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Best lego friends sets 2018 – [Buyer's Guide]Last Updated October 1, 2020
HELLO! I'm Norman Ryan. Here are the best lego friends sets for 2018 – based on my own expert opinion, feature sets, prices, and overall popularity.
I have been writing about technology and entertainment since the early 90s from my secluded home in West Virginia. We take a close look at some of the best lego friends sets to help you get ripped.
Best lego friends sets of 2018
The "Total" indicates the overall value of the product. I have taken the initiative to educate you on the top three best lego friends sets that you can buy this year. So, what exactly would anyone want to know about lego friends sets? I know most of us don't really care much about the history and the origin, all we want to know is which of them is the best. Of course, I will spare you the history and go straight on to the best lego friends sets. Customers need to be careful on how they spend their money on these products.
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№1 – LEGO Friends Heartlake Summer Pool 41313 New Toy for January 2017
Why did this lego friends sets win the first place?
I don't know anything about other models from this brand, but I am fully satisfied with this product. The product is very strong. Its material is stable and doesn't crack. I am very happy with the purchase. It is definitely worth its money. The product is top-notch! The rear part fits perfectly! It is mounted really tight and reliable.
№2 – LEGO Friends Heartlake Pizzeria 41311 Toy for 6-12-Year-Olds
Why did this lego friends sets come in second place?
Managers explained me all the details about the product range, price, and delivery. The material is pretty strong and easy to wash if needed. The design quality is top notch and the color is nice. I like this product. For such a low price, I didn't even hope it to be any better. It's decently made.
№3 – LEGO Friends Stephanie's House 41314 Toy for 6-12-Year-Olds
Why did this lego friends sets take third place?
This price is appropriate since the product is very well built. It is inconvenient to use due to the size. I am going to get something different next time. It doesn't squeaks nor bents. Looks great in my apartment. We are very pleased with the purchase — the product is great!
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Lego Death Star
Get ready for human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together and mass hysteria, because the Ghostbusters headquarters has gone to the bricks. This realistic 4,63piece set builds the iconic firehouse from the original Ghostbusters movie and it opens up to reveal 20 different rooms, including staircases, a kitchen and three-story pole for the nine minifigures to slide down.
Lego Technic All Terrain Tow Truck 42070
The company's Technic line features complex vehicles that often have motorized parts. A truck fan's dream, this set goes all-out with giant tires and a moving crane and winch that you can access via remote control.
The truck measures a full two feet long and is 20 inches high and 14-inches wide, with an attractive teal blue paint job. This set also builds a research explorer vehicle for when you get bored.
DUPLO Mickey & Minnie Birthday Train
We splurged for the 100 piece set and got hours of rainy day fun with these. If you have the space/budget for a personal light table to use them, the translucent pieces would look fantastic lit up from underneath. spinaroo set at her toddler group last year that she beelined to every time we went. These are also great in the car or on a plane.
Tinkertoy Pink Building Set.
There are stellar reviews on this one and I'm totally sold! Plus, one of my mom friends got a set for her son last Christmas and said it was a big hit. Kids are sure to love the working drill that is used to take apart the vehicles and put them back together again.
Magformers 30 Piece Set
A friend from toddler group recommended these to me when I mentioned what a big fan we are of magna-tiles. They work in the same way but they are more affordable and can be used to make 3D geometric shapes. The reviews are also also similarly stellar (as long as you buy sets with enough pieces may say).
The cruiser car car sets allow builders to create cars of various design, including classic cars, wacky cars, space cars, underwater cars, dragsters, and hot rods.
I particularly like how this particular toy combines fine motor skills with pattern recognition AND adds a great dramatic play element. We got it for our son when he was and he played with it quite a bit until his little old sister took it over.
Now our 1/year old is starting to get in on the fun (mostly sorting and manipulating the pieces with his hands for now but I anticipate him picking up the drill pretty soon).
Around age or is a good time to transition from
Also, this time of year prices can fluctuate quite dramatically. So if you see something a little outside of your price range, it might not be a bad idea to click over and check it out anyway – you may get lucky and catch a sale.
Rescue Truck
Plus kids put together their sets using a working power drill with different bits. There are stellar reviews on this one and I'm totally sold! Plus, one of my mom friends got a set for her son last Christmas and said it was a big hit. Kids are sure to love the working drill that is used to take apart the vehicles and put them back together again.
LEGO Minecraft the Cave Playset 21113
Minecraft has always been a popular video game, and now it is as popular with Lego. This year, Lego showcased sets including The Snow hideout, The Dungeon, The Nether Fortress, The Desert Outposts, and our personal favourite, the Cave.
The cave includes minifigures Steve and a Zombie, and features a waterfall, lava fall, coal, iron, Redstone, gold, and obsidian elements plus a TNT, torch, and even a ladder. With 24assorted Lego pieces, you can combine this set with other sets to create your own Minecraft world.
LEGO Superheroes Attack on Avengers Tower
As heroes and villains continue to be a strong selling point for Lego, Marvel and DC comics' newest characters have sets for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant- Man. The Lego Super Heroes: DC Universe has included two new Bat and Five Justice League sets. Attack on Avengers Tower is a top favourite among the superhero sets.
Attack on Avenger is one of the large sets in Lego's new Avengers: Age of Ultron – inspired superhero line. It has plenty of nice features including five mini figures – Thor, Iron Man, Ultron and two iron legion robots. The set has 51pieces and are quite small. There are so many neat little details (computer screens, hidden guns, and the medical bay) and hidden features that imaginative kids are going to have a blast with this set.
There are a lot of stickers and little spare parts to keep track of. And the windows will tend to fall off quite easily. Not what it could have been but still a very nice set. The price is a bit pricey if you are buying this for younger fans, though older fans will probably find this worth the price for a collector's item.
The Lego Jurassic World sets used different scenes from the Jurassic World film and recreated them in Lego brick form. It's interesting to see some of the plots come to life in physical Lego form. Each of the kits was interesting on their own, but the Dilophosaurus Ambush Building Kit has become quite the favourite. The huge scale of the dinosaurs also revealed more tangible details of the genetically engineered dinosaurs featured in the film. You can pretty relive your favourite scenes from the films, and maybe even create your own.
With over sets to choose from, we like the variety of their unique offerings and can only hope Lego with add more in the future. Each set comes with different concepts. The Pteranodon Capture involves putting together the famous Jurassic One helicopter, while our favourite, The Dilophosaurus Ambush comes with a Jurassic World 4×4.
Aside from the vehicles and dinosaurs, the set also comes with mini character figures that are straight out of the movie, such as the ACU troopers, Simon Masrani, Grey, Owen and Claire, and more. The size of the set is just the right size as they are not too big not small.
