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It's just a few minutes past 1pm and I have spent the last thirty minutes leaning back on a pile of pumice rock relaxing and enjoying the scenery. My legs are out stretched with one leg over the other balanced on another small pumice rock and my hands are sleeping in my pants pockets. The sun is just over head and I know it going to leave its mark on me after this little adventure. I just can't seem to ever get every exposed inch of pale white Irish skin covered in sunblock. Oh well! Any sunburn is worth this moment. Other than what I will manage to sunburn, which will be a tiny patch of skin right where my clavicles meet, I am covered in waterproof pants, gaiters, mountaineering boots, a lightweight waterproof jacket, glacier glasses and of course a beanie.
I am basking in delight at an elevation of 7700 feet on a rock island just 600 feet below the cornice covered summit of Mount St. Helens. My car sits 5 miles and 5000 feet below me. I can see Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood and hundreds of other smaller peaks getting overshadowed by these volcanoes. Below me awaits thousands of feet of snow descent followed by a couple miles of dirt trail before I sit in the comfort of my car with an ice cold gatorade. Twenty to thirty feet to my right is the ascending trail to the summit and the glissade chutes for descent. People are still trudging up to the summit and we yell words of encouragement because I know from all my previous summits on this mountain…the last few hundred seem relentless and more difficult than all the rest.
Besides the amazing beauty of this mountain and the brilliant design of the mighty cascades all around me, the reason I can't get this permanent grin off my face is the two people sitting next to me. I had the honor of climbing this mountain, on Mother's Day of all days, with my son and daughter. This was a true blessed moment for me. Sitting up on top of a snowy peak with two of my kids. They immediately starting getting dressed when the 4:15 am alarm went off in the car. Everyone got dressed, quickly ate oatmeal and bananas, deflated air mattresses and checked over the backpacks to make sure we had everything we needed for such a big day. We set out on the trail with a group of friends at 5am and spent seven hours climbing up to this spot we came to rest on. They were such a joy to climb with and I was excited to see their day long commitment to this big climb and their mental strength to continue to push past being tired and uncomfortable. They are really maturing in the mountains these days and I'm excited about our next climbs together.
Lesson 1: Turnaround Time
We discussed a turnaround time the day before and reiterated it as we set out on the trail. There would be a set time in which we needed to reach a certain elevation or we would turnaround and head down. This can be one of the toughest calls to make, especially if the summit is so close and you have worked so hard, but I felt it was very important to impress upon them if I wanted to keep climbing with my kids. After all, in some climbs we do as adults, we abide by the same standards. I told the kids that that we had until noon to get within 1000 feet of the summit. If they made it by that time, then we had two hours to climb the next 1000. We did make the first cut off time, but barely. As we continued to climb, the pace reflected that of a 10 and 12 year old that have been climbing vertical snowfields for seven hours. We climbed up within 600 feet of the summit and the kids decided they really wanted a good fifteen minute break.
Fifteen minutes turned into thirty and thirty minutes revealed that we were really going to need to pick up the pace to make summit time. However, the kids didn't look like they were going to be picking up any pace, but merely slowly approaching the summit because they didn't want to quit. They just couldn't go any faster. So, I determined it was turnaround time knowing we would not make our summit in time. The kids were disappointed but they learned a few lessons in this moment. First, we stuck to the plan. If I had ignored our original agreed upon plan, I would be setting a lousy foundation for future risks and climbs. Second, if it was disappointing coming so far and almost reaching the summit, next time they will work harder to reach their goal or summit. Third, even when we don't make it to the summit, what did we achieve, gain or learn. Upon descent, when I taught my daughter how to glissade, she momentarily forgot about summits and thoroughly enjoyed all 4000 feet of glissading.
For the record, had I let them continue the climb toward the summit, they would have reached the summit a half hour to an hour passed the turnaround time. The descent would have been just as safe and we would have just hiked out in the dark on a well marked trail. I could have let them do this and they would have been super excited about a summit and all the success/hard work it took. I really had to weigh this out in my head: summit and success versus sticking to plan and learning a few other lessons. I don't think there is a right call, necessarily. I mean, it's not like you can't adjust your turnaround times. This is just what I chose based on their pace, how much energy they needed to get back to the car and what experiences I could afford for them to learn.
Lesson 2: Trust, even when you are so incredibly scared
Back to enjoying my relaxed state of being on rock outcrop island at the 7700 foot level of a snow covered active volcano that still has steam coming out of its slowly rebuilding cone. After an enjoyable hour of soaking up alpine life on this volcano and watching my kids build tiny forts out of pumice, I turned to the kids and told them to remove their crampons, place them back in their backpacks and let's get ready to descend. My daughter's face immediately lost all color. She was terrified of what was to come.
The plan was to glissade, or slide on one's butt in a controlled manner down defined sliding chutes produced by others who have descended. However, when you are ten, haven't spent too much time on snow, just walked in crampons and used an ice ax for the first time four hours ago, you might be a little intimidated by a 25 to 30 degree slope of snow and the tiny trees thousands of feet below. We stood on the edge of the rocks and I quickly talked about our plan of walking horizontal across the snowfield for 20 feet to the chute. Then I talked about how to use the ice ax to steer while in the chute and that I would lead the descent. By this time, my daughter was shaking, crying and pleading with me to not do this. She said she simply would rather walk down. She had no idea how much actual fun she was about to have and how simply long and boring it would have been to walk down 4000 feet and three miles down a mountain. We will have plenty of that type of descending in future climbs. Instead of trying to convince her, I simply looked at her and said "I need you to trust me and I promise you will be fine." She would later tell me that as we walked across the snow field to get into the chute that she kept repeating "I trust my mom, I trust my mom."
I sat down in the chute ready to start sliding down and my daughter sat right behind me, still shaking and now bear hugging me. Later, she told me on this first part of descent, she buried her face into my backpack and didn't want to look up. My son stayed just behind us but he has climbed and glissaded with me before, so I wasn't concerned about him. After a hundred feet or so, we stopped and briefly talked about what we had just done. This time, I glissaded thirty feet ahead and told her to try it on her own as I watched her slide toward me. When she slid down to me, suddenly she replaced tears with shrieks of joy. From this point on, we continued to slide down as far as the snowy route would take us. Each glissade happened to get steeper and bumpier and my daughter could be heard yelling "no, wait, this one was the best one ever." I couldn't have been happier. My daughter conquered her fear and found joy in this huge moment.
She isn't going to look back on barely missing the summit top of Mount St. Helens. Instead, she will look back on spending the day climbing a mountain with her mom on Mother's Day, remembering how scared she got and how she overcame it and then the exhilarating experience of sliding down a roller coaster snowfield at lightning speed. What took 5 hours to climb took 30 minutes to descend. She will also tell you that "freezing your butt off" is totally worth all the fun of sliding down the mountain.


