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Labour in a Fijian tuna cannery is enough to make you weep,
reckons 'Atu Emberson-Bain. She talks with women* on the production line
about the human and environmental cost of working for world markets.
A sea of white uniforms and heavy black boots. Hundreds of heads bent and hands moving deftly. Piles of cooked fish taking the conveyor-belt ride. The hypnotic pounding of machinery. Sweat spilling out of over-active pores, and noses tightening to shut out the stench of rotten fish – until the siren wails though Fiji's showcase tuna cannery.
In the quaint port-town of Levuka, on the tiny island of Ovalau, the trappings of foreign influence are evocative of European trade and settlement in the mid-nineteenth century. Now, each morning, hundreds of village women are transported into town by truck. The mothers come accompanied by their school-age children who part with them at the factory gates. A switch in traditional gender roles has put dependent husbands in charge of pre-schoolers – in theory at least. This is a cultural revolution that has delivered its fair share of domestic tensions and social upheavals.
In the single wooden room of her union's office, Vere quietly weeps as she recalls the pain of her recent dismissal and anticipates the struggle that lies ahead. A single mother of three children, she already knows what hardship and loneliness are about. But they pale into insignificance before a far grimmer future without the production-line job she has had for 13 years, processing skipjack and albacore tuna for the consumer markets of Europe and North America.
'The way I see it,' she says, 'most of us mothers who have been laid off now, we are sole earners for our families... I, for instance, have a child at secondary school and one at primary... Now that I don't work any more I know there's no-one else to help me. Where will I find the money for fares, pencils, books and school fees?'
Vere is not alone. She is one of around 90 women singled out for dismissal by the management of the tuna cannery, the Fiji-based Pacific Fishing Company. Better-known as PAFCO, the company enjoys a monopoly in the export of canned tuna. Since 1987 – coincidentally the year of the country's first-ever military coup – it has been state-owned. There are few reminders left now of the previous Japanese management.
PAFCO is struggling to survive a financial crisis. Despite an injection of Australian aid five years ago, a sell-out to foreign (Canadian or Australian) interests is a serious option. Recent plant closures – officially attributed to fish shortages – have been the prelude to pleas for a government bail-out. In the meantime, the finger of blame for a five-year run of embarrassing deficits is pointed at low worker productivity.
Pressure from international agencies like the World Bank, to invest in development that will deliver higher levels of growth, makes fisheries a logical choice. So does the extraordinarily lucrative sashimi market in Japan. Yet the region still only retains between four and six per cent of the value of reported tuna catches. And there is no longer any room for complacency about tuna stocks – in June 1997 a major conference of Pacific governments on conservation takes place.
Canneries nonetheless offer a seductive package. All three of the region's operational tuna canneries enjoy, for the time being, duty-free entry into the American market for the Pago Pago (American Samoa) canneries and into the European Union for Fiji and the Solomon Islands. PAFCO's tuna exports have earned Fiji over $130 million in foreign exchange since 1987. They have also secured prestigious market outlets, like John West in Canada and Sainsbury in Britain.
One feature of PAFCO and its Solomon Islands counterpart, Solomon Taiyo, does suggest some responsiveness to the environmental lobby. Pole-and-line fishing is common to both. While producing superior-quality fish, it runs a poor race against its purse-seiner (trawl-net) rival which can catch close to ten times more fish. Pole-and-line is, however, relatively fish-friendly – if one excludes the long-suffering tuna, that is – because the by-catch is minimal. Compassion for the dolphin has proved a convenient 'spinner' in the North American market.
But the pole-and-line technology is problematic too. It needs bait fish. While there is no proven connection between dwindling food stocks and the night-time 'invasion' of the pole-and-line boats in search of bait, local villagers remain sceptical. According to one village chief on Ovalau: 'It is at night that the daniva (sardine) go back to the deeper water to sleep. But when they are sleeping the nets come and catch them. In the morning, when they come in near the shore, the women search for food and there is none.'
The depletion of inshore subsistence stocks threatens Ovalau's coastal communities, creating greater dependence on expensive, less nutritious, imported food – including canned fish from Thailand. Encroachment on traditional fishing grounds also dishonours the ancestral gods. For Pacific Islanders a special, non-material attachment to the land is matched by a spiritual affinity with the sea. It is this link that makes cavalier resource plunder and environmental spoliation a deeply felt offence.
The cannery predilection is also disturbing, given the conditions on production lines. As elsewhere in the world, women form the backbone of labour on the lines. Indulgent labour reserves – in the case of Pago Pago, migrants from Western Samoa and Tonga – and patriarchal cultures help to create the right mix for cheap and dependent workers. The hourly wage for production-line workers is equivalent to one US dollar for women, ten cents short of the minimum rate for men. Deductions can bring down gross weekly earnings to as little as three dollars.
Low disposable incomes have forced many women to take out hefty bank loans. A system of unsecured personal loans provides a flourishing trade for the Australian-owned bank, Westpac, which has a monopoly in the town and is PAFCO's paymaster. Repayment schedules are punishing, interest rates are high and the feeling of being trapped in a perpetual cycle of debt imposes a heavy psychological burden.
The heat, the long hours of standing and the smell of rotten fish are common complaints of PAFCO workers. Marica is a mother of two and sees the poor facilities as directly responsible for her health problems: 'I work at the section that packs fish into tins. Right now there are about 314 women working. The place is not suitable for us. The conditions have brought us a lot of sickness that we have not seen before, like asthma, pain in our joints, and the bottom of our feet feels numb.'
Taina agrees: 'There's another big problem in PAFCO, and that is the fish-meal plant. In the Japanese time the plant was in Draiba village. But now they've got it right inside the factory. And when the fish is left over for say a day or two the whole town gets the smell.'
The last few years have witnessed a souring of relations between workers and management. In 1993 there was a bitter strike that forced an unpopular manager to take unscheduled leave and saw 12 strikers prosecuted. In the past, efforts were made to respect the family and community responsibilities of working mothers. Today, women are no longer given leave to care for a sick child and risk dismissal if they do not show up for work. Discipline is stringent, with talking banned, toilet visits discouraged and wage deductions made for late arrivals.
Workers are classified according to the average number of kilos of fish they clean in a day.
Esiteri, an old hand, describes how the new productivity system works: 'Supervisors on the line used to count the bones for each woman every hour. Every woman should have at least 30 bones. Most women get 20 something but it's hard to get 30. But now they say we have to get at least 300 kilos of fish cleaned at the end of each day. When they add everything up at the end of the week, if you haven't got the 300 kilos a day, you are laid off.' Many of the latest 'retrenchment' victims simply failed to process the minimum 300 kilos.
Esiteri indicates that the pressures to raise output are reaching intolerable levels. 'What's worse is that now, if the conveyor belt doesn't bring the fish quickly, the women run to clean their own fish. And they hardly go to the toilet because they're worried about getting their target.'
Graham Southwick, a high flyer in Fiji's export fisheries – notably in the Japanese sashimi market – puts it bluntly: 'PAFCO lost its focus a long time ago. It has believed that it is some kind of social-welfare operation. And you can't be both a profitable operation and a social-welfare set-up... When the cupboard is bare, the cupboard is bare... Get back to the basic rules: make profits, that is.'
