driving. It was very strange.
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AR: What was it like getting back into California and getting home?
RC: I ended up in Bakersfield, so I found this guy on Craigslist who was offering a ride from Los Angeles to San Francisco and he was going to drive right by my house, so I hit him up and told him I was in Bakersfield and he said, "Oh! I can pick you up."
So we met at this mall in Bakersfield and he was the definition of a hippie. He rolled up in this old mail van, which he lives out of now. He has hammocks in there and all his instruments. His name was Kyle and was riding around with a guy named Booboo.
Essentially, they were driving around places and playing music and he told me, "Look dude, I only spend my money on food and diesel because I get my weed for free."
We did the last part of the trip in nine hours, which typically takes four because we were bumming diesel from station to station. So I got home around midnight. I knocked on my door and I heard my grandma say, "Who the hell is knocking at this hour?" My mom's reaction was, "Holy crap, you're home! I didn't know if you were alive!'"
AR: How did these experiences, in Cuba and hitchhiking, impact you? Did it change your understanding of life or expand your worldview?
RC: Yea, and you know it's weird because I'm still trying to figure out how. It was one of the most transformative years of my life. I do take things in a different stride and I view life differently. It's just a matter of how I viewed life before.
I think the biggest thing is that I'm much more of a positive and relaxed person now. I really don't let stress get to me. I think that I'm more open and receptive to the world around me and what's going on.
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My freshman year at NYU, I joined Delta Kappa Alpha, which is a cinematic fraternity. It helped me make friends that were into film. It got me on sets that helped me learn the filmmaking process.
I pretty much worked more sets than any other NYU freshman at the time because they're in class every day of the week and I only had classes two days of the week, and the rest of my time I spent on sets.
I learned the ins and outs of filmmaking, sparking my own creative fire; I was a part of the yearly film festival and that really helped my application to transfer into the film school.
Once Chand was a part of the film program at NYU, his own storytelling projects took off. He spent his spring semester studying in Cuba and documenting two short films as his projects. One of his documentaries, "La Lucha Entre Cubas," followed the life of a Cuban boxer, and the other, "Tour de Force," highlighted Cuba's tourism boom.
AR: What was the process of finding the stories you wanted to document in Cuba and what were they about?
RC: We had to come up with our own projects, so about a month before we left we had to read a bunch of news and get ideas. I had a friend who had just come back from Cuba for a week-long trip and he went to an old boxing gym. He met a bunch of Olympic gold medalists for boxing. My friend recommended that I check out the gym.
The gym is in the oldest part of Havana and that's where I met Eduardo, a boxer and the subject of my first film. I found him so fascinating. The documentary is just about his life and how he's trying to be a boxer and raise a family at the same time.
Professional sports don't exist in Cuba, it's only amateur, and even though Cuba produces the best boxers in the world, no one gets paid. It's all on their free time. For him, his life is a struggle between what he wants to do and what he has to do, and that's really the struggle of every Cuban.
The second documentary, "Tour de Force," is about how modern-day tourism is changing Cuba and the point of view is from a tour guide and a taxi driver. Taxi drivers make the most amount of money out of any profession in Cuba because they can take money from tourists directly instead of getting their pay from the government.
The taxi driver, my friend Lester, is a trained engineer, but his job isn't sustainable so he has to drive a cab. The documentary kind of follows their career paths, which are sort of lucrative in Cuba, but one is doing it out of necessity and the other sees an economic opportunity.
Both documentaries kind of show two perspectives. The first is more internal. Cuba on Cuba. The second documentary is how the rest of the world is impacting Cuba.
AR: As a documentarian, what do you think your role is in showing others these stories?
RC: I think the whole reason storytelling exists is so that humans can be challenged on their preconceived notions so that they can have a greater outlook or deeper outlook in a new way.
Ramsee Chand as he hitchhiked across the United States (Image via Chand)
AR: What made you want to hitchhike across the country?
RC: I have a bucket list and there are a ton of things on it that I want to accomplish in life. It was just something that I wanted to do and it was the perfect time to do it.
AR: What were your parents' reaction when you told them you wanted to hitchhike across the United States?
RC: They were 100 percent against it. My mom told me, "You know what? I know you're going to do it anyway, so I'm just going to give you my blessing and feel better about myself. Don't die and if things get really bad, you can get a bus ticket back."
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When I was already on the trip and things seemed hard, she would say, "You know you chose this. You need to finish through." She became my biggest motivator.
AR: Were there any people that stood out from that trip?
RC: Yea, I ran into this couple. They lived kind of near the Amish. They are off the grid because the guy is repairing some guy's barn for free. They have pet alpacas that they bought from the Mennonites. I met the couple at a gas station. The guy was a construction worker at Villanova University and he kept calling me | 989 |
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Did Holopac change everything?
I'm glad I didn't see the stories speculating that the late Tupac Shakur would make an appearance during Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's closing set at Coachella yesterday. Not knowing made it that much more mind-blowing when Tupac's apparition did appear on stage, marked immediately by his famous tattoos, and performed a duet with Snoop.
The apparition wasn't a ghost, but a hologram; an illusion created with, on the one hand, a Victorian-era magic trick -- and on the other with Hollywood's most advanced digital imaging technology.
The projection itself was the easy part. It wasn't actually a true hologram, but an instance of Pepper's ghost, a reflection technique first presented to an audience in the 1860s, during a stage production of Charles Dickens' The Haunted Man. It's difficult to depict adequately in diagrams, but I've seen it in real life before and it works. (Indeed, I actually use a version of it every week when I read from a televsion autocue.)
The image was projected and staged by San Diego company AV Concepts, using technology licensed from the British company Musion.
The other part -- the prior creation of the amazingly lifelike 3D image by AV Concepts and the company Digital Domain --seems to have invoved some mixture of archive concert footage, wire-frame animation and CGI. There was clearly some voice-acting: the late actor and rapper died in 1996, three years before the first Coachella festival, yet he hailed the crowd: "What the fuck up, Coachella?"
Other factors contributed to the effectiveness of the illusion: it came as part of a roll-call of larger-than-life hip hop stars -- Snoop and Dre themselves, 50 Cent, the late Nate Dogg (represented by conventional still images) and, later, a somewhat jumpy Eminem. Tupac coming back from the dead had such an impact because he was so famously dead in the first place.
But most importantly, it worked because millions of us saw it. Coachella was streamed live for three days on YouTube (more of which below). The more people who simultaneously witness an illusion, the greater its impact.
But not everyone was happy with the apparition. Some people on Twitter seemed creeped out. Others, including Public Enemy kingpin Chuck D, were troubled by this recalling of the dead. Apart from anything else, Tupac couldn't have consented to his posthumous performance.
According to MTV's story, the original idea was Dre's. He worked with AV Concepts to recreate his dead friend. A spokesman for the company commented:
Smith said he wasn't allowed to talk about the creative aspects of the production — including how the hologram was able to seemingly perform the set in synch with Snoop and whether all the vocals were 'Pac's — but he did say that his company has the ability to recreate long-dead figures and visually recreate them in the studio. "You can take their likenesses and voice and ... take people that haven't done concerts before or perform music they haven't sung and digitally recreate it," he said.
It's not actually even that expensive -- in the hundreds of thousands, rather than the millions, of dollars for something like the Tupac apparition and once made, a hologram can be shown at multiple venues -- simultaneously, even. But do we really want a world of digitally disinterred stars? Bob Marley duetting with Elvis? I hope that's not where it goes.
Future applications of this kind of telepresence are more likely to resemble the stunt Deutsche Telekom constructed with Mariah Carey in Europe last year. Carey "appeared" (apparently very convincingly) in five cities, singing 'Silent Night'. (Warning: the following video contains near-toxic levels of cheese.)
We presumably aren't very far off from a global, simultaneously staged, holographic concert. Would you pay to be in a darkened room in Auckland to experience a live gig in Los Angeles? Sooner or later, you will get the chance.
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Given that "best in business" lobbyist Tony O'Brien from Sky TV has swipe card access to Parliament, I don't hold out much hope of any change to the governments head position any time soon.
Russell Brown, in reply to Stupid, 13:49 Apr 18, 2012 | all over the world.
Coachella came to your house courtesy of Akamai Technologies, the operator of the biggest content delivery network in the world. Akamai was formed by two MIT math nerds and its first big break came three months after it opened for business in 1999, when it signed a deal to deliver Apple's content, which it does to this day. It currently manages hundreds of billions of "internet interactions" every day.
Although it accounts for as much as 30% of internet traffic, the Akamai CDN is not your internet. It uses the same physical infrastructure as the public internet, but shifts data according to specialised protocols. Akamai monitors internet conditions in real time to optimise routing, but the key to the CDN -- any CDN -- is that you get your data from a server as close to you as possible. There are 95,000 Akamai servers operating in 71 countries. There's almost certainly one in your own ISP's data centre. That's where your stream was coming from.
Akamai isn't the only CDN. TVNZ, Radio New Zealand and NZ On Screen use a more modest one in the form of the national peering network managed by Citylink in Wellington. And Google operates a pervasive global network for its own purposes, YouTube in particular. So it's interesting that the Coachella project used Akamai and not the Google CDN.
The costs of the Coachella webcasts seem to have been largely covered by sponsorship from the American company State Farm Insurance. No, I haven't heard of them either. But as was the case with LCD Soundsystem's farewell show, I was thrilled to be watching a live concert in a way that I wouldn't have been watching a DVD.
I watched the streams on my computer, and also on my television. Some people simply plugged their laptops into their TVs, I beamed the stream from my iPad to my Apple TV puck, using Apple's AirPlay feature. It worked, but it could have been a lot easier. Neither the dedicated YouTube client on the iPad or the one on the Apple TV itself would even let me find the live streams. I had to use the YouTube web page inside Safari on the iPad.
I'm sure Apple will be teeing up a better solution for its forthcoming TV-like product -- and will be preparing to charge you for it.
But perhaps a high-quality telepresent live show is worth paying for -- although paid access would diminish reach and the kind of branding value that accrued to Coachella and its sponsor.
The key thing is that for so long as New Zealanders' use of the internet is subject to monthly data caps, access to these streams has to be zero-rated by ISPs. And there's a big, big problem with that in New Zealand.
As Chris Barton noted in a forthright column in the Herald, if your ISP has signed a contract with Sky to zero-rate traffic from its iSky online service, Sky's contract explicitly prohibits it from reaching a similar arrangement with any other content provider. It's not only absurd, it's actively damaging New Zealand consumers and suppressing innovation. Sky's Kirsty Way rather spectacularly admitted on Mediawatch on Sunday that Sky's reseller contracts limit competition in conventional pay TV services in New Zealand. It's actually much worse than that.
You may wish to take the opportunity to encourage your government to get its head out of its ass on this matter.
Rich of Observationz, 10:51 Apr 17, 2012
It seems to me that we aren't far off photo-realistic CGI (I'd suggest something like a Turing Test - can watchers differentiate between a filmed scene with actors and the same scene created with CGI).
Then it'll get cheaper, so maybe in 20 years we'll have desktop photo-realistic CGI - just make storyboards and the computer will do the rest. With a library of the world's living and dead actors.
I imagine this will be enthusiastically taken up by pr0n. If you can have photo-realistic characters that take direction, are eternally priapic and guaranteed over-18, why bother with performers?
Russell Brown, in reply to Rich of Observationz, 11:06 Apr 17, 2012
Then it'll get cheaper, so maybe in 20 years we'll have desktop photo-realistic CGI – just make storyboards and the computer will do the rest. With a library of the world's living and dead actors.
Or people who have never lived. The first big-stage trial of this technology was the "performance" by the Gorillaz – a cartoon band – at the MTV Europe Awards. It's not hard to imagine amazing collaborations in the same vein, and not just in porn.
Yamis, 11:08 Apr 17, 2012
Review of the first 3 days of the festival from someone on the ground who saw the holoshizzle live.
And ATDI!! lucky %%&&%^$!!!
http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/47770/coachella-2012-three-days-and-three-nights-of-unicorn-mating-dances-hip-holograms-and-satisfying-cash-grab-reunions
Hadyn Green, 11:12 Apr 17, 2012
Hatsune Miku was the OG holographic popstar
What bugs me about the idea of the holographic performance is the interaction between performer and audience. "Put your muthafuckin hands up!" "Let me hear you say..." etc will look and feel a little silly coming from a figure you know can't see or hear you.
Ian Dalziel, 11:15 Apr 17, 2012
The Holo Men spell check...
Tupac's apparation
er, should be - apparition (in a coupla places...)
but right later on....
unless maybe he was more an apparatus
or apparatchik...
difficult to depect
er, should be - depict
Rich of Observationz, in reply to Russell Brown, 11:19 Apr 17, 2012
Yeah, but you could have made a cartoon band in 1928 using hand-drawn animation and projected it at an award show.
I think having a reference is a harder test.
(Incidentally, I saw the movie 'The Ghost' the other day and they seemed to be using (bad) CGI for B-reel stuff. Like waves, and a plane taking off. In the latter case, they had an sequence with a CGI large airliner followed shortly by a real light aircraft, and the difference was very obvious. I guess this was done to save money, though how much does it cost to point a camera at the ocean?
Or, it may have been a new cinematatographic technique that just 'looks' like bad CGI).
Russell Brown, in reply to Ian Dalziel, 11:20 Apr 17, 2012
Gah. And in the first paragraph too ...
True. I suspect we're also some way off capturing and transmitting live action.
Naly D, in reply to Hadyn Green, 11:23 Apr 17, 2012
if I'm not mistaken, Miku came out in 2007 right? Along with the holo performance on MTV Russell is referencing, the Gorillaz did one at the 2006 Grammys w Madonna
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Sacha, in reply to Ian Dalziel, 11:28 Apr 17, 2012
depection is a cunning CGI technique for reducing muscle definition #sixpac
Joe Wylie, 11:33 Apr 17, 2012
It's been a whole twelve years since reviewers gushed over the CGI of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as heralding the dawn of digital actors replacing the real thing ("Why only the other week I was enthusing about the princess in Shrek"). Yet FF dropped from sight into some kind of uncanny valley, while Shrek achieved a sequel success second only to Toy Story.
Jolisa, 11:46 Apr 17, 2012
Trundling off to re-read my copy of William Gibson's Idoru...
Don't look at the idoru's face. She is not flesh; she is information. She is the tip of an iceberg, no, an Antarctica of information. Looking at her face would trigger it again: she was some unthinkable volume of information. She induced the nodal vision in some unprecedented way; she induced it as narrative.
He fell through her eyes. He was staring up at a looming cliff face that seemed to consist entirely of small rectangular balconies, none set at quite the same level or depth. Orange sunset off a tilted, steel-framed window. Oilslick colours crawling in the sky.
Peter Darlington, in reply to Jolisa, 12:06 Apr 17, 2012
With news like this...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet
Gibbo's writing is looking more and more onto it by the day.
Mike Kmiec, 13:16 Apr 17, 2012
Strictly speaking, HoloPac is a misnomer - it should be Pepper'sPac.
But even that's not really correct, as the Pepper's Ghost effect was created by Henry Dircks in 1862. Dircks couldn't find a way to sell the idea to theatres, as it was incredibly costly to rebuild performance venues with the necessary technology. John Henry Pepper managed to modify things enough to not require rebuilding, and thus the effect carries his name to this day.
But would the world be as excited about DircksPac?
(If you'd like to learn more about Pepper's Ghost, try Jim Steinmeyer's Hiding the Elephant.)
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Sacha, in reply to Peter Darlington, 13:25 Apr 17, 2012
Gibbo's writing is looking more and more onto it by the day
Has he been wrong about anything so far? Coolhunter extraordinaire.
Marcus Turner, 13:55 Apr 17, 2012
Bob Marley duetting with Elvis?
You've unlocked the box, Russell...
Sacha, 15:26 Apr 17, 2012
Elvis has already re-entered the building, apparently.
Of course, it is markedly eerier when such technology is used to bring artists such as Tupac back from the grave. For his 50th birthday party, Simon Cowell hired Musion to create a hologram of his (deceased) hero, Frank Sinatra, singing Pennies From Heaven that performed for his 400 guests.
And in 2007, American Idol viewers were shocked to witness Celine Dion duet with Elvis Presley on his hit If I Can Dream (although this was done using a process called rotoscoping, which allows you to take one image from a pre-existing piece of video and put it in a whole new environment, as opposed to using a hologram projection).
Cam Carpenter, 00:30 Apr 18, 2012
Hit Em' Up! I'm flatting in Dunedin - we're paying $60 per month for unlimited internet. Split between my six flat-mates it works out to be just over $2.00 per-week for unlimited content. The speed is pretty good too. We were considering getting subscribing to Sky, which worked out to be the same price, but once our internet was hooked-up there was no need.
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Craig Ranapia, 07:51 Apr 18, 2012
Tupacrophilia - when is Holopac going to get a celebrity zombie cameo in The Walking Dead?
