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A Frothy Mix Of Questions, Answers, From Dan Savage Straight To You
Rebecca Schoenkopf
Hola! Wonkette is pleased to present a Live Chat with Dan Savage, the Patriot who effluviated Rick Santorum's name so that now he is unGoogleable in Polite Company. Also, he once licked Gary Bauer's knob! Also too, he is a gay guy who has been helping straight people fumble their way up and down each other's bodies for like 75 years now (by our count, Dan Savage is 89 years old, as he had to be at least 10 years older than us when we were 22, but then, weirdly, 11 years later, we were 33 and he was 32? Anyway, now we are 40, so he might be 17. Oh well, MATH). Also the third, he and his husband, Terry, started the It Gets Better Project, which is that thing that made you cry. And also quadrupled, he has a new book! The first seven chapters of it are great!
You can ask questions via the comments section if you are a certified commenter (which you aren't) or via tips at wonkette dot com! Let's start this bitch!
Wonkette: A/S/L?
Dan Savage: My age is officially 34, but actually 48. My sex is AMAZING. And I'm in Seattle, in my office, sitting at Ann Landers' desk.
Wonkette: I KNEW you were only 34! You used to be like 10 years older than me, but then you were two years younger and it bummed me out!
First question, from "Anonymous": My massage therapist is like 24 and gorgeous -- mix of sexy Middle Easterns -- and I think he is trying to fuck me. I have had many massage therapists, and I have NEVER thought any of them might be trying to fuck me, which is why I think he might be trying to fuck me.
Basically, verrrrry sensual (combined with good deep tissue stuff) and he is like breathing in my ear while he massages me; he is very fast and loose with the sheet; and he does so much inner thigh work he pretty much is within millimeters of having a fistful of muff like half the time he's rubbing me.
Also, I peeked when he was basically reverse teabagging me (he stretches his body all the way across my back, from my head) and he totally had a bone.
So I am okay with it if he is trying to fuck me! But he probably can't be like, wanna bone? Because I could complain to the spa and get him arrested. And I can't be like, wanna bone? Because I figure massage therapists get insulted when people assume they are sexworkers. But maybe it is different for guys? They don't assume you assume they are a sexworker? Or something?
So I was like "what would Dan tell me to do?" (for real) and basically just started mmmmming and ohhhhhing a lot and being sort of flirty and shit. Also, basically ACTUALLY WAVING MY ASS AROUND IN THE AIR.
And then it was over.
So I figure if he has not tried to fuck me, he probably just wants a good tip from the businesslady entrepreneuress?
Savage: i have always been a fan of the direct question, gracefully constructed -- meaning, a nice, face-saving out. forgive the shitty dialogue:
"Your technique is so sensual. Much more sensual than most. So, yeah, maybe I'm misreading cues due to your particular style—and forgive me if I'm way off base here and if this question upsets you I'm apologizing now in advance—but do you want to fuck me?"
you'll know one way or another pretty quick. and knowing is better.
Wonkette: Here is a question from my little brother: Why did my libido go away when I turned 30/stopped doing drugs? Will it return?
Dan Savage: Libido... well, the tide rolls out, the tide rolls in. Sometimes something else is going on in your life when the tide rolls out and you think, "Hey, this must be the reason my libido tanked." And maybe it is. But it could be a coincidence. So let's not chalk this up to 30 and knocking off the drugs. You're making big changes and your body is taking a break and taking it easy on you. It's probably a relief that, with everything else going on with you right now, you don't have to worry about your dick and his needs at the moment.
Have your hormone levels checked and if they're normal... don't stress out about it. Trust that the tide will roll back in.
And, hey, if you're missing the intensity of the drugs-and-sex combo, there's always hardcore BDSM. I have a good friend who swapped the endorphins and highs of meth-fueled-disaster sex for beatings-fueled-kinky sex. He's happier now and his teeth aren't falling out.
Wonkette: So, Dan, the first seven chapters of your book are fantastic. Funny, tender. I love your explanation that close relationships with your mom are a PERK of being gay, and I love the way you look at the Church.
Can you maybe summarize chapter eight for us?
Dan Savage: Chapter 8? I haven't looked at the book since it went to the publisher. Which chapter is chapter 8?
Wonkette: I don't know!
Dan Savage: You summarize it for me, I'll summarize it for you. Deal?
Wonkette: Well I only started it last night, and then I was tired.
Dan Savage: Grabbing a copy of the book now...
It's the Pete La Barbera chapter
Wonkette: Ooooh, he's fun! Is he still trying to fight you?
Dan Savage: Peter isn't trying to fight me. What Peter does is hateflirt with me. He hates me soooooo hard. And every morning he rushes to his computer to get on Twitter and tell me just how haaaaaaaaard he haaaaaaates me. I actually enjoy my online interactions with Peter. All of our enemies should be so transparent and ridiculous.
Dan Savage: Oh! Chapter 8: "Folsom Prism." It's about the International Mr. Leather Contest and the Folsom Street Fair and the rightwing religious conservatives who obsess about these big gay kink and fetish events. They're not entirely gay anymore, but they're still pretty kinky and outrageous. Rightwing nuts like Peter LaBabera sneak into IML and Folsom—which are open to the public, which makes the sneaking easy—and take pictures that they share with their followers and readers. They say, "SEE?!? They say they want marriage and family but what they really want is depraved sex and fetish wear!" I argue that there's nothing about kink or leather or fetish gear that prevents a person from wanting—or having—marriage and family.
Terry and I go to IML every year, and we have a blast. I write about that. And I advise straight people to be more like gay people in this respect. So long as you define marriage and family as the end of sexual adventure, you make marriage and family life less appealing. You can have it all! We certainly do.
Wonkette: So let us get back to Chapter One, which I TOTALLY READ.
Dan Savage: Chapter one... yes.
Wonkette: You talk about your connection to the Church, and how you still miss it, mostly for your mom, and the spaces you shared.
And how she was a righteous American Catholic, which is to say kickass.
So. What do you think of New Pope?
Dan Savage: Yeah, my mom was pretty amazing. I think she would've liked New Pope. She hated the Benedict, a.k.a. the Dowager Pope, and couldn't help but roll her eyes when his named was mentioned. She wasn't a fan of JP2 either. But the new pope's willingness to talk about social justice, his refusal to go in for the pomp (he blew off some silly concert being held in his honor), the way he doesn't hammer away at the queers (even if it's clear he's not that into us)—all of that is positive. I'm curious to see where he takes the church—if he isn't murdered. (Remember JP1? Some think he was offed.)
Wonkette: Oh I hope he is not murdered. Official Wonkette Editorial Policy is that we are hoping for a new John XXIII (even though we are aware he is not that into you, and we are sorry). But our commetners go BATSHIT with anti-Catholic stuff every time we write New Pope Nice Times.
Dan Savage: I think that chapter in the book will surprise people who think I'm some sort of rabid Christian hater. The Family Research Council and Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (Peter LaB's outfit), and NOM have all worked hard to promote the whole "Dan Savage hates Christians!" thing. I don't hate Christians. I hate hypocrites—you can tolerate legal divorce as a Catholic but not legal gay marriage? You point to Leviticus but I'm not allowed to point to the other shit in Leviticus? I have a problem with that shit. Not with Christians. I call myself culturally Catholic. And I am.
A question from commenter "wordsaladnation": DAN SAVAGE, AHOY: I am a junior high school teacher in a fairly progressive New England state. Over the summer, I have been tasked with creating several "diversity" lessons to be taught to students across all of our grades. I know that you usually talk about the sexy-time, so this question might be "verboten," as Darrell Issa would say, but, if you had to choose five topics about which young people should be informed that are related to "diversity," what would they be?
By the way, I think you're great, but who doesn't? (Darrell Issa, trick question!)
Dan Savage: I'm bad at this kind of question. Diversity is not so hard. You don't need to cover five topics. You just need to cover this one topic: Don't be an asshole.
People are all sorts of different. There are religious differences, sexual differences, gender is a spectrum, etc., etc. The way you are isn't the only way to be and so long as someone isn't trying to force you to live their way, leave them the fuck alone. Don't judge, don't hate, don't fear—don't be an asshole. It's pretty simple.
