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The Riau Police have established a team to hunt for forest and land burners as open burning activities have become more rampant in the province.
Excessive burning has aggravated thick clouds of haze affecting areas in Riau and has forced the provincial administration to extend its smoke emergency status until March 26.
The joint team comprising police and military personnel, forest rangers, as well as prosecutor offices and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) officials, is divided into nine groups consisting of between 50 and 70 personnel each.
Riau Police chief Brig.Gen.Condro Kirono said similar teams were formed in the past.
'They all worked on their own, however. Now, they are united under one command,' said Condro, who is also deputy commander for law enforcement at the Riau haze mitigation task force.
He was speaking after dispatching the team in a ceremony at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru on Wednesday.
'We deliberately formed a team to hunt for alleged land burning perpetrators so that, from now on, law enforcement can be carried out widely,' Condro said.
He further said police and military personnel involved in the operation would be equipped with weapons to create a deterrent effect.
Two locations that will reportedly be the main targets of the team are Giam Siak Kecil biosphere reserve area in Bukit Batu district, Bengkalis and peat forests in Teluk Meranti district, Pelalawan.
Five groups have been dispatched to Giam Siak Kecil to hunt for thousands of illegal loggers who have destroyed the conservation area while the remaining four groups will be sent to Teluk Meranti to prevent fires in the peat forests from spreading.
'Teluk Meranti was one of areas that was worst hit by forest fires in Pelalawan,' said Condro.
There was a significant rise in the number of hotspots detected in Riau on Wednesday. According to satellite observations by the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the total number of hotspots in Sumatra had reached 2,390, 2,046 of which were in Riau.
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Tags: art/music, inequality, lgbtq, marriage/family, prejudice/discrimination, sex/sexuality, hip-hop culture, homophobia, marriage equality, privilege, 06 to 10 mins
Summary: Seattle rapper Macklemore’s hit track “Same Love” provides a social commentary for the relatively absent discussion of homosexual love in mainstream hip-hop culture. In “Same Love,” Macklemore expresses his support for gay marriage and creates a space for listeners to reflect upon their views of both gay marriage and homophobia—online, in rap music, and in our daily lives. The video tells a story of struggle with sexual identity, acceptance, love, and marriage. The video follows a man from childhood to old age, unraveling a story about the difficulties of navigating queer sexuality in a heteronormative environment. In the song’s opening lines, Macklemore unpacks stereotypical assumptions that society holds of prescriptions that define “gayness,” explaining his own confusion with his sexual identity as a child because he was “good at drawing” and “keeps his room straight.” Macklemore’s music provides a counter-narrative to typical messages in hip-hop centered around sex, money, drugs, and objectifying women. Instead, he uses his music as a forum to spread awareness about social issues. He effectively flips the discourse from the glorification of homophobic language in mainstream hip-hop to a discussion about prejudice and discrimination. Some questions that instructors can ask students include: “What do heterosexual people take for granted at school dances? At parties? At family dinners with their partner? How do these events illustrate some of the privileges associated with being heterosexual? What are some of the ways we “properly” perform heterosexuality in high school? Do you think hip-hop is an effective medium to educate and create discussions about social issues? For another post that features hip-hop music as a forum to engage social issues, click here.
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Martin McGuinness has said he cannot see how the Common Travel Area between Northern Ireland and the Republic could survive in Brexit negotiations.
The arrangement allows the free movement of people between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
But the deputy first minister said that is now at risk, adding that he viewed that prospect “with great alarm”.
First Minister Arlene Foster said there was a need to be “innovative” on how to “police” the Irish border.
They were speaking ahead of a specially convened meeting of the British-Irish Council (BIC) to discuss the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
The summit in Wales is looking at the implications of Brexit on trade and the economy.
Mr McGuinness, Sinn Féin, said the border will be discussed by the ministers.
“I was alarmed when I heard Theresa May before she became prime minister effectively say that she believed there would be a hard border between north and south,” he said.
“I don’t see how the Common Travel Area could survive the negotiations which we are told are about to take place.
“We have spent the last 20 years forging various agreements which have placed the Irish peace process as one of the most successful peace processes in the world today.
“Anything that resembled a return to border checkpoints would represent a grievous undermining of the Good Friday Agreement.”
Mrs Foster, Democratic Unionist Party, said there needed to be a “realistic way” of dealing with the Common Travel Area.
“When people talk about a hard border, I think they think back to the Troubles in Northern Ireland,” she said.
“Our colleagues in the Republic of Ireland have said very clearly they want to make the Common Travel Area work.
“There are ways to deal with this that we can be creative and flexible about.”
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones is hosting Friday’s meeting in Cardiff, with Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire, Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon among the other figures attending.
“The Common Travel Area was based on having a common immigration policy that’s not going to be there anymore.”
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Effect of apolipoprotein E on biomarkers of amyloid load and neuronal pathology in Alzheimer disease.Ann Neurol 2010; 67(3):308-16AN
To study the effect of apolipoprotein E epsilon4 status on biomarkers of neurodegeneration (atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), neuronal injury (cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] t-tau), and brain Abeta amyloid load (CSF Abeta(1-42)) in cognitively normal subjects (CN), amnestic subjects with mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).
We included all 399 subjects (109 CN, 192 aMCI, 98 AD) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study with baseline CSF and MRI scans. Structural Abnormality Index (STAND) scores, which reflect the degree of AD-like anatomic features on MRI, were computed for each subject.
A clear epsilon4 allele dose effect was seen on CSF Abeta(1-42) levels within each clinical group. In addition, the proportion of the variability in Abeta(1-42) levels explained by APOE epsilon4 dose was significantly greater than the proportion of the variability explained by clinical diagnosis. On the other hand, the proportion of the variability in CSF t-tau and MRI atrophy explained by clinical diagnosis was greater than the proportion of the variability explained by APOE epsilon4 dose; however, this effect was only significant for STAND scores.
Low CSF Abeta(1-42) (surrogate for Abeta amyloid load) is more closely linked to the presence of APOE epsilon4 than to clinical status. In contrast, MRI atrophy (surrogate for neurodegeneration) is closely linked with cognitive impairment, whereas its association with APOE epsilon4 is weaker. The data in this paper support a model of AD in which CSF Abeta(1-42) is the earliest of the 3 biomarkers examined to become abnormal in both APOE carriers and noncarriers. | https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20373342/Effect_of_apolipoprotein_E_on_biomarkers_of_amyloid_load_and_neuronal_pathology_in_Alzheimer_disease_ | fineweb | 426 |
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Guided tour of Council's impressive art collection
WOULD YOU like a guided tour of Wexford County Council's impressive art collection?.
The first official tour of the Municipal Art Collection in its new home at County Council headquarters in Carricklawn, will be held on Friday, November 4 at 11 a.m.
Anyone interested in taking part should email [email protected] to register for a place.
The collection contains pieces by such noted artists as Neil Shawcross, Louis le Brocquy, Colin Davidson and Mary Swanzy. It is one of the best art collections assembled by a county council anywhere in the country.
A further 10 art works currently on loan from the AIB collection of modern Irish art can also be seen during the tour.
The guided tour will be given by the Wexford art historian Mairead Furlong.
According to County Arts Officer Sinead Redmond, the spacious new building which maximises natural lighting, is a perfect place to display art.
Of 150 art works in the overall collection, more than 100 have been placed in the new county buildings.
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I am new to Thomas Hardy, but one thing I have learned from researching him and his work, is that Hardy was very experimental in his writing. He completed a whole collection of novels to explore different aspects of novels. A large number of them focused more on the development of his characters and exploring human nature.
There are generally two main directions a novel is developed: focused on characters, or focused on plot. These appeal to a large amount of people and usually readers are really drawn to one or the other (I'm not saying that you would never read or enjoy the other, but we usually have a preference).
Personally, I would much rather read a story with highly developed characters. I like character development and I think it is one of the hardest things for writers to accomplish. Creating a three-dimensional, likable, appealing character is no easy feat. There are certain challenges to making a character realistic, and to truly capture all aspects of human emotion and motive.
So I am starting to like Hardy's style in The Mayor of Casterbridge. I feel like Hardy is exploring all different angles of human nature within all of his main characters. Their motives are explained and their lives are the story. It is not based on plot, but on the actions each character takes. Personally, I find this more realistic. I find that our lives are dictated by the choices we make, not by what happens around us. Circumstances do not change us, our actions and responses do.
Thus, I love what Hardy is trying to accomplish. His main character, the mayor Henchard, has made some horrible decisions to change the course of his life. In the first few pages, the reader watches as Henchard, his wife, and daughter stop in for food and drink in a rough tavern. There, Henchard gets carried away with his drinking and eventually becomes drunk. As he drinks more and more, Henchard rants about the uselessness and burden of his wife. In his drunken state, he auctions off his wife and daughter to the highest bidder. A seaman buys the two women and when Henchard wakes the next morning, he realizes what he has done.
He makes a vow not to drink for twenty years before moving south and starting over, in Casterbridge.
He makes a new life for himself and rises to prosperity. He is eventually elected mayor and seems to have everything going for him. Of course, his wife and daughter return to find him and Henchard has to come to terms with the decisions he made. The perfect life he built for himself begins to unravel.
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Efforts launched to acquire, renovate Polk Theatre in Columbia
COLUMBIA, TN — The Maury County Arts Guild has initiated efforts that would enable them to acquire the long-closed Polk Theatre. Once acquired, the group plans to embark on a drive to raise the estimated $2 million it will take to turn the theater into a mixed-use venue. The theater opened in 1948, was later twinned, and then used for retail.
The Polk Theatre and Cultural Arts Center would include a theater with a seating capacity of up to 500, but the building will be much more than that, Manning said.
“This place is not just going to be a theater; it’s going to be an art gallery where we’re going to have classrooms, it’s going to be a banquet room where we could hold lectures and parties,” Manning said. “It’s just going to be pretty darn incredible.”
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Police: Women arrested for prostitution in Norwalk
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– 75 g (6 table spoons) egg whites
– 100 g (1/2 cup) white sugar
– 100 g (1 cup) almonds
– 100 g (1 cup) powdered sugar
– 150 g (1/2 cup) mango
– 1/2 dl (1/5 cup) water
– 30 g (1/8 cup) sugar
– 3 teaspoon lemon juice
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If you could be anything in the world, what would it be? It sounds like the kind of question that gets asked at a party that’s gone on way too late. Would you be a rock star? An athlete? Or would you just want to be Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled, who gets to stand next to Elizabeth Hurley in take after take after take, while she’s wearing a lot of skimpy skin-tight outfits?
Fraser plays Elliott Richardson, a hapless technical support guy for a faceless software corporation (clearly, they make PC products, but Elliott uses a Mac…hmmm…). Despite his best efforts at being one of the guys, Elliott’s co-workers shun him. Understandably though, because Elliott is one of those guys who has absolutely no clue how obnoxious he is, going to bed “…wondering why nobody likes him.” The one bright spot in his life, if you can call it that, is his fixation on co-worker Allison Gardner (Frances O’Connor), whom he spoke to about the weather once three years ago, and who fills his fantasies every night.
Finally, after running into his co-workers at a local bar, Elliott gets the courage to have a second conversation with Allison. In a misguided effort to appear cool, he turns his back on her, so naturally she walks away. Despairing, he utters the words “I would give anything to have that girl in my life.” Fortunately for him, Satan (in the form of Elizabeth Hurley, and you just know that might be true) happens to be in the bar at that moment.
The Princess of Darkness offers Elliott seven wishes to try to create the right scenario in which Allison would love him. All she wants in exchange is (all together now, in a scary voice) his soul. It takes seven wishes, you see, because while the Devil happily gives life to spoken fantasies, she also looks for loopholes in order to screw things up. It’s not for nothing that Hell has all the lawyers. Elliott ends up as a famous writer, a basketball player, and the President, among other things. (Mysteriously, a rock star fantasy, prominent in the latest commercial for the movie, is nowhere to be found. It’s distracting in its absence.) Bedazzled plays out a somewhat predictable structure, but with some real laughs behind it.
Writer/Director Harold Ramis has fashioned each wish in homage to The Wizard Of Oz. The major players in Elliott’s life remain the same people, be it his boring day job or his existence as a Colombian drug lord. (Elliott asked to be rich and powerful; he forgot to say moral.) This allows for some great character work, especially by former Mad TV cast member Orlando Jones. Toby Huss and Paul Adelstein, heretofore minor character actors, make huge impressions with their flexible personas. Of course, the movie could only work with a good actor at its heart, and Fraser has a great time showing a flair for sketch comedy, though he’s helped by great make-up and special effects. In particular, his basketball player self drips as much humor as he does sweat.
As the object of Elliott’s affection, O’Connor gets little more than the chance to be an object, though the Australian actress does have a good ear for accents. Hurley basically changes costumes, but with her naughty demeanor and ability to slink even when standing still, it’s somehow okay. The most unbelievable part about Elliott’s deal with her is that he never asks to see her naked. Wouldn’t that be worth one wish?
Oh, we’re just too shallow. Despite a fixation on crotch jokes (it’s fashionable) Ramis seems to be after something deeper here, even if he does reach a time-worn conclusion. As an update of the Faust legend (and a 1967 Dudley Moore/Peter Cooke film of the same name), Bedazzled naturally has to tell us something about our relationship to forces greater than us. Though it starts off well in that regard, the movie falters once Elliott finishes wishing. Those scenes rip along, carrying the viewers on a giddy ride through a man’s ego. Once Elliott is done, though, we have to look at the moral questions involved. Instead, it tries to back away from its initial premise that the Devil actively works to corrupt mankind and steal souls away from God. Sure, we laughed at the concept in action, but we shouldn’t really have to look at the darker side of that, right?
In the 1967 film, Cook played a devil who was charming yet clearly evil, trying to persuade Moore that he was just misunderstood. With this version, though, Satan gets a happy ending; in Ramis’ own words, she’s “more naughty than evil.” (That should play really well in Salt Lake City and The Vatican; does Satan get a writing credit?) Rather than take a stand and risk offending anyone, we get reminded that this Bedazzled has a lot of money riding on it. And so the movie ends in pap, a victim of its deal with the studio Devil.
Despite that, Bedazzled makes for decent entertainment. It just could have been more.
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Penn Holds off Fairfield for First-Round Win
from press release
PHILADELPHIA--The No. 4 Penn women's lacrosse team scored five goals in each half to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Duke, who defeated Virginia Sunday, will travel to Philadelphia, May 16 to face Penn, again at Drexel's Vidas Field.
The Quakers got on the board early with a goal from Ali DeLuca three minutes into the contest. The junior had a solid game for Penn with two goals, two assists, four caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Though Penn drew first blood, Fairfield struck back with two quick goals to hold a 2-1 lead. With just less than 15 minutes to play, senior Becca Edwards scored to tie it up. Nearing the six-minute mark, junior Emma Spiro converted on an eight-meter opportunity and reclaimed the lead for Penn.
Ivy League Rookie of the Year Erin Brennan and DeLuca closed out the scoring in the half, giving the Quakers a 5-2 advantage at the half.