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Dollar extends losses, struggles to shake off Fed's 'patient' stance
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve sent the clearest signal yet that its three-year drive to tighten monetary policy is close to an end in the face of rising pressure on the economy from slowing global growth.
FILE PHOTO: Police officers display counterfeit U.S. dollar bills during a news conference in Lima October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
As it held interest rates steady, the U.S. central bank discarded its promises of "further gradual increases" in interest rates, and said it would be "patient" before making any further moves.
"The Fed has went as far as expectations were raised in terms of being dovish..the responsive reaction by the Fed means that the chances of a recession have faded," said Michael McCarthy, chief markets strategist at CMC Markets.
"The dollar index can hit 93.5 if the support level of 95 is broken..I expect commodity currencies such as the Aussie, Kiwi and Canadian dollar to do well"
The dollar index, a gauge of its value versus six major peers, was down slightly at 95.37 and near a 3-week low, after falling 0.43 percent overnight.
The U.S. currency's fortunes had turned down even before the Fed's signal on Wednesday, with policymakers in recent weeks sounding out that a cautious approach would be adopted following from the four rate increases delivered in 2018.
Not surprisingly analysts are bearish on the dollar, which outperformed last year thanks to the rates impulse and a robust U.S. economy, as a Sino-U.S. trade war and rising pressure on global growth threaten to dent output at home.
Indeed, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the case for rate increases had "weakened" in recent weeks, citing "cross-currents" including slowing growth overseas and the self-inflicted wound of a federal government shutdown making the U.S. outlook less certain.
That means the Fed would not want to risk putting the brakes on U.S. economic momentum, analysts say.
Global markets have been rattled by a slew of weaker than expected growth data out of China and Europe over recent weeks, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its outlook for global growth last week.
The Australian dollar added 0.1 percent to $0.7256, after rallying 1.3 percent on Wednesday, its largest percentage gain since Jan. 4.
The Swiss franc and yen edged marginally higher on the greenback to 108.97 and 0.9936, respectively.
The euro also pulled up a little to $1.1484, having climbed above the $1.15 level on Wednesday as the dovish Fed appeared to eclipse for now weakening growth in the euro zone.
That weakening momentum in the euro area had led markets to price in an accommodative European Central Bank through much of 2019, likely limiting the upside for the single currency over the medium term.
Sterling, which is grappling with troubles of its own on uncertainty over a deal to avoid a chaotic British exit from the European Union, was steady at $1.3120.
Reporting by Vatsal Srivastava; Editing by Shri Navaratnam
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Skip to 0 minutes and 3 seconds What would you like to have known during your first year and first days at our university that you know now and did your mentor help you in that? It may be a bit stupid answer, but the first days I would have really liked to know how you could get in the university library because I was a bit afraid and didn't know where to go and where to sit there. It's really easy I notice now, but I just was a bit scared in the first days to go there. Well, I think that besides your study, there are so many ways to develop yourself. And developing yourself doesn't only exist about studying in books, but there are so many opportunities.
Skip to 0 minutes and 45 seconds Being a student assistant, or doing a committee, doing a board year, and that makes that you can really develop yourself and I wish that I had known that more early. Well, one thing is there are always things that are going wrong inside the classroom. And I think one way that I would liked to have known is how can I reach my teacher, how can I reach the educational committee, and all the other bodies inside the university that deal with complaints and that are willing to improve the university and the educational programme. Well, I guess probably the first thing as an international I noticed is that the style of teaching here is quite different.
Skip to 1 minute and 27 seconds There is a lot more emphasis on reading of articles and a kind of self-directed study which has its pros and cons. But I think if you just assume that every academic culture is the same the world over, it can be a little bit of a little bit of a shock. It took me way to long to discover this coffee corner here. It's very cheap coffee for very good quality. I think my mentor could have pointed out that a good and healthy lifestyle is important. Like having enough sleep and don't party too much because, if you party too much, then your whole student study is suffering.
Skip to 2 minutes and 13 seconds If I'm writing a paper, how do I get books from the library, what kind of books, how should I search for these books. I think these could be very informative things. Maybe it would have been nice to get some hints, tips or lessons on how to properly structure your notes and that kind of thing. And how to study at all, in general, just how to go through a lot of stuff in a limited period of time. The university is quite a big organisation so sometimes it's hard when you run into problems or something like that, it's hard to get an answer, So, for me it should be more useful to know where to go when you have a problem.
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My wife and I had the same argument repeatedly. I wanted to have sex more, and she thought we were having sex enough. My wife did not understand that my demanding sex drive desired her more than once or twice a week. She concluded that I was being greedy and ungrateful. I concluded that she simply refused to accept that I was struggling. To me, it seemed simple; I had a strong craving for her. She was the only woman that I wanted to fulfill my needs, and I needed her.
While I knew that my wife's sex drive was not nearly as strong as mine, I assumed that she was well informed about my manly needs before we walked down the aisle. I assumed that she made vows to fulfill my desire for constant intimacy at the same time that we took our other marriage vows. However, my assumptions turned out to be wrong. My wife thought having sex twice a week was an abundance. She did not understand, at all, how much I needed her.
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After going in circles and getting nowhere, we decided to seek the help of our pastor and his wife, who counseled us prior to getting married. They sat us down in their office, heard both of us out, and then asked a simple yet magical question—is there a way for both of you to meet in the middle on this issue?
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If Archer Daniels Midland is the "supermarket to the world," maybe it's fair to say that BHP Billiton
With exposure to an exceptionally wide range of minerals, metals, and energy products, BHP Billiton has certainly been enjoying the commodity boom. Revenue for the full fiscal year climbed about 28% as the company saw moderate overall volume increases but strong year-over-year price increases across the board. In addition to the top-line growth, BHP Billiton posted 53% growth in EBITDA and 89% growth in EPS for the year.
Once again, metals were strong contributors. The base metal business saw 48% higher revenue, with copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, and silver all fetching higher prices than they did a year ago. Results were also strong in the carbon steel and stainless steel businesses, as iron and nickel continue to perform well.
While it's generally fair to characterize BHP Billiton as a metals play, the company does have a significant petroleum business. In fact, roughly 20% of the company's pre-tax income came from petroleum this past fiscal year. While production in this area fell by about 3% because of declining output of mature fields, higher prices did boost overall revenue and profit performance.
In addition to solid earnings, BHP Billiton management offered its take on the state of the world and the commodities markets. Company executives think Europe's economy is likely to stay sickly for at least another year, but they do not believe that high commodity prices are really hurting U.S. growth yet. What's more, China continues to be a robust grower and a heavy consumer of commodities of all types.
Management did strike a note of caution, though, pointing out that commodity price increases will likely ease off. While management also noted that prices were likely to settle at historically high levels, some investors will no doubt be spooked at this suggestion that the bullish run may be flagging. Top that off with a modest dividend increase (about 8%), and I'm not all that surprised to see that the company's shares were selling off in Europe.