And you have nothing to fear from people with different family structures, different sexualities, different gender expression(s). So don't waste the time. Being an asshole—being Peter LaBabera—takes a lot of time and effort. And for what? All of Peter's fuming about the gays hasn't kept a single dick out of single gay man's mouth. It's a waste of time. Being an asshole is a waste of time. The time you've wasted being an asshole is time you could've spent sucking a dick. Teach that!
"Callyson" asks: Hi Dan, Do you have any priorities for the 2014 elections? Any politicians you especially want to elect or defeat?
Dan Savage: I think our top priority going into 2014 has to be... voter registration. We got a great decision out of the Supremes this week on gay marriage. We got an awful decision out of the Supremes the day before on the Voting Rights Act. They killed the Voting Rights Act. Republican-controlled state legislatures in shitty, shitty states are moving right now to disenfranchise African American voters and Latino voters and poor voters and young voters. People are going to need help getting their birth certificates and the IDs they need to vote. We have to work on that. We have to defeat the motherfuckers in the GOP—and the motherfuckers on the Supreme Court—who want to take us back to Jim Crow.
If you didn't catch Rachel Maddow on this last night, go watch it. It'll make your blood boil.
And I'm supporting Wendy Davis for Supreme Allied Commander.
"Maman" asks: How do you not fuck up teenagers so they spend all their adulthood in therapy while trying to protect them and maintain appropriate boundaries when it comes to sex.
Dan Savage: I wish I knew.
Sex fucks us up, not our parents, not our sex ed or lack of it. Ultimately what fucks us up about sex is sex itself. It's bigger and stronger and more powerful than we are. Sex is in charge. It's 250,000,000 years old—sexual reproduction is—and our species is 200,000 years old. That's why sex always wins.
I think what we tell our kids is that sex is big and powerful and fun and awesome and there are risks that are built in and there are risks we can control for and mitigate. And don't make the mistake of having a "dialogue" with your kid about sex. You perform a monologue for your kid about sex. You download what they need to know—and you say it out loud (you talk about birth control and masturbation and consent and rape) even if your kid is telling you he/she knows and begging you to shut up. You tell them anyway.
And then you give yourself a break. There's no such thing as a perfectly healthy person when it comes to plain ol' health—why do we expect there to be perfectly healthy people when it comes to sex? Sex is messy, we're messy. You're messy, your kids will be a bit messy.
Wonkette: a lady has a question about sexing people who aren't her husband, and I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER BECAUSE IT WAS BEFORE CHAPTER EIGHT.
Anonymous asks: My husband and I have been married for a very long time, but he refuses to have sex with me anymore. We have not had sex in more than 5 years. I am not even 50, so a celibate life seems pretty dismal, but I don't want to end my marriage, either.
The other thing is I would like to try sex with a woman. I have fantasized about it for a long, long time. My husband is the only partner I've ever had, and our sex life was never that great. I don't want to misrepresent myself as being in the market for a LTR, I would just like to have a fling with a woman. Or even just a one night stand, to start. But I don't even know where to start. Do I need to tell my husband? I feel like he's cheated me out of part of our marriage, but he won't even discuss it. Where do I find a nice lady who might give me a trial run and teach me the ropes?
Dan Savage: Here's where you find a nice lady, Anonymous: on the Internet. The Internet was invented to bring people together. Say what you've said here—don't misrepresent yourself—and you'll meet someone who wants what you're offering, or is in a very similar situation.
And... fuck your husband. If he's abandoned you sexually and refuses to discuss it and it's been fives years, you are not obligated to discuss this with him or get his consent. The sexual aspect of your marriage is over. You're free to get your needs met elsewhere. If you want to stay in the marriage for reasons other than sex, that's your right. And isn't that what your husband is doing?
Oh, one more thing for the lady with the jerk husband: I get TONS of letters from people in your situation—men and women. You may think it's pathetic and that no one will want to be with you under the circumstances, but someone who is in your exact situation could make the ideal fuck buddy. Be honest, put it out there, put yourself out there. You shouldn't have to live a celibate life. So don't live one.
Anonymous asks: How do I tell my lovely boyfriend that I think it would be cool if we could screw other people once in a while without shocking him/hurting his feelings/thinking I'm getting ready to break up? I just think it would add some zest.
Dan Savage: You could give him Christopher Ryan's Sex at Dawn and Daniel Bergner's What Women Want and ask them to read 'em both. And then tell him what you want. And if he doesn't want what you want, and the relationship ends as a result, isn't that for the best? Knowing what you know about yourself and your desires, being with someone who wants a sexually exclusive relationship isn't going to make you happy. So it it ends over this issue, if it ends because you asked, that's a good thing, that's something to embrace. Because then you'll be free to find someone who wants what you want and he'll be able to find someone who wants what he wants. Everybody wins.
"BLUEb4sinrise" asks (and others have variations on this question for some reason): Dan, is obsession with "My Little Pony" a sign of depravity? Yes, really asking for a friend.
Dan Savage: An obsession with "My Little Pony" is desperate bid for attention—and one that shouldn't be rewarded with attention. Shrug it off, don't be an asshole about it, trust that the person will grow bored with MLP once they realize that their obsession doesn't make them an object of fascination. But if they never outgrow it... so what, right? It makes them look silly but it doesn't harm anyone else.
Lowkey3888 asks: Okay, so, a while ago, I missed a chance with a woman I was crazy about because I was in a convenient relationship with a woman I just liked. I decided that I was going to grow up a bit, and wait for Mrs. Wow. Now it's been over 2 years, and I'm starting to get a little neurotic about the state of my sexual abilities. Do you think I should find someone to knock the dust off with (I'm not a prude, but honestly, meh), or should I have some faith that Mrs. Wow won't bolt if I need a couple of times to find my groove again?
Dan Savage: I think you should admit being rusty to Mrs. Wow. Be honest and the awkwardness evaporates. Try to cover it up—or run out and fuck some other people to paper it over—and it gets worse. If Mrs. Wow is ready and available, practice with her.
"Vulpes82" asks: With the striking down of DOMA, do you worry, as I do, that the "powergays" -- urban, white, well-to-do -- who mostly live in states with gay marriage and are now federally recognized, will start shrugging their shoulders at the rest of us and become the Republicans they were destined to be?
Dan Savage: There have always been some clueless fucking idiotic gays out there who are Republican—and they're not all white. The first gay Republican I got to know was a black dude. And let's not forget about Mary Cheney, pussy-munching, card-carrying Republican and Dickspawn.
I would hope that gay men will continue to see the link between anti-gay prejudice and other forms of discrimination, particularly those that are tied to a person's freedom to control their own bodies and make their own sexual and reproductive choices. Most gay men see that link and there are enough of us out here willing to remind the ones who forget that I don't expect to see gays voting GOP in larger and larger numbers.
But are some gay people selfish, clueless assholes? Yes, some are. Just like some straight people are. I don't expect gay people to be any better than straight people—hell, I expect gay people to be a little worse. So I'm not going to fall to the floor and curl up in the fetal position each and every time I hear about some dumb gay idiot doing something dumb and gay. Dumb gay idiots do what dumb gay idiots do.
"FZsdaughter," on maybe a related note: Hi, Dan! I have alot of gay friends who have been gay and out almost all their lives (from NYC and Montreal, not small towns), and they don't feel they need to participate in gay cultural events or get married. Now some of their gay friends treat them like Jews who don't want to defend Israel, say they are "self-hating" etc. What's your opinion?
Dan Savage: Tell your gay friends that they MUST get married. Now that gay marriage is legal, it's compulsory! Just like all straight people have to be married by age 25 or be shipped off to a moon colony for medical experiments. A single life is no longer an option for anyone.
ShyPixel asks: Rebecca, are you tremendously disappointed at our complete lack of germane questions? Like we didn't even do the homework?
Dan, are you going to forever lurk the Wonkette comments now? Because you totally should.
Wonkette: I OF COURSE am never disappointed in my Terrible Commenters, Who Are the Worst. As to the second question?
Dan Savage: I will forever lurk in the comments, yes!
[American Savage at Amazon. The first seven chapters are great!]