According to the architect of the new system, acting Permanent Secretary for Fisheries Peniasi Kunatuba: 'Overseas canneries are stricter than ours about clocking in and out. But with our communal system, this would be a bit too drastic. We just need a few rules to give workers a sense of belonging, that will instil in them a sense of responsibility.'
Fundamentalist Christian fervour now permeates the shop floor. There are prayer meetings before the start of work, charismatic religious broadcasts during lunch hour and a ban on adultery on pain of dismissal – an extraordinary invasion of privacy.
This offers one of many twists of irony in post-coup Fiji. Fuelled by an ostensibly 'politically correct' ideology, the 1987 coups helped to consolidate the 'indigenous' character of PAFCO management and ownership. The favours stop, however, when it comes to the production line. Indeed, for the hundreds of Fijian women who ultimately deliver all those cans for export, the rhetoric of indigenous rights seems pretty hollow.
As Pacific Island states move over into the fast lane of 'development' there will probably be many more casualties like Vere. Whatever the current shifts in thinking by the World Bank, this institution has done a fine hatchet job on any idea that the Pacific Island state might have a legitimate role to play in guiding economic activity, or a moral responsibility to deliver equitable development.
To talk nowadays of anything beyond 'an enabling climate for investors' risks outright ridicule. And there is one interesting paradox. Deregulation of the labour market – part and parcel of the new market religion – involves a level of state intervention in organized labour reminiscent of colonial days.
Union solidarity in the old colonial town of Levaka hangs together by a fine thread. Its women members are visibly bewildered by the strong-arm tactics of an employer who is supposedly 'one of them'. On the walls of their office, Old Testament verses and a picture of military coup-maker, Prime Minister Rabuka, testify to the complex and contradictory features of their struggle.
A heavy silence follows Vere's story. In true Pacific style, the men – like the women – allow their eyes to fill with tears. The nervous but impassioned voice of a young man breaks the silence.
'After two years of working for PAFCO,' he says, 'it hurts me deeply when I watch the women working, standing from early morning to five o'clock in the afternoon peeling and cleaning fish... I watch them every day, especially the older women, and I wonder why they're still working. It shows how hard it is to make a living on Ovalau. But to be treated in this way – I really can't agree with the company. It is too rough with the women. That is why I supported the women and walked off with them when they were sent out.'
This is inspiring testimony to the way gender, generational and other cultural barriers can be transcended. In this tightly knit island community, the seeds of a collective struggle may yet come to flower.
'Atu Emberson-Bain, a Tongan-born Fiji national, is a researcher and activist on labour, development, mining and women's issues with an interest in making video and radio documentaries. Her published work includes Labour and Gold in Fiji, Cambridge University Press, 1994 and the editing of Sustainable Development or Malignant Growth? Perspectives of Pacific Island Women, Marama Publications, Suva, Fiji, 1994.
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Kirov Ballet
'Le Corsaire'
by Art Priromprintr
July 23, 2003 -- Covent Garden, London
saw the evening performance of "Le Corsaire" on Wednesday, July
23. Unfortunately, there wasn't any real excitement coming from the stage
that night, though it may have been my perspective in the auditorium standing
at the back of the amphitheatre. From there, one looks down on the proceedings
and wonders why anyone should care what is going on at all -- the production
doesn't make much of a concerted effort to jump out and get the audience
to pay attention. Plus, the whole ballet doesn't make much sense (plotwise)
to begin with, so when it appears as though the cast is "going through
the motions," it makes for an ordeal. I've read about how ballet
in opera houses used to be almost secondary entertainment to the audience's
watching of other people in the audience -- I can see how this ballet
may have come out of that era.
As for the Jardin Anime sequence, I like much better that the ABT production turns it into a fantasy/dream sequence. It seems overblown and silly that in the Kirov production, the harem suddenly gets decked out in bright tutus and begins dancing. ABT's production also re-orchestrates much of the score, presumably to match the spirit of its production. The reorchestrations are, however, superior to the Kirov's orchestrations -- the Kirov production's music is a heavy and uninteresting accompaniment. But overall, I think the main difference between the ABT and Kirov productions is that ABT's is just more entertaining.
Perhaps I caught the Kirov on an off night, but the mime was boring, overlong and very melodramatic. ABT has fun with it. Take whichever version you like, but when it comes to "Le Corsaire," I prefer the fun of ABT's.
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MLPA Initiative
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(revised November 8, 2007)
Monday, November 19, 2007
9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
8:30 a.m.
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Review, discuss and potentially adopt north central coast regional goals and objectives
Receive, review and provide initial feedback on draft options for MPA arrays and draft MPA proposals submitted for the MLPA North Central Coast Study Region, including MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team analyses of the draft options/proposals
Identify and potentially approve additional staffing and resource needs of the initiative in the current phase and for completing other MLPA study regions
Identify and discuss ways in which the MLPA Initiative can assist the state with implementation of the central coast marine protected areas
Note: the task force will break for lunch at approximately 12:00 noon
6. MLPA North Central Coast Study Region (continued from Monday): 8:30 a.m.
g. California Department of Fish and Game feasibility analysis
Susan Ashcraft
Return to Discussion Public Comment
h. Discussion of ideas, suggestions and feedback on the draft options for MPA arrays and draft external MPA proposals
Update on MLPA Initiative staffing and budget, and planning for future study regions
Ken Wiseman, Executive Director, MLPA Initiative
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8. MLPA Statewide Interests Group
Update on appointments to the MLPA Statewide Interests Group
Mellisa Miller-Hanson
9. MLPA Central Coast Study Region and Master Plan for MPAs
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At its core a good enterprise resource planning (ERP) system will not just help with employees, but also work to leverage the very best of each asset the company has available. From proper accounting routines that are automated as much as possible, to specialized and custom workflow optimization that is tailored to the specific day to day operations of the small business or startup.
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Another year, another #FireFarrell campaign in Red Sox nation. Manager John Farrell has probably spent more time on the hot seat in recent years than in the lazy boy, but are we close to the point when GM Dave Dombrowski will actually pull the trigger? The 22-21 Red Sox are definitely floundering at the season's quarter-pole and can't seem to get out of their own way, even against inferior teams like the Oakland Athletics. They pulled out a victory on Sunday to avoid a 4-game sweep at the hands of the lowly As, which likely just delays the inevitable. Although the alternatives aren't great or obvious, Farrell is skating on a barely frozen pond going into a 6-game homestand.
Farrell's in-game struggles have been well documented over the years, but many look past that challenge and feel he is a good clubhouse/dugout presence. I'm not sure that's true anymore. He is losing the clubhouse and still looking lost in on-field decision making. His confrontation with Drew Pomeranz in the Red Sox dugout on Saturday was a bad look for both the player and manager, as Pomeranz just walked away in the middle of Farrell verbally going after him. This was an even worse look after the recent Manny Machado saga, in which Farrell proved he either 1. Has no baseball sense what-so-ever or 2. Has no control over his team.