After the break, Edwards stung the Stags with her second goal just two minutes into the half. Fairfield cut its deficit back to within two with 17:47 left to play.
The Quakers outscored the Stags 4-2 over the next 15 minutes and held a 10-6 lead with six minutes to go, but Fairfield would not go quietly. In the final six minutes, the Stags aggressively sought the goal and were rewarded with two free position goals.
However, it was the Quakers' Emily Szelest's crucial save on another attempt that gave Penn possession and the mental momentum to hold off the Stags in the final 1:30. The junior made six saves in the game. Her Fairfield counterpart Lauren Chatnik made 11, including eight in the second half, in the game.
Check back for a special Penn Sports Network video package, appearing later today. Also stay tuned for continuing coverage of Penn's run in the NCAA tournament.
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In real estate, titles such as buyer and seller are thrown around like popcorn in a movie theater.
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James Lileks‘ latest National Review column warns Americans not to respond “that wouldn’t happen here” when they read stories about the negative impact of years of socialistic paternalism in Europe.
[W]e steel ourselves: We’ll fight back before it gets that bad. Wait until 2012! The forces of statism will crumple with dismay as Herman Cain, Secretary of Plain Ordinary Common Sense, goes around the country and yells at bureaucrats to knock that off, already.
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Motorhead – Bands with Signature Beers
So much for staying clean… Not only do Motorhead have their own brand of wine, the legendary rockers have got ‘Bastards Lager.’ Strangely enough, the concoction is only currently available in Sweden and was launched especially for the 2012 Sweden Rock Festival.
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These White Chocolate Peanut Butter Blondies are just as easy as your favorite brownie or bar recipe but are an exciting choice when you are craving peanut butter or just want something a little bit different.
I’ve been wanting to make a blondie for months. I knew raw cocoa butter would be an excellent substitute for chocolate in a blondie. It is naturally sugar-free and zero carb and acts similar to chocolate in baking. The flavor is mild so these are more peanut buttery than white chocolatey but they are divine.
Peanut butter is one of the things I go through phases with. I won’t eat for months and then I can’t get enough. I’ll use it in recipe after recipe, both sweet and savory.
This recipe is really easy. If you have a glass mixing bowl you can melt the cocoa butter in it is a one bowl recipe. Those are my favorite type. If I realized the number of dirty dishes that would accumulate before I started a food blog I may have reconsidered. Thankfully, I love my job, despite the piles of dirty dishes.
This is how my raw cocoa butter came. I just grabbed a chunk about the size of my 1/4 measuring cup and began chopping.
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Blondies – Low Carb, Grain & Sugar Free, THM S
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 tbsp softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp melted raw cocoa butter
1/4 cup almond flour
1 tbsp coconut flour
1/2 cup Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet (or my sweetener)
1/4 cup chopped raw cocoa butter
These white chocolate peanut butter blondies are the perfect low carb treat! They are rich and decadent while still being healthy!
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray.
- With an electric mixer combine the first five ingredients until smooth. Add in the flours, sweetener, and chopped cocoa butter. Spread in the prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes until the center no longer jiggles and the edges are golden.
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I'm afraid I don't really understand the question. Are you encoding
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the Internet. Despite numerous requests that this type of posting be avoided,
obviously there are some critters out there who are determined to "get
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Happy 87th birthday for today Grandad! I adore you.
He’s not really a fan of sweets, so when I called my gorgeous Grandad this week to ask – if he had to have cake on his birthday, what sort of cake would it be?
He said: “Just a sponge would be lovely”.
Hmmm. Not “just a sponge” Grandad. Sponge is my Achilles heel! What might seem like the most basic of cakes, is actually not.
I don’t have a good basic sponge recipe and turned to Google to find so many different variations – all claiming to be the best.
The Larder is now the test kitchen…
I was really disappointed with the first recipe I trialed – especially because it came from one of my favourite magazines, Gourmet Traveler. The mixture was really heavy (used 8 eggs) and turned out dense and pancakey and smelling like scrambled eggs. It ended up in the bin – although it was later suggested to me that I should have just put it in the freezer and made trifle. Good idea.
The recipe below is my own that I’ve adapted from a few different sources and one I am pleased to say turned out really well.
If the key to a good sponge is that it’s light and airy – this was, Grandad said: “Light as a feather”.
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity for this recipe – I’ve learnt it takes a lot of practice and precision to make a perfect light and fluffy cake.
As eggs are the only leavening agent in the batter, they must be good quality and absolutely fresh (my chefy friend told me) and extremely well beaten with the sugar to ensure a soft, successfully risen cake. Perhaps the inexperienced cake baker in me decided to add pinch of baking powder to the flour – just to be safe!
Keep this basic sponge cake recipe on file and alter it with chocolate, nuts and spices to make a raft of different cakes, desserts and pastries.
Today I layered Grandad’s with fresh whipped cream (I left the discarded vanilla bean pod from the cake recipe in the cream to infuse), strawberry jam and fresh strawberries.
I did have grand plans of making my own strawberry jam, but those went in the bin with the first unsuccessful sponge cake.
If I was feeling really fancy I could have covered it in meringue and blow torched it! Maybe next year if he asks for a Bombe Alaska…
Basic sponge cake
Serves: 8; Prep time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 25 minutes
200g plain flour
170g caster sugar
100g melted butter, at room temperature
1tsp baking powder
1 vanilla bean, deseed (or 1tsp vanilla essence)
– Preheat oven to 180’C. Grease two x 20cm -round baking tins, line the base with baking paper and lightly flour the sides
– Sift the flour three times and set aside. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until thick and pale and tripled in volume (7-10 minutes)
– Sift the flour and baking powder over the egg mixture and gently fold through using a metal spoon and a gentle cutting-lifting-folding action (so as not too loose all the lovely air that will make the sponge light), add butter
– Pour half the mixture in to each tin and bake for 25 minutes until lightly golden or cake springs back to touch and comes away from the sides
– Cool on wire racks and fill with fresh whipped cream and jam or any fruit of your choice | https://lucyinthelarder.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/not-just-a-sponge-grandad/ | fineweb | 786 |
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Celebrating Melbourne’s creativity in culture and the arts, the Festival endeavours to bring about positive change for individuals, communities and the spaces in which they live.
The Festival holds a diverse and extensive program of events, at a variety of venues and ticket prices. There are also many free events.
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From secret passageways to haunted green rooms, we’re giving fans an insider look into some of the coolest venues around. Welcome to the Bandsintown Venue Spotlight!
Right in the middle of N. 11th and 12th streets, Brooklyn Bowl is located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Once you step inside, you're greeted with bright neon lights shining over musical memorabilia, the smell of mouth-watering comfort foods, the sound of fans singing along to the live band performing, and strikes being made left and right with the slam of bowling balls into pins. With a 16-lane alley on one end, and a 600-person capacity music hall on the other, there is nothing ordinary about this place.
When it opened in the summer of 2009, Brooklyn Bowl immediately made a name for itself because of its unique combination of live music, incredible food, and of course, the gigantic bowling alley. The BK Bowl has hosted performances by in 2014, The Roots in 2015, and Lauryn Hill in 2016, so we just had to get a closer look inside this well-known, vivacious venue.
In addition to their venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl also has branches in Las Vegas and London, which are just as awesome.
We had the opportunity to interview Brooklyn Bowl’s head talent booker, Lucas Sacks, to ask him all about what goes on behind the curtains, how many artists have bowled in the alley, and the hidden facts about this hot spot.
Since playing in a band and working in a recording studio in high school, I knew I wanted to work in the music business. I went to college for Music Business and interned at venues, management firms, and with promoters around NY & elsewhere including Soulive's then management company. That connection brought me to Brooklyn Bowl since they've played here more than any other band has, and I've been here ever since.
Brooklyn Bowl feels like an a-la-carte menu. Since we have live music, a restaurant, bar, and bowling, guests can do as much or little of each activity as they want, tailoring their experience how they choose. It always feels like a party at Brooklyn Bowl and guests pick up on that right away.
We're a much smaller staff of long-time employees than people may think. We all live and breathe the ethos of the room and work hard to provide unique and interesting programming for anyone to enjoy.
I love our 2-3 night runs with bands and seeing how the live shows evolve and change each night. I also really enjoy our Governors Ball Festival After Parties because the energy for these late night shows is amazing and we always try to one-up ourselves each year with bigger and bigger acts from the festival proper. New Year's Eve is also a massive party and filled with a lot our year-round regulars who make it a great time.
Yes! Many of the bands who regularly perform here year after year look forward to eating and bowling every time they play the room. I'm often running around making sure everyone is happy and everything is going well to bowl with the bands and would rather they enjoy. The show and the hang is what makes it for me.
Williamsburg is ever-changing and evolving. It's such a high-traffic area of different types of people that we're able to create regulars out of newcomers. It's also great to see many of the local businesses become neighborhood staples over the past several years. We all know each other and everyone is very supportive.
I was particularly drawn to Elvis Costello and The Roots because I love both acts separately & and it was the first US show since they'd released their record together. They played the whole record as well as some songs from each of their catalogs, so it was like seeing 3 separate shows in one night.
French Horn Rebellion was the first act I booked on my own back in 2012. As a young and eager Assistant Buyer, I had just been tasked with our late-night weekend slots and together with the band, we created a 4-month residency of late shows with special guests like Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem), and Jody Watley. I love their vibe, how easy they are to work with, and how open they are to collaborating and developing something unique. | https://news.bandsintown.com/article/2016-10-06-venue-spotlight-brooklyn-bowl-in-brooklyn-ny/ | fineweb | 936 |
Today, using amazing technology, we have the ability to predict dangerous tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms and terrorist attacks. The question is, “Are you ready?”
I had the pleasure of listening to a lecture from David Jones at the SGK Gun & Pepper Show in Doswell, Virginia. Mr. Jones is a retired 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as an chemical officer. He taught nuclear biological and chemical warfare defense to military personnel all over the world. He is recognized as a weapon of mass destruction expert, and six months after 9/11 occurred David was recalled to active duty.
He spent the next 22 months in the Middle East traveling to 16 different countries conducting vulnerability assessments on U.S. interests in the area. Jones is now an emergency management specialist working for the federal government at a secure facility and has worked with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, NASA and the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command where he was the only civilian on a nuclear weapons accident response team.
After his talk, I had one question: “What is the biggest threat to America today?” Check out his response:
Another thing I learned at the expo is, in spite of all the capabilities for advance warnings, Americans are still quite poor at preparing for these disasters. Many of us really believe that it can’t happen to us.
In a 2006 poll conducted by Time magazine, 56 percent of respondents said that they had gone through a major disaster. However, only 16 percent believed they were “well prepared” for the next one. Denial, it seems, is an American way of life.
During his lecture, Mr. Jones also “removed the mystery” of the Zika virus:
Find out more about Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapon defense from David Jones at WMDprotection.com.
Follow Michael Mason (@MasonONAIR) on Twitter
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With recent activities between Canada Post and Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) it has become increasingly possible that we may see an interruption to mail services as early as Monday October 22nd, 2018. In case this strike does happen, we would like to provide our customers with some guidelines in order to ensure that all appropriate documents can be sent and received by our office.
If you need to make a payment on your policy, either directly to Petley-Hare Limited or to your insurance company, please contact our office prior to mailing any documents. Many of our insurance companies can accept credit card payments or online payments in lieu of cheques. You can visit one of our offices in person to drop off a cheque or cash which we can courier to your insurance company.
If you have not received your policy documents or liability slips, please contact our office as we will be able to email copies of these documents to you. If you need to send something to our office, you can email your broker directly, email our general inbox at [email protected] or fax documents to us at 905-433-1358. You are always welcome to visit one of our offices as well if you need to pick up or drop off any documents.
We’d like to take this opportunity to encourage all clients to download the Petley-Hare mobile app or visit the online portal to gain 24/7 access to your policy information.
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Tuscaloosa Police are searching for a suspect accused of snatching a woman’s purse early Saturday morning.
The victim stated that a black male approached her and pointed a handgun at her head and demanded money. The suspect then grabbed her purse and fled the scene.
Police are looking for the suspect, described as a black male 5 foot 6 inches tall and wearing a black hooded jacket.
If you have any information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect, please call Tuscaloosa County Crime Stoppers at 205.752.STOP (7867) or text "TUSC" and the suspect information to 274637. You will stay completely anonymous. | https://praise933.com/tuscaloosa-police-seeking-suspect-in-purse-snatching/ | fineweb | 171 |
Watch Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) online for free full movie and streaming film in English with HD quality. In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the successful fifty years old lawyer Fredrik Egerman has been married for three years with his naive nineteen years old wife Anne, who is still virgin. His adult son from his former marriage, Henrik, lives in celibate preparing to be a priest. Their servant is the young and futile Petra, who easily falls in love for every man. When Frederik goes to the theater with Anne, he sees the actress and his former mistress Desiree Armfeldt and he meets her alone in her dressing room after the performance. They go to her house, Frederik falls in one puddle and she gives the robe and the pajamas of her present lover, the military Count Carl Magnus Malcolm, who is married with Anne’s friend Countess Charlotte Malcolm. However, Malcolm unexpectedly arrives and after the unpleasant encounter of the trio, Desiree ends their relationship. On the next morning, Desiree plots a weekend in her mother’s summer real state with Frederik, Anne, Henrik, Malcolm and Charlotte, with the intention of seducing Frederik again. Along the night, with the three smiles of love, four couples are formed. | https://putlockers-hd.stream/movies/watch-smiles-of-a-summer-night-1955-online-free-full-film/ | fineweb | 276 |
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Some people like to think that fundamentalist goofballitude is limited to southern states, which is unfair and untrue. For proof, I present one Illinois Congresscritter named John Shimkus. In a recent hearing, he claimed that man cannot destroy the Earth, only God can do that. Here’s the video:
Watch the whole video. He says he thinks the Bible is inerrant, and he says quite clearly that Man cannot do harm to the Earth. It’s clear he’s talking global warming here; he even says in the video we may need more carbon pollution in the atmosphere!
So go out and pollute, waste energy, whatever. We’ll just make more of whatever we use up, and if it damages the planet, well, we can just let God sort it out. And this may shock you, but it turns out Shimkus is a big coal advocate.
I often wonder when I hear politicians talking like this… do they believe in the End Times, and that it’s their duty to bring about the predictions in Revelation about the Apocalypse? Remember, Congress can vote on declarations of war.
Um, Illinois? What gives here?
Tip o’ the voting booth lever to David at AtheistMedia. | https://slate.com/technology/2009/03/only-god-can-destroy-the-earth-phew.html | fineweb | 263 |
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The Agiel is the torturous weapon of the Mord-Sith.
An Agiel is a foot long blood leather rod that hangs from a thin golden chain that is tied around the wrist of a Mord-Sith. An Agiel is a magical weapon powered by the bond to the presiding Lord Rahl and when used deliberately by a Mord-Sith, is capable of causing extreme amounts of pain. It mortifies the skin, tissue, muscle and can even break the bones of the victim. An Agiel is powerful enough that a particular touch of it can give instant death.