Rebecca Schoenkopf is the owner, publisher, and editrix of Wonkette. She is a nice lady, SHUT UP YUH HUH. She is very tired with this fucking nonsense all of the time, and it would be terrific if you sent money to keep this bitch afloat. She is on maternity leave until 2033.


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Why? Because she may be this century's most 'woke' woman. Jameela has pioneered taking down the hypocrisy of the wellness and fashion industries, spurring on women to accept themselves as they are. She started the Instagram account @i_weigh which challenges women to "weigh" themselves by their achievements and qualities rather than a number on a scale. It's got a lot of traction and we think it's wonderful.
She has taken Hollywood by storm
Jameela is currently featuring in Netflix's The Good Place, a refreshing and genuinely funny programme about the afterlife featuring a number of well-known and fresh faces. It's definitely one of our favourites and perfect comfort television. Jamil is a beacon of self-acceptance and positivity and if you aren't feeling your best, a quick scroll through her social media channels will be sure to cheer you up and inspire some self-love.
Four facts about the fabulous lady:
1. Jameela has Indian and Pakistani heritage.
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3. She suffered from anorexia nervosa from the ages of 14 to 17.
4. At the age of 17, she was hit by a car and very nearly lost her ability to walk. She states this as the pivotal moment that reshaped her relationship with her body.
We'll leave you with ur favourite quote from Jameela: 'I wanted to be a part of telling women there is no segregation. There is no need to ever not feel beautiful or glamorous. There should be nothing that gets in your way.'
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Proof that I do get off the ground when I serve! 2016 Tahoe Open Mixed Doubles with my wife Kathy.
I was not an athletic kid. Active, sure, especially by today's standards, but never involved with 'official' sports. I played one year of baseball when I was 10 or so, but otherwise I never participated in organized sports. However, I played pick-up games of various sports on the block, at school, and rode bikes everywhere. PE at my elementary school was pretty rudimentary. I had many years of swimming lessons, otherwise I learned by doing.
As a sophomore in HS, at the age of 15, a friend and I wandered into the gym on the day my English teacher was organizing the very first ever Boys' school volleyball team. Somehow I made the JV team, while my friend practiced with the Varsity and played JV. 3 years of HS volleyball changed my sporting life. I've been playing at various levels since 1972.
I started coaching my kids' teams when they were 5: baseball, softball, and soccer. Neither showed any interest in volleyball... I eventually put together a team to play in the newly-formed Adult soccer league and played for 7 or 8 years before retiring with a championship. As a volleyball player, I made a natural goalkeeper!
After retiring from soccer in 2003, my wife finally convinced me to turn to the Dark Side and play her sport: tennis. I loved it so much that I got certified to teach recreational tennis, but haven't pursued this aspect just yet.
I started refereeing soccer in 1995, and have refereed AYSO, GBYSL (Club), and High School soccer since then, becoming a board member and soccer referee instructor for AYSO. I have since mostly retired from soccer.
When my son became an adult, I came out of retirement and played his sport with him (soccer), and then he played my sport with me (volleyball).
When my kids moved away, I found DCPR Youth Volleyball and have been coaching my first true love ever since. I saw a need for hands-on training and participation by players who play in the spring for DCPR but never get the opportunity to touch a ball until the run-up to try-outs for the middle school teams in November/December. 2013 was the pilot for the fall Youth Volleyball Skills Class, consisting of mostly 7th grade prospects, plus a handful of 8th grade hopefuls, and a 5th grade coach's daughter. The program worked so well I expanded the 2014 Youth Volleyball Skills Classto include a longer session and more age groups. I also added a 2014 Summer Volleyball Skills Clinicfor those who cannot wait! 2015 saw expansions of both the Summer Clinics and Skills Classes at the new Community Center. At the end there were 47 girls and one boy in the fall program.
In 2014, I was asked to be Head Coach for the Douglas High School Girls' Varsity Tennis team. Retaining the existing coaching staff (Susan Cowan and Claudia Bowen, along with JoJo Townsell and GInny Unger), who had developed the team, I accepted the challenge. Holding all 18 players who stuck out the Summer Conditioning, we managed to field a team, without the 5 seniors who graduated the previous spring. Using all available resources and learning by trial and error, we managed to come in Second in Northern Regionals, then win against one southern Nevada team before finally earning second place in the State of Nevada for 2014. In addition, the team won the 2014 State of Nevada Academic Championship for Girls' Tennis!
The 2015 DHS Girls' Tennis Team, with training and guidance from Ginny Unger and JoJo Townell, won the Northern Nevada Regional Championship with a perfect 14-0 record (beating Reno High School TWICE for the first and second time in school history), and we traveled to Las Vegas for the State Championships. In addition to the team, one singles player and two doubles teams qualified for the State Individual Championships. For the second year in a row, DHS qualified all 6 slots (3 singles and 3 doubles) as seeded teams, all of whom advanced to the second round in Northern Regionals! Our starting doubles teams accumulated a 95-5 record on the year.
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Amino Acids & Protein Structure
The process of protein synthesis, translation, is centrally important in biology, and for the MCAT, so let's review and expand on the basics a bit. Protein synthesis takes place on ribosomes, complex assemblages of rRNA and protein. Consisting of a large and small subunit, ribosomes are complex assemblies of over fifty separate proteins and three RNA molecules. Ribosomes are somewhat larger and more complex in eukaryotes. rRNA, through internal base pairing folding into defined structures in ribosomes, comprises the majority of ribosome mass.
Activation of an amino acid to be used in translation begins when the carboxyl group of the amino acid is joined to the 3' -OH of tRNA by a specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase to form aminoacyl-tRNA, the activated precursor in protein synthesis. Protein synthesis begins with initiation (occupation of the P (peptidyl) site by initiator tRNA), proceeds through subsequent elongation steps (binding of the next aminoacyl-tRNA in the A (aminoacyl) site, shifting to next codon, etc.), to end with termination.
Rather than the entire mRNA being translated, mRNA molecules contain signals that define the beginning and end of the polypeptide chain. While prokaryotic mRNA can have multiple start sites and serve as the template for the synthesis of several proteins, eukaryotic mRNA has only one start site and serves as the template for only a single protein.
Protein synthesis in prokaryotes begins with formylmethionine, brought by initiator tRNA to the ribosome. The initiation complex begins on the small subunit when a portion of the start signal on mRNA pairs with a section of rRNA and the initiator codon on mRNA pairs with the fMet initiator tRNA. Upon pairing with the large subunit, initiation is complete, and elongation can begin. fMet-tRNAf occupies the P site and the A site is empty. Subsequent elongation occurs with alternation of amino-acyl-tRNA binding, peptide bond formation, and translocation. Protein synthesis ends upon reaching a stop codon where a release factor binds rather than another aminoacyl-tRNA. In overview, the small ribosomal subunit is tasked with ordering the amino acids according to mRNA sequence; the large subunit is tasked with linking the amino acids.


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That's young Bryan Ferry, age 28 circa 1973 cutting a fine figure in his leather shirt, brocade jacket, and blue eyes. And here are some equally beautiful things, the latest in wonderful new music by exotic people, all assembled within the Weekly New Wonders Playlist. It's 2 weeks worth so it's a little bit fatter than usual. You can listen on Soundcloud or Spotify and feel free to stare into the Ferryman's eyes for inspiration.
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Another View: On Ryan Adams
Preface: Earlier Last this month we ran a piece by PuR contributor Andy Moreno about the recent Ryan Adams allegations and got some compelling feedback. While some people were empathetic to her argument, others took issue with it. Kathryn Musilek and Andrew Gerhan of Nevada Nevada have written a response to that initial editorial.
In her recent essay , entitled" Touch, Feel, Lose and Cry…", Andy Moreno writes that art is not the guilty party. In the case of Ryan Adam's recently publicized abuse allegations we would tend to agree, it wasn't the art that made Adams do what he did. Likewise we do not think Ozzy's Suicide Solution made John Daniel McCollum shoot himself, nor do we think Rammstein and video games made Klebold and Harris shoot up their school. However we diverge from Moreno when she then mourns for the loss of audience Ryan Adams' work is sure to suffer and the loss of his various music industry deals his wallet has suffered. Although she rightly empathises and voices regret for Adam's human victims, she argues that the art itself should not be made a victim as well.
