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Embrace the Sun
By: Marc B.Sorenson, Ed. D. and William B. Grant, Ph.D.
Are you dying in the Dark?
If you avoid the sun, you may be ruining your health.
Sun avoidance may be as dangerous to your health as cigarette smoking.
In the early 1900s the sun was used to cure many ailments. Nurses would roll beds outside so patients could get a healthful dose of sunlight. Why did we stop?
(OMNS Oct 1 2018) A "Disinformation Playbook" has been used for decades by corporations to delay government action on matters of public interest that would adversely affect their income and profit. Some well-known examples include the big tobacco companies, the coal and oil industries, the sugar industry, and the National Football League. The Union of Concerned Scientists has outlined five "pillars" of the Playbook [Disinformation Playbook], [Alvord 2017]. Big Pharma may be using the Playbook to slow the adoption of strong support for vitamin D. This article is the product of my further analysis.
Anticancer Res. 2018 Feb;38(2):1121-1136.
The vitamin D-cancer prevention hypothesis has been evaluated through several types of studies, including geographical ecological studies related to indices of solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) dose (the primary source of vitamin D for most people), observational studies related to UVB exposure or serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations, laboratory studies of mechanisms, and clinical trials. Each approach has strengths and limitations. Ecological studies indirectly measure vitamin D production and incorporate the assumption that vitamin D mediates the effect of UVB exposure. Findings from observational studies with long follow-up times are affected by changing 25(OH)D concentrations over time. Most clinical trials have been poorly designed and conducted, based largely on guidelines for pharmaceutical drugs rather than on nutrients. However, three clinical trials do support the hypothesis. In general, the totality of the evidence, as evaluated using Hill's criteria for causality in a biological system, supports the vitamin D-cancer prevention hypothesis.
The primary objective of SUNARC is to do research on and provide information on the prevention of chronic disease through lifestyle and dietary choices.
To this end, SUNARC will conduct research and provide information on (or advance the understanding and acceptance of) ultraviolet radiation, solar and artificial, as an important positive health factor, not only for musculoskeletal diseases, but also for chronic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and neurological disorders.
The approach will be to have the most comprehensive summary of data, research findings, health policies, and links to information regarding the health benefits of ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D. In addition, SUNARC will conduct research and provide information about the role of nutrition as risk and risk reduction factors for chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease, musculoskeletal diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis.
William Grant has 142 publications on vitamin D listed at pubmed.gov as of December 31, 2011, and an additional 17 publications on ultraviolet radiation. To access many of them, go to www.pubmed.gov and enter "Grant W, vitamin D" in the search field. 47 have open access/free download; 21 are reviews. Another 5 papers on ultraviolet have open access. He publishes about 30 articles and letters to the editor each year, so check back often for important updates on ultraviolet B and vitamin D.
The health benefits of ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiance and vitamin D are coming into sharper focus as more research results are published. There are now about 100 conditions and diseases linked to low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations.
Documents on about 75 of these diseases and conditions are posted at www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions
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Israel accused of Gaza war crimes in Amnesty report
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged yesterday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza.
Amnesty called on Israel to publicly pledge not to use artillery, white phosphorus and other imprecise weapons in densely populated areas. And it urged Gaza's militant Hamas rulers to stop rocket fire against Israeli civilians — attacks it also described as war crimes.
Amnesty — which first accused Israel of war crimes shortly after the fighting ended on January 18 — said "disturbing questions" remain about why high-precision weapons like tank shells and air-delivered bombs and missiles "killed so many children and other civilians".
The group deplored Israel's use of less-precise artillery shells and highly incendiary white phosphorous in built-up areas. It also accused Israeli forces of using Palestinians as "human shields" and frequently blocking civilians from receiving medical care and humanitarian aid.
The pattern of Israeli attacks and the high number of civilian casualties "showed elements of reckless conduct, disregard for civilian lives and a consistent failure to distinguish between military targets and civilians and civilian objects", Amnesty said.
More than 1,400 Palestinians, including 900 civilians, were killed during the three-week offensive, according to Gaza health officials and human rights groups. Israel, which launched the war to halt rocket and mortar attacks on its southern communities, puts the death toll closer to 1,100.
It says the vast majority of the dead were militants, though it has refused requests to provide a list of the dead.
Amnesty said 300 children and hundreds of other unarmed civilians were among the dead. Thirteen Israelis also were killed, including three civilians who died by rocket fire. The Israeli military rejected the report's findings, saying it did not properly recognise "the unbearable reality of nine years of indiscriminate rocket fire on the citizens of Israel".
The report, the military added, ignored the military's efforts to minimise civilian casualties in a battlefield where Hamas used residential areas and mosques as cover to stage attacks.
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With her headlining Glastonbury performance under her belt, Beyoncé is taking the UK by storm. She covered the Style section of the June 26th, 2011 edition of The Sunday Times and in it she goes for high octane glamour, with loads of color and curves galore.
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Nirmal is a town, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.it is the political headquarter of the district having 400yrs of history.
The ancient history of Nirmal had glorious past with the overwhelming admiration towards art and culture from the ruling nobility. It has always enjoyed the patronage of ruling nobility and many dynasties of Southern India were very much inclined towards the cultural heritage of Nirmal. The Kakatiyas, The chalukyas, The VishnuKundinis, The Qutubshahis and The Nizams have contributed to the growth of cultural heritage and made it flourish and helped in promotion of the art. The legacy of the historic heritage is to be seen. The kings had their religion embarked on their constructions to propagate their respective religions and traditions. One can find Mohammedan, Shaivaite, vyshnavaite traditions reflect in their monuments. Even the French established their presence by building a magnificient fort standing majestically till date. Nirmal , the little town that occupies a proud place on the handicrafts map of India lies in the district of forests, Adilabad. 210 km from Hyderabad , the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, Nirmal is embedded amidst the Sahaydri mountain range offering a pleasant ambience surrounded by hills and forests thus creating a vulnerable climate throughout the year. Folklores say that Nirmal was renamed after a village headman and a chieftain Neema Naik who manufactured weapons of war. He also encouraged craftsmanship of his workers thereby helping the growth and promotion of art of the wood engraving. Nirmal, always enjoyed the patronage of the ruling nobility.The Nizams of Hyderabad were very much inclined towards the ecstatic wooden engravings and craftsmanship. Not only did the local nobility but also The French were fascinated by scenic beauty of Mother Nature .The gigantic Nirmal fort built by The French looming large at the entrance of the town stands as a witness, for its inclination towards it.
Nirmal Painting and wooden toys are famous all over the world. From the rustic ethos to the royal environment, from flora to fauna, an explicit array of expressions is portrayed in myriad colours and forms on Nirmal products. This art form named after its place of origin, Nirmal in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh.
Undecided for more than 3 weeks on a perfect location to spend a weekend getaway, 8 members of the BBBC gang came to consensus to travel the toy land (pun intended). Stretched beautiful with flora and fauna this was by far the most diversified trip till date.
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Goat Cheese Rosemary Baked Chicken Meatballs are a perfect game day appetizer! These meatballs are made with ground chicken, fresh rosemary and creamy goat cheese and come together in under 30 minutes. They can also be the perfect protein for dinner, served over a salad, rice or pasta. Enjoy these baked chicken meatballs while sipping on a glass of Trivento Wine!
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I love a good homemade meatball and after making these?Ricotta Stuffed Sausage Meatballs?I realized that making meatballs on a wire cooling rack makes the clean up process super easy! So that is now one of my favorite ways to make baked meatballs.
