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Israel-made malware is a danger to human rights activists and journalists.
Source: Is Israel spying on your smartphone? | The Electronic Intifada
Israel-made malware is a danger to human rights activists and journalists.
Source: Is Israel spying on your smartphone? | The Electronic Intifada
The actress, who turns 101 on July 1, is the only living person portrayed in the FX series.
Source: Olivia de Havilland Sues FX Over 'Feud' Portrayal | Hollywood Reporter
Young talent like him rebuilt Estonia into one of the world's most connected – and firmly pro-European – societies. It's home to both Skype and a cyber army. Now, as the country prepares for six months as the head of the rotating EU Council Presidency, which starts Friday, Jaarats said he feels his country has what it takes to inject a bit of this optimism into a battered European Union.
Source: Estonia takes EU′s helm with focus on digitalization, cyberdefense | Europe | DW | 29.06.2017
She went on to criticise the media for using unnamed sources, when Karem interrupted her."Come on, you're inflaming everybody right here, right now, with those words. This administration has done that as well," he said."Why in the name of heaven — any one of us are replaceable, and any one of us, if we don't get it right, the audience has the opportunity to turn the channel or not read us."You have been elected to serve for four years at least. There is no option other than that."We're here to ask you questions. You're here to provide the answers."And what you just did is inflammatory to people all over the country who look at it and say, 'See, once again, the President is right and everybody else out here is fake media.' And everybody out here is only trying to do their job."
Source: White House correspondent Brian Karem defends criticism of Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Donald Trump's America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
"The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth."We. Our.Our country. Our freedom.Now we see what Ms. Loesch has been building to all along. A "they" that is outside the bounds of the law, of even citizenship, of any protections whatsoever, of liberty—of even life.That's the NRA. And we, the "they," wants us to be afraid. This is a declaration of war. A civil war.Resist.
The Senate's health care bill actually cuts the program massively.
Source: We fixed Donald Trump's misleading chart that claims Republicans are increasing Medicaid funding – Vox
Authors say it's just an observational study in one place, but it warrants more research.
Source: After ACA arrived in an Oregon county, there was a 17% drop in cardiac arrest | Ars Technica
Stepsiblings and half-siblings are allowed, but not nieces or nephews. Sons- and daughters-in-law are in, but brothers- and sisters-in-law are not. Parents, including in-laws, are considered "close family," but grandparents are not.
The filing serves as a retroactive admission that Mr. Manafort performed work in the United States on behalf of a foreign power — Ukraine's Party of Regions — without disclosing it at the time, as required by law. The Party of Regions is the political base of former President Viktor F. Yanukovych, who fled to Russia during a popular uprising in 2014.
Drowning in the busyness of life, and how I stay afloat, and find peace and stillness amidst the chaos.
Culture War is Class War disguised. The Wealthy Elite--the "Filthy Rich"--foment Culture War in society to distract and cover their real economic motives. Culture War, Class War explores the resulting cultural divide--how it was instigated and kept alive for fifty years in America by certain elite powers and how and why they choose to benefit while tearing families in two and keeping America paralyzed.
an A to Z guide to Vaccines
Second Look Behind the Headlines
Why people hate the truths of the world.
that all men are created equal
Wellness Leadership Education
Essays on economic crisis, decoding dominant ideologies and creating a better world
Foregrounding voices of colour
"It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error"..Thomas Paine
living in the shoes of a woman
A Letter Never Received
His mom, kind of.
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Default Effects and Follow-On Behavior: Evidence from an Electricity Pricing Program
Meredith Fowlie, Catherine Wolfram, C. Anna Spurlock, Annika Todd, Patrick Baylis, Peter Cappers
NBER Working Paper No. 23553
We study default effects in the context of a residential electricity pricing program. We implement a large-scale randomized controlled trial in which one treatment group is given the option to opt-in to time-based pricing while another is defaulted into the program but allowed to opt-out. We provide dramatic evidence of a default effect – a significantly higher fraction of households defaulted onto the time-based pricing plan enroll in the program, even though opting out simply involved making a phone call or clicking through to a website. A distinguishing feature of our empirical setting is that we observe follow-on behavior subsequent to the default manipulation. Specifically, we observe customers' electricity consumption in light of the pricing plan they face. This, in conjunction with randomization of the default provision, allows us to separately identify the electricity consumption response of "complacent" households (i.e., those who only enroll in time-based pricing if assigned to the opt-out treatment). We find that the complacent households do reduce electricity use during higher priced peak periods, though significantly less on average compared to customers who actively opt in. However, with complacents comprising approximately 75 percent of the population, we observe significantly larger average demand reductions among consumers assigned to the opt-out group. We examine the extent to which the behavioral responses we observe are consistent with a standard model of switching costs, or with alternative mechanisms including inattention, and preferences constructed based on contextual features of the choice setting.
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The museum has a photograph Of a pair of shoes from 9/11, … This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn's new poem Half. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/half-2/
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I feel
By flesh, by ache, by inertia, by ennui.
By entropy, illusion, confusion, delusion.
All these conspire
to keep me marking time.
I take up space -
a non-contributor in life.
A passer-by.
A watcher.
Held in place.
I am frightened
by the future.
Afraid that things won¹t ever be different;
that, as the years roll past me,
I will remain unchanged.
An alarming concept.
I feel
disjointed, fragile.
I wonder.
Will my life repeat endlessly in this loop,
or is it a drawn out tunnel, with no relief?
Will my dark, constant companion never leave?
Hope is fleeting.
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Of course, even Parisian Abercrombie is chicFlying home to Canada from Madrid via Air France I had a stop over at Charles de Gaulle. Upon checking in at Adolfo Suaréz Madrid-Barajas I was informed that my flight was delayed. It ended up being an extra hour before I boarded. Given that my connection was only an hour and forty minutes to begin with, I ended up mising my second flight. I was directed to multiple different kiosks around CDG before finally consulting with an Air France representative. I was given two options: take a later flight, be redirected through New York, or Washington, D.C. and have to pay a fee (something to do with landing in America), or have a complementary one night stay in Paris, including three meals and board the same flight I would have had the next day. Afterall, a wise woman once said: Paris is always a good idea. Even though my luggage was to stay the night in Paris with me, I wasn't allowed to collect it. So I was given what resembled a large pencil case, containing: an oversized white t-shirt, a disposable razor, roll on deoderant, tooth brush, toothpaste and L'Occitane moisturizer (that I kept) and was sent on my way. I recieved a shuttle service to my hotel, where I showered and changed (luckily I always bring a change of clothes for stop-overs). I got straight to heading into Paris, which is about a one-hour train ride from the airport. On that note, Toronto: please, please expand the TTC to reach the airport, how is this not the obvious best choice. For those of you who've never been ,you actually have to take a completely different transit system to get out to the airport, via BUS!