We would counter that the art is already a victim of Adam's actions, and (the collective) we have no say in the matter. Art does not exist in a vacuum, it was created by someone, someplace and at some point in time. This gives it a context, and that context has everything to do with how a work is considered and appreciated. In 1913 Listeners rioted when they first heard Stravinsky's The Rites of Spring. Now that we're accustomed to the cacophony of an industrialized world and screamo bands, The Rites of Spring sounds like beautiful, if incredibly spooky, classical music. Punk rock was shocking in 1977. Blink 182 and The Vans Warped Tour less so in the 2000s. Ryan Adams' songs used to exist in a context where he was an alt country icon. Now they exist in a world where he, the creator, is understood to be a serial abuser. The context has changed and therefore the meaning of the work has changed, and it was changed by Adams' own hand. Although it is far from the biggest atrocity he has committed, he has desecrated his own artistic legacy. He has soiled his own songs for anyone with true empathy for both the numerous women he abused, and the art they stopped making because of that abuse.
We should mourn for these women, but we should not waste time mourning Adams' work for several reasons: firstly people are far more important than songs. Art is made by people. Some art has "soul". Some is sad, happy, angry, sexy, etc. However a piece of art isn't a person. It doesn't have a soul, nor does it feel any emotion and cannot be emotionally abused. Art doesn't need our protection, people do. In this case these people are the women who were victimized by Adams' sexual and emotional abuse, and this is the most important part of all of this by far.
Secondly, if we are going to mourn for songs in the wake of Adams' actions, we should really mourn for the work that wasn't and won't be made by his victims. Take the 20 year old the New York Times refers to as Ava, who "…had been a gifted bassist by the age of 9", and who, after Adams has not played another show and is now "put off" by the idea of being a musician. Or the 35 year old Courtney Jaye who said that after Adams abuse "something changed in me…it made me just not want to make music". Ryan Adams music has been heard (and purchased) by millions. His victims had this opportunity taken from them by Adams. Abusers who violently and harmfully occupy artistic space, keeping women out of that space, should not be collecting huge checks for their streaming and radio royalties.
Thirdly we have a new context and this demands new art from people who deserve our attention and admiration. This is actually a moment of hope and possibility within the larger shadow cast by Adams abuse. As the #metoo movement shines a light into the dark corners of the rock club, the recording studio, and the offices of the music industry in general, rock should be liberated from its legacy of taint caused by (some of) it's creators. This is an opportunity to create and to champion new art that is free from the burden of this baggage. In this new context we find ourselves in, this will be better art than what we were clinging to because we, ourselves have been changed.
Our final point is that of Adams business ties which were severed after the news of the allegations broke. His record label, touring partners, and several companies who had given Adams equipment endorsements all put collaborations on hold or parted ways with him. Moreno acknowledges that this makes good business sense for the companies involved but predicts that society will suffer because this art has value to it and it will now be withheld. We agree that this is good business sense. The various deals were penned with an understanding of Ryan Adams' identity, and this was irrevocably altered by Adams' actions. It is these actions that have already robbed society of the value of this art. Even if the labels still put out the records and the bookers and promoters still organized the tours, the benefits of this artwork have been erased by Adams' actions. All of these entities have a limited bandwidth for collaborating with and supporting artists and they should free up the space for art that is not tainted. Plus Adams owns a recording studio and can continue to create and distribute his work on his own to whatever audience remains, unless the FBI investigation being conducted yields indictment(s) for which he is found guilty and he loses his assets and/or his freedom. It is a safe bet some, if not all of his victims don't have facilities such as PAX-AM at their disposal.
We just hope that when we hear his music, rather than feeling sad that we may not enjoy it to its fullest extent, we can feel sad for the victims of Adams and of all the abusers in the world of art-making, and that our sympathies lie more with the victims than with the inanimate albums we used to enjoy, guilt-free. We hope that his songs sound different, weaker, less admirable or even skeevy in this new context of his abuse, or that even if they sound the same that they feel different. If they don't sound any different to you, we encourage you to read more about what he's done, and imagine how his music might sound or feel if you were one of those women, or if your sisters, friends, or mothers were abused by him. Would you still feel that the art is the thing that needs protection?
Dan D'Lion "Dislocate"
Robert Palmer, the late, suave UK singer of resonant and elastic voice was bit of a Jekyll & Hyde when it came to his recorded output. Prior to his mega trashy and garish hit "Addicted to Love" he straddled the line between several genres, never landing completely on one in particular. He went from funky New Orleans Soul, to Pub Rock and then in 1980 took a peculiar left turn into an intriguing brand of electronic pop music (even going so far as to collaborate with Gary Numan, one of the true fathers of the genre). Tracks like "Johnny and Mary", and "I Dream of Wires" from this electro period still sound as weird, and memorable as they did the day they were thrust into the world. Which brings us to Dan D'Lion's spacey and gorgeous "Dislocate". There are distinct traces of the aforementioned Palmer's electro side as well as the tunefulness of early The-Dream within it…but make no mistake, Dan is his own man and this is as distinct and wonderfully insidious as any pop thing this year.
The Jensens "Mt. Mura"
There's some really clever arranging and handsome harmonizing happening within the chorus of Mt. Mura: it sounds like the progeny of The Monroes 1982 new wave classic "What Do All the People Know" though the sentiment is infinitely darker despite the positive beat ( the eternal damage of proselytizing upon youthful minds). It is really, really fine. With that in mind take a listen to their epic, over the top, prog-pop last single "Coma' too, link below, because it is also pretty exceptional.
The video from which the screenshot above is taken, Billy Squier's "Rock Me Tonite" circa 1984, is said to have singlehandedly killed his career ( especially according to Billy). Up until the point this video was released, he was something of a cool AOR rock god loved by girls and boys alike. The song itself was the biggest hit of his career and frankly, it still rules to this day. The "problem" revolved around Billy's dance moves on display within the video which were seen as embarrassingly fey or inept or both depending on how cruel you were and the fact that he literally pranced, not danced, in a most brazen, uninhibited fashion. Full on hardcore, in your face prancing. It's ridiculous, maybe even cringeworthy but it's also totally lovable, I mean, I love it and it only enhanced Billy's spirit in my eyes. Which is to say you can trust me to be brutally honest about everything here with no fear and tell you that this weeks latest Weekly New Wonders are all beautiful, wonderful and otherworldly pop songs. You can listen on Soundcloud or Spotify below. Rock me tonite.
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Lydia Persaud "Let Me Show You"
"Let Me Show You" is sophisticated and fully formed retro-fine soul, marrying a seventies singer-songwriter vibe in the vein of Carole King or Roberta Flack, with some Stevie Wonder-esque instrumental flourishes, to the more modern day R & B excursions of Floetry and Marsha Ambrosius. It's all tempo changes, melodic twists, real guitar, and spaced out keys and features a myriad of singular instrumental spotlight moments. It's then topped with Lydia's quietly powerful and supremely lovely vocal. It just works in every way.
0171 "1000 Words"
Good lord. This song is absolutely insidious. It's crafty. It's electronic and warm. And once it's set foot into your mind, it is nearly impossible to evict. It's both simple and complex, a stream of consciousness nursery rhyme moving back and forth between descriptions of what someone is doing and what someone is thinking which is to say it perfectly mimics how the brain works every waking moment of the day. It's like some glorious Pet Shop Boys deep cut and features words like "dappling", "overborne", "billowing" and "squinting" and is the devil in the best way.
As a kid I thought this was 1 serving as it said Hungry-Man, as in 1 singular human. In retrospect I see eating 1 whole pound of food is probably meant to be a shared a experience with another human no matter how hungry you are. But I definitely ate a few of these things solo. The latest Weekly New Wonders Playlist is equally full: hefty and fat with pop anthems and crying music: please enjoy !
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On Thursday, May, 24, 2018, The Meadowbrook Women's Initiative presented "Book, Nook , and Kindle* at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, Long Island, NY.
