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Ive created similar threads to this before, but it was about thinking up a new form of totalitarianism. This ones simpler: create some sort of ideology that is exportable to different nations and leads them to revolt and install new, semi-utopian-driven govts. Im trying to think of ways for failed utopias, but you dont have to make the idea nasty from the get-go. Think of communism or Ian Montgomeries Unionism for similar ideologies. Both lead messed up nations peoples to revolt and create a wacky, weird system designed for a messianic, utopian goal in mind.
How about Juan Peron's "Justicialism" -- if you read his manifesto, it's a nearly-seamless combination of right and left. It's not quite communism, because it allows free enterprise (with some limits). It's not quite fascism, because it gives equal rights to everyone, is not racist or really xenophobic, and purports to oppress no one (except those who oppose the ideology itself).
Another ideology I think we haven't seen (yet) might be "Scientism" -- rule by scientists and academics. It would probably be fairly militantly atheistic or agnostic, and would control the flow of information, but unlike communism, might still allow free enterprise. Microsoft and the like would be a good thing under such a regime. Maybe this is what would happen if the fellas from "Technocracy, Inc." got ahold of the government.
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Founded in the late 1970's by Dr. Iza Kai'Par, and Dr. John Giess. These two biochemists, sought to map out the human genome. Along the way they isolated the gene which leads to alcoholism. This was a major breakthrough in gentic research. But the two doctors knew that if they could isolate a gene, they could remove it as well. In effect once the genome was fully mapped out, a human could be customized to perfection.
The theory eventually turned into Eugenicism. The belief is that by engineering humans to be prefect, and raising them in an enviroment where their superior genes can be utilized utopia can be made. A precentage of each new generation could be gentically predisposed to a certain task, (IE teachers, scientists, police, doctors, busniessmen) thus ensuring the utopia soceity could be mapped out, carefully and logically.
I havn't read that one. But I will now.
More on Peron's Justicialism...
Some background on Justicialism for the uninitiated...
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Juan Domingo Perón (1895-1974):
Juan Domingo Perón is among the most contentious figures in the modern political history of South America. On the one hand, many commentators are prepared to argue that he was a fascist, but others see in Perónism, which long retained the support of the Argentine working class, real elements of a social justice movement combined with severely compromised leadership.
Perón, an army officer, siezed power in 1944 with a group of other officers. During the Argentine presidential election of 1946, Perón claimed to be a democrat who would accept any outcome. And it seems that, with the support of his hugely popular wife Eva Duarte de Perón (Evita)[1919-1952], he won that election quite fairly. His government was a sort of populist dictatorship, characterized by genuine efforts to raise the living standards of the urban poor, but also quite dramatic levels of petty corruption. He was initially support by the army, nationalists, and the Catholic heirarchy as well as the trade union support secured by Evita.
After Evita's death in 1952, and the severe economic problems which followed the failure of his nationalist economic measures, he was overthrown by a coup in 1955, and sent into exile. After 18 years of military rule, he was allowed to return in 1971, and won the presidential election of 1973. He was succeeded in office in 1974 by his third wife Isabel Martínez de Perón (Eva had been number two), who was herself displaced by a military coup in 1976. That period of military rule ended in 1982, and by 1989 yet another Perónist government came to power - headed by Carlos Saúl Menem. As of 1998 Argentina is still governed by the Perónist Party, although it must be noted that Menem's policies are very different than Perón's.
What is Perónism?
Speech of 20 August, 1948
In Congress a few days ago, some of our legislators have asked what Perónismis. Perónism is humanism in action; Perónism is a new political doctrine, which rejects all the ills of the politics of previous times; in the social sphere it is a theory which establishes a little equality among men, which grants them similar opportunities and assures them of a future so that in this land there may be no one who lacks what he needs for a living, even though it may be necessary that those who are wildly squandering what they possess may be deprived of the right to do so, for the benefit of those who have nothing at all; in the economic sphere its aim is that every Argentine should pull his weight for the Argentines and that economic policy which maintained that this was a permanent and perfect school of capitalist exploitation should be replaced by a doctrine of social economy under which the distribution of our wealth, which we force the earth to yield up to us and which furthermore we are elab orating, may be shared out fairly among all those who have contributed by their efforts to amass it.
That is Perónism. And Perónism is not learned, nor just talked about: one feels it or else disagrees. Perónism is a question of the heart rather than of the head. Fortunately I am not one of those Presidents who live a life apart, but on the contrary I live among my people, just as I have always lived; so that I share all the ups and downs, all their successes an all their disappointments with my working class people. I feel an intimate satisfaction when I see a workman who is well dressed or taking his family to the theatre. I feel just as satisfied as I would feel if I were that workman myself. That is Perónism.
One Single Class of Men
I have never been of the opinion that in this world there should be groups of men against other groups, nations against nations and much less can I admit that men should be enemies because they profess a different religion. How could it be admitted, how could it be explained that anti-Semitism should exist in Argentina? In Argentina there should not be more than one single class of men: men who work together for the welfare of the nation, without any discrimination whatever. They are good Argentines, no matter what their origin, their race or their religion may be, if they work every day for the greatness of the Nation, and they are bad Argentines, no matter what they say or how much they shout, if they are not laying a new stone every day towards the construction of the building of the happiness and grandeur of our Nation.
That is the only discrimination which Argentina should make among its inhabitants: those who are doing constructive work and those who are not; those who are benefactors to the country and those who are not. For this reason in this freest land of the free, as long as I am President of the Republic, no one will be persecuted by anyone else.
The Twenty Truths of the Perónist Justicialism
From a speech of 17th October 1950 made at the Plaza de Mayo.
1., True democracy is the system where the Government carries out the will of the people defending a single objective: the interests of the people.
2. Perónism is an eminently popular movement. Every political clique is opposed to the popular interests and, therefore, it cannot be a Perónist organization.
3. A Perónist must be at the service of the cause. He who invoking the name of this cause is really at the service of a political clique or a "caudillo" (local political leader) is only a Perónist by name.
4. There is only one class of men for the Perónist cause: the workers.
5. In the New Argentina, work is a right which dignifies man and a duty, because it is only fair that each one should produce at least what he consumes.
6. There can be nothing better for a Perónist than another Perónist.
7. No Perónist should presume to be more than he really is, nor should he adopt a position inferior to what his social status should be. When a Perónist starts to think that he is more important than he really is, he is about to become one of the oligarchy.
8. With reference to political action the scale of values for all Perónists is as follows: First, the Homeland; afterwards the cause, and then, the men themselves.
9. Politics do not constitute for us a definite objective but only a means of achieving the Homeland's welfare represented by the happiness of the people and the greatness of the nation.
10. The two main branches of Perónism are the Social Justice and the Social Welfare. With these we envelop the people in an embrace of justice and love.
11. Perónism desires the establishment of national unity and the abolition of civil strife. It welcomes heroes but does not want martyrs.
12. In the New Argentina the only privileged ones are the children.
13. A Government without a doctrine is a body without a soul. That is why Perónism has established its own political, economic and social doctrines: Justicialism.
14. Justicialism is a new philosophical school of life. It is simple, practical, popular and endowed with deeply Christian and humanitarian sentiments.
15. As a political doctrine, Justicialism establishes a fair balance between the rights of the individual and those of the community.
16. As an economic doctrine, Justicialism achieves a true form of social economy by placing capital at the service of the national economy and this at the service of social welfare.
17. As a social doctrine, Justicialism presides over an adequate distribution of Social Justice giving to each person the social rights he is entitled to.