Having been to Paris before I wasn't overly concerned with sight seeing and actually ended up enjoying myself much more this time, as I could just meander about and enjoy the beautiful city. I was much younger the last time I had visited and hadn't appreciated how lovely it is. I've always thought Paris is overrated, but I get it now. I also have to say that the Parisians seem friendlier now… is this accurate? I had a very nice gentlemen explain the transit system to me at the train station. I love the Paris train stations, I very much missed the bells they use to indicate departures!
I figured a good a place to start as any in Paris is the Eiffel tower. Upon exiting the subway I couldn't see the tower, and decided to cross the street and walk in an arbitrary direction. Though, as I crossed the road, the tower slowly began to appear from the tops of trees as a behemoth. I was a bit taken aback by my own reaction to the structure. As I have mentioned, I've previously been to Paris and seen all the usual sights and didn't think I would be in such awe of it's beauty and sheer presence as I was. I purchased a pistachio ice cream cone frome a street vendor and took a stroll around the Eiffel Tower and park, as well as the Seine.
Paris is a truly beautiful city, with a little sprinkle of magic on top. All of the trees are neatly manicured, gilded gates line the streets and of course the antique carousels make Paris a perfectly charming city. I think the chicness of Paris for me was also intensified by the contrast of my having just been to the bohemian city of Porto.
Being a lover of macarons, especially those of Ladurée, it was on my list while connecting at CDG. However, since I now had the opportunity to see Paris, I figured I must go to the Ladurée flagship on Champs-Élysées. I was having a difficult time navigating the Paris metro, which to a Torontonian is massively overwhelming, it can take several minutes just to locate your stop on the map, followed by working out the logistics of connections. I noticed there were some metro workers aiding travellers with navigation. Being Canadian, I studied French in school for eleven years, eight of those being spent in French immersion. Yet, the last time I visited France I was not at all confident about my skills and rarely used it. However, perhaps due to spending a week with non-native English speakers I decided to put my knowledge to work and consulted the metro staff in French, which went over fairly well. I've now resolved to take French calsses, in hopes to live in France one day and be able to communicate with ease.
The Ladurée at Champs-Élysées is goregous! I want my apartment decorated just like this little pâtisserie. There was actually a short wait outside the shop, followed by a lenghty wait inside…entirely worth it though and there is no shortage of things to look at while you await your turn. I ordered a small box of six cookies, one of which was named for Marie Antoinette (my dinner guest alive, or dead). After asking to use to use the lavatory I decided, "I'm in Paris, I need to eat, and you only live once!" So I got a table, complete with a white table cloth and settled in for a lovely meal. It was slightly unnerving to be sat at such a nice restaurant in my Lululemon pants and TNA hoodie, but I tried not to be vain and just enjoyed the night for what it was.
My meal began with a bread basket, which I tried not to over-indulge in, as well as a bottle of Evian. I ordered a celebratory glass of rosé Champagne (Pop! Fizz! Clink!), oviously celebrating a free (I use that term loosely) night in Paris (I think I spent more money one night in Paris than three days in Porto- being chic doesn't come cheap!). For my entrée (which I've learned is only what North American's refer to as their main meal- makes sense as it is acutally the french verb "to enter", and makes much more sense as the word for appetizers…I digress) I had a chicken sandwhich with fries. The sandwhich was actually kind of a cross between chicken salad and egg salad- quite good, I may have to start making these at home! A was alotted four fries, stacked on top of each other, like a jenga tower! I couldn't finish my meal and couldn't take it home, as this custom is not followed in Europe, though my lovely server commented that they should adopt it (possibly just to please her very North American guest)! I was certainly reminded of the difference in service between North America and Europe, which although I'm tolerant of now, I may never get used to… ordering my meal and never seeing my server again! I was actually sat next to a couple from South Carolina, with sickly sweet southern accents, who chatted with me a bit about dining alone (I get the feeling Ladurée is frequented primarily by tourists and not much of a regular spot for your average Parisian).
Following my meal I took a stroll down Champs-Élysées to see L'Arc de Triomphe, before retiring. I FINALLY learned how to navigate the Paris subway, realizing that you must consult the overhead screen to learn which train is in the station/arriving next and thus whether, or not it will stop at your stop. Which is convenient if you're waiting, but my experience with the TTC is running downt the stairs to catch my train and never having to worry whether, or not it's the right one, so long as I'm on the right track! I arrived back quite late to catch my shuttle bus to my hotel and after waiting some time, I asked one bus driver if he was going to my hotel. Though he didn't, he was going very near by and told me to hop aboard. He actually ended up taking me right to my hotel…seriously WHEN did Parisians become so friendly!?
I had a filling breakfast in the hotel the next morning, replete with all of the scrumptious french confections I could have desired and promptly headed off to the airport. This time I caught my flight, for the record, the two times I have flights out of CDG I've missed them…I don't seem to have the best luck there. My flight was comfortable… Air France provided me with a Champagne apertif, to which the flight attendant inquired how old I was, "Darling, you flatter!". I have to give props to Air France for the delivery on the in-flight safety videos, which I was so amused by I watched start to finish. If all airlines videos resembled a chicer version of Old Navy adds, complete with flight attendants dancing around in the latest red, white and blue fashions I would surely be interested in how to inflate my life preserver. After running out of in-flight entertainment (I swear!) I resorted to watching Fifty Shades of Grey, a movie I was positive I would never see. I've never read the books, but given their hype I knew what I was getting into. I won't lie, there are less entertaining things to watch while stuck in an uncomfortable seat, ten miles high in the air. I did, however happen to look away from the screen at one point and become incredibly aware of other passengers, who may not have been so keen on the mature content…c'est la vie, oui?
Though it's rare that one is grateful when travel plans are interrupted, I couldn't have been more pleased with an extra day on vacation, in Paris none the less! I had such a wonderful time and I'm very much looking forward to returning in the near future, I still have to see Versailles after all!