The guests of honor were "Authors, Fiona Davis, "The Address", Caroline Leavitt, "Cruel Beautiful World" and Marilyn Simon Rothstein, " Husbands and Other Sharp Objects".
There was a huge turnout of people, and there was a Breakfast, and a Luncheon to follow the author's speaking. I do apologize for not staying for the author's speeches and luncheon. I avoided falling flat on my face a few days before, and had pulled something in my lower back, and better knee. (Is that considered Klutzy?) Anyway, I called my Orthopedist hoping to get a cortisone shot, but will have to wait until tomorrow.
I have read all the books, and those at the luncheon are in for a treat. Let me share some pictures.
Two amazing authors, Fiona Davis "The Address" and Caroline Leavitt "Cruel and Beautiful World" are here.
Meeting Marilyn Simon Rothstein in person was a special delight. Marilyn is the author of " Lift and Separate" and "Husbands and Other Sharp Objects". Marilyn's husband was there as well, and has a great sense of humor.(as does Marilyn) I keep saying Marilyn should be a comedian.
Fiona Davis is just the sweetest kindest and is just so delightful. For those of you waiting for "The Masterpiece", you have to read "The Address" if you haven't already. What a fantastic Historical Fiction Novel.!!!! I loved everything about it, and highly recommend it.
Meeting Marilyn Simon Rothstein, finally in person was such a wonderful treat. Somehow, I feel like I know Marilyn for a long time. Marilyn is so charming, lovely and funny. "Lift and Separate" and "Husbands and Other Sharp objects" are wonderful books that will tickle your funny bone and put a smile on your face!!!
It was so wonderful seeing Caroline Leavitt, Author of " Cruel Beautiful World " again. This is an intriguing and captivating novel, of sisters, and coming of age. It is an amazing thought-provoking read.


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Michael A. "Mike" Kast, 80, of Shawano, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2020, in Shawano.
Mike was born June 16, 1940, in Shawano, a son of the late Keeth and Florence (Schumacher) Kast. He attended school in Shawano, graduating with the Shawano High School Class of 1958. In December 1960, Mike entered the U.S. Army and served in the Signal Corps in Germany. He attained the rank of sergeant before being honorably discharged in December 1963.
Following his time in the service, Mike went to work at Dey's Construction in Shawano, where he worked as the shop foreman for over 20 years. On Feb. 8, 1964, Mike was united in marriage to the former Diane R. Meyer at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano. The couple lived and raised their family in Shawano. Diane preceded Mike in death on Dec. 28, 2013.
In 1974, Mike received a kidney transplant from his brother, Tim. They are known to be the longest surviving organ donor brothers. Mike is a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano. He enjoyed duck hunting, muskie fishing near Three Lakes and walking his dog, Lucky. Mike was incredibly handy and was able to fix anything that needed fixing.
Survivors include his children, Karen (Chris) Hiser of Caro, Michigan, James Kast, Jon Kast and J.D. (Mary) Kast, all of Shawano; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tim (Susan) Blott, of Oconomowoc, and Dan (Jeanie) Blott, of Oregon; and several nieces and nephews.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, private family services have been held with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. A public memorial service for Mike with full military honors will be held in June 2021. In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials are preferred to the St. James Lutheran Church radio broadcast in Mike's name.
Mickelson Funeral and Cremation Service of Shawano is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share online condolences at www.mickelsonfs.com.


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Briana Greer is in Madagascar with other scouts working on a variety of tasks for children in a small village.
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Following up on last year's trip to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan, a local scout is now onto another adventure, this time in Madagascar to help with construction of new buildings for a small village.
Terrace scout Briana Greer is in the village of Ambato Boeni in Madagascar with 21 other members of Scouts Canada – she's the only one from Terrace – to help with the development of a school until the end of August.
Before leaving for the island country off the coast of Africa, she was in Toronto for training for five days.
Greer said she applied to be a part of this team after deciding last year that she had travelled quite a bit with scouting for her own adventures and thought that it was her turn to help out.
"I want others to see my acts of kindness and I want it to spread to people which will hopefully create a chain reaction of good turns," she said, adding she wants to indulge in the culture and learn a few words in Malagasy.
"I'm most looking forward to seeing the smiles on the children's faces as we add on to their school and play with them."
During their three-week stay, she and the other scouts are building an administrative centre at the school, which will include offices, secure storage and a kitchen to support the 300 students currently enrolled.
They're also installing solar powered water pumps on the wells and water tower that will bring water to the washroom facility and help irrigate the school's gardens.
"It is important to support a volunteer project like this one," she said. "I truly believe that every child deserves an education. Education can, and will, change the world."
Greer said she's using scouting as her tool to help others and to break the cycle of poverty.
Going on this mission will allow her to grow as an individual and to be able to experience a diverse culture unlike our own, she added.
"People may ask why bother with other countries but other impoverished countries do not have any of the resources and support that we have here in Canada," said Greer.
"It takes many small steps to create a better world. As a global neighbour and citizen, I want to be part of the change that creates a better world."
Since 2006, Scouts Canada has been working in partnership with the village to help them achieve their goals: having clean fresh water, a school and electricity. Over the past decade, scouts in partnership with the local scouts and the community, have built a six-classroom school, homes for families, five wells, a fence around the school campus, a water tower, and compost station.
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IT Director Jobs
The implementation of a comprehensive IT system throughout a large company is a massive undertaking that requires a highly skilled and specialized team behind it. Programmers, developers, hardware technicians, project managers, help desk workers and the managers overseeing the individual elements of the project all add up to a significant portion of a company's workforce, and they need to be led strategically by someone on the board whose responsibility is solely with them. That person is the IT director.
The IT director creates an IT strategy from the board's overarching strategy and projections, and works closely with his or her immediate IT managers to ensure the project is delivered. As a board member, he or she may have some access to the company purse to ensure complex IT projects are adequately resourced, but keeping a lid on costs is always a key responsibility; IT budgets spiralling out of control is a common story in business and the public sector.
The skills required
At board level, an IT director could have little experience in dealing with information technology, but will build a team of managers to oversee the work. However, if you have experience of managing IT projects to a senior level, you could be the ideal candidate for many companies whose boards rely on the IT director's expertise and counsel to inform them of the opportunities and limitations of the technology.
Primarily, your job as IT director is to oversee the delivery of either single IT projects or an ongoing series of projects as designated by the board, and your success will be judged on your performance in delivering projects on time and on budget. This can be a highly responsible job, often at the cutting edge of technology, and managing budgets can be difficult. However, with successful implementation, the rewards can be great.
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Cast UK only recruits at managerial and director level, and because we recruit only in a small range of sectors, we can offer a specialized service to clients looking for IT directors. The partnerships we have formed with some companies means they barely need in-house recruitment consultants, such is the trust they place in Cast UK to deliver.If you are an IT director looking for an excellent package, or
an IT manager with designs on taking your skills to the very top of a company, call us today on 0333 121 3345 because we might just know of a company looking for an IT director who fits your profile.
IT Director Jobs in Nottinghamshire
A county located in the East Midlands, Nottinghamshire shares borders with South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
Those seeking IT Director roles in the region will have plenty of options to consider, particularly in the larger settlements like Mansfield, Newark-on-Trent and Worksop.
Nottingham, the traditional county town, is the biggest settlement in the area, with the largest population. It also usually ranks within the top 10 highest GDPs per capita in the country. However, the county council is based in West Bridgford.
For much of its past, the region thrived on agriculture and textiles. Nottinghamshire is probably best known for its famous fictional resident, Robin Hood. Indeed, the legend of the man who robbed from the rich to feed the poor is the major reason for the region's high rate of tourism. Meanwhile, the local economy also relies on the service sector and retail.
What's more, a number of large companies have headquarters or major facilities in the region. Boots the Chemist was founded in Nottingham in 1849 and its head office is still there. Others include E.ON UK, Gala Group, Siemens, Speedo, Games Workshop, Experian, Reuters and Capital One.
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As recruitment specialists for the procurement, supply chain and logistics sectors, we can provide you with the advice you need to carry out a successful job hunt.
We work with clients and candidates across the country and can help you secure a role that matches your skills, qualifications and objectives.
