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Parents send a petition to Brezhnev asking that their children be allowed freedom of conscience
A PETITION FROM THE PARENTS FROM
THE PARISH IN ADUTIŠKIS
On April 20, 1972, fathers and mothers from the parish in Adutiškis appealed to the Soviet government. The complete text of the petition is presented below:
"To: Comrade L. Brezhnev, the General-Secretaryof the CPSU
Comrade Furceva, the Minister of PublicEducation of the USSR
Comrade Kuroyedov, the Chairman of the
Council for Religious Affairs
A Declaration—Petition by the Fathers-Mothers
of the Roman Catholic Parish in Adutiškis,
Švenčionys Rayon, the LSSR
"Very often we and our children experience difficulties just because we are believers.
"In 1971 the administration of the secondary school in Adutiškis banished our children from the altar. This year, they created a great uproar because some children went up to the choir loft to sing with everyone else. Lately they have created a great uproar because our children wear white garments.
"The interrogation of our children and our "re-education" tax our health and that of our children. Sometimes it even ends in tragedy. One mother, Aleksandra Stasiūnienė, residing in Adutiškis, was called in to the school because her son Julijus goes to church. After the meeting in the school on April 7, 1972, she was so aggravated and agitated that shortly she was stricken and died on April 9, 1972. How haggard she had looked when she came out of the school can be attested to by [Mrs.] Birutė Juknienė, residing in Adutiškis, who had spoken with her.
"[Miss] M. Skrickaitė, a pupil who is very quiet and polite, received a grade of four in conduct. Her mother inquired for which offense the conduct grade had been lowered. She received the reply: "She got a four in conduct because she goes to church."
"Hoping to request that those who disturb our and our children's peace and interfere with matters of conscience be restrained, we contacted the Education Department of Švenčionys Rayon on April 13, 1972. We were informed that the affairs of the faithful are administered by Comrade Sauliūnas, the vice-chairman of the rayon Executive Committee. The vice-chairman did not want to speak with us, even though we had gone to see him during office hours when he was in. Comrade Sauliūnas told us that up to the age of eighteen children do not have the right to take part in religious rites. If so, then why do children participate in all sorts of outdoor demonstrations, for example, during the May Day and October holidays? If the children may not dress in white garments, then why are red kerchiefs tied on them? If one may not pin a cross, which he loves, on a child, then why are stars pinned on them? Why are they enrolled in the Little Octobrists, the Pioneers, and the Young Communist League and taught to lie to their parents? Why are children forbidden to utter "Jesus, I love You" in church, when cursing and reviling are not prohibited as strictly?
"We, the parents, are responsible before God and society for the upbringing of our children. Experience has proved that Soviet schools can teach children only to read and write, but as to educating them how they should live —they are incapable. A few facts follow. A couple of years ago Kazlauskas, a student from the secondary school in Adutiškis, left home for school, but he never got to school; instead he hanged himself. Jasiulionis, a former student from the secondary school in Adutiškis, has stolen and tends to beat his mother. Former student Jukna was publicly tried for assaulting and robbing a soldier in 1970. [Miss] Trečiokaitė, who was fifteen-sixteen years old and a schoolgirl of the eight-year school in Svirkos, went to "spend the night" with the locality's chairman, who was much older than she.
"Therefore, the school ought to pay more attention to children who commit immoral and criminal offenses, and not to ours, who do no wrong.
"We kindly ask you to instruct the appropriate agencies and the administration of the secondary school in Adutiškis, that they should not interfere with our children so that they could be members with equal rights of both the school and the Church, so that they might go without fear to listen to the teachings of the Church, which are as essential to man as daily bread. We want our cildren to hear, not only the truths of the atheists, but also to know the true God and the Church which He founded.
"It is understandable that [Mrs.] A. Stasiūnienė died before her time defending her own rights and those of her child. Do not think that we shall fear death or cease defending our children's rights. No!
"We request freedom of conscience for our children, basing our request on Article 124 of the Constitution of the Soviet Union, which guarantees to all citizens the freedom of conscience.
April 20, 1972"
This petition was signed by eighteen fathers and mothers.
On July 13, 1972, "the twenty" from the parish in Adutiškis were summoned to the locality's administrative office. V. Sauliūnas, vice-chairman of the Švenčionys RayonExecutive Committee, spoke to them:
"Comrades, we have invited you here to explain what is permissible for believers ... You are allowed one priest, an organist, a sacristan, and a bell-ringer. You cannot have a curate since there are not enough priests. Everything must be managed by the parochial committee. The priest may not collect contributions, but only the treasurer...
"Children are forbidden to serve the priest at mass, to participate in processions, to scatter flowers; children are not permitted to say together with the priest 'Jesus, I love You!'; children may not sing hymns in the choir loft or be taught hymns...
"Explain to the priest what is permissible to him: to say mass, to visit someone who is ill, to participate in a funeral procession that begins at the church. A priest is forbidden, however, to participate in a funeral procession that begins at the home of the deceased or to pray in the homes of believers. Tell the priest to direct his people not to sing hymns as they walk in a funeral procession. A priest may not prepare children for their First Communion but can only test them..."
V. Sauliūnas asked the men of the parish:
"Who gave you permission to build a cross in the churchyard? Who let you repair the churchyard fence? You didn't ask anyone."
"I had come to see you," spoke Bičelis, a member of the parochial committee. "I asked for bricks and cement, but you replied: 'There are none for the church. We lack materials for construction projects.'"
During the entire conversation, the bearing of the people from the parish was courageous. Povilas Burokas even pulled out from his pocket a copy of the USSR Constitution and was preparing to read to V. Sauliūnas about the freedom of conscience, but the representative of the government did not let him.
The chairman of the locality presented "the twenty" with a statement to sign which indicated that children in the parish serve mass, strew flowers, sing in the choir, etc. No one signed.


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Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new poster for "BLADE RUNNER 2049", coming to theaters on October 6, 2017.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
The film also stars Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, with Dave Bautista, Edward James Olmos and Jared Leto.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, "BLADE RUNNER 2049" is based on characters from Philip K Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Synopsis : Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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Recipients of one of the University of Hull's first round of SparkFund Grants, Kingston Capital Finance, have won in the 'Best use of Technology' category in this year's International Asset Finance Network (IAFN). The awards celebrate excellence and innovation within the fleet, retail motor and equipment finance industries.
The award recognises Kingston Capital's b2b product which is called 'Synergi Partner Finance'. This is a sales aid finance tool offering technology businesses a flexible point of sale finance option for their customers. The business has a strong customer service focus and ambition to positively disrupt the 'sales aid finance' industry.
SparkFund is an innovation support and grants programme that helps small to medium sized business based in the Humber, York and North Yorkshire region to improve or develop exciting new products, services or processes. SparkFund is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and delivered by the University of Hull. With three match-funding schemes and expert advice SparkFund is there to help SMEs with aspirations to move forward.
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August 28, 2015 • Marian McPartland improvises a "Portrait" of the talented Japanese pianist in this 2004 session.
August 14, 2015 • The pianist performs her own "In Search Of Hope" and "Nieta," a tune by her late husband Elmo Hope.
August 7, 2015 • The subtle, lyrical guitarist plays a delightful solo rendition of "Round Midnight" and duets with host Marian McPartland in "Don't Worry 'Bout Me."
July 31, 2015 • Henderson, the original Tonight Show bandleader, also worked as a piano soloist on Frank Sinatra's and Bing Crosby's radio shows. Hear a session from 1992.
July 24, 2015 • The pioneering pianist, harpist, flutist and cellist has worked with Mel Tormé and Billie Holiday.
July 17, 2015 • The pianist's classical training paved the way for a vibrant career in jazz. Hear him perform his composition "Allegria" on this 2004 episode of Piano Jazz.
July 10, 2015 • A master of both the bass and the French horn, Ruff switches between instruments with ease.
July 3, 2015 • Known for his duo work with bassist and French-horn player Willie Ruff, the pianist forms a new duo with Marian McPartland to perform "Don't Worry 'Bout Me."
June 26, 2015 • The Grammy-nominated singer performs a set featuring several of Frank Sinatra's signature numbers.
June 19, 2015 • The baritone saxophonist performs many of his original compositions, including "Ontet" and "Good Neighbor Thelonious."
June 12, 2015 • In a 1980 session, the pianist and vocalist joined Marian McPartland for a set of standards.
June 5, 2015 • Known for his admirable technique and tone, the trumpeter joined Marian McPartland to perform "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" and "I Double Dare You" in this session from 1992.