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On November 23, 2017, I was a motivational speaker for the City of Calgary IT Innovation and Collaboration Divisional Meeting.
This group of innovative technology professionals is responsible for creating technology solutions for the 32 different departments in the City of Calgary.
Members of the audience work in areas like research, operations, wireless and cell communications, GPS tracking group, a network architecture group, telecommunication, and the Fiber optic network.
This group of agile technology professionals can deal with a lot of opportunities and a lot of conflicts. Every department within the City of Calgary ( i.e- Police, Public Works, 911, 311, etc) has unique technology needs to help them solve problems in their work.
Ultimately every department is interested in solutions that help make our city a safe, healthy, and prosperous place to live. The City of Calgary has been my permanent residence for most of my life and it truly is a great city that I'm proud to live in.
This was a very fun crowd. Clearly hardworking and ambitious, they loved the opportunity to get together with their team, laugh and learn.
A quick-witted group, I found most of the speakers at the event had some clever one-liners as they playfully poked fun at themselves. I find this kind of levity is a sure sign of a healthy workplace.
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Basketball is definitely the most popular sport in the Philippines. There are basketball courts everywhere, which surprised me and lee because we figured this was more of a soccer kind of place, especially since height really isn't one of their strengths. We have a basketball court in our neighborhood, and Lee has been dying to go over there and shoot around. We bought a basketball when we went to Alabang last weekend, so last night we decided to go over there and check it out.
There was a group of boys playing on one end of the court, so we started shooting around on the other end. This drew quite a bit of attention probably for a number of reasons...
1. We are most likely the fairest skinned people to ever walk on to that basketball court.
2. Lee is a head and shoulders taller than anyone else that has probably ever walked on to that basketball court.
3. And from the way they all stopped and stared, I was probably the only girl to ever walk on that basketball court. (Or they were totally impressed with my sweet shooting skills... one of the two)
We played on our end for a while until one of the kids from the other side had to go home. Which left them with an uneven number.
Kids: You play?
Lee: Me?
Kids: Yes, you play?
Lee: Um, sure. Do you want to play?
Me: Ha! No.. you go ahead.
Lee: Ok, yeah I'll play.
He walked over to their side of the court trying to figure out who is supposed to be on his team. One little kid, about 8 years old, ran over to Lee and stood next to him. He measured himself up against Lee's arm and begin laughing. Then he pointed to all his friends who had to play against him, and laughed at them. I played on the other end of the court with the little kid, while lee played with the other guys. It was so funny to watch, and we all had a lot of fun.
As soon as it got to dark to see they called the game, and we all started to walk home.
Kids: Tomorrow. Tomorrow.
Lee: Do you play here everyday?
Kids: Yes. Tomorrow
Lee: We'll see. Tomorrow's Friday, I drink beer on Fridays. (Great Lee, way to tell these kids that Fridays are for beer... not basketball, that's a real great example. :P )
Kid: Lee, how old you are?
Lee: 23
Kid: You, keely... how old?
Me: 24. How old are you?
Kid: 18. (Then smiles really big)
Me: Oh really... (There was no way. This guy might have been 15 0r 16, but I didn't want to call him a liar, maybe he was just short or looked like a little kid, I don't know. But he was lying.)
Lee: You're not 18. (Apparently Lee didn't care)
Kid: Yes, 18 (He laughs, and all his friends do too...)
About this time we started to turn down our street.
Another kid: You live where?
Me: Right here.
Other kid: Oh nice.
So now that they know where we live this probably means they will be coming by everyday to see if Lee can play. I guess I could just tell them he's grounded...
They were all really nice kids. Next time I'm bringing my camera so I can video... the one time I don't bring it with me and we miss Lee looking like he just stepped out of the NBA.
Lee: I felt bad I was wearing shoes. (We were the only ones wearing tennis shoes, everyone else was wearing flip flops.)
Me: Yeah. Me too.
Lee: And I need to buy them a ball, that one sucked.
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Did you know that October is National RSV Awareness Month? Toddlers and children can catch the respiratory syncytial virus which a common seasonal virus that is highly contagious. Nearly 100% of children are affected by age 2 and it spikes during November through March.
I learned about RSV when a friend of mine had a child born prematurely. The doctors and nurses made sure to warn her of the dangers of RSV on babies and the steps she needed to take to prevent the spread of it to her child.
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In most babies, RSV turns into a manageable mild respiratory infection that can mirror the cold and flu. However, a baby born prematurely can have more serve symptoms which led my friend to go to the ER twice and her daughter diagnosed with RSV.
- a fever (if there is a high fever in a child under 3 months it is VERY served)
- very tired all the time
- blueish color in fingernails or around their mouth
- gasping for breath
- non stop coughing or wheezing
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- Ask guests that come in to wash their hands before handling or playing with children
- Don't bring your children to adults who are sick
- Avoid large crowds
- Disinfect and wash toys that can carry germs
If you're unsure if your child is in danger of a higher risk of getting RSV make sure to speak with your pediatrician. During the hospital stay that my friend's daughter had to have it was very heartbreaking that she couldn't be home.
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The journey began in 2005 when David Scholefield convinced Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie to plant a small vineyard in Summerland. David had a vision for the Okanagan, a young wine region that was trying to find its soul. Christine and Steve, who have a well-earned reputation of making projects come to life, began putting his plan in place, first by farming, albeit in a conventional manner, with the idea to craft wines that were as naturally beautiful as the Okanagan. David persuaded Alberto Antonini and Pedro Parra to come to the Okanagan and with their arrival, conventional thinking went out the window and a new plan to push the envelope took center stage. Today, that small vineyard, Switchback, is certified organic. The team has built a state of the art winery, Okanagan Crush Pad, in Summerland, BC and established a thriving custom crush business. Winemaker Matt Dumayne heads the winemaking team, working with Alberto to craft pure wines that articulate the message of the place where these wines are grown. On the farming side, Christine and Steve purchased a 320-acre Summerland site, where Pedro has designed a vineyard that could be created on virgin soil. There, on Garnet Valley Ranch, 40 acres of a potential 60 acres have been planted according to the principles of precision viticulture. The ranch is also home to 8 acres of organic field crops and a herd of sheep, guarded by two lovely Great Pyrenees dogs.