Agiels are used by Mord-Sith to train victims making them into the Mord-Sith's pets. They are also used in combat, in a similar style to daggers.
Mord-Sith are created by being tortured by an Agiel, and are taught every possible form of torture with it. Once a Mord-Sith has passed her trials, she employs the same Agiel she was trained with on her victims. Once an Agiel has been used on someone to give pain, that person can never come in contact with that particular Agiel again without feeling its sting. Therefore, a Mord-Sith is in constant agony each time she uses her Agiel on her victims.
Some people have been shown to be able to withstand the torture Agiel for remarkably long periods of time without succumbing to the will of their trainers; these people are those with the strongest character, will, and emotional ties. Those with the gift are the only people who can resist becoming slaves, by magically partitioning their minds and allowing only part of themselves to be subjected to their trainer. These people are still left with a deep seated emotional scars.
When Richard Rahl became master of the Mord-Sith, he ordered all Agiels destroyed, but the Mord-Sith refused to let him as he had given them their freedom, and they chose to wield their Agiels out of their own free will. He also started the practice of wearing a deceased Mord-Sith's Agiel around one's neck as a sign of respect to her and her sufferings. Richard wears the Agiel of Raina, a Mord-Sith who freely served him and died in a plague, while his wife, Kahlan Amnell, wears the Agiel of Denna, the Mord-Sith who nearly trained him and took him as a mate.
In Legend of the Seeker, the Agiel is not a thin, simple rod but rather a baton-like stick. The Agiel could also turn white when the Mord-Sith breaks someone. It was also one of three essential ingredients necessary to travel back in time. The Agiel could be used without leaving wounds on a person, but could leave burn-like scars after being held against the skin for a long period of time because of the heat it created. The Agiel was not subject to intent, and therefore could cause pain even when its wielder intended otherwise. It is also revealed by Denna while training Richard that Agiel is more than a weapon, when one stops the heart of the victim with an Agiel a part of the torturer is placed in the victim. This makes the victim's mind merge with the will of the Mord-Sith. Thus the personality and will of those tortured is slowly snuffed out turning the victim into a mere puppet to the extent that once this process is complete the Mord-Sith won't even need their Agiel to compel one of the captives. The victim becomes an involuntarily devoted pet. | https://sot.fandom.com/wiki/Agiel | fineweb | 750 |
Audrey Hart is on the Isle of Skye to collect the folk and fairy tales of the people and communities around her. It is 1857 and the Highland Clearances have left devastation and poverty, and a community riven by fear. The crofters are suspicious and hostile to a stranger, claiming they no longer know their fireside stories.
Then Audrey discovers the body of a young girl washed up on the beach and the crofters reveal that it is only a matter of weeks since another girl disappeared. They believe the girls are the victims of the restless dead: spirits who take the form of birds.
Initially, Audrey is sure the girls are being abducted, but as events accumulate she begins to wonder if something else is at work. Something which may be linked to the death of her own mother, many years before.
With thanks to the publisher for the copy received. When Audrey travels to Skye to help capture the folktales from the islanders she isn’t prepared for what faces her. She is running away from her life in London, the details why are revealed as you read. But she is heading into danger. A danger that it is unclear whether it comes from the legends or reality.
This book had everything I enjoy. I do know that the fairy tales I read as a child were made less intimidating by the Brothers Grimm. The ones that are mentioned in the book have really ignited my interest in the original stories. It was interesting to see the frustration felt by this practice as well as the determination of others that the legends should be forgotten.
I was aware of how women were regarded at this time, some of the changes that were starting to emerge at time were part of the storyline. They helped create a true picture of how life was for Audrey with her father. The history of the cleansing of Shetland I had never heard of. I was shocked by the level of callousness and disregard for the islanders. Sadly it was also believable. The author has provided links to more information about this which I plan to look at in the future.
The mystery of the missing girls and the storyline concerning the disappearance of Audrey’s mother is just one small part of this novel. It interested me and I was aching to know what happened but for me the fascination was the legends, gaining trust from the community and the superstitions.
Just after 11am on 4th August 1892, the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden are discovered. He’s found on the sitting room sofa, she upstairs on the bedroom floor, both murdered with an axe.
It is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene, so it is Lizzie who the police first question, but there are others in the household with stories to tell: older sister Emma, Irish maid Bridget, the girls’ Uncle John, and a boy who knows more than anyone realises.
In a dazzlingly original and chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries, Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home and leads us into its murkiest corners, where jealousies, slow-brewed rivalries and the darkest of thoughts reside.
See What I Have Done is a brilliant novel and is definitely one of the strangest ones that I have read. I had been aware of the rhyme about Lizzie Bordern but had never given any thought to its origin. Sarah Schmidt has given us an account of what could have happened in 1892 and it is a convincing one.
There are four narrators who tell us their version of events of what happened on the 3rd and 4th August. Lizzie, her older sister Emma, Bridget, their Irish maid and Benjamin an acquaintance of their uncle.
Bridget was the only one of the four who I had any liking for, she is certainly the only one who showed any sign of grief over the deaths. She had a fractious relationship with her employers, but also enjoyed some good times with Abby. Emma appeared to resent the preferential treatment that Lizzie received and tried to keep some distance from Lizzie. But like the other family members she is manipulated into letting Lizzie have her way. Benjamin is hired to do a job and is desperate for money. unlikable and untrustworthy and completely out of his depth. And then there is Lizzie. God-fearing, pigeon loving, spoilt and at times cruel. She wanted to possess Emma, have her as her puppet and is resentful that she wanted her own life away from her.
As well as the murders there is a suspicious mutton stew that made everybody who ate it ill. There is also a lot of focus on an abundance of pears which strangely managed to put me off eating them for the forseeable future. The violent deaths are not the main focus in the novel, the reader is aware of the aftermath with the description of the scene after the murders. There is an image of the murder scene, with blood splatter and bone fragments vividly described. Most of the novel assesses the different personalities and at times toxic relationships.
I feel that this novel would make a brilliant movie, it’s just amazing.
It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things.
And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael,
who are inseparable.
And the boys become men,
and then Annie walks into their lives,
and it changes nothing and everything.
There is a quotation from Ellis’s mother that is mentioned a few times in this glorious book – ‘Men and boys should be capable of beautiful things.’ Dora only appears for a short time in this book but she was a character I warmed to instantly.
The novel concerns three friends Ellis, Michael and Annie. After a short but entertaining prologue, where you realise what type of woman Dora is, it moves forward in time to 1996. Ellis is in his mid-forties and struggling to move on from the death of his wife and best friend five years earlier. When he has an accident, and is off work he recalls his relationship with both of them.
I had never read any of Sarah Winman’s earlier novels so had no idea of how beautiful her writing was. Tin Man is only a short novel which I read in a day. But despite being short it has plenty of detail. There was the loss of loved ones, how they coped at the time and in later life. Ellis’s attempts to repair the relationship with his father which gave him the push to fulfil is promise to his mother. When the narrative switched to Michael it detailed how loyal he was to those he connected with. The time he gave to G. and Chris was humbling.
It was just the right length of novel, it is ram packed with emotion. If it had been longer it probably wouldn’t have had the same impact. Despite only making brief appearances Dora and Mabel showed that they wouldn’t be beaten or bullied into submission. Or turn away from somebody who needed love.
Tin Man was a novel that will stay in my thoughts for some time. | https://stephsbookblog.com/tag/tinder-press/ | fineweb | 1,531 |
So exciting to be in Singapore. Fabulous food everywhere. I love the variety of Asian food, and it’s available everywhere all of the time. Delicious little dimsum for breakfast, chicken rice, laksa, nasi goreng – all favourites of mine. And of course wonderful food from all around the world. But while we’re here I think we’ll stick with some local dishes, visit some of the bustling hawker centres and get some ideas to cook up something when I get home. But first, a look at the crazy new cityscape.
I love Singapore, it’s as if the city has been engulfed in plants. From the fabulous mahogany trees along Orchard Road to the orchids that spill from every hotel and also line all the roads from Changi airport to the centre of town. Everything is carefully looked after, fresh and abundant. It’s as if all of life wakes up right here. I love it!
A walk around the Botanical Gardens in 34 degrees and it’s definitely time to sit down at the beautiful Halia Restaurant in the ginger gardens. Try and get a table outside, and order one of their refreshing signature mocktails (they do sell cocktails too!). I ate prawn satay with glass noodles, salad with mango and ginger flower dressing, fresh and delicious. Then a leisurely stroll through the gardens, past Swan Lake and down Orchard Road to gaze in through the windows of the fabulous boutiques (window shopping only today!). To revive and refresh buy a freshly prepared juice from one of the juice stalls. I chose orange, carrot and ginger to get me going! Going to track down some nasi goreng tonight. | https://suppernut.com/2015/04/02/a-trip-to-singapore/ | fineweb | 357 |
It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve been forced to bench our aspiring startalent, Tobias “CleanX” Jønsson, as a new gymnasium reform regarding exams etc. is interfering on Tobias ability to be both fully engaged in school and esports at the same time.
We’ve made the adult decision to “school-bench” Tobias “CleanX” Jønsson, so he can focus on finishing his last months of gymnasium, and then hopefully show his full potential when he’ll be back for glory in esports.
GL finishing your education mate, we are already looking forward to see you back in the active roster!
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By song we bulwark our flesh from the effort and flesh from our flesh from effort from them
Common Rest takes the form of the lullaby as a structural and thematic starting point for experimentation with poetry in its material manifestations. A project in collaborative, improvisational sound-poetry accompanied by a book of written poems, both of which explore the languages of work and rest. Holly Pester’s collaborative sound-work with accompanying book of poetry is available as a 10” vinyl LP in a gatefold sleeve from Test Centre in a limited edition of 250 copies. Pester is exceptionally talented in this field, and this collection features collaborations with Nat Raha and Verity Spott – both of whom are working experimentally with sound in innovative and exciting ways. The record also features collaboration with poet Vahni Capildeo, as well as artists, musicians and sound artists: the result is a poetry project tangible and alive with shapes and shades and weathers.
tonight you might feel your feet multiply / you might lick or suck or clean ‘em / cos you’ve got a nighttime job
The juxtaposition between the poetry on the page and the sound poetry generates tangential layering and a satisfyingly physical sensation to roll around one’s tongue and cradle in one’s limbs. It’s tangible, tasty and textured. The materiality of language in its verbal and visual forms is central to Common Rest’s project: the soundscapes feature improvised repetition based on sounds, words and phrases lifted out of sequence from the poetry; ad libs; riffs; vocal and instrumental atmospheric sounds; shifts in volume and pace; haunting, dream-like lullabies both sung and spoken… What the LP is NOT is a spoken word recitation of the poems in the book. There are counterpoints and variations, fissures and reimaginings, teasing and testing the limits of the poetry on the page. The book of poetry itself is equally aware of its material qualities: printed in teal-blue lettering on spacious, soft-white pages, the colour and layout create the sense of tranquility that each poem desires and yet which eludes the vocabulary of most.
These are objects that have been designed with materiality in mind. The poetry’s physical effect/affect on the listener’s body is central to its extended materiality: ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) artist Claire Tolan works with Pester on the track Brush to engender a soundscape that will soothe (and haunt) the listener physically as well as mentally and emotionally, perhaps as a lullaby traditionally might.
I am asleep
but my organs work on some image my heart
likes to look at in the rest space
– Glamour hallucinated love
Playing with the structural conventions of the lullaby and the vocabularies of work and rest, these poetic works explore the impacts of work and rest on human bodies and psychologies. The two Untitled Lullabys highlight both the song’s ability to ‘bulwark [the] flesh [against] effort’ and the exhaustive toll of that effort on the physical body. Pester suggests that, ‘While a lullaby sounds out the material labour of care, makes its flesh and breath felt, it also sounds out the radical obscuring of work. Therefore a lullaby might be a chorus for all bodies, affectively performing a different worksong, a kind of common rest.’ Physical Capabilities seems to take its vocabulary from a standard government document to assess a disabled person’s fitness for work. Pester compounds the words ‘tell us how’, so that the verbal telling is conflated with the visual showing, highlighting the burden of proof as it increasingly falls on the vulnerable, as well as foregrounding the formal strategies employed within Common Rest as a project.
Tellus if you use
a stick tellushow it affects It varies Can you go up tellus more about steps Reaching
– Physical Capabilities
This poetry project locates the effects of the political within the physical bodies of the individual and collective workers and their rhythms of song and sound. It is one of the most innovative and exciting new poetry projects currently available and it’s a perfect showcase for the publishing work of Test Centre. Test Centre has an impressive back-catalogue of spoken-word vinyl LPs, books and pamphlets published since 2011, a regular magazine of poetry and fiction, and a forthcoming list of new works. The combined sound-and-book production of Common Rest re-energises the publication and performance of poetry and demonstrates why Test Centre was nominated ‘Most Innovative Publisher’ at the 2015 Saboteur Awards.
In my opinion, ALL poetry should be presented like this, but I suspect that it just wouldn’t always work. What Holly Pester and her collaborators have created, however, has found its most fitting expression in the publishing expertise at Test Centre. This is a collection you should own.
Common Rest contributors:
Holly Pester is a poet, writer and cross-disciplinary researcher. hollypester.com
Emma Bennett is performance artist and stand-up comedy scholar. emmabennettperformance.wordpress.com
Vahni Capildeo is an award-winning poet, multi-disciplinary writer and Old Norse scholar. carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?owner_id=1167
Jenny Moore is an artist, musician and drummer in a band. jennymoore.co
Nat Raha is a poet, trans activist and researcher in queer Marxism. sociopatheticsemaphores.blogspot.co.uk
Vera Rodriguez is a photographer, dancer and a sex worker support telephone line operator. ethicalstripper.com/site/the-collective/vera-rodriguez/
Verity Spott is a poet, cellist and mental health care worker. twotornhalves.blogspot.co.uk
Claire Tolan is a sound and ASMR artist. cst.yt
Yasmin Kuymizakis (sound editor) is a sound artist, sound designer and singer/songwriter. soundcloud.com/yasmin-kuymizakis
Mariana Simnett (album cover artist) is an artist. frieze.com/article/focus-marianna-simnett
About the Publisher:
Test Centre is an independent publishing house and record label with an interest in the spoken and written word. Based in Hackney, East London, it was established in 2011 by Will Shutes and Jess Chandler.
Review by Sally-Shakti Willow | https://thecontemporarysmallpress.com/2017/07/28/we-bulwark-our-flesh-from-the-effort/ | fineweb | 1,402 |
I traveled to New Delhi, India to attend the wedding of a Carlson School classmate and friend, Tarun Jain, to his wife Sonal. This 3-day celebration will be one of the most memorable, special, colorful, fun, crazy and incredible opportunities from my year of travel.
Bryana, another friend of Tarun’s from the Carlson School, came to India for the wedding too. She and I were welcomed like family to the wedding festivities. For Indian weddings, it is common for both the bride’s family and the groom’s family to rent a reception hall with attached hotel facilities to feed and house guests. Bryana and I were invited to stay with the groom’s family at their hotel and to join all of the celebratory events during the 3-day marriage. Tarun’s family members were always checking on us to ensure we were comfortable, well fed, and having fun.