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Cleveland, Ohio: Ghostflower Press, 1968. Edition of 236. Sidestapled 4to in illustrated wraps. Very good with some minor yellowing to edges. Signed by d.a. levy "D.A. Levy/Swamp Erie, 1968," shortly before his death that year. Item #ANT106
d.a. levy was a poet, artist, and underground publisher. levy was Cleveland's link to the beat scene; when he was charged with obscenity for a second time, Ed Sanders and Allen Ginsberg came to Cleveland to give readings in support of him. He committed suicide in 1968, at the age of 26.
Among levy's final works, this short prose tale tells the story of Sunny Dawn, a young woman traveling through the hallucinatory landscape of the late-60s subculture in search of the "unseen underground.".
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The mandate for some employers to provide affordable health insurance coverage to workers will take effect in the near future. However, for some firms, it will be a case of later rather than sooner.
Background: Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the PPACA), an employer with 50 or more full-time employees (FTEs) must provide minimum essential health care insurance to eligible employees or risk being penalized. The annual penalty is $2,000 per employee (calculated on a monthly basis). For this purpose, an FTE is someone working an average of 30 or more hours per week.
Initially, this requirement was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014 (coinciding with the requirement for individuals to obtain health insurance coverage). However, in 2013 the government postponed the deadline for one year, to January 1, 2015.
The new regulations clarify the rules for small-business employers of fewer than 50 FTEs, medium employers with between 50 and 99 FTEs, and large employers with 100 or more FTEs.
1. Small Employers: These employers continue to be exempt from the employer mandate. In addition, the new regulations state that small employers don't have to fill out any forms relating to the PPACA. Note: the smallest employers represent an overwhelming majority (approx. 96%) of all the nation's firms.
2. Medium Employers: This group will benefit from a second delay of the mandate. They do not have to comply with the rules until January 1, 2016, but must certify that they did not reduce their workforce to below 100 FTEs to qualify for the exemption.
3. Large Employers: Although large employers still face a January 1, 2015, deadline for the mandate, there is some relief. These employers were supposed to provide coverage to 95% of their full-time employees in 2015. However, under the final regulations, the standard is lowered to 70% in 2015 before increasing to 95% in 2016.
The final new regulations provide guidance in several other areas.
· The definition of FTE is clarified. For instance, most seasonal workers who work for an employer for six months or less during the year will not be treated as FTEs.
· As stated in previously issued proposed regulations, employers may look back to the prior year (i.e., "a lookback rule") to help determine whether employees should be treated as FTEs.
· The final regulations incorporate several safe harbor provisions in the proposed regulations that make it easier to determine if coverage is affordable to employees.
· Under the new final regulations, employers may determine whether they had at least 100 FTEs in the previous year by referring to a six-month period instead of an entire year.
· Finally, the regulations include several other transitional rules.
Other changes pertaining to the PPACA may be implemented before January 1, 2015. We will keep you posted on any important developments.


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September 1, 2016 | by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
Federal Labor Laws Do Not Preempt Union Members Whistleblower Claim
In an important employment law decision, last month the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employee can pursue a retaliation claim under New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA") even though his alleged whistleblowing activity has some relationship to his rights under the collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") between his employer and his union.
Salvatore Puglia worked for Elk Pipeline, Inc. He was a union member who was subject to a CBA. Mr. Puglia and one of his coworkers complained to their supervisor when the company cut their salary in half. They eventually asserted that Elk was violating New Jersey's Prevailing Wage Act, a wage and hour law that entitles certain employees assigned to public works jobs to be paid a specific legally-established minimum hourly rate. Mr. Puglia also complained to the company's president about this violation of law.
Eventually, Elk resumed paying Mr. Puglia and his coworkers their full salary. However, the company failed to pay Mr. Puglia all of the back pay he was owed. According to Mr. Puglia, when he objected about this the company's president warned him to "either be quiet and keep [his] job or be laid off."
Not long thereafter, Elk laid Mr. Puglia off. He sued, claiming the company fired him in violation of CEPA. But the trial court dismissed his CEPA claim. It concluded that claiming two federal labor laws, the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") and the Labor Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), preempted his CEPA claim. The Appellate Division affirmed.
But in Puglia v. Elk Pipeline, Inc., the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division's ruling. It held that Mr. Puglia's CEPA claim is not preempted by the LMRA since he does not need to prove that Elk violated any provision of the CBA that claim. Rather, he has to show that the company fired him because he engaged in a protected whistleblowing activity. The Court explained that Mr. Puglia can support his claim with the fact that Elk fired him while it retained coworkers who had less seniority, as long as he does not rely on the CBA to support his argument.
The Supreme Court also ruled that the fact that Elk might try to use the CBA as part of its defense does not mean Mr. Puglia's CEPA claim is preempted by the LMRA. A jury will not need to determine whether the company "correctly based its action on the CBA," but rather will decide whether the company retaliated against Mr. Puglia because he objected about its violations of the Prevailing Wage Act.
Similarly, the Court ruled that Mr. Puglia's CEPA claim is not preempted by the NLRA. It indicated that although Mr. Puglia may have engaged in a "concerted activity" for the "mutual aid or protection" of him and his coworkers, meaning that he might also be protected by the NLRA, his rights under CEPA are very different from his rights under the NLRA. In particular, his CEPA claim will focus on "whether he engaged in whistleblowing activity and whether that activity played a role in his termination." In contrast, an NLRA claim would focus on whether he "engaged in concerted activity aimed at the conditions of his employment," a fact which is irrelevant to his CEPA claim. Further, the Court made it clear that Mr. Puglia's CEPA claim will resolve his individual dispute without impacting the bargaining position between Elk and its employees.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court held that Mr. Puglia's CEPA claim is not preempted by the LMRA or the NLRA and remanded his case to the trial court.
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Today we've got our woolly gloves on because we're in Alaska with Austin Parkhill for the 6th instalment of Creative Chair's '50 States' series.
Austin is a very talented artist who specialises in large-scale, highly realistic paintings. You can see more projects on his website.
I am an artist living and working in Homer, Alaska. Often described as a "hyperrealist" painter, I've exhibited my artwork nationally including at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., and I maintain gallery representation with Plus Gallery (Denver).
From 2011 to 2015 I lived in the Arctic, where the shifting climate and the coexistence of people & nature have come to motivate my recent work, MEGAfauna. I painted and taught art at Ilisagvik College, a tribal college in the northernmost town in the US, Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. Prior to my time at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, I lived in Colorado and Boston, MA.
In 2015, I was awarded the Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Currently, I am working on paintings that further explore climate change and human connection in the Alaskan Arctic. I continue to spend time in the Arctic to inform my work.
Certainly, one cannot live on the Arctic Coast and not be deeply impacted by extreme environment. What I find especially common in Alaska is the connection between people and the natural environment.
To say that many Alaskans depend on the ground (or ice) beneath their feet for survival would be an understatement. As anywhere, nurturing this connection responsibly benefits all involved, while neglect or disrespect do harm.
Portraiture has always been of great interest to me. My career began in earnest with very large-scale, highly realistic portraits. I very rarely do commissioned portraits, but rather select subjects on my own. These are people I know or who have impacted me.
There is something perpetually intriguing about massively expanding a person's face, and analysing it anew. Palette transitions and textures can be incredibly alluring when given so much space to play out. We attribute so many qualities to a face, and scale and detail allow me to deconstruct or amplify those qualities.
That said, I don't know if I can select a "favourite" project. I am embroiled in my wildlife-based MEGAfauna series right now, and I thoroughly enjoy the connection between my work and my surroundings. I believe the Arctic is critical to the rest of the planet, whether people perceive it that way or not. It is an example for all of us to consider.
Typical of an artist, I have enough ego to believe I should write my own reincarnation song…nevermind my paltry musical abilities. But it would have to involve banjo, Scruggs or clawhammer, and it would have enough atmospheric quality to make you forget where you are while you listen to it.
Maybe I give the nod to Iron & Wine, perhaps to Horse Feathers. Maybe Sylvan Esso steals the show, banjo or no.
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Lindsay Crook
7 days. 168 hours. 10,080 minutes. 604,800 seconds. A lot can happen in one week. What could go wrong?
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They Really Had It Coming
Is there a more horrible occupational combination of thankless and stressful than working in fast food? Probably not. For the protagonist of Lindsay Crook's Manic, life at Bill's Burger Barn is one endless flow of disrespectful customers, sleazy bosses, and revolting working conditions. It's enough to drive anyone mad. But maybe, if her personal life weren't also in shambles, she could hold herself together past Wednesday. That's a big maybe, though. It's going to be a long week, but she's going to make it everyone else's problem if she has her way. One can hardly blame her when the universe seems to set things up just right. Crook is making poverty and impulse control issues sexy again. Wait, were those things ever sexy in the first place? I'm sure they were. I'm going to let it ride. Crook is bringing sexy back in a big way! Lindsay Crook fills these few pages with plenty of violence, biological warfare in the form of toxic food treatment, and even more violence. There's more than that, though. At the core, this is a story that showcases how unutterably awful life can be for women because, as much a caricature as Manic might be, it's probably not far off from the average week for altogether too many women. The world might be a better place if those women finally had enough, just like this protagonist did. Of course, it would be a better place if people just behaved better in the first place, but that might be asking a bit too much. Crook also manages to capture the stress and hopelessness that goes hand-in-hand with poverty-level existence and working demeaning, demoralizing jobs, only to barely make ends meet.
You think YOU need more time in the day…
Do you know what you need this morning? Brutal, vengeful, and gory. That's how you wake up at 8 a.m. (It's really early here.) A woman fed up with being taken advantage of at her fast food job, takes us through a week of her standing up for herself. Not everyone will survive … and that's their fault. It's 22 pages and $0.50! Get it at Godless.com 5/5 boss kebab skewers.
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Speaking of Bipolar...
Things can be going fine for the longest time, and then you're triggered. It could be something big or it could be something small. But it sets the ball rolling, and from then on, you are more easily triggered. This is what happens when you have a hyper-manic episode. As a person with Type 1 Bipolar, I would say that there are some things the author captured very well, and others that she missed the ball on, but she got the overall sense of things. It seems to me, the protagonist was undiagnosed, didn't realize that she was acting irrationally, and she wasn't fazed by her reactions to what was happening to her. She had no filter. She did what she wanted, what seemed right in the moments and, and said what came to mind, without fear of reprocessions. I just hope that she gets the help and treatment she needs, because prison isn't the place for her. It will only make things worse, and if she were in her right mind, none of this would have happened. You know, blame the illness, not the person.
Fast Food Fremzie
This is exactly why I don't complain about anything while eating out at restaurants, and always leave a big tip. Great unique and descriptive kills in this story. Loved it!
Sickeningly Satisfying
Lindsay has taken the ideas of a true manic and brought them to life. I can't say that I wouldn't have done some of these same things or at least thought about it a time or two.


