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Monkey Bar
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After a few years in disrepair, the Monkey Bar was purchased and returned to its former glory in 2009 by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, his wife Anna and hotelier Jeff Klein. The dining room's lush red leather banquettes and dim, attractive lighting have restored the distinctive thrill of dining in a restaurant that is both glamorous and cozy, and the sensibility hearkens back to a bygone era of style and etiquette. Renowned illustrator Edward Sorel's three-paneled mural pays homage to Jazz Age legends including Duke Ellington, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mae West, Billie Holliday and George Gershwin.
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To the Editor:
Although the primaries are over, and the November election is looming on the horizon, there is still time to attend to recognizing the election workers and the voters.
Congratulations, all. The voters turned out in great numbers all over our county, with over 1,000 ballots in Otsego Lake Township alone. It's wonderful that you took the time from work, play, vacations, etc., to make sure your "voice" was heard. So many people, in so many countries, have no choices. It is still good to be an American, no matter the problems.
We are publicly patting the backs of our election inspectors, board of canvassers, township clerks, the county clerk and her staff. New regulations makes our job a bit more complex, but teamwork sure gets the job done. We'll miss you, Evelyn.


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there's still no snow on the ground and sure it's one degree celsius out with a 17 kph wind huffing in from the south (which doesn't mean warm air by the way!!) but i have to take my road bike out and see the sights,
feel the feelings, i bet you know what i mean!
the rider who isn't really there rode with me today. "hey! long time no see.
i bet you're glad you could come along aren't you?!!!"
there's a peacefulness about this little part of the world.
everything is filled with the sense of waiting for the arrival of winter.
i saw autumn and winter merging across a pond.
i'm so glad to be riding on two wheels so late in the year. in such a beautiful place. and loved!


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My son Jamie doesn't speak English anymore.
Why, only this morning, he asked Peter to open the trunk and I looked around vaguely for a large sturdy chest such as my father might have taken away to boarding school.
Oh, you mean open the BOOT, Jamie? The boot. Opposite end of the car to the bonnet. BONNET, that is, not hood.
I was also advised to take long pants on a visit to the in-laws, in case it cooled down in the evening. Long pants to wear under my trousers? Do they sell those in Marks & Spencer where I get all my pants? I don't think so.
Jamie even said, with a cheeky grin in my direction, that he was just popping out to get some beer and would be back momentarily. By which he meant, 'in a very short time' NOT 'just for a moment' which is what momentarily REALLY means, actually, people of the world.
There will come a time when I need a dictionary in order to understand him, my own flesh and blood.
AND he drives on the wrong side of the road...


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Copyright 2013 by John T. Reed
My wife and I saw the new Captain Phillips movie yesterday. That is the one about the Maersk Alabama container ship that was hijacked by pirates, three of whom were simultaneously shot dead by SEALs.
This is a great story. And Hollywood tells it pretty straight.
I am especially thankful that they did not hype the SEALs. In the movie, they come, they shoot, they leave.
They do show them doing HALO parachute jumps into the ocean at night near the U.S. Navy ship. In my prior article on the actual incident, I said the SEALS HALO jumping into the ocean at night was bullshit. It's dangerous and unnecessary. They might have landed near the lifeboat.
The obvious correct approach would have been to fly them by helicopter or fixed wing aircraft to the carrier that was part of the three-ship group dealing with the pirates.
You are paying for jump training and jump pay to tens of thousands of paratroopers in the U.S. military even though parachute jumps, other than occasional special small unit jumps, were an ill-advised fad that began and ended during World War II. Five combat jumps were made in that war by the US and its allies. The Nazis tried it once or twice. Basically, it doesn't work. Furthermore, paratroopers can be trained in a week if we ever want to use them again. I was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.
I also spent a month internship in the 101st Airborne Division when I was a not-yet-airborne-qualified West Point cadet. If some airborne guy with a body temperature IQ has a problem with me being in the 101st when I was not yet graduated from jump school, take it up with the Army. They ordered me and dozens of my other classmates to report to the 101st in July 1966 so we did. See my general web article about airborne.
They seemed to depict the snipers listening to all sorts of chatter on a single radio circuit leading up to the command to shoot. I doubt that. I expect the snipers were listening to a single SEAL commander who was looking a three side-by-side TV screen showing what each of the three snipers were seeing in their scopes. When all three pirates suddenly became simultaneously visible, I expect the SEAL commander said "Fire" or "send it"—the latter being the standard sniper assistant command. But since they had to fire simultaneously, I would have thought a one-syllable command would be required.
In the movie, the SEAL commander repeatedly said how many "green" (pirate visible) screens he had and was whining, "I need three, not two." More likely, the SEAL commander said something like, "Ready," "Ready," "Ready"…"Fire!" If the commander had been rambling and thinking out loud and whining to no one who could give him what he was requesting, I expect one of the snipers would have said, "Hey, cap. Shut the fuck up until you say 'fire'."
During my plebe year, I was one of 2,500 cadets who marched into the Army-Syracuse football game in Yankee Stadium in 1964. We had a little parade formation routine we had rehearsed—same one we did at the Army-Navy Game each year. When we finished the routine, our company commander, who was facing us, said "About." I immediately thought, "We did not rehearse this, but mine is not to reason why." They he said, "face." "About face" means to turn clockwise so that you end up facing the opposite direction. I and a number of my freshman classmates followed his order. The upperclassmen knew he was talking to himself. Why would he need to talk out loud to give a command to no one but himself? He didn't. Same as the SEAL in Captain Phillips rambling to himself and whining about what he "needed." And those SEALS were about to kill someone, not just look foolish on TV.
In the event in Yankee Stadium, many of the upperclassmen started cursing at our executing the about face. We immediately saw most in the company had not done it and turned back around. It must have looked like shit on TV and in the Stadium. I am guessing that the company commander got his ass chewed big time. Not one word was said to us who followed his order. As a result of that incident and other occasions as cadets, we learned that some upperclass cadets, for unknown reasons, would give commands directed solely at themselves, out loud. Stupid.
As a football coach and author of football coaching books I also make a similar point repeatedly to my players and readers. For example, when we are on defense, only the defensive captain is allowed to call out the strength of the offense—EVEN IF HE IS WRONG! We cannot have either the offensive field captain (quarterback) or the defensive field captain (usually the middle linebacker) saying extraneous things. They are giving important commands and they must do so with verbal economy, distinctness, and clarity and the command of execution, e.g., "Fire" or "Face" or "Hut" must be spoken like a gun shot—starter's pistol actually.
So I doubt the real SEAL commander was so unprofessionally rambling and whining as he was depicted in the movie.
One of my pet peeves about Hollywood depictions of combat is the lack of clearing jams, reloading, or running out of ammo. And that seemed to be one of the ways Hollywood screwed up Captain Phillips. The four pirates drove a speedboat up to the side of the Maersk then one by one jumped on a ladder they hung over the rail of the Maersk, abandoning their skiff which appeared to have supplies like water, food, fuel, and ammo. They had no back packs or cartridge belts or web gear or bandoleers of ammo pouches. All they had was an AK-47 with a magazine slung over their head and shoulder. They were wearing pants, sandals in the case of three of them, and minimal shirts with no pockets that I recall. The head pirate also had a semiautomatic pistol tucked into his pants.
Yet when they were in the skiff approaching the ship, on the ship, and in the lifeboat at the end, they were spraying bullets as if they were connected to bullet hydrants—typical Hollywood gunfight nonsense.
It looked like the only ammo they had was what was in one magazine—probably about 18 rounds in each of the AKs and about 10 in the pistol. Plus they were blasting at the ship as it took evasive action and fired at the pirates with distress flares and fire hoses. It was chaos and all the pirates seemed to be interested in was getting that ladder on the boat then jumping onto the ladder. They were frantically busy with that and probably would have had little or no ammo left after all the pre-boarding firing. Yet when they got on board the ship, they kept firing at times, had one AK captured by the crew, and never showed any concern about ammo.
I never saw one reload. After being admonished by Phillips, one took his magazine out while using the butt to smash out a lifeboat window. He did not take the round out of the chamber which was the only round in danger of going off because of using the gun as a battering ram. Anyway, no one ever reloaded or exhibited any other ammo than the original magazines in the guns when they boarded. I did not count the number of shots fired by the pirates in the movie, but I expect the count would exceed the max you could fit into four magazines.
In my prior articles, I said Obama took credit for this, but he also had 17 meetings or phone calls about what to do before they did it. One phone call was too many. The military should have been told to deal with it pursuant to their very expensive and lengthy training. 17 is absurd dithering.
Obama's name was never mentioned in the movie. The closest was some disembodied female voice informing the Navy ship the White House had approved use of force. Gee, thanks, we thought we were just nautical hall monitors before you told us there is reason we have all these weapons.
I recommend the movie highly. Great story and Hollywood did hardly any distortions.
By the way, when the movie came out, I saw an article updating some issues about the actual incident. The $30,000 that was in the Maersk safe and given to the pirates who took it onto the lifeboat disappeared. Apparently, some Navy person stole it.
The other thing is the story reported by the Navy was that each pirate was killed by a single sniper shot. Those who recovered the bodies said one had been shot 19 times. I don't remember what they said about the number of shots in the other pirates.
I appreciate informed, well-thought-out constructive criticism and suggestions.
John T. Reed