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The MUA wants to make it clear that workers are not to blame for the repeated blowouts in the cost of Chevron's Gorgon LNG
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Paddy Crumlin is the president of the ITF, elected in 2010, and also the general secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia. Welcome to his page, where you can find a biography, recent speeches, and the latest news about his activities on behalf of the ITF.
The MUA has joined the CFMEU and other unions to march through Australia's capital cities to protest against the Abbott/Turnbull Government's raft of anti-worker policies. The national day of action reflected growing anger among workers at recent Government decisions including the re-introduction of the ABCC, implementation of the Building Code and support for cuts to weekend penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers.
The MUA wants to make it clear that workers are not to blame for the repeated blowouts in the cost of Chevron's Gorgon LNG
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is proud to announce that Hunterlink Recovery Services has won the Seafarers Welfare Award at the Lloyd's List Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards.
Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia and President of the International Transport Workers Federation, has issued this message following the death of former MUA union official James Trevor Tannock.


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Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Chaz Ebert essay about the cancellation of Ebertfest 2020 and presenting an exclusive video of Ebertfest 2019.
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A whimsical ode to the comic book character She-Hulk, who will be receiving her own Disney+ series.
A correspondent offers her advice on stuff to binge during the quarantine.
Recommendations from Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho about films other than Parasite that represent the best in modern South Korean film.
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Q. I would like to know why your review of the movie "Scary Movie" didn't warn parents that there was going to be so much sexuality in the movie. I went to see this movie based on your review. Not once did you mention the fact that it was not appropriate for children. This movie should have been rated NC-17. (Collette Taylor, Chicago IL)
A. And might have been, if the NC-17 rating were workable, which it is not, as I have been tirelessly informing the MPAA for years. My review did carry the following warning in the credits information: "Classified R (for strong, crude sexual humor, language, drug use and violence)."
Q. Last night I saw "Scary Movie." As a fan of gross-out comedy, I thought the movie to be above par. However, as I sat in the theater I couldn't help but notice how many children were in the theater. Not teenagers, but children 12 and under. This is how little the R rating really means. Because this movie looked like a funny horror movie, these parents had completely ignored the R, thinking it would be on the same level as "Scream's" R. It clearly wasn't and as an avid moviegoer, I was truly embarrassed for the 6 year old girl in front of me who, judging by her reaction, had never seen a male up close and personal. How do we protect against this? (Jennifer Cordero, Memphis TN)
A. By establishing a workable "A" rating for films that are not pornographic but are intended for adults and not suitable for children. The MPAA and its masters, the theater owners, oppose this rating because it might cost them ticket sales.
Q. Just saw "The Patriot" with a packed house. There were young children in the audience. I find that unbelievably annoying, and I wonder what in hell the parents are thinking? I guess they're not. (Jeff Joseph, Lancaster, CA)
A. The movie, rated R, had an extended scene in which Mel Gibson's young sons ambush and kill British soldiers and one of them shouts, "I'm glad I killed them!" Of course the R rating is hardly observed by theaters with a movie like this, and is useful only so the MPAA can say they told us so after stunned parents stagger out with shellshocked kids.
Q. My wife and I recently saw "The Perfect Storm." While we both enjoyed the movie, my wife wondered how the writers of the movie (and the author of book) knew what happened to the crew of the boat. I mean, how did they know that the ice machine broke (among other things)? I know this is not a documentary, but I couldn't help wondering. (Doug Crooks, San Diego CA)
A. Beyond a certain point, they didn't know, and used conjecture, hypothesis, logic, and the experience of other fishing crews.
Q. You were wondering about the wording of "Disney's The Kid." I've read that Chaplin's estate, which is extremely protective of all its rights, took issue and would not allow "The Kid" as a title. (Ray Pride, Chicago)
A. Quite reasonably, since it is a Chaplin classic. But adding "Disney" seems a little awkward, and suggests it's a kiddie film, when in fact it's quite a nice little general audience comedy. Thinking of titles, I came up with, "Wish I Were a Kid Again," "Growing Down," "40 and 8" and "The Very Big Birthday." On second thought, maybe "Disney's The Kid" is okay.
Q. I just saw "Eyes Wide Shut" on video. Kubrick is my favorite filmmaker but I won't bore you with my enthusiastic adoration of this masterpiece. What puzzled me was an exterior dolly shot in which the main character is walking down the street, and he passes a jewelry shop. And on the awning of this shop is the name of the jeweler--and their phone number with the "555" prefix that always spoils my suspension of disbelief. Since the phone number has no significance to the story whatsoever. I find it incredible that someone would go to the effort of building a fake awning and putting a phone number on it that screams out, "This is just a movie!" (Steven Dahlman, Minneapolis, MN)
A. Like many moviegoers, you know that there is no "555" prefix and so movies employ it to avoid using a real number. Kubrick was known for his sly sense of humor, and my best guess is that he did it simply to amuse himself.
Q. The postscript to your review of "Scary Movie" discusses scary-movie titles and states, "Still available: "I Still Know What You Did the Summer Before Last." Close but no cigar. USA Today reports that Lions Gate Films is planning a Scary-type -type spoof, tentatively titled "I Know What You Screamed Last Summer." If this trend keeps up, I see dead box-office. (Steven Bailey, Jacksonville Beach, FL.)
A. Now that "Scary Movie" has opened to $43 in its first week, would you like to revise your trend spotting?
Q. I read on Harry Knowles' web site that Paramount is planning a re-release of "Wonder Boys" in October. I have seen studios re-release films after they get nominated for academy awards("The Insider," "L.A. Confidential") but I have never seen a film get re-released in the same year. I am assuming that the studio thinks it may have an Oscar contender on its shelf and that the marketing of the film got screwed up. Most people I have talked to didn't even know about the film at all. Have you ever seen anything like this before, and how do you think Wonder Boys will do the second time around? (Richard Duke, Jonesboro AR)
A. I think "Wonder Boys" was one of the best films of the year, with probably Michael Douglas' best performance, as an English professor and writer on the skids. The film did less than $19 million in its February release, despite great reviews. In today's box office climate, movies are forced to do or die in their first weekends, and a movie like "Wonder Boys," which appeals to moviegoers with more experience of life, is not allowed to gradually build an audience. Paramount does indeed intuit it has an Oscar contender, and the re-release is a gamble that the film has earned.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The House could vote today on the latest version of the American Health Care Act, but advocates say this bill could put an even greater number of older Americans at risk of losing their health coverage.