18. We want a socially just, an economically free and a politically independent
19. We are an organized State and a free people ruled by a centralized government.
20. The best of this land of ours is its people.
Juan Perón
Liberal Dictatorship.
There is a small government that does very little - defence, law and order, basic provision for the extremely needy.
To keep things in this state there are no elections. There is a lottery elected assembly that looks into corruption and abuse of power by a sef-selecting executive - but it can initiate nothing.
There would also be complete judicial independence.
There are no laws on behaviour, free speech, social engineering. trading standards lwas are limited to making sure products do not actually kill people.
And that's it.
Nayaa Rasta (The New Way)
From a timeline I am working on.
A new religion and political philosophy founded in 1894 by Prajesh Badri d'Agartala, a Franco-Indian administrator from the city of Agartala in French India and working in one of the major agricultural universities near Pondicherry. This linked the new science of ecology with evolution and Hinduism, particularly the Karmic cycle, to create what he called Nayaa Rasta (the New Way) and which non-Hindi speakers generally refer to as Physio-Indouism (contracted to Phyndouism) or Badri-ism [in the same way as ignorant non-Muslims sometimes refer to Islam as Mohammedism].
Nayaa Rasta is based on the linkage of everything together into an overall living world, through which souls and spirits move by the dictates of Karma. Only right living can raise up the world and improve it, and people's lot, in the longer term by improving everything as people live their lives in many different forms and rise up the Karmic ladder [this is a religious form of Orthogenesis]. What is perceived as evolution is the result of this long-term improvement. As such people should live morally, in tune with society and the living world around them, nurturing them both to improve everything over many Karmic cycles.
The best has to be the one from the French Revolution. Those people were literally out of their minds. Redoing weeks, days, months, years, and religion? wow.
maybe i'll be back for a while(?).
Utilitarian Economic Rationalism (UER)
From the same timeline as Nayaa Rasta.
A new political/economic philosophy based on the writings of Jeremy Bentham regarding Utilitarianism and expanding on them, particularly the Felicific Calculus, it was invented by Swedish philosopher Alberik Magnus Yngveson in 1788.
Its basic idea is that governments work best when their people are as happy as possible. Thus safety first should be their watchword. They should keep and develop what they have, and not expand until they can, with certainty. They should let go of poor investments, but ruthlessly grab certain opportunities when they arise. Emotion and sentiment should not be allowed to stop this from happening. The state should be strong, not just to take and hold things, but also to let them go when it is necessary. Spies and secret police are an intrinsic part of Yngveson's system - or rumours of the same, which have the same sort of effect on people's behaviour. Propaganda to shape the opinions of the population towards 'ideal' ends is also considered very important, leading inevitably to a need for the country to be isolated from the 'bad' ideas of the rest of the world. However, the provision of health care, including genetic health care (and eugenics), is also considered an essential.
Although most people have dismissed the ideas of UER as unworkable, even treasonable, a number of UER regimes have come to power over time, including one in Russia, though none of them have lasted long, as [like Communism in the real world] although is has had some successes, it requires people who aren't human, and who can just let go of things without emotion.
Other philosophies have also grown out of Yngveson's ideas:
An idealistic offshoot of UER, a 'universal' version rather than a utilitarian one. To this Rationalist school of thought, 'our people' is all of humanity, so all the world should be united under the Rationalist banner, so that everyone can be helped.
A wider view yet - the Universalists - considers all life to be of 'our kind', and thus the world as a whole should be helped and protected. Although initially rejected by most thinkers, in later decades this forms the basis for many of the eco-friendly policies found in this world.
A third variant takes a narrower view, that 'our people' is only ones immediate family, and proposes a return to the 'natural' tribal society of cave-man times. This movement never really becomes popular.
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I am creating a new revolutionary government that functions strangely in my opinion. There are two branches: a Military Republic and a Collective of Unions. Anyone that serves in the military for at least four years is allowed vote for a former military leader. He serves a term of two years, with the previous military ruler's cabinet, and then is able to pick and organize a cabinet of his own, and serves a second term for three years. Then a new leader is voted upon. They are in charge of the defense of the nation, new conquests, civil protection, propaganda and keeping the nation strong and unified. Only former soldiers can hold weapons if they choose to go into other departments.
They work very closely with the Unions. Incorporating one field of work, each Union is totalitarian, telling people what to work on (though it is always within their occupation), when to work, and so forth. They divide payment equally between all workers in their Union. They trade the services or products of the members of their Union with other Unions. Therefor, the Agricultural Union must trade their foodstuffs with the house-building know-how of the Union of Architecture and the hard work of the Union of Construction.
The Military puts a lot of attention into investigating workers, and those that are blacklisted become indentured servants and are assigned to tasks no Union takes up (filling in gaps such as sewage cleaning, waste management, street pavers, lamplighters and ect.) Each Union is taxed from their yearly income to supply the Military.
The product is a very work-minded people with a ruthless Military that must keep active to insure its stability, which means constant expansion.
Some form of non-racist Nazism/Fascism would be interesting. Social Darwinism and the idea of competing nations, but acknowledging hybrid vigour. Essentially, a successful, superior People will see their country grow- they will reproduce faster, invent better, live longer and healthier and be victorious in war. Thus they will conquer. And historically speaking, the way to hold territory is not to exterminate, but to assimilate. Thus an ideology dedicated to breeding up the stock of the People (immigration will be allowed, for those who swear loyalty and can contribute), to grasping all that will improve the standard of living and the military might of the People and so on.
Such an ideology would lead to care for the people (as did Nazism...) and to kindness to a conquered foe (unlike Nazism...) but it would also lead to euthanasia for those who drag down the standard of the People.
Note that I'm *modifying* their policies and ideology heavily. And this is to create dystopias. Of course they'll mess up- the war economy of the Third Reich (which wasn't capable of being called a war economy until 1944...) was farcial. But the Nazis were heavily into improving the standards of living- hence strength through joy, compulsary PE during lunch breaks, Volkswagon and so on.
The Nazis did not raise the standard of lving
Real hourly wages - 1913/14 =100
1929 -115
1933- 119
1938 - 112
the picture is better looked at weekly (due to longer working hours)
1929- 118
1933 -104
1938- 119
but you can see the Nazis have only restored the position, and that through longer hours ( which may have been unsustainable due to the nature of Nazi expansion)
Contrary to myths created by the post war Strategic Bombing Survey the Nazi economy was highly mobilized for war very early on - simply not efficiently for several reasons.
I am not sure that PE during lunch breaks is raising my standard of living, I read the book that told me the above...
You could take Libertarian ideology (classical liberalism) and turn it into a revolutionary ideology.
Say there're several mercantilistic power blocs that are always at war with each other. Civil liberties and the like have long ago been sacrificed in the name of national security.
Libertarianism believes in total free trade, solving disputes by peaceful means ("War of the Health of the State"), etc. Libertarians could form an underground, trying to undermine the warring states and eventually overthrowing the governments and bringing about peace.
Not to pick an argument Wozza, but you're still not getting the point. I'm talking about *ideology*. The Nazis believe their good little Aryan workers, happily supporting the war for the benefit of the Master Race, deserve the best. Hence the holidays to the sea, picked by lottery, the broadcasts of the Fuhrers speeches on subsidised radio, etc.
You're (quite rightly) pointing out that they didn't succeed. That the worker got poorer as the "economic miracle" post-1933 failed to continue. Well, you're correct. I'm not arguing it. I'm just suggesting that a combination of Fascist national pride and expansionism, as well as the belief that nations naturally fight like territorial animals, would make a "nice" ideology for a dystopia to operate under.