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I'll admit to being unmotivated to write blog entries. I'm not really sure why, though. I can't decide what to write. We've been busy (I always say that) and I've kind of tried to keep Wiz's medical stuff out of the blog this year (because I started a caring bridge page for him), twitter and facebook are faster and easier, and then I've just let two weeks go by and haven't written anything at all. Enough of that! I'll let you know what is going on here, now.
Walla Walla now has a wooden bat league (a place for college students to practice the skills they'll need if they go to the pros someday). We went to opening night. Wiz brought a glove, although he seems to think it'll be better if he wears it on his head.
The Sweets lost, but we had fun watching any way.
This is one of the socks I'm designing. It is left over Wollmeise in Red Hot Chili, so it has a very short leg. The design isn't showing up terribly well, but it is a lily on the top of the foot of the sock. I need to start the second one, now.


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What are some great examples of online B2C companies who succeeded by building a strong brand is a fabulous question. I can think of a couple of online companies that have successfully achieved this. The first that springs to mind is Amazon. If you haven't heard of Amazon then potentially you have been living under a rock. The Amazon brand is extremely strong and basically their whole business model is to provide products to their customers from across the globe. They have a strong affiliate network to increase their brand and sell more products. To keep up with the digital download era Amazon then included Kindle.
The other very strong B2C online business that also comes to mind is MOBE. This is a multi million dollar business with members (consultants) again from across the globe. Their products on the back end is what makes this business incredibly profitable and very strong. Memberships start for as little as $49 and can include a monthly membership. This business primarily sells business education to its customers in order to train and support individuals, home business entreprenuers and businesses to increse their presence online and create more sales.
If you think MOBE is a B2B business, think again. Primarily MOBE is a B2C business which supports and assists individuals to create an online business. You can create an online business in any niche you care to. You can start with the basic package, get a few sales under your belt and build up your MOBE Consultant business as you earn additional income. MOBE provides individual coaching through their whole 21 steps process.
In fact you are not required to create any other business if you so choose. You can simply be a MOBE consultant and leverage off their incredible systems and promote MOBE to your hearts content.
If you want to know more about this incredible business then click the link, register to attend the FREE Webinar, grab a coffee, notepad and pen and listen to the webinar.
Any B2C online business takes time to build, I will not lie to you. You have to invest the time and energy into building your online business presence, build your brand. However, the long term results speaks for themselves. You will have a business you will be proud of, which meets the needs of your customers. You can indeed cut the learning curve in half and have a sustainable B2C online business far more quickly if you leverage off proven systems and a business that already has an incredible brand reputation in place.
To Your Continued Success.
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A journey through our food allergies. Hubs: Corn allergy, Peanut allergy, Soy allergy - Diagnosed 06.2009 Wifey: Wheat allergy, Beef allergy, other misc. - Diagnosed 02.2011
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Toothpaste and Contact Solution
We have been looking for corn free products. It's quite difficult. Tom's of Maine clearly explains on the package of some of their products where each ingredient is derived from. One has to be very careful though reading labels because not all of the toothpastes have even the same basic ingredients. I did NOT call or contact this company. We purchased this product solely based on label reading and product transparency. I think the taste of this product is comparable or better than the leading brands. It also seems to leave ones breath fresh and clean comparable or better than the leading brands.
Contact solution is a much bigger deal. You stick the product in your eye which is an entry point for germs and infection. So sticking corn in one's eye when one is allergic can be quite traumatic. Toothpaste can be absorbed through the gums while brushing but it's not actually consumed, it is spit into the sink and one typically rinses their mouth with water after brushing. Not so with contact solution. One loads up the lens with it and plants it in their eye for the day. I called the 1-800 number on the box while standing in Target. The representative I reached was very kind and said that while she didn't have the information she would take my number and return my call. After about 4 days of no response I had given up on hearing from Bausch & Lomb about Bio true. She called Tuesday morning and left a detailed message saying that she had confirmation from: the product manager, one of the Doctors on the product and a chemist on the product that there was NO corn used in the making of this contact lens solution. Yea for David!! I wasn't even upset about paying full price. (I'm obsessive about getting the best deals and coupon clipping and bargain hunting.) If one fills out the survey HERE - one can get a $2 coupon to try this product. There is supposed to be a travel size (2oz) but I have not yet found anything other than the size pictured. NOTE: This solution is for soft contact products. David wears soft contacts so he can use this product. I wear rigid gas permeable and this product is NOT recommended for hard contact lenses.... although I think I might just be the only one left wearing hard contacts....
DISCLOSURE: I paid with our hard earned money, full price for both of the items. There was no compensation from either company, I am just really happy about finding corn free products I don't have to make myself. I have however, since printed an online coupon for Bio true that I found on my own time and of my own volition.
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- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2012 at 6:55 PM
thank you for the Bio True information! My eyes have been so irritated and Bio True has chanced my life !!!!! I WAS GOING TO GIVE UP WEARING LENSES.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much! I just got contacts and my head feel like it is going to explode. I started checking the ingredients and BAM sorbidol. I've found dr's do not usualy believe you when you tell them things have corn in them. I do not mind paying full price to feel good!ReplyDelete
We're happy to help! We are blatently real here, because it is so difficult to figure out a new allergy! And we are always finding new products to avoid! Good luck managing your allergy! You're your best advocate!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 10:39 PM
Wow! I am going into week two with new contacts. I couldn't for the life of me, figure out why my eyes felt so irritated and itchy. Two co-workers asked if I had been crying. I tried to keep the contacts in as instructed, but couldn't wait to get home from work so I could take them out! My head hurt and eyes itched all day. Something told me to read the box of my contact solution. There it was...SORBITOL. A corn derivative. My worst enemy! Thank you for sharing this product with me! I was about to give up on the contacts before could get started good.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2014 at 7:11 AM
Thanks for posting. I'm running out of my stash of AOSEPT (which has been discontinued) and thought I was going to have to give up wearing contacts. My eye dr gave me a sample of Biotrue to try, hopefully it works.! I heard they have a good price of the Biotrue at Costco.ReplyDelete


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Harry Potter Fans Get Stuck On Ride
Harry Potter fans didn't exactly have a magical time when they got stuck on the Forbidden Journey ride at Island of Adventure. More than 130 visitors were on board the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey simulation when it suddenly froze in the middle of the ride. It left many in awkward positions – some even claiming to have been upside down – and stuck for as long as an hour and a half in the dark indoor attraction, according to local reports. The problem occurred after a technical glitch triggered the entire ride to stop. Although rescue crews were seen taking stretchers into the ride, according to Universal Studios none of the guests had to be taken to hospital or even treated at the scene. Universal Studios representative Alyson Lundell said that while there have been times before when the ride has shut down, more than 900,000 people have be through the attraction. 'If a problem should occur, the ride will shut down. From time to time, that occurs, and we want to make sure everyone is safe.' The ride was back to normal the next day. For more, see Harry Potter ride shuts down


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|Lumedoll Atik (who doesn't have a box, and
thus had the honour of being the sole doll to
travel with me rather than in the moving van),
checking out the built-in shelves in the living room.
And as an aside, I've finally located my proper camera and have gotten around to charging the battery for for it, so this peek at the new locale should be the last time my phone camera needs to go to work for a while! ;)
|The return of the nerd cave!
|The only unpacking I have left to do is to unbox the rest of the big dolls.
In the meantime, these three (SD13 Heath, SD13 Irvin and SDGou Beast Claude)
get to represent for the rest of them.
|Hello, Houston!