LEGO Star Wars 7509Advent Calendar Building Kit
With an open window every day to reveal 2different gifts for Christmas, what better way than to open Star Wars themed gifts that features mini figures and holiday-themed Droids. Play out the LEGO Star Wars scenes on a fold out play mat with the many vehicles included such as Jabba's Sail Barge, Sand Crawler, Star Destroyer, AT-AT, A-wing Star fighter, a sleigh, and the Millennium Falcon. The kit also features a Ewok weapon rack, catapult gun turret, blaster rack and a Hoth command post. With all the fun mini-models to assemble and place on the box's area, including a C3PO holiday mini figure, you will have fun counting down the days until Christmas. This is perfect for any Star Wars fan than can reuse this advent kit every Christmas.
The kit was made of great quality as to be expected from Lego.
Some days were merely tiny stands that hold another day's character's weapons or something that supports another character. It is a bit disappointing to show all of the items that were included as the calendar would not be much of a surprise.
LEGO Friends 4110Advent Calendar Building Kit
Another great countdown to Christmas is with the LEGO friends. The Lego advent calendar offers 2buildable gifts separated in individual compartments. In this set you will build the winter village in Heartlake City Square, and find special winter sports equipment, games, and Christmas cakes and candies. Designed to cater to 5-1year olds, this popular set comes with 23pieces and 2gifts. There are also some furry winter friends included too. The set includes Andrea and Liza mini-doll figures in a calendar with 2secret compartments, each with its own buildable surprise.
Colour Selection
Other criteria for purchasing a particular LEGO product would be the colours available in the set. If you are after gray pieces for your own buildings, look for sets that have a lot of those pieces. You may even want to consider purchasing LEGO buckets that only contain basic pieces in various colours.
Licensed sets like LEGO Harry Potter and LEGO Star Wars do tend to have higher prices, while non-licensed sets cost between 7-cents per piece. Look out for regular sales that many department stores carry, such as holidays or when they need to move old inventory.
Choose Your LEGO Themes Wisely
Do research first as to whether you are really into the theme so you won't be disappointed later. We often see advance images of LEGO sets but they don't always live up to our expectations of it. Make sure to read the full descriptions. Check out the many MLEGO fan-sites for reviews.
Look for Sales
It's always a great idea to buy LEGO products on sale if any at all possible. It's even easier to buy more kits than you really should because of the discounts. If the savings greatly outweigh the options, it could be worth it. Just be sure you pay attention to how much you are really spending.
When we develop a new LEGO set, we use customer feedback like yours – and most importantly, we ask children for opinions on every little detail. You're the best play experts in the world and the toughest judges of what's fun and what isn't.
It's true we currently have more male than female minifigures in our assortment. We completely agree that we need to be careful about the roles our female figures play – we need to make sure they're part of the action and have exciting adventures, and aren't just waiting to be rescued.
You say we should make female minifigures and sets for girls that look more like our other play themes. You're right: we don't expect all girls to love the LEGO Friends sets. We know that each child is unique. That's why we offer more than 450 different toys in various themes so everyone can choose what matches their building skills and links into their passions and interests.
We originally chose yellow for the color of minifigures so they wouldn't represent a specific ethnicity in sets when there were no characters represented. In this way, LEGO figures would be acceptable all over the world and fans could assign their own individual roles. However, in some products where we want figures to be as authentic as possible, such as movie characters, and others we plan in the future, some minifigures won't be yellow to stay true to their characterization.
LEGO Friends Amusement Park
The LEGO Friends Amusement Park set continues the hugely popular Friends line of building sets. There are an amazing 112pieces, which are used to construct an amusement park with many different functional attractions including: roller coaster, ferris wheel, drop tower, entrance booth, and dining area. Four mini-dolls are included as are other accessories. This is a great set for kids in the 8-1year old range.
LEGO NINJAGO Set
The NINJA and NINJAGO line of LEGO building sets may not be widely known, but many kids know the sets from the TV shows. This Samurai X Cave Chaos building set is pretty cool. It features 125pieces which are used to build an opening skull entrance, inventor launchpad, buildable jet and laser prison. It comes with mini-figures. Recommended for ages 9-14.
How to save up to 86%? Here is little trick.
You must visit the page of sales. Here is the link. If you don't care about which brand is better, then you can choose the lego friends sets by the price and buy from the one who will offer the greatest discount.
Final Word
First of all thanks for reading my article to the end! I hope you find my reviews listed here useful and that it allows you to make a proper comparison of what is best to fit your needs and budget. Don't be afraid to try more than one product if your first pick doesn't do the trick.
Most important, have fun and choose your lego friends sets wisely! Good luck!
So, TOP3 of lego friends sets
- №1 — LEGO Friends Heartlake Summer Pool 41313 New Toy for January 2017
- №2 — LEGO Friends Heartlake Pizzeria 41311 Toy for 6-12-Year-Olds
- №3 — LEGO Friends Stephanie's House 41314 Toy for 6-12-Year-Olds
Questions? Leave a comment below!
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Following the release of their album 'Gone By The Dawn' last year via Hardly Art, San Francisco Bay Area trio Shannon and the Clams have a new video 'The Bog'.
Directed by Dan Shaw, the new video for 'The Bog' is weird & wonderful and so perfectly Clams, complimenting their doo-wop inspired garage punk sounds magnificently.
The American West. America's America. It was here in three very different worlds that Shannon and the Clams were spawned. From the dark redwood forests of Oregon emerged Cody Blanchard: singer and guitarist. The dusty walnut orchards and vineyards of northern California gave us Shannon Shaw: singer and bassist. Out of the lonely dunes of California's central coast shambled Nate Mayhem: drummer and keys. These three talented visual artists were drawn separately to Oakland, California and it was there that the Clams began playing house parties and grimy clubs.
Gone by the Dawn, the newest Shannon and the Clams album, is their best work to date. The music is complex, the lyrical content is emotionally raw and honest, and the production is the strangest it's ever been. The album was written as one member was recovering from a serious breakup and another was deep in one. The lyrics reflect it, and the entire album is dripping with sadness, pain, and introspection. Shannon and Cody have not written generic songs about love or the lack of it. Instead they have written about their very own specific heartbreak, mistreatment, and mental trials. The emotion is palpable. On Gone by the Dawn the Clams have DARED TO BE REAL. They've exposed their true emotions, which is what's most moving about the album. People are scared to be so real. Society does not encourage it. Folks remain guarded to protect themselves from being mocked, punished, and becoming outcast . The Clams have opted to forgo the potential tongue-clucking finger-waggers, and have instead had the artistic courage and audacity to splay their pain and struggles out for all to hear. We are lucky to hear them get so damn real.
