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Martin Jensen × Cheat Codes × Theresa Rex – Running
Producer/DJ Martin Jensen kicks off 2022 with new collaboration "Running" alongside Los Angeles-based electronic trio Cheat Codes and Danish singer Theresa Rex. The single is the follow-up to Martin Jensen and Theresa Rex's hit "Solo Dance." Listen to "Running" HERE, out now via Astralwerks.
The musical synergy from the collective artists on the collaboration is palpable as "Running" ignites into a primed dancefloor player. Addictive and memorable, thanks to warm piano tones and Theresa Rex's vocal, which is snappy and is striking from the first listen.
Cheat Codes have expertly crafted countless electronic music anthems, spanning dance, pop, hip-hop, and alternative. A formula has seen them excel in the streaming world, clocking in over 6 billion total streams, amounting to them being one of the "Top 200 Most Listened to Artists in the World". The LA-based trio that consists of Kevin Ford, Trevor Dahl, Matthew Russell has also collaborated with a string of high-profile artists that include Afrojack, Wiz Khalifa, Travis Barker, Tove Styrke and Demi Lovato.
Cheat Codes said, "We are excited to kick off 2022 with 'Running' alongside our friends Martin and Theresa, we wanted to bring as much positivity and vibrance into the production and accomplish something anthemic! We hope everyone had a Happy New Year and are ready to hit the ground RUNNING in 2022."
Danish singer Theresa Rex is the voice behind numerous hits, working with great artists like Jonas Blue, Alle Farben, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. However, perhaps her most significant success came in her team up with Martin Jensen on the wildly popular "Solo Dance," Martin's breakthrough single, which stands at over 653 million streams on Spotify alone.
On the collaboration, Rex says, "It was so special working with Martin and the whole team again. It has been a moment since 'Solo Dance' came out, but I think that 'Running' is the perfect follow up and adding Cheat Codes to the mix has made it pure magic."
Martin Jensen added, "The energy working with this whole team was incredible. Reuniting with Theresa meant we had to do something extraordinary, so who better to do that with than our good friends Cheat Codes."
Jensen enjoyed a stellar 2020, capping off the year with two epic homecomings Me, Myself, Live shows in November, a year in the making and the evolution of his Me, Myself, Online shows launched during the lockdown to keep connected to his fans. Martin also returned for his second series as a judge on the Danish X-Factor series, where he remains the first DJ to do so. Martin also had a great year on the music front, receiving BBC Radio 1 support on his single "Can't Come To The Phone" with Amber Van Day and N.F.I and releasing "Make My Mind Go," with Rompasso, FAULHABER and JONASU.
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Sam Fscher – Hopeless Romantic
Following the release of his duet with Demi Lovato on 'What Other People Say', hit single 'This City' and recent fan track 'Simple', Sam Fischer has shared his emotional and uplifting new single 'Hopeless Romantic', available now through Sony Music UK/RCA Records. Check it out HERE.
In true Sam style, 'Hopeless Romantic' wears its heart on its sleeve and discusses the struggles Sam has faced as an artist and romanticizes what every-day life should be. While the song is lyrically deep and emotional, musically it is a melodic and uplifting pop song that builds to a catchy and bold chorus. Sam says; "There have been times over the past 2 years where I really felt like I'd never get to do the things I'd always dreamed about doing as an artist. With every virtual performance that ended with a deep silence from my furniture, it just started making me really sad, and at the same time guilty, because I wasn't appreciating what I have at all. I was actively refusing to accept the reality and instead romanticizing a version of life that just simply didn't exist. That's really what Hopeless Romantic is about. Though I will say, having just come off of my first headline tour, where I got to meet my fans for the first time, who are the people who give me this life, I'm in a much better place."
Sam's debut single 'This City' currently stands at over 500 million worldwide streams and stayed in the UK Top 20 for 11 weeks. The track is also double platinum in Australia, platinum in the UK and Gold in the US, New Zealand and Switzerland. Sam also performed the track on US TV, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Late Show With James Corden. He recently completed his first live tour in the UK, including a packed out London Garage performance and will be bringing the tour to the US in January 2022.
Australian born Sam Fischer first introduced himself with his Not A Hobby EP and has achieved incredible and well deserved attention through his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. Touring North America with his friend Lewis Capaldi, he wowed crowds with his buoyant personality and pure love and talent for song-writing. Now based in LA, he not only has received acclaim for his own work, but he continues to solidify his spot as one of the hottest current writers, having worked with global pop superstars including Ciara, Lennon Stella, Louis Tomlinson, Elle King, Jessie J, Virginia To Vegas and many more.