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Goat Cheese Rosemary Baked Chicken Meatballs are a perfect game day appetizer! These meatballs are made with ground chicken, fresh rosemary and creamy goat cheese and come together in under 30 minutes. They can also be the perfect protein for dinner, served over a salad, rice or pasta. Enjoy these baked chicken meatballs while sipping on a glass of Trivento Wine!
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich escaped what would have been a media frenzy today by sneaking around Springfield for the annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast and, according to the first lines of his speech, holding another meeting in the governor's mansion about a state capital plan. His office provided audio of the nine-minute speech, and spokeswoman Rebecca Rausch said he then met with labor leaders about capital. He was back in Chicago by noon. The Statehouse press corps didn't know about the events until after the fact. The quick in-and-out allowed him to avoid reporters who would have followed his every move to ask him to respond to Tuesday's news — a political insider pleaded guilty and indicated that Blagojevich knew of an illegal deal to exchange a high-level state job for campaign contributions.
Ali Ata, former executive director of the Illinois Finance Authority, pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators and fudging his federal income tax return. The federal probe is separate from but related to the case called "Operation Board Games," involving Antoin "Tony" Rezko's alleged influence in state business and campaign fundraising. Here's that indictment, again.
Ata's plea agreement indicates Rezko was instrumental in hiring Ata as executive director of the Illinois Finance Authority in exchange for his hefty contributions to Blagojevich's political campaign. The state agency formed in 2004 and finances about $3 billion in projects for economic development each year.
The plea agreement said Ata met with Rezko and "Public Official A," identified as Blagojevich, before Blagojevich was elected governor in 2000 or 2001 to talk about supporting his political campaign. They later talked about granting a state position in return.
Donations came in chunks as large as $25,000, as seen in Illinois State Board of Elections records. You can search all of Ata's campaign donations here. Type in his name and scroll down to see his July 25, 2005, donation of $25,000 to Friends of Blagojevich.
In one conversation, Ata said he would accept a position within the administration, and Blagojevich allegedly said it had "better be a job where [Ata] could make some money," according to the plea agreement. Ata allegedly was told he could head the Illinois Finance Authority as long as he agreed to report to Rezko. He officially was appointed in January 2004.
The plea agreement says Ata believed that he needed to please Rezko to keep his job. That involved donating about $125,000 to Rezko between 2003 and 2004, while he led the state agency.
Ata faces up to eight years in federal prison and up to $500,000 in fines. He's fully cooperating with federal authorities.
Public reaction
The more that unfolds in the federal investigations surrounding the Blagojevich Administration, the more ears might perk up at the sound of "recall." That would allow voters to kick someone out of office, but it requires a change in the state Constitution, either through an individual amendment or through a constitutional convention. Support for both could be growing, according to a survey by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Springfield. A convention would allow elected delegates to rewrite the entire state Constitution. And a majority of the public would have to approve the new charter.
Debate within the Capitol includes whether such emotional voting would lead to undesirable consequences in the long run. Whether the public likes or dislikes Blagojevich, changing the state Constitution to allow a recall of constitutional officers or state lawmakers — or any elected official, as proposed in the state Senate — could forever change the way elected officials behave. Supporters say that change is good because it would remind public officials that they always are accountable to the people who elected them. Opponents argue that change is bad because it would make public officials even more paranoid about voter dissatisfaction and, in turn, lead them to do whatever it takes to ensure they're reelected.
For more information about a constitutional convention, see previous Illinois Issues articles:
November 2007 feature about Con-Con logistics, by Pat Guinane
December 2007 Q&A with Wayne Whalen, a delegate in the 1969-1970 Con-Con
Illinois Issues Blog entries about Con-Con
See more in the upcoming Illinois Issues magazine in the first week of May.
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A Staravia Is Born! (Japanese: ムックルがんばる! Mukkuru Perseveres!) is the 13th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 479th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan, as part of a one-hour special along with DP014, on December 21, 2006, and in the United States on June 25, 2007.
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Ash is traveling through the forest on his way to Oreburgh City, where he hopes to earn his first Gym Badge in Sinnoh. But first he's helping Starly practice using Aerial Ace, a process that doesn't go entirely smoothly. Our heroes also catch the attention of Rosebay, a woman who monitors the Pokémon that live in the forest. Lots of Pokémon have been disappearing lately and she's not sure why, but it doesn't take long for Ash and his friends to decide they should help her out!
Meanwhile, Team Rocket have set up a trap in the Valley Path, an area which Flying-type Pokémon often pass through. All it takes some netting and soon Team Rocket is happily snagging lots of avian Pokémon for their Boss. When Ash sends Starly out to look for clues, Starly is swept up by Team Rocket's criminal plans as well—but Starly isn't about to sit back and wait to be rescued! Jessie and James leave Meowth to guard their ill-gotten Pokémon, and Starly is ready to stage a jailbreak together with help from a captured Hoothoot.
Hoothoot hypnotizes Meowth into letting the Pokémon go, but when Meowth snaps out of its trance, it calls for backup from Team Rocket's other Pokémon. However, Ash and his friends came across a Pidgeot trapped in Team Rocket's net and realized what was going on, and they show up looking for Starly! Jessie and James return and try to stop our heroes, only to discover that Brock's Bonsly can use Mimic to send their Pokémon's moves right back at them. Then Starly evolves into Staravia and pulls off a terrific Aerial Ace—which is also the term that describes Team Rocket as they go blasting off again. The trapped Pokémon are freed, Rosebay is happy, and now it's onward to Oreburgh City!
Ash trains with Starly, telling him to use Aerial Ace, and he does so, flying along the ground towards a target on the base of a tree. Ash tells him to pull up, and he flies up the trunk of the tree, before looping around for another go. However, this time Aerial Ace fails, and Starly crash-lands, injuring his leg. The group rushes over to check if he is okay and Brock says that it is just a minor injury, and all he needs is a bandage and some potion. Ash comments that they still need to do some more practice on Aerial Ace.
A nearby bush rustles and Rosebay steps out of it. After the members of the group introduce themselves, and Croagunk Poison Jabs Brock to stop him flirting, Rosebay says that she is observing the Pokémon in the forest. Rosebay then shows them a Swablu nest in another part of the forest, before giving Ash her binoculars. Ash sees the nest for himself, then passes the binoculars to Dawn, who comments that there aren't any Swablu in the nest. Rosebay leads the group to higher ground, before commenting that the Swablu should have returned to the nest by that time. She also mentions that the bird Pokémon population has recently been shrinking. Ash and Dawn offer to help her out.
Rosebay leads the group to a Hoothoot colony, but nobody can see or hear any Hoothoot. Starly flies down to the group and reports that he can't see any either. Ash asks if his leg feels better, then tells him to have one more look around.
Meanwhile, four Swellow are flying through a valley. As they swoop around a corner they are surprised by a large net, which catches them and shakes them out into a cage underground. Team Rocket walks into view, and mentions that it was a good idea to put their trap there, as all the bird Pokémon in the forest fly through the valley. Meowth then describes how the bird Pokémon will please the boss by flying him around in his chair.
Starly flies into the valley, noticing a group of three Swellow below him. All four get caught in Team Rocket's trap. Starly gets up and notices all the bird Pokémon in cages around him. Some of them are pecking at their cage when Meowth enters and laughs at them.
