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WILLIAM "BILL" JUNIOR BEIMERS passed from this life peacefully on August 14, 2021, surrounded by family and friends at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Bill was born on August 2, 1937 to William and Louisa (Feenstra) Beimers on a farm east of Hospers, Iowa. He was baptized at Hospers Christian Reformed Church. When he was three, the family moved into the town of Sibley, Iowa. At age 14, the family moved to a farm near Sanborn, Iowa where they resided for three years. Bill often reminisced about adding corncobs to the stove in the middle of the night to keep the farmhouse warm. The family later moved to Sioux Center, Iowa where Bill was confirmed at the First Christian Reformed Church. After graduating from Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa in 1955, Bill was employed as a mechanic at South Side Service in Sioux Center. Bill met his future spouse, Esther Van Gorp, when her family's car fortuitously broke down in Sioux Center while on their way to drop Esther off at Dordt College. Bill lent the Van Gorps his car to finish the journey while they waited for a part to arrive from Sioux City, and then called on Esther a couple days later to invite her out on a double date to the Clay County Fair. In March 1960, Bill was drafted into the United States Army where he served in South Carolina during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bill frequently drove back to Iowa to see Esther, and on September 2, 1962 they were united in marriage at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa.
After completing his military service, Bill became the service manager at Merit Motors in Sioux Center. In 1969, Bill and Esther moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota where he taught auto mechanics at South Central Vocational Center and also worked part time at Yeager Implement. Always a hard worker, Bill attended college at Mankato State in the evenings, eventually earning a Master's degree in Vocational Education and Administration. In 1975, the family moved to Tyler, Minnesota where Bill became director for a newly established vocational center. In 1976, they moved to Luverne, and Bill became administrator at Blue Mound Vocational Center, where he also taught auto mechanics and auto body classes and provided donuts to a generation of students. In 1981, Bill and Esther purchased the Luverne Laundromat & Dry Cleaners, where they enjoyed 18 years of serving customers from Luverne and the surrounding community. An early riser from his farm days, Bill also handled local newspaper delivery for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and Minneapolis StarTribune. Bill and Esther sold the laundromat in 1999, and Bill continued working part-time as a bus driver for the Luverne Public Schools until his final retirement in 2014.
Bill believed in giving back to the community, and was active with the Luverne Hospital Board, the Luverne City Council, and Rotary Club. He was also a member of the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Bill's hobbies involved riding and working on motorcycles, restoring antique cars, and woodworking.
Bill is lovingly remembered by his wife Esther of Luverne; two children, Tom (Jo-Anne) of Orono, Minnesota and David (Sarah) of Northfield, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Cory (24) and Cole (21) Hummel; Oliver (5) and Charlotte (2) Beimers; and Henry (24), William (24), and Ann (20) Beimers; and sister, Dorothy Andersen of Sioux City, Iowa. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Louisa Beimers; sisters, Theresa Riemersma and Katherine Kuiper; brothers-in-law, Wilbur Riemersma, Louis Kuiper, and Howard Andersen; and sisters-in-law, Donna (Howard) King and Bette (Darrell) Kelderman.
The family will be establishing a memorial through Luverne Dollars for Scholars to support post-secondary vocational and technical education.
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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: LOOKING BACK OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS
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Manhattan smog in 1966 / Andy Blair
At the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)'s New Landscape Declaration: A Summit on Landscape Architecture and the Future, which met in Philadelphia last week, more than 700 landscape architects offered personal declarations and contributed their ideas, all in an effort to shape the 50-year follow-up to LAF's original declaration of concern, published in 1966 amid massive political and social change and an era of environmental degradation in the United States.
Although the focus of the summit was on forging a new declaration and vision for the profession that can guide the efforts of landscape architects over the next five decades, there was also a call to "critically reflect on what landscape architecture has achieved over the last 50 years."
Amid all the declarations and discussion, a few major themes came out of the reflections on what has shaped landscape architecture since 1966:
The American environmental crisis went global
From the original declaration: "A sense of crisis has brought us together."
In his introductory remarks, LAF President Kona Gray, ASLA, was quick to note that in the 1966 declaration, "it was all about the American landscape." The original declaration cites concerns that "Lake Erie is becoming septic, New York City is short of water, the Delaware River is infused with salt, the Potomac River with sewage and silt." Kongjian Yu, FASLA, founder of Turenscape, noted that this 1966 description of the American environment was in sharp contrast to what Ian McHarg, influential landscape architect and one of the co-writers of the original declaration, simultaneously referred to as "oriental harmony" of the hydraulic civilizations of Asia. Yet 50 years later, Yu, along with Alpa Nawre, ASLA, assistant professor of landscape architecture at Kansas State University, were struck by similarities between 1950's America and modern China and India today, where development has also led to environmental problems at an unprecedented scale.
In addition to the local crises of pollution, environmental degradation, and habitat loss that has run rampant in the developing world in the past few decades, new overarching global crises have emerged in the form of human-induced climate change and rapid population growth.
Landscape architects got political
From the original declaration: "We pledge our services. We seek help from those who share our concern."
While the 1966 declaration does not directly address politics, according to keynote speaker Beth Meyer, FASLA, professor at the University of Virginia, Ian McHarg, author of the seminal book Design with Nature, and the other co-writers of the declaration were responding to not only the environmental crisis, but also the political opportunity introduced through the reforms of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.
McHarg was influential in the development of first lady Lady Bird Johnson's thinking on the value of beauty and nature in cities as well as the launch of the White House Conference on Natural Beauty in May, 1965. He later referred to first lady and environmental advocate Lady Bird Johnson "as his fan."
Meyer argued then that his central role in creating the 1966 declaration may have been as much about environmental stewardship as a call for increased political influence by landscape architects. Just four years later McHarg would join thousands in Philadelphia for the first ever Earth Day event.
1970 Inaugural Earth Day / Earth Week Committee of Philadelphia
This political context set the stage for protest and advocacy by many other leading landscape architects over the past five decades. Just one example of this at the LAF summit is Martha Schwartz, FASLA, founder of Martha Schwartz Partners. In her declaration, Schwartz said that to respond to climate change, landscape architects must rekindle their political agency by being "online warriors" and rebuild the political wing of the profession that can "put forth a forceful agenda." The sentiment was echoed by Kelly Shannon, chair of landscape architecture at the University of Southern California, International ASLA, who suggested that landscape architects must continue to "orient social movements and lead policy."
People and parks returned to the city
From the original declaration: "Most urban Americans are being separated from visual and physical contact with nature in any form."
At a time of rampant urban blight, the 1966 declaration made little reference to designing in cities. Fast forward 50 years and Blaine Merker, ASLA, director at Gehl Architects; James Corner, ASLA, founder of Field Operations; Henry Bava, partner at Agence Ter; Charles Waldheim, Hon. ASLA, chair of landscape architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design; and Kate Orff, ASLA, founder of SCAPE, among others, focused their declarations around celebrating and expanding landscape's urban reemergence.
Whether it took the form or urban ecological planning, tactical urbanism, green infrastructure, or new parks and plazas, landscape architects have played a critical role in creating humane green public spaces for a new and increasingly urban generation. This effort has helped concentrate development, improve urban sustainability, and preserve the nature surrounding cities. As Corner championed: "if you love nature, live in a city."
For others, landscape architecture's return to the city allowed the discipline to grow beyond its 1966 definition as "applied natural sciences." Christopher Marcincoski, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania and partner at PORT Urbanism, argued that landscape architecture has effectively "softened the effect of urbanization," at least in much of the developed world, but now must better anticipate the political, economic, social, and cultural forces behind urbanization in the areas left behind and the developing world.
For Tim Duggan, ASLA, these places are rich with opportunities. His declaration showed how his work not only over-layed environmental benefits, but also included the "overlaying of opportunities to find a catalytic but attainable scale" for financing and implementing regenerative infrastructure in under-served communities in Kansas City and New Orleans.
Playground in New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward / Make It Right Foundation
Landscape architects called for justice
From the original declaration: "Man is not free of nature's demands."
Perhaps one of the most resounding critiques of the 1966 declaration was its now dated emphasis on the conflict between man and nature. LAF president Kona Grey began by contrasting the six white male signees of the 1966 declaration with the 715 diverse attendees of the 2016 LAF summit. Throughout the summit, many speakers made the connection between the increased diversity of our profession and the increasingly diverse communities served by it.
There was Randy Hester, FASLA, a professor at University of California at Berkeley, who has long called for an ecological democracy. David Gouverneur, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who showed his methods for working with informal settlements in the global south. And the work of Kate Orff, ASLA, founder of SCAPE, demonstrated that collaborative design can build both social and physical resilience simultaneously. These and numerous other efforts demonstrated a growing push toward environmental justice, combining landscape architects call to serve both the people and the places that sustain them.
In addition to addressing diversity in her talk entitled "Landscape Humanism," Gina Ford, a principal at Sasaki, ASLA, also joined others in realizing that humans are no longer "nature's antagonist," but rather are inseparable from nature.
Laurie Olin, FASLA, founder of OLIN, quoted the great 20th century thinker Buckminster Fuller, reminding attendees that "the opposite of natural is impossible." Yet our inclusion in nature during what is being called the sixth great extinction, led Nina-Marie Lister, Hon. ASLA, professor at Ryerson University, to ask, "who in the Anthropocene will care for the wild things?"
Learning from the shortcomings of the 1966 declaration, the 2016 declaration must respond to a greater diversity of people, living creatures, and agendas in order for landscape architects to continue to "make our vital contribution."
Landscape architecture expanded in scale and scope
From the original declaration: "…the landscape architect is uniquely rooted in the natural sciences."
Delivering his declaration via a recorded video from Italy, Carl Steinitz, Hon. ASLA, professor emeritus of landscape architecture and planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, asserted that landscape architecture has grown to a "huge diversity of practices." Steinitz charted how landscape architecture began as a multi-scalar practice, but has since ebbed and flowed between small, medium, and regional scales as predicted by the demands of each subsequent decade.
While Steinitz, Kelly Shannon, and Dirk Sijmons, co-founder, H+N+S Landscape Architects, suggested a need to now revisit the regional scale so favored by McHarg and his colleagues, others assessed landscapes' successes in prototyping smaller projects capable of global replication. The notion of landscape architecture as an expanded field was seen as both a pro and a con as some worried about being spread too thin, and others embraced the notion of landscape architect as infiltrator and instigator of public agencies and allied professions.
Ecological research was translated into design
From the original declaration: "The demand for better resource planning and design is expanding."
While the global threat of climate change presents new, less visible challenges, many at the LAF Summit recognized that the 1966 Declaration's call to action "to improve the American environment" had in many ways been answered. Having written, advocated for, and pioneered ecological landscape design projects, the impact of landscape architects has been transformational, many argued. As Mario Schjetnan, managing director of Grupo de Diseño Urbano, FASLA, noted, "U.S. cities have upgraded air quality, reduced soil and water pollution, and improved open space."
In his declaration, Kongjian Yu, founder or Turenscape, FASLA, spoke of "50 years of experiments with fire, water, floods, and the landscape as living machine." Noting new sustainability standards and guidelines such as LEED and the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), "the change is amazing," Yu exclaimed. He joined others in calling for the need to now "replicate and open new scales" through global practice.
ASLA 2015 Professional Genera Design Honor Award. Liupanshui Minghu Wetland Park / Turenscape
Historic landscapes became more valuable
From the original declaration: "…the landscape architect practices an historic art."
Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, reminded LAF Summit attendees that 1966 was also the year that the Historic Preservation Act passed, and since 1998, Birnbaum, who is the president, CEO, and founder of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, has made enormous gains in documenting and preserving designed landscapes. For Birnbaum, placing cultural value on our existing landscape heritage is key to bolstering the contemporary contribution of landscape architects.
Complementing this perspective was Patricia O'Donnell, FASLA, founder of Heritage Landscapes, who for over 30 years has advocated for "culture-based sustainable development." Referring to her projects with organizations such as UNESCO and their Historic Urban Landscape Initiative, O'Donnell's work is exemplary of how the sustaining powers of culture and heritage create "a larger community (for landscape) to participate with."
Landscape architects emerged as lead collaborators
From the original declaration: "There is no 'single solution' but groups of solutions carefully related one to another. There is no one-shot cure, nor single-purpose panacea, but the need for collaborative solutions."
The 1966 declaration was ahead of its time in its vision of landscape architecture as a collaborative discipline. Many modern declarations reinforced that landscape architects have not only have benefited from these broad collaborations, but also have been increasingly leading teams on the great urban and infrastructural projects of our time.
While James Corner noted the role of his firm in leading large multidisciplinary projects, Kate Orff used her declaration to suggest landscape architecture firms are now the "collaborative glue… convening, organizing, and enabling others" through projects that serve as a "scaffolding for participation." As LAF Executive Director Barbara Deutsch, FASLA, observed, increasingly you "can't achieve sustainability without considering landscape."
Collaborative Design for Living Breakwaters Project / SCAPE
Landscape architects learned how to simplify and communicate complexity
From the original declaration: "Once they understand landscape capabilities—the 'where' and 'why' of environment, the determinants of change—they can then interpret the landscape correctly."
Following the original declaration by only three years, Ian McHarg's Design With Nature paved the way for the subsequent decades of research, scholarship, and communication by landscape architects to the broader public about the complexities of our ever changing built and natural environment.
From Anne Whiston Spirn's The Granite Garden to Thomas Rainer and Claudia West's Planting in a Post-Wild World, landscape architect's played a critical role in deciphering environmental complexity. In his declaration, Dirk Sijmons, former chair of landscape architecture at TU Delft, showcased recent visualizations from the 2016 International Architectural Biennale, animating scenarios for offshore wind energy development in the Arctic.
2050: An Energetic Odyssey / Hans Tak
For Sijmons, "research and design at a large landscape scale" is less about project implementation, and more about building the cultural influence and political will needed to take on the challenges of the Anthropocene – the age of man.
Landscape architects diversified, to some extent
In her opening, Barbara Deutsch noted that the field of landscape architecture still has a major diversity problem, but it's far more diverse than it was in 1966, when the profession was mostly white and male. Now, membership in ASLA is 36 percent female and now only 68 percent of landscape architecture graduates are Caucasian. And landscape architecture is a global practice, with tens of thousands of diverse practitioners across the world. Still, there is much more work to be done in the future to attract African Americans and Latinos to the field in the U.S.
This guest post is by Nate Wooten, Student ASLA, 2016 master's of landscape architecture graduate, University of Pennsylvania School of Design.
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Watch: Surf Curse Reveal Music Video For New Single "Disco"
Los Angeles-based surf rock/lo-fi/indie duo Surf Curse (aka Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck), have revealed the video for their newest single "Disco".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming third album 'Heaven Surrounds You', set to be released on September 13 via Danger Collective Records. Pre-order your copy here.
The video was directed by Rattigan. Take a look below.
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Watch: Too Much Air Music Video For Debut Single "Patent Leather"
Washington dance/rock duo Too Much, comprise of Ian Svenonius (Escape-ism, The Make-Up, Chain and the Gang) and producer/multi-instrumentalist Rich Morel, have unleashed the video for their debut single "Patent Leather".
The 7" single b/w "Dyslexia," will be out on July 12th through Merge Records. "It is dance, it is rock 'n' roll, it perfectly distills everything Rich and Ian ever liked or wanted from music."
"Patent Leather" is a love song of pure self-absorption and, simultaneously, absolute devotion. "Dyslexia" is a feeling of alienation and confusion about the bogus values of the steroid state. These songs present "tech noir," a new dance genre, for the first time.
Listen/watch below.
Etiquetas: Dance, debut single, Ian Svenonius, new video, Patent Leather, Rich Morel, Rock And Roll, tech-noir, Too Much
New Entry: Plastic Picnic Premiere New Single "After You"'
Brooklyn, NY post-rock/indie pop Plastic Picnic have premiered theri catchy new single "After You".
Speaking about the song, the band told Complex: "'After You' alternates between hope and crippling fear of change. It's a song about seeing the road you're on while also looking out at the paths or exits spread before you. It embraces the exhilaration of leaning into the unknown and asking yourself if you should take that leap."
It is taken from their upcoming new album 'Vistalite' out July 19. Take a listen below.
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Watch: Death Bells Unleash Music Video For New Single "Around the Bend"
Sydney dream pop/post-punk band Death Bells have unleashed the video for their new single "Around the Bend".
The 7" single b/w "Life Stands Still" is out now via Metropolitan Indian Records. Buy it here.
The video was directed by Marfisia Bel. Check out below.
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LIFE Announce New LP 'A Picture Of Good Health', Stream "Hollow Thing"
British indie rock/pop band Life have announced the release of their second full-length album 'A Picture Of Good Health'.