However, it hasn't all been plain sailing for Sam, who endured his own heartache to achieve his dreams. With the promise of a recording contract in the bag, he set off to LA only for the deal to be pulled away. After months of couch-surfing, he finally and deservedly received his break with This City and project Homework, which has been just the amazing start of an exciting new chapter in Sam's career.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 360, 360 Magazine, artist, Australia, Ciara, Creator, Demi Lovato, Elle king, homework, Jessie J, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Late Show With James Corden, Lennon Stella, London, Louis Tomlinson, musican, New Album, new music, new single, New Tour, Platnium, RCA records, Sam Fischer, simple, singer, songwriter, Sony music, The City, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Thomas Barrett, tour, UK Top 20, up and coming, Vaughn Lowery, Virginia to Vegas, What other people say on 10/15/2021 by 360 intern.
LILY ROSE DELIVERS POWERFUL TRACK "STRONGER THAN I AM"
Big Loud Records, Back Blocks Music, and Republic Record's breakthrough artist Lily Rose continues to deliver new music with the release of the title track from her forthcoming project, "Stronger Than I Am" available everywhere. With the "vocal presence and writing talents that make her poised to take her career to the next level," (CMT) Rose will release her introductory project Stronger Than I Am, due Oct. 1st.
Marking the fifth song Rose has released from the highly anticipated project, "Stronger Than I Am" dropped alongside a performance-driven lyric video featuring Rose. The ending implies there is more to come and leaves fans hanging as she prepares to release the full project.
"When it comes to 'Stronger Than I Am,' I've honestly never been more excited for a song," shares Rose. "When I first heard it, I knew it was a story I would be able to passionately tell and create a moment with fans. It includes everything a great Country song needs: a little bit of sadness, a little bit of drinking, and an incredible hook."
Written by Griffin Palmer and Geoff Warburton (Shawn Mendez, Demi Lovato), "Stronger Than I Am" is about the struggle of trying to stay strong through heartbreak, admitting sometimes the heartache wins out. Rose walks the listener through the steps she has tried taking in order to move on singing, "I've tried taking our pictures off the wall / I've tried working from dusk until dawn / I've tried all of the friends I can call / Oh but none of it's helping at all / Something's that stronger than I am" Rose delivers in the raspy, soulful title track. The project will include two unreleased tracks, accompanied by previous releases "Villain," "Overnight Sensation," "Remind Me of You," "Know My Way Around", and "I Don't Smoke."
Recently featured as part of CMT's new digital series Viral to Verified, the "rising star" (Billboard) opened up to fans about her whirlwind path to success, from being down to her last dollar to striking a chord with millions of fans worldwide, seemingly becoming "an overnight sensation, 13 years in the making." Racking up over 78M streams since her Dec. 2020 debut, Rose notched her first number one on Sirius XM's The Highway Top 30 Countdown and has received critical acclaim from Billboard, Rolling Stone, CMT, Music Row and SPIN. Continuing to pick up steam in 2021, Rose will release her introductory project on Oct. 1 before she joins Chris Lane's Fill Them Boots tour, kicking off next month on Oct. 28 in Memphis.
Lily Rose's STRONGER THAN I AM Track Listing:
1. "Villain" (Lily Rose, Mackenzie Carpenter, Kyle Clark)
2. "Stronger Than I Am" (Griffen Palmer, Geoff Warburton)
3. "I Don't Smoke" (Daniel Gerard Breland, Lalo Guzman, Michael Tyler)
4. "Remind Me of You" (Corey Crowder, Sam Hunt, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak)
5. "Know My Way Around" (Lily Rose, Julian Bunetta, Savana Santos)
6. "Breakin' In" (Lily Rose, John Byron, Ben Johnson, Blake Pendergrass)
7. "Whole Lotta Hometowns" (Lily Rose, Andy Albert, Kyle Clark)
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Sam Fischer Announces US & UK Tour
Sam Fischer announces his international Fall 2021 tour, A Simple Tour.
Sam Fischer – the man behind last year's platinum hit This City, duets with Demi Lovato on What Other People Say, and Sam Feldt's Pick Me Up, has announced a string of US and UK tour dates this Autumn.