Though I agree that the easy money has been made in commodities, I don't believe we're at the end of the line. China and India want to grow and become prosperous, and that will mean more commodity consumption. BHP Billiton is a highly diversified player -- as are rivals Rio Tinto
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The flowering dogwood tree is a favorite ornamental among homeowners due to its year round appeal, unique branching structure and modest size. In the early spring, beautiful flowers bloom consisting of four white, pink or red bracts with clusters of small yellow flowers in the center. In fall, leaves and fruit are a stunning bright red/purple. Winter interest includes the presence of large flattened buds accented by a dark gray, brown or black alligator-skin like bark. Dogwood trees are certainly a lovely landscape specimen.
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There are several damaging diseases and pests that affect dogwood trees. Some of the most common are:
Dogwood Anthracnose – This serious disease is difficult to control. Dogwood anthracnose causes stem cankers and large, purple-bordered leaf spots. Tan splotches may develop which will kill the whole leaf. Infected trees eventually die.
Septoria Leafspot – This infection usually occurs in July and causes small, purple lesions or spots on leaves. Berries can be blackened.
Spot Anthracnose – This dogwood disease attacks flower bracts (petals) eventually spreading to leaves, shoots and fruit. Look for reddish-purple spots in early spring. A severe infection will cause flower bracts to fall prematurely.
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Today for review I've got the new Canon Vixia HF R10 Camcorder. This camera is nice and small making it very portable, it features built-in 8gb of memory which can be expanded with the use of an SD card if you need more storage. It shoots in HD and comes with a 20X optical lens so you can be sure to get close up to your subject and have it be nice and clear. It is an HD camcorder with three options for video out so you can instantly watch your creation right on your TV, it also features the ability to take stills from the videos right on the camera. So read on to learn more..
We'll start off with the video unboxing:
So let's jump into the pictures.
Included with the camera is a few discs, charger, component and composite cables along with battery and manual. You'll notice there is no HDMI cable even though the camera has an HDMI output.
The camera itself is small and lightweight and has a strap on the side. It seems well made and it's comfortable in the hand.
On the bottom you'll find battery compartment and tripod hole.
On the top is the still picture button and the zoom slider.
On the back you'll find a large Record button along with with two rubber covers on each side that open to reveal HDMI, USB, A/V,Microphone, Power and component.
It opens up of course to access the LCD display, it rotates so you can view it from the front, or top.
To the left of the display is a little joystick for navigation and a function button beneath it.
To the right of the display, on the camera itself are several more buttons.
With the Canon VIXIA HF R10 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder, you'll find that high definition video has hit new levels of convenience, ease, performance- and value. The VIXIA HF R10 has an 8GB internal flash drive, together with an SD memory card slot, Canon's Relay Recording and Smart Auto. A Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Lens and Dynamic IS works in combination with our sophisticated Canon HD image processing to deliver the sharp, vivid, lifelike video you want to see on your HDTV. Advanced Video Snapshot lets you create 2-, 4- or 8-second movie clips, with music, that are perfect for sharing And advanced easy-to-operate control features of the VIXIA HF R10 help to make high-quality video that can turn the casual shooter into the family cinematographer, at a very affordable price. For the crowning touch, show your personal style with a choice of three colors- black, silver or red.
Digital Video
Video Recording system: MPEG4-AVC / H.264
Image Sensor
1/5.5-inch CMOS, RGB Primary Color Filter
Total Pixels: Approx. 2.39 Megapixels
Effective Pixels:
Video: Approx. 1.56 Megapixels (1664 x 936)
Dynamic IS ON: Approx. 1.04 Megapixels (1360 x 765)
Photo: 16:9 Approx. 1.56 Megapixels (1664 x 936)
4:3 Approx. 1.73 Megapixels (1520 x 1140)
Maximum recording time8GB internal flash drive:
*Recording time based on internal flash memory only. Greater capacity is possible when SD memory cards are used.
LP (5Mbps) 3 hours
SP (7Mbps) 2 hours 20 minutes
XP+ (12Mbps) 1 hour 25 minutes
FXP (17Mbps) 1 hour – Allows 1920 x 1080 Full HD Recording
Lens: Zoom Ratio 20x Optical/400x Digital
Focal Length: f-3.0 – 60mm (35mm equivalent 40 – 800mm)
Zoom Speed: Variable / 3 Fixed Zoom Speeds
Max. F/Stop: f/1.8-3.6
Focusing System: Instant AF, Face Priority AF, TTL (through the lens)
Manual Exposure: Yes
Programmed AE: Smart Auto, P, Cine*, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Night Scene, Low Light, Spotlight, Fireworks
Max Shutter Speed: Movie: 1/2000, Still image: 1/500
Minimum Focusing Distance :10mm (wide) / 1m (tele)
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent H, Fluorescent, Manual
Frame Rate: 60i, 24p Progressive (records at 60i), 30p Progressive (records at 60i)
Minimum Illumination: 0.4 lx (Low Light mode)
Image Stabilization: Electronic: Dynamic Image Stabilization/Standard Mode (Dynamic OFF)
LCD Screen: 2.7-inch Widescreen color LCD (Approx.112,000 dots)
Recording Media: Internal flash drive (8GB) or SD memory card**
USB Terminal: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Terminal: component (output), composite (output)
Audio: Dolby Digital 2 channel (AC-3)
Supplied Video Editing Software: Pixela ImageMixer 3SE
HDMI Terminal: HDMI Mini Connector (output), CEC and x.v.Color supported
Microphone Terminal: 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
AV Mini Terminal/Headphone Terminal: 3.5 mm 4 pole mini-jack (video/audio output only)
Dimensions: (W x H x D) Approx. 2.4 x 2.5 x 4.9in. (60 x 64 x 124mm)
Weight (not including battery pack and memory card): Approx. 9.5 oz. (270g)
Weight (fully loaded): Approx. 11.5 oz. (325g) (including BP-2L5, memory card and grip belt)
Price: $443.95 (From Amazon at time of review)
The Vixia display is not bad, you'll find a few things on the screen letting you know the settings, battery life etc. You can turn all of this off of course if you want.
There are several on screen settings you can adjust without actually going into the menus like White Balance, Digital Effect, Resolution, Quality etc:
Then you can open the menus for even more options, but a lot of these aren't really related to taking movies, just for the camera settings.
So let's take a look at some sample still pictures. These were taken indoors in a very well lit room with five bulb overhead chandelier and the window blinds open letting sunlight in.
As you can see they are very grainy, and not exactly focused, these were the best of the bunch, I took about 30 pictures in total of these things. I learned that you've really got to hold the camera still for pictures or they will be very much out of focus. The camera does have image stabilization but I not for the still camera I would guess.
Despite being a well lit room the pictures do appear fairly dark, even on a bright white background.
On the other hand, you don't buy a camcorder to take still pictures, the ability to do that is just an added bonus, though it would be nice if it took semi-decent pictures. It does take good pictures though outside in very bright light, but you won't be outside all of the time.