Produced by Luke Smith (Foals) and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (Parquet Courts), the 13-track record will be out on September 20th via band's own label Afghan Moon and [PIAS]. Pre-order your copy here.
According to the press release, in this album, the band home in on a bigger and more focused sound whilst also channelling the lyrical content inwards. Whereas the band's debut album Popular Music was broadly political, the new album takes a more personal approach with beguilingly honest and brave lyrics that are bold in both sound and feeling, whilst also retaining the core DNA of their previous material.
Lead vocalist Mez Sanders-Green says "A Picture of Good Health is not a collage of work but rather a snapshot of time; our time and the time of those around us. It's political, but in a personal way. It's a body of work that explores and examines the bands inner-selves through a precise period; a period that has brought pain, loneliness, blood, guts, single parenthood, depression and the need for survival and love. It is the sense and need for belonging that is the resounding end note!".
Check out the album's tracklist and listen to their new single "Hollow Thing", below.
A Picture Of Good Health Tracklist:
01. Good Health
02. Moral Fibre
03. Bum Hour
04. Hollow Thing
05. Excites Me
06. Never Love Again
07. Half Pint Fatherhood
08. Grown Up
09. Niceties
10. Thoughts
11. It's A Con
12. Don't Give Up Yet
13. New Rose in Love
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Hearts and Rockets Announce New LP 'Power', Stream "Feelings"
Melbourne-based synth pop/post punk duo Hearts and Rockets (aka Kalindy Williams and Kurt Eckardt) have announced the release of their second studio album titled 'Power'.
The 14-track record will be is out on August 23rd through Psychic Hysteria, and is still anchored by the trademark driving bass lines and clattering 808 drum machine beats that have become synonymous with the band, and glimpses of their buzzing analogue synth are sure to catch you unaware. But it's the addition of Kalindy on guitar that sets this new collection apart.
On Power, the duo reinvent the very sound they created only 2 years ago, all mixed and mastered by their career-long collaborator Mikey Young. Hearts and Rockets have pushed themselves beyond the hazy Heat Wave days, taking the fun and energy of their debut album Dead Beats and adding some serious pop smarts.
Power's effect is in its simplicity: Hearts and Rockets don't mince words, and they don't waste time. Their short-sharp and catchy tracks are fun, without being vapid. They'll make you want to dance, and definitely sing along, but heads up - you might elbow a few bigots along the way.
Pre-order the album here, check out the tracklist and listen to their new single "Feelings", below.
Power Tracklist:
02. You Were Right
03. Drama Club
04. New Nightmare
05. Lies Lies Lies
06. Beat It Creep!
07. Panic Dream
08. Bad News, Bad Habits
09. Dance Off (Power version)
10. Haunting
11. Drown the Witches
12. Hot Tea
13. Feelings
14. Tunnel Vision
Power by Hearts and Rockets
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Watch: Miles Kane Drops Music Video For New Single "Can You See Me Now"
British indie rocker Miles Kane has dropped the video for his new single "Can You See Me Now".
The song is Kane's first new material since his 2018 album 'Coup De Grace'. Buy it here.
The video was Directed and edited by James Kelly, Watch it below.
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Etiquetas: Can You See Me Now, Indie Rock, Miles Kane, new single, new video
Watch: James Supercave Unveil "Alarm Will Sound" Lyric Video
Los Angeles based psych pop band James Supercave have unveiled a lyric video for "Alarm Will Sound".
The song is part of our current playlist and is the title track of their latest EP, released earlier this year. Get your copy here.
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If you find yourself reading this, chances are you are on the verge of embarking on a quest that intimidates many: the hunt for the perfect engagement ring. Not only will this adventure be an exercise in thinking like your partner and a foray in the fashions of women's jewelry, this will be a BIG decision. What particular ring will make her heart skip a beat? What particular ring is "the one" (just like you), that will be her best companion for better or for worse, in sickness and in health and as long as you both shall live? What will be the implications if you choose the "wrong" ring?!
Well, have no fear and please cease hyperventilating. There are better uses for that bag, mainly as a means to disguise your winning gem, because after reading this article you will know everything you need to skillfully select the ring of her dreams.
1.) Don't stress and obsess, but be thorough and thoughtful.
The old adage, "attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure" comes to mind here. Catastrophizing about the look of disgust that will wash over her face and the series of unfortunate events to come if you choose the wrong ring is simply not helpful (and in most instances, not realistic)! Sadly, many people adopt this mindset of defeat (manifesting either as procrastination, overwhelm or disinterest) before they even begin.
However, the chances are if you are in a position to make this decision, you know more about your partner than most. You are more than qualified to take this on successfully and it's good to remind yourself of that from the very beginning. Once a positive mindset is adopted, you establish the foundation for an adventure and fun learning experience rather than an ordeal laden in self-doubt and buyer's remorse.
Now you're cookin. However, be careful not to wane too far in the opposite direction. Being too nonchalant about a big decision is not the way to go either. This ring will after all, be a symbol of your undying love and adorn her finger for the rest of your respective lives. Be prepared to invest sufficient time in this quest and follow the remaining steps to ensure you make the best decision while having loads of fun in the process.
Ok so here you are: confident but not too cocky, not too anxious, not too nonchalant; ready to embark on the world of engagement rings like a champion. So, where do you go from here? While establishing a positive attitude is a necessary first step, that alone won't get the job done right.
Establishing direction is the necessary second step. Using a Lifeline (consulting a friend or family member of your partner) is a perfectly acceptable means of gathering insight about their ring predilections. If you've got it all figured out, you could just use said lifeline to call your Dad and tell him you've got this in the bag (a la Who Wants to be a Millionaire's John Carpenter), but if you're like most people, it will be helpful to take advantage of lifelines sooner rather than later to get you going in the right direction.
A few of these different directions could consist of metal preference (white gold, yellow gold, platinum or other options), stone (diamond, sapphire, other) and style (estate/vintage, modern, designer). There are certain people who have the details of their dream ring figured out down to a T, while there are others who are more open and receptive to many possibilities. Hopefully your lifelines will be able to disclose which camp your love falls into.
To the surprise of many, jewelry stores are not intimidating. In fact, at Tick Tock Jewelers, our days are enlivened by wide-eyed grooms-to-be who are just beginning their search for the perfect ring. Contrary to popular belief, one needn't be well-versed in engagement rings prior to shopping and can actually glean a wealth of information on the first visit.
4.) Take a look at her favorite jewelry.
So: The woman you love. We're not saying you don't pay attention to small details-- you may very well be able to distinguish the tone of her sighs and her texts. You may be well acquainted with all of her different laughs and what they each mean. You may even finish each other's sentences (and sandwiches). However, only good can come from taking a peek at her jewelry collection, taking note especially of the pieces she wears frequently. This will provide a lot of useful information about the kind of metal she prefers or at least the color (white gold, yellow gold, rose gold) and her overall style preferences (flashy, simple, vintage, modern). If she only owns silver and white gold jewelry, the chances are high that she would prefer a white gold/platinum engagement ring. Likewise, if her jewelry is bold and dramatic, it could be reasonable to assume that she could fall in love with an engagement ring of a similar ilk.
Every woman is different. Some women have been fantasizing about their dream proposal scenario/ring and planning their wedding since their 10th birthday. These women may already have blueprints of their dream ring and dream dress. Other women may have never given any of this more than a fleeting thought. The majority of women may fall somewhere in-between and know at least what kinds of rings they do and don't like. If you listen to your partner and have the ability to pick up the subtle and not-so subtle hints, chances are you may already know more than you think. If your partner doesn't like surprises and prefers blueprints, she may have already bluntly let you know exactly what kind of ring she is hoping for, saving you ton of investigative work. However, a lot of women fall into the category of, "still wanting to be surprised yet, with exactly or near-exactly what they want". These women will be dropping subtle and overt hints that they hope will register with you. Notice the hints! Any "casual" mention of rings in any circumstance should be noted.
6.) Reflect. (Think about the woman you love).
If investigating and listening aren't giving you the kind of leads you were hoping for, take a step back and assume the classic position of The Thinker. Or just reflect casually about the woman you love. Think back to when you first met, your first dates up to your recent dates and why your paths crossed in the first place. Sometimes it can be easy to get wrapped up in the task at hand and lose yourself in a world of rings. Instead, sit back for a little while and lose yourself in thought about the woman who is going to be the world to you. This may provide great clarity.
7.) Go with your gut.
When all is said and done, only one ring can be chosen. Attempting to make this selection on your own to preserve that magical element of surprise was a bold move (nicely done)! Take a moment and compare yourself to other bold, successful people who have found themselves in the midst of a big decision. What do many resort to? Their gut. After you've done all the work and analysis you can do, it is easy to still find yourself torn between two or three options. The most indecisive of us may frequently feel lost in a limbo land between our heads and our hearts, but the ones who push through have learned to acknowledge that oft-suppressed voice of the gut. Don't just acknowledge it; respect it! Listen to it.
Thank it for still whispering to you despite the shouts form the logical mind, the impulsive heart and the fearful Id. Because no matter how complex a decision may seem, deep down we just know. You are at this point for a reason; likely because the love you have for your partner is beautiful and strong. At your core there is trust; in your gut your believe. Apply this shimmering faith to whatever ring you feel best represents your love, your partner and just go for it. Congratulations!
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New Scream Posters Show Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette 25 Years After Original
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Here they go again!
Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group unveiled three new character posters for the upcoming fifth Scream movie, showcasing returning stars Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and David Arquette as Sheriff Dewey.
The reboot's official tagline on each of the posters reads: "It's always someone you know," as the characters hold the iconic Ghostface mask.
This film's cast adds Kyle Gallner (Jennifer's Body), Mason Gooding (Love, Victor), Mikey Madison (Better Things), Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why), Jenna Ortega (You), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Yellowjackets), Sonia Ammar, Jack Quaid (The Boys) and Melissa Barrera (In the Heights). Marley Shelton, who appeared in 2011's Scream 4 as Deputy Judy Hicks, returns too.
According to a press release, Scream's synopsis goes, "Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past."
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The reboot is the first film in the franchise not directed by horror master Wes Craven, who died of a brain tumor at age 76 in 2015.
Campbell, 48, told Entertainment Weekly in October that she was reassured to join the project by the new directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not), who are longtime fans of Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson's original creation.
"I genuinely was in two minds," Campbell said. "The idea of making these films without Wes Craven seemed challenging to me. I loved the man very much. But Matt and Tyler wrote me a letter, speaking of their appreciation and great respect for Wes Craven, and speaking of the fact that the very reason that they are directors today was because of these movies and because of Wes, and that meant a great deal to me."
Returning as cutthroat investigative journalist Gale, Cox, 57, also felt Craven's absence on set after they had worked with him on the first four Scream movies.
"From the second I walked on the set, I felt extremely emotional and felt a real missing and longing for him," Cox told EW. "He had such [a] special, kind and caring quality about him, not to mention his incredible talent as a filmmaker. I looked up to Wes immensely professionally but also as a friend. I feel Wes would be so happy with the way Matt and Tyler have rebooted this franchise."
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Arquette, 50, said of missing Craven: "I'm not overly religious or anything, but I definitely was speaking to him, praying about it. It brought back a ton of memories of Wes, and that was emotional, you know, but it was beautiful. There were little signs. There were certain takes where the wind would blow and, I don't know, I just felt his energy."
Scream has a panel Saturday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. ET at 2021 Comic Con Experience (CCXP), available to stream on Twitch.
Scream is in theaters Jan. 14.
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In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by the man who revolutionized personal computing is launching an ambitious project to counter climate change: A nationwide reboot of nuclear energy technology. Until recently, Kemmerer was little-known for anything except J.C. Penney's first store and some 55-million-year-old fish fossils in quarries down the road. Then in November, a company started by Bill Gates, TerraPower, announced it had chosen Kemmerer for a nontraditional, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor that will bring on workers from a local coal-fired power plant scheduled to close soon.
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Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor plans to sell its 51% stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main partner in the venture, Yoma Strategic Holdings. Telenor confirmed the $53 million deal, reported earlier, in a statement seen Tuesday on its website. Yoma was founded by Myanmar tycoon Serge Pun.
Facing stark criticism from civil rights leaders, senators return to Capitol Hill under intense pressure to change their rules and break a Republican filibuster that has hopelessly stalled voting legislation. The Senate is set to launch debate Tuesday on the voting bill with attention focused intently on two pivotal Democrats — Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia — who were singled out with a barrage of criticism during Martin Luther King Jr. Day events for their refusal to change what civil rights leaders call the "Jim Crow filibuster." Martin Luther King III, the son of the late civil rights leader, compared Sinema and Manchin to the white moderate his father wrote about during the civil rights battles of the 1950s and 1960s — a person who declared support for the goals of Black voting rights but not the direct actions or demonstrations that ultimately led to passage of the landmark legislation.
Joe Biden's long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. After the turbulence and chaos of his predecessor, Donald Trump, Biden was seen by voters as one who could restore a sense of normalcy and a reassuring tone to the White House. Biden started his presidency with more than $4 trillion worth of big ideas — his eyes larger than what the Senate could stomach.
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White was 'radiant and beautiful and as happy as ever' when picture was taken, assistant says
Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.'s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington's watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and maintenance. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko, submitted to the Department of Defense in January 2021, underscores that American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal. U.S. air support to government forces was key in the 20-year-war against Taliban insurgents.
Man jailed 5 weeks; refused swab test, MC as he wanted $100 work bonus
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The mining encampment that stretches across a mountainside in Brazil's Amazon is dotted with plastic tarpaulin covers. Of all places this squatter settlement shouldn't exist, it's here: in Brazil's northernmost Roraima state that doesn't permit gold prospecting, inside one of the nation's Indigenous reserves where mining activity is illegal and on the flanks of this mountain – Serra do Atola – that traditional leaders of the Macuxi people hold sacred. Such relentless pressure is rekindling long-standing divisions in local communities here on the Raposa Serra do Sol reserve about the best path forward for their collective well-being.
Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan, foreign lobby records show. Ballard Partners registered as a foreign agent with the U.S. Justice Department on Jan. 13, according to new filings made public over the weekend. The contract, dated Jan. 12, was signed by Alfonso Quinonez, Guatemala's ambassador to the U.S., and Brian Ballard, president of the namesake lobbying firm and a longtime Trump ally.
Ai Weiwei is one of China's most famous artists, and many regard him as one of the world's greatest living ones of his profession. Working with the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, he helped design the Bird's Nest Stadium, the centerpiece of Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics. The stadium in northern Beijing, instantly recognizable for its weave of curving steel beams, will also host the opening ceremony for Beijing's Winter Olympics on Feb. 4.
Fast Growing RegTech SteelEye Reports 88% Growth In 2021
NEW YORK, January 18, 2022--SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has announced a record year of growth. Revenues increased 88 percent year-on-year in 2021 and the company now has over 120 institutional clients worldwide, with new clients including Oppenheimer Europe Ltd and JonesTrading.
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Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.'s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington's watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and maintenance. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko, submitted to the Department of Defense in January 2021, underscores that American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.
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Japan's government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people. Japan has never had a lockdown during the pandemic but has focused instead on asking restaurants and bars to close early. Crowds are back in many parts of Japan, with people packing stores and events, while COVID-19 cases jump.
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Hannah Led Weaning: Are cats edible?
Unfortunately it turns out that cat tails are chip shaped enough to at least attempt to eat them - we very nearly started the day with an early breakfast of fur. It was swiftly removed from the field of play, and actual food was served at lunchtime as normal.
Today was roast dinner, with parsnip, butternut squash and sweet potato on Hannah's menu. I prepared far too much, so there'll be leftovers on the menu in the week. All the items on offer seemed popular, although she pulled a particularly impressive face at the first taste of parsnip. The squash and sweet potato were softer than I first realised, and they quickly turned into mush when she picked them up, so I'm not sure how successful they were at this stage.
Not been able to get any full bibs yet, so we're still producing a rather large amount of washing. Today saw the first complete change, as the butternut squash had, as the name suggests, squashed itself into everything. We'd seen those bibs in Asda a couple of months back, but they don't seem to have any now. If you're reading this and know where we can get some, please leave a comment, I'm not sure how much more the washer can stand!
I got a couple of arms in bibs from Ikea yesterday, seem pretty good and of course very cheap.