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VIDEO: Mentalist Lior Suchard Bends Time for America Ferrara & Jeremy Piven
On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James welcomesd the world's greatest mentalist, Lior Suchard, to perform with America Ferrara, Jeremy Piven and The Late Late Show audiences. From glow sticks to predicting time, Lior stole the show, blowing everyone's minds more than once. Watch the video below!
Each week night, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-nominated THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by giving a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches.
Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide Corden with original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, the show has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke.
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THE MOTHER of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, shot seven times for not running for a tube train while not wearing a padded jacket, arrives in London looking for "justice" (aka a large compo cheque).
I do not doubt her loss. However, I might have more sympathy with her mission if she'd not been photographed walking through Heathrow carrying a large bag of Duty Free booze. There's nothing like getting your priorities right.


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So The Cure is my favorite band. I inherited them as my favorite band from my 12-years-older brother. Sort of inevitably, since he played them ALL THE TIME, I eventually realized this band was really good. I was around 13-14 at the time.
I've seen The Cure play 4 times before this year. In 1996, I saw them on the Wild Mood Swings tour at the Summit in Houston. That was a GREAT show, with a very upbeat and happy band and some rare songs. In 2000 I saw them on the Bloodflowers tour at the Woodlands pavilion. That wasn't as good, since it was outdoors. I was at the front of the grass hill, but still, pretty darn far away. The show was good, though, and I really like Bloodflowers. In 2004 I saw them on the Curiousa festival tour in Dallas. Again, an outdoor venue, but I had seats. Still not the best, and there was this drunk chick being really annoying in front of us the whole time. Mostly what impressed me at that show was Mogwai. Then I saw them in 2008 in Houston at the Toyota Center with my brother, his best friend, and my mom. My husband was in the hospital at the time so my mom was a last minute substitute. It was an AMAZING show (and my mom was really impressed.)
After that 2008 show, I promised myself that the next time they toured, I was going to follow them through Texas. And then the standard 4 years passed and…no tour. I became convinced that I had seen the Cure for the last time. And then, 8 years since their last North American tour, they announced one. I determined to get all the tickets I could. The first to go on sale was Austin, and I got upper level tickets. Then Houston went on sale, and we really didn't have to money to spare. But we got tickets anyway. Lower bowl, halfway up. We literally had no grocery money for weeks due to those tickets. And ok, we stopped buying. Two nights in a row and over $200 was enough.
So Friday night, May 13th, Justin and I drove into Austin. We were pretty high up, but we had seats in a row of 3, with no one else in the row, and no one in front of us. Which was totally nice cause we could just relax and watch the show.
The opening band for the tour is The Twilight Sad from Glasgow, Scotland. I hadn't heard them before, but they were really good. Very reminiscent of Cooper Temple Clause and I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. With a Scottish brogue. They were also adorable because they were pretty much freaking out that they were in this huge arena in Austin. "We're not used to this!" the singer squeaked. Their performance wasn't noteworthy in any way, really, but they sounded good and I want to pick up an album cause it'd been nice to listen to.
Anyway, the first thing to note about this Cure tour is that the stage effects are REALLY GOOD. They have 5 LED screens behind them that are really well used. Sometimes they play normal filmed images that fit the song, like a barren landscape during "Prayers for Rain" or an opening rose during "Bloodflowers." Lots of trees the camera moves around in for "A Forest." But what's cooler is the times when they do live projections/images of the concert onto the screens. Shot from the front, the video turns into a series of infinitely repeated pictures-inside-pictures so the light show is infinitely repeated and it looks really cool. They also project shots of the crowd from behind the drummer during one song.
This is the first time I've seen The Cure with Reeves Gabrels in the place of guitarist. Previosly I'd seen Perry Bamonte in this role, and the last time Porl Thompson was in that role, and was AMAZING. (Also last time there wasn't a keyboardist, as Roger O'Donnell had left for a while. I'm a big fan of Roger, so I'm glad he's back.) But I very much missed Porl, who was the best guitarist I've seen in that role.
I know Reeves Gabrels is a good guitar player and I'm familiar with him from when he worked with David Bowie and saw him in 1995 with Bowie. But I have to say, I don't like him much as part of this Cure line-up. He has a very aggressive, solo-flashy guitar style, and as much as I've always said The Cure is a guitar band live, I don't think Gabrels works very well with the rest of the band. On a couple of songs I really felt like Robert's guitar parts and Gabrels' parts were working against each other in a disharmonious way. I felt like Robert also ceded a lot of the interesting guitar work to Gabrels which makes sense in a band sense, but I would rather see Robert really bring his guitar skills which are underrated by lots of people. I thought the band worked really well with Porl because without a keyboardist Porl was playing lots of the keyboard parts with the guitar and otherwise doing a lot of atmospherics, with Robert in more lead guitar role. Whereas on this tour it feels like Gabrels is supposed to be lead guitar and Robert is more rhythm or secondary. This stuck out to me more on the Austin night than the Houston night, though so it may have been a quirk of the sound. I felt Gabrels' guitar was not as high in the mix on Saturday.
Quickly, a look at everyone else generally. Simon Gallup was his quintessential Simon self: playing amazing bass parts and making them look childishly easy, while strutting and literally bouncing on one foot around the stage. I don't think that man is aging at all. Roger played his keyboard parts without attracting attention. I have huge affection for him after the 1996 show I saw when we were on his side of the stage and he was dancing goofily through much of the show, and waving to us. But he was in serious-gloomy mode both nights, trying to look cool standing there not moving. Jason was Jason, which means drawing no attention but playing really good drums.
Robert. Robert looks to have lost a little weight, which generally seems to be a good thing, but on the other hand he looks older. His hair pouf is looking a bit thin. And more than anything, he seems tired. This is very early on in the tour, only the 3rd and 4th show, and he was visibly tired both nights. Friday night in Austin, he looked tired by the end of the main set, with his voice seeming tired as well. The last two songs of the main set were Prayers for Rain and Bloodflowers, both vocally demanding. Prayers for Rain was sung really well, but for Bloodflowers it felt like he was really holding back and not going for it in the places he normally does. For the encores, though, he seemed to get things back together and things were good. (In case you don't know, Cure shows are usually about 3 hours long and feature a LOT of encores. Both shows had 4 encores, though I would have called Austin 3.5 cause the last one was really short, like take a sip of water and we're back.)
On Saturday night, however, Robert's voice seemed weak for most of the night, to me. Justin only turned to me towards the end of the main set and said "His voice?" but I noticed it on the 3rd song or so. It got worse as the set progressed, but it seemed to me like he was holding back a lot, and not very loud. At first I couldn't tell if his vocals weren't high enough in the mix or it was his singing but it became pretty clear it was his voice. Now, I don't know if this is something someone not me would really notice. But this was my 6th Cure concert and I've listened to lots of bootlegs. And I have done enough singing to see the signs of someone not feeling well. There were lots of lines where whole syllables weren't audible, and instead of singing out he kept it low, instead of extending notes he cut them short, and eventually he was almost talk-singing through songs. Obviously, I don't know why this is. It's possible he has a cold or something, or maybe it's a sign of getting older, or just being out of practice since it's been a while since he sang night after night. It does concern me a little. And it took something away from that night's concert, which otherwise might have been really high up there in terms of Cure shows I've seen.
Ok, let's do some comparing of the two nights. In general, I've always known the Cure generally have two broad setlists on any tour that they alternate. They generally have one of two "feels" to them: one is more popular and one is more obscure/darker. Broadly, cause invariably both sets have both of those moods. Historically Houston has gotten the "better" of the two setlists, i.e. the one meant for more "real" Cure fans. Less singles, more rare stuff. More rock, less pop. I was disappointed with the setlist I got when I saw them in Dallas, compared to the one my brother got in Houston. (This is another reason I wanted to see multiple shows.) If you had asked me to predict which town got which set I would have said Austin would get the pop and Houston would get the rock. I would have been wrong. Sort of.
I could go on and on about the setlists, but I'll just link them: Austin and Houston. Austin was very heavy on Disintegration and Head on the Door, where Houston was much more balanced, with equal representation of Disintegration, Wish, Head on the Door, and Seventeen Seconds. The Austin show definitely felt more down, slower. And they played A LOT and I mean A LOT of rare and obscure stuff. And not normal-level "not a single" obscure stuff. Songs I didn't recognize at all and that only appear as single b-sides or in the b-side collection. And, while that kind of thing is cool for a Cure nerd, it doesn't do much for most of the audience and leaves people in their seats just kinda hanging. I mean, the songs were good. But when you don't know them there isn't a lot of excitement.
And that's not even counting the stuff that I don't count as unknown or rare but your average concert goer would, like stuff released after 1996. I always enjoy "Want" from Wild Mood Swings live, it's a great song. And "Us or Them" from the self-titled album is good live. And very surprisingly, they're playing "Wrong Number" on this tour which was essentially a one-off single from the late 90s. It's REALLY GOOD, too. The Cure are really good at finding which album songs really work live and playing just the ones that are interesting in that context. I don't care about "Wrong Number" in its original version, but live it's great. The biggest news of the night was that they played "Screw" and it was amazing. They've only played that song 4 times since 1985. (Not the rarest song played on Friday. "This Twilight Garden" has only been played twice EVER.)
So anyway, the Austin show was really good, but it was really aiming at the kind of Cure fan who would KNOW how rare the stuff being played was. And overall, I felt like the crowd at that show wasn't that kind of crowd. They didn't strike me as being all that big fans of The Cure. The only songs that really seemed to excite them were the poppy singles. The Houston crowd had a lot more Cure fans, to my perception. There was a lot more "dressing up" for the occasion and what sounded like a LOT more singing along. With every song. That may have been a perception issue because we were a lot lower and surrounded by more people, but somehow I don't think that was entirely it. It may be my Houston bias showing, but while Austin has the rep as the music town, shows in Austin tend to be full of blasé hipsters.
The Houston set list was the poppier one, but I have to say I liked it more. I felt it had a better flow, and kept the energy of the crowd up better. But it still had it's share of moody, non-singles. How can you beat a stretch of "At Night", "M", "Play for Today", "Want" and "Shake Dog Shake"? And then "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea", and "One Hundred Years." "One Hundred Years" is one of my favorite live Cure songs because it's just a huge guitar fest. (My favorite rare live Cure song is "Shiver and Shake" which wasn't played either night. Also "Piggy in the Mirror", which I've only seen once, at my first Cure show.)
The encores for the Austin show had themes. The first encore was introduced by Robert saying "Someone has written'Rock' on the list for this one." And indeed it was rocking. The Cure in heavy guitar mode is my favorite. The second encore was "the more popular, pop" set according to Robert's near-unintelligble mumble. (At one point in the Austin show he let off a long string of words that I'm pretty sure no one in the audience understood, and then followed it with his impression of what he probably sounded like…and he made a bunch of gibberish noises. I think that's what happened anyway. I consider myself pretty good at understanding Robert and I catch maybe every 2nd or 3rd word and just extrapolate from there.)
The third set in Austin consisted of "Burn" from the Crow soundtrack, which they've played at every show on the tour so far, and had never played before as far as I know. It's a great song, so it's awesome they are playing it finally. And there was a new song. And the last encore was "A Forest", which is the song which traditionally ends every Cure show. But this time they followed it with "Boys Don't Cry."
The Houston encores were similar, but shuffled a bit. First they started out wth "Burn" followed by the new song "It Can Never Be The Same." This is a good song, melancholy, but not boring. Then we got an identical "Rock" encore as the previous night. The next encore was again "Pop" but with different, RARER pop songs. "Lovecats," "Catapillar," "The Walk," "Let's Go To Bed," "Why Can't I Be You." They were less "singles from the 90s" and more "singles from the 80s" and therefore less frequently played and more to my taste.
And then can the final identical two-song pair of "A Forest" and "Boys Don't Cry." To explain the deal with "A Forest," as I said it's the song that's always played last at Cure shows. And it got longer and longer over time. The original is a trim 5 minutes or so, but for a while the average live version was about 15 minutes. In 2008 I think it was 21 minutes at the Houston show. (Yes, I time it.) There is an additional verse that gets added for the longer versions. Both nights I saw them on this tour, however, that verse was left out and the song was a very short 8 minutes and change. So it was essentially the album version with some extended guitar at the end. I felt he Austin show's version left a little to be desired, while I felt the Houston version was fantastic. What was the difference? Probably nothing. Just energy, and how it felt to me. In Houston, I was down in the crowd and everyone was clapping in time with the bass, AS YOU SHOULD. So I thought the energy of the Houston performance was just better, and connecting better with the crowd.
Having "Boys Don't Cry" as the final song feels weird to me, as someone so used to the ritual of "A Forest" but it serves to end on a happy note, everyone goes out singing and dancing. It works, and I'd guess that's why they're doing it. I would also guess they got bored with 20 minute long versions of "A Forest."
-So anyway this post has sat for a month because I wasn't happy with it, and got distracted. Justin has been bugging me to just post the damn thing. So, ok, there you go.