The wedding was a Jain wedding with many pre-wedding ceremonies. Tarun and Sonal enjoyed an arranged marriage, a practice common in India. Their families, as well as the couple, bonded as they spent time together during the engagement and wedding preparations. In India, the joint family, instead of the nuclear family, is the family unit. The closeness of all was obvious in the easy way everyone enjoyed time with each other 24/7. It was beautiful to be a part of this occasion.
Bryana and I escorted Tarun to pick up his wedding outfit. Superstition says it is bad luck for the groom to be alone.
Mehndi or henna is common in India for weddings and festivals. Sonal had elaborate henna on her hands, arms, and feet. Both Sonal and Tarun had intricate henna on their hands with the names of the other person hidden in the design.
Tarun’s family hosted the first wedding party. There were religious elements plus a fabulous live band and this incredible singer. This night felt like a Bollywood movie and we danced a lot.
The clothes wedding guests wore were bright, elaborate, and stunning. Each event required a more splendid outfit.
Tarun and Sonal participated in the religious portion of the evening. Then, dancing began led by Tarun’s family including his brother in navy/yellow and his sister-in-law in green/tan. Sonal is wearing peach and Tarun is wearing orange/navy.
Tarun’s mom dressed in maroon/gold on this evening. It was a happy, loud and fun affair. There were over 200 guests in attendance and a huge buffet of food and appetizers. We arrived around 9:00pm and left after 3:00am.
Tarun arranged for a family friend to loan me and Bryana traditional outfits. A woman hired to do hair and makeup for family members helped dress us. We made friends with many of Tarun’s younger family members.
The following day we awoke around 9:00am, dressed, and headed downstairs for breakfast in one of the hotel’s banquet rooms. This morning religious ceremony was for the groom’s family only. During the ceremony, family members chanted to thank and remember their ancestors.
Also as a part of the ceremony, Tarun’s aunties rubbed turmeric on him. This tradition is meant to make the skin glow. All throughout the 2-3 hour ceremony people were eating delicious food and socializing. About 100 people attended. Following the ceremony a dance party began. I napped though so I could stay awake for the evening ceremony.
Tarun showed off his wedding ring. After the morning family ceremony, Tarun dressed for the evening wedding and photographs began.
I borrowed this gown from a family friend who was rooming with us during the wedding. Thanks Rupam! Tarun’s niece wore many gorgeous dresses including this one for the wedding night.
Bryana and I were given special hats to wear to the wedding ceremony identifying us as important guests of the family. It was an honor. To begin the evening, Tarun mounted a horse for a short, symbolic walk from his family’s hotel to the wedding venue. A band played and everyone danced. The procession ended and we boarded cars for an hour drive to the real wedding venue.
Once near the venue, Tarun mounted a new horse. Then, to the music of the band, we danced down the street and into the outdoor event space to meet Sonal’s family and friends. It was about 10:00pm.
After entering the outdoor reception area, family portraits took place on a central stage. Everyone wore incredible clothing and gold jewelry. Per custom, the bride’s gown is a surprise selected and paid for by her mother-in-law. Sonal saw her gown for the first time the day before this ceremony.
There were more than 50 food stations serving many varieties of traditional Indian food from all regions of the country. We ate a tasty sampler platter around 11:00pm. Alka, in the gorgeous green gown, and her husband are Tarun’s cousins. Alka helped me and Bryana in advance of the wedding and during the 3-day celebration.
The formal ceremony during which Tarun and Sonal were officially married took place after 3:00am on the night of the biggest wedding party. For the ceremony, only close family and friends remained from the hundreds in attendance for the dinner and groom’s arrival. During the ceremony, the couple circled 7 times vowing to support each other.
Around 4:30am, Tarun and Sonal departed the wedding venue. They rode on a decorated bicycle for photos and then transferred to a car for the journey to the hotel. It was after 6:00am when Bryana and I went to sleep.
The morning after the wedding ceremony, Tarun and Sonal returned to the reception hall Tarun’s family rented to play the final traditional games. Games included competitions to see who could untie knots in a bracelet faster and who could find their name in the other person’s henna faster. Bryana and I enjoyed great conversations with Tarun’s family. | https://theyearofsarahjoy.com/2016/11/28/a-delhi-wedding-11-28-16/ | fineweb | 1,313 |
Evaluating Fresh Diets in Practice
Dietary trends for dogs and cats closely mirror those of their owners, and it is no surprise that home-prepared meals and their commercialized derivatives are now encountered in practice. These diets pose potential benefits as well as challenges, and clients increasingly expect veterinarians to demonstrate knowledge of them.
WHAT IS A FRESH DIET?
Fresh diets are broadly defined as diets that are not shelf-stable at room temperature, such as:
- Home-prepared cooked diets
- Home-prepared raw diets
- Commercial made-to-order diets (generally cooked and provided refrigerated)
Some owners consider fresh diets to be only those prepared in a certain window of time before feeding. The following diets therefore may or may not be considered “fresh”:
- Commercial premixes (cooked or raw ingredients are added by the owner)
- Commercial refrigerated diets (raw or cooked)
- Commercial frozen diets (raw or cooked)
WHY DO OWNERS FEED FRESH DIETS?
Pet owners increasingly select diets based on an assessment of ingredient quality and sourcing, safety and transparency, and customization and variety.1,2 Fresh diets, especially home-prepared diets, are uniquely positioned to allow this assessment and permit owner choice. Other motivations for feeding these diets are diverse, including the factors below.3-8
Distrust of Commercial Pet Foods
Consumer distrust is primarily driven by recalls, of which there were more than 40 in 20189 for issues such as elevated vitamin D levels, low thiamine (vitamin B1), and contamination with Salmonella or Listeria bacteria. Many owners cite the melamine recalls after significant numbers of dogs and cats developed acute kidney injury.10,11 This distrust in commercial options was identified in 51% of dog owners in an oncology service, and 67% of raw-feeding owners displayed similar sentiment.12,13
Owners now evaluate ingredients on a number of potential metrics, such as sustainability, animal welfare, organic standards, and growing region. Visual assessment of ingredients remains important to consumers, and extruded kibble or homogenized canned food does not readily permit this. Some owners cite reports of unlabeled ingredients.14 Others distrust synthetically derived vitamins and minerals, which are exempted from Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) regulations for natural foods and may be sourced from outside the United States.15
Skepticism Regarding Current Nutritional Guidelines
The basis for “complete and balanced” pet foods is the available nutritional literature, which is limited for some nutrients and was often gathered under experimental conditions with extruded or purified diets.15,16 Owners feel that dogs fed unbalanced fresh diets—that is, diets not conforming to current recommendations—show no outward signs of disease and that present knowledge is incomplete to set thresholds for some nutrients. It is true that some nutrient minima may be inaccurate and some deficiencies or excesses affect health more than others.16,17
Many owners report that their dogs only eat (or strongly prefer) fresh foods. This anecdotally appears more prevalent in small dogs. Improved palatability is likely influenced by a combination of factors, such as increased moisture, protein, fat, aroma, and even the owner’s perception.18,19
Synthetic preservatives such as ethoxyquin, BHA, BHT, and TBHQ were historically used in commercial pet foods given their effectiveness, but controversies still surround their safety.7,20 Natural preservatives, such as tocopherols, rosemary extract, and citric acid, are now commonly used, but fresh diets may reduce or eliminate the need for preservatives.
Customization or Rotation
Home-prepared diets allow owners to change protein and carbohydrate sources readily. Many commercial fresh diets provide diets with similar nutrient composition but different ingredients. Dietary rotation of any type certainly allows for greater nutrient variability, which may confer health benefits and may mitigate suboptimal nutrient levels for a particular animal.
Specific Health Conditions or Concerns
Fresh diets are commonly used in the management of hyporexic pets with renal disease, gastrointestinal disease, or cancer.12,21-23 Home-prepared fresh diets have been recommended for the diagnosis and management of adverse food reactions.24 Such diets may also be used by owners of sporting or working dogs with the thought of improving performance or providing supplemental protein, fat, or calories; sled dogs are commonly fed a hybrid diet of commercial foods and raw meat, and racing greyhounds may be fed raw foods.25,26 Fresh diets may affect the microbiome differently than extruded diets, which could influence gastrointestinal or overall health, and they are often highly digestible.27,28 Clients may choose fresh diets in the hopes of preventing disease by promoting health.2
Pet owners increasingly select diets based on an assessment of ingredient quality and sourcing, safety and transparency, and customization and variety.1,2
Raw Food Claims
A number of specific claims about raw food are discussed in greater detail elsewhere.28,29 There is insufficient evidence that a raw diet is superior to the same diet when cooked.
HOW COMMON ARE HOME-PREPARED AND COMMERCIAL FRESH DIETS?
The overall prevalence of home-prepared diet use among pet owners remains unclear, but 3 studies have provided limited data:
- In one study, home-prepared diets were fed as the sole source of nutrition to 2% to 3% of dogs and 0% of cats in the general population, but noncommercial foods provided at least 25% of the diet for 17% of dogs and 6% of cats.30
- In another study, breeders fed home-prepared diets to 11% of dogs across all life stages, and the practice was more common in giant-breed dogs.31
- In the third study, 7% percent of owners with dogs presenting to an oncology service fed home-prepared cooked diets, 4% fed prepared raw diets, and 18% fed a combination of diets, including a home-prepared diet.12
Commercial fresh diets represent millions in annual sales, with most companies targeting healthy animals.32 Some fresh food companies now offer therapeutic diet lines (both cooked and raw) intended for veterinary supervision and sold through established retail channels or, increasingly, shipped directly to the owner.2 The market share of fresh diets is expected to increase.
PROBLEMS WITH HOME-PREPARED DIETS?
When severely unbalanced, home-prepared diets have been implicated in clinically significant pathology, including:
- Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. The absence of calcium in the diet of growing puppies has caused fibrous osteodystrophy and other skeletal abnormalities.33-35 Low dietary vitamin D is often concurrently identified. The condition is rare in adult dogs but has been documented.36-37
- Thiamine deficiency38
- Electrolyte abnormalities34
- Taurine deficiency, a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy34,36,39
Adverse effects are likely underreported, as dietary change frequently corrects discovered abnormalities.
Owners appear to infrequently consult recipes for their home-prepared diets, but recipes are available on the internet and in print from veterinary and non-veterinary sources.30,40,41 Such recipes often lack specificity, which could affect nutrient composition, and owners often change recipes without guidance.21,22,41 A few evaluations have compared recipes to nutritional recommendations, with the following findings:
- 95% of maintenance diets did not meet recommendations for at least one essential nutrient, diets from non-veterinary sources were more deficient, and rotational strategies were unlikely to balance diets.41
- 90% of tested home-prepared diet recipes provided by veterinarians for food allergy did not meet nutrient recommendations.24
- 100% of renal diets and diets suggested for cancer failed to meet recommendations.21,42
The impact of the deficiencies identified in the above studies would be expected to range in severity. Nutrients that were commonly identified as being below established recommendations included:
- Amino acids, specifically methionine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine21,42
- Vitamin D41-43
Insufficient amino acids could adversely affect muscle mass, produce taurine deficiency, or contribute to poor coat quality. Inadequate vitamin D and calcium could influence bone development in growing animals, and zinc plays a role in skin and immune function. Choline may be spared by other nutrients in the diet but plays a role in lipid handling and methyl group donation.16 Clinical signs of nutrient deficiency are often present only when severe, making assessment in the clinic difficult. Some deficiencies require special screening laboratory tests (ionized calcium, parathyroid hormone levels, vitamin D testing, amino acid levels).
HOW CAN HOME-PREPARED FRESH DIETS BE IMPROVED?
Two important recommendations should be made to owners committed to preparing their own diets:
- Offer referral to a board-certified veterinary nutritionist for evaluation and reformulation of the diet. A list of diplomates available for consultation is available at acvn.org, and the estimated cost of diet formulation ranges from $150 to $500. An alternative is a computer-generated recipe conforming to nutrient guidelines (e.g., balanceit.com).
- Advise the owner to consider a commercially available fresh diet with an AAFCO statement for the appropriate life stage.
If an owner declines the above options, the following questions can help screen diets for the most commonly encountered sources of dietary deficiencies. Owners should be counseled that most diets from internet sources and other recipes fail to meet established nutrient recommendations, and puppies and kittens should always have a referral or be fed a commercial food given their more critical nutrient tolerances.
- Is the diet composed primarily of meat (50% or more by weight)? Dogs and cats have no requirement for dietary carbohydrate but do have requirements for amino acids and fatty acids that are often lower in vegetable sources. Contraindications to such a diet should be considered (e.g., renal disease, canine pancreatitis).
- Is supplemental calcium added to the food? Most meats are high in dietary phosphorus but low in calcium. The following doses can be used as general guidelines:
- Adult cats: 0.4 g calcium daily = ⅓ teaspoon of calcium carbonate
- Adult dogs: 2 g calcium per 1000 calories (the amount of food consumed by an average 50-pound pet dog) = 1⅔ teaspoon of calcium carbonateDiets containing bones or bone meal likely contain both calcium and phosphorus, but the amounts may be excessive, especially for large-breed puppies. These minerals and other macronutrients can be measured in a sample of the food by a commercial feed laboratory.
- Is there a multivitamin product in the recipe? Once-daily human multivitamins are preferred over pet multivitamins, unless the latter is specifically designed, evaluated, or endorsed by a nutritionist for use in balancing home-prepared diets. Many common pet vitamins contain minimal quantities of essential nutrients. Once-daily human multivitamins are typically dosed at about ¼ tablet per 25 pounds of patient body weight.Organ meats are used in some diets to provide trace vitamins and minerals, but their adequacy in fulfilling the nutrient needs of a dog or cat can be difficult to evaluate based on weight of inclusion or percentage of the recipe without specific analysis.
- Are there supplemental fatty acids in the diet? Most diets benefit from supplemental EPA and DHA (omega-3 fatty acids) unless the diet contains large amounts of fish (e.g., tuna, salmon). A dose of 300 mg of EPA and DHA combined (1 standard fish oil capsule) per 25 pounds of body weight is generally sufficient for maintenance purposes. Most prepared diets naturally contain adequate amounts of linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid.
The above recommendations do not ensure nutritional adequacy for every condition or every animal, but do help to prevent the most significant deficiencies identified in diets. If owners elect to use a commercial premix, the product should be evaluated for sources of vitamins and minerals, such as calcium or bone meal, individually named vitamins and trace minerals, and/or dried organ meats.
HOW SHOULD COMMERCIAL FRESH DIETS BE EVALUATED?
Fresh diets should be evaluated similarly to all commercial pet foods.3,28,44 Suggested metrics for evaluation include:
- Does the product provide an AAFCO statement for the appropriate life stage of the patient? Products labeled for intermittent or supplemental feeding should not be fed long-term without veterinary guidance, nor should products without an AAFCO statement.