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To find out more about how Cast UK can help you find and recruit candidates within Nottinghamshire or source a new job in Nottinghamshire then contact one of our consultant team on 0333 121 3345.
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Allen, M.B., Kheirkhah, M., Emami, M.H. & Jones, S.J. (2011). Right-lateral shear across Iran and kinematic change in the Arabia–Eurasia collision zone. Geophysical Journal International 184(2): 555-574.
ISSN/ISBN: 0956-540X, 1365-246X
Keywords: Continental neotectonics, Continental tectonics: strike-slip and transform, Tectonics and landscape evolution, Asia.
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New offset determinations for right-lateral strike-slip faults in Iran revise the kinematics of the Arabia–Eurasia collision, by indicating along-strike lengthening of the collision zone before a change to the present kinematic regime at ∼5 Ma. A series of right-lateral strike-slip faults is present across the Turkish—Iranian plateau between 48°E and 57°E. Fault strikes vary between NW—SE and NNW—SSE. Several of the faults are seismically active and/or have geomorphic evidence for Holocene slip. None of the faults affects the GPS-derived regional velocity field, indicating active slip rates are ≤2 mm yr−1. We estimate total offsets for these faults from displaced geological and geomorphic markers, based on observations from satellite imagery, digital topography, geology maps and our own fieldwork observations, and combine these results with published estimates for fault displacement. Total right-lateral offset of the Dehu, Anar, Deh Shir, Kashan, Ab-Shirin-Shurab, Kousht Nousrat, Qom, Bid Hand, Indes, Soltanieh and Takab faults is ∼250 km. Other faults (North Zanjan, Saveh, Jorjafk, Rafsanjan, Kuh Banan and Behabad) have unknown or highly uncertain amounts of slip. Collectively, these faults are inferred to have accommodated part of the Arabia–Eurasia convergence. Three roles are possible, which are not mutually exclusive: (1) shortening via anticlockwise, vertical axis rotations; (2) northward movement of Iranian crust with respect to stable Afghanistan to the east; (3) combination with coeval NW—SE thrusts in the Turkish–Iranian plateau, to produce north–south plate convergence ('strain partitioning'). This strike-slip faulting across Iran requires along-strike lengthening of the collision zone. This was possible until the Pliocene (≤ 5 Ma), when the Afghan crust collided with the western margin of the Indian plate, thereby sealing off a free face at the eastern side of the Arabia–Eurasia collision zone. Continuing Arabia–Eurasia plate convergence had to be accommodated in new ways and new areas, leading to the present pattern of faulting from eastern Iran to western Turkey, and involving the westward transport ('escape') of Anatolia and the concentration of thrusting in the Zagros and Alborz mountains.
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Valve does deep dive data dump on Steam performance of new releases
Valve went in-depth with some intriguing pieces of data as related to the performance of new games on its Steam platform in a new report.
Brittany Vincent
Want to hear something unsurprising? Steam is doing gangbusters when it comes to developers making money off of their games. There are thousands of new games heading to the platform each game, which can make it seem as though there are fewer opportunities for creators to earn. But just the opposite is happening, it seems, as most games tend to be succeeding on the platform – in fact, more so than ever.
Valve undertook its own investigation across several different statistics to see what the numbers were really doing. It took a look at the number of new games that earned at least $10,000 over the first two weeks of their debut. The number of games that met this criteria leapt up from 2013 to 2015 after Valve introduced Steam Greenlight, and then even further with 2017's release of Steam Direct.
Right now, though, more games than ever are reaching $10,000 during their first two weeks on the platform. "As the graph shows, the number of games meeting this success measure has increased pretty consistently over time, with an 18% increase in 2019 compared to 2018," Valve explained. "That increase wasn't just due to a larger number of games on the platform — the proportion of games meeting success increased by 11% in 2019."
Spending is also up for successful games, with most games overall making more money. Valve investigated the median for earnings, where it was revealed that half of new releases on Steam ended up earning more and half of them earned less during their first two weeks on the platform.
"We found that the median game released in 2019 earned 24% more during its first two weeks of sales than the median release in 2018," Valve explained in its blog.
The bottom line? Steam is doing well – and so are those who end up using it to distribute their titles.
Fueled by horror, rainbow-sugar-pixel-rushes, and video games, Brittany is a Senior Editor at Shacknews who thrives on surrealism and ultraviolence. Follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake and check out her portfolio for more. Like a fabulous shooter once said, get psyched!
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Please note that the Windsor castle is closed on Mar 8,24,25 and 27, however there will be a visit to Hampton Court instead.
In the morning, guests will be picked up from the specified departure location in London. To begin the day, we will drive to Windsor Castle, proudly perched on a hill that overlooks the Thames. It's easy to see why this is one of the Queen's favorite weekend residences. We will get to see the State Apartments, which are home to priceless artworks by Rembrandt and da Vinci. We will also visit St. George's Chapel, the final resting place of various monarchs, and Queen Mary's Dolls' House. After that, we will visit the ancient mystical site of Stonehenge, which has astounded people for centuries. Then, we will continue to Oxford, home to one of the world's most prestigious universities, where we will visit the Bodleian Library and take in the natural charm of the environment. Afterwards, we will return to London, where the tour will end. Please see "Departure and Return" for more detailed information regarding pickup and drop-off times and locations.
Please note from January 7, 2019 to January 18, 2019, we will visit Hampton Court instead due to Windsor State Aparments & Dolls House Is Closed.
Windsor, UNITED KINGDOM Windsor is a town in southeast England. It is well known because of the Windsor Castle, which is one of the official residences of the British Royal Family.
Queen Mary's Dolls' House This intricate and luxurious dollhouse was built in the early 1920s for Queen Mary of Teck, wife of George V. Almost everything in the house is functional, including all of the electricity and the plumbing. It is a popular tourist attraction.
St. George's Chapel St George's Chapel is the official royal chapel at Windsor Castle, the principal residence of the monarch. It has been both the site of many famous royal weddings as well as the burials of significant historic figures.
Windsor Castle State Apartments The State Apartments at Windsor Castle are the most lavishly decorated rooms, designed to impress guests of both national importance and commoners peeking in at the aristocracy. Windsor's were designed to individually showcase particular art styles and time periods.
Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is known both for its impressive architectural feats as well as for being one of the main residence of the British royal family. Its was built in the 11th century AD after the Norman invasion of Britain.
Stonehenge, UNITED KINGDOM This world-famous prehistoric monument dates to between 3000 and 2000 BC. It is a UNESCO National Historic Site and one of the most recognizable icons of Britain in the world. It is thought to have been a burial site.
Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM Oxford is a city in south central England and the county town of Oxfordshire.
Bodleian Library The main library at England's prestigious University of Oxford, the Bodleian Library is also one of the oldest libraries in all of Europe. It was established more than four hundred years ago, in 1602, by the Bishop of Worcester.
Windsor Castle is a working royal palace and planned closures / disruptions may be subject to change.
When the State Apartments are closed the Semi-State Rooms will not be open.


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Premier League: Half Term Report (part 1)
jackvittles1 / January 16, 2014
With all 20 teams in the Premier League having played the same number of games (21) it seems like a good time to assess how things stand for each club as the season heads into its second half. Things are delicately poised at the top this season with only 2 points separating the top 3 and four additional teams battling for the final Champions League spot. Things are even tighter at the bottom, with just 6 points separating the 11th from 20th.
Here's my thoughts on the top half of the table:
Arsenal (1st, 48 points)
It's hard to believe how Arsenal's season has gone after their embarrassing opening day defeat to Aston Villa, but since then, things have turned around. The signing of Mezut Ozil from Real Madrid undoubtedly breathed life to in a stagnating squad and provided the quality of delivery that was lacking previously. This new cutting edge coupled with the vastly improved Olivier Giroud up front has allowed Arsenal to mount a serious title challenge. Despite injuries to key players Alex Oxlade-Chamberlian and Theo Walcott they have managed to continue their good form thanks to the turnaround in Aaron Ramsey's fortunes. The Welshman just couldn't stop scoring in October and November and at the moment there is no reason why Arsenal can maintain their title challenge right to the end.