Nowadays, it's exceedingly rare for a two-and-half minute rock song to have raw emotional power, but with Gone by the Dawn Shannon and the Clams have gifted us an entire album of them.

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I always have been. When I ran track in high school, second place wasn't good enough. A 95 grade wasn't good enough because it wasn't a 100.
Though I feel like I've gotten over a lot of the petty issues where this affects me, I've realized that I haven't completely stopped.
Foster care is hard. Really hard. I knew the billions of appointments, bad behaviors and dealing with "the system" would be frustrating, but I didn't realize how invested I would be in the kids' feelings/situation. Or I suppose I did, but I didn't realize how much I would cry about it. I'm not able to stand back, pray hard, be empathetic but be okay. I have let so many issues burden me to the point that I cry every single day. Admitting that makes me feel vulnerable, as so many people view it as a weakness, but Brene Brown in her book, Daring Greatly, is helping me to realize that it is okay. Being vulnerable is what makes you stronger.
I am not patting myself on the back at all - I have had a pretty compassionate heart for most of my life, though I'm not perfect and I've hurt people before, and if you're one of those people, don't worry, I'm probably still beating myself up about it.
I believe in therapy - finding a good counselor that you trust and that has your best interest in mind and doesn't just tell you what you want to hear. I've been seeing a counselor for a while and I have to tell you that besides God and my husband, it's been what has helped keep me sane over the past 3 months.
In a recent session, she explained this visual: we all have a little circle around us. It includes your feelings, emotions, experiences, pains, hurts, everything YOU. And sometimes we can open up the door to that circle and let others into it a bit - usually your spouse or other family, but even with them, we can't leave it open so wide that we start personally taking on others' burdens to the point that you're on the verge of depression and anxiety about issues that are not your own to take on or solve. This isn't meant to be heartless, it's about boundaries. Boundaries that don't exist in my life. Boundaries that could have prevented me from being so hurt by friends and family during my engagement/wedding, boundaries that could have prevented me from depression after a break-up in my 20's, boundaries that could prevent me feeling like I need to fix our kids' issues and be the answer to everything...because I'm not. I'm not the answer and never will be.
I've been so hard on myself over the past 3 months. Our kids are in horrible health and we've been working on feeding them healthy food and ensuring that they get physical activity every day. We've been successful for the most part as all 3 kids have lost weight and now are pretty educated on what bad foods can do to your body as well as what foods are great for your body. "Superfood" and "vegetables" are now are part of their vocabulary. Yet the one week that our 12 year old gained 3 of those pounds back, I fell apart and felt like a failure. I can't prevent her from sneaking food at school or at church or lying to us about eating 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches including all kinds of fried food. I just have to let it go. I take on too much responsibility when part of it is honestly theirs. I will do my part as well as I can and know that I've done my best. And that goes for many areas of raising these kids.
Raising 3 foster kids is not the same as having 3 biological children and I have to remember that. I didn't get to raise these kids from when they were babies. I didn't get to hold them in my arms and let them know that they were safe and loved. I didn't get to teach them how to eat properly or how to use the restroom. I didn't get to teach them respect and a good work ethic. I am trying to catch up on what most people got many years to do with their biological kiddos. These kids have 10, 12 and 16 years of a different parenting method so I'm having to re-teach and replace some things they were taught before.
I need to give myself some slack. That's hard! We jumped in hard with both feet and DO NOT regret it. I'm trying to focus on the positives and how much I see God working here and to not let the set backs get me down and discouraged.
God called us to this. God has equipped us and will continue to. He in in control...not me.
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Sydney (AFP) - Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd claimed Monday that Japanese whalers attacked its vessels in the Southern Ocean, and accused the Australian government of "broken promises" to monitor whaling operations.
Sea Shepherd said Japanese harpoon ships, the Yushin Maru and Yushin Maru 3, towed steel cables across the bow of its vessel the Bob Barker 11 times on Sunday in a bid to jam its propeller and rudder.
It said that when the Bob Barker launched two small boats to defend the ship and cut the steel cables, a bamboo spear was thrown at crew members.
Japan's fisheries agency said its ships were dragging cables with buoys as a warning to Sea Shepherd to stay away.
"The cables were already there and they (Sea Shepherd) approached the cables on their own," an agency official told AFP, while denying any knowledge of a spear being thrown.
"It was designed for them not to come near (the Japanese) ship."
High-seas confrontations are common between Sea Shepherd and the Japanese, who hunt whales off Antarctica under a "scientific research" loophole in the moratorium on whaling.
A 2010 collision resulted in the sinking of Sea Shepherd's speedboat Ady Gil.
Sunday's incident was the third clash since the whaling season started earlier this year. No one was injured.
"Each time we have located the Nisshin Maru (factory ship), the Sea Shepherd fleet has been attacked by the whalers in night-time ambushes," said Bob Barker's captain Peter Hammarstedt.
The ship's helicopter located the Nisshin Maru early Sunday with a minke whale onboard while "slabs of whale meat were also photographed on the deck, along with the severed head of a recently butchered whale".
The Bob Barker has nine Australians on board and Hammarstedt said he wrote a letter to Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt last week complaining about a lack of action after the earlier assaults, which he said went unanswered.
Hunt had initially promised to send a government ship to tail the warring groups during the annual hunt but opted instead for aerial surveillance.
Sea Shepherd has previously described it as a "pretty cowardly" backdown to appease Japan due to ongoing free trade negotiations.
Hunt's office said Monday a response had been sent to Sea Shepherd and defended the use of a plane rather than a ship.
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The commercial hunting of whales is prohibited in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, which was designated by the International Whaling Commission in 1994, but Japan catches the animals there under a "scientific research" loophole.
Australia has taken Japan to the International Court of Justice seeking to have its research whaling programme declared illegal, with a ruling due this year.
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Why? Because I love these gals. Plus, I'm in the middle of my busiest Pure Romance business season and I am EXXXHAUSTED. (See what I did there? haha. I'm so not funny.) Anyway….
Found these two awesome ladies on Twitter of all places and we all officially have places in each other's fanclubs.
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Oh, Naomi. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. You're British and yes, I have a fairly acute British fetish. You think I'm funny and I love anyone who thinks I'm funny. Best of all, you are fricken hilarious. From your epic post on oral sex that inspired this reply to our tag teaming a guy on Twitter who thought grammar correction was a good form of foreplay, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at my own computer screen. Seriously, follow this woman. She was up for a Cosmo Blog award last year. I want to be her when I grow up.