But this ideology would need to have some sort of economic system (although the Nazis merrily ignored such things) There are plenty of existing national pride/look after the people democratic governments. If they belieed in the inevitability of conflic they would need some sort of economic plan (or actions) that prepared for this.
These plans may conflict with a desire to raise the standard of living.
Nazism was so dominated by race it makes a poor comparison with what you are proposing - whilst Fascism was so ineffectual it is hard to hold it up as a model for anything.
This kind of big-government conserative nationalism has come up before. Maybe somewhere like Singapore would be a good prototype?
Or, given the militaristic nature, Japan. Although Japan's racism and need to raw materials does veer it heavily away from what I'm suggesting. As for an economic basis, I doubt it would be very different from the lightly-controlled-capitalism of the modern West. Just without the multinationals.
I can see a HUGE military industrial complex, which subsidises this ideology. And a newsreel of territory conquered this week...
However again living standards were pushed down.
Looking at the military industrial complex big business in Nazi Germany was not keen on excessive rearmament or autarky (contrary to Marxist myth about the Nazi-capitalist relationship) The drive for this sort of set-up tends to be political and not economic -maybe that need not be so however.
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if your conservatory is unheated you could try the plastic bottle thing,but with the weather as it is it might be a little early.
It is a bit early for tomatoes in a cold greenhouse-providing the conservatory is frost-free they should be ok as regards surviving -it is more a case of see what happens?
These plants would have been germinating around 16c so keep them inside till it warms up when it does start hardening them off I grow Gardeners Delight in my green house they do well outside they can be dodgy especially up here in the north.
Couldn't you bring them indoors for the night?
They're going to need light as much as warmth, RD, as much light as they can get. Preferably sunlight. The longer you can keep the temps in the low to mid teens the better. But light is the absolute key.
That's probably as good as you can do under the circumstances. Just try to keep them as warm as possible.
Good morning Italophile
I've not dared start any of mine off yet this year - thought I'd be brave and do it this coming weekend - the thing is once they've outgrown the windowsills I've only got a mini greenhouse and a plastic growhouse to move them on to.
I'm afraid this is going to be a short season - I'm wondering whether I should save my heritage seeds for another year and go for some modern types in order to be more likely to get a crop? What do you think?
Well, I planted my tomatoes on January the 1st as was tradition with my grandpa and mine are sitting on my kitchen windowsill at a very proud 7 inches They are very happy and even the cat leaves them alone now lol
Morning Dove! Happy - belated - New Year. It's still bizarrely chilly and grey and damp here for the time of year. We should already be comfortably into the teens C with plenty of sun.
I started my seeds about six weeks ago, as per usual, and everything germinated, as per usual. On dry days I put them out on the terrace in a crate wrapped in bubble wrap, but, at 7C and overcast, they're only puttering along. They're probably about a fortnight behind where they would usually be.
Heirlooms or hybrids, the only difference is the flavour. Growing circumstances are identical. If you're bothered about length of season, the only factor you need to take into account is their days to maturity. Both Anna Russian and Camp Joy (the cherry, I think I sent some, didn't I?) would be fine. They won't take any longer than your average hybrid.
The larger beefsteaks, which need longer, might be more problematic in a short season. I'd try some anyway. You don't know what summer will bring and what have you got to lose? I can always send more.
My tomatoes have germinated over the past couple of days. Do I take the cover off them now?
You're a star Italophile, and a Happy New Year to you too! I had thought that maybe the Anna Russian would cope with a shorter season (DDIL isn't at all fazed by snow in March) - it is the days to maturity I'm a bit concerned about.
It is still absolutely perishing cold here so my toms will be confined to the kitchen and dining room windowsills for quite a while unless we get a sudden heatwave
You sent me Jaune Flamme which I think are the smaller ones? You also sent Golden Queen, Soldacki and Marianna's Peace - as you said ' the decision making is hard'.
I shall start them off this weekend and hope for the best
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Once germinated, they need light. Preferably sunlight, but as much bright light as they can get for at least 12-14 hours a day. You can take the cover off providing there's still reasonable warmth.
@ Dove
Ah, Jaune Flammée. Forgot I'd sent those. They're the gold French golf ball-sized ones. They'll likely be the quickest of the lot. Golden Queen is medium-size, obviously Soldaki and MP are beefsteaks. Start them all, see what happens. They're only seeds!
Here's Jaune Flamée. Lovely citrusy tang to them. They look like cherries in this photo, in reality they're a bit bigger, golf ball-sized:
Oh my gosh! They look so delicious - what I wouldn't give for some warm ripe tomatoes, basil and EVOO with a sprinkling of sea salt* right at this very minute - at the very least the vitamin C would help get rid of this virus
*maybe some good mozzarella too
Here are my wee 'uns currently. Outside, under bubble wrap in a rare moment of sunshine:
And you can see how pale they are from the lack of sunlight:
You're in Lincolnshire. a long way from t'north where I am. But I agree with other posters, good light is essential. A few years ago I experimented with grow lights and a heated bench to grow Gardeners Delight through the Winter. I got about 3 tiny tomatoes! My GD's were sown in January on a heated bench this year and are about 4 inches high. Even with the snow recently, we've had the odd bright day, and they've done ok. But they definitely need both heat and light. In a normal year (ahem, if we ever get one again) I would expect ripe toms from GD by late June in the greenhouse, after planting them out in a cold greenhouse early to mid May (in Cumbria). Up till that point they were in a frost-free propagating house (soil warming cable plus thermostatic fan heater). if you're using windowsill/conservatory, I'd suggest turning the plants every day to stop them bending towards the light, but try to avoid them getting cold, they don't like it.
I plant seeds my toms on cristmas day and do not think you need the lenth of sunlight you say all I do if they become lrggy is repot them on but pot them on deeper this as the added affect of giving a better root ball wene it is time to put them in the greenhouse I have done this for 3 years now and my father as done the same for I dont know how long, my tom plants are now in 9cm pots and are about 7 inch tall


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Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 12 points (0.1%) at 14,943 as of Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, 12:50 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,432 issues advancing vs. 1,453 declining with 120 unchanged. The Services sector currently sits up 0.6% versus the S&P 500, which is up 0.2%. Top gainers within the sector include Louisiana-Pacific ( LPX), up 11.1%, Sears Holdings Corporation ( SHLD), up 4.4%, Pandora Media ( P), up 3.2%, GameStop ( GME), up 3.1% and Burger King Worldwide ( BKW), up 2.8%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include H&R Block ( HRB), down 1.8%, Expedia ( EXPE), down 1.8%, Liberty Global ( LBTYK), down 1.2%, Home Depot ( HD), down 1.0% and Luxottica Group ( LUX), down 0.8%. TheStreet would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector higher today: 5. Macy's ( M) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector higher today. As of noon trading, Macy's is up $0.76 (1.7%) to $45.56 on average volume. Thus far, 2.6 million shares of Macy's exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $44.80-$45.75 after having opened the day at $44.83 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $44.80. Macy's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates stores and Internet Websites in the United States. Macy's has a market cap of $17.0 billion and is part of the retail industry. Shares are up 14.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Macy's a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Macy's as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels, increase in net income and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full Macy's Ratings Report now. 3x UPSIDE POTENTIAL: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. All three major indices are trading up today with the
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MICHAEL DEVINE likes his grapefruit with sugar. ''The perfect balance of sweet and sour,'' he says, in the course of two very different conversations. In Duncan Graham's Dreams in White, we come to see Devine's private life encompasses similarly divergent tastes.
To most people who know him, Devine (Andrew McFarlane) is a successful Sydney real-estate salesman: well off, respected, happily married. But to suburban battlers Paula and Gary (Steve Rodgers and Mandy McElhinney), he's Ray Wimple, a well-dressed, up-for-it guy contacted via the personals columns of a swingers magazine.