A conversation I had the other day reminded me of this book I read a few years ago, that preached the idea of having "audacious faith." That if the plans we had for ourselves seemed easily attainable, or even realistic for where we are now, then they were not grand enough. That we should have so much faith in the God we serve that we would aspire for more. I do think goals and dreams are specific to the individual, and what seems "big" to one person, may not to another, but it got me thinking about my plans for the future.
As a college student, there is so much about my future that is unknown, and that in itself is scary! I don't know when my boyfriend and I will ever live in the same state. I don't know where I am going to get the money to carry out the dreams I have for after grad school and teaching. I don't know if I will ever have the income to afford a farmhouse on a plot of land with a white farmers sink. In the process of thinking about all the steps and obstacles required to reach my goals, I get suddenly overwhelmed with fear and doubt. In those moments I turn to the Lord. I lean on Him and I remember that I serve a big God, a God that provides, a God that can do exceedingly more than I can ask or think.
I know that if I have faith and put my life, my hopes and my dreams in God's hands, He will show up for me, and for that I am thankful! I also know that what my dreams are may not be aligned with the plans God has for me. So, I pray that I will have an obedient heart. That I will have a relationship with the Lord that puts me in position to hear the directions God has for me, and that I will listen.
I encourage you to put your future in God's hands. To have faith in the power of God, but to also work hard and pursue what you want wholeheartedly. I promise you, it will give you a sense of freedom unlike anything else!