Ash becomes worried about Starly, as he has been gone a long time. Rosebay realizes that all the bird Pokémon use the valley path, so that must be where they are. The group decides to hurry there as Starly might be in trouble.
Inside the cages, Starly walks up to a Hoothoot and starts talking with it. Inside Team Rocket's secret base, Meowth reports back to Jessie and James, who ask him to sort out their gift for the boss. Meowth insists on a 'vote,' so the group plays Rock Paper Scissors. Meowth loses, and gloomily asks what the others will be doing. They respond by starting to sunbathe. Up on the edge of the valley, the group spots Team Rocket, and Rosebay notices a Pidgeot in Team Rocket's net. Ash tells Pikachu to help it. Pikachu runs off and frees it from the net just as it is closing. Ash then orders Pikachu and Pidgeot to gather as many bird Pokémon as they can find, in order to rip down the net. The rest of the group runs off to free the Pokémon Team Rocket has already captured.
In the underground base where Carnivine, Cacnea and Seviper are guarding the door to the cage room, Meowth walks in and puts a ring around a Swablu, immobilizing it. Starly and Hoothoot signal each other, and Hoothoot uses Hypnosis on Meowth; he releases Swablu.
As the humans approach Team Rocket's base, they sneak in the front door and climb down a ladder to an underground tunnel containing monitors for the security cameras. Ash sees Starly on one of the monitors. In the meantime, the bird Pokémon and a hypnotized Meowth are digging an escape tunnel from the cage room.
Jessie and James wake up as a very large group of bird Pokémon fly towards their base. They panic when they notice Pikachu, who is leading the group from Pidgeot's back. Pikachu calls out to the Pokémon and they all attack the net, ripping it to pieces. The group, still underground, watches on the security camera screens. Jessie and James rush to some controls, wondering where Meowth is. In the cage room Meowth and Starly are watching as all the other Pokémon leave through the escape tunnel, with Hoothoot leaving last. As Meowth snaps out of the hypnosis, he calls in Seviper, Cacnea and Carnivine. They surround Starly, as the group runs into the room.
The ground starts to shake as Team Rocket's mecha rises from the ground. A ladder drops down, and Team Rocket's Pokémon climb the ladder into the mecha. Meowth admits to Jessie and James that he was hypnotized and let the Pokémon escape. Jessie pushes a button, and nets pop out of the mecha's arms. The Pokémon flee out of the escape tunnel, with the group following behind. Ash yells for Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but, as usual, it doesn't affect the mecha, which is made of wood. Team Rocket then tries to Stomp on the group with their mecha, but they run out of the way, and the foot falls into the escape tunnel, making it fall over.
After they climb out of the remains of their mecha, Team Rocket recite their motto. Ash's Starly uses Wing Attack, but Jessie calls out Dustox, and tells her to use Gust, which blows Starly away as Ash comments on his strength. James tells Cacnea to fire Pin Missiles at Pikachu, who uses Quick Attack to dodge it. Brock sends out Bonsly. Jessie commands a Gust from Dustox. The first blows Bonsly back, but the second time balls on Bonsly's head begin to glow, and Bonsly uses Gust, blocking the attack. Brock realizes that Bonsly has learned Mimic. Jessie tells Dustox to use Psybeam, but Brock tells Bonsly to dodge it and use Mimic. The resulting Psybeam knocks out Dustox.
The groups start running toward each other when Starly flies up high and starts to glow. His bandage falls off, and he evolves into Staravia. Staravia then uses Aerial Ace to make Team Rocket blast off. Staravia lands, and Dawn checks him on her Pokédex. The other bird Pokémon then fly off, with Hoothoot waving goodbye to Staravia. The group leaves Rosebay and continues on their journey, with Staravia flying overhead.
Major events
- Ash's Starly is revealed to have started learning Aerial Ace.
- Brock's Bonsly learns Mimic.
- Jessie's Dustox is revealed to know Gust.
- Ash's Starly evolves into Staravia and masters Aerial Ace.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Starly (Ash's; evolves)
- Staravia (Ash's; newly evolved)
- Bonsly (Brock's)
- Croagunk (Brock's)
- Dustox (Jessie's)
- Seviper (Jessie's)
- Cacnea (James's)
- Carnivine (James's)
- Hoothoot
- Pidgeot (multiple)
- Spearow (multiple)
- Fearow (multiple)
- Natu (multiple)
- Taillow (multiple)
- Swellow (multiple)
- Swablu (multiple)
- Ash trying to teach Starly how to use Aerial Ace is similar to how he tried to teach Swellow how to use it in Lessons in Lilycove and Judgment Day!. However, he doesn't use the strategy Vladimir and his Pidgeotto taught him in those episodes.
- Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia: Ash's Pikachu
- Pokémon senryū: パートナー サトシとピカチュウ いいかんじ Pātonā, Satoshi to Pikachū, ii kanji "Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling."
- The episode title is a pun of the 1937 romance drama film A Star Is Born.
- This is one of the few episodes of the Diamond & Pearl series where Dawn's Piplup does not appear.
- This is one of the few episodes in which more than two main character's Pokémon learns new moves.
- The scene of Pikachu flying on Pidgeot in the flock of Flying-type Pokémon is very similar to one in another episode, which also appeared in the original opening.
- Staravia remains outside his Poké Ball for the entire episode.
- This is the only time Ash's Flying-type Pokémon evolves before challenging the first Gym.
- When Ash is going to find Starly, Pikachu's right cheek is gone.
- When Meowth is holding a Swablu, a Taillow in the background has its belly the same color as its body.
- In one of the scenes where Starly is learning Aerial Ace, his plume is the same color as his body.
- In one scene, the dark-green section on Cacnea's head is colored yellow.
- After Pikachu saves Pidgeot, Pidgeot is discolored for a moment.
- In the dub, the group accidentally calls Pidgeotto its evolved form, Pidgeot, when it was in the cage.
- This is fixed in the Polish dub.
- In the Norwegian dub, when Rosebay asks Ash and his friends to watch the Flying-type Pokémon, the word "bird" is treated as a proper Pokémon-noun (e.g. names and attacks) and thus not translated to Norwegian.
- At the beginning of the Polish dub, Aerial Ace is called "Powietrzny Cios" instead of "Powietrzny As".
Dub edits
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|Zrodila se Staravia
|Er is een Staravia geboren!
|Staravia syntyy!
|European French
|Un Etourvol est né !
|Aus der Luft ins Netz!
|סטארביה נולד
|La nascita di uno Staravia & La foresta è salva
|찌르꼬, 친구들을 구하라
|Stjernen Staravia er født!
|Narodziny Staravii
|Nasce um Staravia!
|O Nascimento de um Staravia!
|Nașterea unui Pokémon Staravia
|Старевия рождён!
|Latin America
|¡Ha nacido un Staravia!
|¡Ha nacido un Staravia!
|En Staravia föds
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.
- Diamond & Pearl series episodes
- Episodes written by Masashi Sogo
- Episodes storyboarded and directed by Hiroyuki Yamada
- Episodes storyboarded by Hiroyuki Yamada
- Episodes directed by Hiroyuki Yamada
- Episodes animated by Makoto Shinjō
- Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon evolves
- Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move
- Episodes focusing on Ash


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S. Portland women seeks return of engagement ring she left behind at tanning salon
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � South Portland police are investigating after a woman said she left her $10,000 diamond engagement ring in a city tanning salon.
Elise Cassidy says she took off the nearly two carat ring during a recent tanning session, then forgot to put it back on before she left. When she returned to the salon a short time later, the ring was gone.