Given recent struggles, it's fair to start thinking about who might replace Farrell in the event he is fired. It's likely that, at least on interim basis, someone from within the organization will take the helm. The most obvious choice is Gary DiSarcina. The bench coach usually gets the first look when a manager is fired (i.e. Torey Lovullo), and DiSarcina seems to be a well-liked person with 4 winning seasons as a minor league manager. He's spent time at the MLB level as a 1st and 3rd base coach with the Angels and obviously with the Red Sox in his current capacity since November. DiSarcina won Minor League Coach of the Year from Baseball America in 2013. The Malden native has the potential to be a longer-term solution if things go well.
The other interim options include the beloved 3rd base coach Brian Butterfield, who is not likely to get a permanent manager job and 1st base coach Ruben Amaro Jr, who is a far inferior candidate in my mind. Neither excite me in any way and I believe both would be only temporary solutions to try and salvage the season.
The other option is to go outside the organization, but that becomes very difficult mid-season, especially when not many other quality managers have been handed their pink slips yet. When bringing someone in from the outside, you expect that person to be a more permanent solution going forward, making it a tougher decision in May.
If I were Dave Dombrowski, I would pull the trigger on #FireFarrell early, before the season gets out of hand and spirals. Don't wait too long like the Bruins did this past season when firing Claude Julien. Promote DiSarcina and give him a fair shake the remainder of the season. If he succeeds, give him a deal, if not, you're not in any worse of a position to dig into what is likely to be a more robust managerial pool in the offseason. The John Farrell experiment has run it's course and it's time to end the misery. Players and fans are both ready to move on.


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A back-to-nature youth festival in Weimar Germany and a dangerous WWII guerilla mission in Central Europe provide the backdrop for this restless, convoluted novel from Grant (Kaspian Lost, 1999, etc.).
Though it opens in 1944 and then proceeds through awkward flashbacks, the story really begins in the summer of 1929, when friends and neighbors Ingo Miller and Martina (Marty) Panich are young college students in Washington, D.C. Ingo (German-American) and Marty (nominally Jewish) attend that youth festival in the idyllic German countryside. The attendees, who range from Communists to anti-Semitic rightists, celebrate the German "folk-soul" and homoerotic sentiments. Ingo will fall in love with a German lad; Marty will be deflowered by a supercilious American journalist, Samuel Butler Randolph III. In a move that's crucial for the plot, Ingo will rescue an American Jewish kid, Isaac, from right-wing bullies; the flawlessly beautiful Hagen, a devious rightist, will lead the Americans to apparent safety. Fifteen years later, the enigmatic and underdeveloped Isaac is a guerilla leader in the mountains on the Czech/Polish border; the Little Fox is legendary for his attacks on the SS. Word reaches Ingo and Marty in Washington that Isaac possesses an invaluable document, Himmler's order to eradicate the Jews; he will hand it over, but only to Ingo. An unlikely ragtag band of "desk warriors," including Ingo and Marty, leave for Europe after basic training in Maryland. Yet there's no suspense here. The mission to obtain the document is interrupted, not only by flashbacks but also by reports from Butler, a loyal Communist; he is embedded with the Red Army and under orders to obtain and destroy that all-important directive. Another impediment to a fast-moving narrative is the author's fanciful commentary ("the lustral agonies of the Third Reich were only the fall of the House of Burgundy all over again"). The key players (Ingo, Isaac, Butler and Hagen, now an SS officer) will converge in a bloody climax weighed down by references to Macbeth and Clausewitz.
A pretentious farrago.


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Colombian women take centre stage at UK festival
This year's Women and War festival will include a day dedicated to Colombian women migrants, many of whom left the country during more than fifty years of conflict.
The festival opens with Colombia Day, which is being organised by the Truth, Memory and Reconciliation Commission of Colombian Women in the Diaspora (TMRC) – an initiative supported by Conciliation Resources. The TMRC brings together women in London and Barcelona, to share their stories and memories of conflict and migration, and to claim a voice in Colombia's peace process. In November 2016, an historic peace agreement was signed between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to end one of the world's longest conflicts.
Colombia Day, which takes place on 4 July, will be an opportunity to meet with some of the inspirational members of the TMRC and learn from their experiences as conflict survivors, migrants, community leaders and peacebuilders. Celebrating the resilience of the women and their power to be role models, the day will include a photography exhibition, Imagine Peace, which features portraits and accounts of different members of the TMRC, as well as poetry, a musical performance and a screening of Breaking the Silence – a short documentary film about the TMRC's work.
One of the highlights of the festival will be a monologue presented by renowned Colombian actress Alejandro Borrero. The monologue tells the story of Ana Victoria Bastidas, a member of the TMRC who was kidnapped in Colombia by armed traffickers and subsequently migrated to the UK. A few days prior to the festival, Ana Victoria will be ordained the first female Colombian Anglican priest.
Colombia Day is part of the month-long Women and War: Exodus festival, which explores the impact of war on women and the roads they take to rebuild their lives. All festival events will take place at Streatham Hill Theatre in London.
Find out more about Colombia Day, and learn more about the work of the TMRC.


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A drunk man tried to trick police by drinking a bottle of perfume when he was pulled over for speeding, it is alleged.
Police intercepted the man on the Pacific Motorway about 6am on Saturday after he was detected speeding, and upon pulling him over noticed the strong smell of perfume and alcohol.
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It was a warm day in Hulharth in mid summer. A WereWolf name ShadowWolf Stired in his bed. For he had to meet with the town gaurd today for his misfortens last night. "ok no more drinking for me", said shadow.
He got out of bed and went to bath his grey and black fur. He then got ready for the new day and for the adventuer that he did not know await him. Shadow walk to the front door and went out side in the cool as it blew. He looked down both streets. "Good no Guard yet, that means i can go eat".
He went to that Local Cafe and orded a good size brekfeast and sat and ate him meal not knowing the evetns that was bound to happen on this day.


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For years, robots have been taking over harsh, dangerous or repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and safety in industrial settings. Now, new technological advancements are helping introduce robots to environments never before thought possible.
A number of challenging production scenarios can benefit from automation – including electronics, medicine, biotechnology, food, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, cleanrooms, laboratories and more – but because of their sensitive or specialized environments, standard robotics weren't always able to provide the automated solutions these industrial settings required.
Food production, for example, adheres to stringent safety requirements, and machines need to be washed down regularly to avoid contamination. Industrial robots are used for operations such as cutting, deboning, portioning, labeling, sorting, packaging and pallet loading. These operations must all comply with food safety standards to prevent the spread of bacteria and enzymes. Most standard robots aren't equipped for that type of regular exposure to water, so their impact on food manufacturing was limited.
Stäubli Robotics recently introduced two new Humid Environment (HE) robots at the PACK EXPO trade show in Chicago, offering new options for food manufacturers to introduce automation into their production process. The FAST PICKER TP80 HE and the TX90XLHE are designed to hold up to any food manufacturing scenario and can easily be cleaned with detergents as part of the daily cleaning routine to ensure the highest standards of food safety.