JENNA!!!!! Another Twitter find. Another half-Asian out there who loves to talk about sex? What? What? With more of a political than social spin, I so appreciate her commitment to what's moving and shaking in the world of sexual health and equality. I like to keep up with her Sex in the News section and she podcasts, which is like the coolest. I need to get a guest spot, man. See what happens when you put two sex-talking Asians in the same air space. Kaboom. Or something.
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Just one week after releasing the glamorous "High School" video with co-Young Money member Lil' Wayne, Nicki Minaj is back at it. The Grizz Lee directed "Up In Flames" video fits the slower tempo of the song with low lit scenes and a black-clad, blonde-haired Minaj. Shots cut to bikers displaying their talents for the little lady and images of Minaj in the studio display her talents for viewers. The video as a whole shows a much more pointed, grown-up Minaj with less of the pageantry and gallantry of her former days. PR move, anyone?
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emphasis in management. She is currently working toward a PhD in social work from the
University of Utah, College of Social Work. LaVerne is currently working as a clinical
associate professor for UAF's bachelor's of social work program; she is also a licensed
master social worker through the State of Alaska.
Sonta Roach, Deg Xinag, Committee Member
Sonta Roach, of Shageluk, is employed in Shageluk as an elementary teacher and previously
worked as the director of Future Educators of Alaska. Sonta owns her own businesses
for grant writing, facilitation, and environmental program management. She received
a bachelor's degree in rural development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks
and a master's in elementary education at the University of Alaska Southeast. She
also serves on the Doyon, Limited board of directors.
LaVerne Huntington, Committee Member
LaVerne Huntington, of Koyukuk and Fairbanks, is the granddaughter of the late Tecla and Arthur Malamute,
and Doria and Ray Lolnitz. Her parents are the late Marion E. Huntington and Jimmie H. Huntington. Her children
are the late Stewart L. and Sid J. Huntington and Shalene L. Kavairlook. Her grandchildren are Kinley R. Kavairlook
and Sophia N. Huntington. A previous Doyon Foundation scholarship recipient, LaVerne holds several degrees and certificates,
including an associate of arts and sciences degree in applied accounting and human resource, and an applied business
certificate in human resource from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She also received a Doyon Management Training III
certificate from Doyon, Limited, an accounting clerk certificate from Alaska Business College, and an accelerated food service
certificate from Kotzebue Technical Center. LaVerne is currently the planning and development manager for Tanana Chiefs Conference.
Previously, she held positions with the Interior Regional Housing Authority, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council,
Galena City School District, Louden Tribal Council and Koyukuk Tribal Council.
Jennifer Adams, Inupiaq & Koyukon Athabascan
Jennifer (Maguire) Adams' Inupiaq name is Iñukualuk (after her Grandma Bertha and after
Inukuk Lake in the Brooks Range) and her Koyukon Athabascan name is Tl'oyenaadleno, which means
"finishing a project." Jennifer is a member of the Allakaket tribe. Jennifer is married to Fred Adams and has a daughter, Navonne Benally.
Her parents are the late Bob and Cora Maguire. Her grandparents are Johnson Moses of Allakaket and the late Bertha Moses of Alatna/Allakaket.
Jennifer holds an MBA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is employed by the University of Alaska Anchorage as a Center Director for
the Alaska Small Business Development Center. Jennifer is a former Doyon Foundation board member and volunteer. In 2016, one of Jennifer's
grants was funded for over $1.65 million, which enabled Fairbanks Native Association to create a Koyukon Athabascan language immersion pre-school in Fairbanks.
Jennifer feels a sense of urgency regarding Native languages because "Our Native languages are in danger and it is up to each of us to do our part to save them.
No one is going to do it for us, we each have a part to play in reviving our languages and culture before they are gone!"
Rochelle Adams, Gwich'in
Rochelle Adams is a member of the Gwich'in nation from the villages of Fort Yukon
and Beaver. Her parents are Angela Peter and Cliff Adams, Jr. Her maternal grandparents
are Susie (Lord) and Johnny Peter, Sr. Her paternal grandparents are Hannah "Babe"
(VanHatten) and Clifford Adams, Sr. She is the mother of Amaya, Koso Naazhrii and
Łeeyadaakhan. Her educational experience includes the Institute of American Indian
Arts and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is a current graduate student working
toward her master's of arts in applied linguistics. Rochelle has dedicated much
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creating healthy communities through decolonization and revitalization of indigenous
language, art and culture. She currently lives in Anchorage, where she is the cultural
enrichment specialist for the Anchorage School District Indian Education Department.
She is excited to be a part of the Doyon Foundation language committee and looks
forward to a positive change for the future of our people.
Shyanne Beatty, Hän
Shyanne Beatty is Hän Hwech'in Athabascan from Eagle, where she grew up living a
subsistence lifestyle with her family. She is married to Aaron Leggett, who is Dena'ina
Athabascan. She is currently the network manager for Native Voice One, which distributes
Native radio programming to stations throughout North America, Canada, Australia
and Guam. Passionate about sharing her culture and language, Shyanne currently serves
as president of the Alaska Native Heritage Month Committee, and volunteers for the
Alaska Native Heritage Center's Athabascan Cultural Advisory Committee. She also
helped to start the Alaska Native Visionary Awards, which recognize people who perpetuate
their culture and traditions in new and innovative ways.
Daniel Esai, Dinak'i/Upper Kuskokwim
Dan Esai is from Nikolai, Alaska. His mother is Dora Esai. His grandmother is Alexandria Dennis.
Dan is an original Doyon, Limited, and MTNT, Limited shareholder. Dan has worked at Interior
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ramp worker at McGrath Airport. Dan highly values his culture, especially hunting and taking care of
Elders and young kids. He believes that language is very important: "Language is what saves us.
We can't lose our language. We are capable to do anything to save our language."
Elizabeth Keating, Holikachuk
Elizabeth Keating grew up in Holikachuk, and currently resides in Anchorage. Her
parents are Louise Andre and Paul Keating, and she is the granddaughter of Chief
Alexie his wife and Lizzie. "Language is critical and essential to Native tradition
and culture, and gives meaning to life and the subsistence way," she said. Elizabeth
grew up amid a rich tradition of songs and language. She earned her bachelor's of
arts in administration from Western Washington University and a master's of arts
in community psychology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She has previously
served as the executive director for Fairbanks Native Association (1981-88), Tanana
Chiefs Conference (1978-79) and the Seattle Indian Center (1971-74).