Best Player so far: Aaron Ramsey
Manchester City (2nd, 47 points)
It's been a season of two halves so far for Manuel Pellegrini's star studded squad – 10 wins from 10 at home but just 17 points from 11 games on the road. The destruction of Tottenham and United at home has been offset by damning defeats away to Cardiff, Aston Villa and Sunderland. The pure amount of goals scored by this City side has been staggering, the early season form shown by Aguero was struck down by injury, but Negredo has taken up the baton superbly in the last month. Yaya Touré has also continued to marauds his way around the Etihad and dominates games physically and technically.
Best Player so far: Yaya Touré
Chelsea (3rd, 46 points)
When Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge everybody expected fireworks and drama all season long, but in fact he's come in and done exactly what he did before. He's made Chelsea hard to beat and has gone largely under the radar in reaching 3rd place – just 2 points of the top. Chelsea have conceded just 19 goals so far this season and their defensive solidity is due to a settled back four of Terry, Ivanovic, Cole and Cahill. John Terry, in particular seems to have put the recent controversies behind him and has started every premier league game so far this seasons for the Blues. Mourinho's tactic of shutting up shop against the big boys and then cashing in against the rest has paid dividends so far – but will it be the same come May?
Best Player so far: John Terry
Liverpool (4th, 42 points)
Brendan Rogers' project appears to be coming together, he has pleaded for patience time and time again and the fans finally seem to be getting their reward. A sustained title challenge appears to be beyond them after an inconsistent December but finishing in a champions league spot can be seen as progress after the last three seasons. Liverpool's frontline has been lead immaculately by Luis Suarez; the Uruguayan star has scored 22 goals in just 16 league games this season after serving the remainder of his 10-game ban. In combination with Daniel Sturridge, Suarez has almost single-handedly dragged Liverpool up the table. Simon Mignolet has also enjoyed a good four months after signing from Sunderland and has been quietly consistent during the campaign so far.
Best Player so far: Luis Suarez
Suarez's 20 league goals have lead Liverpool into the Champions league places
Everton (5th, 41 points)
After David Moyes' departure many had expected Everton to slip back into mid table obscurity, but in fact Moyes leaving has allowed the Toffees to play a more attacking brand of football and this has been masterminded by Roberto Martinez. The summer signings of Barry, Lukaku and McCarthy were inspired decisions and all three have won games for Everton this season. Alongside Chelsea and Arsenal, Everton have the best defensive record in the league this season and that is down to the continuing brilliance of Baines, Jagielka and Distin. But the emergence of new talents Ross Barkely and Seasmus Coleman will be particularly pleasing for Martinez and offers hope for the future should Everton have real ambitions of Champions League football.
Best Player so far: Gareth Barry
Tottenham (6th, 40 points)
It's amazing how Tottenham's season has been viewed as a disaster and Liverpool's as a title challenge, yet just 2 points separates the sides after 21 games. In truth, it is the manner of the defeats which has caused the most anger, 6-0 to Man City and 5-0 to Liverpool being particular low points and ultimately costing Andre Villas-Boas his job. Tim Sherwood appears to have steadied the ship and his first job should be settling on a consistent first XI and trimming the bloated squad.
Best Player so far: Paulinho
Manchester United (7th, 37 points)
Undoubtedly a disappointing season so far for United, 7th place and 11 points off leaders Arsenal is not what David Moyes would want heading into a tough trip to Stamford Bridge. The failure of Fellaini alongside an inexperienced and lightweight midfield has made United extremely vulnerable this season. Usually so resolute at home, they have suffered defeats to West Brom, Everton and Newcastle at Old Trafford and Moyes needs to sort this out before United can mount a serious challenge for a champions league place.
Best Player so far: Wayne Rooney
Newcastle (8th, 33 points)
A roller-coaster campaign for the magpies so far this season, humbled by Man City on the opening weekend before going on a run of 1 defeat in 9 games. They've struggled so far in the new year with three straight defeats but manager Alan Pardew will still be pleased to see his side in 8th at this stage of the season. Loic Remy appears to finally be fulfilling the promise he showed in France before his struggles at QPR and this, alongside the good form of Yohan Cabaye, could help Newcastle sustain their position as leaders of the 'chasing pack'
Best Player so far: Loic Remy
Southampton (9th, 30 points)
A season very similar to Newcastle in that they have struggled to replicate form shown in October and November but still find themselves in a great position at the halfway stage. Their production of England players Jay Rodriguez, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert is testament to their good form and style of play this season. Manger Mauricio Pochettino has reaffirmed his commitment to the Saints after the departure of chief executive Nicola Cortese and this is good news for the fans as by all accounts many of Southampton's star players are extremely loyal to the Argentinian.
Best Player so far: Adam Lallana
Hull (10th, 23 points)
The first of the clubs that are looking down the table rather than up. Although 10th sounds like a great start to their first season back in the premier league, Hull sit just 5 points above the relegation zone. Steve Bruce's summer signings from Tottenham, Jake Livermore and Tom Huddlestone have anchored the midfield well and their defence has been sturdy enough. However goals have been a real problem and it will be interesting to see if new signings Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long can brings some goals to the Kassam and pull Hull clear of the relegation dogfight.
Best Player so far: Tom Huddlestone
Huddlestone could finally cut his hair after years without a premier league goal
January 16, 2014 in Football. Tags: Arsenal, bbc, CHelsea, England, EPL, espn, Football, Hull, Liverpool, Man U, Man United, Manchester CIty, Manchester United, Mourinho, Moyes, Newcastle, Old Trafford, Premier League, Review, Season, soccer, Southampton, Sport, Spurs, Tottenham
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Q: Django Cache - Issue displaying images retrieved from cache I am using django 1.4, python 2.7, Memcache,  python-memcached, and easy-thumbnails.
When I try to access an item page using cached data I get the following template error:
Couldn't get the thumbnail uploads/items/item_images/logo.jpeg: 'ImageFieldFile' object has no attribute 'instance'

When I access the data in question from the data base in the shell I get:
>>> log = item.get_logo()
>>> logo
<ImageFieldFile: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.instance
<Media: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>

When I try to access the same data from cache I get:
>>> cache.set('logo',item.get_logo())
>>> logo = cache.get('logo')
>>> logo
<ImageFieldFile: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.instance
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: 'ImageFieldFile' object has no attribute 'instance'

My question is how do you cache an ImageFieldFile so that it is retrievable in its original state? I need to pass that object to my template for use with easy-thumbnails.

A: So instead of trying to cache an ImageFieldFile I cached the object (Media) that ImageFieldFile resides in and now everything works.
Database:
>>> logo = item.get_logo()
>>> logo
<Media: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.image #this is what I was trying to cache before
<ImageFieldFile: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.image.instance
<Media: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>

Cache:
>>> cache.set('logo',logo)
>>> cachedLogo = cache.get('logo')
>>> logo
<Media: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.image
<ImageFieldFile: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>
>>> logo.image.instance
<Media: uploads/items/item_images/logo.png>

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The State of Play for Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
Posted by Adam on June 23, 2019 | Featured
The magic behind Progressive Web Apps?
Popular apps like WhatsApp, Twitter(Twitter Lite), Spotify use Electron tech to build their desktop versions. With Electron, apps are written using web-based programming languages while at the same time embedding them to make them appear as part of the most operating system supporting features like keyboard shortcuts, push notifications using service workers and desktop installation and since they're typically cached on your device so it has some sort of offline functionality.
With progressive web apps, there's no need for Electron and allow apps to integrate natively to the operating system using Chrome as a base. You still get to use features found on the desktop app.
Progressive Web Apps are convenient for both users and companies building them
For companies, PWAs kill three birds with one stone as they allow them to save time and money dedicated to the development of their apps while also cutting the time set for shipping new features or updates. Another benefit is that since PWAs are developed from the web, they get to as many users as possible.
Another useful thing is that PWAs are as up to date as a regular website and as responsive as a native app. PWAs take fewer resources than regular apps and this comes handy to users too. Unlike Apple, Google allows some PWAs for mobile devices to be downloaded.
Which services already have existing PWAs?