Graham cleaves close to the template of a real and recent story, that of Melbourne businessman Herman Rockefeller, whose life came to a sordid end. Prior knowledge of its details is not important, though with them, this drama of sex and class tourism takes on the air of a modern morality tale.
Events are related via a shuffled deck of tension-filled scenes with three actors sliding between roles. Identity seems a multi-faceted thing.
Lucy Bell plays Devine's wife Anne, who we meet as she pleads for information regarding her husband's whereabouts. She also plays Julia, an unhappily married doctor to whom Devine is selling an apartment.
Rodgers doubles as Julia's partner David, unemployed and struggling to maintain self worth. As well as the recovering alcoholic Paula, McElhinney plays a psychiatrist helping Anne deal with her husband's secret life and death.
Tanya Goldberg's production is expertly framed and coolly managed. Her cast changes gear in a heartbeat, to a chilling score and adroit lighting.
Bell portrays the confusion and resentment in Anne with clarity, likewise Sara West as Devine's teenage daughter Amy. McElhinney brings two very different women to sympathetic life and Rodgers excels in demonstrations of raw hurt and explosive temper.
McFarlane is superb, running the gamut from tender to vile as the pieces of a disturbing, entertaining puzzle slide into place.
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The Most Discriminatory Law in the Land
It was based on a racist stereotype of unfit black mothers. Today, family cap laws do nothing but punish the poor for being poor.
Last April, Melissa Ortiz, a low-income mother of four, gave testimony to a committee of the California Assembly detailing her life on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, or CalWORKs, the state's welfare program.
"When we first had the twins, the only person in my family getting aid was my oldest son," she said. "We didn't have money to buy them car seats to get home [from the hospital]. …We didn't have money to pay for diapers, wipes, shampoos, and toiletries. … I am here to tell you that I am trying my best to be a great mom. I do not need to be punished for deciding to have children."
Ortiz was referring to the Maximum Family Grant rule, a provision of CalWORKs that denies assistance to new children in families that received benefits 10 months before the child's birth. Other states have similar rules, and broadly, they're called "family caps." Ortiz and other advocates are lobbying California state lawmakers to repeal these caps, which they argue are harmful and counterproductive. And they are: With four children, Ortiz received just $516 a month in aid from CalWORKs. "I had to go to charities, wait in line, and hope that the charities had diapers that day," she writes, explaining the impact of family caps on her life. "I am constantly trying to pay just enough to not have [the utilities] shut off."
For women like Ortiz, new children become a burden to carry—a threat to their livelihoods. But that was always the point. Family caps were designed to make life more difficult for low-income mothers, to thrust them deeper into poverty, and thereby discourage births. Thousands of families occupy the lowest rungs of American society because the state has punished them for having a child it didn't want them to have. What's more, in the 16 states where caps exist—including California, Mississippi, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona—the most affected women look like Ortiz, women of color who have been penalized based on a racist stereotype about their worthiness as individuals and fitness as mothers. Indeed, of all of our country's discriminatory policies, family caps are one of the few that actualizes this prejudice into policy, and in the process, it echoes some the ugliest chapters of our past.
Twenty years ago, House Republicans issued their Contract with America, a concise description of their agenda for the next two years, should they win the majority. Republicans promised procedural reforms—open committee meetings and an audit for fraud—and substantive policies, from crime control to new tax cuts. The third item on their policy list was the Personal Responsibility Act, which would "discourage illegitimacy and teen pregnancy by prohibiting welfare to minor mothers and denying increased [benefits] for additional children while on welfare … to promote individual personal responsibility."
The language is dry, but the object is clear. If elected to the House majority, Republicans would pass "family caps" and keep your tax dollars out of the hands of irresponsible welfare mothers who had babies for cash. In less inflammatory terms, the family cap was intended to create disincentives for mothers on welfare to have additional children, easing the public burden and providing the poor a path to upward mobility.
Of course, the policy was based on a myth, the idea of the sexually irresponsible "welfare queen." In 1990, just 10 percent of households that received Aid to Families with Dependent Children—the precursor to today's federal welfare program—had three or more children (most had two or fewer). Those figures were down from the 1960s, when 32.5 percent of such families had four or more children. In 2013, the Bureau for Labor Statistics noted that "average family size was the same, whether or not a family received assistance." Public perception notwithstanding, there's no difference in family size between those that collect welfare and that those that don't.
Moreover, the notion of family caps presupposes that welfare recipients are somehow gaming their reproductive choices in order to gain the maximum return. It's an absurd idea, as few people—of any income level—have the necessary time or sophistication to make that kind of calculation, which hinges on a web of federal and state regulations. And it's even harder to believe that anyone who did would go through the challenge of pregnancy and childbirth for $40 or $50 more a month.
Not that this dissuaded conservative lawmakers. State caps began to appear in the early 1990s, with New Jersey and Arkansas adopting caps in 1992 and 1994, respectively. In 1995, true to their promise, House Republicans passed a welfare reform bill with mandatory family caps. In the Senate, however, Democrats joined with moderate Republicans to defeat the caps over the objection of Majority Leader Bob Dole, who warned, "If we don't deal with out-of-wedlock births, then we're really not dealing with welfare reform." He continued: "The crisis in our country must be faced. Thirty percent of America's children today are born out of wedlock. … Families must face more directly whether they are ready to care for the children they bring into this world."
In the conference report, House and Senate representatives compromised with mandatory family caps and an opt-out provision, but President Clinton issued a veto, leading to a final bill—signed in August 1996—that omitted a cap requirement, but allowed states to use existing policies, adopt new ones free from federal regulation, or avoid family caps altogether. Of the 16 states that have a family cap policy today, most passed in the aftermath of welfare reform and the introduction of Temporary Aid for Needy Families, the current federal welfare program.
There's little evidence that family caps work as advertised. What is unquestionably true is that they make poor families poorer. A 2006 report from the Urban Institute found that family caps increase the "deep poverty" rate of single mothers by 12.5 percent, and increase the deep poverty rate of children by 13.1 percent. It's easy to see how this works. In Maryland, a state without family caps, the average benefit for a single-parent family of three is $574. If, while receiving that benefit, the parent had another child, it would rise to $695, a 17 percent increase. By contrast, in Virginia—where the benefit for a family of three is $389—it would stay the same (as opposed to growing to $451). And when you consider the generally low benefit levels of family cap states—in Georgia, the average monthly benefit for a three-person household is $280, in Mississippi it's $170—what you have is a recipe for greater poverty.


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Archive for February, 2012
Sofra – A Slice of the Middle East in Eastern MassSunday, February 26th, 2012
Location: Cambridge, MA
The Foodie: Recommends
In a court of food, a raw-yer (get it?) could argue that Ana Sortun is the chef to most successfully bring Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine to Eastern Massachusetts and the North Atlantic.
So a few years ago when I discovered she had opened a bakery and café in a remote corner of Cambridge to build off the success of Oleana I was particularly jazzed.
I've been over here several times and never left disappointed – they manage to squeeze fistfuls of culinary delights into a small space. Think amazing falafel and shawarma, a slew of baked goods, spices for purchase, and even fresh eggs (presumably from the farm that Sortun and family runs).
A recent trip here brought joy upon joy in the form of Turkish coffee, a little sausage and broccoli rabe sandwich, a nice quiche-like pastry and the ever-famous egg shakshouka (find out about that one on your own).
Sortun offers you all this and more in a well-designed (yet tiny) space. Sofra is best enjoyed in the following formats:
- Order a sandwich for take-out. Sip a Turkish coffee while you wait.