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Trafficked 2.0
dance & physical theatre · the catalyst · Ages 16+ · world premiere · United States of America
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tagged by reviewers as...activism · beautiful · bold · brave · powerful and relevant · provacative · trafficking · dance · diverse · enlightening · heart-wrenching · heartbreak · human rights · human worth · important · intense · movement · moving · powerful · rape · relevant · social issues · social justice · thought provoking · well acted
STAR STONE certified reviewer · June 07, 2018
Great job tackling a difficult subject matter ... full review
CAT LACOHIE certified reviewer · June 05, 2018
Beautifully executed wake up call to the existence of human trafficking. ... full review
MIKE REYES certified reviewer · June 01, 2018
Trafficked 2.0 is a show that remains with you for a long time, it is both powerful and haunting. It provides a much needed voice to a ongoing crises, this show isn't set in any specific time period but feels as relevant as ever in 2018. Peerada and Verenice share such a powerful bond, despite being separated by a physical barrier throughout the show, they are supported by a strong cast who shined performing the movement pieces. This show will break your heart, and hopefully provide a call to action. I strongly encourage everyone to make time to see this show, thus far this is my Pick of Fringe. PS: Check out https://love146.org/ to see how you can help in the fight against human trafficking ... full review
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MITCHELL BISSCHOP certified reviewer · June 16, 2018
Powerful and difficult. Exactly the way a play like this should be. No punches pulled.... full review
EVAN HONER certified reviewer · June 16, 2018
tagged as: human worth · human smuggling · human rights · movementTrafficked 2.0 is a wonderfully choreographed movement piece that takes us briefly into the world of human trafficking and affects the viewer viscerally as we (the audience) come to realize what is happening all around us. ... full review
STEVE CHANG certified reviewer · June 16, 2018
This show was really good. There were some surprising dance elements and interesting staging. But also the show has an important message beyond entertainment. It tackles the plight of human trafficking. It's a great thing when theater can inspire conversation and attention towards a real issue. Congrats to the cast and crew for the success of this production!... full review
ROBERT DITILLIO certified reviewer · June 14, 2018
tagged as: movement · dance · drama · provocativeThis is a well done and powerful show that tackles a difficult subject in a very creative way. And when I say difficult, I mean it's difficult to watch what happens to the women in this show because we all know it's something that happens for real every day, even if it hasn't happened to anyone we know personally. Trafficked 2.0 handles this in a unique way. All the scenes of brutality are presented with mood lighting, music, movement and dance. This enables the audience to be affected by the emotion of what's happening, without turning away from the horror. It's a brilliant way to present the subject matter and something I really haven't seen before.... full review
KATT BALSAN · June 14, 2018
You can tell the hard work put behind this wonderful and harsh piece. The dances, the staging, the choreographies... everything was on point. It's an important subject that society needs to know about.... full review
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It's a tough subject that Catalyst has decided to tackle, but one they do with respect and illumination.... full review
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The Spanish Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPD) coordinates and promotes the work of all regional Spanish scientific societies in the different areas of Psychology Applied to Physical Activity and Sports:
- Psychology of sport performance.
- Psychology of sport initiation.
- Psychology of sport entities organization.
- Psichology of arbitration and sport judgement.
- Psychology anf exercise and health.
- Assessment in sport psychology.
- Motor learning.
- Special populations.
During the First National Congress of Sport Psychology, held in Barcelona in 1986, the commitment of working in the creation of a Federation that will gather the different regional associations was acquired. FEPD was created in 1987 and it was firstly joined by the already existing associations.
The first association was created in Cataluña (1983). After this, País Vasco (May 1986), Valencia (October 1986), Cantabria (October 1986), Andalucía (May 1987), Galicia (September 1988), Castilla-León (June 1990), Murcia (June 1993), and Madrid and Extremadura (March 2003).
Since its creation, FEPD has developed spectacularly, growing from almost 100 to 500 members, distributed by the whole Spanish geography. At present, FEPD is constituted by 10 associations, with different number of members, objectives and activities.
FEPD is a member of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP), the European Federation of Sports Psychology (FEPSAC) and the Spanish Society of Psychology (SEP), in which it actively works as a full-right member.
Finally, remark that on 10-14 July 2017, FEPD will host in Seville (Spain) the the ISSP 14th World Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology, with the motto "Integrating Science and Practice through Multicultural Bridges". The organization expects more than 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries from all around the World.