Kumara Republic, in reply to Peter Darlington, 10:15 Apr 18, 2012
And Gibson had a point when we said that "the future's already here, it's just unevenly distributed."
The speed is pretty good too. We were considering getting subscribing to Sky, which worked out to be the same price, but once our internet was hooked-up there was no need.
Good move. Anything to bypass the media cartels.
Sacha, in reply to Kumara Republic, 10:33 Apr 18, 2012
"the future's already here, it's just unevenly distributed."
like faster broadband..
BlairMacca, 12:18 Apr 18, 2012
Obviously the Olympics organisers are planning something bigger than holograms
http://www.avclub.com/articles/keith-moon-refuses-to-play-london-olympics-closing,72434/
Stupid, 13:28 Apr 18, 2012
Tupac's voice could've easily been done with voice morphing technology similar to that allegedly used to create those phone calls from passengers on the 9/11 jets.
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Halloween has always been a challenge for me……not only what costume to wear or make but how to keep the fun in Halloween and control the amount of sugar in my house. When my daughter was little I made special Halloween candy and had fruit available but admittedly, the fruit was plain and no fun at all. Check out these easy to re-create ideas from the Eat Smart blog.
Vegetable skeleton….good for adults, too! A spooky take on the vegetable platter.
I<|fim_middle|> about?) but we were able to save it with a bit of flour…OK, a lot of flour. Yay, Grandma saved the pie… Super Grandma…I need a cape.
Anyway, this recipe is really a cranberry-apple pie with lattice topping. The recipe was featured in a Spry Shortening ad from 1939. The filling looks good and the crust recipe is traditional. Just a little insurance for this year's pie.
Post by Eileen of GoofingOff Sewing Supplies. | love this guy! Great idea for the kids and grown-ups. Serve with salad dressing for dipping. Great for a Halloween party table.
Clementines are yummy and sweet. Great for the kids.
There's lots more to make and a thousand ways (or so it seems) to add sugar to the diet…..just the same, I don't need to eat more sugar and having little ones jacked up on sugar isn't my idea of a great time. Offering something healthy and yummy is a way to make a change.
Post by Eileen of GoofingOff Sewing….who cooks, too. The kitchen is just another place to Goof Off.
Create Magic With Every Stitch!
Last Thanksgiving my granddaughter was in charge of making apple pie for the family feast. She loves to bake and has several recipes….at home. Unfortunately she left the recipe for crust back home along with her other recipes. I have the recipe, and several cookbooks at my home but we were at my daughter's place….and she doesn't love to cook so no cookbooks for pie crust. After searching she found one that was soupy (what was that | 232 |
Why is it a big deal that SuperSoft Butter Socks are just $3.93<|fim_middle|> kids and I do. And with a price this low, you can afford to outfit your entire family in these socks for the entire winter.
And if you're looking for more cozy gear to keep warm this winter, Macy's has you covered there too.
From butter socks to opaque tights and pom beanies, you'll find everything you need to keep you both warm and stylish on sale at Macy's right now.
Get your SuperSoft Butter Socks for $3.99 here. | at Macy's right now?
Perhaps it's because as I write this, we're experiencing the coldest day of the season (and a record low for this year). As someone that works predominantly from home, I would be lost without my SuperSoft socks to keep me warm. I find I even wear them during the summer months because they protect my feet and are, well, super soft!
But what caught me off guard this year was just how much the rest of my family started to fall in love with my SuperSoft Butter socks.
I can't imagine it was because they wanted to match my fashion sense: my teenage daughter would rather do anything than wear something her mom is wearing and my tween son doesn't pay attention to what he's wearing, other than to ensure he's sporting gear from his favorite team.
So when my daughter asked for her own pair of my "warm fuzzy" socks, and then my son asked to borrow a pair of hers, I knew we were on to something.
The funniest thing about this story is that the first pair of socks my son borrowed from my daughter was the leopard print SuperSoft socks you see in the bottom left corner of the picture above. You knew he had to love them because in any other circumstance, he wouldn't be caught dead wearing anything leopard print.
I'm not saying he wore them outside the house, but he wore those socks every night to bed until I got him his own pair of blue socks.
Trust me, you'll want to get more than one pair of these for each person in your family because they'll want to wear them every night, like my | 327 |
Coin (obverse), bawbee, from reign of Charles II
found at Urquhart Castle, Inverness-shire
This is the obverse of a copper baw<|fim_middle|>quhart, Urquhart Castle
Description: Charles II bawbee from Urquhart Castle, 1649 - 1685
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 112 (1982), 465-76
PSAS CXII, 1982, p. 465-76 | bee found at Urquhart Castle in Inverness-shire. The coin was minted between 1677 and 1679. It was worth six pence Scots.
The obverse has a bust of Charles II. The Latin inscription translates as 'Charles II, by the grace of God, King of Scots, England, France and Ireland'.
Urquhart Castle dates from the 12th century when a Norman motte and bailey occupied the site. In the 13th century, it was in the hands of the Comyns of Badenoch but was occupied by Edward I's troops in 1296 and 1303. Five years later, the castle was regained by Robert I and was designated a royal castle by the end of the 14th century. It commanded a strategic position on Loch Ness and was vital to the crown's control of the Highlands.
Ref: National Museums Scotland H.HY 33
What: Coin, bawbee
Subject: Finds from Urquhart Castle (NMAS Classification)
Who: Charles II
Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Glen Ur | 241 |
"Gran? Gran, are you up here?" Sara poked her head around the door.
"Yes, dear. By the window."
Sara pushed the door open and stepped into the attic. Dust motes swirled in the pale sunlight cutting across the floor from the small window in the sloped roof. Her grandmother sat hunched in a battered old armchair, a mug of tea in one hand and a sheaf of papers in the<|fim_middle|>'t imagine any of them penning such a letter.
Nicely done and very apt. Also good to remember that it wasn't just soldiers who we're remembering.
Nice to read a dialogue-heavy experiment from you. Do you try these often? It's the first I can really remember from you, perhaps barring pieces featuring psychic birds.
Tony - I've had this one rattling around in my head for a while, and I didn't think I could top the "Christmas in the trenches" story I did last year.
David - I try to remember everyone, if I can.
John - I don't do them that often, I always feel like I should pad them out with action. Maybe I'll try something that's naught but dialogue!
Michael - Ooh it wasn't actually but I can see how you'd make the link! It's obviously something my unconscious is obsessed with. I've had this idea for a while but have been waiting for today to post it.
Nicely done. I have a Remembrance flash today too. We must always remember.
I loved the last line! Very nice Icy!
Lest we forget. Thank you, Icy.
I sympathize with Sara (on the topic of handwriting). Such a sweet and sad story! Also perfect for today.
I know this is fiction, but the impact is the same as if it were fact.
As with Tim's story, pieces like these always make me feel grateful to others for the fact that I have never had to go to war.
Great piece. The first part reminded me a lot of my Dad; his explaining old family pics and his general tsk-tsking me as a kid for my poor handwriting. The second half reminded me that he, too, was a soldier who doesn't share that part of his life. Very well done, Icy.
Wonderful illustration. Let us remember the fallen, and those who returned but left something behind.
Tim - It's probably the only time of year I do themed flashes.
Raven - I think we sometimes forget where our families came from.
Adam - It's important we remember.
Steve - I think warfare's changed so much over the years...but it's still not right.
mgideon - My granddad never spoke about what he did during the war, so there's a whole segment of family history that we know nothing about.
FAR - I always use that photo at this time of year. I didn't fully realise its significance when I took it.
A poignant piece, Icy. Even though some of us have never felt the loss resulting from sacrifice, we should remember and be thankful those who have paid the highest price for our freedom. We should never take it for granted.
Well done Icy. We really do have to thank the older generations for all their sacrifices.
A serious and sad topic, well written with good flow and structure. I particularly enjoyed the excerpts from his letters. Nice work as well to include a few digs on all of today's tweets etc. versus the nearly forgotten art of communicating via the hand written word.
Wow, this really brought back memories of poring through my own grandmother's pictures and letters. Their penmanship was so beautiful back then. | other.
"What are you doing up here by yourself?" asked Sara. Moving between the teetering piles of junk, she spotted an open shoebox beside the chair. Old photographs and scraps of paper, yellow with age, spilled onto the floor.
"The same thing I do every year on 11 November. Say, do you remember when your granddad died, and I had to move in here? I brought all of those old boxes?" asked her grandmother.
"Yeah – Dad wanted to chuck them but you wouldn't let him."
"No, I wouldn't. These are very special, Sara. I got these from my mother just before she died in '73. They belonged to your great-great-grandmother." Sara's grandmother held out the square of paper. Sara took it and turned it over. Spidery handwriting in faded ink covered the paper. She held it up to the light and squinted.
"I can't read it properly."
"Of course you can't. I'm surprised you kids even know how to do proper handwriting any more." Sara's grandmother pursed her lips.
"So who was she writing to?" asked Sara, keen to avoid another of her grandmother's Luddite lectures. To make a point, she peered down at the handwriting. She thought she could make out the date. Nineteen-something?
"That one's actually by your great-great-grandfather, Harry Robson. He wrote that one on 8 November 1917. Two days after the end of the Battle of Passchendaele."
"Good God, girl, what do they teach you in school these days? It was also known as the Third Battle of Ypres."
"He was in the army? Wow, that's the First World War, isn't it? I didn't know we had any soldiers in the family." Sara stared at the letter, her mouth hanging open with awe.
"We don't. Harry was a stretcher bearer. Poor man had to run out into No Man's Land to collect the wounded. I don't like to even imagine the horrors he saw. He certainly didn't tell my grandmother about them."
"Have you got a photo of him?"
Sara's grandmother flicked through the photographs in her hand. She held out a small snapshot, the scratched sepia and torn edges trembling between her fingers. Sara looked at the proud young man in the photo, his arm around a smiling young woman. A small boy played with a ball at their feet. The young man had the same eyes as her grandmother.
Sara's grandmother held up a crumpled letter. She smoothed the paper against her knee and cleared her throat.
"11 September 1918. My dearest Florence, I do not have long, but I could not rest another day without writing a reply to your last letter. Not a day goes by when I do not think about you, and how you are coping without me. At least you have little Jack for company until I return.
"As to the men and myself, we have had many successes this week, but also many losses. I fear each day that I shall lose my humanity, and cease to be moved by the plight of those I bear on my stretcher, but each day I remember to thank them for their sacrifice. I do not envy them their task, although I am sure they do not envy me mine. Can you believe that I have done this for a year?
"That's really nice," said Sara. She thought of the boys in her class at school, and the crude graffiti that covered their notebooks. She couldn | 738 |
Doug Macdonald started playing acoustic guitar,writing songs and playing clubs in Boston 2005.
He was looking for a drummer and Patty Short was between bands. She went to see Doug play and they hit it off, this was 2008. They practiced and started playing clubs around the city for a few years and got a great response.
Their sound is Indie Rock with 60s overtones<|fim_middle|> Late 2012 they started on their new CD "Mr Bones" and it released May 2013. "Mr. Bones" shows how Doug and Patty have matured musically as a duo. "Mr. Bones" was reviewed in the Boston Noise magazine and was awarded CD of the summer 2013 The band plays in clubs in New York City and Massachusetts. There latest Album "Duel Speaker" came out in September 2014 has gotten amazing reviews and air time on College radio. | . Late 2011 they started recording "Give Me My Guitar" CD. It was released in the spring of 2012. "Give Me My Guitar" was played on 39 college radio stations across the east coast.
The Doug MacDonald Band started to get recognition from Boston music magazines and their fan base started growing. | 70 |
Tabloidisation and the coverage of political issues in Zimbabwe - the case of Joice Mujuru
Gadzikwa, Wellington
The study critically explored the tabloidisation of political news in Zimbabwe by focussing on the coverage of the expulsion of Joice Mujuru from ZANU PF and government by selected<|fim_middle|> frames in terms of The Herald versus Daily News and NewsDay, all the newspapers are undergoing the damaging process of tabloidisation by employing tabloid styles and formatting in their political news coverage through sensationalism, trivialisation and emotionalism. It was argued that the media needs self-introspection and recommitment to ethical and objective journalism as the watchdogs of society.
Citation: Gadzikwa, Wellington (2017) Tabloidisation and the coverage of political issues in Zimbabwe - the case of Joice Mujuru, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24739>
Name: thesis_gadzikwa_w.pdf | newspapers. The study analysed three national dailies across the ownership divide; The Herald, Daily News and NewsDay. The objective of the study was to establish whether or not the decline in standards of journalism and performance in Zimbabwe could be attributed to tabloidisation. The study employed a qualitative methodology through qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews to assess whether the framing reflected tabloid or broadsheet journalism styles. The framing of Joice Mujuru by The Herald was pejorative and derisive as she was depicted as corrupt, traitor, inept and a simplistic thinker who cannot handle issues to do with statecraft. Daily News sympathised with Joice Mujuru as a victim of chauvinistic factional politics in ZANU PF, especially, after the death of her husband, General Solomon Mujuru. The study argued that Joice was also depicted as a brave leader who could challenge for the office of the president, if she formed a coalition with MDC –T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Daily News sought to counter all the negative framing of Joice Mujuru by The Herald. NewsDay framing was sympathetic, like Daily News but was more inclined on creating an image of a moderate leader in Mujuru, one who would be acceptable to all Zimbabweans because she had the critical liberation war credentials that Tsvangirai lacked and Mujuru's perceived abilities to extricate the country from the economic challenges by mending relationships with the West. Despite the diametrically opposed | 302 |
After an overnight bus-ride from Syracuse to Bridgeport, a road-weary Adirondack Phantoms team pushed their way through the fatigue to snag their third straight victory in a 3-2 decision at the Sound Tigers Saturday night. It was the last game before the holiday break for the Phantoms who now get a few days away from the ice to spend with family and friends.
Sean Couturier was vital on all three Adirondack scores with one goal and two assists on his way to #1 Star of the Game honors. Matt Ford scored his first of the season and Eric Wellwood added his third of the year and second of the week.
Adirondack held a relatively<|fim_middle|> Falls (Welcome Adolescents in Transition).
Call the tickets to get your tickets in advance and save at 518-480-3355. | comfortable 3-0 lead with less than seven minutes remaining when Bridgeport would finally get one past Scott Munroe to break the shutout. The Sound Tigers would score another just 27 seconds later and suddenly the Phantoms' were not so comfortable anymore. But Adirondack was able to hang on to get their third consecutive one-goal victory in the last four days.
The Phantoms were at a bit of a disadvantage in the game not just from the lengthy travel but also because they were facing a much fresher Bridgeport team who had not played a game since Wednesday.
"It was a demanding game for us after getting in at 5:00 in the morning," head coach Terry Murray said. "Those trips always take a bit of a toll on you but the guys responded emotionally. I thought there was a good focus at the start of the game. You get the lead and you know at the end of the day you got a win. We need the points. We need to keep climbing up the ladder."
Sean Couturier confirmed that the team is aware of the importance of the points. "We saw last week the standings," Couturier said. "We knew that if we want to make the playoffs we've got to make a push from now on. We've been playing some pretty desperate hockey lately and we've put a couple wins on the board and that will put us right back in the race for the playoffs."
It was an emotional night at Webster Bank Arena as the Sound Tigers' organization honored the victims of the Newtown tragedies of December 14. Bridgeport is only 19 miles from Newtown. A pregame ceremony and moment of silence later made way for a game in which the Sound Tigers players wore the names of the victims on the back of their jerseys instead of their own in a classy way to pay tribute.
In the game, the Phantoms mustered only 18 shots on goal in the game, a season low. But Adirondack made the most of their chances while Munroe turned aside 34 of the 36 shots he faced including a couple of breakaway stops to secure the win against his former team. Munroe patrolled the pipes for the Sound Tigers three seasons ago in 2009-10.
Adirondack only had three of the combined nine shots on goal in the first period and it was perhaps the lowest percentage shot of the entire night that would find its way through for the first goal of the game. Sean Couturier rushed up ice almost on a breakaway but diving defenseman Brandon DeFazio poked the puck off his stick and into the corner. Couturier quickly retrieved it and from a bit behind the goal-line in the corner fired it at the net, deflecting it off the stick of defenseman Aaron Ness and into the goal for a lucky bouncer to give Adirondack a 1-0 lead on his eighth goal of the season.
"It's not an unusual play. You're going to see those kind of decisions made all of the time and you're just hopinng something good happens," Murray said. "Whether the puck goes in the net or somebody is driving through and there's something loose in front of the crease. It's always the right decision to make a play to go to the net and this time it happened to find a way in."
Couturier fired a slapper from the right-point in the second period directing his blast into the slot for Matthew Ford who was able to change direction of the blast with his chop to bounce it past Anders Nilsson for a 2-0 lead. It was Ford's first goal of the season after scoring 19 goals with the Phantoms last season and 29 total.