Cassidy, who's getting married in a few weeks, says she was "heartbroken."
Police tell WGME-TV (http://bit.ly/RpPkak) that they are looking into the possibility that an employee at Sun Tan City took the ring. Police say no other clients used the booth after Cassidy and one employee took an unusually long break soon after Cassidy left. Sun Tan City officials had no comment.
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Cover Reveal for Karma of the Silo: the Collection!
The entire collection of Karma stories is coming in December!
Watch this space for an announcement about the ebook that will include all five Silo stories featuring this character, who was introduced by Hugh Howey in SHIFT. The big ebook (around 80,000 words) will be out in December, and the print version in early 2014.
I am so psyched about this exciting new cover by artist Mike Tabor. He has created such wonderful covers for me throughout this entire series, and his art really sets them apart.
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Chances Are 'Good' That Whole Foods Will Sell Marijuana Products, CEO Says
If marijuana is legalized you can expect Whole Foods Market to start selling cannabis products, the company's CEO said on Thursday.
During a conversation hosted by The Texas Tribune, an audience member asked John Mackey whether his company would consider selling "alternative proteins" such as insects. Mackey said yes, and then, unprompted, he brought up marijuana.
"If cannabis is ever passed in Texas, chances are good that grocery stores will be selling that too," he said. "You just never know what happens over time with markets. They change and evolve."
The moderator asked Mackey which product he thought Whole Foods would start selling first: "bugs or pot brownies?"
"Let's see what happens with the market and the government regulations over time," he said.
It's not much of a surprise that Mackey is open-minded about putting cannabis products on Whole Foods shelves. In 2013, he voiced support for marijuana legalization in an interview with Mother Jones.
"I am pro-choice, favor legalizing gay marriages, protecting our environment, enforcing strict animal welfare protection laws (I've been an ethical vegan for 10 years), marijuana legalization, having a welfare safety net for our poorest or disabled citizens, and a radically reduced defense budget and military presence around the world," he said at the time.
It would also seem to make good business sense generally for Whole Foods to plan an entry into the cannabis business. Perhaps that's why the company, which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, recently enlisted a "seasoned trend-spotter" to make predictions about the hottest items for 2019, and hemp products made the top-10 list.
"Hemp hearts, seeds and oils are nothing new to food and body care lovers—they're in everything from waffle mix to dried pastas," the company wrote on its website. "But a new interest in the potential benefits stemming from other parts of hemp plants has many brands looking to explore the booming cannabis biz."
And while it will take some further legislative changes before Whole Foods is comfortable selling marijuana products, the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized industrial hemp, could at least open the door for hemp-derived CBD products to be sold down the line.
The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration announced this week that the agency will be holding listening sessions later this year as it mulls over "alternative" pathways to allow for the inclusion of hemp-derived CBD in food products and dietary supplements.
FDA Head Reveals New Details About Agency's CBD Regulation Plans
Photo courtesy of YouTube/The Texas Tribune.
Number Of Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses Levels Off, Federal Data Shows
The number of banks and credit unions that service the marijuana industry largely leveled off in the last quarter, according to new federal data released late last week. And that market trend could reflect shifting expectations among financial institutions about the likelihood of Congress approving cannabis banking legislation.
While the House did eventually pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would shield banks that accept marijuana business clients from being penalized by federal regulators, that vote happened just five days before the end of the fourth quarter of the federal fiscal year and not prior to the summer recess weeks earlier, as had previously been expected.
Marijuana Moment first reported that a vote was imminent about two weeks prior to the House action.
It's possible that banks were waiting to see the congressional action before further servicing the market and were disappointed that the Democratic-controlled chamber did not act on the legislation before lawmakers broke for the summer break. Previous quarters have seen significant upticks in the number of banks and credit unions working with marijuana businesses, especially since the end of 2018.
But this last quarter, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reported that 563 banks and 160 credit unions were serving cannabis companies as of September 30, compared to 553 banks and 162 credit unions at the end of the previous quarter. That's a small increase for banks and a slight dip for credit unions, signaling a shift in pace as lawmakers work to get the bipartisan banking bill to the president's desk.
But now that the House has acted, and signals point to the Senate following suit, industry watchers are bullish about getting the key reform across the finish line this Congress.
"I get the sense that people in the financial community are optimistic about the chances of cannabis banking reform happening in the near future from our work with groups like the [American Bankers Association] and [Credit Union National Association] on the SAFE Banking Act," Morgan Fox, media relations director for the National Cannabis Industry Association, told Marijuana Moment.
FinCEN also said that short-term declines in these numbers "may be explained by filers exceeding the 90 day follow-on Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing requirement," a process that banks are mandated to follow in accordance with 2014 cannabis banking guidance issued under the Obama administration.
"Several filers take 180 days or more to file a continuing activity report," the agency said. "After 90 days, a depository institution is no longer counted as providing banking services until a new guidance-related SAR is received."
Those caveats were also included in previous quarterly reports that had shown increases in the number of financial institutions working with the cannabis industry, however.
The latest update also contains data on the number of marijuana-related SARs that have been filed, which exceeded 100,000 for the first time as of the quarter's end. (There appears to be a mistake in the narrative of FinCEN's report, as it states the numbers reflect SARs filed by the end of June instead of September.)
FinCEN also placed the SARs in one of three categories: marijuana limited, marijuana priority and marijuana termination.
As usual, most (76,203) were considered "marijuana limited," which refers to cannabis businesses that seem to be operating in compliance with state law, and therefore meet the agency's standard for being serviceable under existing federal guidelines.
The second largest category was for "marijuana termination" SARs, or marijuana businesses that violated at least one federal enforcement priority or state regulation and so "the financial institution has decided to terminate its relationship with" the firm.
About 7,800 SARs fit the definition of "marijuana priority," which is defined as a business that "may raise one or more of the red flags" under federal guidelines, or they "may not be fully compliant with the appropriate state's regulations" and so they'd be under investigation.
Whether the leveling off trend will continue is yet to be seen. However, if the Senate does advance the SAFE Banking Act and it is enacted, advocates expect a surge in banks embracing the cannabis industry. The chair of the Senate Banking Committee has said that his panel will vote on marijuana banking legislation before the year's end, though he suggested he'd like certain changes from the House-passed version.
Head Of Nation's Only Federally Legal Marijuana Farm Develops THC Eye Drops
The head of the nation's only federally approved marijuana farm has revealed that he is developing cannabis eye drops to treat glaucoma.
In a podcast interview, pharmacologist Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi's Marijuana Research Project, discussed the history of how an eye doctor discovered that cannabis can relieve the interocular pressure associated with glaucoma. But while the THC in the plant treated the symptoms, it also means patients experience the high.
"The best way to treat glaucoma is not to take a drug that will affect your brain, affect your ability to function, the whole rest of your body just to lower the pressure inside the eyes," ElSohly argued. "The way to do this is to develop, let's say, eye drops, eye drops from marijuana."
Both his lab and a separate, unnamed company that licensed the idea are looking into the eye drop possibility, with the company having already begun clinical trials, ElSohly said. It's a notable advancement because THC is lipophilic, acting like an oil, and so "it doesn't penetrate into the inner compartments of the eye to lower the pressure."
"Therefore, only if you take systemically—meaning if you inhale it or swallow it or something—but then you deal with all the side effects of THC," he said in the interview, which was recorded in February and published this month. "Now we're developing a pharmaceutical product, and it's been licensed by the way now, that we take the THC molecule and we modify it in a certain way to allow it to go inside the eye, and once inside, it breaks off and releases THC just in the eye to lower the pressure."