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Ukrainian Marine to pope: Mariupol 'what hell on earth looks like'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Ukrainian Marine commander pleaded with Pope Francis to do everything to save the city of Mariupol, which is close to being captured by Russian forces. "I am turning to you for help because the time has come when prayers are not enough," Maj. Serhiy Volyna, commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, wrote in a letter published on April 18 by the Ukrainian online newspaper Pravda. The commander's letter to the pope was also shared on Twitter by Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See. Russian forces have focused their attacks on eastern Ukraine, particularly Mariupol. If captured, the port city would connect the Donbas region with Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. In his letter, Volyna said he had not read about the pope's appeals to the world on Ukraine's behalf because he had "been fighting for more than 50 days, completely surrounded, and all I have time for is a fierce battle for every meter of this city that is surrounded by the enemy."
Praying for victims, police, bishop says shooting shook all 'to our core'
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) – In his homily at the evening chrism Mass on April 12, Brooklyn Bishop Robert J. Brennan spoke of the subway shooting that occurred early in the day, saying: "We were shaken to our core this morning, right here in the borough of Brooklyn, when violence hit us at home. Tonight, we pray very earnestly for those who were injured, passengers on the train and the police who went in. We pray for their healing and restoration of their health. We pray for all of those out there every day watching over, protecting us, in so many ways," he said, echoing a statement he issued shortly after reports that a shooting spree took place at the Sunset Park subway station. Reuters, CNN and other news outlets reported that during the morning rush hour, a man wearing a gas mask released a canister of smoke and opened fire into the crowd on a train and on the station platform at a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A massive manhunt began immediately for the suspected shooter, later identified as Frank R. James, 62, and initially described as a person of interest. Later police said he was the only suspect. He was arrested on April 13 in the early afternoon, according to a tweet posted shortly before 2 p.m. EDT by WNBC-TV reporter Myles Miller. At least 23 people were injured. Ten of them were hit by gunfire; most were treated and released from the hospital.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Leaders of the Knights of Columbus see the Catholic men's fraternal organization as a powerful engine for evangelization, and to start that engine, they are developing a program to train members on how to evangelize. "We think it's desperately needed in the church," said Damien O'Connor, Vice President of Evangelization and Faith Formation for the Knights' Supreme Council, which has its headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. "We're all called to evangelize," but few Catholics are comfortable with that mission, O'Connor told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Diocese of Nashville. "We take it for granted that everybody knows how to share the faith." So the Knights are developing a prototype of a training program – the Sons of McGivney Evangelization and Discipleship Training – that was unveiled during a weekend training retreat from March 17-20 at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. "McGivney" in the title refers to Blessed Michael McGivney, who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. About 30 Knights from across Tennessee and 10 members of the staff at the Supreme Council participated in the training retreat, led by Sean Pott, Director of Evangelization and Education for the Knights.
Bishop says diocese is present for Haitians forgotten by
JÉRÉMIE, Haiti (CNS) – The third bishop of Haiti's Jérémie Diocese must be the only Catholic bishop in the world whose cathedral roof has collapsed twice in earthquakes and was ripped off once by a Category 4 hurricane. "We are alive," Bishop Joseph Gontrand Decoste told the Jérémie radio station JCOM in an April 14 video interview. "Depi tet ou pa koupe gen espwa mete chapo," the 64-year-old bishop said with a smile, peppering the interview with Creole proverbs. "As long as your head's still on your shoulders, you can hope to put a hat on it." Many locals will be preparing their finest hats for the mid-April diocesan golden jubilee, which also honors Bishop Carl-Édouard Peters, the first bishop, whose heart failed in 1975 as he cheered on Jérémie's winning soccer team. The St. Louis Cathedral, whose roof collapsed for a third time in the August 2021 earthquake, has been temporarily patched up for the occasion. "We cannot fail to celebrate," said Bishop Decoste, as he waits for a recommendation by engineers engaged by PROCHE, Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti. The 1901 cathedral, considered a national heritage, has always been an emblem of the remote coastal outpost of Jérémie. At one time, the city was connected to the rest of the country only by boat or a rocky, mountainous winding dirt track prone to flooding. A new road connecting Jérémie to Les Cayes, 60 miles to the southeast, was completed in 2015. Today, the region is cut off from capital city, Port-au-Prince, by armed gangs who control Martissant, a poor suburb on the only road leading to Haiti's southwestern peninsula.
Random detentions cast pall on high holy days in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) – The statue of Jesus, blindfolded and cuffed, ubiquitous during Holy Week processions here, hit close to home for Gabriela Rivas. Like many women in El Salvador, Rivas spent Holy Week looking for help for her husband, detained without cause by government authorities on April 10, Palm Sunday, she said. "We don't know what condition he's in, we have access to nothing, there's no communication, no visits," and no way to get him out, said Rivas, a Catholic mother of two, in an April 15 interview with Catholic News Service. Rivas' husband is one of more than 12,000 Salvadorans the government has detained since March 27, the day legislators approved an emergency law that made detentions in the Central American country easier. Government authorities said the move was necessary to battle gang violence following a weekend that set a record number of homicides in late March. "More than 12,000 terrorists captured in just 21 days," Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele tweeted on April 15. But Rivas said her husband was not a terrorist or a gang member. He was a bus driver trying to provide for his family when the government unjustly detained him using the emergency law. The measure suspends for 30 days constitutional freedoms, such as the right to assemble, due process and privacy in communications, and it threatens to detain suspected gang "collaborators."
Tropical storm continues to inflict damage on Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) – Tropical Storm Megi continues to inflict damage in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines after making landfall on April 10. By April 14, the death toll surpassed 120, with dozens remaining missing. Landslides and street flooding forced 140,000 people to seek refuge at evacuation sites in Northern Mindanao and Eastern Samar provinces, reported ucanews.com. On April 13, the Vatican sent a telegram expressing Pope Francis' condolences as well his prayers for the dead, injured, displaced, and emergency personnel involved in recovery efforts. The Philippine army has joined the rescue efforts but is facing difficulties in the movement of its personnel, reported ucanews.com. "We are racing against time to rescue those who are hit by landslides but cannot advance in some areas because the ground is still moving … it is dangerous," Col. Noel Vestuir told the media on April 12. "Our rescue teams are having difficulty in locating missing persons due to the mud deposits in flooded areas. We need to act fast, as many could die due to suffocation," Gary Escaler, a member of a rescue team, told ucanews.com.
Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 17, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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In October, Santa is working out, training the reindeerto pull his sleigh, looking over the letters and postcards from children—in any case, he's extremely busy. _ en a little girl named Arumi appears out of nowhere and insists on being his apprentice. "I want to be Santa!" Can Arumi really drive a reindeer sleigh and deliver presents to children all over the world? Hiko Tanaka, an expert at presenting the world through a child's point of view, delivers this original Christmas tale.