HE robots were developed with two things in mind. First, the arm's exterior is designed to minimize water retention to prevent bacteria such as salmonella and listeria from developing. Second, the robots feature a proprietary patented drive technology, which allows for an enclosed structure with all the cables routed internally. All the electrical connectors are integrated into the body of the robot, and the surface of the equipment is smooth, with rounded edges, and water-tight so that it can be easily cleaned.
To make sure the robots can withstand frequent washing, Stäubli worked with a manufacturer of detergents and sterilization products to ensure the outside surface of the arm is chemically compatible with common cleaning products used in the industry. They also feature a proprietary food-grade oil that allows for superior performance over other robots.
These robots are equipped to handle even the most extreme conditions, which makes them ideal to take over harsh, dangerous or repetitive jobs not fit for humans like cutting frozen chicken in a meat processing plant. They also work in a variety of other manufacturing scenarios where water or liquid coolants are widely used, like washing metal shavings of deburred engine parts.
Stäubli offers a complete range of dynamic robots designed for specialized environments. Because of their unique design features, our standard robots require only minor modifications to convert them for use in sensitive environments, and we offers the world's widest range of robots in special versions.
The development of the world's first Stericlean robot, for example, is a breakthrough for robot-based automation in germ-free environments. Because of their enclosed design and a unique surface coating, these highly advanced machines are able to work uninterrupted in aseptic production areas.
Robots are also opening new doors for automating sensitive electronics manufacturing. Our Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) robots are designed to provide protection against the sudden discharge of static electricity, a problem which can disrupt the production of electronics, and new cleanroom variants meet the most stringent requirements of cleanroom manufacturing.
In April, we are unveiling our new line of collaborative robots to the North American market. These robots are designed to work safely and efficiently alongside humans in virtually any setting. This increased versatility will continue to open doors for manufacturers to use automated solutions in new and unexpected ways. As innovative technological advancements are introduced, we are sure to see a steady increase in the safety and efficiency of modern industrial factories, improving the quality of manufactured goods and the profitability of American manufacturers.
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More Teens Are Opting for Lip Surgery Due to Kylie Jenner's Pucker
Remember when you were a teenager and thought the duck face was cool? Remember when you just discovered lip plumping gloss and makeup sets? Yeah, we have always been obsessed with a fuller, plumper, juicer set of lips, but most of us just used some tingly lip gloss that gave us the shine and plump we thought we wanted. We felt sexy with just a hint of the duck face being real, though few would ever want to make that look permanent. Then again, that was before the Kardashian sisters and their not less famous Jenner siblings took to the stage. When Kylie Jenner got her lips done, a new craze started among teens, who started to opt for lip surgery more often.
The difference between the girls was simple though. While the Kardashians were very much grown up, Kim just having had her second child, the youngest Jenner has not even reached the age of 20! That is a shocker unto itself knowing that she had her lips done when she put up her pics and inspired a whole new hashtag trend called the #KylieJennerChallenge. Boy has it begun to cause problems though! While the Kardashians are older and hence them being role models doesn't have as big of an effect on teens and pre-teens, when the model is barely at legal voting age, the girls around the world are definitely going to be affected by every last move they make.
Being a celebrity means holding great power in of itself. And with great power comes great responsibility. Except in Kylie Jenner's case who thought that it was quite normal to inspire youth aged 16-18 to go get their lips done, fillers, which were often done by those between 25 and 35 now becoming a common trend among those who are not even of the age to drink. Perhaps it is better they do the fillers, which cost a lot of money " upwards of $900 " and can lead to all kinds of reactions, including allergies.
Though the temporary lip fillers that Kylie herself has used are not as big of a problem safety-wise, since the ingredients are generally a sugar gel that the body breaks down within 9 months, but it is the psychological effects on the younger generations that are worrisome. Body transformations are not a decision to take lightly, and while it is not silicone being injected into your lips here, some young girls might opt for that instead.
Generally it is said that 90% go for temporary fillers though so the problems are rare, but it can lead to swelling, bruising, and extremely rarely there can be a blood clot created because of it. It seems better than sucking on a shot glass until you get your lips nice and plump though! That was the trend that we really need to get rid of since it can potentially cause a lot of damage to the lips of the youth.
While smaller lips might lead to self-consciousness, it is important to remember that you have ample time to make body modification decisions and using an 18-year-old as your role model, at least in these things, might become problematic. It is a good thing you need parental signatures to go through with it!
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Not a Review: To Aru Majutsu no Index
J.C. Staff's track record for well done light novel adaptations isn't exactly stellar. Actually, as of late, their track record for anything good at all hasn't been all the great. Yet, despite a history of failure, I still come back … Continue reading
March 2009 Anime
Casshern Sins: I'm actually starting to enjoy it as it nears the end. Kind of feels pointless, though. Clannad ~After Story~: It's kind of gotten to the point where I really don't care, but it's not that bad. Still very … Continue reading
Comic Site Rant: 君に、胸キュン。
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The Benghazi questions
From the Guardian:
For months, the Benghazi story was safely ghettoized in the conservative press (save for some dogged reporting by CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson). But Wednesday's hearing rekindled broad media interest, as the former deputy to murdered Ambassador Christopher Stevens gave testimony that repeatedly undercut administration claims.
Gregory Hicks testified that everyone knew early on that the consulate had been the target of a terrorist attack, not a protest over an anti-Muslim YouTube video. He said that when he objected to the official talking points, administration praise turned into an effective demotion. Hicks added that Clinton chief of staff Cheryl Mills forbade him from talking to a Republican investigator, in a somewhat intimidating fashion.
Whistleblowers claimed that a US armed force in Tripoli was twice instructed not to deploy to Benghazi. They told Congress they did not know who gave the "stand down" orders or the reasoning behind the decision.
After the attack, the wounded ambassador was taken to a hospital controlled by the Islamists responsible. Hicks testified that Americans didn't go get him because they were being set up. "We suspected we were being baited into a trap and so we did not want to go send our people into an ambush," he said
As the New York Times reported,
"If the testimony did not fundamentally challenge the facts and timeline of the Benghazi attack and the administration's response to it, it vividly illustrated the anxiety of top State Department officials about how the events would be publicly portrayed."
Some might go further and say that the hearings raised serious questions about both the security situation in Benghazi and the veracity of the administration's initial public account. Hicks called Ambassador Susan Rice's early explanations "stunning" and "embarrassing".
Did the White House want to avoid any perception that a terrorist attack, launched on the anniversary of 9/11, was mishandled as President Obama was running for reelection? Was there too light a military footprint because the earlier campaign for regime change in Libya was sold to the American people as requiring no boots on the ground? Who even knew what, when?


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November 11th is a day that we set aside to remember those who have served our country in the armed forces. It all started back in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11th an "Armistice Day" to honor those who served in World War I. Eventually the name was changed to "Veterans Day" and it was to honor all veterans of all wars.