Microsoft made a big splash we early last year when it announced support for Progressive Web Apps on Windows – they're already indexing any PWA they find on the open web and add it to the Microsoft Store. Google is following closely on the same path with the Play Store by late 2019. iOS quietly added support for PWAs to Safari in the 11.3 updates but they come with their limitations.
So this means that you can now make progressive web apps and ship to multiple platforms such as Android, Chrome OS, iOS and Windows.
Social media platforms have already embraced PWA's such as the redesigned Facebook(announced at Facebook's F8 conference) and Twitter mobile website. Tinder and AliExpress also use progressive web apps and they have been having equal success with them. Tinder's progressive app has helped decrease loading times to up to four seconds from the 11 seconds it previously had. It's even better with the giant e-commerce site a sit has seen 74% rise in time spent on its PWA combined with 104% conversion rates. Twitter and Starbucks have also reported increased engagements by people using them on their desktops.


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'Atal ji was a selfless personality, accepted by all across political ideology'
ATAL KAVYANJLI sessions organised across the country
BJP has organised 'Kavyanjali' programme across the country on 16 September, 2018 to mark the completion of one month of former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death. This program was organised at 4000 places including the national capital Delhi and all the assembly constituencies across the country. BJP National President Shri Amit Shah addressed the Kavyanjali programme organised in the memory of Atal ji in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. During this programme the poems written by Atal ji was recited and the recording of the same will also be played for the people later on. On that occasion, medical camps, blood donation camps were organised at various places to help the poor people. Party workers also launched cleanliness drive in their localities on that day.
Delhi BJP on 16 September, 2018 organised 'ATAL KAVYANJLI' sessions in 66 Vidhan Sabha Constituencies to pay tribute to the former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji on his first month of death anniversary. At all venues Poets and Party Leaders recited poems written by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and film based on his life and works was shown followed by a short film on PM Shri Narendra Modi's childhood.
The main Atal Kavyanjali programme organised by New Delhi District BJP at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh while the Union External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj graced the concluding session.
Inaugurating the Session Shri Rajnath Singh recalled various incidents associated with Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji's life and shared some light moments with the audience during his address. He said that Atal ji was an altruistic personality who was accepted by all across political ideology.
Shri Rajnath Singh recalled the 1999 incident when Pak Infiltrates tried to enter Indian Territory, Indian Army strongly retaliated not only sending them but entered their territory too. At that point of time Atal ji asked the Indian Army to not to enter their territory as this is not our culture and hence I always say he was a person with a large heart.
Shri Singh further elaborated that he had superb diplomatic skills and recalled that there was a time when China used to stake claim on Sikkim. Due to Atal ji diplomatic skills during his 2003 visit to China the host country was forced to accept that Sikkim was a part of India.
Presiding over the program Shri Manoj Tiwari informed that the Atal Kavyanjli program is organized at 66 different locations all over Delhi and the main program is being held here at Dr. BR Ambedekar International centre. He said that Atal ji was a versatile personality who was above petty political squabbles. In parliament as opposition leaders he also used his poetic skills to win over the ruling party members.
Addressing the gathering Union External Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj recalled her long association with Atal ji since 1977 both in government and in organisation and said he was a great orator. We always saw a fatherly figure in him.
She recalled Atalji's fondness for delicious foods and how he was always a perfect host on festivals as people visited him. His poems were dedicated to the nation and social causes apart from expressing his feelings.
Smt. Swaraj said that Atal ji's life was that of a humanitarian saint dedicated to service of the people while as a administrator too he won the hearts of the people with his dedication to serve the poorest of poor.
Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi said that Atal ji was well known in the world for his poetry and best way we could give tribute to Atal ji is through this Kavyanjali Program.
Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel who had a close working relation with Shri Vajpayee shared his memories before the gathering at Sadar Bazar. Leader of the Opposition in Vidhansabha Shri Vijender Gupta at Rohini, MLAs O.P. Sharma at Vishwas Nagar and Shri Jagdish Pradhan at Mustafabad, former President Shri Satish Upadhyay at Moti Nagar, Senior Leader Shri Pawan Sharma at Uttam Nagar joined the party workers and local public in paying tributes to Shri Atalji.
Apart from Delhi BJP President Shri Manoj Tiwari, union ministers Shri Prakash Javdekar and Smt. Smriti Irani, National Secretary Shri Tarun Chugh, MP Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Delhi Pradesh General Secretary (Org) Shri Sidharthan, Atal ji associate Shri Shiv Kumar shared their memories related to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the poetry and tribute session.
A team headed by Pradesh General Secretary Shri Ravinder Gupta, Shri Abhay Verma and Shri Jai Prakash coordinated the series of Poetry Sessions across the city. He said that District Presidents played a crucial role in this programme. Well known Poets Shri Surender Sharma, Smt. Ritu Goyal, Shri Rajesh Chetan, Shri Rasik Gupta, Shri Chirag Jain, Shri Chandrasekhar Goswami among others recited poetry and couplets.
Similarly, Chief Minister Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat participated in Kavyanjali programme organised by Uttarakhand BJP in Dehradun on 16 September. Various poets and speakers through their poems paid tributes to Vajpayeeji on the occasion.
Paying his tributes to the former Prime Minister, Shri Rawat said that Vajpayeeji's personality was acceptable and popular among the masses. "His personality was full of practical simplicity. Humble but yet firm in his ideology, he was able to give a nurture political atmosphere in the country.
His speeches were historic and general masses were always eager to listen to him. He will live forever in the hearts of common people, country and the world. The country will forever get guidance from Atali ji through his poems and thoughts," the Chief Minister said.
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Once everyone arrived, we took everyone initially into the oak room. One guest sat around the table felt cold and sick as well as shaky. Darran picked up on the name of Gerald Evans. The K2 on the teddy as well as other K2s were going off.
We then moved onto the drawing room .
Darran picked up on a Robert and i picked up on the name Pagnall. Im not sure if this was his surname. There were strange taps and scratching noises coming from the corner by the window end. However it was inside rather than outside the window by a unit. Darran then picked up on a female called Grace. Colin picked up on a german medic and the name Himberg. He asked if he was a doctor and we had no reaction, however, when i suggested he may have been a dentist, the K2s lit up . one guest then believed that she saw a shadow standing in front of the table. At first thinking it was another guest, before realising everyone was actually sat down.
Meanwhile in the Oak room, others picked up on a small boy with the initial of I who was 7 yrs old. He then stated that his name was Ian. They then picked up on a spirit with the initial of G. They were also getting K2 hits up to red . a second group went in and also picked up on the initial G. Its believed to have been a family member of one of the guests at the table. She was passed a lot of personal messages given to her by spirit on the board. Another in the group had her hair tugged. A female then came through onto the board and another with the initial of M. Finally they had a male with the initial B who stated that something bad had happened to him in the building.
For the second investigation, we moved into the garden room.
Teddy was touched and most of the K2s were going off on various tables. A couple of guests saw a bright white light zoom across the table top. One of the K2s which was on the floor just by teddy, kept having the lights go dim or interrupted as though something had walked in front of it. It happened around 3 times. A couple of guests then walked in the door as they had been elsewhere and felt as though a dog had brushed past them as they entered the room ( which confirms the dog that we picked up on the month before in the same room ) . one guest was then touched and another who was sat where guests had been sat the month before where we picked up an energy on the thermal camera between them, suddenly felt very hot and sweaty. Her face was burning up. A shadow was then seen to cross by the window.
In the garden room, guests picked up on a female spirit on the planchette.
In the Minstrel hall, a guest stated that she saw something white float past the banister on the gallery.
For the final investigation, we went into the Minstrels hall. There were a couple of shadow, a few noises like footsteps and a loud exhalation of breath. We also had a few K2 hits but apart from that, it was going quiet.
"BY ME " "PLEASE" "BY ME " Not long after they say "THEYRE SINGING ".
When everyone has left the room and all is quiet, a male voice is heard to say "DO BE DO BE DO "
When Darran had the spirit box on we had the following said on it.
I then ask, "Can you tell me your name?" "WHATS THE POINT? " .... "The point is, we would like to communicate with you "... "YEAAHH".
Later on, Colin states " im talking to the two brothers who are still here "..... "WHAT TWO BROTHERS?".
"Tell us your name "..."EVELYN "