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Dozens of residents packed Anaheim City Hall Wednesday night to express their support for moving to a council district electoral system, with many complaining that Latinos in poor neighborhoods aren't adequately represented on the City Council.
"In the political arena, I have felt really excluded," said Martin Lopez, a city resident and Latino activist.
Wednesday's special meeting was in response to a lawsuit filed last month by the American Civil Liberties Union and local activists that accuses the city of violating the 2001 California Voting Rights Act, a law that mandates better representation for minorities.
Anaheim is 54 percent Latino, yet none of the sitting council members are Latino, an indication that the city's largest group of residents isn't represented, activists assert. The ACLU and activists say the cause of the inequity is Anaheim's at-large electoral system, meaning there are no requirements that council candidates live in certain neighborhoods.
Four of the five sitting council members reside in Anaheim Hills, the city's affluent eastern quarter. The lawsuit demands that the city implement council districts, a system where residents in a district would vote to elect only that district's representative.
Not everyone agreed that council districts are a good solution to the problem of underrepresentation for Latinos, or even that a problem exists. Disagreement followed ethnic lines, with white residents speaking against making any changes to the electoral system.
Most of those attending were Latinos in favor of council districts. Some carried hand mirrors with stickers that declared "We Are Anaheim."
"I'm offended that the basis of this suit is this city is racist. It is not racist," said Mitch Caldwell, president of the Anaheim Neighborhood Association, a political action committee that has supported council members in their campaigns.
Some of the tension between the groups involved Disneyland, the mega resort that is credited by some for generating the tax revenue needed to fund city services. Many poorer residents contend that the resort wields undue influence and manages to steer city services to itself at the expense of residents.
William Dennis Fitzgerald, a frequent council and Disney critic, said that Disney would likely fight implementing council districts. "That is something that Disney will not allow," Fitzgerald said as many meeting attendees applauded in agreement.
Craig Farrow, a retired city police sergeant and an advisory committee member for Support Our Anaheim Resort, an advocacy group heavily funded by Disney, defended the resort as being vital to the city.
"Anaheim would not be what it is today without Disney," Farrow said.
A panel of experts on the Voting Rights Act presented facts about the law and fielded questions from council members and residents. Two of the panelists, civil rights litigator Robert Rubin and attorney Jose Paz, who defended Compton in a Voting Rights Act lawsuit, debated some of the legal arguments surrounding the issue.
Ethnic groups tend to vote in blocks, Rubin said, which can end up barring minorities from having elected representatives. At-large elections also make candidates much more reliant on money to get their message across, Rubin said. In a district, a candidate could campaign effectively by just by walking the neighborhoods, he said.
"We all know how expensive it is to run in Anaheim," said 26-year-old Daniel Hernandez, a West Anaheim resident. "I've never seen you guys knock on my door. All I get are mailers."
Paz, meanwhile, argued that the inability to elect a candidate could be attributed to low voter turnout. If Latinos don't show up to vote, Paz said, then it can't be argued that they have been shut out of the political system. "All one has to do is show up to the polls," he said.
Some Latino residents and activists argue that underrepresentation has led to an uneven distribution of resources. Anaheim Hills has more parks, libraries, fire stations and community centers per 50,000 residents than other parts of the city, according to a report from Orange County Communities for Responsible Development, which conducts policy research and civic activism.
At the end of the meeting, Councilwoman Lorri Galloway said that her father is full Latino, so news reports stating that there are no Latino council members are wrong. "I am no less Latino than Barack Obama is black," she said.
For the purposes of the voting rights act, however, that may not be the case. Galloway, who is considered a stalwart champion of the city's poor neighborhoods, said in a previous interview that her father is Spanish. Spaniards are not Latino representatives, Rubin said.
Please contact Adam Elmahrek directly at aelmahrek@voiceofoc.org and follow him on Twitter: twitter.com/adamelmahrek. And add your voice with a letter to the editor.
ACLU: Council Does Not Adequately Represent Minorities
Tagged: American Civil Liberties Union, Anaheim City Council, Disneyland, district elections, lawsuit, Lorri Galloway, minority representation, Robert Ruben, Support Our Anaheim Resort, Voting Rights Act