U.S concern for veterans goes back even further in our history. For example, President Abraham Lincoln once said that we must strive to care for and "to honor him who has borne the wounds of battle and his widow and his orphan." Toward that end, in I930 the U.S. officially established the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department, now known as the Veterans Administration ("VA") has developed numerous programs to help veterans, their spouses and dependent children.
At the present time there are numerous veterans who served our country during wartime that are aging. Many of these aging veterans need help with long-term care and therefore the VA has provided the following benefits: (more…)


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Being a vegetarian I am always disappointed by the amount of recipes for mousse that have gelatin in. You can make a vegetarian friendly mousse. This particular recipe is not as light as others I have developed but this is more of a mousse cake/pie. It is rich though so be warned light lunches and dinners people so you can have extra big slices.
For the pastry follow this recipe but use plain white flour and add a desert spoon full of icing sugar.
you will need;
500ml milk
1 vanilla pod
6 eggs yolk
125g caster sugar
20g plain flour
80g butter
200g dark chocolate melted
- Make the pastry cool, roll out and then bake blind.
- Warm the milk over a low heat with the vanilla pod until it is just before simmer point. Remove from the heat.
- Beat the flour and sugar into the egg yolks.
- Temper the beaten egg yolks there are instructions on that process in a previous recipe here. If you don't do temper the eggs you may end up scrambling them. Once the eggs are completely incorporated into the milk return to the heat.
- Stir through until the mixture thickens, then melt the butter through.
- Remove from the heat and stir through the melted chocolate put into an airtight container and cool in the fridge.
- Once cool you can pipe or spoon the mousse into the pastry case and all that is left to do is eat it all up.
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The dignified but heart rending statement by Gary Newlove's widow should shame us all. Because we're the ones who are responsible for her husband's brutal murder outside their own home. It's us who've allowed our rulers to water down the criminal justice system so much that teenage gangs think it's perfectly OK to roam around vandalising cars at will and terrorising whole neighbourhoods.
On the day when the Met Police announced their latest tractor production stats claiming crime has fallen to yet another all-time low, let's remind ourselves of some of the facts we've discovered on BOM:
1. Violent crime has soared
Since 1980 recorded crime stats show the following:
- Serious wounding offences have QUADRUPLED
- Robbery offences have increased SEVENFOLD (from 15,000 pa to 100,000 pa)
- Rape offences have increased ELEVENFOLD
2. UK crime is much higher than elsewhere in Europe
The European Crime and Safety Survey, a joint venture between the United Nations, the European Commission and the Gallup polling organisation, questioned 40,000 people across Europe and concluded:
"Britain has one of the worst crime rates in Europe. It is the most burgled country in Europe, has the highest level of assaults and above average rates of car theft, robbery and pickpocketing. Only Ireland has a worse record."
3. The police are grotesquely inefficient
Like the rest of the public sector, the police have become highly bureaucratised and inward looking. According to a recent study, only one in 58 officers is actually out on patrol at any one time. Or around four per town of 90,000 people. So despite now having a record number of police- 143,000 in England and Wales- at any one time, only 2,400 are out patrolling to keep us safe.Last summer the Commons Home Affairs Committee concluded that despite a 40% real terms increase in police budgets since 1997, there has been little success in tackling serious crime: "in the case of both vehicle crime and burglary, improvements in security—far more than any government action—have probably been a significant contributor to overall falls... between 2002–03 and 2005–06 violent crime as measured by the police recorded crime statistics showed a 21% increase..."
4. Not enough prison places
Wishful thinking has lead to a shortage of places, the outrage of early release schemes, and liberal judges taking the p**s. One of the animals who killed Newlove had a history of violence, but was out on bail and in breach of his bail conditions. We simply don't want to have scum like that walking among us. Yet doubling the number of prison places would cost us only £3bn pa- less than cost of those useless Regional Development quangos.
And remember, the Home Office's own officials forecast the need for more places than they've built. But they were over-ruled by Labour's Home Secretaries- Straw and Bonkitt. This blog has the facts, and here's the killer chart comparing the actual prison population (ie prison capacity) with successive HO forecasts:
5. Deterrence and incarceration work
The US is the lab experiment on this. Just like ours, their criminal system went soft in the sixties. But unlike ours, it switched back again in the eighties and nineties. Some argue the subsequent stunning reduction in US crime rates is a coincidence, down to some third factor not captured in the headline stats (see this blog and the excellent book Freakonomics). The Major and I are simple minded enough to think charts like these are telling us something:
ConclusionsOur criminal justice system is dysfunctional, and does not represent what most of us believe.
Most of us believe we need zero tolerance policing implemented by real police officers patrolling the streets. Most of us believe we need to lock up bad guys, not leave them free to rampage around our streets. Most of us believe we have no idea how to reform these people, and would support "three strikes and you're out".
So we're not sitting here simply wringing our hands. We have a plan of action. But as we've noted many times before, we have virtually no control over our tweedledum and tweedledee Westminster politicos.
Whereas US voters directly elect their President and their Governors (ie the CEOs), we can only elect a first-past-the-post MP. Worse, our vote only actually counts if we live in one of those 100 key marginals. Plus of course, we still haven't got those directly elected sheriffs.
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Since is the holiday season, I thought to write a little post about my all time fave party place which is Ayia Napa(yup go hard or go home).
You probably have heard of Napa if not, well is Ibiza's little sister. Probably a dream holiday for anyone below 30. I went to Napa for the first time when I was 17(yup I was underage shhh), and since then I've been going almost every summer, so I am kinda of Ayia Napa expert.
Ayia Napa, is in Cyprus a small island next to Greece. Napa is a small little town with 100 things to do, but is mostly famous for the beautiful beaches and the insane nightlife.
Check the list below to get to know Ayia Napa a bit more:
People in Ayia Napa know the recipe for a good party. Things get wild and I am not even exaggerating, definitely not for the faint-hearted. If you have in mind what a crazy party is like, then multiply it by 10 and you are there.My favorite club is the Castle which looks like a castle literally, but the reason I like it is because is massive and it has different kind of music in different rooms and drinks are not overly expensive. By the end of the night you will find yourself voiceless because you been screaming "ayia fucking napa" all night long. Also if you are on a budget you can still party away, the prices to get into clubs are between 10 to 20 euros sometimes you can get in for free. In Napa's sis Ibiza, you need 70 euros or even more, so 10 euros is nothing, more money left for alcohol (see the logic here).
Fantasy Boat party:
Fantasy boat party is pretty epic!!!!
I don't know even know how to describe it. It defines the go hard or go home saying. It has everything that consist a party your parent's wouldn't want you to go to. Strippers, drink games, challenges looooots of alcohol. The fantasy boat party is definitely a must.
Ayia Napa is not just famous for it's wild nightlife but also for the white sanded beautiful beaches. My favorite is Nissi beach, it has white sand turquoise waters, it does get a bit busy but it totally worth it. If you like a good party then this is your beach. They are foam parties going on almost everyday, the atmosphere is very lively. Everyone is up for a bit fun. Be careful of the pervs though.