For a talented scorer like Ford, it's been longer than expected to get into the scoring column.
"It's nice to see him break the ice. I hope now that he can break through and get on a roll," Murray said. "I'd like to see him over the next dozen games or so score more. It would be a good thing for him. It woudl be a good thing for the team. He needed that one that's going to break the ice and hopefully now he can kick the door open."
The Phantoms added another in the first minute of the third period when Couturier's wrap-around try would rebound out to a wide-open Eric Wellwood on the back-door for the easy one-timer to make it 3-0.
Couturier's assists setting up Wellwood and Ford made it a three-goal night for his line-combo.
"We're finding good chemistry with each other," Couturier said. "We're finding each other well out there and things are going our way and hopefully things keep going well."
The Phantoms had three straight power plays in the third period to try to deliver the knockout punch but Bridgeport killed all of them off and kept on charging in their efforts to get back into the game. Scott Munroe had already denied a couple of breakaway tries and made a bunch of other fantastic saves.
Goals with less than seven minutes left were scored 27 seconds apart by Jack Combs and Johan Sundstrom to make it 3-2 game. And the Sound Tigers just missed on a couple more opportunities to tie it. But eventually the Phantoms prevailed to equal their longest win streak of the season at three in a row.
It was the second game in a row in which Adirondack let a 3-0 lead evaporate to almost cost them. Friday night at Syracuse the Phantoms were in front 3-0 and then battled back to win in a shootout 4-3.
"We're getting good starts but maybe a little let-down once in awhile," Couturier said. "We've got to make sure we play 60 minutes. We've got to learn from those mistakes and learn how to play with the lead."
The Phantoms players head for home for a couple of days for the AHL Holiday Break. Adirondack returns to action on Friday night against the Providence Bruins and then will play another home game on Monday, December 31 at 3:00 against Bridgeport in the traditional New Years' Eve home game. The Phantoms will be wearing Tuxedo Jerseys presented by Scoville Jewlers with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the WAIT House of Glans | 1,325 |
James Bond Moonraker Laser Gun Prop Replica - 2022 White Edition (Pre-Order)
Available to pre-order now, shipping early 2023.
"Mr. Bond, you persist in defying my efforts to provide an amusing death for you."
Discover the James Bond Moonraker (1979) Laser Gun Prop Replica - 2<|fim_middle|> is also available here. | 022 White Edition by Factory Entertainment, made in an edition size of 750. The new edition features an ultra-bright blue LED 'laser' effect powered by a battery pack, scope detail and a moveable 'selector-lever'.
Backstory. This semi-automatic directed-energy weapon was designed primarily for space warfare. The white version is first seen as a testing prototype in the Brazilian courtyard by one of Q's team. At the space shoot out at the film's climax, laser weapons are used by the US Marines - both as hand held weapons and mounted onto their spacewalk apparatus - and by Drax's guard. The original props were polyurethane and rubber with no moving parts. They were specially constructed for the film by the prop department, and a large quantity of different props were produced. The main body was constructed around a casting taken from a toy gun. Various real-world parts, including plumbing supplies, were added to complete the fantasy look. After appearing in Moonraker the gun was used in the computer game GoldenEye 007 in 1997.
Details. The prop replica was created after careful study of the original props in the EON Productions archives, as well as reference photographs and original production drawings and blueprints.
The replica features an ultra-bright blue LED light effect, activated by a concealed button. Both as a homage to the ground-breaking rotoscoped visual effects and to enhance the 70s laser-weapon aesthetic.
Inspired by the gun's later appearances in 007 video games, scope detail and a movable 'selector-lever' have also been incorporated into the replica.
All the detail on the original has been retained including some of the casting asymmetry on the handmade original, which would not have been visible on screen and a missing trigger. Triggers were deliberately omitted to allow actors wearing thick astronaut style gloves to use the props. This makes the replica visually indistinguishable from the original. However, a heavier weight polyresin and an internal support frame have been employed on the replica to give it more strength than the original.
Each replica includes a certificate of authenticity booklet, a display stand and an individually numbered metal plaque. The edition size is 750 pieces. Requires 2 x AAA (LR3) Batteries. Batteries included.
A limited edition black edition | 477 |
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Comprehensive Guide on Poisson Distribution
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Instead of directly stating the formal definition of the Poisson distribution, we will first derive the distribution ourselves using the binomial distribution. Doing so will allow us to intuitively understand the Poisson distribution!
Deriving the Poisson Distribution from the binomial distribution
Recall that the binomial distribution has the following probability mass function:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:ToWMNNDfICX15ex9SGn} p(x)= \binom{n}{x}p^x(1-p)^{n-x}, \;\;\;\;\; x=0,1,2,\cdots,n \end{equation}$$
$x$ is the number of successes.
$n$ is the number of trials.
$p$ is the probability of success.
Let's consider what happens to the binomial distribution when the number of trials $n$ is large but the probability of success $p$ is low. We know that the mean or expected value of a binomial random variable is $\mathbb{E}(X)=np$. Let's denote this mean as $\lambda$, that is:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:E3jkFSsItNl1H5RaUA5} \lambda=np \;\;\;\;\;\;\;\; \Longleftrightarrow \;\;\;\;\;\;\;\; p=\frac{\lambda}{n} \end{equation}$$
Let's substitute \eqref{eq:E3jkFSsItNl1H5RaUA5} into the binomial probability mass function \eqref{eq:ToWMNNDfICX15ex9SGn} to get:
$$p(x)= \binom{n}{x}\Big(\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^x \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n-x}$$
Mathematically, to indicate that $n$ is large, we can take the limit as $n$ tends to infinity:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:AtPx2MiokproHUiKRVB} \begin{aligned}[b] \lim_{n\to\infty} \binom{n}{x}\Big(\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^x \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n-x} &=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!} \Big(\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^x \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n-x}\\ &=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{x!} \Big(\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^x \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n-x}\\ &=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{x!} \Big(\frac{\lambda^x}{n^x}\Big) \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{-x}\\ &=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{n^x} \Big(\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}\Big) \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{-x}\\ &=\Big(\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}\Big)\lim_{n\to\infty} {\color{red}\frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{n^x}} {\color{green}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n}} {\color{blue}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{-x}}\\ \end{aligned} \end{equation}$$
We know from the multiplicative rule of limits that the limit of a product of 3 terms is equal to the product of the limits of individual terms. Therefore, our goal now is to compute the limit of each of the colored components and then take their product.
Focus on the red component. Notice how the product in the numerator consists of $x$ number of terms. For instance, if $x=3$, then the numerator is $n(n-1)(n-2)$, which is a product of $3$ terms. The denominator $n^x$ can also be written as a product of $x$ number of $n$. Therefore, the red component can be written as:
$$\begin{align*} {\color{red}\frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{n^x}}&= \Big(\frac{n}{n}\Big)\Big(\frac{n-1}{n}\Big)\Big(\frac{n-2}{n}\Big)\cdots\Big(\frac{n-x+1}{n}\Big)\\ &=(1)\Big(1-\frac{1}{n}\Big)\Big(1-\frac{2}{n}\Big)\cdots\Big(1-\frac{x+1}{n}\Big) \end{align*}$$
When we take the limit as $n$ tends to infinity, all the fraction terms tend to zero:
$$\begin{align*} \lim_{n\to\infty}{\color{red}\frac{n(n-1)\cdots(n-x+1)}{n^x}}&= (1)\Big(1-0\Big)\Big(1-0\Big)\cdots\Big(1-0\Big)\\ &=1 \end{align*}$$
Next, let's take the limit as $n$ tends to infinity of the green component. From the propertylink of exponentials, we have that:
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} {\color{green}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n}}=e^{-\lambda}$$
Finally, we focus on the blue component
$$\begin<|fim_middle|>1 week into infinitesimally small time intervals (say nanoseconds) is precisely to avoid more than one occurrence of accidents in each interval.
the probability of a single occurrence is proportional to the duration of the interval. For instance, the probability of an accident occurring on a given day should be half of the probability of an accident occurring in two days.
the probability of an outcome does not change over different intervals. For instance, the probability of observing an accident during the afternoon should be equal to the probability of observing an accident at night.
Whenever these properties are satisfied, then the experiment is called a Poisson experiment or process. In a realistic scenario, some of these assumptions will typically not hold. For instance, there may be more accidents during the evening so the last assumption is not satisfied. However, even if not all the assumptions are met, the Poisson distribution may still be an adequate model to describe count data. Remember the famous saying - "all models are wrong but some are useful"!
One last remark about the Poisson distribution is that the intervals do not necessarily have to be time-related; the interval could also be spatial such as distance, area or volume. For instance, the number of rabbits in $50\mathrm{m}^2$ of land may be a Poisson random variable given that the assumptions are met.
Calls received in a call center
A call center receives $10$ calls on average in a time period of $24$ hours. What is the probability that the call center receives $8$ calls in a given day?
Solution. The average number of calls received in a single day is $\lambda=10$. Let's define random variable $X$ as the number of calls received in a day. Let's check if it's reasonable for us to assume $X$ is a Poisson random variable:
the number of calls received in each sub-interval of time is independent. For instance, receiving a call during a particular minute will not affect the probability of receiving a call in the next minute.
the probability that more than one call is received in a short time interval is negligible. In other words, we cannot receive two calls simultaneously.
the probability of receiving a call is proportional to the duration of the interval. For instance, the probability of receiving a call in two minutes is double the probability of receiving a call in one minute.
the probability of receiving a call at every time interval is equal. For instance, the probability of receiving a call during the day is equal to the probability of receiving a call at night.
For the purpose of this exercise, we will assume that these conditions are met. Keep in mind that in a more realistic setting, some of these conditions may not necessarily hold. For instance, the call center might receive more calls during the evening, which means that the last condition is not met. Again, even if the conditions are only partially met, the Poisson distribution can still be a good approximation of the number of calls received.
We now know that $X$ is a Poisson random variable. Recall that the Poisson distribution is characterized by a single parameter $\lambda$, which in this case is the average number of calls received in a day. We are given this information in the question: $\lambda=10$. Therefore, the probability mass function of $X$ is:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:jSGMngasGl2jRIbrNMX} \mathbb{P}(X=x)= \frac{10^xe^{-10}}{x!}, \;\;\;\;\;\text{for}\;\; x=0,1,2,3,\cdots \end{equation}$$
The probability that the call center receives $8$ calls on any given day is:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{P}(X=8)&= \frac{10^8e^{-10}}{8!}\\ &\approx0.11 \end{align*}$$
The Poisson probability mass function \eqref{eq:jSGMngasGl2jRIbrNMX} is illustrated below:
We can indeed see that $\mathbb{P}(X=8)$ is roughly equal to $0.11$. The shape of the curve should remind you of the normal distribution. In our guide on the binomial distribution, we have seen how the binomial distribution becomes approximately normal when the value of $n$ is large. Similarly, the Poisson distribution converges to the normal distribution when the value of $\lambda$ is large. This is not surprising because we derived the Poisson distribution as a special case of the binomial distribution where $\lambda=np$ with a large $n$ and a small $p$.
Theorem.
Mean of Poisson distribution
If random variable $X$ follows a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda$, then the expected value or mean of $X$ is:
$$\mathbb{E}(X)=\lambda$$
Proof. From the definitionlink of expected value, we have that:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{E}(X) &=\sum^\infty_{x=0}x\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\\ \end{align*}$$
When $x=0$, the term inside the summation is zero, so we can ignore this term and begin the summation at $x=1$ instead:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:iIQ4t7UUHbjIyV5TOm8} \begin{aligned}[b] \mathbb{E}(X) &=\sum^\infty_{x=1}x\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\\ &=\sum^\infty_{x=1}\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{(x-1)!}\\ &=\sum^\infty_{x=1}\frac{\lambda^{x-1}{\lambda}e^{-\lambda}}{(x-1)!}\\ &={\lambda}e^{-\lambda}\sum^\infty_{x=1}\frac{\lambda^{x-1}}{(x-1)!}\\ &={\lambda}e^{-\lambda}\Big(\frac{\lambda^{0}}{0!} +\frac{\lambda^{1}}{1!} +\frac{\lambda^{2}}{2!} +\cdots\Big)\\ &={\lambda}e^{-\lambda} \sum^\infty_{x=0}\frac{\lambda^x}{x!} \end{aligned} \end{equation}$$
The summation here is the Taylor series for $e^\lambda$, that is:
$$e^\lambda= \sum^\infty_{x=0}\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}= 1+\lambda +\frac{\lambda^2}{2!} +\frac{\lambda^3}{3!} +\cdots$$
Therefore, \eqref{eq:iIQ4t7UUHbjIyV5TOm8} becomes:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{E}(X) &=\lambda{e}^{-\lambda}e^\lambda\\ &=\lambda \end{align*}$$
This completes the proof.
It is not surprising at all that the expected value of a Poisson random variable is the parameter $\lambda$. Recall that we derived the Poisson distribution from the binomial distribution by defining $\lambda=np$, which represents the average number of outcomes in a given period. The definition of the expected value of a Poisson random variable is the average number of outcomes in a given period, and so the expected value should be $\lambda$.
Variance of Poisson distribution
If random variable $X$ follows a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda$, then the variance of $X$ is:
$$\mathbb{V}(X)=\lambda$$
Proof. We know from the propertylink of variance that:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:LGVtguZrFyf9WJLm8lL} \mathbb{V}(X)=\mathbb{E}(X^2)-\big[\mathbb{E}(X)\big]^2 \end{equation}$$
We already know what the mean of a Poisson random variable $\mathbb{E}(X)$ is, so we just need to derive the expression for $\mathbb{E}(X^2)$. From the definition of expected values, we have that:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{E}(X^2) &=\sum^\infty_{x=0}x^2\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\\ &=\sum^\infty_{x=0}(x^2-x+x)\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\\ &=\sum^\infty_{x=0}[x(x-1)+x]\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\\ &=\Big[\sum^\infty_{x=0}x(x-1)\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\Big]+ \Big[\sum^\infty_{x=0}x\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\Big]\\ &=\Big[\sum^\infty_{x=0}x(x-1)\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\Big]+\mathbb{E}(X)\\ &=\Big[\sum^\infty_{x=0}x(x-1)\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\Big]+\lambda \end{align*}$$
Here, the term inside the summation is zero when $x=0$ and $x=1$. Therefore, we can start from $x=2$ instead of $x=0$ like so:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{E}(X^2)&= \Big[\sum^\infty_{x=2}x(x-1)\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}\Big]+\lambda\\ &=\Big[\sum^\infty_{x=2}\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{(x-2)!}\Big]+\lambda\\ &=\Big[e^{-\lambda}\sum^\infty_{x=2}\frac{\lambda^x}{(x-2)!}\Big]+\lambda\\ &=e^{-\lambda}\Big(\frac{\lambda^2}{0!}+\frac{\lambda^3}{1!} +\frac{\lambda^4}{2!}+\cdots \Big)+\lambda\\ &=\lambda^2e^{-\lambda}\Big(\frac{1}{0!}+\frac{\lambda^1}{1!} +\frac{\lambda^2}{2!}+\cdots \Big)+\lambda\\ &=\lambda^2e^{-\lambda} \Big(\sum^\infty_{i=0}\frac{\lambda^i}{i!}\Big)+\lambda\\ &=\lambda^2e^{-\lambda} (e^\lambda)+\lambda\\ &=\lambda^2+\lambda\\ \end{align*}$$
Note that in the above steps, we used the Taylor series for the exponential function once again.
Finally, substituting $\mathbb{E}(X^2)$ and $\mathbb{E}(X)$ into \eqref{eq:LGVtguZrFyf9WJLm8lL} gives:
$$\begin{align*} \mathbb{V}(X) &=\mathbb{E}(X^2)-\big[\mathbb{E}(X)\big]^2\\ &=\lambda^2+\lambda-\lambda^2\\ &=\lambda \end{align*}$$
Working with Poisson distribution in Python
Computing probabilities
Consider the examplelink from earlier:
Given that the conditions of a Poisson experiment are met, the number of calls can be represented by a Poisson random variable $X\sim\text{Pois}(10)$. We used the Poisson probability mass function to compute the probability of receiving $8$ calls on any given day:
Instead of calculating the output of the Poisson probability mass function by hand, we can use Python's SciPy library:
from scipy.stats import poisson
lamb = 10
poisson.pmf(x, lamb)
Plotting the Poisson probability mass function
Let's plot the following Poisson probability mass function:
$$\mathbb{P}(X=x)= \frac{10^xe^{-10}}{x!}, \;\;\;\;\;\text{for}\;\; x=0,1,2,3,\ldots$$
We can pass a list of non-negative integers into the Poisson probability mass function poisson.pmf(~) like so:
xs = list(range(n + 1)) # [0,1,2,...,20]
pmfs = poisson.pmf(xs, lamb)
plt.bar(xs, pmfs)
plt.xlabel('$x$')
plt.ylabel('$p(x)$')
This generates the following plot: | {align*} \lim_{n\to\infty} {\color{blue}\Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{-x}} &=\Big(1-0\Big)^{-x}\\ &=(1)^{-x}\\ &=1 \end{align*}$$
Substituting the red, green and blue components back into \eqref{eq:AtPx2MiokproHUiKRVB} gives:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:SgU1LPvFPZZabITy4Rd} \begin{aligned}[b] \lim_{n\to\infty} \binom{n}{x}\Big(\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^x \Big(1-\frac{\lambda}{n}\Big)^{n-x} &=\Big(\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}\Big)(1)(e^{-\lambda})(1)\\ &=\frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!} \end{aligned} \end{equation}$$
Remember, $x$ is the number of successes in infinite number of trials, which means that $x=0,1,2,\cdots$. What we have just derived is the so-called Poisson distribution, which can be interpreted as an approximation of the binomial distribution where the number of trials $n$ is large but the probability of success $p$ is small.