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After reflecting from my personal interests, and the work I have done in the past three and a half years, I've come to realize my few passions. I have a strong desire for social, and spiritual growth in people, and I have an appreciation in architecture. After working towards understanding my passions, and how to apply them in my work, I finally have an idea of what to do.
One previous project was to develop living sculpture for the Biological Engineering Program, under the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design at North Carolina A&T State University, that is cohesive to a vision Dr. Manny Reyes shared with me and several other artists. This vision was for urban environments to support agriculture capable of producing edible, and healthy, food in these areas for its' inhabitants. One concept he shared to help achieve this goal was the idea of a sofa bed. This device is a miniature Greenhouse to support plant life and can be applied to various parts of urban environments. After his presentation, and his request for building a living sculpture, I immediately thought of living architecture. My Senior capstone and current project, is to research into methods and ideas to produce Green architecture and structures that match our standards of living but also helps the natural world as well. During this project, I will research, and produce a concept to fabricate and use as the living sculpture Dr. Reyes request. My full body of work will be either Illustrations, or scaled models of these concepts. Included in my body of work will be a life scaled living sculpture that will be built by an open space near Sockwell, or any location Dr. Reyes chooses. This Life scaled model will be my legacy, and my first step to exploring living architecture. In total, this life-sized model, at least four smaller models, and all their illustrations, will be my body of work for the senior show at the beginning of April.
Professor Roy Carter is my mentor and the class professor who will be monitoring my work and giving feedback regarding my design decisions. My Advisor, Todd Drake, will aid me in researching materials and artist who have worked in this field of living sculpture, green building, and Humanity's relation with Nature. In addition, I will receive any, and all advise from him, as well as the professors I have on my board. Finally, I asked Dr. Reyes to be on my board as a committee member and I will work with him on constructing the life-sized living sculpture. I may also work with him as well for researching methods to construct the living sculpture.
Living sculpture and Green Architecture will be my focus for this class. I believe this project has the right ambitions and enough work to suffice as an adequate project, and will serve as my first step in making a statement about this topic. The materials for constructing the full-scale model will vary, but I do intend to use as much natural materials as possible to build the models In addition to that I will also use traditional drawing materials and a digital rendering software, to produce illustrations of these design ideas.
I chose this project out of other topics I want to explore because it seems more practical. I already have work exploring these concepts, artists/architects in mind to research and this will open more opportunities for my development as an artist. Dr. Reyes mentioned the potential this project and could be presented in the Earth Day Symposium that is hosted by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design on the 17th of this April. There are other presentation opportunities Reyes mentioned to me that would help my CV. My goal is research solutions already found, make any necessary changes to improve them; or apply them to existing structures, and choose one of the concepts I have researched to fabricate into the full-scale living sculpture, leftover materials will be presented and re displayed for my part of the Senior Show Exhibition.
With the scholarship money I received last semester will be used to acquiring necessary materials, such as wood, soil, seed/plants, and clay. Additional funding will be acquired through possible grants from the Foundation Community in the arts, which funds projects for the arts up to $10,000 Dollars, or by receiving Grant money from the honor program. Other grants may be used to help fund it. The materials, as stated before, will vary but are all used in producing small models of the concepts researched with the potential of supporting life. From this point on, I will begin research and developing models addressing the idea of a natural city and supportive structures. By March 8th, I should have all the developmental materials, and have chosen a solution to make into a full-scale model. Then I will begin construction of the living sculpture.
As stated before, my desire interest is growth and progression for humanity and myself through architecture, and other media as my medium to serve the communities. From high school, I remember Mr. Harvey Gantt's advice to me to this day. More or less, he stated, "Architecture reflects culture, and by understanding the culture and its 'health'. The infrastructures an architect designs must respond to Society's health and current state." I have taken this to heart and with the help of "good people" I have encountered in my budding career, I am maturing and look forward to designing for good.


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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Sifu, if I can respond, at least in regard to myself...ReplyDelete
The request I made to train and practice ZMA without FMK rank is not symbolic, at least in my mind, of a lesser dedication to the kwoon. For me, it is an artistic expression, and simultaneously an experiment that I think we can (and are) learn(ing) from. To be dedicated to a kwoon and yet not seek rank is an opportunity I've never encountered before anywhere else. As you know, it is the video you posted, where you originally discussed doing away with rank, which ultimately compelled me to contact you with my request, though I had been giving it much consideration anyway.
As you have noted, for many people, it may be beneficial to have a rank system available - as a motivational factor, as a way of maintaining standards, and as a psychological anchorage to the kwoon/ family. Yet, I still view the option of no-rank as an important chance to, in a sense, purify one's practice by purging it of external symbols of status and reward. This, as it turns out, may be easier idealized than actualized in the mind. Or at least, this is part of what I'm sensing in myself and in your post this morning. If the no-rank path becomes reduced to a category of training where the practitioner is simply self-interested, or considered to be less dedicated to or representative of the kwoon, that is no good. The way I'm approaching it, the no-rank path actually symbolizes something quite opposite of this. Part of my interest in in expressing the value of being motivated by pure joy in the practice, rather than status symbols and rewards. My understanding is that this is a value promoted by our kwoon. I think that different todai will seek to express themselves in ways that promote other core FMK values. Those seeking rank are indeed expressing something important about their relationship with you, and their dedication to the kwoon. But this does not have to be interpreted as in opposition to those of us who may chose the no-rank path. My opinion is that we should strive to express different values without having to diminish someone else's expression. This is a big part of the definition of self-actualization, a person who feel confident in his own self-expression, but doesn't need to put others down or compete with them in order to achieve that.
As far as the business side of things go, I definitely see the benefit of displaying FMK symbols in all promotional videos. Have you considered developing any training apparel that can be purchased for those who chose the no-rank path, and who also want to help promote the kwoon?
As regards fitness standards within FMK, there too I can certainly see the benefit of what you have set up within the ranking system. Speaking for myself, I am not at all adverse to the challenge of meeting and maintaining physical standards, even though I'm on the no-rank path. Yes, I do want to set goals for myself. But this doesn't mean that I am asking for no challenges to be put to me by yourself, as Sifu of this family. Rather, I am interested in meeting and exceeding your minimal standards of excellence within this kwoon, and simultaneously meeting and exceeding my own training objectives. The real difference is, there is no external symbol to display those achievements. It has to be on the honour system, that as a martial artist one will be dedicated to constantly striving for excellent fitness. Again, my understanding is that this is another core value of our kwoon, and a principle... real martial artists are physically fit. There's no reason that todai on the no-rank path should be considered as exceptions to this standard
All I can say is just keep doing what you are doing. Training, sharing, & expressing. The time you put into sharing videos & expressing yourself on this blog shows your dedication & commitment to this kwoon. I understand that the ranking system can be a demotivation for people like you, so pay no attention to it, the path is for those who see a benefit in it. If you are interested in FMK apparel, the white tanktops are for sale at $20/each plus shipping. Understand that you are at a different stage of development that is beyond all these ego games, as for the others, as long as we know it is a game & we enjoy playing the game, there is nothing wrong in doing so. I have created more videos to expand on this, be on the lookout.ReplyDelete
Okay, thanks Sifu. I just wanted you to know that the choice, at least for my part, is not something diminishing my commitment or dedication to this kwoon. I'll look out for those new videos this eveningReplyDelete
I love hearing the cicadas in the background. I've never experienced that humm first-handReplyDelete
Sifu, if i may respond for myself as well. As I have mentioned to you, martial arts is something that I know I will be studying for a lifetime. for me, rank is given from sifu to todai based on the sifu's expectations and the personal/physical/spiritual growth of the todai. I will not ask for rank, however, if you feel that as I train with you that i have grown and want to bestow a rank upon me based on my achievements, i will gladly accept. my level of commitment to the kwoon and to the martial arts will never change. I will continue to train with the maximum effort that i have been and will put forward now and in the time to come.ReplyDelete