Sam says, "It's been a unique journey this past 18 months, having my songs travel further around the world than I've been able to and not getting to meet the people who have given me this life I now lead has been a bit heartbreaking, so to be announcing a tour feels surreal, but here we are. The support I've had in both the UK & US has been incredible and I can't wait to be on stages, doing what I love the most & finally meeting everyone, for the first time."
Sam's debut single This City is currently sitting on over 500 million worldwide streams and was Top 20 in the UK for 11 weeks. The track has gone double platinum in Australia, platinum in the UK and Gold in the US, New Zealand, and Switzerland. He's also had some incredible US TV performances on Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and The Late Late Show With James Corden.
Australian-born Sam Fischer  first introduced himself with his Not A Hobby EP and has garnered incredible attention through his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. Touring North America with his friend Lewis Capaldi, he wowed crowds with his buoyant personality and pure love and talent for songwriting. Now based in LA, he not only has received acclaim for his own work, but he continues to solidify his spot as one of the hottest current writers, having worked with global pop superstars including Ciara, Lennon Stella,  Louis Tomlinson, Elle King, Jessie J, Virginia To Vegas and many more.
However, it hasn't all been plain sailing for Sam, who endured his own heartache to achieve his dreams. With the promise of a recording contract in the bag, he set off to LA only for the deal to be pulled away. After months of couch-surfing, he finally and deservedly received his break with This City  and  album Homework which has been just the amazing start of an exciting new chapter in Sam's career.
His relatable lyrics and unique, resonant sound are a staple of his work from his debut song, Lean, to his newest release, Simple. Sam's impressive skill will be on full display this fall in A Simple Tour.
Sept 8 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Ballroom
Sept 9 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Sept 13 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Sept 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Sept 29 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
Sept 30 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3
Oct 1 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Oct 3 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Warehouse
Oct 5 – London, UK – The Garage
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All Time Low Announce Additional Tour Dates
ALL TIME LOW ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL 2021 TOUR DATES, NEW SUMMER U.S. HEADLINE DATES WITH THE MAINE & GRAYSCALE BEGIN AUGUST 8TH, FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR WITH NOTHING,NOWHERE. & MEET ME @ THE ALTAR STARTS OCTOBER 12TH, TICKETS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THIS FRIDAY HERE
Platinum-selling Fueled By Ramen band All Time Low has announced additional 2021 tour dates. This Summer, the band will embark on a run of U.S. headline shows with support from The Maine and Grayscale. In the Fall, the band will return to the road for a North American headline trek with support from labelmates nothing,nowhere. and Meet Me @ The Altar. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning today at 3:00pm ET, and general on sale begins this Friday, June 4 at 10:00am local time here.
All Time Low will also headline Sad Summer Fest 2021, which kicks off in August and visits US cities throughout the Summer. Additionally, the band is scheduled to appear at music festivals including Chicago, IL's Lollapalooza and Las Vegas, NV's Life Is Beautiful. A complete list of upcoming live dates can be found below.
All Time Low currently hold two spots in the Top 10 at Alternative Radio, as their latest single Once In A Lifetime ascends, and their smash hit Monsters (feat. blackbear) holds strong. The band just delivered the network television debut performance of Once In A Lifetime on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Watch the performance and interview here. Last week, All Time Low earned nominations for both Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Alternative Rock Artist of the Year at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Additionally, the band received a nomination for Top Rock Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.
Monsters (feat. blackbear) notably marked All Time Low's first #1 at radio and remained in the top spot of the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart for an unprecedented 18 weeks. The band delivered unforgettable network television performances of the song on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. In December, All Time Low welcomed global superstar Demi Lovato to join them on a new version of the track. Monsters (feat. Demi Lovato and blackbear) marked All Time Low's highest positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 Radio Chart to date. Upon its release, the track received praise from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, and more.
All Time Low's latest studio album Wake Up, Sunshine was released in April of 2020 and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums Chart. Billboard proclaimed, The album is All Time Low's most vibrant set to date, combining the band's rambunctious spirit with roaring guitars and anthemic melodies. Forbes praised the collection as an album that crackles with youthful exuberance and the energy of a live show, while Nylon declared All Time Low just wants their new album to make you feel good. Wake Up, Sunshine is available physically and digitally now here.