- Has the diet been analyzed to confirm the nutrient levels provided, and is a detailed nutrient profile on a caloric basis available? Ideally, foods that are formulated to meet requirements are also tested for confirmation of expected values, which is not a statutory requirement. Feeding trials may be performed, but such trials typically only identify major deficiencies. Foods should always be compared on a caloric basis.45
- Who formulated the diet, and what are their qualifications? Ideally, diets would be formulated or reviewed by a nutritionist (PhD or board-certified DVM) with experience in the type of food being produced.
- Does the company operate its own manufacturing facility? Companies producing their own food are expected to maintain more control over the process, but this has not been objectively evaluated.
Fresh foods, by nature, are more perishable than extruded or canned diets. Therefore, owners should be encouraged to ask additional questions regarding food quality and safety:
- How is the food best stored, and how is temperature controlled during storage and shipping? Fresh foods are susceptible to increased bacterial growth and oxidation if exposed to temperature fluctuations.
- How are the ingredients sourced? Owners may have additional questions relating to their preferred evaluation rubric for ingredients.
- What safety and quality measures are present in the manufacturing facility? A comprehensive food safety protocol should be followed to reduce the potential for contamination. This should include routine testing for pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria, the latter of which can reproduce under refrigerated conditions.46
- What strategies are used to control bacterial growth and pathogens? Raw foods contain higher bacterial concentrations than extruded diets if untreated, but so do many fresh cooked products. Pasteurization and pH-adjusting inclusions (such as acetic and citric acids) can reduce bacterial numbers.28,47 Bacteriophages appear to be in use by at least one company, but there is controversy over the regulatory status of this approach.48
FRESH DIETS ARE THE NEW REALITY
Current recommendations are that all patients should receive a screening nutritional assessment.49 Consumer demand and market forces indicate that home-prepared and commercial fresh diets will be increasingly encountered during this assessment. Knowledge of the diversity of options in this group of diets, as well as their merits, will help practitioners provide the best evidence-based guidelines to clients, match recommendations to the motivations of the owner, and support the specific nutritional needs of the patient.
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- Cianciolo RE, Bischoff K, Ebel JG, et al. Clinicopathologic, histologic, and toxicologic findings in 70 cats inadvertently exposed to pet food contaminated with melamine and cyanuric acid. JAVMA 2008;233:729-737.
- Brown CA, Jeong KS, Poppenga RH, et al. Outbreaks of renal failure associated with melamine and cyanuric acid in dogs and cats in 2004 and 2007. J Vet Diagn Invest 2007;19:525-531.
- Rajagopaul S, Parr JM, Woods JP, et al. Owners’ attitudes and practices regarding nutrition of dogs diagnosed with cancer presenting at a referral oncology service in Ontario, Canada. J Small Anim Pract 2016;57:484-490.
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- Association of American Feed Control Officials. Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) 2018 Official Publication. Champaign, IL: AAFCO; 2018.
- National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Animal Nutrition & Subcommittee on Dog and Cat Nutrition. Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2006.
- Wedekind KJ, Blumer ME, Huntington CE, et al. The feline iodine requirement is lower than the 2006 NRC recommended allowance. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr 2010;94:527-539.
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Axure RP is a wireframing, prototyping, and specification software tool aimed at web and desktop applications.
This article descrbies some tips to productively use Axure.
Common Axure library (and use of masters)
It’s interesting to provide an Axure file containing a repository of commonly used layouts, elements, flows, default dialogs. Make the Axure file available to the team via your document/filesharing tool. Authors of wireframes can use these elements to compose their wireframes / prototype.
You can define the items in the Axure file as a master element. Choose the appropriate drop behaviour for each master:
- Place Anywhere:
The elements defined in the master are fixed, but a user can place the master anywhere on a page
- Lock to Master Location:
The elements defined in the master are fixed and the location of the master on each page is fixed
- Break Away:
The user can change the elements defined in the master and the user can place the master anywhere on a page
The granularity of the content of the master will determine the drop behaviour:
- You can define a master per UI element
- You can define a master for a group (e.g. a page layout, heading, body, footer, etc.)
- When defining a separate master for each individual UI element you can set the drop behaviour to “place anywhere”
- When defining a master for a group of UI elements, such as a page/screen layout, heading, footer, you can set the drop behaviour to “lock to master location” – as these elements typically have a pre-defined location (make sure the location is correct in the master with respect to the page).
- Note when user should be able to change the content (e.g. the text label), you should set the drop behaviour to “break away” (otherwise users are not able to customize it). Of course, users must apply some discipline to not alter the composition and the positioning of the individual elements in the master.
Axure Team projects (+ versioning control)
In case you have a team collaborating and working simultaneously on same Axure file, it’s recommended to use a concurrent versioning control system. In case you don’t have this available you can choose for a versioning control of the Axure files on a file/document management system.
Versioning of Axure files
Versioning of your Axure files can be achieved using any common document management tool (e.g. SharePoint). In this way different versions of the file are kept – take care this concerns a version of the whole Axure file – meaning when you want to revert back to an earlier version of a specific element or page, you will need to manually collate old and new.
Note regarding management of Axure files on SharePoint. We have noticed you need to manually check-out your RP file before you can open the file directly from SharePoint in Axure. Avoid keeping and working on a local copy! When done with the modifications manually check-in the file.
Keeping track of changes in Axure files
It’s always interesting to have an overview of the changes in the wireframes available in the Axure file itself. This overview can be part of the Axure Word export.
There are 2 approaches:
- In the beginning of the Axure file add a page with a table detailing each update. Set the width of the table to more or less match the width of a default text document. Break the table at the row where you want the table to continue on the next page. Fill the table with useful info, e.g.:
- Date of update
- Description of changes; referring to the wireframes names/titles
- Author of update
- Review/approval of update
Advantage: an overview of all changes – disadvantage: the reader needs to locate each updated wireframe in the document.
- At the level of each wireframe, add a page note to describe any changes done on the wireframe. You can create a custom page note field “Change log”, this will appear as a separate subsection for each wireframe in the Axure Word export.
— Axure page change log
Advantage: the changes are described on the level of the wireframe – disadvantage: reader needs to scan the full document to find all updates
You can combine both approaches; and use a common identifier to trace the changes; e.g. the date of change with an additional ID. In this way, the reader has an overview of all changes in the general table and a wireframe-specific trace of the change per wireframe. Of course, authors of wireframes will need to exercise some discipline to consistently describe the changes.
The objective is to correctly, consistently and concisely make notes on the wireframes.
We most commonly annotate all the on-screen elements and the user actions.
Sometimes it’s also required to additionally annotate:
- On-screen text labels (in a specific language)
- Analytic tags
Write a short a note for each page: a short descriptive text explaining the essence, the user story, etc.
Set the default page style. A practice is to avoid any visual design elements in wireframes. Set the font to a neutral font and font style (not bold, not italic) and set the page color to black & white.
Define custom widget notes fields (and group these in a set if applicable) as required. Remove fields you will not use. (click on “Customize” in widget interactions and notes)
Consistent shape names
Define consistent shape names; agree upon some convention, e.g.
Define user interactions
When creating an interactive prototype, you are defining the interactions using the widget interactions given in Axure (OnClick, etc.)
In case the output format of the pre-defined interactions is not sufficiently explanatory, write a user action description in the field “description” or in a custom-added field “user interaction”
Annotate elements once
No duplication of the same annotations on multiple pages: annotate elements only once in a logical order. Elements defined in a master should be annotated in the master.
Annotate different states
When applicable define different states using dynamic panels; or simply describe the different states in the page.
Renumber all footnotes on each page
This option ensures a top-down incremental footnote numbering. Apply this option whenever necessary (e.g. before exporting). This option needs to be applied per page.
Widget property: Auto fit width and height
In the pane “Widget properties and Style”, enable the option “Auto Fit Width” and “Auto Fit Height”. Otherwise when not fitting the width and height to the element, you will get unnecessary floating footnote numbers – as illustrated below.
In case of text label or paragraph spanning multiple lines, you obviously cannot set it to auto fitting the width.
Axure (since v7.0) has the possibility to define the layout of the page/screen for different screen sizes. In case of responsive design (web or app); always use this feature!
The advantages include consistency of annotations, forced to adhere to responsive principles, automatic export of different screen sizes.
Define the adaptive views – apply the mobile (phone) first principle:
- Take portrait phone as the base
- Define additional views such as tablet landscape and tablet portrait – set these views to inherit from base or otherwise as fitting your needs
Axure Word export
- Pages: select page or “Generate all pages”
- Adaptive views: select views or “Generate screenshot for all views”
- Widget tables: select fields to be part of the table. Add new tables if you want to list separate tables containing specific fields
- Define your own Word template, just ensure [[INSERT AXURE SPEC]] is defined in the body of the Word template
- Set to user built-in Word styles to have numbered chapter headings
Thanks to Antoine Wagon @awagon6 to share some great Axure tips & tricks. | https://value-first.be/2014/12/ | fineweb | 1,673 |
I’m back here for the second part of this DC and Marvel counterpart review. Gonna cap things off now with Hyperion, Marvel’s Superman (well the most blatant one.)
Like Nighthawk, Hyperion ended up in the main Marvel universe but decided to become a truck driver to explore America. At one stop he is approached by a girl named Doll who is on the run from some evil carnies. Hyperion fights them back and now they’re on a road trip style adventure to stop this carnival. Also, Hyperion’s murder of Namor doesn’t go unnoticed so a battle with Iron Man occurs.
Alright like Nighthawk this book was cancelled at issue six and while it wasn’t as bad as Nighthawk it still wasn’t very good. There are positives though so I wanna mention those at least. The art was pretty good, it’s bright and clean and gives this road trip story an indie feel. It works well when there are horror elements to the story like the Carnies powers and designs. Hyperion, aka Mark, while having the Superman knockoff origin story and abilities, has a little bit of personality. He is more grizzled and knowledgeable and is just a pretty cool character in his own way. The new character for the story, Doll, is an alright contrasting character to him. She’s got a generic overexcited, tomboy personality but it’s not annoying like most characters like this.
Now for the negative side of things. First, the villains were weak. They were just weird carnies and only one was a threat to Hyperion in battle and he gets taken out first. After that they’re just a bunch of hillbillies fighting a Superman so obviously there’s no tension. Iron Man is another villain in the story technically and he was just annoying. He’s written to try and be witty and snarky and he just doesn’t shut up. I think this was done so you’d want Hyperion to beat him up, which he does really easily.
I’m pretty mixed on this book but I do think the pros do outweigh the cons in the end, so I can’t call this rubbish. If you like the character or want a road trip comic I’d recommend it but for anyone else I’d just borrow it, which is what I did.
Artist: Nik Virella
Rating: Borrow From A Mate | https://vintagebullet.wordpress.com/2017/ | fineweb | 513 |
Dynamic acrobatics, breathtaking stunts, and live music meet with Circus Oz
January 24, 2017
Revitalizing the traditional circus experience in a uniquely Australian way, Circus Oz brings its rock ‘n’ roll, animal-free production “Straight Up” to the Moss Arts Center for two performances Feb. 10 and 11, at 7:30 p.m.
The performances will be held in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, located within the Moss Arts Center’s Street and Davis Performance Hall at 190 Alumni Mall.
Circus Oz takes its audience on a two-hour journey where reality dissolves and performers inhabit a life unconstrained by the laws of physics. Death-defying stunts, awe-inspiring agility, irreverent comedy, and music provided by a live band showcase the Circus Oz caravan of innovative jugglers, unicyclists, acrobatic musicians, and gravity-defying aerialists.
Circus Oz began in Melbourne, Australia, in 1978, and is celebrating more than 35 years of international touring. From New York to Hong Kong, Circus Oz has taken its self-crafted performances of wit, grace, and spectacle to 27 countries across five continents. They have broken box office records at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, represented Australia at scores of international festivals, and translated parts of the show into other languages, from Hindi and Japanese to Danish.
Circus Oz was founded as a combination of two already successful Australian groups — Soapbox Circus and the New Circus. The founding members of Circus Oz loved the skills and tricks of traditional circus but wanted to make a new sort of show that a contemporary audience could relate to, adding elements of rock ‘n’ roll, popular theatre, and satire.
The performances by Circus Oz are recommended for ages five and older.
During their visit, members of Circus Oz will lead a workshop in juggling, hula-hooping, and other circus skills for students ages seven to nine from Blacksburg New School.
Tickets for the performance are $25-55 for general public and $10 for students and youth 18 and under. Tickets can be purchased online; at the Moss Arts Center's box office, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; or by calling 540-231-5300 during box office hours.
Parking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Virginia Tech faculty and staff possessing a valid Virginia Tech parking permit can enter and exit the garage free of charge. Limited street parking is also available. Parking on Alumni Mall is free on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Kacy McAllister at 540-231-5300 or email [email protected] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to an event. | https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/01/mac-circusoz.html | fineweb | 657 |
Addressing The Cosmetic Impact Of Fluorosis
Posted June 28, 2017 by Wager-Evans Dental
For many people who exhibit signs of fluorosis, the effect on their smile is hard to notice. The telltale signs for milder cases, often white lines or streaks in teeth, may only be visible when your teeth are studied. That being said, other patients will have more prominent indicators which can affect their appearance. Fluorosis is not a condition that threatens your oral health. However, because it can disrupt your appearance, people who have teeth affected by it can be interested in cosmetic dental treatment to hide its effects.
Fluorosis only occurs in children, while baby or adult teeth are still developing, and yet to erupt. An excess of fluoride consumed before teeth have arrived can lead to this problem.
Unfortunately, a professional whitening treatment can fail to deliver the outcome you want when you try to address fluorosis. However, there are other options available to you. Dental bonding treatment involves covering up flaws with composite resin. This can effectively hide discoloring streaks, and give your tooth a uniform color. You also have the option of having porcelain veneers placed – the presence of veneers will be able to effectively hide discoloration.
If fluorosis, or any other issue, causes an unusually severe degree of discoloration for a tooth, your dentist may suggest using a dental crown. Because there are crowns available made with life-like materials, this restoration – typically used for restorative care – can provide an effective cosmetic solution.
Are you hoping to take action against fluorosis, and see a real improvement to your smile? Talk to Wager-Evans Dental about your cosmetic treatment options. You can find a solution to the issue, and enjoy a brighter smile without distracting blemishes. Located in Reno, NV, we are proud to welcome residents who come to us from South Meadows, Double Diamond, Caughlin Ranch, Donner Springs, Meadowood, Sommersett, Arrow Creek, and all surrounding communities. To schedule a consultation or your next dental appointment, visit our office, or contact us today by calling (775) 800-4845. | https://wagerevans.com/addressing-the-cosmetic-impact-of-fluorosis/ | fineweb | 462 |
Still on the subject of Charles James Harman, this is an interesting snippet from the Townsville Daily Bulletin of September 3, 1930.
In the 1920s, Charles, his wife Lavinia Fisher and daughter Mary travelled to London for Charles to take up a post with the R.A.A.F. at the R.A.F. headquarters. His position was terminated in 1930 and the family returned to Melbourne. The world was in Depression and while this was not the apparent reason for Charles’ role ending, it was probably a good time to return home.