Beth Leonard, Deg Xinag
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of Interior Alaska. Her father is James Dementi, who was raised in the traditional
Athabascan subsistence lifestyle. Her mother is the late Rev. Jean Dementi, originally
from California. Beth is an associate professor of indigenous studies with the Center
for Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her interests
include Athabascan oral traditions and languages, and indigenous research methodologies.
Beth is pictured here with her father, James Dementi, at the 2013 Alaska Native
Studies Conference in Anchorage.
Cherie Marunde, Née'aaneegn' (Upper Tanana)
Cherie is an Upper Tanana Athabascan who is a lifelong resident of Northway, Alaska.
She is the daughter of Mary Jane Albert of Northway, and the granddaughter of Oscar Albert
of Northway and Mary Luke of Tetlin, Alaska. Cherie was born and raised at fish camp in Northway
and is a trapper and fisherman of her family's traditional and cultural areas. Preserving the
Upper Tanana language has been a key goal of Cherie's for many years. She has participated in
University of Alaska Fairbanks Upper Tanana language courses with linguist Paul Milanowski.
She has most recently been an integral member of language revitalization in Northway by
recording words that haven't yet been captured and facilitating the building of a set of
Upper Tanana children's language books with her community. Cherie has worked as a United States
Post Master for 23 years. Her hobbies are language preservation, photography, reading and traditional sewing.
Stephanie Moe, Dihthâad Xt'een lin aandӗg' (Tanacross)
Stephanie Summer Moe, whose Native name is Shdéhtląą Dadegdíix (I want to learn),
is from Tanacross (Tats'áltęy) and currently lives in Chistochina. Her clan and
where they come from is Dik'aagyu Dihthâad Xt'een Iin. Her maternal grandparents
are Kenneth and Ellen Thomas, Sr. of Tanacross; her paternal grandparents are Kenneth
and Florida Moe of Fairbanks/Beaver; her mother is Nancy Thomas (Brian Allen) of
Tanacross; and her father is Kenneth Moe of Fairbanks. Stephanie joined the committee
in August 2015 because she believes "Our languages are who we are. Languages give
us an identity of the knowledge, culture, ideas, beliefs, and customs of our ancestors.
The revitalization of languages to me means the giving of life to and protection
of our identity while adapting to our changing environment for the benefit of future
generations." Stephanie is a senior in the University of Alaska Fairbanks rural
development degree program with a concentration in community business and economics.
She also provides administrative support at Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium.
Vera Weiser, Benhti Kenaga' (Lower Tanana)
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daughter of Sarah Silas and the late Rev. Berkman Silas. Her maternal grandparents
are the late Justin and Lucy Frank, and her paternal grandparents are the late Louie
and Susie Silas. She and her husband, Eric J. Weiser, have two sons, Martin and
Julian Weiser. "My mother is one of the last fluent speakers of the Lower Tanana
dialect in its older traditional form," said Vera, who began serving on the language
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to find recordings of the dialect in the university archives, and collecting Dragh
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In a published decision on Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to overrule a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that contended that NBC Universal, Fox, and other TV programmers are using their market power to force consumers to accept bundled packages of channels.
The plaintiffs, a group of unhappy cable customers, have amended their complaint several times in an effort to move the class action forward.
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In their latest attempt, the plaintiffs asserted that programmers like NBCU, Fox, Viacom, Disney, and others exploit their market power by forcing cable distributors "as a condition for purchasing each programmer's broadcast channel and its 'must have' cable channels" to "also acquire and resell to consumers all the rest of the cable channels owned or controlled by each programmer" and "agree they will not offer unbundled [i.e. individual] cable channels to consumers."
A court was asked to address the legality of prepackaged tiers of cable channels. If successful, the plaintiffs demanded an injunction that would have forced programmers to make available channels on an individual basis. For example, consumers would get to choose whether they wanted FX and Fox News and Fox Business Channel instead of being forced to accept all for one fee.
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A vital part of recording the collection is the cataloguing. Two eminent scholars, Dr. Sebastian Brock of Oxford University and Prof. Lucas Van Rompay of Duke University, North Carolina, have completed work on cataloguing the Syriac collection in 2013.
On Tuesday 30 September in the boardroom of the British Library in London, The Levantine Foundation proudly launched the Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments in the Library of Deir al-Surian, Wadi al-Natrum (Egypt).
The culmination of over eight years work, the catalogue shares with the world the content of the forty eight codices and over two hundred fragments for the first time in the library history.
Prof. van Rompay said: "
Some manuscripts turned out to contain unknown Syriac texts; others provided important new witnesses to texts already known. Since many of the Deir al-Surian manuscripts are very old – a number of them reaching back to the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries – each manuscript is a treasure trove in its own right
Supported by numerous images the catalogue provides us with unique in-depth information about the collection.
Stephen J. Davis, Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University is currently working on the catalouging of the Coptic, Arabic and Ethiopic collections. When complete these publications will represent one of the single most important collections of early Christian literature in the world.
The Levantine Foundation registered in England 4506398, in The Arab Republic of Egypt under Law No 84 (2002). Registered charity number 1094436.


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Ashley's Window /
January 12, 2015
Designing With Jewel Tones
Ashley shares her view on how to successfully incorporate daring colors.
"The perfect word to describe this room is fearless. When creating such a room, there's always a slight chance your design could be overpowering. Great taste and an editing eye saves designers when using bold colors such as orchid and violet."


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Q&A: Matthew Shultz of Cage the Elephant
High octane American rock band Cage The Elephant released their anticipated new album, Melophobia, this month. We spoke with eccentric lead vocalist Matthew Shultz about the band's extended time off from touring, his musical influences and the band's live show.
Cage the Elephant is expected to go on tour again later this year with Muse.
After nearly five years of non-stop touring, Cage the Elephant took some time off—what did you do?
For the most part, we were writing. There were probably three months where we had some R&R and then we started writing the record. I spent a lot of time with friends and I have a lot of friends that are in bands as well. It was a pretty interesting winter, and a heavy one—a long winter last year. It wasn't extremely cold, but it kind of drizzle rained all winter long. Me and a lot of my friends just hung out, wrote songs and stuff like that all winter long. And then, the band got back together. It was the first time that we had any time off from each other.
Where did you spend your time writing?
In Kentucky. We drove to a cabin in Tennessee in the beginning of October and worked on the record together as a band. It seemed like it rained every day. Definitely, one of those winters that was dominated by seasonal progression.
How did you guys decide when it was time to regroup in the studio?
It just felt right. We had been writing for six months. Originally, we wanted to go into the studio with no material at all and write the record in the studio. Then we decided to get the cabin and put together some ideas first. When we had 20 some-odd ideas, we decided it was time to go into the studio.