- Bring a slew of pastries home to gorge upon
- Come with a small crew and hover over people to grab a seat for weekend breakfast
- Experience Sofra in warmer weather and chill in a small space for outdoor seating
In any form of edible excursion here however – you will be found guilty of gluttony.
Eat on,
Nick the Foodie.
Somerville Winter Farmers Market – Get Lured Into A Food CultFriday, February 24th, 2012
Location: Somerville, MA
The Foodie: Strongly Recommends
In the first episode of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's excellent sketch series Portlandia, a bohemian couple travels from the table they're dining at out to a farm to see where the chicken they were about to eat came from.
When they arrive out to the farm they become mesmerized by the owner Aliki and lured into an organic farm cult, spending years entranced by his spell…
I felt the same way when I walked into the Somerville Winter Farmers Market for the first time, hypnotized by local treasures sold on Saturdays from 9:30 to 2:30PM November thru May at the Armory on Highland Ave.
Following is just a sample of what was available in this castle of homegrown New England delicacies:
- Valley Farm Natural Raised Beef (best breakfast sausages ever)
- Great Cape Baking Company (a killer rosemary loaf and a donut that has the addictive properties of crack)
- Local mussels, haddock and greysole from Gloucester and Maine
- Stillman's Farm Meat
- Excellent seasonal produce from MA and NH farms (think celery root, parsnips, chioggia beets, exotic cabbage, etc)
- Fresh milk and vats of butter
- Fiore di Nonno Fresh Mozzarella and Burrata
Spending a winter morning here strolling from table to table sampling (and oogling at) all kinds of amazing goods while rubbing shoulders with the producers themselves is what food shopping was and is always meant to be.
So do your shopping here next weekend, feel like you're walking into an episode of Portlandia, and allow yourself to be enthralled by the bounty of the earth.
2nd Street Cafe – Nostalgia, Grinder Monologues, and Secret Food TracksSaturday, February 18th, 2012
Location: Cambridge, MA
The Foodie: Recommends
Long live the neighborhood restaurant.
Remember when it all had that home cooked feel to it?
Remember when they used to whip up specials based on the inspiration of the day?
Remember when you could walk in and say "the usual?"
Remember when you could say "hook me up with something special" and they'd throw a dish together for you on a whim?
Remember that thing called service? Sure, I know that between healthcare, the airlines, and Comcast, we've nearly forgotten the meaning of the word.
Here at 2nd Street Anthony and his team are keepin' the dream alive by feeding all locals within a 10 block radius for breakfast and lunch M-F with a stellar lineup of fresh sammies and daily specials to boot.
Think grilled chicken with pesto, tomato and fresh mozz; a grilled cubano complete with roast pork loin, ham, swiss, and all the trimmings; curried chicken salad, and my personal favorite: MOM'S MEATBALL GRINDER.
[Cue Brief Grinder Monologue] – Wow. Holy shit. This hoagie is one of those "available 'till it runs out type deals"…a marvelous combination of tender-as-hell meatballs in a light airy tomato sauce and loads of melted provolone. Wrapped up in tinfoil you joyfully cling to it on the walk back to your officle and then silently devour it accepting no corporate fire drill as a legitimate-enough emergency to break the deliciousness of each passing moment. See below:
We're back. Sorry about that. I get a little heated every time the grinder comes up. Back to good food and service. The bottom line of it is that if you work within the reach of 2nd Street be sure to escape from the daily grind with a friendly grinder from the kind folks here.
Secret Food Track:
Remember Green Day? Remember Dookie? Remember how your level of cool was defined by your knowledge of the secret track? Here at Nick the Foodie, we remember, and we're hitting you with a bonus track in case you missed the hip boat in 7th Grade.
I received a personalized cooking lesson from Anthony, the culinary mastermind behind the 2nd Street operation. He spent a good solid afternoon teaching me some killer technique in the kitchen and led our service of 20 ravenous other foodies with an orgasmic menu consisting of the following:
- Carbonnade a la Flamande (an amazing braised beef stew) with Chimay and Short Rib
- Baked squash rounds with triple crème brie, caramelized onions and chiffonade of sage
- Grill-toasted baguette with prosciutto and fig preserve
- Grilled squid salad with spicy vinaigrette
- Grilled asparagus and mashies
Anthony is a good chum and real professional gent to work beside in the kitchen. I learned a ton from him and his background and can say with insider knowledge that the man behind the magic at 2nd Street is going to treat you right.
Long live the neighborhood restaurant and the good people keeping them alive.
Aquitaine – Frenchified Fantasy FoodThursday, February 16th, 2012
Location: Boston, MA
The Foodie: Recommends
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door."
So decadent and unique a creation it must have been conceived during some French Master Chef's REM sleep after a night of heavy boozing, Aquitaine's Oeuf en Cocotte is the compressed marriage of Truffles, Pommes Purée, Egg and Marinated Chanterelles in a petit glass pot with toasted brioche on the side. When you order they say it will take a while to prepare, which to me always signals greatness and care.
"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."
Just when I thought I knew braised short rib and all that mouth-watering creation could be, Aquitaine helped me rediscover this dish with their chermoula-inspired take (chermoula is a North-African marinade). I didn't quite get the inclusion of pickled radish and carrots on the plate but the pommes purée were a better touch.
"I know of only one duty, and that is to love."
That last Albert Camus quote really sums up the experience at Aquitaine, a very well-run French restaurant owned by the Aquitaine Empire that has given Boston other culinary gifts likes Gaslight, Union Bar and Grille, Metropolis Café, and the coming-soon Cinquecento in the former Rocca space.
Aquitaine is a good example of why this restaurant group has enjoyed so much success: nailing food scene trends (remember the French bistro explosion?), focusing ho-heartily and genuinely on service, and most-importantly cooking up some real legit grub (can you say steamed mussels in Sancerre and shallot?).
The "A-team" shows a love for both the food and people that they serve, and for that these guys deserve some real cred. No wonder their other three restaurants are all on my short list of Bean-area spots to try.
City Snapshot – ChicagoWednesday, February 8th, 2012
OK, I know all you Nick the Foodie readers out there come here for the latest local food chummery and to discover good eats foraged from Bostonian soil. Believe me. I know…but every once in a while I'm going to magically sweep you off your crocs to a different food mecca.
Enter Chicago.
Yes, the windy city certainly blew some amazing grub onto my red circular plate. I could get long-winded myself telling you about it, but I'm going to make my review of the food scene easier to digest than a slice of Gino's deep dish.
1. W.R.'s Chicago Cut 22 oz. Ribeye Steak from Hugo's Frog Bar (which means it came from Gibson's Steakhouse because the two restaurants share a kitchen).
Why I loved it: Gibson's has their own frickin' grade of beef people…
2. Chorizo and medjool dates wrapped up in smoked bacon bathing in piquillo pepper-tomato sauce from Avec.
Why I loved it: Read above again and check the pic.
3. Quadruple latte zapped to me from the 80's while caught in the Wormhole
Why I loved it: Locally-roasted beans, great technique, good machine, and a full-scale Delorean.
4. Chicago-style hotdog from Portillo's
Why I loved it: The Chicago hotdog is transcendent glory on a bun. If this is how they did it back east I'd be eating one of these bad boys once a week (even if it meant knocking a few years off my lifespan)
5. Breakfast burrito from the Bongo Room
Why I loved it: Just a damn good breakfast burrito. Topped with spicy sour cream and melted cheese
6. Arctic Panzer Wolf "massive IPA" – an insanely strong, beautiful, earth-shattering IPA from a family-run operation called Three Floyds Brewing in nearby Indiana.