Definition.
Probability mass function of Poisson distribution
A random variable $X$ is said to follow a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda\gt0$ if and only if the probability mass function of $X$ is:
$$\mathbb{P}(X=x)= \frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}, \;\;\;\;\;\text{for}\;\; x=0,1,2,3,\ldots$$
We denote a Poisson random variable with parameter $\lambda$ as $X\sim\text{Pois}(\lambda)$.
In the previous section, we derived the Poisson distribution using the binomial distribution mathematically. In the next section, we will develop a deeper intuition behind the relationship between these two distributions.
Intuition behind how Poisson distribution approximates the binomial distribution
Suppose we wanted to use the binomial distribution to model the number of car accidents at a particular intersection during a time period of one week. The problem is that the binomial distribution is only suitable for binary outcomes, which is clearly not the case here. Interestingly, we can still reformulate the scenario such that the binomial distribution becomes applicable.
Let's split up the time interval of one week into $7$ sub-intervals where each sub-interval represents a single day. If we assume that car accidents happen at most once a day with probability $p$, then what we have is a binomial experiment of $n=7$ trials with probability of success $p$. If we let the random variable $X$ represent the number of car accidents in a given week, then:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:kU5ElZzNqwRK3LnBlJT} p(x)= \binom{7}{x}p^x(1-p)^{7-x}, \;\;\;\;\; x=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 \end{equation}$$
However, this modeling process is not practical because we had to naively assume that car accidents happen at most once a day. This is too restrictive because if there are many drunk drivers in the area, then there could be $10$ accidents happening every day. Therefore, we will not be able to use \eqref{eq:kU5ElZzNqwRK3LnBlJT} to model the number of car accidents.
To address this issue, we can split a week into even smaller sub-intervals. We could divide a week into 168 sub-intervals of hours and assume that car accidents happen at most once every hour with a probability of $p$. In this case, the binomial distribution would be:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:Z5dRiU20ysclF2cGgeh} p(x)= \binom{168}{x}p^x(1-p)^{168-x}, \;\;\;\;\; x=0,1,2,\cdots,168 \end{equation}$$
Notice how the probability of car accident $p$ is smaller when the sub-intervals are smaller. This makes sense because the probability that a car accident occurs during a period of an hour should be smaller than the probability of an accident during a period of a whole day. This binomial distribution is more realistic compared to the previous one, but again, multiple accidents can still happen in a span of an hour, thereby violating the assumptions of a binomial experiment.
Again, instead of dividing the week into $168$ sub-intervals, we can make the modeling process more precise by dividing the week into infinitely small sub-intervals. If you're not comfortable with the concept of infinity, then think of splitting the week into sub-intervals of nanoseconds. Even though it was naive for us to assume that accidents happen at most once an hour or once a day, assuming at most one accident can occur in a nanosecond is very reasonable. Keep in mind that the probability of the accident occurring is extremely small since we are dealing with sub-intervals of nanoseconds.
When we divide the week into infinitely small sub-intervals, we will have $n=\infty$ number of trials. Mathematically, this translates to taking the limit as $n$ approaches infinity:
$$\begin{equation}\label{eq:oVcUnnFzwiVe6CcXKE9} p(x)= \lim_{n\to\infty} \binom{n}{x}p^x(1-p)^{n-x}, \;\;\;\;\; x=0,1,2,\cdots,n \end{equation}$$
Earlier, we have derived that this limit converges to the so-called Poisson distribution:
$$p(x)= \frac{\lambda^xe^{-\lambda}}{x!}, \;\;\;\;\;\text{for}\;\; x=0,1,2,3,\ldots$$
Where $\lambda=np$, which is the mean of the binomial distribution! For our example, $\lambda$ represents the average number of accidents in a week. What's neat about this special case of the binomial distribution is that all we need to know is the mean number of occurrences $\lambda$ - we require no knowledge about the probability $p$ that an accident occurs in the infinitely small sub-intervals.
Assumptions of Poisson distribution
Let's summarize the assumptions we had to make in order to derive the Poisson distribution:
the number of outcomes occurring in any time interval is independent of the number of outcomes occurring in other time intervals. For instance, if we observe an accident in a given hour, this does not affect the probability of observing an accident in the next hour.
the probability that more than one outcome will occur in the time interval is negligible. In other words, multiple outcomes cannot occur simultaneously. Remember, the reason we divided | 1,539 |
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In his book, Thoughts on Design, Rand points out the flatness and dullness of literal visual representations ; acknowledging that the designer's job is not to merely pair words with their expected visuals, but to add depth to the message by reframing it for the viewer. Imagination, to Rand, was a prerequisite for that reframing.
"Frequently, trite ideas or unimaginative translation of those ideas is the result not of poor subject matter but of poor interpretation of a problem. In the absence of a fresh, visual solution, subject matter sometimes become the scapegoat. Such difficulties may arise if: a) the designer has interpreted a commonplace idea with a commonplace image; b) he has failed to resolve the problem of integrating form and content; or c) he has failed to interpret the problem as a two-dimensional organization in a given space. He has thus deprived his visual image of the potential to suggest, perhaps, more than the eye can see. And he has denied himself the opportunity of saying the commonplace in an uncommon place way."
In his work, Rand takes the idea behind a communication and connects them to seemingly unrelated symbols. His symbols suspend the literal and spark imagination. The reader can read the title or headline and picture the obvious, but that thought is met with an image that challenges them to see something different.
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Circa Waves 'Different Creatures' – Review
Circa Waves adhered so closely to the tropes of mid 00s indie rock on their debut that it's no surprise they trip in to many of the same pitfalls as their heroes this time around. Second album syndrome stunted the careers of bands like The Kooks, The View and Pigeon Detectives to name just three. 'Different Creatures' may well do the same to Circa Waves. It's superficially deeper and darker but has all the real depth of a puddle. They expand their musical interests but don't cast the net wide enough to find anything truly interesting. In the process they neglect the very things that made them so likeable in the first place – bright hooks, catchy melodies and youthful optimism – qualities that when returned to remind you why Circa Waves once made us so excited.
'Favourite Worst Nightmare' was a likely blueprint; an album that was successful for Arctic Monkeys by adding new colours to the palette and darkening the shades all ready there. Like the Arctics, you get the impression that Circa Waves have been listening to a lot of Queens of the Stone Age. Unfortunately they end up sounding like Stereophonics at their least melodic. The riffs on 'Different Creatures' are generally beefier than last time around but feel almost claustrophobically stodgy and overwhelming. The mix is packed and the sound is brutally compressed for modern listeners. To my (admittedly novice) ears, It's actually one of the most poorly mastered albums I've heard in a long time.
If you're willing to work past the aesthetic of the album, you're left to ponder on the songs – it's a mixed bag. 'Wake Up' is a prickly album opener, where somersaulting drum rolls and a tempo change for the chorus can't disguise an utter lack of good ideas. It sets the sour mood that trickles down through many of the other songs. 'Where do you get off' the singer scolds on 'Goodbye'. 'Take, all you do is take' he moans in an attempt to undo some of the empathy he earned on 'Young Chasers'. Everything he says seems to be loaded with a deep seated resentment somewhat unbecoming of a man in the flush of young adulthood and on the brink of great success. 'I'm starting to realise I'm out on my own' he moans before deciding 'I'll fake a crooked smile'. The album is littered with these bitter barbs.
Circa Waves sprint through these moments with so much haphazard energy that it's rather jolting with they finally have to slow it down. The album's second side is generally calmer and a whole lot more enjoyable. 'Crying Shame' lives up to its title, as it starts so strongly with a gently strummed guitar and nostalgic narrative that recalls the warmer moments on<|fim_middle|> in laying out Pitts aims. Album opener states "In a world so full of murky intentions, we'll make ourselves a home." He's largely true to that promise and carves out a quietly interesting space in a field of homage indie rock acts.
It's therefore ironic, or perhaps fitting, that a band who have made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years should make such a modest and unfussy record. 'Snowdonia' may not live up to what we once hoped for from this band but it's a whole lot better than we might have anticipated just a couple of years ago. In 2017 it sits quite nicely on its own terms, freed from the shackles of the band's past and uninterested in making ambitious promises for the future. In that sense it's the first Surfer Blood album not to make forward glances or backward stares. It simply is what it is – A laid back and enjoyable rock record at a time when those are increasingly scarce.
Tags: review, Snowdonia, Surfer Blood | their debut. It only takes 20 seconds though for it to gallop away from this sweet spot at the same breakneck speed as almost every other song on here. It's still a strong guitar pop song though, and the only one here to elicit any kind of heartfelt emotion. 'Love's Run Out' is nearly there; it's the only true ballad on 'Different Creatures', and reminds me of The Libertines acoustic numbers. It's sweet and romantic and not at all characteristic of the album as a whole.
'Old Friends' is a strangely chill end to such a manic album, but then it's one song with a more generous, spacious mix. It's lovely to be able to hear all the different elements – the laid back harmonies, the guitar interplay and a bass that really pops. 'I want to get drunk with my old friends' is the lovelorn plea at the heart of the song and it harks back to the central theme of their debut – nostalgia for the mid-00s. 'Young Chasers' highlighted sone of the overlooked strengths of the indie rock boom years of 2002-2007. On 'Different Creatures' CIrca Waves unwittingly remind everyone of that genre's downfall, and that it's not called 'landfill indie for nothing.
The Shins 'Heartworms' – Review
Back in 2004, Natalie Portman's character in the film 'Garden State' told us to listen to The Shins 'New Slang'. "It'll change your life, I swear." There was a time when The Shins couldn't escape their association with that scene and yet very little of the coverage around 'Heartworms' has even mentioned it. Perhaps that's because in 2017 the idea of such a quaint indie rock song changing anyone's life seems as antiquated as Portman's massive headphones or Walkman. But this was the world we lived in; a world of dreamers and dreams where indie rock signalled imagination and emotional intelligence. The Shins went on to score the highest charting Sub Pop release of all time with 'Wincing the Night Away', signed to a major label and shed most of the unreliable band members, all in the pursuit of indie superstardom. All things considered they became one of the best bands of the 21st century. Again, this ambition seems somewhat unbelievable only ten years on. Indie rock isn't in the doldrums exactly but those qualities that made people believe a song like 'New Slang' could change your life, or send a band to the top of the charts, have been cynically superseded by ironic detachment, hip posturing and a crippling lack of aspiration.
It's telling then that The Shins first album in five years is a much more modest release than their previous trilogy, and has no illusions of grandeur. The expansive, polished soundscapes of 'Wincing the Night Away' are completely discarded. The pristine pop punch of 'Port of Morrow' has been dulled somewhat. The album dials back on the far reaching ambition of those records, scaling down to a more manageable level in keeping with their earlier records 'Oh Inverted World' and 'Chutes to Narrow.' This feels realistic and in its own way somehow more romantic. Valuable lessons have been learnt in the process – they've managed to keep the arrangements dizzying, and the production imaginative but the homemade feel certainly works for The Shins in 2017. They've spent five years away but 'Heartworms' is a remarkably assured and enjoyable comeback.
So you can give a sigh of relief. This is a Shins record that sounds like a Shins record. It's a legitimate worry these days that bands will change to fit in to the current climate – just listen to the recent Dirty Projectors album to hear how that often pans out. It's might be damming 'Heartworms' with faint praise to say the best songs are the ones that play on traditional Shins strengths, with their usual palate of colours, but it's true. 'Dead Alive' is pitched as a kind of sequal to 'One by One All Day', borrowing elements of it's spooky melody and array of samples and it's a gloriously catchy standout. 'Name For You' brings back the happy harmonies that seemed to get polished under the mix on the last album whilst providing an affirmative message for Mercer's young daughters. 'The Fear' in particular would sit perfectly at home with 'Chutes Too Narrow's more lush moments (the song does actually date back ten years). Even after all this time there are few people in the industry who know their way around a pop melody like James Mercer.
The weakest songs are the ones that divert from the tried and tested formula. 'Cherry Hearts' and 'Fantasy Island' hint at an admiration for Grimes auteur pop but James Mercer is no young computer wiz kid and his inexperience awkwardly shows. At points on the album, and on these songs especially, the production feels overwhelmingly laboured, presenting Mercer as someone with far too much time, and money, on his hands, playing around with presets and effects to no obvious end. Perhaps this explains why the album took five years to get completed – that's more than enough time to overthink and overproduce songs that would benefit from a far lighter touch.
It's a distracting obstacle that these unsuccessful production experiments are front loaded on to the album. Album opener 'Name For You' definitely has too many elements competing for our attention. The bloated 'Painting a Hole', is track 2. 'Cherry Hearts' and 'Fantasy Island' are number 3 and 4. None of these are bad songs but they are badly mishandled and it damages their impact. It takes the gentle 'Mildenhall' to steer the ship back to familiar waters. That song establishes an autobiographical theme that runs through many of 'Heartworms' songs. It depicts Mercer's childhood in Sulfolk where he sulked on rainy afternoons and listened to Jesus and Mary Chain mix tapes. On the gorgeously wistful title track he skips the story forward a few years, zooming in on an episode of unrequited love that seems to have left its mark on our lovelorn protagonist. He brings the story up to date on 'So Now What', a typically catchy synth-pop number, which succinctly describes the struggles of maintaining a happy relationship in the face of middle age and all its burdens. The message here, as throughout, is that some things in life come and go – including its challenges – but other things are consistent. Like love. Like The Shins.
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Ed Sheeran 'Divide' – Review
Ed Sheehan must be good. There is no other logical reason a scruffy, chubby, ginger, middle class songwriter would currently occupy nine of the top ten spots in the single chart. Right? Is Ed a slippery, sophisticated, Trumpian snake oil salesman or is he the real deal? Most major publications haven't bothered to find out (though both NME and Rolling Stone have backtracked on early disdain by featuring cover interviews with the singer) because they see no reason to. Ed is a privileged, white male who appeals to middle England – nothing interesting happening there, they conclude.
But we must do better than that. Something in the music of Ed Sheeran taps in to a universal desire. His hooks are clingy enough to lodge in intelligent minds for months on end. His melodies have soundtracked countless wedding dances. Politicians are always talking about the man on the street, well the man on the street listens to Ed Sheeran. People enjoy his music because it sounds familiar yet modern. They're songs you can imagine appearing in films or soundtracks. There's a nice mixture of styles, tempos and themes – you can imagine different songs soundtracking different, everyday routines. And even the stranger songs on the album are held together by some absolutely huge sounding pop songs. Mainly, 'Divide' will be popular because it's distinctly pleasant. And pleasant is something most people can get on board with.
In fact 'Divide' is an ironic title for an Ed Sheeran album. Few albums are less likely to divide an audience; this is nice, middle of the road pop that is, by design, almost impossible to hate. And whilst it may be hard for some critics to believe, it also appears fairly easy to love. Just ask the fans who have streamed the singles from it literally billions of times. That said, it is fitting that he has chosen mathematical symbols as album titles; few albums this year are likely to be more calculated. Ed is a self confessed music industry nerd who is just as interested in the business side of things as he is the music. He has engineered this album to tick as many boxes, and appeal to as many market areas and target audiences, as possible. Sheeran used to wear his heart on his sleeve, now he's wearing his ambition there instead.
But if there's one thing 'Divide' proves, its that sometimes artifice and calculation can be nearly as affecting as pure sincerity. I know that the syrupy 'perfect' is pure shmultz; It has a prom night, 'Lady in Red' quality to it that should be repellant – but isn't. Nothing about its chord progression, string arrangement or heartfelt sentiment is original – in fact the song is massively cliched and contrived – but packs an emotional wallop that is pretty undeniable. Sheeran himself thinks it will end up being the song, that in generations, he is remembered for. At this stage that might be hard to argue with. There are other warm hearted moments like this as well. 'Dive' is a gorgeous doo-wop-esque ballad that highlights Sheeran's increasingly robust vocals. 'Supermarket Flowers' is a moving eulogy for his grandmother that reveals the immediate aftermath of her death in a way that wouldn't sound completely out of place on the new Mount Eerie record.