The removal of protections for those with pre-existing conditions could cause health insurance costs to skyrocket for millions of people with chronic conditions - or they could have their coverage canceled.
Michael Rowett, director of communications for AARP Arkansas, said the proposed changes making the rounds in Congress are not fair to those who were protected under the Affordable Care Act.
"Allowing insurance companies to once again discriminate against Americans and Arkansans with pre-existing conditions because they've had cancer, diabetes or heart disease, for example, frankly makes a bad bill even worse," Rowett said.
Republicans' first attempt to "repeal and replace" Obamacare in March never came to a vote because of a lack of support. Since then, several changes - including the pre-existing conditions clause - have been proposed. But as of Wednesday, passage was not assured.
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I followed these instructions. Packages downloaded & installed without issue. Made the necessary modifications to the firefox.desktop file and saved them. Rebooted and also ran 'kbuildsycoca5' but Firefox still uses the GTK dialogs for opening/saving. What am I missing?
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dax84 Best post the firefox.desktop as you have it now (since it just works when you set that right, no need to reboot or run kbuildsycoca5).
I didn't make any other changes.
Open a terminal and run it that way, see if you get any useful output/error:
GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 firefox
demm Have same problem as @dax84, still GTK file chooser. Tried both terminal and modified the desktop file as described above.
[EDIT] Never mind, out of the blue it started working 🙂 But as @raul338 said, it adds some odd extension to the saved file, in my case PKGBUILD saved as PKGBUILD.[aA][sS][cC]. But deselecting "Choose extension automatically" at the bottom of the file chooser seems to remove it.
When saving files, the extensions is saved wrong
it saves file.[gG][iI][fF] instead of file.gif
OK, that makes it clear it is still too experimental to become default. Things will stay as is now, install the desktop portal, and manually set the env line.
Please report back here when you notice all works as should.
Sorry I was/am sick and couldn't reply right away. This is what I got running Exec=GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 firefox %u
###!!! [Child][RunMessage] Error: Channel closing: too late to send/recv, messages will be lost
###!!! [Child][RunMessage] Error: Channel closing: too late to send/recv, messages will be lost
[Parent 2188, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (184): Connection reset by peer: file /buildsys/apps/firefox/src/firefox-64.0/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 363
And this when firefox opened.
It ran fine but still used GTK dialogs for opening/saving.
This patch is for files extensions -> https://phabricator.kde.org/D17677
bvbfan Thanks, will be applied once accepted & committed.
It seems that the file chooser doesn't get the name of the file about to be saved? In GTK file chooser, you had the file name prefilled.
On the same topic of GTK apps integration (Firefox is a MUST, Thurnderbird NOT):
From the description:
"Focus on one DE (KDE Plasma), one toolkit (Qt)" and
"KaOS will stay limited in size of the repositories, and will work on quality instead of quantity".
If the repository is limited and the goal is to use the best Qt can offer (KDE Apps), why there's GTK based, and GTK librieries dependant, email client, while we have KMail ? KMail does not require GTK dependancies and is well integrated into KDE Personal Information Managemanet and is part of the whole KDE Suit?
KMail is a powerful and easy to use Qt application. Its well integrated into KDE and is part of KDE PIM . All those applications are well connected and talk to each other. They are Desktop Environment AWARE, while GTK applications, like Thunderbird, are OUT OF PLACE and feel completely foreign int the Qt and KDE oriented distribution. KMail is easy to use and for advanced users- extremely powerful.
I think GTK based (and out of place) Thunderbird is no match (for DE aware and well integrated into KDE PIM) KMail. Hence I strongly believe it should be removed and MAKE PLACE for other Qt applications in the LIMITED repository.
We already have, Ubuntu based, KDE Neon. KaOS has to be different and should aim to be the best Qt and KDE distribution. Hence it shouldn't go against its own goals. Kids can always go and install Kubuntu or KDE Neon.
An update on this "issue".
It never worked for me but I found a solution on reddit.
The solution is using an environmental variable. It works for me. (Specifically, I changed the line exec line to: Exec=env GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 /usr/bin/firefox %u) Is there any good reason this shouldn't be done?


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Keith Farquhar Lap Gods
Office Baroque is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of Keith Farquhar at our downtown gallery on Bloemenhofplein 5 Place du Jardin aux Fleurs.
Colour co-ordinated and purchased readymade online, Keith Farquhar's Lap Gods schematise present day conditions of social disenfranchisement, dispassionately rendering it as a visual equation. They reflect the obscenity of contemporary welfare practices at the same time as reflexively addressing issues of artistic agency and the institutional structures in which artworks currently circulate as objects. These pieces share a founding logic with earlier works by Farquhar that repurposed clothing commonly associated with subcultural groups, such as the 'hoodies' vilified by right-wing British media. Likewise, they display an affinity with a more recent body of work on corrugated steel panelling, several of which were exhibited as part of Farquhar's first solo exhibition with the gallery in 2015. In these works low resolution images appropriated from a range of sources, including the spray-painted gestures of Christopher Wool, are conflated in such a way as to problematise the boundaries between hierarchical categories such as the 'web,' the 'gallery' and the 'street.'
The artist's own term for the restricted vocabulary of elements adopted in his Lap Gods series is that of an 'economy.' In these circumstances the meaning of his phrasing is twofold, in that what is formally economical about these works –a tripartite arrangement of sleeping bag, coffee cup and mechanically breathing toy dog– can obviously also be interpreted in relation to a range of global economic factors. Here, brands such as Greggs, Café Nero and Starbucks act as stand-ins for the cultural dynamic of a UK high street, post Brexit. The plush lap-dogs are arguably a specific nod to Farquhar's native Edinburgh: an urban environment where the mechanics of social exclusion act in tandem with a highly sentimentalised, heritage-oriented worldview.
Farquhar is himself fond of the analogy between his arrangements and Kazimir Malevich's Peasant paintings of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Produced after Malevich had abandoned non-objective abstraction in favour of an idealised figuration, these paintings depict proletarian figures as distillations of geometric elements. As images painted in an era of nascent Stalinism their political ambiguity borders on the profound.