ALL TIME LOW TOUR DATES
Festival Appearances
July 29-August 01, 2021 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
September 18, 2021 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful
Sad Summer Fest 2021
August 06, 2021 – Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy's
August 07, 2021 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove Outdoors
August 20, 2021 – Orlando FL – The Orlando Amphitheater
August 21, 2021 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
August 27, 2021 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
August 28, 2021 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion
August 30, 2021 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
August 31, 2021 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! Outdoor
September 03, 2021 – Asbury Park, NJ – Summer Stage
September 04, 2021 – Boston, MA – The Palladium Outdoors
September 05, 2021 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ The Mann
September 07, 2021 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
September 10, 2021 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
September 11, 2021 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Festival Grounds
Headline Dates with The Maine and Grayscale – JUST ANNOUNCED
August 08, 2021 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
August 10, 2021 – Denver, CO – Mission
August 13, 2021 – Kansas City, MO – KC Live!
August 14, 2021 – St. Louis, MO – Ballpark Village
August 15, 2021 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom
August 17, 2021 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
August 18, 2021 – Austin, TX – Stubb's
August 22, 2021 – Nashville, TN – Marathon
August 24, 2021 – Norfolk, VA – NorVA
August 25, 2021 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
September 01, 2021 – Cleveland, OH – Agora
UK Headline Dates
September 22, 2021 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
September 23, 2021 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton – SOLD OUT
September 26, 2021 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT
September 27, 2021 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom – SOLD OUT
Headline Dates with nothing,nowhere. and Meet Me @ The Altar – JUST ANNOUNCED
October 12, 2021 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
October 13, 2021 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
October 15, 2021 – Richmond, VA – The National
October 16, 2021 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
October 17, 2021 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 19, 2021 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
October 20, 2021 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
October 23, 2021 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
October 24, 2021 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall
October 27, 2021 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
October 28, 2021 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 30, 2021 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
October 31, 2021 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
November 02, 2021 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
November 03, 2021 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
November 05, 2021 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
November 06, 2021 – Portland, OR – Roseland
November 07, 2021 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
November 10, 2021 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
November 11, 2021 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
November 12, 2021 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey's
About All Time Low
Throughout a catalog streamed nearly half-a-billion times and highlighted by two gold albums, three gold singles, and a platinum single, All Time Low have continually raised the bar for both pop and punk. Since 2003, the group has notched five straight Top 10 entries on the Billboard Top 200, spanning the gold-certified Nothing Personal [2009], Dirty Work [2011], Future Hearts [2015], and Last Young Renegade [2017]. The latter attracted tastemaker acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, Paste, and more as the band canvassed the world, headlining arenas on three continents. 2019 saw All Time Low celebrate Nothing Personal with a string of sold-out anniversary shows and a documentary following the band as they revisited the album at RedBull Studios. The record's influence remains prevalent with Rock Sound citing its impact on Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds of Summer, and more. After nearly two decades together, All Time Low have rekindled the spark they first ignited in a Baltimore basement on their 2020 full-length studio album, Wake Up, Sunshine. These four lifelong friends walked into a tiny room, plugged in, and turned up with the same spirit, but with more experience, and proficiency gained from performing to millions worldwide. As a result, they've delivered Wake Up, Sunshine, a captivating body of work featuring the hit single Monsters (feat. blackbear), which spent 17 weeks atop Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart marking the group's first #1 at radio. A brand-new version of Monsters was released at the end of 2020 featuring both blackbear and global super star Demi Lovato. In 2021, the band returned with their latest single Once In A Lifetime.
Find out more about All Time Low via their website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Fueled by Ramen's website.
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Brynn Cartelli x Based On A True Story
Singer Songwriter Brynn Cartelli has released her debut EP Based On A True Story, available now at all DSPS and streaming services (EP artwork/tracklisting below). The EP arrives alongside a heartwarming lyric video for "Jane" featuring home footage from her childhood, available now on Brynn's official YouTube channel.
Returning to her hometown of Longmeadow, MA after the surreal experience of winning NBC's season 14 of The Voice and touring with Kelly Clarkson, Brynn became hyperaware of getting back to her normal life as a teen. Based On A True Story is a snapshot of the time she spent reconnecting with friends, being observant, and really honing into what being young is about.
Cartelli comments on the EP, "Based On A True Story is the foundation of who I am as a singer-songwriter. Writing this project brought me back home, back with my friends and family. I was finally able to comment on my high school and teenage experience from an honest place. It feels like I'm opening up my diary for the world to read, and I could not be more terrified and excited all at once."