According to Lavinia, even if Australians in London had money in the bank they could only access their funds after a 60 day waiting period. The jewellery had to go with women selling off their valuables, probably at a deflated price, just to get some cash to survive. | https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/2014/03/18/trove-tuesday-money-shortage/ | fineweb | 189 |
Paddy Mortimer, the performance director of British Ski and Snowboard – the sport’s official governing body, has found himself in hot water recently. There have been various accusations from alpine skiers flying around in the press, and even some calls for him to resign. Having spent time with Paddy in Sochi, Whitelines’ Deputy Editor Tristan thought he’d give him a chance to answer the criticisms.
When I sat down to interview Olympic bronze medallist and hero of the hour Jenny Jones last week, I asked her if she wanted to give any shout-outs. Jenny kept it mercifully short (she is Jenny after all, she’s far too down to earth to give us the full Kate Winslet) but she did want to make a special mention of a few people.
That Paddy’s name was included in this small, select group may come as a surprise to some people (people who perhaps know him mostly for his public chiding of Jamie Nicholls on Twitter, and the shit-storm that followed) but it shouldn’t. Both out in Sochi and back in the UK Whitelines repeatedly heard his name mentioned as one of those whose tireless work behind the scenes was instrumental in helping British snowboarding (and in fact British snowsports more generally) enjoy its most successful Olympics ever.
Firstly, he played a key part in securing the government funding that got the team to the Games in the first place. As he put it down the phone from Sochi, he sees himself as “a translator” – someone who listens to what the riders and coaches want and “puts that forward in a way that funding agencies can understand. I’m like the go between acting between the sports side and the corporate side,” he told us. Government funding was cut to absolutely zero after the last Olympics, so having someone who can speak the language of UK Sport (the body responsible for deciding which sports are most deserving of taxpayers’ money) was massively important.
“Our initial award from UK Sport was about £300,000 for the Park & Pipe program [which includes freeskiing as well as snowboarding] for six months,” Paddy told us. “They said ‘OK, see what you can do. Justify it.’ So we were constantly having to justify the funding every few months. But we did and in total we’ve had £1.5 million over the past two and a half years.”
Unsurprisingly given the results, the powers that be have been seriously impressed. “They’ve been in attendance throughout these games. And Liz Nicholls [the chief executive of UK Sport] has been extremely supportive of slopestyle especially – both ski and snowboard – and what that’s brought to Britain.”
On average a summer medal in 2012 cost UK Sport about £4 million in investment. Jenny Jones’ medal cost £1.5 million. For them it’s definitely a bargain!
Because they spend taxpayers’ money, UK Sport constantly have to prove that they’re spending it wisely and the inspirational effect of a medal (which encourages people to take up sport, stay healthy and ultimately save the NHS money in the long run) is what they’re really after – in fact, they describe themselves as being in the business of “buying medals.” And as Paddy points out, Jenny’s snowboarding medal was definitely worth their money. “On average a summer medal in 2012 cost UK Sport about £4 million in investment. Jenny Jones’ medal cost £1.5 million. For them it’s definitely a bargain!”
This might seem a mercenary way of looking at things, but it’s important to have someone fighting snowboarding’s corner who understands that it’s these dispassionate assessments – rather than the emotional impact of Jenny’s medal – that will carry weight when the sport is looking for future funding.
And Paddy is definitely fighting snowboarding’s corner. Having been “badly burned” by the Jamie Nicholls incident, where he admits “I got it wrong”, he has “learned a hell of a lot”. These days he has nothing but praise for the culture that surrounds snowboarding (and freestyle skiing). “Everyone on the outside thinks the snowboarders and freeskiers in our Park & Pipe program are the wild west, but they’re not, they’re honest good folk. Of course they enjoy a laugh, and they need to, because the stuff they do is extraordinary. But it’s that attitude that allows them to do extraordinary things.” Paddy told us that these days he sees his role as protecting snowboarders’ culture and attitude – which he argues is essential for their success – from those higher up who’d seek to iron their kinks and quirks.
In fact such is his enthusiasm for the freestyle side of skiing and snowboarding that it’s recently led to accusations of bias from certain traditional alpine skiers, who also come under the BSS as a governing body. A few particularly vociferous members of the racing community, upset that more skiers didn’t make it to Sochi, kicked up a stink in the press and last week called on Paddy to resign, claiming that the Olympic qualification criteria he helped to set were unfairly strict. He’s keen to point out that any suggestion of bias is simply not true.
“Two athletes in particular didn’t make it and their parents have created a storm and they’re throwing their toys out of the pram because they didn’t make criteria. And I am sorry for them, but they had opportunities in both the Europa Cup and the World Cup to make criteria and made neither of them. And unfortunately those are the rules we set and published.”
There have also been complaints about a lack of funding, but if anything he explains, “the bias over the last 10 years has been towards alpine. The vast majority of the funding went to alpine, and it was millions over that period.” And the fact that there’s no UK Sport money for it now apparently has everything to do with results over that period, and nothing to do with him. As he explains: “I could go to UK Sport and say ‘can I pitch for funding for the whole of BSS?’ And they’d say ‘no,’ because they’re only interested in the disciplines where results are coming from. They won’t give money to anyone until they perform.”
Paddy compares the alpine skiers’ current attitude to that of snowboarders who managed with no official backing for years. “Jenny performed without any funding. And her winning the X Games was one of – if not the – catalyst that enabled us to get funding. She’s the Chris Boardman of winter sports.”
Jenny Jones is the Chris Boardman of winter sports.
The idea that Jenny’s medal could kick-start an injection of money that would help grow snowboarding in the UK in the same way Boardman’s Barcelona gold did for cycling is one that clearly excites Paddy. His priority over the next year he says will be to “create a pathway” for young shredders to get involved in skiing and snowboarding, with restructured academy programs to develop new talent. All of which of course is music to my ears.
Of course I know there are snowboarders who’ll disagree with all of this. There are people who’ll say that the sport doesn’t need the Olympics, governing bodies or people in official roles like Paddy’s. But as much as they might not like it, snowboarding is in the Olympics to stay. And as long as that’s the case I, like Jenny, am glad that there are people like Paddy. People who can represent our sport in official circles, fight its corner and help ensure that more talented kids get to do what they love for a living.
What do you think? Please share your opinions on all things funding-related in the comments section below. | https://whitelines.com/snowboard-culture/scene/interviews/paddy-mortimer-interview.html | fineweb | 1,672 |
General John A. Logan was almost Vice President of the United States. He was the running mate of James G. Blaine in the very close election of 1884. (See the article “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion – The Election of 1884”) John Alexander Logan was born in Brownsville, Illinois on February 9, 1826. He was the son of Dr. John Logan, a prominent Democratic leader and member of the Illinois legislature. Logan County (Illinois) was named for Dr. John Logan in 1839. The suggestion to name the county for Dr. John Logan came from another rising politician and close friend, Abraham Lincoln.
John A. Logan grew up on the family farm in comfortable conditions. His father’s farm income was augmented by his medical practice. John was not fond of school, and often took advantage of opportunities to miss school to work on the farm. Such opportunities became more frequent after his father’s election to the legislature. At 16, John was enrolled in the Shiloh Academy, where he was known as a good student who excelled at oratory.
In the Mexican War, Logan was named a second lieutenant in the army. He did not get the combat assignment he wanted with troops in Mexico, but was sent instead to the fort at Santa Fe. He was noted as an energetic and efficient officer and, in spite of his youth and inexperience, was named adjutant general of the fort at Santa Fe. After the war ended, he returned to Illinois, and became active in politics. Logan had grown up in “Egypt,” a triangular area in southern Illinois bounded by Altoona and Vandalia in the north and Cairo in the south. The region was much more southern than northern, especially in its attitudes towards slavery and the Democratic Party.
He studied law, and received his license to practice in February 1851. He immediately announced his candidacy for county prosecuting attorney. Surprisingly, he won. He resigned several months later to run for the Illinois legislature. Popular and fun loving, and a good public speaker, Logan made an appealing candidate. Given his father’s political experience and contacts, Logan was successful.
Taking his seat in the legislature, Logan well represented his southern-leaning district. He was known for his bitter anti-Negro position. He even sponsored a bill to exclude all free Negroes from the state. His efforts attracted much state-wide attention and made him even more popular back in “Egypt.” Logan did succeed in passing a law imposing a fine on anyone bringing free blacks into the state. Oddly enough, Logan’s “swarthy complexition and raven hair” earned him the nickname “Black Jack” Logan.
After a term in the legislature which gained Logan much attention and notoriety, he decided that running for prosecuting attorney, the position he had resigned the year before in order to run for the legislature, would be a good political move. He again won the election, and in 1854 began riding the circuit with the other attorneys. This brought him into contact with the rising politician Stephen Douglas, and the two became close friends.
In 1856, Logan again changed his mind and decided he would rather be in the legislature. The voters did not seem to mind his constant changes of mind, and he won the election with a large majority. The constant traveling of the judicial circuit and his absences while serving in the legislature put a strain on his marriage. His wife wrote complaining letters, once writing that “politics, if you will allow, can destroy our happiness together.” But she remained a loyal wife, and wrote a “strikingly laudatory” book about him after his death.
In 1858, Logan ran for Congress. That was the same year of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and Logan appeared with Douglas at three of the seven debates. A fight between Senator Douglas and President Buchanan in Washington had split the Democratic Party in a number of states, including Illinois, and Logan sided with the Douglas wing of the party. There was never much doubt about Logan’s contest for Congress, and he won the election with just over 83% of the vote.
Logan already had an image as a harsh and ruthless politician. This increased once he got to Congress. He had a fight with another Illinois Congressman, which was broken up but not before Logan supposedly pulled a pistol. Logan also made some strong comments on the desirability of the Fugitive Slave Act, defending the capture and return of fugitive slaves, and criticizing those who called it “dirty work.” Many newspapers in the North gave Logan the nickname “Dirty Work Logan.” He condemned John Brown and issued many wild charges and warnings about future violence. In every opportunity to speak, he took a strongly pro-Southern stance.
After his re-election to Congress in 1860, Logan had another issue to face, that of secession. Although he opposed secession, he also felt the North had no right to use force to prevent it. He was one of those political leaders who encouraged the South to wait and see what Lincoln would do, rather than rush into any irreversible action, and favored compromise of any sort that would satisfy the South and keep it in the Union. Even the firing on Fort Sumter did not drive him into the Union camp. For the rest of the war, there would be accusations that Logan had considered seeking a commission in the Southern army. Letters were produced during later political races supposedly proving that he had encouraged people to join the Southern army. There is a blank period in the very detailed Logan papers from this time, suggesting that his protective wife may have destroyed such incriminating documents while preparing her book after his death. Logan continued to denounce all those who called for strong action against the South to suppress the rebellion. Unionists in Illinois called him a traitor and one newspaper ran a story announcing that a military commander had decided to arrest him and called on Logan to resign from Congress. It was not until June that Logan definitively sided with the North in a strongly pro-Union speech in Congress calling for enlistments in the Northern army which surprised observers.
Logan’s conversion to the Union was so complete that he even sought a military commission. Lincoln asked Logan to remain in Congress for the time being, but Logan got permission to accompany the troops to Bull Run. While there, he took the musket of a fallen soldier and fired off a number of shots at the enemy before being forced to retreat. After that, Logan was obsessed with obtaining a military commission, saying “the stain upon our family must be wiped out.” He was referring to the charges of disloyalty which had been lodged against him by political opponents and newspapers.
Now, we shall review his very successful military career during the Civil War, and his political career afterwards. He served in both houses of Congress and was a founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, and started the tradition that led to Memorial Day as a national holiday.
John A. Logan’s military record during the Civil War was a series of successful engagements and promotions. He was recognized early for his ability and bravery. Commissioned a colonel in the 31st Illinois on September 18, 1861, he was promoted to brigadier general on March 21, 1862. On November 29 of that year, he was promoted to major general. His first fight was the Battle of Belmont where his courage verged on recklessness. At Fort Donelson, Logan’s command was credited with plugging a dangerous breach in the line. At this battle, he was wounded twice, in the shoulder and ribs, and seriously injured.
Logan recovered and returned to the army in time for the Battle of Champion’s Hill during the Vicksburg campaign. Again, Logan distinguished himself with his ability and courage. After the surrender of Vicksburg, Logan took an extended leave, granted by Lincoln personally, to campaign for Republican candidates. He returned to the army in time for General Sherman’s Atlanta campaign. He then left the army again to campaign for Republican candidates, again with Lincoln’s blessing.
During the fighting around Atlanta, Logan was promoted to the command of the 15th Corps, and temporarily took command of the Army of the Tennessee when General McPherson was killed. He was later given permanent command of that army. He resigned his commission on August 17, 1865 and returned to politics as a Republican.
Logan declined offers to be minister to Mexico in 1865 and Japan and Brazil in 1866. He was one of the organizers of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal order of veterans, and served as the group’s president three times. In 1866, Logan, who really wanted to be elected to the U.S. Senate, ran for a seat as the Illinois Congressman-at-large. He won by a large majority.
As a member of the House of Representatives, he was one of the seven congressmen to draw op the articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson. He strongly supported his former commander Ulysses S. Grant for President in 1868, and declined to run for governor of Illinois that year in spite of strong urgings from leaders of his party. He still wanted to run for the Senate, and feared being elected governor might hurt his chances since the seat he was planning to run for would be contested half-way through his four-year term.
In 1870, Logan ran for the Senate seat from Illinois. His position as three-time president of the Grand Army of the Republic was a great help to his campaign. Interestingly enough, it was as president of the G.A.R. that he made his most lasting contribution when he established May 30 as a day to commemorate the war dead. That day would later be adopted as a national holiday, Memorial Day. He ran two campaigns simultaneously, one for the Senate seat, and the other for re-election to his seat in the House of Representatives. In November, he won re-election to the House and in January he won election to the Senate.
Logan continued to be involved in controversy. He was almost involved in the famous Credit Mobilier scandal. He accepted ten shares of the stock without paying for it. When he received a dividend, he became concerned and returned both the stock and the dividend. This action saved him when the scandal broke.
In 1876, he was defeated for re-election to the Senate in a protracted session of the state legislature. (State legislatures elected U.S. Senators until the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913.) Two years later, he was elected to the other Senate seat from his state. Two years out of national office had not changed his growing ambition for the Presidency. He began to prepare for the 1884 election. In the 1884 Republican convention, he had little support outside his own state, and during the third ballot wired his supporters to vote for James G. Blaine who got the nomination on the next ballot. Blaine then offered the Vice Presidential spot to Logan. The two had been close personal friends and political allies for a number of years.
The campaign was close and acrimonious. Logan advised Blaine not to attend the banquet given in his honor by the wealthy businessmen of New York City. The next day, the famous cartoon by Thomas Nast, “Belshazzar’s Feast” appeared, very effectively criticizing Blaine for the conspicuous consumption during hard times. Blaine lost New York, and therefore the election, by a very slim margin. This mistake has been credited with costing him, and Logan, the election.