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My Hero Academia's Mineta Being Bisexual Would Be A Slap In The Face
By Jade King Published Aug 04, 2021
UA's most perverted student could be its first sign of queer representation.
Minoru Mineta isn't a popular character in the world of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia. The purple superhero's defining characteristic is being a massive pervert, making inappropriate comments about female characters and using his limited powers to find himself in situations that ensure he's always up close and personal with boobs and butts, even if it means putting himself in mortal danger. Sure, the character has had a handful of heroic moments throughout the manga and anime adaptation, but it always comes down to being an outdated, archetypal depiction of fan service that drags the whole affair down with it.
He's so detested that fans have even made a habit of editing him out of official posters and promotional materials, choosing to pretend he doesn't exist instead of constantly having to deal with his bullshit. There's nothing wrong with comic relief, but when it's all done in service of juvenile sexualisation of (often underaged) characters, it just feels wrong, and it's a shame that anime so frequently falls into this trap. It's a medium with some of the most beautifully ambitious animation in history, while it's also home to the most depraved, and bad habits like this only serve to sour its reputation. But that's an argument for another day. Today I want to focus on the latest chapter of My Hero Academia and how it teases a major revelation for Mineta's character.
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Chapter 321 of the manga features Mineta partaking in a rather hectic fight, and in the midst of battle he exchanges words with Midoriya "Deku" Izuku, the main protagonist, that many are viewing as a proclamation of his bisexuality. "I fell for you. When you were scared and sweating buckets," the character says, potentially confessing his love for a male character that goes against everything we've learned about him up until this point. This piece of dialogue takes place when Mineta and a number of other characters are cheering on our protagonist in a life-or-death situation, so it could be a case of fans misreading Mineta's intent and painting it as something romantic. The translation changes depending on where you look, and the original Japanese also appears to be ambiguous in nature, so it's hard to draw a conclusion here regarding what "fell for you" in this context really means. If it's admittance of bisexuality in a moment of mortal danger though, it kinda sucks.
If this was another character like Bakugo or Todoroki, where a more developed relationship could blossom into romance, it would have landed so much better. However, Mineta's established personality means it feels shallow and strangely damaging, like the predator's constant advances are now somehow more acceptable because he has a thing for both men and women. As you'd expect, the fanbase isn't happy about such a development's problematic potential - taking to social media to post playful memes and unsure remarks about the character despite his bisexuality not being confirmed. Queer identities needn't be the defining traits of characters, but they also shouldn't be utilised as a punchline to poke fun at readers and viewers wishing for the media they consume to represent them in some way.
They might be reading too much into things, but there's also a justified fear in the series' only example of queer representation coming in the form of a character that is universally despised. I personally think it's just the author trolling us, knowing that his audience is renown for shipping together same-sex couples in doujinshi and fanfiction on a regular basis.The series is globally recognised, so the wish for representation isinevitable, but My Hero Academia is a by-the-numbers shonen experience where the boy will inevitably get the girl, and we'd be foolish to assume it will end up being anything else. Ochako Uraraka is best girl, so I don't mind too much.
All that being said, I hope Mineta isn't the representation so many of us have been waiting for. His sexuality will always be valid, but his entire character being built around the harassment of women only to have him being painted as a superhero who also happens to like men leaves behind an awful impression. It's not brave or progressive, instead it comes across as ill-thought out and hurtful, regardless of whether or not it happens to be a joke. I'll keep my fingers crossed, otherwise I might join in with the memes and jump back into the closet.
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Michael Jackson: The King of Pop
Michael Jackson who is known as the King of Pop, whose legacy continues to live on through five years after his death in 2009. He is well known by his many talents such as being a songwriter, a singer, performer, dancer and an actor. People are still inspired by his gifts shown in his performances, recordings and choreography. Michael Jackson is a powerful icon that moved many generations. It's unlikely that people don't know who Michael Jackson is because his music is all over the world and social media. Teens in Japan, millennials in the USA, and retirees in England all share a passion for his creativity. Michael Jackson is the King of Pop right?
In the Baltimore Sun, Jill Rosen wrote how Michael Jackson changed the world in seven ways. Rosen mentioned he changed the world in: sound, dance, fashion, videos, influence and being a celebrity. Michael Jackson's sound didn't sound like other artists who performed. He was Michael Jackson. He wrote a lot of his own music. He explored many genres in his music and made it unique. Michael's dance moves came from watching the man he looked up to, James Brown. He is well known for the "moonwalk". Even though a choreographer taught him how to moonwalk, it became Michael signature. Everyone in the crowd would go crazy to see Michael slide across the floor.
I can admit Michael Jackson had a strange taste in clothes but we knew that was his look. He loved to wear something shiny like shiny pants, jackets and let's not forget the gloves. Michael Jackson outfits are popular costumes for Halloween for all ages. Everybody wanted to imitate him including his style and dance moves. In music videos like Thriller he wore a red jacket that everybody was dying to where. Everybody wanted to dress like him. Throughout the years Michael Jackson inspired so many people. He inspired people like Chris Brown, Usher, and Ne-yo. Michael music is what moved people today. Michael Jackson became popular and many people recognized his name and talents. There was no way you can avoid Michael Jackson dancing and singing on stage. People were easily attach to his curly hair, dance moves and clothes. Michael inspired people to dance more. Everyone looked up to him. Michael Jackson broke racial barriers in the music industry. He did something to change the entire world. On CNN.com, Michael Jackson changed the music industry when he broke sales record for the 1982 album, Thriller. He was the first African American icon to change the industry. Michael appearance started to change and everybody was talking about it.
On CNN.com, there were rumors about Michael bleaching his skin but that was not true. Michael Jackson had a health condition called vitiligo, which is a disorder that destroys skin pigmentation. His fans thought he didn't want to be black anymore. Michael never faded away from being black but his music still showed it. Michael had to face being seen as a different person but that didn't stop Michael. Michael Jackson talks about his health condition with Oprah Winfrey below.
On CNN.com there was a quote by Rev. Al Sharpton stating, "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television. And no controversy will erase the historic impact." Michael Jackson did the same thing as Martin Luther King when he made an impact to the world. Martin Luther King speech changed nations from his famous speech called, I Have a Dream. Martin Luther King inspired Michael Jackson because he mentioned him in his song called, They Don't Care About Us. Michael did everything for his fans even though he was being talked about.
Michael Jackson didn't become pop culture just by having good dances moves with a unique singing voice. Michael's father had spread his talents along with his brothers to people he knew. People started to see Jackson 5 group singing and dancing and they all loved it. His dance moves was something no one saw. Michael Jackson was the lead so people were amazed at how a young boy can lead Jackson 5.
Pop culture and American media are inextricably linked—it's no coincidence that Jenny Lind, the Beatles, and American Idol were each promoted using a then-new technology—photography for Lind; television for the Beatles; the Internet and text messaging for American Idol. For as long as mass media have existed in the United States, they have helped to create and fuel mass crazes, skyrocketing celebrities, and pop culture manias of all kinds. Whether through newspaper advertisements, live television broadcasts, or integrated Internet marketing, media industry "tastemakers" help to shape what we care about. Even in our era of seemingly limitless entertainment options, mass hits like American Idol still have the ability to dominate the public's attention. – In "Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication" Jack Lule
Most importantly, this quote relates to how Michael Jackson became popular. Michael Jackson changed the world with his gifts and music. He inspired people to work hard in what they do whether it was music, dance, etc. Michael had fans wearing the clothes he was wearing. They wanted to be like him. Every time people wore Michael clothes they felt like they was the King of Pop. He was also a fashion icon. One of the most legendary accessories Michael wore was a white glove. On MTV.com Joceyln Vena writes, No matter what Jackson wore before or after he introduced the white glove to his aesthetic in the '80s, it would be the defining fashion moment in a career full of groundbreaking style.
Michael fascinated people because he always connected with his fans. He will always shout out to his fans saying, "I love you!" He shared personal information to the world about how he was abused and he wanted to be loved. Michael Jackson loved everyone so much that he used to visit hospitals to put a smile on a child face. He did everything he can to help people in need. His music will always make us feel connected with him. It' s like his music hits our souls sometimes. Some of his music is informational and makes us think and try to do better. Michael Jackson just wanted the world to be a better place then what is it now.
Michael Bush who designed Michael Jackson clothes for a quarter of a century looks back on the styles of the King of Pop.
His music moved people when they were down. He made people feel proud of their nationality whether they were black, white, Indian, etc. Michael Jackson had a plan to make music everyone would like. Even though he made music that made him happy, people still liked how he mixed different genres in his music. He had pop music to gather the pop fans. He added rock to gather the rock fans and so many other genres. This is why Michael Jackson legacy lives on through generations.
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victorroller says:
Michael was definitely the "King of Pop", and was a true trail blazer for not only African-Americans but also for the music industry as a whole. He was the first to not be afraid to take risks and do his music on his morales. Do you feel present day music would be any where what it is today without him? Or if he was to be just starting his career in today's times would he have the same impact on future music like he did on today's music. I do feel he is still pop culture even though he is also main stream ? Due to the fact new generations find and explore his music and he still gets that injection into the pop culture with every new generation and all the while the tastemakers perpetuate him into that mainstream status as well.
alyssahassell says:
There is no way you can say what would happen if Michael Jackson started his career today. Many people came before him that impacted the world. James Brown came before Michael Jackson. James Brown was a legend too. We can only talk about the present and not the future. No one knows the future. Michael Jackson had a talent that many people recognized because he was unique. No one can be like Michael Jackson even if they imitated him and his moves. I believe music will change regardless. Look at rap music for an example. Rap music used to be clean back in the day and in this generation rap music is about being rich, getting girls, etc. Music is going to change whether Michael Jackson was here or not. There are a lot of talented people in this world.