Elsewhere he's moving ever further away from his initial heartbroken sweet spot. In a recent interview, Zane Lowe assumed Sheeran had been influenced by U2 on the 'Joshua Tree' kissed 'Castle on the Hill.' But he insisted he'd never heard the album, or any other U2 album for that matter. In fact he'd nabbed all the ideas from Snow Patrol's 'Fallen Angels' record. This anecdote sums up Ed Sheeran. In his down to earth way, he has no qualms or hang ups about his perceived uncoolness (which is actually what makes him pretty cool). The fact that he references Snow Patrol (and not just any SP album, but 'Fallen Angels', their commercial flop and critical nadir), or in the same interview professes his love for Figtstar, Nizlopi, Damion Rice and The Corrs tells you everything you need to know (EXACTLY say his fans. EXACTLY say the haters).
For such a massive seller, his last record 'Multiply' had a significantly disproportionate amount of duds. As well remembered as 'Sing' and 'Thinking Out Loud' are, does anyone remember 'Nina' or 'Afire Love'? Like 'Multiply', 'Divide' is a patchy album that features as many throwaways as potential classics. The folky 'Galway Girl' (a cynical attempt to appeal to the large Irish fan base) has a fun 'so bad it's good' quality, whilst the likes of 'What Do I Know' and 'Hearts Don't Break Around Here' are forgettable in less interesting ways – they're bland, generic and verging on kitsch. But at least these songs are politely bad. Ed took a year off before recording 'Divide' to go travelling, and in its weakest moments the album plays like a kind of Gap Year Travelogue where he bruises the surface of one culture before sailing on to the next destination. 'Barcelona' features Spanish guitar and a vaguely Mediterranean vocal chant whilst 'Biba Be Ye Ye' is called, well, 'Biba Be Ye Ye', and here Ed borrow's Paul Simon's exact intonation and some vaguely African guitar licks to riff on some 'deep' themes about throwing up on car seats and making mistakes. Yep, It's pretty bad.
But there's more imagination here than he may be given credit for. Imagination In the sense that he could be churning out the same generic hooks and production tricks as every other huckster with one eye on Spotify. Sheeran's references are at least pretty unique for someone in his influential position. At the end of the day, barring some kind of surprise Adele release, 'Divide' will be the biggest selling album of this, and possibly next, year. That doesn't necessarily make it the best album of the year, or even the best Ed Sheeran album, but there are worse albums than one that conveys love and positivity with no filter through classic songwriting, and a heartening mix of tradition and subtle invention.
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Surfer Blood 'Snowdonia' – Review
Surfer Blood were once gloriously unencumbered by complication. Their music first gained kudos in the beautiful summer of 2010 when their lo-fi pop-rock singled them out as a young Weezer for the chill-wave generation. For a hot minute it looked like they might actually fulfill that ambition as well. Debut album, 'Astro Coast' owned the hyped and its follow up e.p 'Tarot Classics' upped the stakes and polished the grimy surface. Nobody was surprised when they then signed to a major label and were earmarked to work with Gil Norton – this was wish fulfilment aligning with common sense.
Then the proverbial hit the fan. Big time. In a series of events that still aren't entirely clear, lead singer John Paul Pitts was accused of domestic battery. The charges were contested and later dropped but that kind of fog doesn't clear easily. The controversy was increased by songwriting and posturing that seemed tone deaf to potentially ackward implications – a boy flexing his muscles on the album cover, lyrical references to being 'true blue' and 'squeezing blood' etc. Things went from bad to much worse last year when guitarist Thomas Fekete tragically lost his battle with Cancer. It's understandable that with all this STUFF, their music gets somewhat ignored.
If all this feels like a whole tonne of context then that's because new album 'Snowdonia' is pretty much all context. You can't escape your preconceptions of what Surfer Blood have done or what they've become. But if you're expecting new album 'Snowdonia' to be one long apologia then you're going to be pleasantly surprised/disappointed. This music tries so hard to return to the band's unfussy roots that any background details feel somehow lose significance. 'Snowdonia' is a breezy listen, clocking in at just over half an hour, it contains the warmest melodies and stickiest hooks Surfer Blood have recorded since their post debut e.p.
On 'Frozen' Pitts seems to burn the type of major label execs they must have encountered at Warner Bros. 'Roll your sleeves to show off your tattoos/ He's great friends with Seymour Stein, I never knew'. That whole experience didn't end well for the group and they address that disappointment as well: 'And in an instant everything was lost, Seems like somebody got their wires crossed.' But the song ends positively: 'Your free trial is ending soon, either way it won't stop the birds from singing.' The song's breezy tone and laid back melody match this positive outlook that is consistent through the album. Even on the elegiac 'Burning flags in F and G', Pitt's processes his grief through euphoric remembering of past glories.
The album does lack some of the qualities that their debut had in spades – urgency and an emphatic sense of purpose. But then those qualities can so often boil over into aggression – something no doubt Pitts Is doing his best to steer clear of these days. And so 'Snowdonia' has all the temper of warm bath. It's gentle, sixties inspired guitar licks and sunny day harmonies hint at renewed calmness in the face of understandable anxiety and grief. The lyrics are somewhat less ambiguous | 3,432 |
Almost<|fim_middle|> past statistical analysis, given this may not serve as a reliable guide of future resourcing requirements.
To ensure that the SAM has the ongoing capacity to operate and deliver on its full potential, we recommend that Victoria Police maintains regular and structured dialogue with The Police Association and other relevant stakeholders.
Police allocations should be transparent and accountable to the public who demand frontline services be maintained in their communities. We therefore recommend a process of independent oversight to ensure that the number of first responders in particular, does not diminish. | 12 months ago, TPAV welcomed the State Government's commitment to adopt a Sta Allocation Model (SAM) to identify future resourcing needs and enable the allocation of police where they are most needed.
We understand that the SAM has the potential to serve as an objective model to determine the future demand for police services and to allocate police accordingly. This model also provides an opportunity to remove the unhealthy boom/ bust cycle of police recruitment that we've seen in the past, instead focusing on the delivery of more timely responses to police resource allocation.
We firmly believe that the SAM will deliver maximum benefit if it operates as a predictive, forward-looking model that considers a broad range of indicators such as projected population growth, changes in the economy, and the types of crimes that are emerging from such changes.
Further, it is important the model factors in changes to the types and patterns of offending, changes in the complexity of crime, and cold cases. In this regard, we would caution against this model remaining overly-reliant on | 204 |
The Canadian Sun, an in-world magazine on the Great Canadian Grid, is sponsoring a St. Patrick's Day parade<|fim_middle|> interested should contact Monentes . | on Friday, March 17.
Participants are starting to build floats now, but there is still room for interested groups to sign up. Organizers are also looking for performers, and there will be a contest for the best float at the end of the parade, with prizes provided by community merchants.
"This is our first St. Patrick's Day event," Canadian Sun editor and publisher Marianna Monentes told Hypergrid Business.
The parade will be held on the Great Canadian Grid's GCG Communications region, and will run from the offices of the Corran Journal and end at the Canadian Sun office.
To participate, people should contact Monentes by email, via Google Plus, on in-world on the Great Canadian Grid.
The magazine will also be hosting a visit from the Hypergrid Safari tour group on February 8 on its GCG Communication region, at login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002:GCG Communications.
"We're very honored to be included," said Monentes.
You can find upcoming Hypergrid Safari events on its Facebook Events page, or buy its 2017 calendar, which features OpenSim destinations, on Lulu.
Canadian Sun office building on the GCG Communications region of the Great Canadian Grid.
The Canadian Sun is a revival of a Second Life magazine started by Roddie Macchi, who is now the owner and founder of the Great Canadian Grid. The magazine features events and destinations both on the Great Canadian Grid and around the hypergrid. The magazine also hosts seasonal contests.
Robbie Macchi is the magazine's owner, Monentes the editor and publisher, and the editor in chief is Anna Wright.
In addition to the Corran Journal, the Canadian Sun also shares the region with the GCG Pulse, the events calendar for the grid. Both the Corran Journal and the GCG Pulse are managed by Winter Silversmith.
Other organizations with offices here include Metaworld Broadcasting, run by Mal Burns, and The Independents, which promotes a worthy real-life community outreach group in Oakville, Ontario.
There is space available for other organizations as well, and people | 427 |
"The formal opening of the Oxford Museum on the 2nd floor auditorium of the historic old City Hall was on Wednesday,<|fim_middle|>1948." | January 28, 1948 at 2:30 PM. This was an important event in many respects. The opening was chaired by Woodstock Attorney Craig McKay, KC and conducted by the Hon. Leslie Frost, Provincial Treasurer, later to be Premier. It was attended by many distinguished guests and dignitaries, academics and scholars. These included Oxford born Canon H.J. Cody, President Emeritus of the University of Toronto and Director of the Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. G.E. Hall, President of the University of Western Ontario; Wilfred Jury, Museum Specialist of the University of Western Ontario; MPP T.R. Dent; P.M. Dewan, former Minister of Agriculture of Ontario (Oxford); Oxford Warden Gordon Ross; Woodstock Mayor D.A. Thomson and many more.
The Oxford Museum was a �test case� being the first facility in the Province to receive government aid through the Royal Ontario Museum extension service to promote the use of museums to schools throughout the province by the Department of Education of Ontario. This was to become the basis of a province wide system of county museums that would play an important role in the educational and cultural life of their communities, showcasing history, geography, industry, agriculture and science.
The �new� Oxford Museum came about after several interested citizens resolved to find a better space to house the collection of pioneer relics and artifacts that had been accumulated and carefully maintained in the basement of the court house by Miss Louise Hill, a descendent of one of the first families in Woodstock. She was the instigator of the move and the 1st curator of the museum. Miss Effie Nesbitt was her assistant and would later become curator. Ross Butler was the 1st President and manager of the Oxford Museum, with Craig McKay, KC, as vice-president. Other prominent names associated with these efforts were Ray Schell, C.G. Kinsey, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Milnes and Mr. & Mrs. M. Smith.
E.C. Cross of the Royal Ontario Museum paid tribute to the site and location of the Oxford Museum in the venerable Old Town Hall and the efforts of the Oxford Historical and Museum Society. Staff from the ROM helped to organize and set up the displays and exhibits. A collection of mounted birds was given by the Zoology department of the ROM as part of the Natural History section which was administered by renowned Canadian Naturalist, Herbert Milnes, who would be curator for many years. The University of Western Ontario Archaeology department donated Indian artifacts. There were also displays reflecting local industry, agriculture and pioneer life. The museum became the focal point of the community and received national attention on radio and wire service.
- including newspaper clippings from the Sentinel-Review and London Free Press, 1946- | 568 |
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The Big Hurt: Jets' roster, salary cap crushed by injuries
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets safety Jamal Adams stood in front of his locker at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, fighting back tears. They welled in his eyes as he tried to sort out his feelings after another crushing defeat, quite possibly the worst of his career.
This was the snapshot of the season, the Jets' best player reduced to emotional slush. What completed the picture was the walking boot on his left foot. Naturally, there had to be an injury involved, because there's always an injury with the 2019 Jets.
To borrow a line from The Police, the Jets are the kings of pain. The plague started in the preseason with linebacker Avery Williamson's season-ending knee injury and, after working its way through the roster, it finally caught up to Adams, previously indestructible. With a sprained ankle, the Pro Bowl safety likely will miss a game for the first time in his career.
"This injury is eating me alive," Adams tweeted Tuesday, vowing to make every effort to play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins (1 p.m. ET, CBS).
Now he's part of an ever-growing club.
The numbers are staggering. The Jets have 15 players on injured reserve, most in the league ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers, according to overthecap.com. On Tuesday, linebacker C.J. Mosley became No. 15. It gets so crowded in the trainer's room -- 25 to 30 Jets on a given day -- that players on IR are given specific rehab times to relieve the congestion.
When it comes to the caliber of players on IR -- i.e. $$$$ -- the Jets are in a league of their own. The combined salaries on their IR list are eating up a league-high $61.5 million in salary-cap space, per OTC -- roughly one-third of the NFL's $188 million base cap. If the Jets had not released guard Kelechi Osemele earlier in the season because of an injury dispute, the number would be more than $70 million.
"It's like playing the game with one arm tied behind your back," said ESPN front-office insider Mike Tannenbaum, a former top executive with the Dolphins and Jets. "You have very limited resources to improve your team. When you have so much spent on players who can't help you win, it's frustrating. The reality is, you have less resources to win than your competitors do."
Since Week 1, the Jets have listed 54 players on their weekly injury report. The leaders are Mosley (11 weeks), wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (11) and nose tackle Steve McLendon (10), who is "kind of banged up all over the place," according to coach Adam Gase. To their credit, Thomas and McLendon -- two of the oldest players on the roster -- have missed only one and zero games, respectively.
The healthiest players? Of the 53 players on the Jets' Week 1 roster, only three haven't appeared on an injury report -- running back Bilal Powell, center Jonotthan Harrison and defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd, who deserves an asterisk because his season was interrupted by a six-game league suspension.
(Let's pause here to allow these players to knock on wood.)
Powell, who underwent career-threatening neck surgery last year, might have been the biggest health risk at the start of training camp and now he's the poster boy for durability. Go figure.
Because of the injuries, the coaching staff and personnel department have performed enough juggling for a circus act. The Jets have used 68 players, tied for the second most in the league and tied for a franchise high, according to NFL stats (dating to 1993). All they have to do is elevate one player from the practice squad or sign one free agent and it will be a new Jets record. With four games to play, it's the lock of the century. In case you're wondering, the league record is 78 players (Houston Texans, 2017).
The Jets have tweaked the traditional "Next Man Up" philosophy. For them, it's "Next Men Up." They have started three quarterbacks, nine offensive linemen, eight linebackers and six cornerbacks.
You knew it was going to be a wild season when it was announced in Week 2 that quarterback Sam Darnold had been diagnosed with mononucleosis, the first known case for an NFL quarterback since Chris Chandler in 1995. It sidelined Darnold for three games -- all losses.
"The sickness at the beginning of the year, that just sucked," Darnold said Monday. "I really couldn't do anything about that."
Since then, Darnold has battled toe, thumb, knee and rib injuries, none of which have kept him out of the lineup. He's one of 12 players (projected starters from the preseason) who has missed at least three games.
Only seven of the original starters have played every game. The most noteworthy in that group is safety Marcus Maye, who<|fim_middle|> a positive thing," he said. "Really, it's frustrating sometimes to kind of go through when guys start going down ... but it also is a great way to find out when guys can do it and it's not too big for them. They get thrown in there and you really don't have a choice because everybody is going down and guys that you're practicing with, they know what you're doing."
Every cloud has a silver lining, right?
In the meantime, the Jets will continue to carry an umbrella.
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ESPN en Español | The Undefeated | FiveThirtyEight | ESPN FC | ESPNCricinfo | missed the preseason because of a surgically repaired shoulder. There was concern within the organization about whether his shoulder would hold up, but he has appeared on the injury report only once -- a minor calf injury that never caused him to miss practice.
Again, go figure.
The Jets will study the injury problem after the season, but Gase's early sense is that bad luck has been the biggest reason, not a flaw in the conditioning program. He cited the unusually high number of knee, neck and shoulder injuries, which are harder to prevent than soft-tissue injuries.
Clearly, the Jets (4-8), on the verge of missing the playoffs for the ninth straight season, haven't coped well on the field. Their roster, thin at the outset in some positions, has been ravaged, resulting in remarkably inconsistent performances. They went from averaging 34 points per game in a three-game winning streak to only six points in an embarrassing loss to the previously winless Cincinnati Bengals.
But the good teams figure out a way. Look at the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5), down to their third quarterback and still in the playoff hunt. The Jets couldn't function with their third quarterback, Luke Falk, who was released when Darnold got healthy.
The Jets keep an injury tally in their weekly news release (77 games missed by starters), an approach that not every team embraces. The New England Patriots, for instance, don't include injury stats. One of the reasons coach Bill Belichick refuses to discuss injuries (aside from gamesmanship) is because he doesn't want them to become part of the narrative surrounding his team. If that happens, it can infiltrate his locker room, creating an easy, built-in crutch.
Gase is more transparent than most coaches with injuries, but evidently doesn't believe it's a hindrance. Taking the half-full approach, he said the injuries have allowed young players to gain experience.
"Any time that competition is created, that's | 399 |
On June 30, 1815, Constitution swung lazily at anchor in the Charles River, her crew paid off and<|fim_middle|> amputated above the knee, and had to retire from the East India Company's service in 1817. Nevertheless, he was awarded a pension by the East India Company and lived to collect it until 1878! | dispersed to other ships or to their homes. While they regaled friends, family, and new shipmates with tales of Constitution's conquests, on the other side of the world some of their fellow American seaman fired the War of 1812's last shots.