Why I loved it: Just one the most flavorful, crisp, unique IPA's I've had in recent memory. It will put hair on your chest.
7. Everything devoured at Girl and the Goat – read sub bullets below:
- Confit goat belly, lobster, crab, and bourbon-infused sauce
- Mussels in a fragrant coconut broth and goat-infused croutons
- Hen of the woods mushroom ragout, sweet potato agnolotti, shroom creme fraiche, capers
Why I loved it: Needs a separate post. Stephanie Izard's homage to goat and incredibly inventive dishes simply blew me away. This restaurant is worth every word of the hype. Reserve at least a week ahead.
- Deep dish is not all it's made out to be. At least not at any of the big chi-town joints I scoped out. It's just decent food, but not life-changing in the world of pizza. Each spot had the piece of the pie they did well.If you want the best crust go to Lou Malnati's, if you want the best sauce go to Gino's, if you want the most baller toppings go to Pizano's. But overall I found that these deep disheries made a perfect waste of all that cheese by slopping on average mozzarella rather than really making the most of the gooey stuff. Most of the crust is just overwhelming, hard, and not worth struggling to eat. I continue to search for deep dish that will wow me.
- I DID NOT go to Hot Doug's. I know. Heresy. Travesty. Not for lack of trying though – the king of hot dogs was closed because the owner (Doug, I guess) was on vacation. But that gives me reason to come back to this city.
- T-Shirt Deli.I stumbled upon an amazing custom t-shirt joint out in Wicker Park that was fashioned from a former deli. Coolest shit ever. Choose your decal(s), your lettering, and your knit and the friendly staff here will press up a hot t-shirt sub in about 20 minutes. They'll wrap it in hoagie paper, and even stuff a pack of Jay's chips in your baggie. Great gift (and they deliver).
H-Mart – The Asian Market SensationWednesday, February 1st, 2012
Location: Burlington, MA
The Foodie: Strongly Recommends
Shopping List:
- Fish and seafood balls of assorted sizes and colors
- Pickled radishes
- A super-size vat of kimchi
- Spicy squid
- Shabu-style beef
- Crispy dried salted baby sardine snacks
- Seven bags of frozen dumplings
- Huge sack of rice
- Udon and vermicelli noodles
- Bok choy
- Shrimp cracker
- Whole fish
- Legit green tea
Every time the words "H-Mart" have been uttered in conversation with Asian friends, their eyes light up with a sort of twinkle and they describe their experiences with this huge suburban market with fondness and glee. I have resolved for years to travel East by driving West of Boston to Burlington to see what the 幸福 was all about.
My first encounter with the Asian market started where most curious white people would go – Super 88. Grab a bubble tea and take a ride through another culture while picking up some cheap fruit and noodles.
But over the years I've expanded my culinary horizons to some of the items on the list above (though I've never fallen for the salty baby sardines) and loved every minute of it. My local Reliable Market in Union Square somehow manages to pack half the inventory of a large Asian grocer into a store 20 times smaller and for that I applaud them.
The all-powerful H-Mart really does take it to a new level though. Their parking lot is insane on weekends but once you navigate to a spot and enter the automatic doors you encounter Asian food heaven. They rock the following:
- A legit little bakery (red bean bun anyone?)
- A food court slinging all manner of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cuisine (check my dumpling centerfold pic above)
- Huge fruit and veggie section with lots of shrooms, greens, bean sprouts and more
- A noodle aisle that stretches from here to Beijing
- Section of their "famous" BBQ beef
- One of the largest fish counters I've seen anywhere with everything from live lobster to whole monkfish head
- More sauces than you could count
- Think I saw an industrial-size rice cooker in there?
In the end, true to the word of many hungry mouths – I left H-Mart feeling like this:


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The winter beat me about 4 months ago, but I have finally worked up the will to get back on the bike.
I have last year's trek2300. Do I need to change anything on it to ride in the winter (i.e., tires, etc.)? It might be a stupid question, but this will be my first winter as a cycling enthusiast. I guess I'm concerned about the massive amounts of salt, sand, and slush on the shoulders of the road. Assuming I go out early enough, though, before all the traffic, I can probably stay off the shoulder for the most part.
Also, are there any specific clothes that you would recommend for road cycling, or do all the clothes already mentioned in the Sticky suffice over all ranges of bikes.
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Happy Monday to all of you, so what should i cook on my next Pig Out Day (This could be the name of a dish, a story, a recipe, a picture…etc)?
The person who hits my craving on the head and gives me some fun inspiration for the dish will obviously be credited when i do the video recipe and post in the following week. Just follow the theme and make sure your suggestion is something i can build on, or something you've always wanted to know, taste, make at home, etc.. Don't forget to let the fat kids out, this is for pure enjoyment and indulgence!
For this week, the theme is:
- PIG OUT DAY: Noodles.
This could be anything from pasta, to ramen, to rice noodles, to stir fries, pancit, etc… the options and possibilites are endless!
PS: i might give prizes to the person who gives me idea/recipe/inspiration for the post! i'll keep you posted on this. I'm just trying to figure out what a good present would be? Any Suggestions? – Still Waiting


text: Suicidal cousins of drones lead attack on Gaddafi Technology 22 March 11 by Noah Shachtman Navy When the US military wanted to take out Muammar Gaddafi's air defense systems, it unleashed a barrage of 122 Tomahawk cruise missiles. But these munitions aren't like most others in the American arsenal.Smart, maneuverable, able to see its surroundings and shift to new targets mid-flight, the newest Tomahawks are closer to the unmanned planes flying over Afghanistan than to the weapons they fire. In some ways, the Tomahawk is the drone's suicidal cousin: a robotic aircraft, packed with explosives, that has no intention of ever coming home.When officers get ready to shoot off a Tomahawk, "they are basically planning a flight for a little aeroplane," one Navy official tells Danger Room. "It's got stubby little wings -- but is is an unmanned aerial vehicle."The next-gen Tomahawks -- known as "Block IVs" -- start their flights out just like other missiles, launched from ships or subs. But after 12 seconds of flight, things change. The Tomahawk starts to fly horizontally, skimming above the ocean at a height of less than 15 metres to avoid enemy radar.GPS waypoints keep the missile on track until it makes landfall. Then, a Tercom (Terrain Contour Matching) system kicks in. too. Using a radar altimeter, the Tomahawk Tercom checks its height, and matches that altitude against a database of satellite and overhead imagery, to make sure the missile is headed in the right direction and at the right height.Once the Tomahawk's target is in sight, the missile can dart in for the attack. A Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator ("dee-smack" in military jargon) matches a stored picture of the target to the missile's last sight, to make sure the two match.Or, the missile can wait a while. The Tomahawk's controller can give it a new route, telling the Tomahawk to circle around in the air, lingering until an enemy pops up its head. Then comes the strike.In May 2010, the Tomahawk demonstrated a new move, as Sam LaGrone from Jane's Defence Weekly reported at the time. The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Cheyenne fired off a Block IV at a target in the Mojave Desert.Meanwhile, a team from Naval Special Warfare Group 3 shot a second set of co-ordinates to the Tomahawk's controllers in Japan, nearly 5,000 miles away. They reprogrammed the missile via satellite, and sent the Tomahawk crashing into a new target. (In an earlier test (.pdf), special operations forces were able to use the pictures taken from a handheld Raven drone to direct its bigger, more destructive relative to its end.)Cruise missiles have been around in one form or another since World War II, and Tomahawks have been schwacking American enemies since the days of Desert Storm. Some earlier models had nuclear warheads. Others (still in service) employ cluster-bombs, much to the chagrin of human rights groups, who aren't keen on how the minimunitions can linger on a battlefield long after a war is over.From the outside, the Block IVs look much like their predecessors: a little over six metres long, and about 1500kg. Like the older models, they're still expensive, too -- at about £670,000 a pop, the initial assault on Libya chewed through £82 million in missile costs alone. They can fly for about two hours or 1,000 miles, whichever comes first.However, that could radically change if an experimental Air Force program pans out. The X-51a aircraft is designed to test technologies for a next-gen cruise missile -- one that would fly at six times the speed of sound. Which means tomorrow's cruise missiles could be like suicidal, smart, and more than eight times faster than today's Tomahawks. Source: Wired.com Edited by Alice Vincent Latest on wired.co.uk


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Independent Everything: LIVE with Crump/Rap/Hip-Hop Artist ~ Kentucky (KY) Boy
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Dawan Hopson, stage name Kentucky Boy, is a man who grew up in the mean streets of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He started rapping & freestyling at the age of 10. Although he never graduated from high school, he has always dreamed of becoming a rap superstar. Throughout Dawan's life, he has sold drugs, been in and out of jail, and has even been shot. You would assume that he's the typical rapper! But Mr. Hopson is a changed man. In fact, he is a very talented musical artist who now tours with the multi-platinum rap group out of Kentucky known as Nappy Roots. Dawan aka Kentucky Boy is not only the total package in the hip hop industry, but he creates fans based on his struggle, dedication, and hot creative style. People can relate to his music because he makes crump, gangster, & real life hit songs. Kentucky Boy is the next big artist that the world needs to watch out for in the up and coming future. He wants the world to know that Kentucky is not as country as it seems. In fact Dawan states, "Don't talk about Kentucky & the crops on our farm because we will peel your potato & shuckle your corn."