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To John Singer Sargent, on El Jaleo, "Hurly Burly," by Sandra Kohler
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. El Jaleo, por John Singer Sargent, photograph by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta (Spain) contemporary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
To John Singer Sargent, on El Jaleo, "Hurly Burly"
Installed at the end of the Gardner's Spanish Cloister,
a mirror at right angles to it, the painting's world is
a room we enter to find ourselves among the dance's
spectators: the musicians seated against the back wall,
the three women, arms flung up – flamenco dancers
too? – and in a dark corner, the small boy (or dwarf?)
clapping las palmas, rhythm syncopated with the guitar.
It's easy to imagine ourselves as these extras in the scene.
But not as those other two figures: the foreground dancer
whose body's improbable angles spell a geometry of
daring, and the musician, closest to her, dead centre,
head thrown back in throes of drink or ecstasy. In these
two, each a consciousness overwhelmed by the music,
by the dance, by El Jaleo, did you imagine yourself?
Sandra Kohler
Sandra Kohler is a poet and teacher. Her third collection of poems, Improbable Music, (Word Press)
appeared in May, 2011. Earlier collections are The Country of Women (Calyx, 1995) and The Ceremonies of Longing, winner of the 2002 Associated Writing Programs Award Series in Poetry (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003). Her poems have appeared in journals, including The New Republic, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, and many others over the past 40 years.
El Jaleo, by John Singer Sargent (USA) 1882


Pagefiles.sys also called as swap file is a file created by Windows to surmount lack of RAM. This technique for extending the memory system is called "Virtual Memory".
Under Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you can ensure that the file pagefile.sys is cleaned when the computer is switched by creating (or modifying) the key ClearPageFileAtShutdown.
Note: This process may however slow down the shut down process of your computer.
Open the System pane by clicking on Start button, then right-click Computer, and click Properties. In the left pane, click Advanced system settings. Administrator permission is sometimes required, in this case type the password or give confirmation.
Click on the Advanced tab, then under Performance, click Settings, then, under Virtual memory, click Change. Uncheck the check box named "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives". Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive containing the paging file you need to change.
Click Custom size, enter a new size in the initial size box (MB) or in the Maximum size box (MB) , click Set, and click OK.
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Rivers On His Chargers Future: "I'll Listen To Anything"
The theme of the Chargers off-season has been, in a word, "Uncertainty."
Uncertainty about the team's future in San Diego. Uncertainty about the team's ability to work with local government to get a stadium deal done. Uncertainty about the ability of the head coach to win big games. And, of course, uncertainty about the quarterback.
The future of Philip Rivers is up in the air. For a few months the speculation about whether or not he was going to stay on as the Chargers quarterback ... or if he even wanted to stay put ... took on a life of its own.
The Chargers were rumored to have put Rivers on the trade block (something GM Tom Telesco repeatedly denied), and that Philip would not sign a contract extension after his deal ended at the end of the year.
Throughout it all, Rivers stayed quiet. On Tuesday, the first day of the Bolts' organized team activities, Philip talked about his off-season and cleared up a few things about his future in San Diego.
"I'm willing to listen to anything," said Rivers when asked if he would be open to the franchise opening contract talks before training camp starts in July. Philip then explained why he's been silent for the last couple of months, and reassured Chargers fans that he has not closed to door on staying in San Diego beyond the 2015 season.
Chargers QB Philip Rivers talked about his interesting 2015 off-season at the Organized Team Activities on Tuesday.


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The book of Ephesians deals with the nature of the church. Today: Predestination and Free Will. 1. Does Paul emphasize predestination? Yes. (Ephesians 1:5, 11; Romans 8:29). See also 1 Peter 1:20. 2. Does Paul emphasize free will? Yes. (Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9). See also John 3:16. 3. How do both of these fit together? God chooses those who choose Jesus.