What influenced the new album name, Melophobia, which means a fear of music?
For us it's not so much about the fear or music. For us, it was more like a fear of creating music catered toward a particular image that we might want to project, as far as artistic or poetic or commercial or intellectual or any image other than just trying to communicate a honest feeling for that matter.
You recorded in Nashville, a big country town and also home to rockers like Black Keys, Jack White and Kings of Leon. Did you have any interesting encounters with other musicians while recording there?
Yeah, Alison Mosshart from the Kills came in and sang on one of the tracks on the record, which was really cool. You see people around all the time who are in bands, hanging out at the same places. And there's a lot of great music in Nashville—a lot of underground, unsigned bands. There's a lot of great stuff happening there now.
How would you say you've grown since the band's eponymous debut record?
It's hard to say. As a person, you can grow in so many different directions, almost like a tree with roots. I think there have been many revelations along the way that have definitely been super impactful on the creative process and hopefully for the better.
In the past, I think I've held best to that slogan that a lot of literature writers hold fast to, which is: "Be way more than you write." In the same manner, same way, I would listen to as much music as I possibly could and I would try to find the culmination about all things I love about music and pour into it. Now, instead of trying to pickup style, I'm trying to move style.
You cite the Pixies as an influence – what about their vocal style do you admire?
I go through phases and when I was in my Pixies phase, it was super obsessive. Growing up in small town in Kentucky, I wasn't exposed to a ton of music until I was well into my 20s, but I went out and got all their records. I would drive around in this crappy old [Pontiac] Sunfire that was passed down to me from my brother's wife. I was driving it around Bowling Green and listening to their records until three o'clock in the morning. I think it was the uniqueness of what he did. Everything about it, really.
What or who influenced your erratic on-stage persona: e.g., cross-dressing and stage diving?
I think it's just my overwhelming desire for attention. You know, it's funny, I didn't even know about Iggy Pop until maybe the first year. We were in a bar in Knoxville playing a show, and it was a particularly long set. During the break, the band had some drinks and it was a way crazier second set than the first set. Brad had knocked his beer on the ground and it broke. So, I picked up a piece of glass and was looking like I would cut myself. I saw all the looks of horror on people's face so I decided to do it and I bled until I passed out…never really thinking about whether that was a good idea or not.
After the show, some guy at the bar told me that I reminded him of Iggy Pop. I remember at that time I didn't know Iggy Pop but I knew who he was because I watched Almost Famous with that one scene, 'Oh yeah…Iggie Pop!' So I knew he was someone who was cool. I went home that night and watched YouTube videos of Iggy Pop and was like, 'Oh my god, this guy was doing way cooler stuff than me 30 years ago.'


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In this presentation I'll show you how to use specific techniques derived from yoga positions, yoga breathing and meditation to both fall asleep and return to sleep. After all, if you can't get to Stage 1 of falling asleep, the rest of sleep is going to elude you. In addition, taking too long to finish Stage 1 deprives you of the value of the rest of the sleep stages, especially those that restore your body and restore your mind.
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Book: The Usborne Big Book of Colors
The Usborne Big Book of Colors is a large board book, with beautiful illustrations, that is perfect for learning colors. It has a color wheel that spins, information about mixing colors, and an acetate page at the end to show how colors change when mixed with others. This book "introduces all the colors of the rainbow and their variations." There are tons of great color words and descriptions. As an adult, this is probably one of my most favorite books.
The book is supposed to be for kiddos that are 2 years old and up. Younger kiddos may enjoy looking at the beautiful illustrations and the black and white pages would be great for helping with eye development in infants. As your child gets older, you can use the book to do seek and find activities or something similar to the activity below.
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Other wonderful UBAM books that are perfect for learning colors: Lift-the-Flap Colors, That's Not My Zebra's Colors, Very First Word Colors, & Fold-Out Books: Colors.
Activity: Color Hunt
Materials: None
This activity is oh-so-simple! After looking through the book, take your child on a color hunt (indoors or outdoors). Decide on what color you are hunting for and let your child find items that color. Take a bag along to collect objects in and then when they have exhausted their search, sit on the floor and examine their items. I like to leave to book open and match the objects' colors to one of the illustrations on the page. I mean, what a fun way to start learning colors. It's a simple and easy-to-complete activity that doesn't require anything extra.
As you can see, we searched for all things red. I helped quite a bit with the activity, as my daughter isn't even two yet, but I have a feeling she's going to catch on really quickly. I'd love to see your photos of your color hunt! For more Storytime Saturday activities, click HERE.
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I haven't been able to sleep since the election ~ I am literally having nightmares about Karl Rove! Now, you might think I am making this up but, believe me, I don't lie to you ~ really. Karl Rove is really, truly haunting me via nightmares, and I don't mean that cute song-and-dance number that Jack, the Pumpkin King, performs in the Nightmare Before Christmas!
Anyway, back to THE POINT: in some of my nightmares, Karl Rove is chasing me and I am afraid for my life ~ in others, it's just a feeling of sheer terror and gloom and doom and he is like a dark mist hanging over the air (like global warming and the hole in the ozone) ~ in yet others, I am in a room watching him destroy the world. No Kidding. I am a wreck. I wake up in the middle of the night, trembling. I can't go back to sleep and then I can't wake up early enough for work (what's left of it). I told my friends at the office about this and J. said, "He really is after you ~ you're Latina, a woman, a Liberal, a Democrat, progressive....." Gulp. Thanks J.! He's right, though. Rove is out to get me ~ and people like me ~ clearly I am suffering from Post-Traumatic-Election-Stress-Disorder. I also just learned (don't know how I did not already know this) that Rove didn't even graduate from college! Is this true? ~ Me? I worked my way through undergrad, then worked my way through law school, am still saddled with unimaginable debt, have two degrees, and can't find a job! How does this happen? I haven't even seen the documentary "Bush's Brain" and this awful man is in my brain, infecting my dreams! The other night Chad reminded me of that scene in Fight Club where Jack can't go to his "happy place" because Marla Singer is there. But I think Rove is more like the damn penguin, Jack's power animal. As a big-fat digression from my post (although isn't it cool how I sorta made a connection to the other Jack in this post?), check out this intriguing analysis I found about the symbolism of the penguin in Fight Club (think Karl Rove, think current state of the nation, think red-state voters wearing tuxedos):
During Jack's attendance at his weekly parasitic brain dysfunction group, he also discovers another way of dealing with some of his problems, through the use of guided meditation. During the meeting a member steps forward to lead the group on a journey of the mind, during which those participating are mentally lead through various coloured doors, which lead to a cave, which contains their 'power animal'. This animal is a symbol of their personal power to overcome all obstacles they encounter in life. Jack discovers that his 'power animal' is a penguin that offers Jack the verbal suggestion to "slide". The fact that Jack's 'power animal' is a penguin is actually extremely significant. Through analysis of the penguin, it is noted that penguins, though part of the bird species, cannot fly. Jack is part of the human species, yet he does not grasp what he can do. He feels restricted by his walls and has essentially made himself a cave to dwell in where the simple decisions of everyday life have been robbed from him. The penguin is also symbolic in that penguins are also very 'drone-like'. There has always been the old joke that penguins appear as if they are wearing little black and white suits, which would symbolize the 'suit and tie' environment that Jack works in each day, an environment that Jack feels to be stifling. The last important detail about the penguin is that penguins are content in their atmosphere and travel in flocks. They do not stray far from their homes and baby penguins stick close to their mothers. This is especially reflective of the life that Jack leads. Jack feels as if he is just one of the masses 'travelling in a flock' and not thinking for himself. He also has issues with his upbringing, as it is later revealed that Jack was raised by his mother in a single-parent family, having been abandoned by his father at a young age.