Brynn takes seemingly small moments from typical suburban experiences and turns them into candid, anthemic pop ballads that people of all ages can relate to. The previously unreleased "Imaginary Stranger" fulfills a wish she held for years, vividly detailing her connection to her grandfather who passed away from lung cancer six years before her birth. Then, there's the piano-driven "Love You In My Mind," which is based off a collection of stories from fans who were obsessing over crushes. Blossoming from an acoustic intro into a bouncy refrain, the buoyant "We Belong" captures an idyllic moment of teen freedom and friendship in lines like, "We didn't get invited to the party it's fine, so we'll sit around the fire and we'll talk about life." As the final addition to the EP, "Jane" pairs a powerhouse vocal performance with lullaby-style instrumentation that sees Brynn imagining what it would be like if she was someone else specifically choosing the name Jane because that's almost what her mom had named her.
Co-written by Brynn and Ben Abraham (Demi Lovato, Sara Bareilles, and Kesha), "If I Could" which has already seen over 2 million streams, is Brynn's message to a friend in a one-sided relationship, "If I could do it for you, then I would say, Goodbye." She originally shared a snippet of the song through a post on Tik Tok that has amassed over 8 million views and recently performed the track on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
"Long Way Home" co-written by Brynn and Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and Colbie Caillat), was the first track released off the EP and her first new music since 2019, attracting praise as People named Brynn among its "Emerging Artists to Watch." Directed by Blythe Thomas (Julia Michaels, Hozier, Grace Vanderwall), the official video for the track sees Brynn and her real-life friends driving around New York City, singing and dancing through the streets of Greenwich Village and Times Square, and even celebrating her friend Piper's 18th birthday with a surprise cake.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY AVAILABLE NOW
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MADAME TUSSAUDS HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM
When you walk through Hollywood, you can find 2,690 stars along the sidewalk calling out famous and celebrated singers, songwriters, actors, directors, and anyone who has had a lasting impact on Hollywood. You can also escape the heat and bustle of the city by exploring Madame Tussauds where you are treated to life-size replicas of all your favorite Hollywood Superstars.
Madame Tussauds Hollywood features three floors filled with wax replicas of singers, late night hosts, actors and actresses, and even famous characters from movies like Boris Karloff as The Mummy. You are first greeted with a wax figure of Baywatch Zac Efron in front of the Santa Monica Skyline, a massive King Kong next to the Empire State building, and a game face ready Kobe Bryant. After you purchase your tickets, you are welcomed into the museum and given free rein to tour and visit all three floors. Following COVID-19 guidelines, guests are to start from the third floor and make our way down for one-way traffic to flow better. The first-floor features Hollywood's newest members and current pop culture icons: Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Jenner, Morgan Freeman, Simon Cowell and more. And not forgetting to mention, the brand-new Ariana Grande wax figure dressed in her Rule The World music video outfit. The figurine is also posed in a pink-themed set from her famous 7 Rings video with a pyramid of champagne glasses behind her. This is a new piece for the museum and not yet updated in all of Madame Tussauds locations, so it is definitely not to be missed!
On the second floor, you pass Meryl Streep, Obama, and Jim Carrey; the second floor also features all of old Hollywood's stars: Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, John Wayne, esteemed directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, and even actors portraying characters from popular films of that era: Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) locked in his cell, Danny (John Travolta) next to his red-hot rod, and Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp). After you tour through Old Hollywood, you arrive at the last floor featuring all your favorite stars from the 90's: Britney Spears, Tupac, Snoop Dog, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Beyoncé, Madonna, and so on. This section features the ultimate 90's bedroom and would transport you back in time.