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Why won't my Lumia 1020 Bluetooth connect to my Buick?
Dealership says it's a Windows issue. Apple & Android devices connect easily. Is there a fix or do I buy an Apple phone?
I have not used a GM radio with my radio, but have paired my Windows Phones with several aftermarket car radios and bluetooth speakers and whatnot. It sounds to me like the dealer is using Windows as an excuse.
Does the phone not pair? Does it pair but not accept calls? Is it just for telephone but not for A2DP audio streaming?
Year and model would help.
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I use an Icon and it connects to my Lacrosse without problems. Cortana still works as expected.


Omnom is a small batch, artisan chocolate maker based in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, cocoa butter, Icelandic milk powder, aromatic caramel (sugar, glucose syrup, water, butter, cream, salt, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate)), emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), colouring glazing agent (E171, E172).
Founded by Kjartan Gíslason and Óskar Þórðarson in 2013.
As a chef, Kjartan was already familiar with dark chocolate from a single origin, so he started experimenting with flavours and textures that could be achieved in small scale batches.
He teamed up with his childhood friend Óskar and they started bringing the finest cacao beans from around the world to Iceland.
Omnom started as an experiment, a challenge, to see if they could truly understand chocolate and how to make it.
Very early on in their experiments, they received positive feedback from their tastings of bean to bar chocolate.
In little to no time, they set up a small production lab inside a converted petrol station in Reykjavík.
Omnom's mission is to make the best chocolate possible using the highest quality ingredients.


Center Roskilde will close in the beginning of November. I will never forget this center because it is my home in Denmark. We have a quiet life here with an amazing staff that help us with our everyday life and our integration.
Center Roskilde where I live is situated in beautiful surroundings close to Boserup forest in the west of Roskilde, but unfortunately my home will close soon. In the center you can meet groups of families, women and men who are busy with work experience and daily chores but that will come to an end i November.
Our center is managed and administered by a wonderful staff who help us to create activities for adults and entertainment for kids. They help us towards a forward-looking attitude and a meaningful life in the future. The news of the closing has been a very bitter shock for loyal volunteers who have maintained a good environment for us over many months. They feel proud of the support they offered to the residents and the lively atmosphere at the center. All the residents will miss the special closeness that the staff of Roskilde Center had with them.
There are many things I am going to miss about our center, and the location is one of them. I think our location makes it possible for us to be close to the society and the Danish citizens. Danish volunteers visit our center 3 times a week and they do some activities for us, like teaching danish and explaining Danish culture to us which is I think very important for our integration.
Moving to other centres will make it hard for refugees who are pursuing a practice in this area, they will have to start over else where. I fear it will be difficult for us to replicate the same situation at the centers that remain open, because I believe that the residents will lose the contacts and network that have been built up over the past weeks and months.
The people who have been through Center Roskilde will always remember it as a place where they really could get to know Denmark and be integrated.


I've had the fabric for quite a while, and finally decided that Christmas was going to be my deadline to get it done.
YEARS ago...over 7 to be exact...my sister Kendra had a baby girl named Abbi who spit up a LOT. So I went to Joanns and bought a couple yards of pink multi-colored polka dot flannel on clearance and sewed up a bajillion of these burp clothes (yes, that's a link to my very first blog post...a tutorial for how to make them.) Okay, I think I made more like 20 of them, but they were all the same and Abbi nearly always had one with her, because she spit up so much. Then she became attached to them as a comfort item, because they were always with her, and they became dubbed "Polka Blankies."
Over the years, Abbi has fallen in love with all thinks Polka Dots. (You might remember her Polka Dot Cake we made her here.) Out of the original 20 or so "polka blankies" there is only one left, and now that Abbi is getting so big, I decided it was time for her to have a "Big Girl Polka Blankie." I told her months ago that I was planning to make one, so she's been waiting for it for quite a while.
One Christmas Eve when she heard there was a present from me under the tree, I'm told she hurried over to look at it and then put it back disappointed...because her package was hard, and if it was a new polka blankie, she expected it to be soft.
Well, we sure surprised her. (And I suspect, she'll always remember that soft things can be hidden in hard packages.
I didn't take enough pictures for a full tutorial, but here's a quick run down of what I did. I used one big piece of background fabric...in this case I used Kona Cotton. (Sorry I didn't make note of the exact color!) I prewashed the fabric. Then I laid it out on my living room floor and pulled a bunch of mixing bowls and plates out of my cupboard. I tried to get a good mix of sizes, without using any circles that were too small.
Then I cut the circles out of Heat'n Bond Lite using my rotary cutter.
I ironed them onto the back of a mix of solids, mostly Kona Cotton, that I had on hand. Then I ironed them onto my background fabric and did a tight zigzag stitch around all the edges.
When I quilted it, I started by going around all the polka dots, but it didn't seem like quite enough, so I also quilted in some empty polka dots, and I really like how the finished quilt came out.
The back is Home to Roost Big Dots in Pink from Quilt Sandwich Fabrics. (They also have it in cream and both are currently on sale for $3.50 for a half-yard.) This was the closest that I could find to the original fabric in the Polka Blankies. And I love how the quilted circles show on the back.
Clockwise from Top: Hoopla Pink and Red Dots, Vintage Polka Dot in Blue and Grey, Home to Roost Big Dots in Cream, Large Dots in Aqua and Red, Home to Roost Big Dots in Pink, French Bull Multi Dot.
What a super fun quilt! I love your style. You're going to turn me into a quilter yet!
Very nice and funy!!!Well done!
It's so bright and cheery! The look on her face says it all. You are a real inspiration, Polly!
Polly, I love this quilt! And I love how it matches her little polka blankies. Simple fun quilts like this I think have such a great visual impact, too. Her reaction is great, I love how happy kids are for a special gift like that.
I hope that you are staying warm out there this week!
Just saw Abbi last weekend - she LOVES her big polka-blankie! You are an awesome auntie. Love the circle quilting.
What a great Auntie! I absolutely love it!
So sweet! I suspect she will always be a polka dot girl...especially now that her awesome aunt made her a blanket she can use and grow with! Great finish!
I love the photo of her big smile with her new blanket.
It's such a fun design.
Adorable quilt! Love the giant polka dots! Sweet girls! Thanks for sharing tutorial!
Very cute! Just pinned it!
this is adorable! I love polka dots! pinning!


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Researchers develop new device that uses solar energy to produce clean water
April 19, 2017 0 By Stephen Vagus
New device leverages the power of solar energy to produce clean drinking water
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new device that is capable of drawing clean water from air. While the device is still in very early prototype stages, the research team has expressed that it shows great promise. According to researchers, the device makes use of solar energy, which is used to power chemical reactions within the device itself in order to collect water molecules.
Early tests show that device can produce nearly 3 liters of water in 12 hours
During early tests, the device has shown that it is able to produce almost three liters of water over a 12 hour period. Notably, the device can effectively produce clean water even in very arid conditions, which may make it a very valuable tool in some parts of the world. The device makes use of a zirconium material, which is quite expensive. This presents a challenge for scaling up and eventually commercializing the device.
New device could help take water supplies off the grid
Researchers suggest that the device will enable the world to take water supplies "off-grid." The device may be able to help circumvent the use of expensive pipes, filtration systems, and even electricity. This could have a major impact on the world's access to clean drinking water and further showcase how solar energy can be used for the benefit of developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 10 people throughout the world do not have access to clean water. This is a prominent problem in developing countries, where 88% of all diseases are caused by unsafe drinking water.
Solar energy could be a powerful tool for water production
Using solar energy to produce water is not an entirely new concept. Solar energy has also been used to produce hydrogen fuel, which is used to generate electricity. The byproduct of using hydrogen to produce energy is water vapor, which can be collected with relative ease. Currently, one of the most significant challenges facing the use of solar energy for water production is cost.
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International Animal Rescue appeals for funds for "Mely's Island"
International Animal Rescue is appealing for funds to purchase a small island in Western Borneo to give Mely and the other adult orangutans at IAR's temporary rescue centre their first taste of freedom.
Mely was rescued by IAR's team in October 2010 and currently lives in the emergency rescue centre in Ketapang in a cage with female friends Nicky, Mona and Huta. Also living there are adult males such as Monte, who was kept in a cage so small he couldn't stand up, and JoJo who was found chained on a pallet over a filthy open sewer.
The site of the temporary centre is extremely small and all the adults are in need of more space to exercise and develop the strength and skills they will need if they are one day to survive in the wild.
It is not easy or cheap to build an enclosure strong and secure enough to keep adult orangutans safe: they are extremely strong, intelligent – and great escapologists. International Animal Rescue believes a better option is to buy small islands where Mely and her friends can be given their first taste of freedom.
Orangutans are not fond of water so it is the perfect natural barrier to contain them. Once on the island, the released animals will be closely monitored and fed regularly while they get accustomed to their new natural environment.
skills they will need when they are released. Even though some of them are only months old, they are agile climbers and far more at home in the trees than on the ground.
Alan Knight added: "Mely now has the care and the company she lacked during all those years in chains, but she doesn't have her freedom. The team at the facility works hard to keep her and the other orangutans occupied and amused. But Mely came from the wild and that is where she belongs, in the forest among others of her own kind.
Watch this short film showing Mely from pre-rescue to her current situation.