So how about the video performance? Here is a product unboxing using the Vixia, this was taken under the same lighting conditions and the camera was set to the highest resolution:
The video isn't too bad, but it's not that great either. It's a bit grainy like the pictures, it needs a lot of light and it doesn't like dark objects as you can see from the video. I used a tripod for recording, so the camera was very still.
The microphone seems sensitive, I didn't have to yell to be heard, and I wasn't always close to it during the filming. The audio is decent overall I think.
As far as battery life, well there's nothing I could find in the specs that says what the battery life should be but from what I can tell you should be able to get a couple hours recording out of it.
There is a bunch of software included with the camera, but I never bother with any of it, I've found it's much easier to take the card out or hook it up via USB and transfer the videos and pictures that way instead of using the software to do it. The software is fine for people that don't know much about cameras, and who might be looking for some basic tools, but I've got my own that I use so I have actually never installed the stuff that came with any of my cameras and actually used it.
The Vixia does have a lot of little features like the ability to output via HDMI, component and composite, or the ability to take video snapshots with music for sharing. It comes with 8gb internal memory but you can also use an SD card as well for even larger storage for more shooting time.
The Vixia is an easy to use camcorder, it's not a professional camcorder so don't expect a multitude of settings to be able to change but there are plenty of them in there. It's really sort of an entry level camera, it's one that most people will be able to pick up and just start shooting. Overall the Vixia is a nice little camera for those that want a no fuss, easy to use camcorder.
The video quality is decent if you've got enough light for indoor shooting and outdoor quality is very good.
The still picture function leaves a lot to be desired, I'd be carrying my dedicated still camera with me to take stills and not rely on this camera to do it.
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+Compact and lightweight
+Several output options
+Dual memory
+Decent video
-Still pictures not very good
-Not great in low light situations
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Q: Which character set is most used in Japanese - kanji, hiragana, or katakana?
A: Most Japanese sentences contain a mixture of kanji and hiragana with katakana used as needed (mainly for foreign/borrowed words). Kanji is the primary character set for nouns and the beginning of verbs and adjectives. Hiragana is always used for particles and verb/adjective conjugation. Kanji is a very difficult subject but necessary if you want to learn to read Japanese fluently.
Q: How do you say "I love you" in Japanese?
A: This would be "Anata o ai shite imasu" (polite form) or "Anata o ai shite iru" (plain form - spoken form would be "Anata o ai shite ru") BUT be advised that the Japanese typically don't use the Japanese word for love ("ai") when talking about their feelings for someone else (not even a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, child, parent, etc.). They would typically say "Anata no koto ga suki desu" or "Anata ga daisuki desu". "Suki" means "like" and "daisuki" means "favorite". This may seem strange but this is just what they say for "I love you" in Japanese.
Q: How do you convert English words to Japanese or Japanese words to English?
A: You can't. Japanese is a completely different language with no similarities to English. The grammar, alphabet, vocabulary, etc. is all different. Many people think an online translator, like BabelFish, will do the trick. Truth is, machine translations such as that make absolutely no sense. The only way to "convert" English to Japanese, or visa versa, is to be fluent in both languages and translate between the two (not an easy task) or find someone to do it for you.
Q: Will you teach me Japanese swear words?
A: No. We are trying to bring people together by teaching the Japanese language and teaching people how to swear in Japanese can only have negative results.
Q: Will you teach me Japanese slang?
A: No. We teach plain form and polite form. There are forms even higher than polite form. Polite form is critical because this is what you would use on someone near your age or older that you don't know well. Once the other person switches to plain form it is ok for you to do so as well but only with that person. Plain form is the most common form of speech in Japan but should only be used with friends, family, and those much younger than you. Slang is only spoken by teens and children but most Japanese teens and children will not talk to foreigners and slang is highly offensive if used in most any scenario with an adult so we do not feel it appropriate to teach here.
Q: I want to move to Japan to work, go to school, learn Japanese in Japan, etc. Is this easy to do?
A: The Japanese as a whole aren't all that welcoming to foreigners living in their country. Especially if they don't know the language - most Japanese don't speak English. Most foreigners living in Japan end up only making friends with other foreigners living there (even if they do know the language). There aren't many foreigners living in Japan. Those in smaller cities are stared at like aliens and those in larger cities (where there are more foreigners) are typically ignored.
Imagine half the population of the United States living in a country around the size of California but with livable space around 1/3 the size of Utah. Most Japanese just want to go about their day and feel they are too busy to meet new people. With how crowded it is, who could blame them? Most are less interested in meeting people from other countries. Those that are typically move to those counties.
The government also makes it difficult to stay longer than 3 months. You would either need a work visa, student visa, or have a Japanese spouse. Work visas are incredibly difficult to get if you aren't fluent in the language. The only real option in this case is to teach English but these are very sought after positions. Japanese fluency is definitely required to get a student visa and you must also be accepted to the school (which isn't easy by itself). Japanese universities require JLPT level 2 (the second highest proficiency level) just to apply but the coursework would be quite difficult without JLPT level 1 (the highest proficiency level). It generally takes at least 3-5 years of pretty intense studying to achieve JLPT level 1.
If this is something you really want to do then don't let this information discourage you but know that it will not be easy - especially to try and fit in and make Japanese friends.
Q: I love anime. Is this a good way to learn Japanese?
A: Unfortunately, no. Anime uses a lot of regional dialects. This can be quite confusing since each dialect typically has different rules for verb conjugation. For instance, villains typically use the Kansai dialect. This is considered one of the lowest forms of speech and is very rude outside of the Kansai region (Osaka, Kobe, etc.). This is one reason anime doesn't make a good tool for learning Japanese.
Another is that most of what is spoken in anime is over the top and unrealistic. A lot of slang and low-level speech is used as well. If many phrases used in anime were repeated to a real Japanese person (especially a stranger) it could be viewed as quite strange and/or offensive.
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Pain is normal and necessary. But its definitely not something that you have to live with every day.
When you damage tissues & bones, pain is your bodies way of cleverly communicating with you that something needs immediate attention. In response you'll usually stop what you're doing, you'll rest the area thus allowing healing to begin.
Most tissue damage heals by about 6 weeks (think a strain/tear whilst training or on the field), with more severe injuries (e.g. broken bone) taking 3 to 6 months.
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Jimmy Fallon Is Partnering With T-Mobile to Host The Tonight Show From Central Park
The mobile carrier is providing perks for its customers
The Tonight Show will look a little bit different during its Sept. 13 episode. In collaboration with T-Mobile US, Jimmy Fallon will host his show from New York's Central Park.
The show, dubbed "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from Central Park," will be a special episode that includes surprise celebrity guests and special perks for T-Mobile customers. It'll air during its regular time slot on NBC at 11:35 p.m. ET.
"They were the perfect partner for this because they share a lot of the same sentiments with the Tonight Show and Jimmy in particular," said Josh Feldman, executive vice president, integrated marketing and network partnerships at NBCUniversal. "Their consumer-first, fans first mindset is very much in line with the way Jimmy approaches his show and the way they want to do things."