After your trip down memory lane, you will arrive the last feature in the museum, a Marvel theme wax exhibition, where you can check out a few Marvel cast members figures in full costume: Spiderman, Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), etc. Though it is not compulsory, you can also purchase the 4D Marvel Movie screening for an additional $5 for an immersive experience. The glasses the museum provides will allow you to see the 3D aspect of the film, and be prepared for sound effects, water, bubbles and even ropes to hit your feet. All of these elements make for an out of this world experience, the movie is 10 minutes long. Make sure to put any items you don't want getting wet away! If you are not a fan of getting wet, I recommend sitting father back. Stop by the gift shop on your way out and grab a cup, key chain, or shirt to remember your visit to Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
In addition to offering a fun and safe day out of the house, you are also able to learn about the process of making a wax figure, see examples of the process, and in pre-Covid times purchase your own wax mold of your hand. It takes about 800 hours to create a wax figure, beginning with the detailed measurement of the model from the circumference of your head to the width of your ankle. Every measurement is specific to ensure the wax figure looks as accurate as possible. After the measurements are taken, workers begin sculpting, painting, designing, making the costumes and finally dressing and staging the wax figures. This is no easy task and while some figures are more life-like and realistic than others, they are all impressive. It really makes you question who in the room was real and who was a wax figure! The detail in every figure is astonishing, from freckles, scars, tattoos, and hair. It feels as if you are really meeting and interacting with these stars rather than standing next to a wax figure.
Come meet your favorite artists and movie characters at Madame Tussauds Hollywood today! To buy tickets for Madame Tussauds, visit the website or buy them in person.
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DEMI LOVATO – "DANCING WITH THE DEVIL" MUSIC VIDEO EASTER EGGS
DEMI LOVATO GOES BEHIND THE SCENES OF "DANCING WITH THE DEVIL" MUSIC VIDEO EXCLUSIVELY FOR VEVO FOOTNOTES
"It's a really important reminder of everything that I've overcome, and that I'm stronger and more in control of my life than ever."
– Demi Lovato
23 HIDDEN EASTER EGGS WITHIN THE MUSIC VIDEO REVEALED
Global superstar Demi Lovato and her team of collaborators behind the new "Dancing With The Devil" music video have partnered with Vevo to reveal hidden messages and everything you didn't know about the video's creation process exclusively for Vevo Footnotes.
WATCH THE MAKING OF "DANCING WITH THE DEVIL" VEVO FOOTNOTES
"Dancing With The Devil" appears on Lovato's newest album, Dancing With The Devil… The Art Of Starting Over.
The music video's co-director, Michael D. Ratner, details their commitment to ensuring each frame has meaning and matches Lovato's reality, and that production runs smoothly so she wouldn't have to relive each scene multiple times.
A digital XR stage was used to take viewers through Lovato's experience, which also created a sense of photographic memory to convey her re-telling of the moments before her overdose. Everything from the cast members t-shirts to hairstyles and color are accurate in this artistic reenactment of Lovato's most trying times.
Below is a complete outline of "The Making of "Dancing With The Devil' | Vevo Footnotes, including key insight from the music video's executive director and more from Lovato herself.
FOOTNOTES OUTLINE:
0:16 Narration: "Dancing With The Devil" is the second video from Demi Lovato's seventh studio album, Dancing With The Devil…The Art Of Starting Over. Both the video and doc directly address Demi's near-fatal overdose in July 2018 as well as her road to recovery.
0:31 Demi co-directed the video with Michael D. Ratner, who also helmed the documentary. Miranda Sherman was the video's Executive Producer.
0:39 Miranda Sherman: "The documentary was really important preparation for this project. We had time to really understand and unpack the story – get the full scope of it. In the actual creation of the music video, we're telling the literal story but also communicating visually the feeling of that night."
0:59 Demi Lovato: "There's something really cathartic and healing about being able to address trauma through art for me."
1:09 Narration: The video took two days to film but the preparation took six months.
1:13 Michael D. Ratner: "Our commitment to telling this story with care really started with the process. At every stage of pre-production–from overall concept to shot-listing to storyboarding to blocking camera movements–we checked in with Demi and her team stayed honest and created a space of autonomy and empowerment."
1:36 Narration: Demi wore this "Legalize Marijuana' t-shirt because it's similar to the one she actually wore on the night of her overdose. The bedroom scene was the last shot of the day, and the toughest scene for Demi to film. The camera movement required a techno-crane. The team rehearsed endlessly so that Demi didn't have to go through the scene multiple times.
2:00 Michael D. Ratner: "There are no accidents in this video. From where people are facing to what they bring into frame, or where they are in frame, everything is thought through and has meaning. Demi has 23 tattoos and there are 23 easter eggs in the video."
2:20 Michael D. Ratner: "The video is in no way glorifying drinking or drug use. Quite the opposite, and that's why there's that constant chilling reminder of the hospital bed, which is symbolic of the scary possibility that the danger of addiction is very real and very present."