This is not to say that Farquhar's works are socially engaged in any genuine sense of the word; although a sense of indignation, dismay or resignation may not be an altogether unwelcome by-product of the effect they produce. Presented with a similarly callous logic to that which neo-liberal society regards those unfortunate enough to fall outside its protective care, what the Lap Gods re-enact is a transactional system in which we are all, merely by being present, automatically implicated. By casting the artist as a supplicant, a figure with little agency of their own, what they articulate is a system of relations at play within the gallery just as much as in the world at large: a system that is equally well equipped to instrumentalise our contempt, our passivity, and our desires.
Text by Neil Clements.
Keith Farquhar graduated from Goldsmiths College with an MFA in 1996. He currently lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at High Art, Paris; Leslie Fritz, New York; New Jerseyy, Basel; Hotel, London; Galerie Neu, Berlin; Tramway, Glasgow and Studio Voltaire, London. His work has appeared in group exhibitions at Witte de With, Rotterdam; ICA, London; The Box, Los Angeles; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Kunsthalle Fribourg, Fribourg and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Bordeaux.


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There are also sections full of tips on quilt making basics, as well as an entire section devoted to encouraging readers to explore and discover inspiring color combinations, called "Palette Chasing." As someone who loves to play with color, I think this is so great!
I think Modern Quilts Illustrated would be a great addition to any library. To purchase a copy for yourself, please visit Bill and Weeks' site to order. And I'd love to share a copy with you, so let's have a giveaway!
To enter, leave a comment on this post and tell me a little about your creative plans for the summer. Please be sure that your email address is either in the comment or connected to your blogger profile so I can contact you if you are the winner. I'll use the random number generator to choose one winner and the giveaway will be open until Tuesday June 13 at midnight ET. International entries are welcome! Good luck!!


text: At 21:48 -0700 8/22/2001, Phil Stracchino wrote: >On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:25:24AM -0700, Jason C. Leach wrote: >> hi, >> >> I need to secure my MailMan lists from the public. We would like to use it >> for internal communication recording and indexing. Can anyone suggest >> how I would do this? > >All you need to do is make the list subscription policy to confirm+approve, >set posting to members only, and restrict access to the /mailman/ >directory on your webserver to internal hosts. In light of recent events at the (US) Air Force Academy, one might want to be a little more private than the above. Such as a server which isn't accessible to the great unwashed you're trying to keep out AND is protected roughly as above. Then all you have to worry about is a foolish mistake by an MUA user whose machine sees both sides of the firewall. (Seemingly, that's not the same thing as happened at the Academy.) --John -- John Baxter jwblist at olympus.net Port Ludlow, WA, USA


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Our Staff
Director - Music Ministry
John D. Charles (Jack) has had a life long love of music for piano, organ and voice. In high school he was active in chorus and beginning in tenth grade participated in the in District, Regional, State and National Chorus Festivals of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. In his sophomore year he began to study organ, and in his Junior and Senior years he was assistant organist of his church.
Early in his freshman year at West Chester University he was hired to be organist and choir director of the adult and children's choir at Malvern Presbyterian Church. He graduated and attained his Masters Degree in Music Education from West Chester University. Over the years he earned approximately ninety post graduate credits from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
Upon graduation from West Chester University he taught classroom music for two years at Audubon and Worcester Elementary schools in the Methacton School District. He then moved to Schwenksville School District where he taught elementary classroom music and also conducted the Elementary, Junior High and High School Choruses. Several years later, when the Schwenksville School District merged with the Collegeville Trappe District he was immediately made Music Department Chairman, taught High School Chorus and conducted the annual Broadway musical.
Over the years after graduation from college, Jack has been Director of Music at several Lutheran churches. These include Augustus Trappe, Grace Royersford, St. John Phoenixville and St. Luke Devon. In 1983 he became an Associate In Ministry. When Larry Hand was Bishop of Southeastern Pennsylvania he served on the Synod Music Committee and was organist for several conferences..
Jack and his wife Andrea have a daughter Elizabeth, married to Matthew Francisco. They have two grandchildren, Sean who is ten and Heather who is seven.
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Jack Magill
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Tim Kelley
After contracting Post-Polio Syndrome (late affects) in his late 40s, Tim's mobility decreased and the weight increased. With his blood pressuring climbing and buying bigger clothes, Tim knew he needed a change. Since surgery, he's gone from a 46 inch belt to a 34 inch and no longer has to take his diabetes medicine. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call (303) 280-0900.
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US economy eagerly awaits boost from American visa relaxations
On 19 January, 2012, President Obama signed an executive order giving US immigration authorities 60 days to formulate a new process for Brazilian and Chinese tourists to apply for an American visa in a matter of weeks, instead of the current process which can take months.
The announcement comes to meet an upsurge in applications from the two countries: American visa applications in 2011 from China have risen by 34% while applications from Brazil have risen 42%.
American retailers have expressed their gratitude to the announcement with Michael Gould, CEO of iconic department store Bloomingdale's saying "the faster they can get here the better".
Tourism to the US has fallen between 2000 and 2010, with retailers had expressed their frustration at the numbers of foreign tourists flocking to cities like Paris and Rome whose visa application times are as little as 10 days but it is hope the recent announcement will begin to combat this.
"Currently the process is very difficult for citizens from countries such as China, Brazil and India to obtain tourist visas" said Stephen Sadove, CEO at Saks Inc. "Additional tourists in the US would lead to increased revenues in retailing and hospitality."
Easing the visa restrictions is expected to yield a massive $850 billion (£540 billion) and over a million jobs for the US by 2020.
However, the Federation for American Immigration Reform said the president's order encourages "terrorism and visa overstays".
Retailers are unconcerned with these warnings and are instead preparing product ranges which specifically cater to Brazilian and Chinese tourists with the Mall of America even employing staff who are fluent in Mandarin, Japanese and Spanish to assist the new wave of shoppers desperate for famous American brands.
The American Visa Bureau is an independent migration consultancy specialising in helping people from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries make their ESTA application.


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Return Of A Native (Installation Version)
Single Channel Video and computer music composition (also presented in Performance and Installation Versions)
- 17th. Atlanta Film & Video Festival, USA, 1993 (Best Student Video Winner)
- iEAR MFA TOUR, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire USA (Performance and screening version), 1993
- Amiga Artist on the Air, cablecast TV series, USA, 1993
|Views of the installation version of "Return of A Native", Troy, New York, 1993.