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On pseudo-Riemannian manifolds with many Killing spinors - Mathematics > Differential Geometry
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Abstract: Let $M$ be a pseudo-Riemannian spin manifold of dimension $n$ and signature$s$ and denote by $N$ the rank of the real spinor bundle. We prove that $M$ islocally homogeneous if it admits more than ${3-4}N$ independent Killing spinorswith the same Killing number, unless $n\equiv 1 \pmod 4$ and $s\equiv 3 \pmod4$. We also prove that $M$ is locally homogeneous if it admits $k +$independent Killing spinors with Killing number $\lambda$ and $k -$ independentKilling spinors with Killing number $-\lambda$ such that $k ++k ->{3-2}N$,unless $n\equiv s\equiv 3\pmod 4$. Similarly, a pseudo-Riemannian manifold withmore than ${3-4}N$ independent \emph{conformal} Killing spinors is\emph{conformally} locally homogeneous. For positive or negative definitemetrics, the bounds ${3-4}N$ and ${3-2}N$ in the above results can be relaxedto ${1-2}N$ and $N$, respectively. Furthermore, we prove that apseudo-Riemannnian spin manifold with more than ${3-4}N$ parallel spinors isflat and that ${1-4}N$ parallel spinors suffice if the metric is definite.Similarly, a Riemannnian spin manifold with more than ${3-8}N$ Killing spinorswith the Killing number $\lambda \in \bR$ has constant curvature $4\lambda^2$.For Lorentzian or negative definite metrics the same is true with the bound${1-2}N$. Finally, we give a classification of not necessarily completeRiemannian manifolds admitting Killing spinors, which provides an inductiveconstruction of such manifolds.
Autor: D.V. Alekseevsky, V. Cortés
Fuente: https://arxiv.org/


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It has been years and years since I have had Pho. I never had it in Atlanta which is odd since the city has a high population of Vietnamese restaurants. That means it has been over 10 years since I have had the soup dish. Additionally, I have never made it or even attempted to.
Over the past few weeks, Ashley has been requesting that I make her some Pho. I thought it would be a fun challenge and went all in. It was actually quite an easy dish and turned out fantastic. The only ingredient that is a little difficult to come by in rural Maine was the Thai basil. Since it is just a garnish, I bet I could use something else without an issue though.
After trying to get the Pho all ready for Ashley when she got home from work, she had an emergency case at work and was forced to stay until nearly midnight. Kaleigh and I had Pho without her. I stayed up until she got home and made her a fresh bowl though. Pho dinner in bed!


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In 1976, Randall Kent was in his senior year at CCM when he left school to focus on working full time at his own company, Stagecraft, Inc. Forty years later, he returned to finish his studies and earn a BFA in Costume Design and Technology.
In 1976, Randall Kent was in his senior year at CCM when he left school to focus on working full time at his own company, Stagecraft, Inc. Forty years later, he returned to finish his studies and earn a BFA in Costume Design and Technology.
Kent is the Technical Theater Director at McAuley High School and continues to serve as President and CEO of Stagecraft, Inc. With his company, Kent has created character costumes and mascots for amusement parks, sports teams, movies and universities. As a student, he created the UC Bearcat costume that was used from 1975 to 2006.
Kent's passion for costume design began in the summer of 1972 at the Kings Island amusement park. He performed daily in the park's classic Hanna-Barbera costumes, which were "old, hot and in disrepair," Kent remembers.
He began studying technical theatre at CCM that fall and returned to Kings Island with the skills he learned in class. Kent took apart the park's costumes and made new designs, turning 10 old costumes into 30 new costumes — from Scooby Doo and Yogi Bear to The Banana Splits.
In 1975, former ice hockey team the Cincinnati Stingers reached out to Kings Island for a referral company that could design and build a new mascot. Kent created the Stinger Bee "Slapshot" mascot through Stagecraft, Inc. and launched his professional career.
The business was so successful that Kent left CCM a year after Stagecraft, Inc. began. The company created costumes for Disney, Six Flags, Universal Studios and universities from Maryland to Oregon. Stagecraft's mascot costumes were featured in films such as The Waterboy, The Program and Old School. The company most recently created character costumes for Mentos Gum, Miami Savings Bank, Walnut Hills High School and Roger Bacon High School.
Kent's passion led him to teaching when he followed his daughter to McAuley High School 12 years ago. He began volunteering as the school's Technical Theater Director, which later became a paid position. Kent oversaw the costume design for the school's productions of Beauty and the Beast and Mary Poppins, both of which won Cappie awards for best costumes.
Kent made an immediate connection with his students, who ultimately inspired him to go back to school. He returned to CCM to finish the degree he left behind 40 years previously and graduated in December 2016 with a BFA in Costume Design and Technology.
Three of his students from McAuley High School joined Kent in his last semester; two are in CCM's costume design program and one is in the stage design program. Ironically, they were in the same technical theatre class together at CCM.
"It seemed quite natural that we be in class together and quite rewarding for me that I could have that kind of effect on my students," Kent says. "I hope to send more to CCM in the future."
After he graduated from CCM, Kent jumped back into his role as Technical Theater Director at McAuley High School. He and his students designed and built everything from the costumes to the set for the school's musical All Shook Up, which ran April 7-9. The show was nominated for 24 Cappie awards, including best costumes.
Kent plans to continue to grow his passion for theatre at the high school and Stagecraft, Inc.
"Getting that piece of paper was very rewarding and made me feel like I had come full circle," Kent says of his degree from CCM. "It validated me as a artist and business man. It also ensured that I could teach as the teacher of record."


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Tirunelveli: An inter-state counterfeit
currency racket was busted on Saturday with the arrest of one person
and seizure of fake notes with a total face value of Rs six
lakh here, police said.
Rajendran (46) of Sundarapuram village in Virudhunagar
district of Tamil Nadu was arrested after police found the
fake currency notes in his two-wheeler during a routine
vehicle check, they said.
The notes were in the denomination of 1,000. During
interrogation, Rajendran told police that an inter-state gang
was involved in the racket, adding the notes printed in Erode
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'Handmaid's Tale' Boss on Writing About Female Genital Mutilation and Sexual Servitude
Hulu's Emmy-nominated dystopian drama, from showrunner Bruce Miller, imagines a world where fertile women are conscripted to procreate with men in power and religious fundamentalism reigns — a bleak distortion of conflicts over women's rights that divide the U.S. today.
Talk about timing. When streamer Hulu premiered The Handmaid's Tale in April — its ambitious stab at adapting Margaret Atwood's beloved 1985 novel of the same name — real-life political divisions so closely mirrored the flashpoints of the dystopian America onscreen that the show barely needed to be marketed.
Starring Elisabeth Moss in her first full-time TV gig since Mad Men, the drama was greeted with a rapturous reception from critics — even if the material left some uneasy. (The series' flashbacks to a fundamentalist regime violently knocking back protestors resembled the escalations from anti-Trump demonstrations on the news.) But Handmaid's was more than just opportune. With a unique aesthetic, an enviable cast and relatable writing from showrunner Bruce Miller (The 100), the show has made a true prestige player out of Hulu and will be on most top 10 must-see-TV lists come the end of the year.
The most challenging scene to write this season was …
It would be the ceremony scene [wherein Moss' Offred must submit to sex with Joseph Fiennes' Commander as his wife holds her hands] because you don't want to overemphasize the horror. There's enough horror in the scene as it is that you just want to make sure the audience feels connected with Offred.
I still can't believe we got away with …
The female genital mutilation storyline [with Alexis Bledel's lesbian character, Ofglen].
The biggest misconception about The Handmaid's Tale is …
That you have to read the book to really understand what's going on.
The line of dialogue I am most proud of this season is …
"I think I went to a bat mitzvah here once."
If I could switch gigs with any other nominee for a day, it would be …
Paul Cameron, the director of photography for Westworld.
With the launch of The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu suddenly found itself with something that has evaded streamers (except Netflix) up until this point — a series that's both critically acclaimed and one that most everybody in town seems to have watched (or, at least, won't admit they haven't). The dreary tale of an America hijacked by religious fundamentalists headed into its string of 13 Emmy nominations with an awareness unlike any other series in contention — drama or comedy. But is the TV Academy truly ready to crown a streaming show the best of the best? It has been five years since Netflix first broke into the awards conversation, but even the behemoth of streamers has yet to win one of the big prizes. Naming a Hulu show best drama may be too big of a leap for some.
This story first appeared in an August stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.