"You don't feel any psychological activity, it doesn't even get into your blood. It's all localized in the eye," he said. "We have this product now that is being licensed and being developed as an eye drop."
Listen to the conversation about the THC eye drops, which begins around 15:40, below:
"That's the way to develop pharmaceuticals based on cannabis but not cannabis, based on marijuana but not marijuana," he added during the appearance on the podcast of anti-legalization organization National Families In Action, for which ElSohly serves as a scientific advisory board member. "That's the way to do it and develop the medicine."
The targeted treatment of glaucoma using the novel delivery method that ElSohly described is noteworthy, but it also underscores the potential for the development of other valuable treatment options derived from marijuana that's being inhibited under prohibition. One barrier that researchers and lawmakers alike have identified is the substandard quality of cannabis produced at ElSohly's farm.
Currently, the University of Mississippi is the only federally approved source of research-grade marijuana, but scientists have complained about the cannabis supply, which one study found is genetically closer to hemp than products available in state-legal markets. That raises questions about the validity of studies that rely on the government's marijuana.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said in September that it is taking steps to approve additional marijuana farms beyond ElSohly's Mississippi operation, three years after the agency initially invited applications for such facilities.
In an earlier podcast segment released in September, ElSohly made a series of remarks that some viewed as reflective of a fundamental misunderstanding of marijuana issues.
The director characterized cannabis containing eight percent THC as "extremely high potency" and expressed confusion as to why individuals would seek out varieties in the commercial market that contain "20 percent or 15 or 18 or any of those high amounts."
But ElSohly was thinking about marijuana consumption in the context of standardized clinical trials, where individuals would have to consume an entire joint in one sitting in order to compare the effects of a controlled dose with other subjects. Others have pointed out that consumers might prefer higher concentration products because they can achieve the desired effect without having to smoke as much.
Former VA Secretary Who Oversaw Marijuana Research Blockade Now Backs Cannabis Studies For Veterans
SXSW Announces Two Dozen Marijuana Panels For 2020 Festival
South by Southwest (SXSW) revealed the festival's 2020 lineup this week, and it includes 24 panels dedicated exclusively to cannabis issues.
The sessions are part of SXSW's "Cannabusiness" convergence track, which will invite attendees to learn about "the technological, cultural, financial, legal and political ecosystems that are defining the cannabis-focused enterprises of both today and tomorrow," according to a description on the event site.
In July, the Austin-based festival announced that it was soliciting panel ideas from the public. More than 150 marijuana-related panel proposals were submitted—more than double the submissions for this year's event—and SXSW invited individuals to vote on their top choices throughout August. Ultimately, 24 cannabis-focused panels made the final cut, including one that isn't in the Cannabusiness Track.
Here are some examples that stand out:
Descheduling Cannabis: Be Careful What You Wish—Leading cannabis industry stakeholders discuss how removing cannabis from the list of federally banned substances could be destructive to the market as it exists today by allowing for a corporatized marijuana model. Panelists including The Arview Group CEO Troy Dayton will address how descheduling could "decimate the dispensary system and see the destruction of millions of dollars of investment."
Duty Bound: Why the DoD Should Embrace Cannabis—Active duty military members and veterans stand to greatly benefit from marijuana, this panel argues, by "alleviating both mental and physical traumas" while at the same time saving tax dollars. "During our panel we'll dive into the specific individual, national, and even global benefits of allowing for active duty cannabis use in the US military," a description states.
Featured Session: Cat Packer—Top Los Angeles marijuana regulator Cat Packer will talk about her role in the "licensing and regulation of commercial cannabis activity" as well as managing "the implementation of the City's cannabis related policies and programs."
Cannabis in Canada: What We've Learned—Panelists from Leafly, Spiritleaf, Tilray, 48North and Hill+Knowlton will discuss the impacts of marijuana legalization in Canada, including talks about the impact on local economies and industry innovation.
Can Social Equity Help Heal The War On Drugs?—This panel will look at the disproportionate impact of cannabis prohibition on disadvantaged communities, efforts to enact restorative justice policies and how those measures have affected the business community.
The Future of the Cannabis Industry is Colored—Another social justice-focused panel, this event will look at actionable things that people can do to ensure that the legal marijuana market is equitable. "The right and just thing to do for racially equity industry is also the profitable thing to do in business," a description of the panel states. Kris Krane of 4Front Investments, Simply Pure CEO Wanda James and representatives of the People's Dispensary will participate.
Frenemies: Cannabis Activists & Cannabis Industry—Krane, who also previous served as executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), will also lead a session that explores the complicated relationship between the reform advocacy world and the marijuana industry. He will take a "deep dive into this relationship, examining how the two can support each other, where they clash" and why he thinks "the industry is obligated to support the drug policy reform movement."
Boutique Cannabis Needs Appellations—Individuals fighting to get a designation for cannabis products that reflect where they were produced will discuss the importance of the business move.
Forbidden Territories: Women & Children First!—This panel will focus on the use of cannabis in the treatment of conditions that afflict women and children. "This session will explore this taboo topic, explore the science that supports the use of cannabis for these populations as well as what we as physicians have learned from our patients about cannabis."
Hemp: Game Changers—Representatives from Canopy Growth, Vincente Sederberg LLP and outdoor apparel company Patagonia will discuss marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin, hemp, as part of a panel centered on the "rapidly evolving new industry."
Is Cannabis Media Coverage Fair or Biased?—Panelists including Business Insider reporter Jeremy Berke and Rolling Stone contributor Amanda Chicago Lewis will look at the media landscape for marijuana coverage. "They'll delve into how media coverage has changed for cannabis companies and discuss the high bar companies need to achieve to gain media attention," as well as addressing "how misinformation persists and how the careful art of semantics—such as using the word dope vs. cannabis—changes reader perceptions."
Marijuana Today: Live Podcast Recording—The weekly podcast Marijuana Today will record live for a segment that "will focus on the status of efforts to reform federal law and to promote equity in the cannabis industry." SSDP Executive Director Betty Aldworth will participate in the event.
Medical Cannabis: From Rogue to Recovery to Riches—A Texas state senator will join a panel to discuss the evolution of the cannabis reform movement as well as future "business and social opportunities" for the industry. The panel of "government, medical and family activists will uncover the unexpected alliances formed—and strategies for collaboration for commercial success in a complex marketplace."
Navigating an Emerging Cannabis Beverage Market—While federal regulators are playing catchup, a market for cannabis-infused beverages has exploded. This panel will explore the business and "share insights and lessons learned as they navigate the rapidly changing landscape in hopes of bringing world-class cannabis beverages to market."
"Cannabusiness Track includes content that will appeal to more experienced professionals in this rapidly evolving industry, as well as to newcomers who are just starting to enter this space," SXSW said.
At this year's SXSW event, in March, social equity activists protested an appearance by former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who opposed legalization while in Congress but now sits on the board of a large cannabis company.
Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation Urges Congress To Pass Three Marijuana Research Bills
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Assessment is an oft maligned, misunderstood, and under-appreciated component of instruction, which makes it a perfect vehicle for evangelizing the value of instructional design. Think about it. If we can get instructors and students excited about assessment… if we can change perceptions of assessment from "a dreaded endpoint" and "a necessary evil," (actual learner quotes), or "the worst part of instructional design," (actual ID quote), we can do… a lot of other cool stuff!