"Hence, the complex drawings like "The Return of A Native", which he produced by utilising pencil, marker and liquid paper on board, in the early 90s is evidence to attaining a plateau where the artist was producing processual studies and story-board type inquiries towards the production of expansive performance type video art installations. Jamal had reached a level where he revels in surface defragmentation, transcends planar constraints and had become conversant now in reciting his visual interest beyond typical stylistic engagements. His markings became more discriminating and had to assume an ever probing role in his analysis of reaching truth and beauty."
Zanita Anuar, "Reading Jamal - Indulging in Beautiful Complexities" in "In Between the Lines - Solo Exhibition (Drawings 1979-2008)", Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, 12 and Chandan Gallery, Penang, 2008. (p. 7 & 8)
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Monthly Archives: November 2016
New Music: Future – "Ain't Tryin" and "Poppin Tags"
Future decided to treat his fans with two new tracks on his 33 rd birthday with the release of "Ain't Tryin," and "Poppin Tags." The two new tracks premiered on Drake's OVOSOUND Radio.
Check out the songs below:
August Alsina Blasts the AMA'S
August Alsina is blasting the American Music Awards for allegedly muting his mic during his performance of "Do You Mind," with DJ Khaled, Future, Rick Ross, and Nicki Minaj.
August took to his Instagram to provide some clarity in his live American Music Awards performance.
The AMAs had him hot as he posted two posts about it,
"When yo mic ain't on so you just do the #mannequinchallenge in front of 11millon viewers at the #lipsyncparty AKA the AMA's … Yeah, that part ," said Alsina.
Kanye West Hospitalized in LA
Kanye West was hospitalized in Los Angeles on late Monday following a series of bizarre incidents that ended with him canceling the Saint Pablo Tour.
TMZ is reporting that Yeezy was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation. According to law enforcement sources, LAPD responded to a medical welfare call about 1:20 p.m. Paramedics ended up transporting Kanye to the hospital by ambulance. He reportedly resisted and had to be restrained when transported.
He was reportedly being examined by one of his doctors for severe sleep deprivation when it was determined that he needed to be admitted. The decision to hospitalize West was for his own health and safety, added the sources. No criminal activity was suspected.
West has been dealing with trauma for years now. Let's not forget the tragic car accident that he was involved in that almost took his life. He managed to escape the wreckage with some broken bones and a broken jaw. Several years later he lost his most prized possession since his children and Kim, his beloved mother Donda West. Even recently dealing with the robbery of his wife and media frenzy that ensued. This man needs medical attention he has been through a lot. It's not the time to bash and harass but to lift him up and pray for a clearly broken person.
New Music: Nicki Minaj- "Black Barbies"
Nicki Minaj hops on the bandwagon with her rendition of "Black Beatles," Rae Sremmurd and Mike Will Made It first #1 single. The song has been making its way around the internet due to the track being used for the Mannequin Challenge videos. Nicki goes back to her aggressive, talking slick ways…
Take a listen:
Frank Ocean Opens up in the New York Times
Frank Ocean rarely does interviews and when he does it always is a must read. Mr. Ocean has a very eclectic way of thinking and operates differently than a lot of artists in the game. He recently sat down with the New York Times for an exclusive interview.
Check out a few excerpts below:
On His Professional Struggles Post Channel Orange:
It started to weigh on me that I was responsible for the moves that had made me successful, but I wasn't reaping the lion's share of the profits, and that was problematic for me.
I had, in the midst of all of this, this feeling of isolation Within my circle, there was a lot of places I thought I could turn that I felt like I couldn't turn to anymore.
On Abruptly Leaving LA For London — With Just A Duffel Bag, A Hard drive Of Music, & Few Contacts:
I never thought about it [being anything to do with my sanity or escapism]. I always thought about it like, if your house is on fire, you need to get out of the house.
On Being Unprepared For Certain Gigs:
Certain moments were drawbacks for sure. Now I look at things differently, but at the time, yeah. Audiences in excess of five million people [on national TV]. I was always reluctant to do those things except in cases where they had this nostalgic significance to me. Like performing at the V.M.A.s, being tapped to perform at the Grammys — me saying yes to those things had a lot to do with how those things made me feel before I was actually in the business. And just wanting to be rubbing shoulders with those people and being seen at those places. I still was reluctant and sort of skeptical of those things because I questioned whether or not I was prepared.
On Dealing With Fame:
Sometimes I'm fascinated with how famous my work could be while I'm not so famous. Super-envious of the fact that Daft Punk can wear robot helmets and be one of the most famous bands in the world, while also understanding that will never be my situation. It's too late. It's hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure. I've gotten used to being Frank Ocean. A lot of people stopped me on the street when I hadn't put music out in a while, literally would yell out of an Uber, "Frank, where the album?"
On Whether He's Been In Love Since 'Channel Orange':
Not the lasting kind.
On Whether Fame Has Made Dating Any Different:
I think normal would be the word, whatever that word means, which is usually nothing. I'm in a very different place than I was four or five years ago with all that stuff. Different in my relationship with myself, which means everything. There's no, like, shame or self-loathing. There's no, you know, crisis.
On Monitoring His Record Sales:
I know exactly what the numbers are. I need to know. I need to know how many records I've sold, how many album equivalents from streaming, which territories are playing my music more than others, because it helps me in conversations about where we're gonna be playing shows, or where I might open a retail location, like a pop-up store or something.
On If He Thinks His Numbers Add Up The Way They Should:
Well, we doubled 'Channel Orange' first week. I'm always gonna be like, "We could have done a little bit better." I guess there's a satisfaction that comes with looking at numbers like that, and I'm making, like, No Limit-type of equity, Master P-type of equity on my record.
Ms. Keri Baby Single Again
It's been awhile since R&B singer Keri Hilson was spotted on the arm of her longtime boyfriend, Orlando Magic's Serge Ibaka.
Apparently Miss Keri Baby is single again.
In a telling interview with Rolling Out Magazine Keri explains,
I think I am an exception to the rule when people think of R&B "divas." I thought I found someone who's also an exception. It wasn't "enthralling" for me to date an athlete. It was on my list of "not to dos" — no rappers, no actors and no ball players. I broke my rule because I thought I found someone different … It wasn't an attraction to the status and the money.
I am no different from other women when it comes to attraction to qualities of a man. I am pretty level headed. I want someone who loves God genuinely and respects women, [is] loyal. All the same things every woman wants.