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Atria Books
Formats: Hardcover, Ebook
Pages: 384
Genre: Historical Mystery
LibaryReads March 2015 Pick
Indie Next Choice for April 2015
Possession. Power. Passion. International bestselling novelist M.J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this erotic, gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris.
Sandrine Salome runs away to her grandmother's Parisian mansion to escape her dangerous husband, but what she finds is even more menacing. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it's dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine's deepest desires.
Among the bohemians and the demi-monde, Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten – her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She's become possessed by La Lune: A witch, a legend and a sixteenth-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.
This is Sandrine's "wild night of the soul," her odyssey in the magnificent city of Paris, of art, love and witchery.
What Did I Think About the Story?
The Witch of Painted Sorrows, like all other books by M.J. Rose I have read, is an absolute treat for the senses! The reader is completely submerged in what the characters experience, every touch, smell, sound and feeling so perfectly presented that you feel like you are right there, experiencing the same things. Which, given the sinister undertone lacing through this story, can be quite unnerving.
The revelations that our main character Sandrine comes to realize, in regards to her family's history and the secrets her ancestral home is hiding, are slow burning, as is the insidious presence that begins to take over her life, first by unleashing her inner passions and vibrant artistic talents and finally altering her personality in frightening ways. This slow release makes the whole mystical world swirling around Sandrine chilling as she isn't even quite sure what is happening to her. The reader just has to keep turning those pages to find out what might happen next.
My favorite aspect of the novel would have to be the time Sandrine spends painting and developing her craft. It is rare that a novel takes you within the head of an artist so that you actually get the experience of seeing what that artist sees when looking at something that, for anyone who isn't an artist, would seem ordinary and watching it transform into something amazing. I wanted to spend more time within Sandrine's head as it was fascinating getting to see the workings of such a talented mind.
My only slight complaint (and given this wonderful story it is slight) is that I found a few of the secondary characters fell somewhat flat for me, especially Sandrine's husband. He is often referenced throughout the story as a horrid man who could pose a huge threat to Sandrine, but when we finally get to meet him it is barely a glimpse and that glimpse just didn't feel necessary. For me, he really only served to get Sandrine to Paris but added nothing else to the overall story.
The Witches of Painted Sorrows brings Belle Epoque Paris to life like only M.J. Rose can do. On top of the exciting and often frightening events discussed, the reader walks the halls of the Louvre, attends class at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and takes a walk around the Eiffel Tower. I am so very excited to see where Ms. Rose takes this newest series!
What Do I Think About the Cover?
I absolutely adore it! It just might be my favorite cover of the year so far! The dark colors and mysterious woman superimposed over the city perfectly fits the dark mysteries going on within the pages.
My Rating: 4.0/5.0
Thank you to Amy at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for providing me with a free copy of The Witch of Painted Sorrows in exchange for an honest review. Be sure to continue below for more information about the author, the book and the rest of the blog tour!
Praise For the Novels of M.J. Rose
The Witch of Painted Sorrows
"Rose's new series offers her specialty, a unique and captivating supernatural angle, set in an intriguing belle epoque Paris—a perfect match for the author's lush descriptions, intricate plot and mesmerizing storytelling. A cliffhanger ending will leave readers hungry for the next volume. Sensual, evocative, mysterious and haunting." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Mixes reality and illusion, darkness and light, mystery and romance into an adult fairy tale. [Rose] stirs her readers curiosities and imaginations, opening their eyes to the cultural, intellectual and artistic excitement that marked the Belle Epoque period. Unforgettable, full-bodied characters and richly detailed narrative result in an entrancing read that will be long savored. Library Journal (Starred Review)
"A haunting tale of possession." (Publishers Weekly)
"Rose is an unusually skillful storyteller. Her polished prose and intricate plot will grip even the most skeptical reader. " (The Washington Post)
The Collector of Dying Breaths
"Breathtaking…combines fascinating history, torrid romance and a compelling mystery into a marvelous package that will entice fans of Anne Rice and Diana Gabaldon." (Associated Press)
"A page-turning, alluring concoction of fiction infused with fantastical yet actual history. Readers will be charmed by her well-drawn and memorable characters, and they will be mesmerized by her enchanting narrative, which takes them on a mystical and magical journey." (Library Journal (starred))
"A terrific piece of entertainment." (CT Post)
"Wondrously original… elegantly written. Rose manages to utterly suspend our disbelief in a book that leaves us, appropriately enough, breathless." (Providence Journal)
"Mysterious, magical, and mythical…what a joy to read!" (Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants)
"Atmospherically romantic and perfectly toned. Classy and elegant literary seduction of the highest measure. As wondrously crafted as it is original." (Providence Journal)
"Readers will be enchanted by M.J. Rose's supernaturally charged novel Seduction, inspired by Victor Hugo's self-imposed exile on the British island of Jersey in the 1850s." (USA Today)
"Has just about everything a thriller fan could wish for." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Full of well-researched history, the paranormal, and modern intrigue, this atmospheric tale of suspense is fully engrossing to those willing to suspend their disbelief." (Library Journal (starred review))
The Book of Lost Fragrances
"A compelling page turner…Once you catch a whiff, you will be enchanted." (Associated Press)
"M.J. Rose is a bold, unflinching writer and her resolute honesty puts her in a class by herself." (Laura Lippman)
"The Book of Lost Fragrances resonates with spirit, blending myth with reality, tragedy with triumph, pain with joy. You'll find yourself questioning everything you believe–and wanting more." (Steve Berry)
"Provocative…a sweeping sense of romance [and] history." (Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
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About the Author
She is the author of more than a dozen novels, the co-president and founding board member of
International Thriller Writers and the founder of the first marketing company for authors: AuthorBuzz.com. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. Visit her online at MJRose.com.
Connect with M.J. Rose on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads.
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You can check out the whole HF Virtual Book Tour for The Witch of Painted Sorrows HERE.


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Open Mic Sessions
Open Mic Sessions
Presently we promoting two types of open mic event – "open band" and "jam" events.
Both are "groups" based. (Drums, Bass, Guitar, etc.) The open band session is held on the first Sunday of the month at The George III, Hoddesdon from 12.30 to 16.30. The open jam session, is held on the first Wednesday of the month at "The Rose and Crown" in Bishops Stortford. Both events are free to watch and free to join in.
Other more traditional open mic sessions are coming soon.
Open Band Sessions
The open band sessions are set-list based. If you as an individual want to get up and play as part of the group on stage, you'll need to know songs from these set lists.
- The George III, Hoddesdon.
- First Sunday of the month.
- 12.30-16.00.
Jam Sessions
Get up and jam with like minded-musicians, find out more about the jam sessions here.
- The Rose and Crown, Bishops Stortford
- First Wednesday of the month
- 20.30 until close.
Contact The Open Mic Movement
The Open Mic Movement
- Email us using the form
- Phone 07947 407807
- Or simply follow us on Facebook or Twitter.