The episode will be pre-taped, but filmed after the sun goes down.
T-Mobile will hold a sweepstakes and winners will be sent to New York for the event. Fans who aren't T-Mobile customers will also be able to obtain tickets by going to TonightShowTix.com.
In the week leading up to the event, T-Mobile will offer opportunities to win tickets at some T-Mobile stores in New York. The company is also partnering with The Tonight Show for its Veteran's Day episode.
"I love shaking things up…whether that's disrupting the status quo in wireless or bringing the iconic Tonight Show to Central Park for the very first time," said John Legere, CEO, T-Mobile, in a statement. "This is what the Un-carrier does—we go big! And we won't stop."


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I'm supposed to be cranking out another around of revisions on the dissertation proposal, so this will stay brief.
Junior Fellowship at the Library of Congress was AMAZING. I'm one of three scholars in the U.S. who studies baseball/music intersections, and I got to spend 10 weeks on a baseball music scavenger hunt AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. And they're planning for a baseball exhibit next summer. Plus all the monuments, museums, and memorials. Amazing really doesn't cover it.
Successfully finished doctoral comprehensive exams last March, so a dissertation proposal is on the docket for this semester. Looking like an October proposal meeting (*fingers crossed*). More on the dissertation later.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Sport Studies Program and C. Pauline Spencer Scholarship fund, I'm also a graduate fellow in the Iowa Women's Archive this academic year. Looking forward to getting some general archive experience, while also reprocessing the UIowa Department of Physical Education for Women Collection and helping prepare six-on-six women's basketball materials for the Smithsonian's summer 2018 Hometown Teams traveling exhibition.
After a summer in Cooperstown as a Library Research Intern and this year's Library of Congress gig (plus being in the Women's Archive this year), I figured I should probably make the librarian thing official. Three cheers for a tuition scholarship and an ALA-accredited Library and Information Science graduate program right here at UI. So while the American Studies-Sport Studies side of my brain works on the dissertation, the Libraries/Archives/Museums/Digital Humanities side is taking coursework to complete an MLIS. And thanks to the classes I've already taken for the Public Digital Humanities Certificate, I'll finish the second masters and PhD at the same time. Or something like that. Because nothing could go wrong with this plan.
Speaking of the dissertation ……….
The short version is back in Fall 2016 I took an Archives & Media course for the Public Digital Humanities Certificate [all hail the wonderful Prof. Lindsay Mattock]. Our semester-long project in the course involved developing a prototype digital humanities (DH) collection using a data set of our choosing. I'd been mulling over ideas related to Minor League Baseball, ideology, and globalization for a while, so I got the crazy idea that it might be interesting to use DH tools and approaches to visualize where American professional baseball players come from and how they move through the Minor League system. Fast forward a year, and I've previewed the project at two national conferences [slides here], partnered with UIowa's Studio for Digital Scholarship and Publishing, and am about a month away from getting approval for a DH dissertation.


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Topshop's higher-end label, Topshop Unique, is moving up in the world. As of yesterday, select pieces from the label's Spring/Summer 2013 range are available on Need Supply's website, making it the first American e-tailer to carry the line. (Save for the British chain's USA platform, of course. But there, most sizes have already sold out.)
Looking at the collection, it's easy to see why the Virginia-based store needed to supply it. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.) Inspired by Kate Moss in the '90s, it does indeed capture the super's famously effortless style with slouchy shapes and in an all neutral palette. Unfortunately, however, it won't make you sound like this when you read 50 Shades of Grey.
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Twenty years. Such an anniversary typically deserves a big celebration.
But today marks 20 years since my father's suicide.
Grief has taken me down a long road of anger, sadness, detachment, and denial. Some years, I've predictably cried. Some I've refused to acknowledge his life or death out of resentment. Others have left me feeling neutral.
But this year, I choose to celebrate – not his death, but what we have achieved as a family despite it.
We made it to the other side, and thanks to the roots my mother gave us, we have all found our wings.
My sister has worked for the same company for 14 years, and drug abuse is but a distant memory. Pregnant at 18, she found sobriety and stepped into the role of mother, proving that age does not determine your strength, or your ability to love and care for a child.
Today, she's the "cool mom" you see in movies. She openly discusses taboo topics like sex, drugs, and alcohol with her kids, but doesn't lecture or threaten. Kristen uses her stories to not only teach the consequences of risky behavior, but to reassure her children that everyone makes mistakes, and that if they are ever in trouble, she will pass no judgement while racing to help. As a single mom, she may do things a little differently, but you won't find a family with more love than hers.
Then there's my brother, who now lives with us here in Hawaii. Trying to respect that he's a very private person, I haven't shared much about him or his reaction to my father's death (I got permission from my sister before sharing her story in Roots). But I don't think he would mind me sharing that he is patient, laid back, never complains, and contributes more than he takes. Our boys adore him, and so do we.
My mom is now a family law attorney, using her own life experiences and incredible acumen to help men, women and children navigate the turbid waters of divorce, child custody and adoption. She began law school about a year after my dad died, and while raising three children alone, she graduated Summa Cum Laude and started her own law practice. Seriously – she's a wickedly smart badass.
And then there's me, using my wings to lay down fresh roots.
There's no such thing as an ideal childhood, just as there's no such thing as a perfect parent. Everyone's interpretation is different. Moving to Hawaii meant being incredibly far from both of our families – but it also meant giving our kids the ultimate childhood.
They challenge their physical limitations while hiking trails, climbing huge lava rocks, and swimming in the ocean. Their childhood is filled with an endless supply of magic, physical exertion and achievement.
As a mother, I'm physically and mentally engaged with them in a way that I wasn't before. I no longer stand on the sidelines, waiting for the day to pass because I'm bored watching them run around our basement.
Now I put the boys on the front of my paddle board or kayak, and together we ride waves and explore the island. We hike trails and grow stronger together. Nature provides a beautiful common bond that has alleviated my worry over having things in common with the boys as they become adults.
Living here isn't for everyone, and it's also not a financial possibility for many. But for our family, this is the ultimate place for our children to grow up. With that in mind, we bought a house and are officially here to stay.
Life for my family, both immediate and extended, still includes the day-to-day struggles of paying bills and raising kids. But we are doing alright.
Though today is the 20th anniversary of an event that once shredded our family, we are celebrating. I like to think that if my dad had a do-over, like William in "This is Us," he would tell us the same thing he said to Randall about finding happiness.
"You deserve it."


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The 7 Best Electric Head Shavers (And Why You Should Be Extra Careful When Shaving Your Melon)
It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize you've got to be extra careful when it comes to shaving your head. It takes a certain type of man to actively introduce a sharp blade to the area of his body that makes his most important decisions such as ranch or honey mustard; WWE or MMA; or Daenerys or Cersei. (trick question, the correct answer is Margaery Tyrell).