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·Make a batch of mini vegetable quiches and freeze extras for healthy snacks on the go.
·Make a cheese and salad sandwich full of low FODMAP vegetables. You'll need low FODMAP bread (e.g. sourdough spelt), cheddar cheese, sliced tomato, sliced cucumber, grated carrot, lettuce and grainy mustard.
·Have a meat-free night once a week at home. Many of your favourite casserole / curry / stir fry recipes will be just as nice with legumes or tofu substituted for meat. Low FODMAP meat alternatives include firm tofu, canned chickpeas and canned lentils.
·Make a low FODMAP pizza using a gluten free wrap for the base, tomato paste, semi-dried tomatoes, olives, red and green capsicum, pineapple, roasted Jap pumpkin and ham.


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History major named outstanding student with minor in education
Jillian Elolf, a history major, is the 2018 recipient of the Award for Outstanding Student with Minor in Education. Elolf grew up in a military family and graduated from Kingwood High School. Elolf received the award April 26 at the 33rd Annual Senior Recognition Banquet.
"I love being able to help students understand and fall in love with history," Elolf said. "I want to be able to change the world, and I believe there is no better way than through the hearts and minds of students."
She spent her teaching internship at Cesar Chavez Middle School and is described as an outstanding young teacher by SOE Associate Professor and Department Chair for the Department of Curriculum & Instruction Brooke Blevins.
"[Elolf] did a remarkable job designing and executing lessons that encouraged her students to think critically about the world around them," Blevins said. "She is extremely reflective about her teaching practice and is always looking for ways to improve as a teacher."
Quest Early College High School student named Dell Scholar


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Q: How to program different welcome pages based on country IP? How can I create different landing pages based on the country of the IP?  For example, people from USA should get landing page 1 and people from Spain should get landing page 2.

A: use http://freegeoip.net/json/64.34.119.12 64.34.119.12 being ip address, you will have not only country but also those field:
    public string ip { get; set; }
    public string country_code { get; set; }
    public string country_name { get; set; }
    public string region_code { get; set; }
    public string region_name { get; set; }
    public string metrocode { get; set; }
    public string city { get; set; }
    public string zipcode { get; set; }
    public string latitude { get; set; }
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A: Page tab is really just regular web page loaded in iframe within Facebook Page.
Default landing tab can only be defined to all non fan visitors of Facebook, but you can use country and locale for user part of signed_request passed to Page tab application canvas and provide different content for users from different locations/language-groups.
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Mind that you cannot really ensure that country passed by Facebook is real user country, so use detection of country based on IP.

A: Try this php code
  <?php  $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    $json = file_get_contents("http://api.easyjquery.com/ips/?ip=".$ip."&full=true");
    $json = json_decode($json,true);
    $timezone = $json[localTimeZone];?>


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Music > Music History
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music: Good Times (Rhythm and Blues)
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music: Good Times (Rhythm and Blues) (1976)
directed by Tony Palmer
featuring Aretha Franklin, Bill Haley, Bo Diddley, Clyde McPhatter, Tina Turner
This documentary about the history of popular music in America focuses on R&B, and its various incarnations as Motown, Philadelphia Sound, and Soul. Artists featured in concert footage and interviews include Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner, Johnnie Ray, and more. Cammila Collar, Rovi Read More
This documentary about the history of popular music in America focuses on R&B, and its various incarnations as Motown, Philadelphia Sound, and Soul. Artists featured in concert footage and interviews include Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner, Johnnie Ray, and more. Cammila Collar, Rovi Read Less
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Home / COVID-19 / Mortgage defaults could be bigger than 2008
As many as 30% of Americans with home loans – about 15 million households – could stop paying if the U.S. economy remains closed through the summer or beyond, according to an estimate by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics. (Bloomberg file photo)
Mortgage defaults could be bigger than 2008
By: Bloomberg News	April 3, 2020 12:42 pm
Mortgage lenders are preparing for the biggest wave of delinquencies in history. If the plan to buy time works, they may avert an even worse crisis: Mass foreclosures and mortgage market mayhem.
Borrowers who lost income from the coronavirus — already a skyrocketing number, with a record 10 million new jobless claims — can ask to skip payments for as many as 180 days at a time on federally backed mortgages, and avoid penalties and a hit to their credit scores. But it's not a payment holiday. Eventually, they'll have to make it all up.
As many as 30% of Americans with home loans – about 15 million households – could stop paying if the U.S. economy remains closed through the summer or beyond, according to an estimate by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics.
"This is an unprecedented event," said Susan Wachter, professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. "The great financial crisis happened over a number of years. This is happening in a matter of months — a matter of weeks."
Meanwhile, lenders are operating in the dark, with no way of predicting the scope or duration of the pandemic or the damage it will wreak on the economy. If the virus recedes soon and the economy roars back to life, then the plan will help borrowers get back on track quickly. The greater the fallout, the harder and more expensive it will be to stave off repossessions.
'Press pause'
"Nobody has any sense of how long this might last," said Andrew Jakabovics, a former Department of Housing and Urban Development senior policy adviser who is now at Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit affordable housing group. "The forbearance program allows everybody to press pause on their current circumstances and take a deep breath. Then we can look at what the world might look like in six or 12 months from now and plan for that."
Even if the economic turmoil is long-lasting, the government will have to find a way to prevent foreclosures — which could mean forgiving some debt, said Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist at LendingTree.
The risks of allowing foreclosures are too great because it would damage financial markets and that could reinfect the economy, he said.
"I expect policymakers to do whatever they can to hold the line on a financial crisis," Kapfidze said. "And that means preventing foreclosures by any means necessary."
Laura Habberstad, a bar manager in Washington, D.C., got a reprieve from her lender but needs time to catch up. The coronavirus snatched away her income, as it has for millions, and replaced it with uncertainty. The restaurant and beer garden where she works was forced to temporarily shut down.
She has no idea when she'll get her job back. And how do you search for another hospitality job during a global pandemic? Now she's living in Oregon with her mother, whose travel agency was forced to close.
'Financial hardship'
"I don't know how I'm going to pay my mortgage and my condo dues and still be able to feed myself," Habberstad said. "I just hope that, once things open up again, we who are impacted by COVID-19 are given consideration and sufficient time to bring all payments current without penalty and in a manner that does not bring us even more financial hardship."
Borrowers must contact their lenders to get help and avoid black marks on their credit reports, according to provisions in the stimulus package passed by Congress last week.
Bank of America said it has so far allowed 50,000 mortgage customers to defer payments. That includes loans that are not federally backed, so they aren't covered by the government's program.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin convened a task force last week to deal with the potential liquidity shortfall faced by mortgage servicers, which collect payments and are required to compensate bondholders even if homeowners miss them. The group was supposed to make recommendations by March 30.
"If a large percentage of the servicing book — let's say 20-30% of clients you take care of — don't have the ability to make a payment for six months, most servicers will not have the capital needed to cover those payments," Quicken Chief Executive Officer Jay Farner said in an interview.
Mortgage servicers want the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to use money from the $2.2 trillion stimulus plan to help them avoid a liquidity crisis as fewer borrowers make payments, and the firms are forced to continue paying bondholders.
But members of Mnuchin's Financial Stability Oversight Council have discussed holding off on setting up such a program to see if other policies put in place recently effectively ease liquidity shortfalls, according to people familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity because the talks are private.
Triple workers
Quicken, which serves 1.8 million borrowers, has a strong enough balance sheet to serve its borrowers while paying holders of bonds backed by its mortgages, Farner said.
The company plans to almost triple its call center workers by May to field the expected onslaught of borrowers seeking support, he said.
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's how quickly everything can change. Just weeks ago, mortgage lenders were predicting the biggest spring in years for home sales and mortgage refinances.
Habberstad, the bar manager, was staffing up for big crowds at the beer garden, which is across from National Park, home of the World Series champions. Then came coronavirus. Now, she's dependent on her unemployment check of $440 a week.
"Everybody wants to work but we're being asked not to for the sake of the greater good," she said.
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As the evolution of the DJ continues, so does the designs of Odyssey DJ coffins. Introducing the new REMIXER™ GLIDE STYLE SERIES DJ coffins featuring a full width glide platform to place all your DJ remix gear. With digital vinyl software such as Serato, Traktor Scratch, and Ableton, more DJs have gone through the transition from beat mixer turntablist to full on remixer producer. Availability of so many affordable remixing tools to the DJ, such as midi keyboards and controllers to laptops and iPADs, have grown to an ultimate high and Odyssey is there in the middle of it all providing these DJs the most functional DJ coffins yet with the REMIXER™ GLIDE STYLE SERIES.
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Nothing beats spending a Saturday afternoon leafing through books and vinyl, especially if it's at Melbourne record store The Searchers, Fitzroy. Specialising in second-hand gems, The Searchers stocks a wide variety of genres and styles including everything from jazz standards to hip-hop classics, soul divas to heavy metal. It's the perfect record store in Melbourne for picking up a gift for a music fan, or for treating yourself to a new discovery.