Independent Everything: LIVE with Independent Artist & Songwriter ~ Xander
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My name is Alex Giroux I am 18, I was born in Waterville, Maine but moved to Massachusetts after birth. There I grew up in Fitchburg, where I was surrounded by gangs, drugs, violence,etc. I myself got into doing dumb stuff when I was a kid because I went through a lot of stuff from being poor, to being in an drunk, drugged up abusive household (stepfather) to breaking the law even. I finally moved to Maine with my mother to escape from her boyfriend. From then on I've been writing music, recorded with my own laptop but never posted anything, finally I got the chance to get into a private studio in early 2015. Every time I step up in that booth I skyrocket my talent farther and farther. I have already been accepted to numerous Coast 2Coast competitions that I will be attending this summer and fall. I'm making my own team called Public Announcement. I have done a few parties but awaiting my first big show in 06/2015. I am currently ranked #6 in all music in the state of Maine on reverbnation.com. and #747 national. I'm a great artist and music is my die hard passion. And I will do anything for a spot to Promote/Showcase/sign a deal/and do a big venue or join a tour/and get sponsored for tour. Thank you for looking at my profile and I hope you enjoy my art and I hope to hear from you!!! Follow me on Facebook at https://www.Facebook.com/XandMusic or check out my reverbnation profile and fan me at https://www.reverbnation.com/Xander14
Independent Everything: LIVE with Independent Artist ~Frankie Da Game Spitta
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Frankie Archie II
(born June 16, 1982), better known by his stage name "Frankie Da GameSpitta", is an independent artist from Pine Bluff, AR.
After releasing his first two CD's "Mind of a Game Spitta" and "How The West Was Won" He gained local success by performing in clubs across his city and state, which gained him radio airplay.
With the admiration from his peers and family, he is currently pushing to gain success across the nation. While on his grind as an Independent Artist, Frankie Da Game Spitta has become an entrepreneur; selling cds and t-shirts with the logo Natural State Next Line, and starting his own music label Game Spit Entertainment.
With support from his many fans, Frankie Da Game Spitta has put Pine Bluff and the state of Arkansas on his back reaching for that next level of his music career.
Independent Everything: LIVE with Ross Galvan, Owner of WaveForm Designs
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Join The Crew as they go LIVE for another exciting episode of Independent Everything.
Joining us today will be Ross Galvan, Dallas, TX native.
Ross is an engineer, who is into Hip-Hop & Rap. You can find him any given day at Waveform Designs, a studio, that specializes in Recording, Mixing, and Mastering, where he is the Owner.
Independent Everything is the globally broadcasted Blog Talk Radio show of Metal 2 Music Records/SMG/UMG. The show airs every Sunday and Wednesday at 5:30pmCST. LIVE discussions on all things Independent, i.e., labels, artists, authors, models, actors, entrepreneurs, producers, and anyone else who is doing it I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T!!
Independent Everything: LIVE with C-Town Records Rap Artist ~ Tha MESSAGE
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Tha MESSAGE is no stranger to struggle, born into a blue collar family with a long line of field and mill workers. His father a diesel mechanic, worked long hours and many different shifts to support his mother and him. His mother worked different jobs throughout the years but due to her bouts with Bi-polar, it was very difficult to hold down a job. Throughout his youth he moved many times, being forced to try to fit in, he was often teased about his weight among other thing such as his own struggle with being bi-polar and ADHD. His family eventually settled in Idaho.
Tha MESSAGE began his love affair with music after his grandmother passed away. He started simply by writing poetry and then that transitioned into rhyme. Soon after having a string of conflicts with his principal and school staff he dropped out of school to pursue a career in music. Around that same time his family had lost their home, and he found out that his mother had secretly become a meth addict which further intensified the conflicts within his home life. Thus his music became even more important as his only form of release.
After months of battling an addicition to the drug spice, he finally was able to quit the use of the drug during a trip to NYC to meet with his first major label, Shady Records owned by Eminem. He spent two days in his hotel room going through detox.
Although he did not get a deal from this encounter with Shady Records he was offered insider advice on the industry and had his now current name Tha MESSAGE coined. After returning home and spending two more weeks in detox he began having nervous breakdowns, he became suicidal, and in deep depression but thanks to the support of his fiance, family, and friends he was able to pick himself back up and continue working on his passion.
Independent Everything: LIVE with The Crew ~ M2M Freestyle Sept. 2015
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FRANZ... aka Franz The Hybrid One ~ host of AllThingzFranz.com Radio (http://www.AllThingzFranz.com Radio) which airs Tues & Thurs 7-10pmCST; All Thingz Hybrid Radio (which airs Sat 7-9pmCST & Sun 7-10pmCST, on the Spreaker network), and the Executive of Metal 2 Music Records (http://www.metal2music.com) among many, many, many other things will be ~ GIVING YOU "ALL THINGS HYBRID AND ALL THINGS METAL 2 MUSIC!"
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Independent Everything: LIVE with the Ladies of Real Nail Qweenz International
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Yani Williams is President & Founder of Real Nails Qweenz International
On her journey she has met several inspirational and influential people that have help direct the current path that she is now on. Her intentions were never to grow her nails to extreme lengths however now they are part of her which makes it very hard to trim or cut them. Growing her nails to an extreme length became a passion and she sought out people that were like minded or shared her passion. She saw Lena Cole on various talk shows, but later met Lena through Herb Lasker, whom was a promoter and himself had a nail fetish. He introduced Yani to many of the Record Holders with long toenails as well as fingernails. This opened up a lot of new avenues for Yani in ways of public appearances.