Important decisions also include how you're going to best shave that melon of yours, and if you're looking to do it as safely and smoothly as possible, your best bet is an electric head shaver. But which shaver to buy, because there's no shortage of them on the market as the bald head look has taken off in our culture over the past 15 years or so.
The best electric head shavers on the market reviewed
Here's a deeper dive into seven of the top electric head shavers currently on the market as well as some tips and tricks on how to use an electric head shaver.
1. Skull Shaver Bald Eagle Smart Electric Head Shaver
I'll be real honest, when I saw this shaver for the first time, I had no idea what I was looking at. Upon second glance, it's really cool. It looks very much like the talon of an eagle grasping the ground and that's about as cool as you're going to get for something you use to remove hair from your body.
About The Skull Shaver Bald Eagle Smart
The Bald Eagle has five rotary cutters that offer a very fast, very close shave, which is great when you're shaving your head; fatigue is not your friend and mistakes can be painful or ugly or both. Those talons are patented to reach extra long to the back of your head, which can be one of the most difficult spots to reach for any man.
It has a horizontal handle design which lets you maneuver it almost anywhere and it works just as well on a wet shave as it does a dry one. Each of the five heads can individually pivot so it glides over your head like a moon rover, taking into account every contour it encounters.
Features Of The Skull Shaver Bald Eagle Smart
- All of that and it weighs just 1.3 pounds.
- The battery charge is good for 90 minutes but you have to plug it in after use, and it takes a full 150 minutes to restore to full charge.
- Fifty-four percent of Amazon users give it a 5-star rating and it retails for around $120.
2. Remington HC4250 Shortcut Pro Self-Haircut Kit
Talk about a lot of bang for your buck; you're getting 13 pieces here for $59.99 and it's ranked as Amazon's #1 hair cutting kit. You start off employing the hair cut clipper which is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand with a rubberized grip to make sure it stays in the palm of your hand. You can use this to drop the length of your hair down to about one-quarter of an inch in anticipation of shaving yourself bald.
About The Remington HC4250 Shortcut Pro Self-Haircut Kit
The blade is both extra wide and curved so that it will bend where you head bends, making it very effective on the top of your head, behind your ears, and anywhere else where you still have a little Cro-Magnon action going on.
Features Of The Remington HC4250:
- Its lithium power battery can give you 40 minutes of use without ever plugging it in, and you can clean it off under tap water without fear of electrocuting yourself.
- It has nine different length components as well as a brush and oil for cleaning it.
- Very solid overall piece that averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon and gets a 5-star rating from 71% of users.
3.Wahl Professional 5-Star Balding Clipper #8110 Electric Head Shaver
What's in a name? This one has been known to turn a few customers off. Not only are you shoving "5-Star" in there, which I treat about as seriously as hearing something is "World Famous".
And dude, don't put "Balding" in the name! It's like the Jerry Seinfeld joke about why doctors call a nose job a Rhinoplasty, haven't those people been through enough?
The unflattering name aside, this is a commercial grade product, so at the outset we're talking about performance and durability, which is exactly what you want in a product you're going to be used to shave your head.
About The Wahl Professional 5-Star Balding Clipper
It's got an electromagnetic motor that is purported to cut twice as fast as your typical pivot motors. Old Man Wahl invented the first handheld electric clipper in 1919 and his company has been churning them out for the last 98 years. Perhaps its most impressive quality is its size;
All that power fits into a 9.6-ounce body. Its earned a 4.3 out of 5 rating on Amazon with 70% of reviewers giving it that coveted 5-star rating. It costs between $70-75.
TurnRaise Hair Clipper Rechargeable 5 Headed Flex Shaver
That's hair that is under 0.1-0.2 inches in length, which equates to 3-5 days of growth from a bald head. TurnRaise is big about cleanliness and promotes that this model is 100% rash-free and allergic-free. Those kind of claims are hard to back up.
About The TurnRaise Hair Clipper
We had a minivan once with automatic push-button sliding doors. When I asked the salesman what happened when they stopped working, I was told that it was impossible that this could happen. Impossible happened two years later.
Features Of The TurnRaise Hair Clipper
- Wahl Professional 5 Star Series Finale Finishing Tool 8164
- It's another 5-Star hair clipper name from Wahl, but hey, at least they took the word "Balding" out of this offering.
- This version offers a bump-free, ultra-close shave for even the most sensitive of skin thanks to the patented "gold foil" on top that is hypoallergenic.
Not sure exactly what makes a golf foil so impressive, but it must be good because the Andis Profoil has upped the game with a titanium foil. Like most of Wahl's products, which are sold to commercial barber shops but are made available to individuals as well, it comes with a complete package full of accessories including a travel case, foil guard, wall charger, and more.
Butterfly Pro 5h Electric Head Shaver
Well for starters, no one is going to accuse you of mixing up their electric shaver for yours, unless there's is also hot pink. It's an odd choice for the manly man sector, but hey, to each their own. This shaver is designed to reach all areas of the body and resembles the Bald Eagle in terms of how it works.
It has five separate rotating heads to get the job done quickly, and a large swirling shaver head to get them covering as much territory as possible in the shortest amount of time.
Braun Series 7 790cc Cordless Electric Foil Shaver for Men
Finally, a shaver name I can get on board with. Braun's not just a manly word, it's the name of one of my favorite Transformers from the 1980s TV cartoon. The fact that he was killed by ONE SHOT from Starscream in Transfomers: The Movie still irks me to this day, 31 years later.
About The Braun Series 7 790cc Cordless Electric Foil Shaver
Much like the TurnRaise product listed above, the Braun Series 7 790 has built-in sonic technology which can automatically increase the power level on denser hair or in difficult areas.
The 2X OptiFoil can cut your hair as close at 0.05mm and it comes with a 5-action, alcohol-based Clean and Charge station which cleans, charges, and lubricates the unit neatly and efficiently.
Coming in at 2.7 pounds, it's on the heavy side of th products we've reviewed, but it's got a great rating of 4.4 stars out of 5 on Amazon, with 71% of those reviewers giving it five stars.
How to use a Head Shaver
The obvious answer is: Very carefully!
When you're using an electric head shaver, you do have a bit more leeway than if you're using a safety razor, a straight razor, or a giant knife like my boy Pedro Cerrano in Major League.
- Just like any other shave, you want to shower beforehand to loosen up those follicles.
- Make sure you've got a comfortable grip on the shaver and if possible invest in an extendable shaving mirror to give yourself lots of maneuverability.
- Remember to try and only go over every area one time to keep it from getting irritated.
- It's also important to remember that no gels or lotions are needed before shaving, the shaver does its best work with nothing to get in the way.
- Set a routine of days, times, and orders to shave to. This will get your hands and arms more into a comfort level and allow you make the same great shave every time.
- Religiously clean your shaver to keep its blades sharp and long-lasting.
Have a razor that you swear by that you think we missed out on? Drop us a line or leave us to comment. Otherwise, until next time, Full Beard Ahead.