In the waning days of the war, the US Navy had dispatched a squadron of ships to the Indian Ocean to disrupt the valuable British commerce in that part of the globe. The frigate President, under Stephen Decatur, was to be the squadron's flagship, but she unfortunately fell into the hands of a British squadron soon after leaving New York. Unaware of the President's capture, the remaining American ships, consisting of the sloops Peacock and Hornet, and the supply ship Tom Bowline, slipped through the British blockade and made it to sea.
After a series of rousing adventures, the three vessels became separated. The Peacock alone continued the mission and sailed on into the eastern Indian Ocean. The 22-gun sloop-of-war was commanded by 33 year old Master Commandant Lewis Warrington. He was impetuous, courageous, dashing, and the illegitimate son of a French nobleman who fought for the American cause during the Revolution. Warrington made a name for himself the year before by capturing the British man-of-war brig Epervier, and fourteen other prizes. Not content to rest on his laurels, Warrington knew he could score some rich prizes in the waters between India and Indonesia.
Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, engraved for the Analectic Magazine in 1815. USS Constitution Museum collection.
On the last day of June, 1815, Peacock came abreast of the coast of Anjier (modern Anyer), Java, in the Sunda Straits, and hoisted British colors. In the distance, and closing rapidly, was a brig flying the flag of the British East India Company. This brig, called the Nautilus, was on a passage from Java to Bengal, and having just received official confirmation that hostilities had ceased between the United States and Great Britain had no reason to suspect that a strange vessel flying British colors presented a threat. Nautilus' captain Lt. Charles Boyce sent his master on board with the news, but as he watched the boat come alongside the strange vessel, he saw the crew immediately called onto deck and the boat taken in tow. At the same time, a boat from the shore had joined the stranger, and her crew met with the same treatment.
Sensing danger, Boyce prepared his ship for action. On the Peacock, Warrington seemed unsure of how to proceed. He had prepared his ship for battle, too, but the news of peace between the two nations caused him to waver. The British taken prisoner from the boats claimed to have proof of the peace treaty, in no less a form than President Madison's own proclamation. Still, Warrington was determined to "have a little brush" with the British, and his subsequent actions were calculated to cause a fight. As the two ships neared each other, Warrington hailed the Nautilus, and ordered her to haul down her colors immediately. Boyce refused, and immediately the Peacock opened fire on her much smaller opponent.
Both sides fired in quick succession, but the Nautilus received the worst of it. Peacock's first broadside killed two men and severely wounded Lt. Boyce (a grape shot round passed through his body above his hip). The next broadside killed and wounded more men. A 32 lb ball smashed Boyce's right knee cap and gravely wounded his second in command. With all of the British officers incapacitated, the Nautilus surrendered.
Warrington evidently immediately regretted his decision to open fire, but continued to act petulantly toward the British he had so thoroughly vanquished. He gave the Nautilus back the next day, but continued to insist that he had been in the right. An American court of inquiry later agreed, and cleared him of all wrongdoing.
Warrington went on to a long career in the US Navy, and eventually died in 1851 after fifty years of service. Poor Charles Boyce had his leg | 871 |
Many gamblers find keno a game of fun entertainment with a profitable value. One basically will play with numbers when playing keno by selecting numbers which they believe will likely to be picked.
Although keno is a game of luck its players can play the game on a strategy with a touch of fun. This is because keno is played in similar ways as the lottery and most of its players believe in superstitions and other beliefs that can attract more luck to their game.
To play keno, it is important to know the odds of the games in order to determine your winning chances. The fun of playing keno is derived from the strategy of the players in choosing their lucky numbers.
Several keno players play the game mostly for the fun of it. They just like to test their luck whether their lucky numbers are indeed lucky. The common strategy that keno players employ in choosing their lucky numbers are by choosing their favored numbers that are based on birthdays, age, street number, quick pick, phone numbers and most of the time based on the player's psychic feeling.
But along the fun of playing with numbers on keno it is essential that the keno player is able to utilize a strategy that makes playing keno game both fun and profitable. One of the best strategies used by keno players in order to asses their chance of winning from keno is to know the odds of the game.
Moreover, learning how to read the payout table can provide a keno player good baseline on the payback to expect from playing keno. Online keno has payout schedule that are based according to the type of the gaming software used by the casino.
Another fun strategy that can be employed by a keno player will be to try playing keno in different ways. The usual games of keno allow its players to choose 15 numbers to play for but special keno games offer more numbers to play which can increase the player's odds of winning.
Playing<|fim_middle|> played in groups where in every called out winning numbers there is the thrill that the lucky numbers they bet on can win them a profit for their wagers. | online keno also provides a gambler the opportunity to win points from their wagers which can win them additional prizes such as free virtual keno cards to play for. Keno is made more fun to play when the strategies employed by the keno players are not mainly to seriously win from it but to have fun as well.
This makes the game of keno more reliably fun especially when | 78 |
Allbirds makes promotional announcement | Retail News USA
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Allbirds, Inc., a sustainable apparel and footwear American company, has promoted Kate Ridley from Chief Brand Officer to Chief Brand and Product Officer. Similarly, its current Chief Technology Officer Benny Joseph has been promoted to Chief Technology and Culture Officer.
Kate Ridley, a business graduate<|fim_middle|>2017-2020 and was Co-Founder and Managing Director at V1.VC, prior to that.
Allbirds was founded by Tim Brown, a former professional footballer from New Zealand, who teamed up with Joey Zwillinger to launch the company in 2016.
Zwillinger, Allbirds Co-CEO, on the profitable growth of the company said, "One year post-IPO, we have so much to be proud of as an organisation. These changes at the executive leadership team level, coupled with other efforts the team is hard at work implementing to streamline processes and improve our supply chain, will best position Allbirds for its next phase of profitable growth."
According to the company, the new appointments will support and help Co-CEO Tim Brown to give, "more time to external communications and building partnerships to amplify brand messaging, as well as Allbirds's positioning as an industry leader in sustainability."
Zelenskiy thanks Biden for 'unprecedented' help to Ukraine | from Monash University had previously worked as a Senior Vice President and Vice President, Marketing, at adidas from 2018-2022 and 2017-2018, respectively. She started working with Allbirds in the capacity of Chief Brand Officer from January 2022.
Benny Joseph had worked as Head of Engineering for Allbirds from | 80 |
The Tigers finally got to play the type of game they like to play, and they dominated without being perfect because their defense continued to shine.
AUBURN — It was the type of game that had fans making football jokes.
Auburn led by three touchdowns early in the first half. It took more than seven minutes for Arkansas to put a field goal on the scoreboard and nearly 10 to get a touchdown. You almost wondered how long after the game Bret Bielema might get served his walking papers.
The final margin was two touchdowns and three field goals — Tigers 79, Razorbacks 56. Bruce Pearl talked before the game about how important it was to "get the ones you can get" in SEC play at this point in the season, and boy, did Auburn get one Wednesday night against Arkansas.
It was the type of game the Tigers (18-8, 7-6 SEC) were dying to play. So many of its recent opponents — Florida, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt — slowed the game down on offense and played well on defense, holding Auburn to 76, 55 and 64 points, respectively.
Arkansas (14-12, 5-8), though, plays "40 minutes of hell" and "helter skelter," as Pearl described it before the game. The Razorbacks tried to run with the Tigers, and they ended up getting run right out of the gym.
The home team opened the game on a 22-1 run and built a 30-point advantage before the visitors even reached double digits on the scoreboard. The Tigers went into halftime with more made 3s (10) than the Razorbacks had made field goals (8) and<|fim_middle|> never led by fewer than 20 points at any point during the final 28 minutes of the game.
That was the story Wednesday. Arkansas coach Mike Anderson, in his opening comments after the game, said "McLemore hit a 3-point shot, then it kind of snowballed." He was referring to the first shot of the game.
Auburn finished the game 26 of 54 from the floor (48.1 percent) and 17 of 33 from beyond the arc (51.5 percent), the latter of which is its third-best mark in any game this season, behind only a win over Alabama and loss at Mississippi State. The 17 made 3s are the program's most in SEC play during Pearl's tenure.
Bryce Brown led all scorers with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting (5 for 8 from 3), and McLemore (13), Okeke (11) and Jared Harper (10) also finished in double-figures in a game where every member of the rotation other than Danjel Purifoy scored at least three points.
"Our defense didn't do a good job of getting out there and finding their shooters," Anderson said. "We know they can go on a run, and they they can really go off, and they did tonight. And we couldn't make any shots."
Auburn's problem during a three-game losing streak late last month was defense. It surrendered 82 points against Kentucky, 80 points at South Carolina and 92 points at Mississippi State.
Since then, the Tigers have made a complete turnaround on that side of the court. Wednesday's win over Arkansas marked the sixth time over the last seven games that they have held their opponent to 63 or fewer points — Missouri scored 58, Alabama 63, Florida 62, Ole Miss 60, Vanderbilt 53 and Arkansas 56.
It was the Razorbacks' lowest scoring output since Jan. 9, a span of 10 games. They shot 32.8 percent from the floor, made only 4 of 26 attempts from beyond the arc and, like Auburn, missed 10 free throws.
Isiah Joe led the team with 14 points, but he made only 5 of 18 shot attempts (4 of 14 from beyond the arc). Center Daniel Gafford, the team's leading scorer for the season at 18-plus points per game and a potential NBA lottery pick, scored just 10 points and air-balled a dunk late in the game.
"We had a game plan to front Gafford and get help in there behind him and did a good job of pressuring the ball," Pearl said. "It was a good — pretty dominating effort against a good SEC team. So, something to maybe build on."
Pearl is on record as saying he doesn't like to mess with his starting lineup too much, but he did Wednesday. Doughty suffered a foot injury during last week's loss to Ole Miss and was limited Saturday at Vanderbilt, so for the first time this season, Dunbar drew a start at small forward.
The senior scored only eight points in 22 minutes in the fourth start of his career and first since late last season, but all of them came during the lid-lifting 22-1 run that put the game out of reach for the visitors almost immediately.
Dunbar hit 3 of 8 shots (2 of 5 attempts from beyond the arc) and chipped in five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Doughty was healthy enough to come off the bench and performed well in a role he hadn't before, scoring six points on 2-for-3 shooting (1 for 2 from 3) to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 21 minutes.
Pearl made it sound like that move could stick going into Saturday's game at Kentucky.
"I thought he handled it well," Pearl said of Dunbar. "We'll watch the film and break it down a little bit and make sure he's a little more alert defensively to start. But I though he did very well and I thought the team responded to that. And Samir was aggressive coming off the bench, which I like." | finished the game 17 for 33 from beyond the arc — just one shy of a season-high 18 made 3s set against South Alabama in the season opener.
The most impressive aspect of Wednesday's 23-point victory might be the fact that Auburn was far from perfect and was still able to win by a margin that large.
The Tigers committed 21 turnovers, which is their second-highest total in any game this season. Arkansas turned those into 18 points. The home team also hit just 10 of 20 free throws, continuing their season-long struggle from the charity stripe. At one point during the first half, it went more than four minutes without making a field goal.
The Razorbacks got as close as 17 points down during that stretch. Then Chuma Okeke hit a 3 that sparked a 13-0 run, and Auburn | 186 |
What Sort Of Fabric Is Poplin?
You may have heard the phrase 'poplin' or 'tabinet' thrown around when crafting or shopping for goods and wondered what sort of fabric this exotic-sounding material consists of. Well, it may surprise you to know that poplin isn't a fabric in its own right. The term refers to the manner in which the fabric is woven.
Poplin weaves are highly prevalent in many clothing lines and are a popular choice for dress and shirt designers alike. They like the weave's durability.
So Poplin's Not a Fabric?
No, despite the implication, it's not its own fabric. The confusion often stems from the evolution of the word 'poplin', as it used to refer to a blend of silk and wool. However, nowadays it generally refers to the style of weave. When you see an item which is designed using cotton poplin fabric, it's actually generally a blend of cotton, often mixed with polyester when the structure is required to be a little more rigid (for example, when being used in shirt design). The 'poplin' part refers to the way in which the article in question is woven.
What Is a Poplin Weave?
In technical terms, a poplin weave refers to a style in which the weft and warp fibres intertwine – going over one fibre then under another. In slightly less complex terms, it is quite simply a 'criss-cross' pattern, which provides a lightweight, often corded effect on the finished product.
What Are the Benefits of Poplin?
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Chris Cornell shines on an album of covers
No disrespect to Sinead O´Connor, but there's another version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" that might be even better than the one the Irish singer delivered. That would be the cover by Chris Cornell<|fim_middle|>" by Michael Jackson and "Thank You" by Led Zeppelin. His live sets included songs by Black Sabbath, the Beatles and Dolly Parton. None of those made this latest collection, which focuses on more polished gems, overseen by producer Brendan O´Brien. Cynics might say this new album is just a money grab from those who watched Cornell's cover of Guns N´ Roses' "Patience" go to No. 1 on Billboard's mainstream rock songs chart earlier this year. But there's nothing here that Cornell touches which isn't fascinating, excellent or lighters-in-the-air cool. Many are simply better than the originals.
What he does with Ghostland Observatory´s "Sad Sad City" is remarkable, taking a synth-heavy, New Wave-ish tune into a momentous foot-stomping rock classic. He does the same with Electric Light Orchestra´s "Showdown," stripping the original of its bed of strings and adding a driving funkiness.
PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN CALLS ON SPEAKER NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | , which is ragged with heartbreak.
It's the highlight of "No One Sings Like You Anymore," a batch of 10 covers that the leader of Soundgarden and Audioslave recorded in 2016, a year before his death. Included are tunes originally made famous by giants like Janis Joplin and John Lennon. Throughout his career, Cornell covered other artists and was covered himself, once by no less than Johnny Cash, who recorded Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage." Cornell seemed to relish tackling other artists' music, including "Billie Jean | 124 |
I love being<|fim_middle|> and for such encouraging comments! | organized...but usually I'm not. This is such a cool way to do it and I love that you took something decorative and made it functional. I like it with all the clips. Kinda reminds me of the dry cleaner's thingy that brings the clothes around. There you go, if you get too many more, you make it automated like the dry cleaners. Ha! I found your post at the naturally nifty link party. Love to have you stop and see me at Quirky Vistas!
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2018 year of the road
Opinion | December 26, 2018
Looking back, 2018 was the year of the road in Douglas County.
Starting early in the year with the $1 million installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 88 and Centerville, Carson Valley residents had more roadwork to dodge than usual.
Douglas County spent $7.48 million working on Waterloo<|fim_middle|> the flood delayed work on Topaz Lake roads that suffered in the slide.
After seeing so much work on regional roads, here's hoping to see some of the worst of the county's local roads get some tender loving care in 2019.
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The state wrapped up the roundabout at Centerville in good order, but bridgework on Highway 395 just north of Minden snarled traffic in and out of the Douglas County seat.
Complicating navigation was the closure of Muller Lane for most of the summer while the state replaced a bridge over the west fork of the Carson River.
And more than a dozen years after it was first proposed, the state installed a traffic signal at Airport Road and Highway 395.
Meanwhile, drainage work prompted slowdowns over Kingsbury Grade through most of the roadwork season.
The state wrapped up the year expanding Centerville Lane between Highway 395 and Waterloo Lane.
Mother Nature had some roadwork of her own in mind during the year when heavy rain fell above the Topaz Lodge sending a mudslide across Highway 395.
Workers had the highway clear in short order, but | 200 |
As is with EA's annual E3 Press<|fim_middle|> but maybe we'll see it at Gamescom or something like that. Perhaps it's taking a breather for a year. Be sure to stay tuned here, as I'll be doing a FIFA trailer dissect this afternoon. | Conference, the sports games get a huge amount of publicity – and rightfully so. EA Sports have been doing great things with a handful of their sports games and they deserve their time in the spotlight. There wasn't a whole lot shown off this year around in the way of big announcements and improvements for the sports titles, but here's the information we got from the conference.
Next to nothing was announced about NHL 16 this year, although it was mentioned that the EA Sports Hockey League will be incorporated this time around.
Likewise, this year's PGA Tour game has been shown off a fair bit and is out next month, so nothing big was announced as a last-minute attempt to entice more pre-orders and purchases. The game is out on the 14th of July.
There was a big focus on NBA Live this year, and I can understand that considering how much the series has been faltering since it made its return two years ago. There's an app included now that's all about importing your own face into the game and using it in character creator. It's a nice feature, but one that should be incorporated into all of the big sports titles in my opinion. Game Face will be an app you use on your phone that will liaise with the console to import the image. There's also a new shot system, off-hand dribbling and more emphasis on real physics-based motion this time around. The game launches on September 29.