One of the goals that Yani has set for herself is to have a Reality show that would depict how "normal" women that have long nails truly are. There are so many stereotypes and stigmata even discrimination that is associated with women that have extreme length nails and Yani would like to see those barriers broken. To assist with her endeavor she started a The Real Nails Qweenz Iternational group in February 2015. The members are Lena Cole, Nicole Waters, Lateisha Hargett & Edith Graham. Each and every ladies nails are unique in their own way. The ladies in this group are mothers, wives, entrepreneurs, whom all grow nails to extreme lengths. To have a Reality show will open upa new platform that will help to address discrimination and bullying which are topics that Yani has experienced all to well and are very close to her heart. Yani is looking forward to working and establishing her group and making her mark not only in the entertainment field bul also society in how women with long nails a viewed.
Independent Everything: LIVE with Memphis Rapper ~ MINDFRAME
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I go by the name of MINDFRAME representing for my team #ABKLLD(Air Born Kings, Life Long Dreams). A foretold king coming from the streets of Memphis, TN. Born in 1990, I'm an artist with a specific view on life always striving for greatness and does not mind being different or unique. A talented rapper who is well-skilled in punchlines and metaphors, a heart-filled poet, and motivational speaker. Music was my only gateway to begin expressing myself. Im intelligent, down to earth, and a man who demands respect. My stlye is mainly based on life experiences, the hustle and grind, women, and enjoying life a day at a time.
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Independent Everything: LIVE with Dallas, TX Hip-Hop Artist ~ KINGWEEZY
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Making the transition from most "Slept On" to The New Face of Dallas Hip-Hop, has KINGWEEZY fans boiling with excitement and anticipating his NEXT Gigantic Leap and Career Shifting move.
BOLD Dreams intertwined with a unique sound and hidden inspirational anthems in each track seem to be KINGWEEZY's formula for his rapid success. Dallas,TX latest poster child, is ready, willing, and definitely able to ?C.H.A.N.G.E the Hip-Hop game by making enjoyable music you're not embarrassed or ashamed to listen too!!
TWO YEARS AGO Kingweezy had inspirations to follow his dreams of becoming the piece of the puzzle the music game had been missing ever since the killings of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Now after just one Mixtape, several rapid fire (Song Covers), and a shocking back to back Single release, including the levitating ?#KANYEWEST? Diss/ Micheal Jackson tribute entitled "MIKEJACK"... KINGWEEZY has not only the Dallas,Tx music seen in awww, but is even getting the attention of successful Underground Rap artist such as (Houston Tx) CHALIE Boy, (Dallas ,Tx) Mr. Diabolical, Mr. Lucci, and most recently Dorrough Music, in which Kingweezy had the prestigious opportunity to open up for at the Dallas Night Club Soleil. Needless to say headlining his own events and bringing in a crowd has been the least of the New Artist concerns.. As he became a true pioneer in Dallas Tx. becoming the first artist ever to perform at the Top 40 Nightclub, (none the less) throw a Single Release Party at the infamous Club Thrive late last yr.. Setting records for attendance.
Independent Everything: LIVE with Hip-Hop Storyteller & Songwriter ~ Wydeframe
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Wydeframe, born Christopher Kesee, was born February 5, 1987 in Vernon, Texas. Although Wydeframe's current music genre is hip-hop music, he enjoys all musical genres. He has experience writing for different genres such as country, pop, and hip-hop music. Wydeframe has always enjoyed writing hip-hop music; but recently put the petal to the metal to forge ahead with his music career when he showed his musical talents to business associates. When professionals he trusted (dj's, promoters, raved about his music with quotes such as, "you are the real deal, you need to get your music out there", and "with the right backing you could be just as big as anyone who's out right now", Wydeframe put his pen to the pad and never looked back.
Wydeframe is a solo hip-hop rap artist that started writing and recording music as a sophomore in high school with a child hood friend who formed a group called "Texas Strife". Wydeframe's first group Texas Strife started selling their cd's at school with good reviews from his peers and even engaged in lunch time freestyle sessions that aided in the molding of his current musical style. Wydeframe then joined a local group in Vernon, Texas called "Cross Town" who allowed him to establish his word play and lyrical presence. Wydeframe decided to carry his musical talents to Atlanta, Georgia in 2005.
Wydeframe has a strong presence on the microphone, versatility, and ability to tell stories with his words, makes him an undeniable MC. With Wydeframe's relentless hustle mentality and deep-rooted motivation, he is sure to make a name for himself in the music world. Wydeframe already has a large volume of songs that is ready to hit the airwaves.
Independent Everything: LIVE with Ross Galvan, Owner of WaveForms Designs
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Nakia and Delshun go LIVE for another exciting episode of Independent Everything.
Joining us today will be Ross Galvan, Dallas, TX native.
Ross is an engineer, who is into Hip-Hop & Rap. You can find him any given day at Waveform Designs, a studio, that specializes in Recording, Mixing, and Mastering, where he is the Owner.
Independent Everything is the globally broadcasted Blog Talk Radio show of Metal 2 Music Records/SMG/UMG. The show airs every Sunday and Wednesday at 5:30pmCST. LIVE discussions on all things Independent, i.e., labels, artists, authors, models, actors, entrepreneurs, producers, and anyone else who is doing it I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T!!
Independent Everything: LIVE with M2M/SMG/UMG Hip-Hop Femcee ~ Ms. B
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Ms.B is a female Hip-Hop/R&B artist, who hails from Pittsburgh PA. The last year has been a very busy one for Ms.B. She has earned a feature in Niji magazine, an internet based circulatory from the U.K. She also has been on several blog talk radio shows such as The Artist Loft and Independent Everything. In June of 2014, Ms. B was signed to Metal 2 Music records. Since then she has released several songs under the label, including her promotional release entitled It's My Time, available on sites such as Spotify and Mixconnect. Ms.B currently has 2 songs on Coast 2 Coast mixtapes, "Subtle," which is on the Next Up mixtape vol#205 and "Empowered," which is on the Makin Moves mixtape vol#220. Also her music was featured on the Unsigned Hype Krunk Atlanta mixtape. In 2014, she also was a featured artist on the Faith 2 Believe mixtape, a project for the Young Women of Empowerment organization, based out of Arlington, TX. Ms. B just released her freshman project The Best That I Got, in July 2015, on the M2M/SMG label. "Infatuated," a track from her commercial album, will be her first video, and will be released this Summer.
Ms.B has music on Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Tidal, YouTube Music Key, and all of the other fine digital download and streaming sites. You can also catch her in rotation on one of these radio stations: WTGN, WWRN, 109.1 Da View, Street Level Radio, FSC Radio, All Thingz Hybrid Radio, Real Vision Radio, AllThingzFranz.com Radio.
She is an artist on the rise, so go ahead and get infatuated with Pittsburgh, PA artist, Ms.B
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Things Not Seen
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Title: Things Not Seen
Author: Andrew Clements
Summary: Bobby Phillips uses a malfunctioning electric blanket and becomes invisible. Nobody knows how to bring Bobby back. His only hope may lie with his new friend Alicia, who is blind.
Who will like it: People who like books about invisibility.
If you like this, try these: Tangerine, Mind's Eye, So B. It, Frindle
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May 6, 2016
A university-owned forest here in Eastern Carolina is being sold to an out-of-state family agriculture business.
Hofmann Forest is a 79,000 tract of land in Onslow and Jones counties which was bought by North Carolina State University in 1934. The university's Endowment Fund trustees, which actually owns the land, agreed to the $150 million sale this morning.
The forest had been used by the university for research and NCSU obtained money each year in timber sales.
Recently, a judge denied opponents to the sale a temporary restraining order.
Investments from the sale of Hofmann is expected to bring in $6 million each year to NCSU's College of Natural Resources.
A news release from NCSU listed no plans for the property by the new owner, a family-owned farming company headed by Jerry Walker.
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