Well, as I mentioned before, you know how much I love that movie ~ and this isn't the only "analysis" out there, just the one I liked the most right now ~ so don't send me email berating me if you disagree with this movie "analysis." (There's another good one, here.) Hoo-Boy, do I digress or what?! Back to the point: KARL ROVE IS GIVING ME NIGHTMARES! Ugh. How do I spin such disaster in my head?


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Spark's public relations arm today announced a number of changes to its leadership team, including the departure of Spark Digital CEO Tim Miles (left) and Spark Ventures CEO Rod Snodgrass (right) at the end of the year.
Miles, who first arrived at the company in 2013, will be replaced by Jolie Hodson, who has also been with the telco since 2013 and currently serves as the chief financial officer.
Spark has already recruited a replacement for Hodson, but has still not publicly announced the name on account of still finalising the details.
Spark managing director Simon Mouter has still not announced a replacement for Snodgrass, but says the company will be looking for a replacement from within the company's talent pool. The statement says that several employees have already put forward their names as part of the application process.
"Leadership succession is something many companies grapple with," Mouter said in his statement. "This announcement shows our determination to do this right and ensure Spark New Zealand has strong, effective leadership for the period ahead. I'm particularly proud that the majority of the above moves involve the promotion of our own people."
The Ventures arm of Spark has played a particularly important marketing role for the company over the last two years, as it has led to a range of digital innovations that have been central to some of the company's core marketing messages (all of these have also been linked to the digital side of the business).
Spark Digital Apps, Bigpipe, Lightbox and Morepork are just some of the innovations to have emerged from Spark Ventures—and these are helping to diversify the Spark business as it transitions from a telco to a broader digital business.
The management tinkering going on at Spark is in many ways reminiscent of that going on at major media companies. In much the same way that NZME and MediaWorks are reorganising their operations in an effort to operate across a variety of channels, so too are telcos being forced to change the way they do business. And given that the digital age isn't showing any indication of slowing down, this recalibration is likely to continue for sometime.
In addition to the impending departures of Miles and Snodgrass, Claire Barber (current general manager of Change and Technology) to lead Spark Platforms as chief digital officer.
Furthermore, chief operating officer David Havercroft has shifted across to the position of chief transformation officer.
These changes follow on from a slew of changes announced early this year, and come as part of the continued evolution of the company from Telecom to Spark.
"I have been in discussions for some months now with various members of the Leadership Team about what they want for the future and equally what the company wants – ensuring we have the team ready to see the company through the next period of significant change as we strive for a return to growth," Mouter said.
The current Spark leadship team is as follows:
- Managing director: Simon Moutter
- Chief financial officer: (To be announced shortly)
- Chief transformation officer: David Havercroft
- CEO, Spark Digital: Jolie Hodson
- CEO, Spark HMB: Jason Paris
- CEO, Spark Ventures: (To be announced on completion of an internal selection process)
- COO, Spark connect: Mark Beder
- CDO, Spark platforms: Claire Barber
- Group HR director: Joe McCollum


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Crime & Legal
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Fredrik Neij Arrested at Nong Khai Province Thailand
NONG KHAI – Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij one of the co-founders of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos, police said Tuesday.
Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, who uses the alias TiAMO, was detained Monday by Thai immigration police at a checkpoint in Thailand's Nong Khai province, about 500 kilometres northeast of Bangkok.
Neij, along with other Pirate Bay co-founders, was convicted of aiding copyright infringement by a court in Sweden in 2009. He fled the country after being released on bail.
Regional Immigration Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Chartchai Eimsaeng said a U.S.-based movie association had hired a Thai lawyer to search for Neij, and his photo had been given to immigration police in Nong Khai.
The U.S. movie and music industries have for years pursued strong legal action against sites such as The Pirate Bay, which they say aid the illegal distribution of copyrighted material, depriving its makers of the profits due them.
"It might have been a coincidence, but he was wearing the same grey t-shirt that was in the photo. The immigration police officer who spotted him in the car recognized him, so he pulled his car over," Chartchai told The Associated Press by phone.
Chartchai said the 36-year-old Swede had lived in Laos since 2012 and travelled nearly 30 times to Thailand, where he has a house on the resort island of Phuket and 5 million baht ($153,000 US) in a savings account. Neij's wife was in the car with him. He was being sent to Bangkok later Tuesday and was expected to be returned to Sweden, the police officer said.
Neij is the second Pirate Bay founder to be arrested in Southeast Asia after a Swedish court in 2009 gave him and three Pirate Bay associates one-year sentences for copyright violation. They also were ordered to pay 46 million kronor ($6.5 million US) in damages to the entertainment industry. Their appeals were denied by Sweden's high court.
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, who used the alias "Anakata" on the Internet, was arrested in Cambodia in 2012 and sent back to Sweden after an international arrest warrant was issued against him.
Svartholm Warg served his sentence for copyright infringement while also facing a hacking charge in Denmark.
A Danish court on Friday last week sentenced him to 3 ½ years in prison after he was found guilty of hacking into a private company handling sensitive information for Danish authorities.


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Say No to Marriage
According to relationship guru magazine, Cosmopolitan, one in four women will turn down a marriage proposal in their lifetime. Citing a survey administered by travel research rm Superbreak, the magazine says that women have turned down the till death do us part offers in cases where they "didn't feel right" about the prospect overall or felt their partner was a hot sack of trash waiting to be brought out to the curb.