I was fairly disappointed to see that there wasn't a huge emphasis on FIFA this year, but we'll be hearing more details about features soon enough. The big points they made was that defenders will now keep their shape and go for interceptions with intelligence, the midfield will control their area of the park and strikers will be adapt with more skills and will be intelligent in attack. Also included is off-the-ball dribbling, which will make for interesting encounters online. The big players utilise this to their advantage by faking defenders and sending them the wrong way – so hopefully it can be used accordingly in FIFA 16. The game launches on September 25.
There was a lot of emphasis on drafting in this year's Madden NFL 16, check out the trailer above to find out all of the details. Unfortunately being an Australian and one that spends a lot of time playing FIFA, I couldn't keep up with what the guys were talking about! The game launches August 25.
So that's all of the sports contingent of EA's conference this year. No UFC which is surprising, | 516 |
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Emma Open Space Preserved (CO)
BASALT, Colo. Today local conservationists celebrated the acquisition<|fim_middle|> leading the negotiations for the purchase of the land. "The Emma Open Space project has a little bit for everyone," said Deb Frey, TPL Project Manager. "Fishing access along the Roaring Fork River, future farming and community gardening opportunities, the protection of a critical wildlife migration corridor, and even a productive wetland ecosystem. It's a wonderful gift to the community." Once the Trust for Public Land secured the option for purchase, the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails staff resolved the final details of the transaction.
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails acquired 65 acres in fee, with a conservation easement held by the Roaring Fork Conservancy. The two organizations will co-hold another conservation easement over 9 acres of the property. The County's Open Space and Trails program $1,000,000 contribution was key to securing the remaining $475,000 from the project's other funders. "This property contains and combines all of the important qualities we look for in open space: beautiful pastoral landscape, well kept irrigated pastures, preserving agricultural practices, a wildlife corridor connecting Light Hill and Lake Christine State Wildlife Area, valuable wetlands and riparian ecosystems and the river bottom; and allows a continuation of the Basalt to Old Snowmass trail; adding yet another link to the planned valley-long trail," remarked Tom Cardamone, Open Space Board member and Director of Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES).
Great Outdoors Colorado provided a matching grant of $400,000; the Colorado Division of Wildlife's Wetlands Initiative contributed a $55,000 donation; and Eagle County gave $20,000. In addition, the Town of Basalt made an important contribution of a two-acre land match on the eastern side of the Project area. "The challenge," noted Kristine Crandall of the Conservancy, "has been to find the right package of support, technical expertise, and funding to fit the project. It has been a real team effort – with each player having an important role."
"This purchase represents the good that can happen when multiple jurisdictions with similar goals work together to protect wildlife, wildlife habitat, open space, and recreational opportunities. Stewardship of the few remaining wild places in our valleys must remain a focus for us all, or the values we cherish will be lost." Dorothea Farris, Pitkin County Commissioner, RFRHA Board.
The property is traversed by two important links in the Pitkin County Trail system. Construction of the long anticipated trail along the former Denver & Rio Grande Right of Way is now underway. The link from Emma to the Basalt High School, which traverses the property is slated to open in late August. In addition, the existing Old Emma Road trail crosses the project area. Protection of the Emma Open Space dramatically enhances the scenic quality of the Pitkin County trail system.
One of the first initiatives planned for the Emma Open Space is the improvement of the wildlife underpass that goes underneath Highway 82, and establishment of wildlife viewing platforms and interpretive displays on a portion of the Town of Basalt's property that overlooks the wetlands. The Colorado Department of Transportation has generously offered in-kind resources to help grade both sides of the underpass so deer and elk have a clear view through the structure. The Conservancy, Roaring Fork Volunteers, and Pitkin County Open Space have planned a volunteer day to be held October 7th to plant trees and shrubs in the underpass area and along the Highway to provide screening. The Town of Basalt, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife also are collaborating on the improvements. | and permanent protection of a significant parcel of Mid-Valley open space adjacent to the historic Emma township. The Roaring Fork Conservancy, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, the Trust for Public Land and the Town of Basalt, partnering together, purchased the 74-acre Emma Open Space property to preserve wildlife habitat and scenic valley floor, retain active agricultural land, and enhance recreational opportunities along the Roaring Fork River. The Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, which is funded through State lottery proceeds, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and Eagle County also contributed significant financial resources to the project, which is dedicated in the memory of Leonard Moorhead Thomas.
The Emma Open Space connects two public lands, a land bridge that represents a critical Mid-Valley wildlife migration corridor between the Bureau of Land Management's Light Hill property and the Colorado Division of Wildlife's Christine State Wildlife Area. It includes 58 acres that will remain in agricultural production on the valley floor southeast of the Old Emma Schoolhouse. The remaining 16 acres encompass wetlands and river corridor between Highway 82 and Two Rivers Road.
The Roaring Fork Conservancy initiated the conservation effort in 1998, seeking to protect the rich wetlands and wildlife migration corridor spanned by the project area. Mule deer and elk use this portion of the valley floor to reach the Roaring Fork River and migrate to and from critical wintering areas found on both adjacent public lands. The wetlands and riparian vegetation host an array of wildlife species, ranging from beaver to nesting songbirds that migrate from the tropics, to wintering bald eagles. Said Jeanne Beaudry, Executive Director of the Conservancy, "This project represents one of the most biologically significant areas in the valley. We are proud to be involved in preserving such a special place."
The Conservancy requested the assistance of the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national land conservation organization, in | 394 |
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strong love quotes
"I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. "I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though."
"That's sensible of you," I say, smiling too. "We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something."
I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear.
"Maybe I'm already sure," he says, "and I just don't want to frighten you."
I laugh a little. "Then you should know better."
"Fine," he says. "Then I love you."
― Veronica Roth
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
― Anonymous
"You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have."
"If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were."
― Kahlil Gibran
"I can feel Peeta press his forehead into my temple and he asks, 'So now that you've got me, what are you going to do with me?' I turn into him. 'Put you somewhere you can't get hurt."
― Suzanne Collins
"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."
― Jane Austen
"If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him."
"Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong."
― Rick Riordan
"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."
― Shel Silverstein
"If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her---then don't let her go."
"Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."
― Khalil Gibran
"Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with."
― Gillian Anderson
"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."
― Max Lucado
"What's this?" he demanded, looking from Clary to his companions, as if they might know what she was doing there.
"It's a girl," Jace said,recovering his composure. "Surely you've seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one."
― Cassandra Clare
"It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done."
― Vincent Van Gogh
"I think... if it is true that
there are as many minds as there
are heads, then there are as many
kinds of love as there are hearts."
― Leo Tolstoy
"I was smiling yesterday,I am smiling today and I will smile tomorrow.Simply because life is too short to cry for anything."
― Santosh Kalwar
"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."
― Charles Dickens
"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything."
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
"There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.
"Is this the moment?" Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. "OI! There's a war going on here!"
Ron and Hermione broke apart, their arms still around each other.
"I know, mate," said Ron, who looked as though he had recently been hit on the back of the head with a Bludger, "so it's now or never, isn't it?"
"Never mind that, what about the Horcrux?" Harry shouted. "D'you think you could just --- just hold it in, until we've got the diadem?"
"Yeah --- right --- sorry ---" said Ron, and he and Hermione set about gathering up fangs, both pink in the face."
― J.K. Rowling
"The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over."
"What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul"
― Victor Hugo
"All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart."
― Tahereh Mafi
"Well, now
If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you
If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
For I shall already have forgotten you
If you think it long and mad the wind of banners that passes through my life
And you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots
That on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms
And my roots will set off to seek another land"
― Pablo Neruda
"We have to allow ourselves to be loved by the people who really love us, the people who really matter. Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuits of people to love us, people that don't even matter, while all that time we waste and the people who do love us have to stand on the sidewalk and watch us beg in the streets! It's time to put an end to this. It's time for us to let ourselves be loved."
― C. JoyBell C.
"If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?"
― Jodi Picoult
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."
― Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful."
― Stephenie Meyer
"If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for."
"It isn't possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal."
― E.M. Forster
"Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart."
"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect."
― JK Rowling
"Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep."
― Clive Barker
"You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs."
― Sarah Desse
"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
― Friedrich Nietzsche
"They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now"
― Edna St. Vincent Millay
"To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death."
― Taylor Swift
"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love."
― Tom Robbins
"I love you like a fat kid loves cake!"
― Scott Adams
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."
― Albert Einstein
"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."
― C.S. Lewis
"And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever."
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
― Virginia Woolf
"Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee."
― J.R. Ward
"Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time."
"It's probably not just by chance that I'm alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he's terribly strong. And if he's stronger than I, I'm the one who can't live with him. … I'm neither smart nor stupid, but I don't think I'm a run-of-the-mill person. I've been in business without being a businesswoman, I've loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I've loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I've done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice."
― Coco Chanel
"I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed and that necessary."
― Margaret Atwood
"You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved."
― Stewart O'Nan
"He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It's his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry."
― Markus Zusak
"Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused."
"Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile."
"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion, it is not the desire to mate every second minute of the day, it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body. No, don't blush, I am telling you some truths. That is just being "in love", which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident."
― Shawn Slovo
"Look after my heart - I've left it with you."
"Tonight I can write the saddest lines
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too."
"And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me."
"Happiness [is] only real when shared"
― Jon Krakauer
"I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.
Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day
I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.
I hunger for your sleek laugh,
your hands the color of a savage harvest,
hunger for the pale stones of your fingernails,
I want to eat your skin like a whole almond.
I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body,
the sovereign nose of your arrogant face,
I want to eat the fleeting shade of your lashes,
and I pace around hungry, sniffing the twilight,
hunting for you, for your hot heart,
Like a puma in the barrens of Quitratue."
"The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them"
― Thomas Merton
"Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again."
"Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?"
"Yes. I want to ruin you."
"Good," I said. "That's what I want too."
― Ernest Hemingway
"Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason<|fim_middle|> vanish when I was with you."
"One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence."
― Karen Marie Moning
"When I am with you, we stay up all night.
When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.
Praise God for those two insomnias!
And the difference between them."
― Rumi
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."
― Mary Oliver
"Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who's in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It's like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven't seen in a long time."
― Murakami, Haruki
"Art and love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you."
― Chuck Klosterman
"Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave."
― A.A. Milne
"I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of."
― Charles Bukowski
"Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames."
"I'm saying that I'm a moody, insecure, narrow-minded, jealous, borderline homicidal bitch, and I want you to promise me that you're okay with that, because it's who I am, and you're what I need."
― Jeaniene Frost
"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."
― Carl Sagan
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection"
― Sharon Salzberg
"She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. She kissed him long and soft, and when she pulled herself away, she touched his mouth with her fingers...She did not say goodbye. She was incapable, and after a few more minutes at his side, she was able to tear herself from the ground. It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on..."
"Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star.
It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago.
Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything."
― Haruki Murakami
"I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't."
"The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last."
"If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale."
"A half-read book is a half-finished love affair."
― David Mitchell
"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved."
― Kurt Vonnegut
"I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me."
"You could have fooled me. Everytime I called you, Luke said you were sick. I figured you were avoiding me. Again."
"I wasn't. I did want to talk to you. I've been thinking about you all the time."
"I've been thinking about you, too."
"I really was sick. I swear. I almost died back there on the ship, you know."
"I know. Everytime you almost die, I almost die myself."
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
"Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world."
― Orhan Pamuk
"There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love."
― Dodie Smith
"I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia."
"I'm oxygen and he's dying to breathe."
"In time, the hurt began to fade and it was easier to just let it go. At least I thought it was. But in every boy I met in the next few years, I found myself looking for you, and when the feelings got too strong, I'd write you another letter. But I never sent them for fear of what I might find. By then, you'd gone on with your life and I didn't want to think about you loving someone else. I wanted to remember us like we were that summer. I didn't ever want to lose that."
"Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those."
"I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that."
― Brian Andreas
"It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you."
― John Updike
"Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken another heightens. Memory. Memory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it."
"The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other. And maybe each time, we've been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this goodbye is both a goodbye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come."
"Peeta, how come I never know when you're having a nightmare?" I say.
"I don't know. I don't think I cry out or thrash around or anything. I just come to, paralyzed with terror," he says.
"You should wake me," I say, thinking about how I can interrupt his sleep two or three times on a bad night. About how long it can take to calm me down.
"It's not necessary. My nightmares are usually about losing you," he says. "I'm okay once I realize you're here."
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing."
― Elie Wiesel
"You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways."
"When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew."
― Arrigo Boito
"I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart."
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love."
― Sophocles
"I know we're fucked up, alright? I'm impulsive, and hot tempered, and you get under my skin like no one else. You act like you hate me one minute, and then need me the next. I never get anything right, and I don't deserve you...but I fucking love you, Abby. I love you more than I loved anyone or anything ever. When you're around, I don't need booze, or money, or the fighting, or the one-night stands..."
― Jamie McGuire
"What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst."
― Stieg Larsson
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows not."
― Blaise Pascal
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books"
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine."
― Laurell K. Hamilton
"From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone."
― Edgar Allan Poe
"I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff."
― Jon Katz
"To douchebags!" he said, gesturing to Brad. "And to girls that break your heart," he bowed his head to me. His eyes lost focus. "And to the absolute fucking horror of losing your best friend because you were stupid enough to fall in love with her."
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."
― Friedrich Nietzsche"If he's not calling you, it's because you are not on his mind. If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he's okay with disappointing you. Don't be with someone who doesn't do what they say they're going to do. If he's choosing not to make a simple effort that would put you at ease and bring harmony to a recurring fight, then he doesn't respect your feelings and needs. "Busy" is another word for "asshole." "Asshole" is another word for the guy you're dating. You deserve a fcking phone call."
― Greg Behrendt"
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
― Ursula K. Le Guin
"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?"
― Mother Teresa
"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."
"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell."
― Joan Crawford
"My dear,
Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it's much better to be killed by a lover.
~ Falsely yours"
― Kinky Friedman
"We're all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if you've been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect there's no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? Because you yourself are wrong in some way, and you seek out partners who are wrong in some complementary way. But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your own wrongness. And it isn't until you finally run up against your deepest demons, your unsolvable problems—the ones that make you truly who you are—that we're ready to find a lifelong mate. Only then do you finally know what you're looking for. You're looking for the wrong person. But not just any wrong person: it's got to be the right wrong person—someone you lovingly gaze upon and think, "This is the problem I want to have."
I will find that special person who is wrong for me in just the right way."
― Andrew Boyd
"Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves them now and that nobody will ever love them, and that they will never have a decent night's sleep again and will spend their lives wandering blearily around a loveless landscape, hoping desperately that their circumstances will improve, but suspecting, in their heart of hearts, that they will remain unloved forever. The best thing to do in these circumstances is to wake somebody else up, so that they can feel this way, too."
― Lemony Snicket
"Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that's beautiful."
― Milan Kundera
"The heart was made to be broken."
"No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot."
"I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism."
― Elizabeth Gilbert
"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes."
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
"They didn't agree on much. In fact, they didn't agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other ever day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other."
"You could have had anything else in the world, and you asked for me."
She smiled up at him. Filthy as he was, covered in blood and dirt, he was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen.
"But I don't want anything else in the world."
"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love."
― Neil Gaiman
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."
― J.R.R. Tolkien
"We loved with a love that was more than love."
― Edgar Allen Poe
"He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
― Emily Bronte
"This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something."
"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
"Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something."
― Rainbow Rowell
"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."
"I heard what you said. I'm not the silly romantic you think. I don't want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don't want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved."
― Shana Abe
"A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other...Maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever"
― Dave Matthews Band
I'll meet you there.
"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!"
"I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear."
― Martin Luther King Jr
"What's meant to be will always find a way"
― Trisha Yearwood
"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for."
― Tom Bodett
"We live and breathe words. .... It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. Reading your words, what you wrote, how you were lonely sometimes and afraid, but always brave; the way you saw the world, its colors and textures and sounds, I felt--I felt the way you thought, hoped, felt, dreamt. I felt I was dreaming and thinking and feeling with you. I dreamed what you dreamed, wanted what you wanted--and then I realized that truly I just wanted you." | . ...And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason, for anything."
"Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself."
― Deborah Reber
"We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness."
― Hunter S. Thompson
"Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence."
― David Byrne
"A DEFINITION NOT FOUND
IN THE DICTIONARY
Not leaving: an act of trust and love,
often deciphered by children"
"I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to | 332 |
An award-winning charity that addresses isolation amongst the elderly through its fun daytime singalongs wants to reach out to more people across the Cheltenham area.
The Golden-Oldies launched 11 years ago in and around Bath and Bristol with just four sessions. This has grown now to over 150 across South West England, South Wales, Essex The Midlands and North Yorkshire. New sessions starting in Exeter, Liverpool and Cornwall later this year will see the total reach 200. These are taken by<|fim_middle|> support of volunteers to help with tea making and other practical jobs. The people attending are older people, many who live in isolation, adults with learning difficulties and increasing numbers of people who are living with dementia. | 50 dedicated freelance session leaders.