I LOVE waterworld. If i had the money I would spend 50% of my Napa holidays there. There are so many rides to choose from, if you wanna have a little bit of fun or if you wanna get your adrenaline high, there is a ride for you. The only downside is that is a bit pricey 38 euros just entry so plus 20 for food and drinks, almost 60 euros. But hey yolo!!!
If you are going to Napa this summer, or next summer, you will have a kick-ass time, and don't forget to take bug spray with you is as important as your sunscreen.
Also what happens in Napa stays in Napa. #ayiafuckingnapa
Have you ever been in to Ayia Napa?
By Anna
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Eating curry as rarely as once every six months could help boost mental performance and stave off Alzheimer's disease in later life, a study suggests.
Researchers investigating why rates of Alzheimer's are lower in India than in western Europe claim that it could be down to their diet, with the spice tumeric, a common ingredient in Indian cuisine, regarded as the possible reason for this.
Tumeric contains curcumin, a substance already known to improve cognitive function, which can become severely impaired as a result of Alzheimer's and other dementias.
However, in a survey of British men and women, researchers found that consuming curcumin as rarely as once every six months can have a significant effect on mental ability.
"What is remarkable is that apparently one needs only to consume curry once in a while for the better cognitive performance to be evidenced," lead researcher Dr Tze-Pin Ng, of the University of Singapore, commented.
Curcumin is also found in other foods besides curry as a colouring agent.


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10 DIY Valentine Card Tutorials
Valentine's is all about gifts from the heart. To me, that means handmade, heartfelt, and sincere. It doesn't mean expensive flowers, candy, or jewelry (although I wouldn't say no to any of those options.) My favorite Valentine gifts are something that took a little time and thought. A handwritten Valentine card always make me smile.
I'm not usually one to spend hours making a handmade card, but I do think that Valentine's cards mean a little bit more when they are made with love. Luckily, these 10 Valentine card tutorial are fast, easy, and show someone you care.
How cute is this LOVE card from Crafting with Jenny? I love the little ribbon and the saying "I heart you" at the bottom of the card. I say that all the time to my husband and kids so it's kind of perfect.
I love this card because it has a handle! Ok, it's a lollipop. Who said Valentine's cards couldn't be nice and sweet? My kids would love this as a little surprise.
Look at this hand embroidered card, it is beautiful. This is definitely a card I could not throw away if someone made it for me (hint hint). The effect is beautiful, but it is relatively simple to do. You could make several during just one episode of the Bachelor.
How cute are these?! I love the little tie on the front, and they just happen to be the perfect size for a fun size snack.
My kids go crazy for tic tac toe. It is our go-to solution for anytime we need to keep them occupied and relatively quiet. Needless to say, we go through a lot of notepads in our house and this cute tic tac toe card is so simple with a little washi tape and Valentine's stickers.
Valentine card ideas for boys can be harder to find. These minions fit the bill perfectly. I love their little facial expressions.
It doesn't get much simpler than this. You don't even need a computer or a printer. Just some paper, marker, and a stash of buttons.
We've done these butterflies for my daughter's class several times and they are always a hit. It looks like you spent a lot of time and effort, but really they are super simple.
Did you guys realize you could make your own scratch-off valentine? What a fun idea! I love this because you could personalize your cards for spouse or kiddos. Have them scratch off a heart to reveal their Valentine's surprise!
What better way to send a Valentine card, than to put it in a paper airplane. I love this idea and best of all, it's a free printable!


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|Developer in Tucson, Arizona
|A $50,000,000 three year loan at 12% for the first year,15% the second, and 18% for the third year.
|1,033 acres in Pima County, Arizona, zoned for single-family housing.
|The principal of the Borrower.
|The loan was needed to pay off the bank finance and to repurchase the back 500 acres of the project, which had been sold earlier with an option to repurchase in order to raise cash for the development.
|Exit strategy
|The borrower plans to repay us out of the proceeds of the sale of developed lots.
|The loan is current. The Borrower has closed sales of 23 lots and paid down $21.7 million to date.
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Home & Garden
Tile selections are plentiful for a fresh look in bathroom
Q. I've been given the go-ahead to redo our master bathroom and bedroom, something we've put off forever. I am looking for some kind of tile design that will be fresh, but not just boring white. Also, I'd like the bath and bedroom to work together.
There is exciting news on the tile scene. The variety in size and color alone will inspire you. But, along with ceramic, you also will find porcelain tiles that look like marble, luminous glass tiles, and even glamorous metals.
When you are starting fresh, it's worth pricing out your options. You might want to go with a plain ceramic for the background, but then punch it up with a shimmery glass-tile border in a jewel tone, or create a silver metallic geometric motif in a focal area such as the backsplash or shower area.
Ceramics have exploded into patterns as well. You can have the practicality of tile along with the decorative panache of a pattern that looks like wallpaper. The back wall of the bath shown here is a real showstopper.
You will be shopping for a new sink, faucet and vanity. A mix of modern and traditional works well. The white vessel sink has a streamlined single-handle faucet in brushed nickel, and the vanity is finished in ebony.
Black and white has never looked so good, and you can continue the theme in your bedroom. Soften the palette with a mix of grays, and why not use a little color as an accent? Pink appears in the bathroom, but if that's too girly, red makes a dramatic complement. Alternately, clear blue or lilac would be more tranquil.
Kitchen cabinets
Q. My white cabinets have a high-gloss oil paint on them. I want to paint over them, using beige, with stain in the corners and trim for an Old World finish. I've seen you do this and would like to know how to proceed.
I suggest you change to the more environmentally friendly water-based paint. To do this, wash the glossy cabinets with a heavy-duty detergent or sand to rough up the surface, and then prime with a good quality, high-adhesion primer.
For the Old World patina, base-coat with off-white latex. Mix a brown glaze – equal parts brown latex paint and water-based glazing liquid – and apply over the base coat. While the glaze is still wet, wipe it back with a clean, soft rag, leaving the colored glaze behind in the corners, indentations and trim.
Test cabinets first
Q. We plan to convert the kitchen cabinets from stain to white, but want to leave the wood grain visible. Can I mix paint and water, and brush over the stain?
If you are sure the stain is water-based, then you can do a whitewash with paint and water, half and half. But if it is an oil-based stain, you will have to prime for proper adherence. If so, use a high-adhesion primer thinned down with water for the wash, and then top-coat with varnish for durability. A coat of solid paint or primer will cover up the grain.


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From the Beacon: Beat boredom with craft books
Hey, kids, are you feeling a bit bored? Is time at home giving you that "I don't have anything to do" feeling? Are Mom and Dad on your case to keep yourself occupied? Well, do I have the answer for you.
A short trip to your local library branch can provide you with that, "Wow, look what I made!" feeling. These craft books are guaranteed to help you lose that unwanted bored attitude and bring out the true artisan in you.
But wait ... there's more! Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa and even good old Aunt Betsy, there's absolutely no shipping and handling or obnoxious spokespeople and nothing costs $19.95 -- or any money at all for that matter. All you need is a trusty library card and you can get crafty now with books such as these:
"Kidtopia: Round the Country and Back Through Time in 60 projects"
By Roberta Gould
Even though you can stay at home to make these 60 projects, they take your mind on a creative journey across the United States. Ever wonder how it feels to milk a cow? Perhaps the most unique project in this book is how to make a simulation of the process. Other unique crafts include a tin can lantern and snow globes.