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BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Veolia North America says 90 percent of the impacted site in downtown Baltimore following a steam pipe explosion Tuesday has been cleaned.
Veolia says the transition from cleanup to construction will begin by Friday.
Baltimore police say officers who responded to the explosion of the underground steam pipe may have been exposed to asbestos.
Detective Jeremy Silbert said in an email that Veolia, which operates Baltimore's steam pipe network, notified police about the possibility of asbestos exposure.
Silbert said a number of Baltimore officers were among the first responders. He says they've been informed of "necessary safety precautions."
The explosion punched a huge hole in the street, damaged two nearby hotels and covered parked cars in dust, asphalt and other debris. Five people were injured.
News media outlets report that tests found low levels of asbestos at the site.
The Baltimore Sun reports that two Maryland Department of the Environment certified-asbestos contractors were at the scene of the explosion Thursday.
The age of the pipes is still unconfirmed.
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Hold an Usborne sponsored reading event!
3rd February 2014
As an Usborne Organiser I can offer you the opportunity to get free books for your nursery or school library, with Usborne school events.
How do Usborne sponsored events work?
The premise is simple: pupils are sponsored to read or listen to as many words as possible from stories, newspapers, magazines and so on. They can do so in a fixed time period or throughout the school year and at the end, sponsorship money will be collected and put towards brand-new Usborne books.
But what about free books?
Here's the best bit - once your sponsorship money is totalled up, you could get up to 60% of this total in additional, FREE Usborne books.
What sponsored events do you offer?
I offer a range of sponsored events and will be more than happy to help you decide which is the right one for your nursery group or school.
From Ready, Teddy, Go! sponsored reading and listening events, great for younger children, or themed events, to Ready, Steady... Listen! and Ready, Steady...Read! events, perfect for older children at school - there's a sponsored event for all.
And with World Book Day just around the corner now is a great time to book an Usborne event as children can save £1 on any Usborne book when they redeem a World Book Day token with me.
How do I book an Usborne sponsored listening/reading event?
Get in touch today, to arrange a sponsored event with me.


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Mistaking Porn for Art: It's Time to Teach Real Beauty
This week I had the privilege of speaking to a group of some 100 high school students who had gathered in Washington, D.C., for a conference. I challenged them to take the lead in restoring the moral compass of our culture, to focus on the importance of sound marriage and families before they begin their own, and to stand up to the pornography industry that is creating addicts out of many of them.
It was so encouraging to hear their thunderous applause and realize how much they understood and appreciated the challenge. But then one young man walked to the microphone and stunned all of us when he said that today's pornography is something to be enjoyed and celebrated.
This young man (oddly enough, named "Isaac") was so confused by the steady diet of porn his generation has been consuming, that he thinks of it as "art" and equates it to "beauty." His statements revealed that he is deeply lost and hurting and that, although he has bought the lies of the porn industry, he isn't entirely satisfied by his mental purchase. I refused to respond with a quick retort as my own heart broke for him.
Instead, I suggested that we chat for a few hours, and that part of the discussion would include stories from those whose marriages have been destroyed by porn use, from those who suffer addiction, and from those who have been cruelly victimized in other ways by the powerful pornography industry.
Sadly, Isaac represents millions like him who have been raised in a coarse pop culture–one defined and shaped by the devaluation of human beings.
Isaac's tragically warped view of art and beauty brought to mind a recent email exchange with my dear friend, mentor, and artist, Dee Jepsen, about her desire to share her passion for art with young people. I reflected on her words:
"In today's culture, children are too often surrounded by degrading, violent and twisted images. Pop culture frequently produces distortions in art, blinding an entire generation about the differences between beauty and ugliness. The principle of treating others with respect and high value is now regularly ridiculed. The civil rights movement brought us so far — but we are losing much ground as we now regularly create and disseminate images that reduce human beings to objects to be used. This has produced a coarsening of our culture. What used to be considered wrong is now right, and what used to be right is considered wrong. What is a kid to believe? How are children to learn to live wholesome, fulfilling and productive lives in the midst of such cultural chaos?"
I don't know if it's too late for young Isaac to see beauty again — or even perhaps for the first time. But it's not too late for your own kids.
As Dee has always done, she didn't just raise questions, she also shared wise solutions. Dee offers great advice for how you can begin to create an appreciation in the hearts of your own children for things that are lovely and just; "We adults need to surround ourselves and our children with things of beauty that celebrate life. This is especially important in the formative years. Learning to celebrate the beauty of God's creation as a youngster will affect how children view and treat others. There are many things we can do to inspire children to love truth and beauty, and one of them is through teaching them about fine art, and how they can learn to create art, too."
For parents searching for practical ways to combat the crassness of culture, consider purchasinging Dee's new instructional watercolor book, "Color Harmonies: Paint Watercolors Filled With Light." She co-authored it with renowned watercolor artist, Rose Edin, whose paintings are full of color and light. It's available in many bookstores and at Amazon.com.
I can't think of a better summer activity than teaching your children to explore the world of uplifting art and how to become artists themselves. The best use of the book is to go through it together. The techniques are challenging enough for adults, yet the sweeping concepts are beneficial for people of all ages.
After all, in today's dark and crass culture, who doesn't need a reminder to search for truth and beauty?
© 2010 Rebecca Hagelin
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The Antlers At Mack Sennett Studios: Review
The Brooklyn-based band was invited to perform as part of the Pandora Presents and StubHub series, where the promise of live poster-printing and an open bar were additional incentives, but it was the music that elicited the eager response.
The Antlers made their formal debut in 2009 with "Hospice," an album that painfully and poignantly articulates the tale of a hospice worker and a patient and their tumultuous relationship. With two supplemental EPs in the stretch between then and the release of this year's LP "Familiars," the band solidified itself as one of indie music's best kept secrets.
Musically, The Antlers possess the same uncanny emotionality as Explosions in the Sky, but the former's jarring lyrics fill in the blanks. While the band's EPs yield a more ambient sound, "Familiars" sounds unmistakably dewy, music that sonically illustrates the process that occurs between bitter nightfall and the simultaneous sadness and optimism of the next morning's moisture.
A sound that orchestral was bound to swell in the studio space, deafen the anxious crowd and lull them into silent stupor. The result was something else, but in a way more striking.
The premise of an open bar at a concert has a funny way of making a concert feel more intimate. As the show becomes noticeably more social, those not engaging in cocktail conversation dissociate from the crowd. The hauntingly angelic voice of Peter Silberman slices through the buzz the same way silverware chimes against glass during a toast. But not everyone looked up. It was as if, through the surrounding noise, The Antlers played the concert for every singular person who chose to listen. And for those who let the chatter around them fade out, the effect was chilling.
For a more upbeat band, or even one with marginally more cheerful with lighter and airier material, the experience might have felt gleefully exclusive. The Antlers are not that band. Instead, the subtle intimacy of their interaction with the audience evoked feelings of loneliness. Despite the jovial conversation and the laughter in the room, the nature of the environment amplified the sadness and eerie isolation of their music.