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Josh Brandsen
TRIO Upward Bound Director
Office Address: 370C DEV
Phone: (616) 331-3423
Josh Brandsen currently serves as the Director of TRIO Upward Bound.
You can email Josh at email@example.com
Margarita Chappell
TRIO Upward Bound Instructor/Coordinator
Office Address: 372C DEV
Phone: (616) 331-6862
Margarita Chappell currently serves as the Instructor/Coordinator for TRIO Upward Bound. Margarita, who is an Upward Bound program alumni from Union High School, joined the team in May 2016. Margarita attended Western Michigan University where she double majored in Criminal Justice and Sociology and went on to receive her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan. Her master level focus was on community organizing and youth development. Margarita is passionate about social justice, creativity, education, food, poetry, and working with teens! She is excited to be back with the Upward Bound family after nearly 10 years away.
You can email Margarita at firstname.lastname@example.com
Bonnie Peterson
TRIO Upward Bound Office Coordinator
Office Address: 396C DEV
Phone: (616) 331-3144
Bonnie Peterson currently serves as the Office Coordinator for TRIO Upward Bound. Previously Bonnie served as a program assistant with Great Start Readiness Program at Kent Intermediate School District. She began her professional career at Grand Rapids Community College, which sparked her passion for higher education and serving students academically, professionally and personally. Bonnie has vast experience working with low income, first generation and at risk students and families. She strives to make education accessible to all and to provide the resources and supports necessary for students to be successful.
Bonnie earned an Associates degree from Grand Rapids Community College and is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Liberal Studies at Grand Valley State University.
You can email Bonnie at email@example.com
Student Employees
Clara Bernal, TRIO Upward Bound Office Assistant
Clara Bernal is a current GVSU student who works as a student employee in the TRIO Upward Bound office. Clara graduated from Wellspring Preparatory High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is pursuing a major in Biomedical Sciences and a minor in Business Management. Clara chose to come to Grand Valley because she was already familiar with the campus and felt right at home. She is excited to be working with TRIO Upward Bound after being a former alumni from the program and is looking forward to beginning her education in the health sciences.
Kayla Kaminski, TRIO Upward Bound Office Assistant
Kayla Kaminski is a current GVSU student who works as a student employee in the TRIO Upward Bound office. She graduated from Pinckney High School in Pinckney, Michigan and is pursuing a double major in English and Elementary Education. Kayla chose to come to Grand Valley because she knew that receiving a liberal education would provide her with new and diverse opportunities. She is excited to be working with TRIO Upward Bound and continuing on her journey towards becoming an educator!
Student Academic Year Tutors
Carlos Calderon, TRIO Upward Bound Student Tutor
Carlos Calderon is a current GVSU student who works with TRIO Upward Bound students at Union High as an academic tutor. He is majoring in Business. Carlos is a former UB alumni from Union High School and is looking forward to working with students. He is also excited in becoming more involved with the program Upward Bound as a college student.
Monaeja Golden, TRIO Upward Bound Student Tutor
2017 Summer Program Teachers
Ms. Ariel Arnold, Environmental Biology
Ms. Brittany Bordewyk, Algebra II
Mrs. Shannon Cohen, Audacious Leadership
Mr. John Nelson, Social Issues
Mr. Carson Ratliff, English
Mr. Ratliff is excited to return this summer for his third year working with the GVSU Trio Upward Bound program. Mr. Ratliff is a Grand Valley grad and loves spending his summers back on campus with the students. Mr. Ratliff will be teaching English 12 this summer and is looking forward to helping the seniors prepare for future success in college and beyond. During the school year, Mr. Ratliff teaches English and Leadership courses at West Michigan Aviation Academy.
Ms. Courtney Shear, Chemistry
Courtney Shear was born and raised in a small town called Fowlerville, Michigan. She attended GVSU and pursued a Bachelors of Science in Secondary Education. She majored in Biology and minored in Earth Science, while taking extra classes to get her integrated science endorsement allowing her to also teach Chemistry and Physics. Her passions in life are both people, and academics; thus, education has been the perfect field for her. This is Courtney's first summer working with TRIO Upward Bound, and she is very excited to be in the Chemistry classroom!
Ms. Emily Siriano, Physics
Mrs. Erika Tellez-Gonzalez, Spanish
Mr. David Van Alstyne, Pre-Calc
Ms. Lauren VanSingel, English
Ms. Sally Verklan, English
2017 Summer Program TCs & Tutors
Smriti Abraham, Tutor
Smriti Abraham is a current GVSU student who works as a tutor for the TRIO Upward Bound Summer Program. She will graduate in 2018 with a degree in Biomedical Sciences and a minor in Criminal Justice. She is a part of Grand Valley's Frederick Meijer Honors College and serves as the Vice President of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority.
Carlos Calderon, Tutor
Robert Carey, Tutor Counselor
Alicia Gonzalez, Tutor Counselor
Alicia Gonzalez is a current GVSU student who works as a Tutor Counselor for the TRIO Upward Bound Summer Program. Alicia graduated from Athens High School in Troy, MI. She will graduate in April 2018 with a degree in Allied Health Sciences with an emphasis in speech-language pathology. Alicia chose Grand Valley due to the many opportunities GVSU offers, the Honors College, and the feeling of a 'home away from home'. She is excited to be working with TRIO Upward Bound and to continue her education at Grand Valley!
Darwin Harris, Tutor Counselor
Darwin Harris is a current junior at GVSU who works as a Tutor Counselor for the TRIO Upward Bound program. Darwin is pursuing a History major with a Political Science minor. Darwin is passionate about social equity. His hobbies include: camping, playing cards (spades specifically), watching movies (specifically scary films), traveling, writing, working with high school students, and attending baseball games (specifically the St. Louis Cardinals home games). This will be Darwin's second year serving as a Tutor Counselor for Upward Bound. As an Alumni of SIUE-Edwardsville UBMS program, Darwin is very excited to work with GVSU Upward Bound and the students this summer!
Alasia Tardy, Tutor Counselor
Josie Whitsel, Tutor
Josie Whitsel is a recent GVSU grad who works as a Tutor for the TRIO Upward Bound program. In April 2017 Josie received her degree in Mathematics Secondary Education. She plans on continuing her passion for teaching by working with middle school or high school students in the math subject area this fall. Josie looks forward to supporting Upward Bound students academically this summer.


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Three Blue Haze members took away the silverware (figuratively speaking) at the recent Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club National Rally, held March 17 – 19 at Pukeora Estate, Waipukurau.
A group of ten headed up to the central Hawke's Bay late afternoon Friday. Leaving from Manawatu Motorcycles were Rich (T500), Kim (Honda NSR), JB (RE5 Suzuki), Ian (1100 Slingshot), PC (Suzuki GT550), Paul (GT750), Barry (Z1), and myself (VFR800). We collected Terry (Honda SilverWing) and Ken (RD350) at Woodville. Alan arrived from New Plymouth on Saturday on his RD350.
Keeping off the main road we followed Pinfold & Topgrass Roads to Dannevirke, and then turned off at Matamau going through Ormondville and Takapau, and back onto SH2 and up to Pukeora hill. This is a great piece of twisted tarmac, and I'm sure we'll include it in some future rides.
Close to 40 members attended the rally, and Pukeora estate suited us well. The hosts did a good job feeding us, there was plenty of space, and as usual Judy had everything well organised.
After bike judging on Saturday morning we made our way to Te Awanga, out from Clive, to visit the British Car Museum - a walk down memory lane for most of us.
After a very nice meal we had prize giving. Blue Haze did very well with Ian taking Best Suzuki with the GSX-R1100, Alan Best Yamaha for his RD350, and the People's Choice award going to John for his beautifully prepared Suzuki RE5 rotary. Kim and Paul scored 2nd & 3rd respectively in the raffle with Kim getting a VR jacket and Paul a bottle of Tullamore Dew – which was dully sampled to ensure its provenance. An enjoyable night.
Sunday morning dawned another pleasant Hawke's Bay day and after a leisurely brekkie the gathered brethren began departing. John had some problems with the rotary leaking water from the header tank on the Saturday (temporarily fixed with Bars), and it performed the same trick on Sunday morning. This time Motor Machinists radiator repair product worked sufficiently to enable John to ride home down the main road, accompanied by Rich as backup.
The rest of us took the long way home following Hatuma Road through Mangahei Road, coming out on Weber Road and then in to Dannevirke. What a great ride on a sunny day. Saw more turkeys than tin-tops, and apart from a few tractors the road was all ours. Heading south from Dannevirke we turned left at Oringi and went through Hopelands to Pahiatua. Lunch in the sun was enjoyed at Tui Central, then over the track and home.
If we link up the route we took to Waipukurau with the ride home, we have another excellent day ride on less traveled roads. If we add in Patangata to Havelock North on Middle Rd, and then back via Kahuranaki Rd to Elsthorpe and Patangata, we have a good over-nighter with enough corners to wear out a set of tyres. Need to put that on the list.


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About Me
- Tania
- Fifty six year old empty-nester. Wife to one, mum to four and nan to three precious grandies. Living simply is my passion, I enjoy growing food, living healthy and playing with a variety of crafts. I am always up for a bargain and love to op shop for vintage treasures.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Our place
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- AnonymousThursday, 01 July, 2010
Your place looks like a neat place to live. I love being out in the country, whether outback, farmland, forest or desert.ReplyDelete
What a neat place you have. Love the railroad sign. Thanks for the recipes! Got to try that lotion one.ReplyDelete
Your life sounds alot like Mine.ReplyDelete
The realestate cleaning job sounds wonderful....I clean a trout lodge...see we are very similar indeed.
Your 2.5 acres looks sooo much bigger than that on the map.
I should look upmour 6 acres....It would look deceptive too as it is long and thin.
I love seeing the diversity of our countryside in Australia. From your outback saltbush to the mountains and valley where I live.ReplyDelete
Great photos Tania.I like your driveway :0)ReplyDelete
We still havent had a frost here!Over cast today,but no rain as yet.
I hear you are all freezing your butts off down that way !
Have a great weekend :0)
welcome back, you have been so busy. Good idea with the cake, if hubby gets fatter then I will look thinner without doing anything at all.ReplyDelete
Just came across your blog and am now a 'follower'. I am very excited to keep an eye on you living the simple life. Your photos are fantastic! SamReplyDelete
What a great home you have... I really enjoyed reading the posts on your blog. I would like to invite you to come on over to my blog and check it out. God's blessings too you. LloydReplyDelete
Sounds like the Lord is blessing you so much. I used to make homemade laundry soap, but I just had to replace my front loader because it has no HE lubrication in it. I was bummed. I thought I was saving myself some money. The bering went out, because the berings are in the water in a front loader. I guess I had to learn the hard way. Hopefully you have a top loader!ReplyDelete
it must confuse the heck out of folk to see that railway crossing sign....LOLReplyDelete
I was just catching up with what you are doing. I made fabric softener yesterday as that is simple and cheap to make as well.
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