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Derrick Procell
By: khaggard
Two multi-talented musicians, Grammy winner Terry Abrahamson and songwriter/vocalist Derrick Procell have teamed up to write what they hope becomes an LGBT anthem. Catchy in tune, fun in spirit with a tongue in cheek title, HL got the scoop on the inspiration behind the song, the story behind these dynamic creators.
HL: Your song "50 Shades of Gay" speaks to the vast differences within the LGBT community, a topic that's often largely overlooked and feels somewhat taboo. Among the community, there's the collective pull of everyone striving to reach the same goals, of wanting to be accepted at large, yet the individuals that make up the community itself are so beautifully unique and different. What was the inspiration behind making "50 Shades of Gay"? What originally got you guys hooked onto the idea of making this song together?
Derrick Procell: Terry and I have been writing songs together for almost three years now. Of the almost three dozen songs we've written, quite a few of them are lyrically fueled by Terry's acute sense of social and political events. They are some of my favorite songs. When he presents those lyrics to me, I can immediately feel the passion behind them and I strive to come up with music that will bring the message home.
Terry Abrahamson: I'd heard about the book Fifty Shades of Grey, and it immediately hit me. Homo suggests the same, but if you look at everyone in this video, I feel the variety is limited only by the length of the song and what I can show in what is intended as a family-friendly concept. The title suggests variety; it suggests a celebration…dare I say "It wrote itself?" Well, the lyrics did…the melody probably took a lot more thought…but it sure works. We wanted a celebration, an anthem, something that could touch a twelve year-old, a parent, a cop or a mime…anybody. We're hoping this is seen and celebrated by as many straight people as by non-straight people. It's for everyone.
HL: What is your involvement in the LGBT community?
Terry Abrahamson: For starters, I have two homes – primarily in Chicago, and secondarily in North Truro, MA on Cape Cod. Both homes are centered in communities close to the epicenter of Gay Urban life (North Halsted and Provincetown, respectively), as were my former residences in West Hollywood and Polk Street, SF, so I've been living in it most of my adult life. Professionally, I have been involved in theater and the music business my entire adult life, and focused on GLBT themes in my original shows, which include, but are not limited to: The New Orleans Jazz Funeral of Stella Brooks (for the 2010 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival), How to Bust a Bully (a traveling in-school production for the State of Illinois school system) and Kama Sutra the Musical (2006-2010), the last of which featured GLBT-skewed content and the songs "When Pussies Collide" and "Baby, Won't You Do Me Where the Sun Don't Shine." I also wrote the lyrics for "The Heart of Me," the first Lesbian Love Song in film history for the 1984 film "Jailbird Rock," and – does this count? – co-wrote "Just Lust," recorded by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Joan Jett.
Derrick Procell: My involvement in the LGBT community consists mainly of a lifelong association with musicians, actors and others in the arts in general. I must admit that I've mostly had the opportunity to work alongside gay and lesbian performers. I'm not sure about bi or transexual orientation as it rarely comes up in working conversations.
HL: Have you ever experienced less-than accepting attitudes within the community?
Terry Abrahamson: No.
Derrick Procell: I grew up in the 50s and 60s in Milwaukee, a very large small town with somewhat conservative attitudes that reflected the times. I've personally witnessed the name calling and sometimes hateful homophobic taunts that were aimed at "different" people…mostly inflicted by young males and usually involving alcohol! I now live in a fairly liberal suburb of Chicago and have not witnessed any sort of less-than accepting attitudes here. My twelve year-old daughter is very aware of the issues facing the LGBT community.
HL: And how do you think we can work together to be more supportive/accepting of each other within our own community?
Terry Abrahamson: These are attitudes that are developed starting with early childhood and continuing through adolescence. After that, it's possible to change existing behavior, but with diminishing rates of success. The best hope to achieve tolerance is through relentless messaging: billboards, TV, web, radio…the more people are exposed to what they can't tolerate, the less foreign it becomes. Look at how ubiquitous the rainbow flag is, the pink breast cancer ribbon, they're part of the culture, but weren't always. Sensorial bombardment and fun, upbeat, energizing is always better, like "50 Shades of Gay." When I shot this video, I had to capture the positivity that Derrick had exploding out of the music. I needed happy people whose personalities and comfort within their own skin came across with an undeniable spontaneity and contagion. That's why the video works.
HL: What have you learned in the process of making / writing the song (or producing the video)?
Terry Abrahamson: We've been more validated than educated. We thought people would want to participate, that the pride would just burst forth. Let's be honest about it, though. This was shot in environments that promoted pride and eroded inhibitions: Pride Week in Chicago and on Commercial Street in Provincetown; situations that encourage celebration of the GLBT lifestyle. However the individuals we shot choose to live out that lifestyle. It would've been a tougher vid to shoot at an NFL game or on the streets of Salt Lake City. One thing I learned was that you can capture some pretty fine video with an iPhone, which is how we shot every frame.
HL: Do you have any plans to perform the song live in the near future? If so, where?
Derrick Procell: No plans at the moment. However, I do a fair amount of live gigging around the Chicago area either leading a large society band, or solo work as a singing piano guy. I'm not sure how the song might translate to a solo situation… but it sure might be fun to pull out on an unsuspecting bar crowd some night.
Terry Abrahamson: Our intentions were to create a piece that others would seize as a powerful live performance opportunity. We're starting to contact choirs, choruses…anyone who appreciates the unique potential this song has to rouse an audience. The dream scenario is an all-star celebration for a good cause, performed onstage at Madison Square Garden by Elton John, Melissa Etheridge, McCartney, Adele, Mick Jagger. This was never meant as a song by GLBTQs for GLBTQs. It's a celebration of life, just like "We Shall Overcome;" we can all be the performers, we can all be the benefactors as well as the beneficiaries. But honestly, and this just hit me last week: it belongs with The Village People.
HL: Lastly, is there anything the HL community can do to help support you guys and get this song out there?
Terry Abrahamson: Play i t, share it, get it out to schools. I have psychologist friends who play the video for their LGBTQ clientsas a self-esteem builder. We've gotten encouragement and big thank yous from people all over the world,and we know it has all the power we hoped it would have. It's happy, it's healing, it's a big hooray!Get every choir and chorus and church group – gay, straight, and as the song says, "everyone in between" – to perform it.And if you can get it to Elton John, well we owe you a drink. Make it a pitcher of Cosmos.
Derrick Procell: You're already helping to support us by your interest in the song and video. As I was quoted in the Huffington Post article, we'd just love the song to get covered by a popular artist who might be able to bring the message into the mainstream. I believe it's a message that needs to be heard. And, although I've seen some naysayers regarding the title of the song being cribbed from a straight B&D novel as not worthy of being an LGBT anthem, the fact that Terry latched onto a very popular title only helps to bring it the attention it deserves. Nothin' wrong with using something familiar if it gets the job done.
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A4 program template faith based or spiritual theme with blessed mother amidst a soft billowy background. The back of the funeral program continues a similar background gradient design with white transparent overly that is perfect for a poem or short obituary/biography. The main colors for this funeral program template are soft blue lavender hues. The inside displays a complimentary background gradient design which can display a funeral program order of service, poetry, or completed funeral obituary. Use this program for any event or occasion, all text boxes fully editable.