Later the same year, Logan had to run for re-election to his Senate seat. The legislature was evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. The legislature fought over the election from February until May. Only after the death of three members, and the selection of their replacements in special elections, could a winner be decided. Logan barely won another six-year term in the Senate. After a short illness in December 1886, Logan died the day after Christmas.
Logan’s wife continued to live in Washington, and was a leader of Washington society for many years. She was a close confidant of First Ladies Caroline Harrison and Ida McKinley, and wrote a book about her husband’s life that many said was severely edited by her to protect his reputation. Logan made a number of changes during his career, including parties, loyalties, and position on major issues such as slavery and civil rights. While his enemies tried to take political advantage of such changes, Logan ignored such problems and the voters seemed to agree with him. His work with the Grand Army of the Republic and his creation of Memorial Day outweigh his political contributions in Congress. One thing is certain; he was a genuine war hero, and the best of the political generals in the Civil War. | https://worldhistory.us/american-history/presidential-history/almost-vice-president-black-jack-logan.php | fineweb | 2,749 |
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Jered Weaver Collects His 7th Win + I’m in a Paso Robles State of Mind
I am very careful in my work and take pride in not making many mistakes. But when I do make them, they tend to all occur at once. A mini slump, if you will. Today was one of those days. Mistake 1 begat Mistake 2 and it’s more public sister, Mistake 3. I owned up to them and put out the resulting fires. But it’s good that we’re driving to Paso Robles for the weekend as I typed this because, honestly, somtimes to get out of the head space that causes a cycle of mistakes to perpetuate like that, you just have to get out of town…
…Or come home again! The Angels broke up their own cycle of mistakes this evening with a much needed win over the Yankees, a win made all the more important by the fact that it was finally win #7 for Jered Weaver. So, was it a brilliant, awe-inspiring performance? Did the Angels, resplendent in their earliest years throwback jerseys complete with the original interlocking LA ball cap, strike fear into the hearts of the Yankees with their dominance at the plate? Um, no. Not really.
It was a lot of the same actually. The team hit well, especially Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos, but continued to struggle with runners in scoring position. The fielding was tight but neither Weaver nor the Yankee’s Ivan Nova had a great start, though Weaver settled into his groove by the third inning, giving the team five additional strong innings and eight strikeouts. So, not an amazing performance, but the Angels battled through, held the Yankees to two runs for five innings and stubborned out a victory!
Besides, a W is a W and I could not have been more thrilled by the victory – for the team, for Weaver and for Angels fans. In fact, we were just outside of Santa Barbara when the Angels won the game and when my husband read me the last pitch – using the pitch by pitch on Gameday, because our ability to pick up the broadcast cacked it in Ventura – I let out such a loud whoop that we both started cracking jokes about the perils of loud cheering in the friendly confines of a Pontiac G6. So what do you say we do it again tomorrow? Sadly, Dan Haren will miss the first scheduled start of his career but we have Ervin Santana on the mound and that’s nothing to sneeze at. Hmmm…time to start a cycle of winning? Yes, please.
On another note, this amused the heck out of me, so I figured I’d share. I believe I have mentioned before that the majority of my friends are not baseball people? The following statement from our weekly Wednesday gathering at the pub, illustrates this fact better than I ever could. The “lights out” Giants/Cardinals game was on the TV over the bar, Brian Wilson strides out to the mound in all of his Brian Wilson-y glory and my friend asks with a tone of shocked disdain, “Who the hell is that and why is he wearing a fake beard?” A quick glance around the table shows that she was not alone in her question.
Really? Just in case we needed another definition: Baseball people may or may not fear the beard, but they are at least aware of it. | http://blithescribe.mlblogs.com/2011/06/04/jered-weaver-collects-his-7th-win-im-in-a-paso-robles-state-of-mind/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=15d01e1108 | fineweb | 725 |
Pamela Runestad, a PhD candidate in medical anthropology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, is back in the US from Japan and continues her account about post-earthquake Japan.
This is the first time I’ve been so acutely aware that I’ve left a collective consciousness behind. I’m usually more focused on the re-integration part. But this time, I feel like I’m supposed to be part of what is happening in Japan and suddenly, I’m not. Reading emails and blogs by Japanese friends, and checking the NHK website for Japanese news feels different now that I am not in Japan––much in the way that reading about news in the U.S. feels distant when I’m not here. I feel the physical disconnect. It’s a reminder that being embedded in a media matrix is not the same as being embedded in a social matrix.
Filed under: Commentary Tagged: | earthquake, Inside Looking Out series, japan, media matrix, Pamela Runestad, post-earthquake Japan, social matrix, Triangle Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa | http://blog.aaanet.org/2011/04/13/upon-returning-home/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=ea0388e61b | fineweb | 231 |
You know it's an interesting day when you go to your mailbox and see a card from the University of Alabama football office. Now, I'll get tons of stuff from the regular, old athletics department, though usually that's a soccer media guide or something (nothing against soccer, obviously). But rarely from the football office.
So what was it? Why, a holiday card from Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban, of course.
And it's not a badly designed one, either. On the front, it's a white base with little snowflakes, as well as three crimson Christmas tree ornaments. Inside the ornaments are little pictures: One team picture, one wide shot of Bryant-Denny Stadium, and another of Saban running onto the field flanked by Keith Brown and Chris Capps.
The only word on the front: Tidings.
There is a message on the inside that reads, "From our family to yours: Wishing you the very best this holiday season." It is signed by Nick and Terry Saban and the Alabama football staff. Nice that not only the Sabans but also everyone in the football building is thinking of me on the holidays.
(I like how the card welcomes all holiday celebrations, rather than singling out Christmas or Hannukah or Kwanza. Politically correct, as well as thoughtful.)
Ya know, Saban loves holidays. He said Monday that he'll wish us a Merry Christmas the next time he talks to us. I think he wished us a happy Labor Day earlier in the fall, and possibly a happy Veterans Day. There was definitely a Happy Thanksgiving mixed in there somewhere, too.
Anyway, I assume Tide Priders got something for the holidays, too. Was it the same card? Or something different? | http://blog.al.com/rapsheet/2007/12/holiday_cards_from_nick_saban.html | fineweb | 377 |
this whole sling diaries project is really a peek into 13 different families lives and how they incorporate baby wearing into their daily activities. wearing ones baby in a sling is a style all on its own. because of this, i could've easily taken one set of pictures and called it good. but i felt like there was more to say than just showing one glimpse into my world.
whenever i venture out of the house wearing my baby i am asked, no matter where i am, what kind of sling i'm wearing. do i like it? how comfortable is it? etc... my baby in my sling is the best accessory ever. he draws the most attention, and rightfully so--haven't you seen his smile? it always melts my heart. speaking of hearts, next to mine is where i like to keep him. and so the style of wearing my baby really works for me. i love it and he loves it. honestly, it happens around here on a daily basis.
style can be so varied. i really wanted to show, through these photos, how versatile my sakura bloom sling can be- and how, no matter the occasion or the event or reason- that my sling comes through for me, never disappointing.
in all of the photos i am wearing the simple silk in amber. i could not have done this particular post without the collaboration and help of a few super stylish individuals. you'll see links and appropriate credits given with each separate look.
enjoy! and if you feel so inclined, i'd love to know which particular "style" is your favorite! :)
megan beckham. jeans: h&m, belt: soel boutique, shoes: chinese laundry. thanks also to megan for taking the photos!
megan beckham. emerson is wearing a vintage crocheted baby hat and booties. photos taken by megan beckham.
during this past month, my poor little guy got his first ever ear-infection. it was so sad and he was so uncomfortable. this made him an even extra clingy-baby. he just wanted to be held so close. the day that these pictures were taken was a very busy mom kind of day, filled with doctor appointments, errands, various things on to-do lists (like going to uvu to help write the final exam for my intro to photography course!). it was a busy busy day and i didn't even have a free second to think about showering. so here i am, in all the wonderful glory of being a mom: hair up, no make up, black leggings and my baby. yes... i went out in public looking like this. awesome huh?
if you've ever been in provo, utah... you know that we've got quite the music scene here. (if you haven't you're probably thinking, REALLY? yes-really! example: the neon trees hail from provo.) at any rate... the following photos were shot on-location at one of the best musical venues in all of utah- velour live music gallery. and when you see the photos, you'll know why i chose this particular location. the coolest thing about this sling is that it's classy enough to wear out for a night on the town.
timmy the teeth, john heart jackie, tyler lyle, & mia grace. it was a birthday celebration. definitely appropriate attire for such a night out.
sunday is a special day around here. it's the one day that we get 100% family time. we don't run any errands. we always eat dinner together at home. and sometimes we go for walks (when the weather permits). in addition, church attendance is a regular thing. lucky for us, our church is directly across the street from our home- and so we walk. and every sunday emerson goes with me in our sling. he loves it and so do i! it makes church attendance sooooo much easier. (he's 9 months old now, so being quiet and still for all of church isn't his forte). the sling calms him and makes it easier on me.
my style:i would describe my personal style as feminine and classy. i love dresses and skirts. i love short painted nails. i prefer to wear flats but want them to be as cute as they are functional. my makeup is always super minimal. it takes me all of 5 minutes to do each day and my hair... well i'm kinda lazy about it. but it works. i don't spend a whole lot of time getting ready. but i feel that it's important to be ready for the day.
this last part of my exploration of style is all about me. i am an artist. a photographer. i love good music and love listening to it live. all of the above was available to me last friday night. it was the most perfect opportunity to conclude this month's theme, doing what i love while wearing my baby. every first friday there is a gallery stroll as well as a free rooftop concert (during the summer months). this is where i was. i curated a photo exhibit for my students from this past semester and their work hung in one of the local spots for all to see. i visited with friends while listening to faith johnson, the most talented 13 year old i've ever heard perfom. my sweet little emerson loved every minute of it, right next to me.
my outfit here is styled by kaneischa johnson. dress: c/o kaneischa johnson, sandals: dolce vita (piperlime) thanks also to kaneischa for taking the photos! | http://blog.caroleebeckham.com/2012/05/sakura-bloom-sling-diaries-style.html | fineweb | 1,233 |
While chatting with Japanese brand KURO Denim, a brand that specializes in exceptionally worn and ragged jeans (read: incredibly comfortable with built-in history), they discussed their customer’s most successful styling technique. When you buy a pair of jeans that’s nearly $500 and look like they’ve been through the war, a hoodie and sneakers don’t do them justice. The brand’s representatives suggest wearing their well-worn jeans with a crisp, button-down shirt and a beautifully tailored wool jacket (KURO has begun to introduce these options in the sportswear component of their line to drive the point home). Opposites attract, and a pair of jeans like these need to be balanced with clean, sharp coordinates.
Photos by Raffael Flores-Contreras.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: how to wear destroyed denim, how to wear distressed denim, japanese selvedge denim, KURO denim, KURO jeans, men's style, menswear denim | http://blog.denimtherapy.com/tag/how-to-wear-destroyed-denim/ | fineweb | 212 |
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The Financial Foundations Series – a series of four courses based on Dave Ramsey’s “The Seven Baby Steps for Financial Success” – coaches practical and relevant financial skills that empower participants toward a solid financial foundation. The author of Financial Peace, Ramsey is also the financial commentator on the nationally syndicated “The Dave Ramsey Show.”
Led by Instructor Jeanine O’Brien, a certified debt elimination specialist, this series spans four courses. Part 1 covers savings, budgets and debt; Part 2 overviews college student essentials, family friends, philanthropy and consumer awareness; Part 3 teaches bargains, credit bureaus and insurance; and Part 4 discusses investments, retirement and savings plans. “We teach common sense, real-life financial principles that work,” O’Brien said. Each course in the series builds on the skills and knowledge learned during the preceding courses.
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Book snobbery takes many forms in my life. For example, when I worked in bookstores, thinking my life was over because all my friends were lawyers, I spent a lot of time mumbling “Philistines!” as I reshelved A Hundred Years of Solitude under G instead of M.
But the truth is that if you reshelve a book like that to its proper spot, no one can find it. This is true of Out of the Dust, as well. (Hold it. Have you not read this book? It’s the best depiction of dust bowl life that I’ve ever read.) It’s a book for kids, written in verse. But you cannot sell any children’s books by putting them in poetry, so the world is a better place if bookstore workers (who are all literary snobs) would put the book in the young adult section.
Speaking of young adult books, I don’t think I have ever mentioned here that I still read a lot of those. As far as I can tell, the only difference between them and adult novels is that the author explains subtle emotions a little more explicitly in young adult novels. Perfect for someone with Asperger’s, right?
I saved all my childhood books thinking that I’d read them to my kids. But when I offer my girl books, my boys don’t bite. I thought this might happen, but I still carried all my books with me from Chicago to LA to Boston to LA to NY to Madison to the farm. Maybe I was hoping the boys would be gay. I think gay boys might be into reading Ode to Billie Joe.
So I have all these books that I am never going to share with my kids. I am thinking I can share them with your kids. Send me an email with a list of five books that your daughter likes, and I’ll send your daughter one of my books. And I’ll even do book group with her if she wants. Although now I won’t be able to read the book again because she’ll have my book, but whether I can remember the content of a book has never stopped me from discussing it.
I am thinking now that maybe I’ll get thousands of emails. So, there’s a deadline: you have to send me an email within 24 hours of the publication of this post.
(Which, now that I think about it, is a great way to get people to subscribe to my blog. So, all you people who are reading this post more than 24 hours later, you missed out on a great giveaway probably because you aren’t subscribed. Subscribe now to get the opportunity to receive other packages of stuff I saved that no one wants!)
Back to my books. I try not to be a snob. Because I think it just closes doors. For example, I have written before about not being a language snob. If you are, then you stop yourself from learning about language. And being a snob about copyediting perfection is terrible, too — you end up never writing anything because it takes too long. Even career advice snobbery is bad, because people who fail give the best advice. So it’s no surprise that I find book snobbery self-destructive as well; when I’m a snob about books, they take over my house.
You can tell a lot about yourself by how you organize your books. I used to cultivate my lesbian book section. That was in my early twenties when I was surrounded by women in bikinis playing volleyball, and really, who wouldn’t wonder if she was gay, spending days like that? But then I tried it: I answered an ad for a woman who was a ballerina with the Joffrey and she had just retired and gotten breast implants. Try to imagine this. She was so incredibly hot. But lesbian sex was boring to me.
And, please do not tell me that I should have tried someone else. Because I did. It was during my bulimia days. I went to a lesbian bulimic overeaters anonymous group, and everyone was gorgeous, and I got picked up. But still, it was not all that satisfying.
But for decades, books took over every apartment I had. I never had furniture or decorations, only books.
In New York City my books were in storage, but I always knew I’d take them out sometime. I ended up taking them out here, on the farm. The farmhouse is not that big—only two bedrooms—but if you’ve lived in New York City for a decade, a two-bedroom house is huge. I didn’t want the books to take over everything though.