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Shirley June Randolph, 80, of Tampico, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at her home. She was a machinist at Boiltex in Aurora for several years.
Born August 4, 1932 in Brooklyn, Michigan, she was a daughter of James J. and Ethel (Ringler) Gilbert. She married Henry "Burt"Randolph in 1951 and he died July 23, 1969.
Surviving are her daughters, Cecelia "Ceil" Weeden of Tampico and Sheila Felix of Sandwich; her sisters, Rachel Nelson of Montgomery, Ill., Nellie Sherrod of Arkansas and Mary Chapman of Elgin; 5 grandchildren, Stephanie Dix, Scott Felix, Michael Felix, Zachary Dix and Daniel Weeden; and 12 great grandchildren. She also was preceded in death by five brothers, a sister and a daughter, Cynthia Dix.


Scottish spa operator PURE Spa & Beauty has announced the opening of a new outlet at the Apex City of London Hotel.
This will be PURE's eighth spa as well as its first outside of Scotland, which will feature as part of the London hotel's £2 million refurbishment.
In addition, the spa will be PURE's second in partnership with Apex hotels, following the success at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in Edinburgh which opened in 2015.
PURE will manage the new spa as an individual outlet, creating 20 new management and therapist positions and taking their staff headcount up to 150.


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Thank You for Celebrating 12 with Us
Last week, Nebo celebrated its 12th birthday party. There was cake, champagne, and speeches — the usual celebratory elements.
But this party was special. Not because of the 12 different cakes (although that was amazing). Not because of the live music (I learned what an e-sax was). Not because of the champagne (although that helped). It was special because of the people in the room.
Nebo Speaks at SuperNova South
SuperNova South, the Southeast's largest and longest running tech conference, takes over Atlanta next week. We're proud to have five people from the Nebo team leading some great sessions. Check out who's speaking and use promo code NEBOSNS to receive a discount on your event badge. Hurry—tickets are going fast!
The Fallacy of the Funnel: How to Leverage the New Buyer Journey
If you were to play buzzword bingo at a marketing conference this year, "the funnel" would be a guaranteed get.
It's a buzzword now, but the concept of a buyer funnel is not new. Back in 1898, a man named E. St. Elmo Lewis was credited (though not definitively) to have developed the first idea of a purchase funnel. He defined the stages of the buying funnel as follows:
Redefining SEO
In the early days of the Internet, Search Engine Optimization (before it even had a name) was simple. Getting your site indexed was more than half the battle, and that was easy. Submit your site to search engines, tell them what your company does, then sit back and wait for users to come find you.
But as search engine algorithms evolved and started crawling, analyzing, and indexing literally everything, a gap between well-intentioned marketers and those out to game the system became apparent.
While marketers with integrity were out building their brands, creating great content, and optimizing their site, quick-fix SEOs were link-building, cloaking pages, and adding hidden, keyword-stuffed text to theirs. While the good guys were trying to earn loyalty by offering value to users, black-hats were trying to syphon off domain authority that they hadn't actually earned.
This gap has continued to widen, and we have always approached our SEO campaigns with a "user-first" mentality. We're not interested in chasing algorithm updates or trying to capitalize on a short-term fad or take advantage of some flaw in the system. It's always been our belief that if you create campaigns that add value to your audience, you will be successful.
Retargeting and the Power of Story
I still remember the first retargeting campaign that I created. It was late 2009, and Nebo was lucky enough to be enrolled in Google's beta remarketing program.
While the concept of retargeting wasn't new at that point, Google opened the doors and made it easier to jump in and create retargeting campaigns that reached a large audience regardless of budget.
Those first few retargeting campaigns I created were pure magic, considering I put minimal effort into them. This was not entirely out of laziness; back then, there just wasn't much you COULD do. Essentially, I would set up two audiences, those that came to a site and converted and those that came to a site and didn't convert, and then had one ad for each of those audiences. Then I watched the ROI on these campaigns hit up to 10x the return of the general display campaigns.
The whole thing was too good to be true—literally. As time passed and Google opened up their platform to everyone, the performance of these campaigns started to decline. The return was still better than any general display or search campaign, but the "crazy awesome" metrics dwindled to just "pretty awesome."


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Boundaries - What are they and why do you need them?
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Boundaries – What are they and why do you need them?
Sometimes people find themselves bending over backwards for others and then experience resentment towards that person. The truth is when we choose to step over our own boundaries, it is nobody's fault but our own. Having healthy boundaries can help you maintain your inner peace when the outside may be full of turmoil and uncertainty.
Boundaries will help you express what you will accept from others, in terms of behavior. For example if someone calls you a name and you do not draw the line that calling you a name is unacceptable then you have put that "in bounds", or ok for the other person to do. By letting them know that it is not ok, you are setting your boundary or establishing it as unacceptable behavior.
Your boundaries will be tested. Growing up we learn a lot about what is acceptable and what isn't, and these can vary greatly from family to family. Your boundaries will be tested by those who might not understand why you particularly don't like something or if your boundaries are different than the ones that were established in their family of origin or past relationships. However, you have every right to create the rules on how you would like to be treated. You also have the choice to determine how many times you are going to remind someone about your personal boundaries before you choose not to be bothered with them anymore. Some boundaries that people test might include: how they want to talk to you, using unwanted nick names for you, being sarcastic when around you, or communicating passive aggressively towards you.
Boundaries do not just include what people do to you but what you do for others. Don't forget about how you treat others, those are boundaries too. Not being conscious of how much you are willing to give others could leave you depleted and resentful towards those you care about. You might end up feeling used up and thrown out but the bottom line is that we all have the choice to give or not to give. When we give more than we are capable of emotionally, without getting anything back in return, we can be left with a big pile of resentment. Some boundary pushing issues that seem to come up in relationships a lot include how much you are going to clean up after your partner, how often will you spend time with your partner verses have time alone or with your friends, how often will you give up what you want to do to do something that your partner wants to do, and the list can go on and on. Additionally, boundaries can tell you when you are uncomfortable treating someone poorly. For example, if you are with a partner who beats themselves up or makes fun of them self in a way that makes you uncomfortable, you can enforce a boundary that you will not join in and you don't like them referring to them self in that way. Nobody likes to see or hear a loved one abuse them self. You can set a boundary letting them know that it is not ok to treat them self in that way or allow others to treat them that way.
How often will you choose to move your line for others? How will you know that you are doing it or whether or not you should be flexible? All these questions are normal and can confuse things. Going with your gut is always a good meter to determine whether or not you are uncomfortable with something. If you feel angry for doing something for someone else, as though you were taken advantage of, that could be a sign that you overstepped your own boundary. Although you did it once and you can recognize that sign, it doesn't mean it has to happen again! At least you might become familiar with that feeling and learn to trust it in the future and make different choices to preserve your boundaries.