But, how? That's the question kicking around one of my instructional design circles, followed closely by the suggestion to include learners in the assessment development process. What do you think? Should learners help determine what their assessment will look like, what it will measure, and what the measurement will ultimately mean?
As a corporate writer/instructional designer, I am a strong proponent of collaborative development and of performance-based assessment. Here are three reasons why I encourage learner participation in the assessment development process.
- Much of my professional work is designing training programs for pharmaceutical sales representatives. Theirs is a performance-based occupation, and professional assessments have to reflect and support that. Musial & Nieminen (2008) describe assessment as "the art of placing learners in a context that brings out or clarifies what a learner knows and can do, as well as what a learner may not know or cannot do." I believe that a learner knows, better than anyone else, the reality of their performance context. While a manager or supervisor may establish minimum standards of performance, only the representatives themselves really know how the context of their jobs change from day to day.
- I gravitate toward performance assessment as described by Fuchs: "Three key features of performance assessment are: (1) students construct, rather than select, responses; (2) assessment formats allow teachers to observe student behavior on tasks reflecting real-world requirements; and (3) scoring reveals patterns in students' learning and thinking," (Fuchs, 1995), which again, makes self-evident the need to include learners in the development of their assessments.
- Taylor and Lamoreaux "point out that for the brain to make meaningful connections, learning needs to be tied to physical, embodied experience: 'The brain's physical responses to the sensory data are recorded—literally, embodied— as experience, hence accessible to reconstruction as memory; without such physical responses, there is no basis for constructing meaning'," (cited in Merriam, 2008). If it is the student's learning that is to be assessed, then it is the student's experience that is to be reconstructed, and who is better qualified than the student to participate in this process?
With all that being said, I recognize there are times when assessment should be designed without learner input. For example, when the task is to memorize a set of fixed definitions (e.g., anatomy, grammar, or accounting) or when the student is incapable of participating in the development process (e.g., a young child or someone with intellectual limitations).
At the end of the day, it is incumbent on the instructional designer to make the best choices regarding assessment, considering the interrelationship of the instructional objectives and characteristics of the learner, the environment, and the instructor.
Sally Bacchetta
Sally Bacchetta
Fuchs, L. S. (1995). Connecting performance assessment to instruction: A comparison of behavioral assessment, mastery learning, curriculum-based measurement, and performance assessment. Retrieved from http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/based.htm (ERIC Digest No. E530).
Merriam, Sharan, B. (2008) Adult learning theory for the twenty-first century. New Directions for Adult & Continuing Education, 119 (pp. 93-98).
Musial, D., Thomas, J., & Nieminen, G. (2008). Foundations of meaningful educational assessment. New York: McGraw-Hill. Chapter 1, "The Nature of Assessment" (pp. 3–22).


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Today's post, the first guest post on the C&C blog, is brought to you by Steve Wetherell.
Spoilers ahead, ye who have yet to watch The Force Awakens. Well, by now you've either seen it or you don't like star wars and have no soul, so I guess I won't be ruining anything for you.
Rey has the potential to be the true bad guy in the new Star Wars franchise.
It occurred to me as I was counting the parallels between The Force Awakens and A New Hope (yes, they're very similar, but then again, that circle they keep on going on about is complete, so it's narratively excusable,) that Rey's journey and Luke's journey are not really all that similar. Take a look at their character arcs:
In A New Hope, Luke's brave and a great pilot, sure, but that's about it. For the duration of the movie he's got Obi, Han and Leah telling him what to do, and the culmination of his limited training is trusting in the Force rather than a targeting computer that is synched with (possibly inaccurate) Death Star plans. It works out for him, but he certainly doesn't "beat" Vader. In Empire, we're shown his potential, but also his fear and impatience as he abandons his training to try and rescue his friends. This doesn't work out for him at all, and he gets the shit royally kicked out of him. Then, with a bit of bad ass instilled in him by a good old fashioned daddy-whooping, he masters his Jedi abilities in time for Return of said Jedi. It still doesn't quite work out for him, though, as every plan he comes up with seems to go tits up.
He only saves Vader's soul and defeats the Emperor by the grace of his mercy, earnestness and loyalty— traits he had before Obi Wan came along.
Rey, on the other hand, isn't just a great pilot— she knows more about the Millennium Falcon than Han Mother Fucking Solo just by replacing a few of its parts. Nobody gets to tell Rey what to do at any point (that's made quite clear in her early interactions with the well-meaning Finn). Her destiny is presented on a plate for her by Solo himself, and her birthright pretty much gift wrapped by Maz Kanata. They more or less say— "Here, you be the badass."
True to form, though, Rey rejects it until she can accept it on her own terms. And accept it she does, mastering Jedi techniques it took Luke three movies to learn in a matter of minutes. By the end of her first movie, she's far more naturally capable than anyone we've seen since….
That's right, Rey's not the new Luke, she's the new Anakin. There are a lot of similarities— she's more or less a slave on a Tatooine like planet. She's taken on board by characters who well and truly know what they're doing and instantly place complete faith in her. And while she certainly doesn't have Kid Anakin's "Duh, did I do that?" approach to saving the day, she falls into victory with little or no guidance. While Rey was very cool, I never felt her to be the underdog— that was very much Finn's department. And narratively, we love an underdog. So what is Rey's next challenge?
Defeating Kylo Ren again? The beats of story telling suggest not.
A clue may lie in what Luke's been up to since RotJ. It's said that the First Order only arose when Luke went AWOL, so we can assume that he brought balance to the Force, if only for a while. Or maybe not, maybe he just scored a win for the light side, allowing the Alliance to legitimise, and the resistance to become a separate and not-quite-necessary-at-the-time entity. If this is true, then Kylo could have been the one to bring balance, using the tried and tested method of murdering the shit out of a Jedi school, heralding a resurgence of the dark side just like his grandpappy done did.
Luke, seeing a pattern, legs it.
So, the balance between light and dark is probably going to be achieved between Kylo and Rey, but Rey's already the top dog in this fight. More likely her own true enemy is going to be herself. For all her badass, she shares Luke's weaknesses of fear and impatience, and Anakin's weaknesses of stubbornness and deep rooted loneliness. Rey's self-sabotage makes for a more interesting story than simply becoming the even besterer Jedi.
And Luke knows this. You can see it in his face. In their first confrontation, Rey looks like she's meeting Lemmy, and Luke looks like someone took a shit on his pancakes. He knows he's not the guy to be training anyone— he never even finished his own training, and his last class got murdered by someone who apparently got better advice elsewhere.
Thing is, though, this might just be the thing that does bring balance to the Force, eventually. Obi Wan's self confidence and the complacency of the Jedi order sewed the seeds of galactic destruction in the prequels. Luke, in his achieving victory through failing the expectations of his trainers, by giving in to the trappings of love, opens the possibility that he perhaps harbours a more conducive philosophy for maintaining a balance between light and dark. His training of Rey might just be the thing that saves her.
…After she rejects it to follow her own agenda, which she surely will. Then it's up to Finn to remind her what love is. But that'll only happen if Poe hasn't put the moves on him yet, which is inevitable. Is it inevitable that Finn will succumb to said moves? Yes. Have you seen Poe? Finn doesn't stand a chance. Anyway, I've gone off on a homoerotic tangent. Bye!
Afterthought; It also seems likely that Kylo's reluctant journey to the light side will be entangled with Rey's dalliances in darkness. At least, I hope so. Though, again, I will happily take a sequel wherein he spends all his time in his room listening to The Cure.