Keri and Serge began dating back in 2012.


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Woman Enough: Laura Bedard
My book is available as an ebook (Woman Enough– paperbacks coming soon!) but I decided to continue to interview some women who I believe are some of the bravest, and who deserve to have their stories shared. I want to celebrate women. Nothing more, nothing less. Here they are in their own words. I am humbled and grateful to have a small snapshot into their worlds.
Laura and I met a long long long time ago (sixth grade?) and then reconnected on social media a couple of years ago. I'm grateful to Laura for sharing her experiences here, including openly discussing the end of her marriage. The act of falling in love and getting married is easy; a relationship is hard. Her positivity and ability to bring people together to talk about controversial issues online is something I admire. Laura is giving herself the life she's always deserved: full of compassion, enthusiasm, luminosity, and love. Knowing her has made my heart grow.
Name: Laura Bedard
Please share whatever you would like us to know about yourself:
I will turn 39 this month. I am a school bus driver and an artist living in Lake Hubert Minnesota. When asked if I have kids I answer "30"! Haha, my bus kids, I currently have no children of my own. I feel a great sense of purpose from transporting children to and from school. My passion is art of all kinds but I focus on painting and jewelry making. I feel the closest to myself and God when I am creating. I was raised Catholic and feel grateful for that background. Through life experience though I have become more spiritual. I feel connected to the love of God more so when I am in nature, with animals or though the kind acts of people, than I do from an organized church service. My life took a huge unexpected turn 3 years ago when my husband of 10 years asked for a divorce. I did not want to get divorced. I believed we could improve on our issues. However I realized it was what he wanted and wasn't worth fighting him on. I can now look back at the divorce as a blessing in disguise because I have experienced so much, grown so much as a person, which would not have happened if i hadn't been divorced. One of these blessing is that I have been able to learn from and love a special friend from Nigeria. My experience with him has opened my eye to a larger world and has helped me stay grateful for the amazing and numerous opportunities available to me.
Looking back on your life thus far, what has been your biggest accomplishment?
Six years ago I was at my lowest point in life. A deep dark depression that had me thinking about suicide. A large reason for this was because I did not like the person I was. I was lying to myself and others about who I was. At the time I was a daily pot smoker of 10 years. Smoking had become my unhealthy coping skill to avoid emotions and life in general. I used it to avoid processing past and present traumas. The way I was living did not match my core values. My biggest accomplishment thus far in my life was when I spoke out and asked for help. Opening up to my husband about not wanting to live any more, to then find resources to help me gain healthy coping skills for my emotions. Also finding the courage to talk about this experience openly. In doing so I have received healing and I believe others have received gifts from hearing about it. Taking the steps to make these changes literally altered my life, my outlook on life, and my ideas about who I am.
What makes you happy?
Oh my! The shorter question would be what doesn't make me happy? Lol! From my transformation 6 years ago I have one motto, "look on the bright side". I try to find happiness, blessings, or positive things in any situations.
But to answer your question: things that make me happy are: being in nature, swimming, campfires, creating, hugs, home cooked meals shared with family, snow, star-gazing, children's laughter, imagination, and road trips! Just to name a few!
What's something/a time you look back on & wish you would've done it differently, if any?
Easy! I wish I had gone to college for art! Growing up I always heard "starving artist". I was educated to believe it was more important to have a job where I made "good" money. So I went to college and got degrees in science. I enjoyed my laboratory jobs, but left at the end of the day thinking "what was the purpose of my work, how did it benefit myself or others?". It was actually my grandma's passing at 93-years-old that helped me realize life is too short to work doing something that doesn't give you purpose and bring you joy. So I quit my Lab jobs and started on a new path.
What makes you sad, & how do you deal with that sorrow?
I feel sad when I witness people judge or label others. I have a need for all people to be accepted, understood or loved. Three different levels. I feel sad when people don't accept others that are different from themselves. I feel sad when people don't take the time to try to understand why others are different. I deal with this sadness first through self love and trying my best to be an example of what I would wish others to be. I also feel sad that everyone is not equally resourced. Meaning not everyone has the same access to knowledge, skills, or services that can help them better their physical, emotional and mental state if they so choose. I honestly haven't created a way to deal with this sorrow fully, YET. I offer my advice and resources when asked. I remind myself everyone isn't always open and ready to receive and use these resources.
And of course I CRY!!! I have learned it is vital to feel your emotions. Honor them, learn from them and move forward. Otherwise any unfelt emotions can become a disease that can harm us on many levels.
What is one of your mom's traits that you admire(d)?
I admire her generosity. She is a great example of how love is demonstrated through act of service toward others. But two-fold it has also taught me that importance of self care. Finding a balance between doing for others while making sure my own needs are met as well. I admire her loyalty. She has currently become a caretaker to my dad who has Alzheimer's. She has taken on this new role without hesitation and with love!
When you think of your grandmother(s), what comes to mind?
Dessert! I really only knew my dad's mom. And she believed anything could be fixed with a cookie. That no meal was finished until dessert was had. When I think of Grandma Ruth I think of a very strong woman who raised 6 children, who learned to drive at 50-years-old, and into her 90's all the time with a smile on her face.
What time in your life do you feel was the most challenging?
The dark years from 25-33-years-old where I was depressed off and on, where I made choice about how to live that did not match my core values where the most challenging for me. It was like I was living two lives. At work and with family I was smart, kind, hardworking, happy and sober. At home I was sad, sometimes unkind, lazy, and high.
Last but not least, how do you see yourself, & how do you want others to see you?
I see myself as a work in progress until the day I die. Another motto I try to live by, "Progress not Perfection!" How I see myself now may not be true in 5 years. I guess at this stage I would label myself as open to new ideas and experiences. I am searching for what it means to be me, not me and my partner. I see myself as someone who is slowly gaining confidence in what I have authority over, the things I have experience in, my talents as an artist. How I want others to see me is easy. As LOVE! I want others to see me as a human that responded with love in every situation. Obviously this is a life-long goal I'm working on. I don't want to be seen as Minnesota NICE but as Minnesota KIND. Because to be kind is not always nice. When being nice sometimes you lie about what is true for you to avoid hurting others. But in being kind you are honest and respectful in your responses to others, honoring what is true and alive in yourself and them at the same time. Kind = Love