"Funky Junk"
By Renee Schwarz
With a little bit of time, a few tools and the help of this book, a young person can enhance their life at home and at school. Need to tell your locker from all the others? A "Locknest Monster" can easily be created to do just that. Need a notable keychain? This book will show you how alien enhancement will do the trick. Need to liven up dull writing tools? The "Fat Fly Pencil Pal" will surely show your friends your creativity.
"Crafts for All Seasons"
By Kathy Ross
There's no better way to mark the seasons and celebrations of the year than to craft keepsakes for each one. This book begins the year in the autumn with fall tree lapel pins. Back to school is noted with school bus picture frames. Soft sculpture pumpkins mark October, and tennis ball turkeys mark November. On through the year the reader creates snowman jars and plastic bag butterflies until the summer winds it up with a dandelion corsage.
"The Kids' Multicultural Art Book"
By Alexandra Terzian
This book's crafts travel around the globe and help the reader understand other cultures through a variety of crafts. Storyteller animal masks represent the American Southwest. There are green toad banks and Worry dolls from Central America. There are Kokeshi dolls from Japan and Korhogo mud cloths from the Ivory Coast. Those are but a few of the worldwide activities that come out of this book and into your creative hands.
"Kids Around the World Create"
By Arlette Braman
This is a cornucopia of activities from around the world. The book begins in India with welcome messages. From there it travels to the United States for an Amish quilt and then on to Guatemala for weaving. On it travels (through places including Ghana for Adinkra cloths and Mexico for Otomi Hei Tiki pendants) before ending in Japan with a variety of gifts.
And don't forget to make time to visit your local branch during National Library Week, April 11-16. We're making a documentary about library users and what the library means to you -- and that includes kids. Let your voice be heard. Go to our website for more detailed information, www.beaufortcountylibrary.org. Everyone who participates in our filming project gets a special thank you. Now that's crafty.


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When I heard the premise for Stephanie Diaz's Extraction series, I was immediately hooked; I've already read the first, and can't wait to get a hold of the rest. Here's a glimpse:
Clementine has spent her whole life preparing for her sixteenth birthday, when she'll be tested for Extraction in the hopes of being sent from the planet Kiel's toxic Surface to the much safer Core, where people live without fear or starvation. When she proves promising enough to be "Extracted," she must leave without Logan, the boy she loves. Torn apart from her only sense of family, Clem promises to come back and save him from brutal Surface life.
What she finds initially in the Core is a utopia compared to the Surface—it's free of hard labor, gun-wielding officials, and the moon's lethal acid. But life is anything but safe, and Clementine learns that the planet's leaders are planning to exterminate Surface dwellers—and that means Logan, too.
Trapped by the steel walls of the underground and the lies that keep her safe, Clementine must find a way to escape and rescue Logan and the rest of the planet. But the planet leaders don't want her running—they want her subdued.
It's been seven days since Clementine and Logan, along with their allies, retreated into hiding on the Surface. The rebels may have won one battle against Commander Charlie, but the fight is far from finished. He has vowed to find a way to win—no matter the cost. Do the rebels have what it takes to defeat him...and put an end to this war?
As Clementine and Logan enter a desperate race against time to defeat Commander Charlie—and attempt to weaken his power within his own ranks—they find themselves in a terrifying endgame that pits them against a brutal enemy, and each other. With every step, Clementine draws closer to losing Logan...and losing control of herself.
Clementine and Logan's world is on the brink of destruction. An army of aliens from the distant planet Marden has arrived with a massive fleet of battleships, intent on finally putting an end to an age-old war. With the Alliance headquarters reduced to rubble and one of the rebel leaders close to death, Clementine and her friends have no choice but to retreat to the Core to escape the alien ships attacking the Surface.
But safety in the Core means forming a temporary alliance with their sworn enemy. Though he's a ruthless man they cannot trust, striking a bargain with him—his pardon in exchange for their help defeating the Mardenites—seems the only way the rebels might survive. The only way that Clementine and Logan might finally live in peace. But their hope for peace is short lived as they soon find out that Marden's force is more powerful than anyone anticipated, with weapons and technologies never before seen on Kiel. Unless old feuds can be set aside long enough for a diplomatic solution to be found, all of Kiel's people will be destroyed, and all of Clementine's sacrifices will mean nothing.
According to your website bio, you landed your first three-book deal at the age of nineteen. What did you learn from your experience, and what are you most thankful for?
I did land a book deal young, but it took years of hard work--8 years, in fact, as I started querying at age eleven. (Can you tell I was an overachiever?) I wrote and queried two books before the Extraction series, trying again and again to get them right. For a long time my goal was to land an agent before I finished high school, but that didn't happen. When it finally happened before I finished college, and I landed a book deal a few months later, I was incredibly relieved and grateful. It meant I would actually have employment after graduating, AND it was what I'd always wanted to do! I think the biggest thing I learned throughout the whole process was that patience is so important in this industry, and so is taking your time to learn and grow as a writer, to make sure any books you put out into the world are truly the best ones you can write.
Wonderful advice, especially the part about making books the best ones you can write. A recent post from agent website reflects this too. You created such a beautifully complex world in the Extraction series, including some pretty tough choices for Clementine. What do you hope readers will gain from her journey?
I hope Clementine's journey inspires strength and fearlessness in readers, and the encouragement to find hope in the midst of hardship and horrors, because it's always possible. Any mistakes you make along the way do not define you. There is always a better future waiting.
Delightfully reassuring! Or as my cousin says, "Worry is just fear projected in the future." In addition to being an author, you are also a freelance editor. What advice, if any, do you have for people interested in pursing freelance work?
The most important thing is to build your resume and portfolio first—gain experience beta-reading and offering critiques for writers, even land a remote internship with a literary agent if you can. Editing is a very different skill than writing, so make sure you have a solid grasp on how to give insightful criticism. Then start getting the word out there!
Giving insightful criticism is definitely key. What are some of your current projects?
I have been working on several, including a Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired high fantasy, and another high fantasy that's a Mulan retelling. Hoping I'll be able to share more about them soon!
I hope so too! Thanks, Stephanie!
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"Up the Down Staircase," Christopher Sergel's funny play adapted from Bel Kaufman's book, is the choice for the fall play, Sept. 27-29, in the auditorium at ThunderRidge High School, 1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch. Kylene Hurley directs this play about newly hired teacher Sylvia Barrett (played by Elizabeth Sinclair), who is frustrated by the inattentive students at Calvin Coolidge High School — until she wins them over ... Other cast members include: Alexis Roth, Brett Masten, Aiden Borchert, Lindsay Wall. Student director is Nathan Stromberg. Tickets: $6 students and seniors; $8, adults. Tickets are at the box office starting 30 minutes before curtain; for more information, see sites.google.com/site/thunderridgetheatre.