Steve Wetherell is an author with DeadPixel Publications and a regular on the Authors and Dragons podcast. Find him here on Facebook, here on Twitter, and here on Amazon.


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Types of Depression and Symptoms
Depressive disorders come in many different types, but each type has its own unique symptoms and treatments.
Depression in Children and Teenagers
Depression is a very real and serious problem for both children and teens.
Research has shown that childhood depression often persists, recurs and continues into adulthood, especially if it goes untreated. The presence of childhood depression also tends to be a predictor of more severe illnesses in adulthood.
A child with depression may pretend to be sick, refuse to go to school, cling to a parent...
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Clinical depression goes by many names — depression, "the blues," biological depression, major depression. But it all refers to the same thing: feeling sad and depressed for weeks or months on end (not just a passing blue mood), accompanied by feelings of hopelessness, lack of energy, and taking little or no pleasure in things that gave you joy in the past.
A person who's depressed just "can't get...
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Jack Bauer is back. I published an advance review of the "24: Live Another Day" premiere this morning, and I have some spoiler-y thoughts on these first two episodes coming up just as soon as we sit the whole thing out in Greenland…
My plan is to cover "Live Another Day" weekly, depending on what travel and summer vacation allows, but I haven't yet decided whether it'll be full-fledged reviews, short talkbacks to prompt discussion, or something in between. But this is definitely an experiment worth discussing. And since I wrote so much about these two episodes this morning, let's go straight to the bullet points:
* The premiere does a very good job of both reintroducing Jack while not letting him overshadow the introduction of a host of new characters. Jack gets to kick ass early, then is silent for half the episode, because everyone trusts Kiefer Sutherland to have enough screen presence to not need dialogue, and because everyone else's reaction to Jack tells us a lot about him. And anyone who knew the old show even a little would have understood everything about Jack's plan the second they saw Chloe being subjected to enhanced interrogation by the swell guys from Special Activities.
* Though Howard Gordon has always insisted to me that "24" is more of a thriller than an action show, they still do action exceptionally well, whether Jack's capture in the warehouse, his liberation of Chloe, or the shootout in the housing project where too many factions get involved at once, therefore allowing the real bad guys to slip away.
* Though I didn't especially miss Audrey, I do enjoy watching old pro William Devane work, especially playing a character who isn't at the top of his game but wants everyone to think he is. I fear that at a certain point, Heller's memory loss is going to turn into a cheap plot device, allowing Mark or some other shady character to get away with something that a POTUS with all his faculties intact wouldn't allow. But Devane's very good here; in the scene in hour two where Heller demands to formally address Parliament, I noted, "William Devane smiling is a wonderful thing."
* As drone pilot and terrorist patsy Chris Tanner, future "Star Wars" hero John Boyega isn't so great with the American accent, but he has good screen presence despite that. And the show's collection of British actors playing American gets varied results as a whole. Some are good (Ross McCall, as Mark's aide, got a lot of practice in "Band of Brothers," and Australian Yvonne Strahovski has been doing a good American accent for years), and some are not, and some are distracting because they're currently playing British on another show (like Colin Salmon on "Arrow"). But I give the show a whole lot of wiggle room based on the excellent casting of Stephen Fry as the Prime Minister.
* As noted in the review, a lot of the characters are presented as dumb in order to make Strahovski's Kate seem more impressive. And while some shorthand is required, Benjamin Bratt's Steve Navarro already seems like an idiot who will be in need of replacement by hour 7 or 8. And though he doesn't come across as dumb like Steve does, Mark seems to exist solely to cause trouble for Jack, all in the name of "protecting" Audrey (read: making sure she never again sees the love of her life).
* I'd rather not get too deep into the show's politics, given the usual No Politics rule here on the blog. But I do think these episodes do a good job of situating Jack and Chloe into a landscape more closely resembling the one we live in now, versus the one that existed around season 2 or 3. To an extent, drones and Edward Snowden are being co-opted in the same way fear of Jihadist terror was on the old show, but it doesn't feel jarring that Jack is operating in this strange new world, especially since he's meant to be an embarrassing reminder of an earlier era.
What did everybody else think? Did the show feel fresh after four years away? (Or, if you gave up before the end, longer?) Or did you roll your eyes at the same kinds of characters and plot devices as before?


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How Kamala Harris denied voters a chance to vote on reform.
One reason Democratic reformers are reluctant to stick out their necks is what happens to those who do. Witness how San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed was tag-teamed by public unions and Attorney General Kamala Harris when he tried to give California voters a chance to vote on pension reform.
Last October Mr. Reed introduced a ballot initiative which, as he explained in these pages, would amend the state constitution to allow prospective changes to worker retirement benefits. California's constitution like those in most states doesn't...


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If you are looking to cut some corners—and cost—without cutting the quality, the Canon Pixma MG2220 is as bare bones as it gets; but that does not mean it can't get the job done. It has a shorter warranty and is without the large LCD screen that attracts more actionable buyers to higher-priced models but Canon has made a machine that offers basic printing for people who have every day—simple—copy, printing, scanning, and faxing needs.
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Afternoon of Opulence
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An Afternoon of Opulence with Bebe Deluxe!
Interview by Ari Laren | Photos by Josh Wessolowski
A large relief painting hangs in the living room of the Queen Bebe herself A matador with cape in his full display of power and grace is the perfect representation of the delicate line Bebe Deluxe walks in achieving her persona each time they dons their precious wigs and essential glitter. Strength and beauty are one in reference to Jacksonville's most intriguing up-and-coming Drag Queen.
You haven't experienced opulence until you've spent an afternoon with up-and-coming artist Bebe Deluxe in their dapper dwelling. Rife with vintage goodies hand-picked from their family antique store or flea finds discovered with hubby, Aiden. Pup Newman and Kitty Wolfie round out the cute and cuddly crew at their humble Avondale abode.
When the person you're interviewing answers the door in a black silk robe it's a good sign that things are about to get opulent. Alex Palmer aka Bebe Deluxe delivered in excess, exuding elegance and magnificent grandeur. During the interview Bebe eagerly dispensed their views on "[designing] looks of luxury, cheap make-up tips and tricks and [how to] try very hard not to talk shit. Read on to learn a little bit about the history of drag from the perspective of a Queen doing things her own way. Bebe also gives us an introspective view on the future of Drag culture and gender roles.
I am so excited to share this beautiful being with you through this inspiration filled interview! Once you've read Bebe Deluxe's pearls of wisdom you will be dying to see a live show! Luckily you can catch the opulence of Bebe Deluxe and friends at a monthly drag night called GlitterBomb! hosted in the back room of Raindogs! The inaugural night begins on December 4th. With friends GeeXella , April Rition , Junie B. Jones , Dwight Robinson , Bebe Dee & Gerry Lee, and special guest DJ Alex E. of TOMBOi!
Interview with the Queen!
Important note: throughout the article you may notice that the pronouns used for BBD change from they/them to she/her. As a part of my interview process I ask people how they identify so that I can be respectful of the way they feel and want to be perceived. I encourage everyone to implement a practice of checking in with folks about how they wish to be perceived even if you think you already know. Bebe Deluxe /Alex Palmer Prefer they/them and she/her pronouns and Identify less with he/him but will accept he/him as identifiers even though the former terms are more accurate descriptors of how they feel and want to be portrayed. If you don't get it, google it (Gender pro-nouns). More education = More love!