The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a partnership with BioAccel, a Phoenix non-profit that mentors startups, as well as Plaza Companies of Peoria, which would host the Peoria Incucelerator. The name comes from the combination of incubator and accelerator.
The facility, expected to launch in March, would be the first in Arizona to focus on launching biomedical device startup companies.
Incubators provide a support environment for entrepreneurs who create products but find it hard to commercialize them. That's where BioAccel and Peoria would come in, to help the entrepreneurs bring their products to market. Metro Phoenix has at least four incubators but none focus on medical devices, which would be a huge advantage, said BioAccel chief executive MaryAnn Guerra.
While plans are to start the partnership over a five-year period, the city would have an opt-out option after three years. Funding is identified for those three years, at $1.6 million for each year.
The 6,800 square-foot incucelerator, will be housed at 13660 N. 94th Drive in the Plaza Del Rio campus near Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road. The space will be built out for five to six companies with shared laboratory space and common areas, according to a staff report.
The city's investment each year will include the cost to lease the space and seed funding if needed for companies. Plaza Companies will give the city six months of free rent and pitch in with $426,000 toward building improvements.
"The fact that this proposal includes pipeline funding and seed funding and space – those are the three elements companies are always looking for," Guerra said.
The objective is to launch bioscience companies locally, create jobs and ultimately a bioscience cluster, said Scott Whyte, Peoria's economic development director. Guerra said the city could expect to see up to about 125 jobs in the first three years, with chances of many more in future years, if the venture continues.
Posted in AZBio News, BioScience, In the Loop, Members and tagged Arizona BioIndustry Association, Arizona BioScience Companies, Arizona BioScience Industry, BioAccel, Bioscience Incubator, Peoria.


360° camera pioneer Detu has launched the F4 Plus an 8K Virtual Reality Panoramic Camera. Designed for professional photographers and VR content creators, the Detu F4 Plus features four multi-layered 200° fisheye lenses, and records 360° videos at a resolution of 7,680x3,840 pixels and a frame rate of 30 frames per second. Engineered to enable users to livestream with ease, the camera can connect to a computer via an Ethernet cable, or wireless live streaming is possible over 2.4G and 5G dual frequency Wi-Fi. The removable 4800mAh lithium-ion battery supports up to 120 minutes of continuous shooting. The F4 Plus carries an MSRP of $2599 and will be available on Amazon.
Detu launches the F4 Plus today, a professional grade 8K virtual reality (VR) panoramic camera, which can capture 360° images, videos and livestream (wired and wireless) with perfect clarity.
The sleek, high-performance camera specifically designed for professional photographers and VR content creators can shoot 360° images and videos with incredible 8K resolution (7680 x 3840, 7680 x 3840 @30fps)*.
The F4 Plus features four 200° fisheye lenses, which have eight layers specifically to help minimize distortion and glare.
The camera stitches the images from each lens together into a seamless 360° view using the DetuStitch software. The optical flow algorithm is suitable for dynamic stitching of images in case of image motion, and fast stitching means that 4K video generated and stitched by the NVIDIA GTX 970 high performance graphics card can reach an impressive 20fps (frames per second).
Engineered to enable users to livestream with ease, the camera can connect to a computer via an Ethernet cable, or wireless live streaming is possible over 2.4G and 5G dual frequency Wi-Fi. It can livestream to YouTube, Facebook and other 360° enabled platforms.
The F4 Plus has a copper and aluminum frame, which helps to dissipate heat, a common issue when live streaming in high resolution. This, along with its air duct and cooling system significantly enhances the battery life and equipment stabilization.
The 4800mAh lithium-ion high capacity removable battery supports up to 120 minutes of continuous shooting. In addition, through a charging base, it can charge two batteries simultaneously, which serves as highly useful to professional photographers and VR content creators on set for sustained periods of time.
Ideal for professional users who create a high volume of content, the F4 Plus provides a powerful camera, with a maximum Micro SD card storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
Designed to capture beautiful images as well as sounds, the camera also supports audio with two built-in microphones. With only three buttons on the outside shell, it is elegant and straightforward to use.
Designed to work with dedicated iOS and Android apps, users can easily control the camera, as well as edit and share images on social media. It also provides a real-time preview of panoramic images. DetuStich stitches the images together, DetuLive livestreams and DetuPlay showcases images and videos for VR.
The F4 Plus has been designed to give professional photographers and VR content creators a pioneering piece of technology to bring their images and videos to life.
The F4 Plus has an RRP of $2599 and will be available on Amazon.
*If livestreaming and recording data at the same time at a resolution of 2K in each lens, the DetuStich app will transform the content into 4K video. If the camera is recording video with 4K in each lens, the DetuStich app can be used to generate 8K resolution.


The 2011 New Digital Storytelling tour is winding up. So far we've hit… Middlebury, Vermont Burlington, Vermont Ripton, Vermont Los Angeles, California Sweet Briar, Virginia Many thanks to kind hosts, audiences, and readers.
Against the Grain picked The New Digital Storytelling as its book of the week this week. Thank you, folks!


This past Saturday the Elkhorn Slough held its final lectures for all the volunteer naturalists. The first lecture called "First Peoples" by Mark Hylkema focused on the human presence in the Elkhorn Slough and the surrounding areas. Mark Hylkema was a riveting and passionate lecturer who made his research as an archeologist come alive. The main points I got from his lecture is that the people in the area lived in a highly complex society that had different social classes, currency, own language, hunting skills, trade, political ties, and managed their environment in order to survive. Finally, I learned that Native Americans are not relics of the past but are numerous and live among us, therefore, it is necessary to be conscientious of what we say as naturalists.
The second lecture was "Land Through Time" with Andrea Woolfolk, which focused on the historical journals and historical land of Elkhorn Slough and the coast of California. Andrea Woolfolk took us through an imaginary journey using the journals of a priest who was part of a group searching for Monterey Bay on behalf of the Spanish empire in order to build a port. Throughout the trip the journals described the landscape, plants, and animals common to the area. At the end of the day Andrea Woolfolk took us to Elkhorn Slough's historical trail which was absolutely beautiful.


Bridgton Academy has a rolling admission policy.
We seek to enroll quality students with the ability to meet the demands of our program successfully and with the desire to contribute to the Academy by participating in all aspects of campus life.
The admission process at Bridgton Academy is designed to be an exchange of information between the young man and the Admission Office. Therefore, we invite prospective students and their families to visit our campus for a tour and interview. This visit provides an opportunity for the family to learn first-hand what makes the Bridgton community a dynamic environment of open, warm, and talented people, and for the Admission Office to learn about the personal qualities and goals of the candidate.
Visit Bridgton Academy's Online Application to apply. Please note that Bridgton Academy has a rolling admission process, and applications are accepted at any time.
As part of your application process, the following supplemental materials are required: copy of high school transcript, Character Recommendation, English Teacher Recommendation, and Math Teacher Recommendation.
Schedule your interview: Interviews are conducted Monday through Friday, beginning at 8:00 AM. The visit begins with a guided tour, and concludes after your interview with an Admission Counselor. Candidates interested in playing a particular sport can also meet with a coach from their program during their campus visit.
If you are planning to apply for Financial Aid, please visit our Tuition & Financial Aid page for specific directions on how to do so.
Once all application items have been received, Bridgton Academy will review your completed file and render an admission decision that will be sent to you via mail and email.
Congratulations! You have been accepted to Bridgton Academy. So, now what?!
In your acceptance package, you will have received a Bridgton Academy Enrollment Agreement. This document must be signed and returned to Bridgton Academy along with your enrollment deposit in order to secure your place in our incoming class.