Jazz concert
The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra begins the 26th season of the Fine Arts Series at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The free concert is jointly sponsored by the series and the Littleton Jazz Festival, directed by Charlie Carroll. The 18-piece big band will be joined by vocalists to present hits from the 1940s and 1950s up to the present.
"Wicked Bayou" is the title for Wonderbound Dance Company's upcoming program Oct. 20 (2 p.m.) and 21 (7:30 p.m.) at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Accompanied by the Boulder band Clay Rose and the Widow's Bane, the dancers will explore the convergence of Creole and Cajun folklore, as childhood friends from different traditions navigate the aftermath on a severe storm and loss of their families. Tickets: parkerarts.ticketforce.com. 303-805-6800.
Art expo
The Lone Tree Art Expo is open through Nov. 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The juror for the annual exhibit was Doug Kacena, Denver artist and gallery owner. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and two hours prior to performances.
Guild workshop
"Take the Mystery Out of Digital Entries for Art Exhibits!" Trish Sangelo, director of the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC and accomplished photographer, will lead a workshop sponsored by Heritage Fine Arts Guild at 9 a.m. Oct. 6 at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. See the guild's website to register: heritage-guild.com/current workshops. ($20 members, $30 non-members.)
History Camp at ACC
Reminder: History Camp will be held at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, on Oct. 13, with sessions hourly on a variety of topics: "Skiing off to War," "Colorado's Mining Booms and Busts," "Give Women a Chance: The 125th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in Colorado," "Germans, Socialists, Pacifists, Immigrants and Other Enemies of the State" and many more. Historic Littleton Inc. will wrap the program with a tour of Littleton's Main Street. (Perhaps one might stay on for a snack or a cold one???) To register, see HistoryCamp.org/Colorado.
`sugar bound'
Artist Suchitra Mattai's exhibit, "sugar bound" is open through Oct. 20 at the Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University's handsome gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Much of Mattai's work, curated by gallery director Cecily Cullen, is informed by her ancestors' legacy of indentured servitude in the sugar fields of colonial Guyana and her own experience living in multiple countries and continents. Her artwork includes installation, painting, fiber, drawing, collage, video and sculpture. Gallery is open five days a week Admission free. 303-294-5207.
Children's theatre
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," with its spooky tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, plays on Saturday afternoons through Oct. 27 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Also at Miners Alley: "Lungs," through Oct. 14. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com
Plein air
The Central City Plein Air Festival will run Sept. 29-30 with painting events, a tour, a party and sale and exhibition. Included: an artist demonstration by Lorenzo Chavez of Parker on Sept. 30 Free except for the Sept. 30 Preview Party and Sale ($50). For information, see: centralcityopera.org.
Cleo Parker Robinson
"Rhapsody in Black" tells stories of African-American artistic visionaries in Paris — Baker-Simone, Baldwin, Dunham, Hughes — in dance, presented by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble on Sept. 28-30 at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tickets Newman Box Office: 303-871-7720. Sept. 28-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 30; 2 p.m.
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"Why not you?"
Russell Wilson, as starting quarterback, led the Seattle Seahawks to a convincing 43-8 over the Denver Broncos. The Broncos were led by Peyton Manning, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history and leader of the number one offence in the NFL. At the end of July 2015, he signed a 4-year extension making him the second highest-paid quarterback in the NFL - ahead of stars such as Tom Brady, Tony Romo and other star QB's.
On November 13, he led the Seattle Seahawks to a thrilling victory over the New England Patriots, showing that his team is still a force to be reckoned with in the NFL.
His story is remarkable given that he was not a top pick and he did not have the physical size that people associate with a modern-day top quarterback. It was simply "Why not me?".
Wilson had a lot of things going against him. He's only 5'11, which is much shorter than average for a quarterback. He was chosen 75th overall in the draft in a year where the spotlight was on Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin the 3rd. He was taken in the 3rd round, meaning that every team (including Seattle) passed him over twice. He was then chosen by Seattle which is a city not in the media spotlight like New York or Dallas. In the Super Bowl game itself, he went up against Peyton Manning and the question was mostly "How many points will the the Broncos win by?" and "How will a second Championship Ring cement Manning's career?". Peyton had many years of experience while Wilson was only playing in his second year.
What happened? Wilson took the question "Why not you?", which his father often asked him, to heart and won the game. His team won it in convincing fashion in front of a world-wide television audience where the pressure must have been enormous. It would have been easy for him to lose and simply say, "It's only my second year. I have lots of time to win the big game in the future."
Yet, he won. He was young and not very experienced and going up against a decorated veteran in Peyton Manning. Still, he recalled his father's words "Why not you?".
You can ask that same question in the mirror - "Why not you?"
Success in life isn't about where you start but rather where you finish. Russell Wilson had a lot going against him and still he succeeded.
Many successful people started with only a dream and their own drive to succeed. They asked "Why not me?" and answered the question.
If you have a dream or a goal, then look in the mirror and say "Why not you?". Take the time and read about successful individuals. They likely started out with the same things as you but worked hard to achieve their success. You may never win a Super Bowl title like Russell Wilson but you can certainly reach your own goals, no matter how far off they may seem now. If they can do it, why not you?
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Asher Grodman is an actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He holds a Master's of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and a Bachelor's of Arts in both Film and English from Columbia University in New York City.
Film and TV Credits include Handsome Harry (starring Jamey Sheridan and Steve Buscemi), Elementary on CBS, Law and Order, and As The World Turns. He's worked extensively in theater; some credits include the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (South Coast Rep), Pride and Prejudice (Baltimore Centerstage), Baby Doll (Ensemble Theater Company), Christmas Carol (American Conservatory Theater) and Stones in His Pockets.
He is also the writer/director/producer of the award winning short film "The Train" starring Academy Award Winner Eli Wallach which premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival. Asher Grodman is a proud member of the Screen Actors' Guild and Actors' Equity Association.


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The guys woke up early to surprise the ladies in the House with a special Valentines breakfast treat
Aren't the Male Housemates in BBNaija the sweetest? Imagine having to be woken up to the smell of a wholesome breakfast consisting of toast, omelettes, fruits and coffee, coming from the kitchen. This is exactly what the female Housemates woke up to this morning.
This sweet gesture seemed like the perfect antidote after last nights' Live Nominations, which left a bitter taste in most of the Housemate's mouth, as well as it being Valentine's Day today.
The breakfast was received with much delight from the girls, as they gave the boys hugs and kisses, while 2Face's track titled "African Queen" played in the background. The girls wasted no time and dug in immediately, while sharing stories of how they would celebrate Valentine's Day outside the House.
The special treat did not end with breakfast, as the girls were ushered into the lounge, and were asked to close their eyes, while the boys quickly fetched a huge bouquet of flowers and sweet treats, consisting of berries and grapes.
After hugging it out and shedding a few tears of joy, the girls were heard hinting that they might do something nice for the boys in return. The morning was wound down with a round of exercises lead by ThinTallTony.
Could the girls really have something up their sleeve? Keep here for more from Big Brother Naija House.
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