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package explorviz.live_trace_processing.main;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Queue;

import explorviz.live_trace_processing.Constants;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.configuration.Configuration;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.configuration.ConfigurationFactory;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.connector.TCPConnector;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.filter.SinglePipeConnector;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.filter.counting.RecordCountingFilter;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.record.IRecord;
import explorviz.live_trace_processing.writer.load_balancer.LoadBalancer;

public class WorkerStarter {

	public static boolean isWorker;

	public static void main(final String[] args) {
		final Configuration configuration = ConfigurationFactory.createSingletonConfiguration();

		isWorker = configuration.getBooleanProperty(ConfigurationFactory.WORKER_ENABLED);

		Queue<IRecord> sink = null;

		if (isWorker) {
			final SinglePipeConnector<IRecord> tcpConnectorConnector = new SinglePipeConnector<IRecord>(
					Constants.TRACE_SUMMARIZATION_DISRUPTOR_SIZE);

			final TCPConnector connector = new TCPConnector(tcpConnectorConnector,
					configuration.getStringProperty(ConfigurationFactory.WRITER_TARGET_IP),
					configuration.getIntProperty(ConfigurationFactory.WRITER_TARGET_PORT, 10133),
					configuration);

			configureLoadBalancerIfEnabled(configuration, connector);

			connector.start();

			sink = tcpConnectorConnector.registerProducer();
		} else {
			final SinglePipeConnector<IRecord> recordCountingConnector = new SinglePipeConnector<IRecord>(
					Constants.TRACE_SUMMARIZATION_DISRUPTOR_SIZE);
			new RecordCountingFilter(recordCountingConnector, null).start();

			// final SinglePipeConnector<IRecord> traceCountingConnector = new
			// SinglePipeConnector<IRecord>(
			// Constants.TRACE_SUMMARIZATION_DISRUPTOR_SIZE);
			// new TraceCountingFilter(traceCountingConnector,
			// recordCountingConnector.registerProducer()).start();

			sink = recordCountingConnector.registerProducer();
		}

		FilterConfiguration.configureAndStartFilters(configuration, sink);
	}

	private static void configureLoadBalancerIfEnabled(final Configuration configuration,
			final TCPConnector tcpConnector) {
		final boolean loadBalancerEnabled = configuration
				.getBooleanProperty(ConfigurationFactory.LOAD_BALANCER_ENABLED);

		if (loadBalancerEnabled) {
			new LoadBalancer(
					configuration.getStringProperty(ConfigurationFactory.LOAD_BALANCER_IP),
					configuration.getIntProperty(ConfigurationFactory.LOAD_BALANCER_PORT, 10200),
					configuration.getIntProperty(ConfigurationFactory.LOAD_BALANCER_WAIT_TIME,
							20000),
					configuration
							.getStringProperty(ConfigurationFactory.LOAD_BALANCER_SCALING_GROUP),
					tcpConnector);
		} else {
			try {
				tcpConnector.connect();
			} catch (final IOException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
	}
}

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Aspen Hill is a large Maryland suburb with pride of ownership and plenty of natural greenspace. In other words, don't move here if you're looking for a hot time in the city, If you're interested in competitively priced single family homes for sale, however, read on. Covering 10.5 square miles in Montgomery County, this well-populated community is also often associated with Silver Spring.
As a fledgling village in the mid-1800s, Aspen Hill got its name from the tall pale trees near Washington-Brookville Pike crossroads, These days, those streets are known as Georgia and Connecticut Avenues and the trees are no longer standing, Not to worry, however, There is plenty of other greenery throughout the community.
Condos for sale in Aspen Hill are usually found in the northwestern part of the community with prices starting around $200,000 for apartment-stye units. Most of the condo listings are townhouses, however, and they can climb into the high six figure range. The top end of the market is represented by custom homes for sale with competitive prices per square foot from builders in the area. For more information about Aspen Hill, MD homes for sale, contact us today!
The bulk of the Aspen Hill real estate inventory belongs to detached single-family homes for sale, with modest Ramblers and cute cottages often listing for as little as $300,000. Prices rise steadily from there, with Colonials, Cape Cods and Split-levels, near the northern part of town. The high end of the market is represented by custom homes for sale with competitive prices per square foot from local builders.
This popular commuter suburb has a very active civic organization—residents recently resisted efforts by Walmart to open a store. The locals did, however, lend their support to a new Home Depot—where else are you going to get all the supplies necessary for weekend projects? With great parks and recreation, and fun family eateries, Aspen Hill continues to grow as one of Washington Metro's more intriguing options for value-added home ownership.