Its popular daytime singing and activity session at the Cornerstone Centre, Severn Road, started in 2014 and is led by Lizzie Figgis. The next session is from 2pm to 3pm on Tuesday April 25. The songs are the memory-evoking pop tunes of the 50s onwards, including of course the hits of Sir Cliff Richard, the Patron of Golden-Oldies.
Everyone is invited to enjoy their local session at The Cornerstone Centre. Goldies, as it has become fondly known, welcomes the | 123 |
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The howls and yips of a pack of black dogs broke out over Shell Lake Sunday afternoon, as Ed Streeper and a group of family and friends rigged up 20 mushing pups to a line of 10 sleds. The air was cold, a bitter -22 degree windchill, but Streeper...
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Ed Streeper, along with his wife and eight other friends set a world record Sunday for the most sleds ever pulled behind a team of mushing dogs. Kaysey Price / Tribune
The howls and yips of a pack of black dogs broke out over Shell Lake Sunday afternoon, as Ed Streeper and a group of family and friends rigged up 20 mushing pups to a line of 10 sleds. The air was cold, a bitter -22 degree windchill, but Streeper was determined.
"We're going to pull more sleds ever pulled in recorded history behind one team," said Streeper. "The record that we could find is at six sleds, and we thought well, if we're going to do seven, we might as well do 10."
Streeper says he's been planning to set this record for about four years, but the weather just wouldn't cooperate for him until now.
"The last three years, our winters have been kind of crazy and out of whack, and the weekends that were available, I didn't have my crew. I couldn't do it without all our good friends here that are going to ride the sleds," he said.
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It took longer to hook the dogs to the 165-foot sled line than to actually run the roughly three-quarter mile loop down the shoreline and back. And just like that the new record was set without a hitch.
"We're glad we did it," said Streeper shortly after the run. "It went as good as I could have expected. The dogs all stayed on their own side of the line. Everybody on the sleds were fine. Nobody tipped or fell off. No, I'm just thrilled."
Although, he knows it won't be long before someone tries to dethrone his record.
"There's some people in Canada that might challenge it. There's some guys over in Sweden and Norway, countries that are going to want to counteract us," he said. Though, he wasn't too concerned. "I hope this lasts for maybe a long time. I always thought no sense setting a record if it doesn't hold very long...Good luck to anybody who's going to challenge us."
Streeper says if someone does beat him, he will surely plan to tackle any new record that's set. But, for now, he's basking in the glory and just out to have fun and promote getting out and getting active.
"I've won the world championships. I've won all the races, but a goal like this - I haven't been excited like this since the last time I won the World Championship...This is as good as it gets for Minnesota fun. You're outside. You're with friends, the fresh air. It's just beautiful."
Streeper and a crew of his dogs travel around Minnesota and surrounding areas giving sled rides to the public. They will be making a stop at the Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes on Feb. 10 to give rides during Polar Fest. People can check out their website www.funsleddogrides.com to follow them.
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Working in a design office together with 15 designers and modelers, the four years at Fiat resulted in a number of interesting prototypes with Tjaarda working this time not as an individual designer but as group manager. Following are a few of the projects which resulted in prototypes and styling demonstration models. | Advanced Design Studio.
Working for such a big organization was a bit different form Tjaarda's previous experience but it was here that he was able to learn the techniques of industrial giants internal methods of management.
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TweetNews took Yahoo News articles (which are ordered chronologically) and compared them to Twitter's trending topics (which are based on a subject's popularity.) The result was a news search that could not only determine the freshest articles, but also those based on the most popular subject at the moment. The app also used social commentary to determine the pertinence of authoritative news sources when determining search results.
As Yahoo architect and BOSS team member Vik Singh said, "Freshness (especially in the context of search) is a challenging problem. Traditional PageRank style algorithms don't really work here as it takes time for a fresh URL to garner enough links to beat an older high ranking URL. One approach is to use cluster sizes as a feature for measuring the popularity of a story (i.e., Google News). Although quite effective in my opinion, this may not be fast enough all the time. For the cluster size to grow requires other sources to write about the same story."
So if only one respected source wrote about a topic that was being talked about a lot on Twitter, that lone story would be pushed up in rank on Yahoo News.
Now that Yahoo's main search is soon to be powered by Microsoft's Bing, the TweetNews technology is not being wasted. Today, Singh announced that it has been applied to Delicious, where Twitter trends impact recently bookmarked links. The new system is running live right now under the "Fresh" tab.
"For this new Fresh homepage, our system displays recently bookmarked links and Tweeted messages focused mostly on technology, Web, politics, and media," Singh said today. "Underneath the hood, Fresh factors several features into the ranking like related bookmark and tweet counts, by leveraging BOSS to filter for high quality results, as well as stitches tweets to related articles even if the tweets do not provide matching URLs (as ~81% of tweets do not contain URLs). Try clicking the 'x Related Tweets' link for any given story to see the Twitter conversation appear instantly inline | 425 |
The Emirates reveals the tourism movement in Dubai during the first four months of 2018
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The Emirates reveals the tourism movement in Dubai during the first<|fim_middle|>0,274 thousand rooms in 690 hotel establishments, with a growth of 6% in the number of rooms and 2% in the number of hotel establishments.
The average price of a hotel room during the aforementioned period decreased by 4% to reach 552 dirhams per room, compared to 575 dirhams for the same period last year.
Hotels and hotel apartments recorded an average occupancy of 86%.
India topped the main markets in terms of the number of visitors arriving, which reached 797,000 visitors, a growth of 5%, and Saudi Arabia came second with 561,000 visitors, while the number of visitors from the United Kingdom reached 441,000.
Western Europe accounted for 22% of the total number of visitors, followed by the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and South Asia with 17% each | four months of 2018 The Emirates reveals the tourism movement in Dubai during the first four months of 2018
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing revealed a report detailing the tourism movement to Dubai in the first four months of this year 2018.
The reports included documented official figures on the number of tourists, hotel prices, booking movement, average hotel nights, occupancy rate and other important figures.
The Emirates reveals the tourism movement in Dubai during the first four months of 2018 1
The most prominent numbers were as follows:
6.09 million tourists visited the city in just 4 months, an increase of 0.8%
Total booked hotel nights 10.96 million nights
The hotel capacity of the emirate increased during the same period to 11 | 169 |
Lonau ist ein Luftkurort im Oberharz und Ortsteil der Stadt Herzberg am Harz im Landkreis Göttingen (ehemals Osterode) in Niedersachsen. Er hat 295 Einwohner (1. Januar 2018).
Geografie
Geographische Lage
Lonau liegt als Sackgassenort im Oberharz in einem kleinen, aus dem Nationalpark Harz ausgeklammerten Gebiet auf 355 bis . Südlich der Dorfmitte vereinigen sich die Kleine Lonau, die aus dem Mariental heran fließt, und die Große Lonau, die aus dem Kirchtal kommt, zum durch das Lonautal südwärts nach Herzberg fließenden Sieber-Zufluss Lonau.
Umliegende Berge sind neben dem Gebirgskamm Auf dem Acker der Heuer im Südwesten, der Braakberg im Westen und Norden, der Kargeskopf im Norden, der Franzosenkopf und der Große Mittelberg im Nordosten, der Langfast im Osten, der Hirtenberg im Südosten und der Große Teichtalskopf im Süden.
Ortsgliederung
Das Dorf gliedert sich in drei ineinander übergehende Teile: Unterdorf, Kirchtal und Mariental. Die St. Michaelis-Kirche befindet sich etwa in der Dorfmitte am Treffpunkt aller drei Ortslagen.
Tourismus und Sehenswürdigkeiten
Lonau wird im Sommer hauptsächlich von Wanderurlaubern, im Winter von Skiläufern besucht. Die Hauptsehenswürdigkeiten Lonaus sind die Berggaststätte Hanskühnenburg, die den Ort umgebenden Buchenwälder, die Gemeindekirche, der Lonauer Wasserfall, der sich allerdings in Herzberg befindet und ein Auerhahngehege. Von diesem Gehege ausgehend wurde über Jahrzehnte die Wiedereinbürgerung des Auerhuhns im Harz unternommen – mangels Erfolgs musste dieses Projekt aber eingestellt werden. Im Schaugehege der Aufzuchtstation können jedoch einige Tiere angetroffen werden. Zudem stehen neben einigen Restaurants ein Campingplatz, der Kurpark, ein Freibad und eine Minigolfanlage zur Verfügung.
Von Lonau aus sind mindestens drei Wanderziele erreichbar, die in das System der Stempelstellen der Harzer Wandernadel einbezogen sind: die Köte am Schindelkopf, die Hanskühnenburg und der Große Knollen.
Geschichte
Kurz vor dem Jahr 1592 wurde in Lonau die Lonauer Eisenhütte errichtet, die über einen Hochofen mit einer angeschlossenen Gießereianlage verfügte. Eng damit verbunden ist die Geschichte der Lonauerhammerhütte.
Lonau gehörte zum Landkreis Zellerfeld. Am 1. Juli 1972 wurde dieser Landkreis aufgelöst. Lonau wechselte in den Landkreis Osterode am Harz und wurde in die Stadt Herzberg am Harz eingegliedert.
Bedeutung des Ortsnamens
Es gibt zwei verschiedene Ansätze zur Deutung des Ortsnamens Lonau:
In einer Urkunde aus dem Jahr 1260 wird die Schreibweise Lodenowe verwendet. Das Bestimmungswort Loden bedeutet junger Buchentrieb, Spross oder Zweig, während das Grundwort Owe oder Au ein Flusstal bedeutet.
Der Ortsname könnte sich aber auch vom älteren Gewässernamen Ludena ableiten, der in etwa die Schlammige, die Lehmige bedeuten würde und später auf die Siedlung übertragen wurde.
Politik
Ortsrat
Der Ortsrat setzt sich aus sieben Ratsfrauen und Ratsherren zusammen.
SPD: 7 Sitze (+1)
(Stand: Kommunalwahl am 12. September 2021, Veränderungen zu 2016)
Wappen
Das Wappen von Lonau weist in Symbolen auf Gegenwärtiges und Vergangenes sowie auf Besonderheiten des Ortes hin. Im Ortsmittelpunkt des Dorfes mit der Kirche befindet sich der Zusammenfluss der Bäche aus dem Kirchtal und dem Mariental. Die blaue Well<|fim_middle|>indeauflösung 1972 | endeichsel soll diese Situation darstellen. Die Lonauer Bevölkerung hat sich den Auerhahn zum Wappentier auserkoren. Nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil man sich hier stets mit der erfolgreichen Arbeit der Auerhahn-Aufzuchtstation zur Wiedereinbürgerung des Auerwildes im Harz seit 1972 identifiziert. Das Buchenblatt ist ein Hinweis auf die Forstwirtschaft und auf den Ortsnamen (s. o.). Seit dem 13. Jahrhundert wurde über Jahrhunderte bis 1753 in Lonau Eisen verhüttet. Gießkelle und Hammer erinnern daran.
Persönlichkeiten
Der Harzer Heimatdichter Ernst Füllgrabe (1888–1971), genannt "Brommes", stammt aus Lonau. Eines seiner Gedichte findet man auf einer Tafel oberhalb des Dorfes am Heuerblick.
Verkehr
Lonau ist per Bus an den Stadtkern von Herzberg angebunden. Die von Herzberg nach Lonau führende Kreisstraße endet im Ort.
Die nächstgelegene Eisenbahnzugangstelle ist der Haltepunkt Herzberg Schloß und der Bahnhof Herzberg (Harz).
Weblinks
http://touristinformation-lonau.de/
Artikel Lonau In: GenWiki.de
Einzelnachweise
Ort im Landkreis Göttingen
Geographie (Herzberg am Harz)
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Göttingen)
Geme | 368 |
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Aberdeen is an area on the south shore of Hong Kong Island, where many residential departments and several factories are located. Hong Kong Aberdeen is a rustic traditional fishing village with sights which can scarcely be found in other places around the world. With its timeless and quaint village and appetizing seafood, Hong Kong Aberdeen<|fim_middle|> a site not to be missed for those visiting Hong Kong, offering various kinds of fresh seafood every day.
How to get there: Take the Hong Kong Metro Network and get off at Hong Kong Station at Exit D. Walk to the Central Exchange Square to take the bus No70 and get off at Coastal Park of Aberdeen. | has become a well-known attraction in the world and hosts numerous travelers annually.
In the early 20th century, Hong Kong Aberdeen saw its fishing industry boom; today, however, it is its rich oil industry which is thriving. In the fishing village, many fishing boats make berth and and are orderly nestled together, making for a charming scene. Hundreds of villagers live on boats, most of which belong to the Dan and Helao Family. They live life on the water per their tradition, atop fishing boat and swaying sampan. These create a unique foreground with skyscrapers leaning on the banks of the water. When night falls, hundreds of lights on the fishing boat are lit and cast their light on the sparkling sea, providing an enthralling picture of Hong Kong Island.
To experience the traditional lifestyle of people living in Hong Kong Aberdeen, many visitors prefer to discover it on the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, the renowned seafood restaurant on a massive boat in Hong Kong.
The Jumbo Floating Restaurant first opened for business in 1976 specializing in providing savory seafood. The restaurant is designed in the Chinese palace style and has a capacity of 2,300 passengers one time. It is one of the largest floating restaurants in the world and | 253 |
Ferriby shocked promotion-chasing Spennymoor with a very good team performance at the Brewery Field. The draw was well-deserved as Ferriby matched the home side in all areas of the field.
Ferriby had the first opportunity but Josh Walker shot wide from a good position following good work by Jordan Harrison.
Spennymoor then managed to take hold of the game to some extent. Even so, they were reduced to largely shooting from defence as they were closed down well by Ferriby's midfield and defence.
It was not until the 23rd minute that Ferriby keeper Lewis Exall was really tested. He saved well from a cheeky close-range back-heel by Glen Taylor.
Four minutes later, Spennymoor took a deserved lead. Andrew Johnson's cross from the left was deflected in to the goal by James Piercey although it has been officially credited to David Foley.
It was a blow for Ferriby who had defended well to this point. Something they would continue to do for the rest of the game.
The Villagers then got more in to the game as an attacking force with Luke Lofts twice going close to scoring. On both occasions he was denied by home keeper Daniel Lowson.
Lofts and Harrison continually caused problems for the Spennymoor defence.
With half-time approaching, Exall made two good saves frto deny the Moors a second goal.
If Spennymoor had had slightly the better of the first-half, the second largely belonged to Ferriby. They may be young and inexperienced buy the players grew in to the game as it progressed. Theer was not one poor performance from any player, including the substitutes.
Spennymoor were regularly pushed<|fim_middle|> made two more good saves to keep the teams level.
Exall, obviously, gets the headlines for a impressive performance that drew admiration from Spennymoor officials and fans. But this was a team performance in every sense. The midfield worked hard. Bobby Johnson and Jamie Forrester did good work both going forward and defensively. The defence barely put a foot wrong all evening.
It is no wonder that Chris Bolder was happy after the game.
" This was another outstanding performance. You can see what is being created. Every player, including those coming off the bench had a desire to get something out of the game. We defended well and put bodies on the line.
"When we got the ball we had cool heads out there to get us going forward.
"I've got to give a special mention to Lewis Exall, He was outstanding tonight. It's not easy for a second choice keeper to come in and perform well after spending most of the season training and sitting on r the bench then playing like that is amazing. I'm so pleased for him.
"I was pleased with the overall performance. We had three good opportunities in the first-half. If we'd nicked right at the end it would perhaps have been a bit harsh on Spennymoor. The chance was one of those situations where if you mishit the ball you often score. Jordan hit it sweetly and the keeper made a magnificent save. | back but it was the home side that came closest to scoring. Exall came out to challenge Taylor for a ball. The keeper headed but kept his concentration and focus to stay with the ball and Taylor and block the striker's shot outside the area. It was a cool head on young shoulders.
Ferriby's equaliser came after 64 minutes. A ball from the left found Harrison in the area. He kept his nerve to shrug off a defender bfore sliding the ball pasy Lowson. It was definitely a fair reward for Ferriby.
The goal brought Spennymoor back to life as they realised that they could just lose all three points. Exall | 139 |
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St. Cloud Native Bill Nelson Awarded 8th Dan
November 21, 2014 Ramona, California
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Perry Araeipour, Sa Bom Nim captured an historical moment through the lens of his camera as Bill Nelson Sa Bom Nim (Dan Bon 21420) from St. Cloud Minnesota in Region 7 of the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation® was awarded his Moo Duk Kwan® 8th Dan certificate by H.C. Hwang Kwan Jang Nim on November 21, 2014 in Ramona California at the 2014 Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa.
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