I thought of giving all the books away. But I remember how much I learned when my parents left for-my-age-inappropriate books all over our house. I want to make sure that my boys grow up with access to Willie Master’s Lonesome Wife.
So I started sorting books by color.
And then I did it by size. Like a Philistine. Suzan-Lori Parks next to Donald Barthelme. This has never happened here before, but it seems okay. There’s a reason that plays are published in the same dimensions as short stories.
It used to be that I would identify myself by my books. I wanted people to see me as someone with incredibly wide-reaching knowledge. Now I identify myself with my house—I want it to look fun and interesting, and to be a place where my kids will have that magical sort of childhood that combines safety and surprise.
You will notice there are not any work-related books. Anywhere. Which is odd because I receive at least one in the mail every day. I don’t save those books because they bore me. I wish I didn’t have to write that. But I think they bore you, too. That’s why you read this blog.
The best advice about how to conduct yourself at work is to know yourself, and get new information—from outside your own experience—about what is possible in the world. And that is what fiction, and plays, and poetry, and this blog, are about. | http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2010/10/24/being-a-snob-creates-too-many-limits/ | fineweb | 1,304 |
The kindness of strangers and a gift from the Cowboys come to mind when practice squad player Troy Kropog looks back at his life in Dallas circa 2005.
When I floated around the Redskins locker room Wednesday gathering handshakes and introductions like a politician, I didn’t expect to hear a story like Kropog’s. I saw a large man sitting alone at his locker. I approached, introduced myself and asked if he had any connection to Dallas.
The offensive lineman said not really. He lived there once as an evacuee.
While Hurricane Katrina obliterated New Orleans, Metarie, La., native Kropog and the rest of the Tulane football team took a bus ride to for Jackson, Miss., and eventually headed for safe haven in Dallas.
“There was a lot of uncertainty,” Kropog said. “No one knew what we were doing, if we were going to play the season or not or where we were going to end up.”
Tulane ultimately played the season out, competing in 11 games in 11 different cities. For two weeks in Dallas, the Green Wave lived in a hotel and received local hospitality.
SMU lent their weight room. High schools opened their practice fields. The Cowboys invited Tulane to see a preseason game. Residents invited the football team over for home cooked meals.
Eight years removed from that wandering period, Kropog said he doesn’t think about Dallas much.
He said he still has Cowboys gear he got for free at that preseason game. Even though he’s only been a part of the team since September, he’s adopted the company line on the Cowboys.
“There will always be a soft spot for the city,” he said. “Not the team.”
So when you’re singing “Hail to the Redskins” to your television on Sunday night, take a moment to remember that the home team fans might be alright on up to six days of each week.
Tags: cowboys, Dallas, gabe hiatt, Green Wave, Hurricane Katrina, redskins, Troy Kropog, Tulane
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How Can I Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
It’s common for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to have trouble sleeping. Close to 50% of COPD patients report difficulty sleeping.
If you experience shortness of breath at night, tell your provider. He or she may review your treatment to find out what’s keeping you awake.
It is very important to maintain a regular sleep-wake schedule and avoid caffeine and naps in the afternoon or evening. You can also try different sleeping positions. If you sleep on your side, keep your head elevated with one or more pillows and place a pillow between your legs. To sleep on your back, use pillows under your head to keep it raised. Keep your knees bent and tuck a pillow under them. Ask your provider about using pillows made for this purpose.
If you wake up coughing or short of breath, tell your provider.
Many types of medications used to treat COPD are stimulants, such as albuterol. They can make you feel revved up or full of energy, so taking them close to your bedtime may keep you awake. Talk with your provider about adjusting your medication schedule.
You can rest easy knowing that most sleep problems related to COPD can be treated. | http://blog.rmhonline.com/main/HealthLibrary/12993.aspx | fineweb | 263 |
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We’ve had quite a bit of public scrutiny recently over how we’ve chosen to provide SSL access to Central for the last two years. At Sonatype, we have a history of investments in the Maven Central community, all of which are focused on improving the quality of the contents, increasing reliability and performance of delivery, and yes, even strengthening security which is often not popular (how many gripes can you find about why we require PGP signatures on artifacts?)
While Repository Health Checks are valuable, we just released something even better: the CLM 1.11 Dashboard. First of all, it helps you answer the first two critical open source vulnerability questions: did we ever use that and where is it? And, you can find out the answers to those questions in about three seconds.
Heartbleed has put the security community on notice: it is time to take a harder look at the security status of open source components and frameworks. After doing a little industry research on downloads from the (Maven) Central Repository, I’m sitting here with my jaw hanging open. Over 46 million Java-based open source components containing known vulnerabilities were downloaded from the Central Repository in 2013*.
Code snippet scanning is a common question we get from prospects. We typically try to dig at why the prospect actually thinks they need snippet matching. We think this comes from mis-informed demand. To create conversation with the masses on this topic, I’ve shared my perspective so you have a complete picture of the risk and cost of code snippet scanning.
Sonatype Nexus Security Advisory Date: January 14, 2014 Affected Versions: Nexus OSS/Pro versions prior to and including 2.7.0-06 Summary: A critical security vulnerability has been discovered by Sonatype in Nexus requiring immediate action. The vulnerability makes use of an execution path in an open source library that we have now (with the available patch) added […]
UPDATE: Free SSL Connectivity to Central for All — Sonatype’s project to make SSL the default connectivity option for all Central users is underway and will be complete by August 12th, 2014 (if not sooner). For details, please visit: http://www.sonatype.com/clm/secure-access-to-central. We know how components from the Central Repository have become critical to your development efforts. […]
Central is a critical resource for developers. If you develop Java applications and use Maven, Gradle, or Ivy, Central is what has made it easy for you to consume libraries using dependency declarations in your builds. For more than a decade, Central has been a solid, reliable presence supporting the community and making it easier […]
Surely, you didn’t just read a blog title that mentions beer on the Sonatype site? Oh Yes. Yes you did. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve decided to give you some tips on how to make sure your organization is compliant with an important (and entirely real) OSS license – “Beerware”. Beerware is the […] | http://blog.sonatype.com/author/brian/ | fineweb | 759 |
With swine flu deaths in Mexico, and increasing incidents of diagnoses even here in New York, we have to ask --should we fear swine flu? The answer is no. Fear is unnecessary. But a healthy respect is definitely important.
Calling swine flu a public health emergency, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did on Sunday, definitely gets our attention. But that doesn't necessarily mean there is a crisis. It means that money gets distributed to public health officials who will take steps to protect us. Let those words remind us to take precautions. But don't be afraid of them.
Swine flu sounds scary because it originally came from pigs, and perhaps because we don't have a way to vaccinate against it, or even cure it. But it behaves just like seasonal influenzas. We catch it the same way, and we can protect ourselves in most of the same ways.
The term "pandemic" has nothing to do with how sick we might get or how many people might die. It simply means this flu is found in several countries around the world. Pan comes from Latin and Greek meaning across or around. Demos means populations or people.
Seeing people wear masks in news reports reminds us of SARS and bird flu from a few years ago. Masks aren't a bad idea, but they don't indicate that the flu is any more dangerous than any seasonal flu. Thousands of people die of seasonal flu each year, but we don't wear masks.
Health officials on the CDC Web site tell us the best precautions against swine or any flu are those common-sense steps we use to keep any contagious illness at bay:
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Sherrie portrayed a Unnamed Woodbury Resident and a member of the Woodbury Army.
Did you watch the show or read the graphic novel prior to your role?
I watched the show but did not read the comics.
Who is your favorite character?
As crazy as it sounds, I love the governor. Probably because I worked with him so closely. Merle was great too.
What is the atmosphere like on the set of such a serious, dramatic show?
They are very professional and they don't play around. But it was still fun and exciting. They take their jobs seriously because it is the top rated t.v. show.
Did your character have a name or backstory which was not shown/cut? If not, did you create one for yourself? No, no name. I wish! And I didn't create one either. I just know it was the greatest experience of my life Was there anymore to the scenes that didn't make it past post-production with you in them?
Alot!!! I actually didn't get killed by the Governor but it was cut.
When you say you weren't killed by the Governor do you mean you survived or your death wasn't shown?
Yes, I survived. I ran into the woods when we left the prison. But they didn't show the footage. I am just "assumed" dead.
Do you know of any other extra's who were originally meant to run into the forest?
Yes, Andrew Gostel and Kelli.
You mentioned you were never actually shown being killed although it is assumed you were. Would you return to the show again or maybe the spin off series?
I Certainly Would. I pray that it happens
Do you have any interesting or funny stories from your time on the set?
Merle kept us laughing constantly. He is such a good guy. He could go into character so fast and we would still be laughinMerle kept us laughing constantly. He is such a good guy. He could go into character so fast and we would still be laughing.
Some people had a strong disliking toward the costumes given in Woodbury, what were your opinions?
Funny you ask. They were pretty homely but I never complained. I was so happy to be there. I would have worn a potato sack if they wanted me to. But my wardrobe for the season finale ROCKED!
When filming the scenes in the arena with all the smoke and explosions happening around you, walkers stumbling everywhere, was it actually scary for you as an actress?
No because safety came first. They stressed that a lot. It actually was very exciting. My adrenaline was pumping.
What was the best thing about working on The Walking Dead?
Being a part of such a popular show. I was honored!!
What was it like working so closely with Dallas Roberts and David Morrisley?
I absolutely love Dallas Roberts. I hope to see him again one day. He would go out of his way to talk to me after we did the mid season finale because we worked closely together for that episode and episode 9. David Morrisey stayed in character alot but the season finale, he actually directed us. He really pumped us all up for the scene at the prison. He was great.When did you find out your character was going to be killed?
I thought I was going to be back for season 4. I found out around July that I was assumed dead.
If a zombie apocalypse were to happen, would you rather be in Woodbury or the prison?
I think I would rather be at the prison.
Are you currently working on anything interesting that you can reveal?
I am Burt Reynolds personal assistant.
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Search engines caught on and have since changed their approach to using keywords. What this means for you is that, while you cannot merely stuff your site (on the front end and back end) with targeted keywords. The combination and placement of keywords is a viable way to get found in the search engines and tap into your ideal market. Studies have shown that using keywords effectively, in the content of a website, greatly increases the chances of the website showing up in searches!
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Clarity is the foundation and if you haven’t noticed by know it is the common thread throughout my posts. Why? Because so many businesses get this wrong – especially entrepreneurs.
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The walls were adorned with posters of Angela Davis and Gloria Steinem. And there was always a stack of Ms. Magazine in the corner, which we were free to take.
The UCLA Women’s Resource Center was cozy, but quiet. It was supposed to feel welcoming and warm, the kind of place you’d want to go if you needed support. Situated in the basement of a humanities building, it was a refuge for young women, a place where you didn’t have to shout to be heard, a place where your voice mattered – no matter how meek.
The Women’s Resource Center was the gateway to feminism for 18-year-old me. They offered workshops for women only, which I dutifully added to my calendar. I dropped by regularly to flash the gal at the desk a shy smile and grab a calendar of events. The Women’s Resource Center was the beginning of what eventually became a minor in Women’s Studies – and consequently a lifetime of answering the wearisome question, “So what IS Women’s Studies?” (Or the even more wearisome, “Feminism is obsolete now, isn’t it?”)
It was there that I attended a workshop very simply titled, Women’s Assertiveness Workshop. When I told my mom about it, she asked, “What did you need to take that for?” She believed she raised an assertive daughter, someone who asked for what she wanted and told others how she felt. A daughter who aways used please and thank you (except when people are A-holes, then you just do what you want and ask for forgiveness later).
I like to think of assertiveness as being bold. The thing was, I was plenty bold until about 13-years-old, when I entered middle school. That’s when I learned that sweet girls – that is, quiet, modest, and good girls – earned the attention of both teachers and boys. And that’s exactly what I wanted: the attention of teachers and boys. But despite my best attempts of being a sweet girl, I got neither. I was lost in a sea of other girls doing the very same thing.
I quickly unlearned how to be the bold child that my parents tried to raise.
All that sweetness got me straight to university. Where I then had to relearn how to be bold. And I’ve been relearning ever since.
The name for this blog was inspired by two things:
- An experimental piece of short fiction, which you can read here.
- My quest to reclaim my boldness.
I am writing in bold because it is the only way to write. It is the only way to share my truth and live authentically. For me, bold is being curious, trying something new. Bold is being unflinchingly real, being youer than you, even when it’s the unpopular option. I believe that our lives are better when we are bold.
But bold is not being rude or thoughtless or mean. Bold is admitting when you’re wrong and saying you’re sorry. Bold is being courageous enough to march onward, to make a change, while still having the grace to stop for someone who needs your help along the way.
And so, this is what I offer through this blog: a slice of my experience as I relearn what it means to be the open and true and bold person I once was. It’s funny that it only took a year to unlearn boldness, and yet here I am two decades after my freshman year at UCLA, still relearning how to be bold. I suppose that’s just life, isn’t it? A journey. Sometimes you have to double back and retrace your steps.
What does being bold mean to you? Do you consider yourself a bold person? If so, have you always been bold? If not, do you aspire to be bold? I would love to hear your experience.
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Columbia SC Real Estate News 06-01-2012
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TODAY'S HEADLINES | JUNE 1, 2012
First Financial Holdings Inc. of Charleston faced three out-of-state competitors in its acquisition of Plantation Federal Bank, which was closed by federal regulators in April. Plantation Federal operated in the Greenville market as First Savers Bank.
Cheryl Holland will serve on the board of trustees of the women’s liberal arts school. Holland is president and founder of Abacus Planning Group Inc., a financial planning and investment counsel firm for individuals and closely held businesses.
Steve Groth, of Columbia, will be responsible for promoting the bank’s lending services to organizations in the government and higher education sectors of South Carolina and Georgia. Groth previously worked at RBC Bank and Wachovia.
The French cookware manufacturer plans to invest $2 million in a 93,000-square-foot expansion at their North American distribution site, located in Early Branch. This is the fourth time that Le Creuset has announced investment or growth in its current location.
South Carolina has seen the number of online advertised vacancies rise by 3,500 over the past four months, according to data from The Conference Board Help Wanted Online. Nationally, online advertised vacancies dipped 45,700 in May to 4.7 million.
Cynthia Warrick currently serves as a senior fellow in the Howard University School of Pharmacy, Center for Minority Health Services Research. She begins her new job in Orangeburg July 1.
Most of the co-defendants were from the Lowcountry, including several who worked for the S.C. Department of Corrections, when the crimes were committed, said U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles. Friends, family and co-workers were recruited to use their personal information to file fake student aid applications and pocket the balance of grants and loans.
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I just received my income tax organizer from my accountant and I was reminded that this time of year can pose an extra challenge for my clients. As you can see, my clients are never far from my thoughts, ahhh the life of a real estate broker. But seriously, I love my job.
I know you’re thinking “Really?? I just managed to get through the holidays and I don’t even want to think of income taxes yet” or “Are you kidding me?? I have enough on my plate with work, kids, finding a new house, etc, etc. Why can’t I put this off as long as possible?”
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