Last week, Spring Creek, Nevada native Levi Bliss' proposal to his girlfriend of two years, Allison Barron, went viral online due to their unorthodox proposal photographs. While Bliss bent down on one knee and asked, "Will you spend an extravagant amount of money for a single day with me to show our friends and family a grand gesture of our love?" his father-in-law stood just feet behind him holding a "Say No" sign over his head.
Barron's response faltered for a few seconds because her attention was caught by her father, who stood beside the road waving a "Say No" sign over his head. Barron recalls, "I put my hand over my mouth to keep from laughing at Daddy's sign. He has such a wild sense of humor. I think Bliss took that as me being speechless... I wasn't."
According to Mr. Barron, the story went something like this:
"Levi, I—," Barron began, with her hand covering her mouth.
"Will you make a pledge before God and the law to take on my suffocating college debt?" he interrupted.
"I—" she continued.
"Will you go halfsies on my child support payments?" he asked earnestly as he knelt on one knee, gazing up at her through tear filled eyes.
Barron called the proposal "the worst day of her life." Though she wanted to say yes despite her father's sign, she says Bliss' failure to "shut the hell up" changed her mind.
According to Barron, in his string of word-vomit, Bliss asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement "in case his Soundcloud career took off" and she, in the words of Kanye West, tried to "leave [his] ass and leave with half." From then on, she zoned out. "The 'Say No' sign just kept looking better and better once an hour passed by."
Bliss has gone into hiding since the event. A source says he's been spending his days and nights on Omegle, seeking out strangers to vent to using the username Barronurheartsucks69. According to NPR, his mother wasn't too happy about the proposal, particularly Mr. Barron's sign.
"The focus should've been on the couple," she told National Public Radio. "Instead, a Dad joke killed [the proposal]."
Look What She Made Him Do
T. Swift's next love song, or next lawsuit, just might be about Bruce Rowley, the man who robbed a bank in Ansonia, Connecticut last week and threw the stolen cash onto Swift's property. Rowley, a 26-year-old man from Derby, Connecticut, told Ansonia police that the bank robbery was inspired by his crush on the pop-star. "It seemed he wanted to propose," said Lt. Patrick Lynch. "But she wasn't home when he went there. He said he threw some of the money over a fence to impress her."
According to cops, Rowley walked into the Webster Bank in Ansonia, unarmed but bringing trouble, and demanded money from a teller who turned over a stack of cash. After committing the robbery, Rowley drove 60 miles up to the gated compound of Swift's mansion in Westerly, Rhode Island and threw some of the $1,600 of stolen money over her fence. After his 2001 Jeep Cherokee was put on nationwide alert, he was spotted driving south on Interstate 95 by Rhode Island State Troopers who chased him back over the Connecticut border and ultimately arrested him, using spike strips to flatten the tires of his Jeep.
Rowley confessed his crush in the police cruiser on the ride back to Ansonia. He also confessed his plan to donate some of the stolen money to the Ansonia Police Department. This comes as a slight shock to the Independent, considering that Rowley was allegedly bitten on the arm by a police officer as he was taken into custody. Swift, for her part, hasn't had any trouble shaking this one off and continues to claim no prior connection to Rowley.
While the tossed money still hasn't been found, it has probably changed color. A dye pack, hidden in the stolen money for reasons unknown, exploded in the bank parking lot, explained Lynch, coloring both the money and Rowley a bright red. The Indy believes this to be a fateful accident, considering the title of Swift's fourth studio album.
Rowley, meanwhile, remains in police custody and is due to appear in court on May 8. He was charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree larceny and continues to point out what Swift's beauty made him do. Rowley was held on $100,000 bond after his arraignment last Friday. Perhaps, with her $17 million Watch Hill mansion littered with scarlet bills, Swift might find a way to help him out.
Racoons versus Coors Light
The raccoons in Youngstown, Ohio are really putting themselves out there. Typically nocturnal, they're coming out during the day and staggering about. They probably pre-gamed the occasion. No longer scared of humans, the raccoons are approaching people with teeth bared in grimaces. Sightings of what locals have termed "zombie raccoons" began in January of this year. We also watch too much of The Walking Dead and drunkenly compared ourselves to zombies on New Years, but unlike these racoons, our hangovers thankfully went away.
Many of the residents who call local police to report sightings of these deviant creatures believe the raccoons have rabies. However, animal experts are cautioning that these raccoons most likely have distemper, a viral disease that causes fevers, sneezing, labored breathing, stumbling, and more serious neurological symptoms such as seizures. The clues that tipped them off? The daytime expeditions, walking-on-two-legs, and newfound love for humans. We can buy this distemper argument, but are not convinced by sneezing zombies. But maybe the residents of Youngstown moonlight as hunters of the undead.
In one case, an affinity for humans caused a diseased raccoon to follow photographer Robert Coggeshall to his home. Coggeshall brought his dog inside, closed the door, and watched as the raccoon reared up on its hind legs, bared its teeth, then fell backwards onto its back and lay in a stupor before repeating the process.
Another clue: where rabies causes foaming at the mouth, distemper causes drooling. Though certainly alarming, we aren't sure the raccoons are salivating over our brains rather than our dumpsters.
Luckily for the human residents of Youngstown, distemper, unlike rabies, is not transmissible to people. (Plus, googling "zombie raccoons" now yields a lot of sunlit, up-close-and-personal portraits of grinning raccoons—big thanks to Coggeshall.) However, distemper is highly contagious among smaller mammals; the pathogens that cause distemper can be spread through the air, aided by the drooling and sneezing it causes. Probably trying to turn this kickback into a party, city raccoons, noticeably more social than country raccoons, tend to share food when they find it, making mealtime a possible source of contamination. We also imagine spin the bottle was played in the basement of some raccoon's mother's nest.
Residents in Youngstown are probably barricading their homes and googling things like "do silver bullets kill zombies????" Zombiepedia is probably teaching them that only decapitation can kill a zombie and that the proper term for "killing a zombie" is "making a dead body motionless again," since they are already dead.
For the raccoons, distemper is fatal—either on its own or with the help of the Youngstown Police who have so far euthanized 19 raccoons and will continue to pick up their carcasses for testing. It appears that the raccoons are being shot, not decapitated, and we worry they might re-re-animate on the morgue slab. Hopefully, though, we will soon know just what these raccoons are taking to make themselves the life of the party.
Youngstown Clothing Co.'s newest t-shirt quickly became their most sold product: dark grey with "The Zombie Raccoons" in dripping red letters. The Indy suspects that these t-shirts will look good tucked into a pair of light wash jeans.