The interview opens with a little candid tet-a-tet as Bebe Deluxe sets up her make-up station in the front window of her home. Glorious bear chest and hair pulled back ready to do work to create the persona that is Bebe Dee!
BBD: I have never put my make-up on with the blinds wide open.
AL: What would you neighbors think?
BBD: I'm lettin' Miss Avondale have it, Darlin'!
AL: How did you learn the steps you use when transforming from Alex to Bebe. Who were your influences? You don't become a fashion icon overnight or without influence. Name style icons to whom you attribute your distinct mode of dress.
BBD: A majority of my education specifically on this brow cover came from YouTube. I would see a thing that I liked on a drag queen and would Google-search ways to do it online, and that's kind of how I operated before I had a "Drag Mother".
I always say that you have to look like shit ten to fifteen times before you look good in drag. I met Trinity Baker maybe the 3rd time I got in to drag. She gave me little tips here-and-there about matching my foundation and how to apply my eyelashes. She would give me little things. Then finally [two years] in to doing Drag she officially did my makeup for me. She taught me all about certain techniques. Where to apply your foundation and how to do it.
AL: You were talking about Trinity. Do you consider her your Drag Mama?
BBD: Absolutely! Absolutey! Trinity is a biological female. I met her through a friend of mine who knew her. She was running this gig called Art Friend's Electric where a bunch of artists got together in San Marco, would sell art and it would be a function. [One time] she told me I should come and dress up. It was at Art Walk and I showed up. Oh! I was wearing some bookie drag! Oh, I looked so stupid! I looked a damn fool, but she really saw something interesting in it. She would just invite me to go out with her and chill with her.
AL: Bebe Dee is self-made but hails from the House of Deluxe. Describe the process of finding a home that helped nurture the growth of your inner Queen? Was it filled with all of the glitter and glory you dreamed it would be?
BBD: [Trinity] has been really good about teaching me not only technique about how to actually make my face look good. She's taught me a lot about attitude. I think when a lot of Drag Queens start out they [feel they] must overcompensate. You have to let people know that you're badass and you get lots of stares. You're still getting used to people acting funny when they see you in Drag. You can get really defensive. She taught me to chill out and enjoy the moment and be the glamorous creature and not have to fight over it.
She also taught me I don't have to follow a 'Drag Queen kit'. Because lot's of Drag Queens you see they all have the same look. It's a sickening look but they all got the same eyebrows, the same cheeks, and the same porn-star lips. You start to loose a bit of yourself when you follow that mold too extensively. She taught me to do what worked for my face and she's been a great guiding light for me.
AL: Tell me about your your extended Drag Family. I want to know more about how you developed the persona of Bebe Deluxe.
BBD: As for my extended family I have sisters that I roll with. There is my good friend Nick who is Miss Didi Boniva. She did Drag way-way-way-way-way-way long ago in the 90's because she's old, is the joke! She did club-kid Drag as Didi Seven. We were kiki-ing one day and I said Didi Seven? More like Didi Boniva! (Yes, like the bone supplement.) She loved it and now she plays this old lady character. She has encouraged me to appreciate Drag as a cultural heritage because Drag was a direct root to camp which is Queer Society making fun of upper echelon, high-end society and lampooning them.
AL: You live in a very stylish home with a super dapper husband and two ultra sweet fur babies. How does your personal life influence your style?
BBD: I consider Hayden, [my husband] a piece of my Drag Family. Not so much because of him getting in Drag because that's not really what he does. He is very smart about these sorts of things and he helps me to be this persona. We bounce jokes off of each other, we kiki. I like to call him my manager.
AL: Let's travel back in time to learn about your roots. A Jacksonville native, you attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in High School and grew up with a father who did stand-up as a road comic. How did this shape your progression as a performer? Were there any other influences you feel helped you develop your style?
BBD: My dad was a stand-up comedian for [about] twenty years. He was a theater major at Auburn University. He dicked around forever and realized he enjoyed telling jokes on stage. I always enjoyed telling jokes like my dad but stand-up comedy was always something (releases deep sigh). How do I say this without offending anyone? I always thought that stand-up was kind of gross and male dominated.
Getting to do comedy and jokes, crowd work with the audience is something that comes natural to me. I grew up in comedy clubs watching my dad. When you're a comedian you have a set you do that's 30-45 minutes. When it's not working or the audience isn't responding, you cut it and you do crowd work. A lot of comedians are going to say that's not real stand-up. I think for road comics, which is what [my dad] was, crowd-work is how you get asked to come back. You make a good impression on the crowd [and] get them to like you.
AL: Most drag queens lipsync or cover popular music. Your act incorporates live vocals and even original songs that you wrote along with partner Gerry Lee. How did the two of you meet and How would you define your style of performance?
BBD: Sooooo! BebeDee and Gerry Lee is a project with myself and an astounding pianist from Tallahassee Florida named Gerry Nielson. We met at a day program for Adults with developmental disabilities. He taught music and I taught Theater darling! It was a stressful job. After work we would get in to a music room together. We'd stay for an extra half hour and jam out with music. Then I moved back to Jacksonville and these people I know were having a drag show and they offered a position to me to host and do musical performances. I asked Gerry if he could do some piano music for me. The rest just fell in to place. [Gerry and I worked a few drag shows where] the theme was soundtracks so we did a bunch of songs from movies. We had all these themes that we had to do together.We basically just try to go for an old Hollywood golden-age musical sound but with contemporary music thrown in.
AL: It can be a beautiful challenge to collaborate with other. You and Gerry seem to have a good thing going. How do you sustain your friendship while conquering musical feats.
BBD: Gerry Lee is such an amazing special piece of the puzzle because I was always of the school of sell it and he is of the school of do it right! Our rehearsals are more tense then you might imagine because what's good for me isn't always what's good to Gerry. I'm sure that TOMBOi (Jacksonville-based Queer indie-electronica female trio) doesn't always get along.
AL: TOMBOi are very much like sisters in that way. It's very intense and personal.
BBD: That's the thing about making music you don't think about. You basically have a connection with someone that isn't romantic and it isn't sexual It's very intense, Its very symbiotic. It is very personal. Music is one of those things that can make you cry, laugh , it can heal you. So, sharing that with someone I'm learning is a challenge and it's different than just hanging out with your friend.
AL: At recent drag events i've noticed more families with young kids supporting the performers. I think one of the most heart-warming things to me is watching a child mesmerized by the glamor of a Queen! Do you think drag is becoming more family friendly? What do you hope is in store for the future of public opinion about drag culture?
BBD: My favorite part of it isn't that I get to sing these songs, but the sense of community is great! I try to sing songs that I feel like the audience would have resonated with at [some] point. I try to do things that are personal like 'Unpretty' by TLC which everyone really felt. Basically just taking an era where we were most emotional. My era where I was most emotional was between 1998 and 2004 because it was the beginning of my plus sized queerdom. Lot's of Brittney, Destiny's Child, Kelis. Things that I grew up with at the time. We are doing some old school stuff too, like 'True Colors'.
[The show] is basically a homage to people that helped us discover parts of who we are and people who laid the ground work for what we can be.We talk about history. My favorite part of the show is getting to tell little stories in-between each song. I am just surprised and tickled each time people sit and listen to what I have to say.
BBD: This has been Bebe Deluxe giving you looks and luxury, cheap make-up and tips and tricks and trying very hard not to talk shit. I hope you enjoyed it!


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