The venue was set up with a vast arced white wall, which became drenched in vibrant lights—pink, yellow, orange, green purple—and seemed to swath the band in heaviness. As each song reached its acme and electric guitar reared its screeching head, lasers pierced the stage creating geometric shapes and generating the same pseudo-ambient aspect of the band's music.
The Antlers played tracks primarily from their first album and chose a select few from the rest of their discography, but their transitions were so effortless and their material so fluid that the show felt like one stretching, maturing and undulating ballad.
By the night's end, happy concert goers, clutching their limited edition posters or downing their last drinks, were whispering excitedly to each other, reveling in how special the evening was. And it was special, but those who allowed themselves to be swallowed whole by the sound witnessed something else entirely, something infinitely more.


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**In September 2016, the LA County Department of Animal Care and Control recommended changes to the law, which were passed by the LA County Board of Supervisors, which REMOVE PROTECTIONS FROM EUTHANASIA WHICH PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR PETS FOR 6 DAYS FOLLOWING IMPOUND AT THEIR 7 SHELTERS (according to the Code), and ERASE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN RECORDS COMPLETELY (according to the Code), these changes and others are hugely detrimental to the animals and will likely result in more death. With a euthanasia rate of approximately 50%, we are dumbfounded by these measures which were passed under the misleading assertion from Marcia Mayeda, Director of LAC Animal Care and Control, that they would "reunite owners with their lost pets", when the reality is the polar opposite. We must come together and stand up for the voiceless animals who are not able to do so themselves, in protest of these absurd changes to the LA County Code on animals** Dear Board of Supervisors, Concerning changes to the County Code on Animals effective September 6, 2016 We are writing to express dire concern for the changes enacted to Title 10 – Animals of the Los Angeles County Code, effective September 6, 2016. The changes, as recommended by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (the Department) Director Marcia Mayeda, appear to: · Lessen the protection from euthanasia afforded to animals in the custody of the Department · Lessen the chance of the reunification of owners with lost pets · Promote a ubiquitous lack of transparency within the Department · Be driven by increased efficiency and revenue for the Department, but with no regard to providing adequate care for pets in its custody · Directly contradict the stated mission of the Department of Animal Care and Control (Appendix C) · Contain concerning and even unconstitutional ambiguities · Conflict with State law (in places) · Be a product of a misleading representation of the changes to the Board of Supervisors (the Board). The Board was presented with the Code changes (Appendix B) as per the following directly quoted from the minutes dated September 6, 2016: Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 10 - Animals, to update and streamline Title 10, provide a better process for regulating excessive animal noise, provide a reduced pet license fee for disabled military veterans, eliminate conflicts with State and Federal laws, eliminate unnecessary language, enhance due process procedures during administrative hearings, expand procedures to reunite lost pets with their owners, and amend most sections using the County's Plain Language Initiative to make Title 10 more clear and practical for County residents. The above assertions are a gross misrepresentation of many of the changes that actually were effected. Herewith (Appendix A), Attorney Marla Tauscher has set forth in detail the changes which provide overwhelming cause for concern not only to the animal welfare organizations expressing such concern, but to the public at large. In addition, Ms Tauscher has analyzed existing questionable provisions within the Code, such as a lack of a robust procedure for searching the microchip databases; the "extortion" of often unaffordable Board and Care fees (which can amount to hundreds of dollars per animal) from taxpayers whose animals have the misfortune of being impounded at an LA County animal shelter; and the surprisingly lenient provisions on commercial breeding given the pet overpopulation crisis we are facing whereby approximately 50% of pets impounded during 2015 were killed by the Department. Such provisions are in direct contrast to the stated aims of the Code amendments in "reuniting lost pets with their owners". We would like to highlight the following amendments as key examples of our grave concerns: 10.36.080 – The Record Keeping Requirements, which historically applied to the Department, have been deleted in their entirety. How can there possibly be any valid justification to this; both from the perspective of transparency and accountability of a Government Department, but also pertaining to a core function of the Department in reuniting owners with lost pets; we find this unacceptable and would like to know the rationale behind the decision to eliminate the requirement to keep records at all. 10.36.120 - "An animal that is irremediably suffering or is ordered to be destroyed by the public health officer will not be held for six business days." The amendment as highlighted in red completely removes any protection from euthanasia within 6 days of impound which historically was contained in the Code. It gives the Department unfettered discretion to euthanize an animal under any circumstances, regardless of status as a stray or an owned, micro chipped pet. We find this abominable and unacceptable. Furthermore, it does nothing to help reunite owners and pets. In conclusion, we hope that we have demonstrated satisfactory evidence to warrant the Board instructing a thorough re-review of the County Code, Title 10 – Animals amendments approved on 6 September 2016 as well as other provisions that should have been amended but were not. Yours truly, Laura Jones, CEO, All About the Animals Gretchen Lieff, President, Davey's Voice Marc Ching, Founder, Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation Alison Eastwood, Founder, Eastwood Ranch Foundation1 01/25/2019 at 11:03PM Laura Jones
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LA (CITY + COUNTY), AS REPORTED UNDER CA RABIES STATS for 2015: Total dogs euthanized = 13,866 Total outcomes reported, dogs* = 80,661 Euthanasia rate, dogs = 17.2% Total cats euthanized = 39,311 Total outcomes reported, cats* = 68,566 Euthanasia rate, cats = 57.3% Please refer to the source document, attached, for verification of these figures (they are manually input here). *Total outcomes reported, minus animals collected dead LA COUNTY ONLY, AS REPORTED ON DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL WEBSITE (For last complete Fiscal Year 2015/16 http://file.lacounty.gov/dacc/History.pdf) Total dogs euthanized = 5,301 Total outcomes reported, dogs = 29,404 Euthanasia rate, dogs = 18.0% Total cats euthanized = 17,715 Total outcomes reported, cats = 26,513 Euthanasia rate, cats = 66.8% LA CITY ONLY, AS REPORTED ON LA ANIMAL SERVICES WEBSITE (For last complete Fiscal Year 2015/16 http://www.laanimalservices.com/pdf/reports/DogIntakeNOutcomes.pdf, http://www.laanimalservices.com/pdf/reports/CatIntakeNOutcomes.pdf) Total dogs euthanized = 2,763 Total outcomes reported, dogs = 25,834 Euthanasia rate, dogs = 10.7% Total cats euthanized = 6,012 Total outcomes reported, cats = 19,883 Euthanasia rate, cats = 30.2%1 01/25/2019 at 11:03PM Laura Jones


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So ladies and gents… I know you were all as panicked as I was about my eyebrow-less party invite but fear not! In my last moments of desperation I discovered not so accidentally that my brown eyeliner can double as an eyebrow pencil. Those were some dark motherfuckers let me tell you and I could not have been more ecstatic.
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