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BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 30th November, 2015. - In order to strengthen the promotion of Mexico in the economic, commercial, cultural and touristic areas in Northern Ireland, the Government of Mexico has opened its first ever Honorary Consulate in this capital city.
Inaugurated on 29 October 2015, in the frame of The Year of Mexico in the United Kingdom, the Honorary Consulate will also be a conduit between the Mexican community established in this northern area and the Embassy of Mexico to the UK, in order to provide them support with consular assistance when needed.
Mr. Brendan McGinn, an entrepreneur, 46, was appointed by the Mexican Government as its Honorary Consul in Belfast. He has held a number of finance, operational and strategic roles in UK, Irish and European businesses which have assisted in driving investment, building and promoting trade.
The opening ceremony of the representation -the first of its kind in the bilateral relation history between Mexico and Northern Ireland- was headed by the Ambassador of Mexico to the United Kingdom and attended by authorities, Mexican nationals living in Northern Ireland, diplomats, media representatives, businessmen and artists.
On the occasion of the inauguration, Ambassador Gomez-Pickering was received by Ms Arlene Foster, Acting First Minister of Northern Ireland, to whom he shared the Honorary Consulate´s project which also will underpin the goal to increase exchanges and cooperation in education, science and technology with Belfast.
During his working visit to Northern Ireland, Ambassador Gomez-Pickering also held a meeting with Councillor Arder Carson, Lord Mayor of Belfast, with whom he shared his expectations from the new Honorary Consulate in terms or promoting trade, investment and tourism.
The Mexican diplomat invited Lord Mayor to consider a future working visit to Mexico´s cities such as Tijuana, Baja California -taking advantage of his visit planned to California in January 2016- where he might be able to explore business opportunities in technology and creative industries due to the borderline city´s long tradition in those fields.
He also mentioned that the new Honorary Consul of Mexico is a non-executive Director at Globalvia Inversiones SAU, a world leader in the management of infrastructure assets and funds, which owns six major concessions in Latin America, including Mexico.
From Ambassador Diego Gomez-Pickering perspective, "Honorary Consul Brendan McGinn will provide valuable support promoting Mexico in the economic, commercial, cultural and touristic areas of Northern Ireland, where there is still a great potential for the development of strategic links".
Mr McGinn said the appointment was an outstanding honour. "It is a great honour to accept this appointment from The Government of Mexico .I look forward to working with local and Mexican institutions, businesses and cultural groups to maximize this new opportunity ".
The Honorary Consulate in Belfast is the third one opened by Mexico during the celebration of its Dual Year with the United Kingdom. Previously, the offices in Manchester and Cardiff were inaugurated on 16th June and 8th July, respectively.


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Another coronavirus variant being found more frequently in California, including in L.A., Orange, Riverside
California closing in on 3 million coronavirus cases amid rocky rollout of vaccines
Sheriff's deputies bust underground 'superspreader' parties across L.A. County
Cedars-Sinai hospital freezers are being prepped for coronavirus vaccine storage
by: Nexstar Media Wire, Associated Press
Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is among the hospitals around the U.S. getting ready to receive COVID-19 vaccines, once they're approved and available for use.
Cedars-Sinai was selected as one of the distribution sites because of its ability to store vaccines at ultra-cold temperatures. The freezers can keep medicines as cold as -80 degrees Celsius.
"As a major research center, we need that ultra-cold storage to support some of our research projects. So we already had them on site and available," said Dr. Jeff Smith, the hospital's chief operating officer.
Ultra-cold freezers are in demand to handle Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved by the FDA for emergency use.
Pfizer submitted the vaccine last Friday for approval and that process could take up to three weeks. If approved, vaccines will start rolling out immediately, but Pfizer's vaccine needs special care. The vaccine must remain at minus 70 degrees Celsius.
Each state is identifying hospitals, research labs and other facilities which have these extremely cold freezers to help in the distribution process. The freezers at Cedar Sinai will be able to store up to 200,000 vaccine doses.
"So the health department will allocate a specific amount of vaccine, which will be shipped directly to us. We will store that, take it out of the storage containers, which contain dry ice, and put them directly into our freezers, which are in a secure location and also are monitored remotely for to make sure that they stay at the proper temperature, monitored and alarmed," said Smith.
Frontline healthcare workers will be among the first to be offered a vaccine, but it's not yet known how public health authorities will prioritize other groups.
There are currently three major drug manufacturers moving forward with vaccines.
Pfizer is the only COVID-19 vaccine that requires being kept in a deep freeze. Moderna, which is reportedly going to ask the FDA for emergency use authorization approval in mid-December, needs to be kept at minus 20 degrees Celsius—that is more like a regular freezer. And AstraZeneca's vaccine can be kept at room temperature.
by Nouran Salahieh / Jan 17, 2021
Another coronavirus variant — different from the strain first detected in the United Kingdom — is being found more frequently across California, state officials said Sunday.
The L452R variant was identified in 12 California counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego.
by KTLA Digital Staff, Carlos Saucedo / Jan 17, 2021
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials continued to crack down on coronavirus "super-spreader" events and underground parties over the weekend as COVID-19 cases soar, the agency announced Sunday.
The operation by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Super-Spreader Task Force busted an underground event at 600 Block of West Manchester Avenue Saturday night and approximately 167 adults were cited for violating county health orders and released, sheriff's officials said.
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Creature Caster – Want some mini's so large and detailed they can't be called mini's? Then this project might be for you. You owe it to yourself to go check out how awesome that dragon is, at the very least.
This week my color scheme was once again chosen using the appropriate-colors-I-haven't-used-in-a-while-technique. It's pretty complicated, I know, but you get the hang of it after a while. I could certainly have used more time on the cloak, but I'm pretty pleased with how the rest turned out.
Tallghost also joins us this week. He did a much better job on the cloak than I did, but he also nailed the face. The expression is perfect for this mini. Keep it up!
Dirk goes with a slightly more muted color scheme this week, evoking thoughts of plague and disease in his mini. The creeptastic base certainly reinforces this image.
Magnus, in a similar vein, went with a very earth toned color scheme. From this one I'm getting more of a hermit vibe than a necromancer one though.
And Clint sent us this example of necromantic sorcererhood. Nice not-quite-black.
Arjen has one more necromancer for us this week. I like subtle color scheme on this one, and the excellent blending. Great job.
Village Rioter – Let's see some OSL this week. Send pictures to caffeineforge@gmail.com by 4/27/14 at 9pm.
It's fun seeing the different takes on the same mini, David. Fun post. Thanks for sharing it!
Actually, my inspiration was the Cult of the Yellow Sign (from the Cthulhu mythos). I backed the Cthulhu Wars KS, and have been eagerly following it while awaiting fulfillment (which has sadly been pushed back to September).
I really like the colors you used, David; your figure comes off as a decaying necromancer or lich-to-be!
The first impression I got when seeing this figure was "king in yellow". Funny to know that I was right. very creepy if you know who the king in yellow is, very nice.
Hi all, my picture actually shows two versions. First i painted it with a grey beard, but i found it rather dull, so then i made the middle version.
This week, Magnus has the one that makes me go Oh wow! A very inspired choice of color and well executed. As a DM, I like Davids version best, as it will definitely give players the creeps if you put it on the table.