2:38 Narration: In order to cover so many locations and emotions, they used a digital XR stage to take the viewer through Demi's experience, which also created a sense of photographic memory to convey Demi's re-telling of the night before and morning of her overdose.
2:53 Many of Demi's friends and family appear in the documentary, but for this video, actors were used to represent them. Their faces are deliberately hidden.
2:59 Demi Lovato: "When recreating the night before my overdose some of the actors are wearing clothing to match some of my friends who were there, including Dani Vitale's white tank top, which is seen in the documentary's archival footage. In the scene where I'm surrounded by family in the hospital, one of the actresses has hair the same color as my sister Dallas in 2018."
3:20 Narration: Ratner and his team made specific technical choices with the goal of helping viewers understand the feeling of falling into addiction, drug abuse, overdose, and recovery. Demi's case manager was on set during the filming of the video. Before filming began, Ratner worked with him to ensure the shoot was a safe space for her and she was as comfortable as possible.
3:50 Demi Lovato: "At the beginning of the video, the diffused effect of the kaleidoscopic light on the glass mirrors mimic the blurry feeling of using drugs and indicated the start of this dangerous journey. The last shot of the video reveals the disco ball spinning over the hospital bed and serves as an eerie reminder that the challenge of addiction is persistent and recovery is an ongoing process."
4:09 Narration: Demi got this "survivor' tattoo in 2019. It covers the scar from where her dialysis port was.
4:15 Demi Lovato: "It's a really important reminder of everything that I've overcome, and that I'm stronger and more in control of my life than ever."
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Gwen Stefani × Saweetie
GWEN STEFANI AND SAWEETIE TEAM UP ON EMPOWERING "SLOW CLAP"
Watch the video for "Slow Clap" HERE
Global superstar Gwen Stefani adds yet another iconic pop collaboration to her catalog with the release of "Slow Clap" featuring the multi-platinum rap star Saweetie. The empowering track, Stefani's first single of 2021, is inspired by a mash up of sounds with Saweetie's unabashed verses. "Slow Clap" featuring Saweetie is available now at all digital retailers via Interscope Records.
The "Slow Clap" video was directed by Sophie Muller, a long-time Stefani collaborator who also helmed the memorable clips for No Doubt's "Don't Speak" and Gwen's solo track "Wind It Up." Watch the energetic video HERE.
With lyrics about embracing resilience and staying confident despite feeling like an underdog, "Slow Clap" is classic Gwen: "Been the champion, rang the bell / Rocked the bottom, been through hell," she sings. "Climbed the mountain, now I'm well / I just feel like coming back for the belt." Saweetie, whose forthcoming debut album featuring recent drops with Doja Cat ("Best Friend") and Demi Lovato ("My Girlfriends Are My Boyfriend"), reinforces this confidence with bold and unapologetic lines: "My favorite position is CEO check the stats / Me and Gwen Stefani snatchin' wigs on the track."
"Slow Clap" builds on the momentum of "Let Me Reintroduce Myself,"which reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart upon its release. In 2020, Stefani also had two No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with fiancé Blake Shelton, "Nobody but You" and "Happy Anywhere," and reissued her holiday album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas, with two new songs, including "Here This Christmas" co-written with Ryan Tedder.
A three-time GRAMMY Award winner, Stefani has achieved global success as a performer, songwriter, and frontwoman of No Doubt, and a multi-platinum solo artist, among other accomplishments. To date, she's sold more than 50 million units worldwide. Her 2015 solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. She also spent five seasons as a coach on the Emmy-winning NBC series The Voice where she led contestant Carter Rubin to be crowned the season 19 winner. The classic warmth of "Slow Clap" sets the tone for what fans can expect from Stefani as she plans to release more music this year.
Gwen Stefani – "Slow Clap feat. Saweetie"
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Top Latinx Influencers
360 Magazine is highlighting the top Latinx influencers within pop culture.
By: Carly Cohen
Demi Lovato: Demi Lovato is a well-known singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. Her early acting shows such as Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance both were huge Disney programs. Demi dealt with addiction but has spoken about it and has made it very public after her overdose in 2018. She has thrived to do better and push her career and doing so has made her an inspiration to the public eye.
Neymar: Neymar (Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior) is a Brazilian professional soccer player for Paris Saint-Germain. He is known as one of the best players in the world and has a massive following on Instagram with nearly 150 million. Neymar has competed with the title against Messi on 'who is better.'
Jennifer Lopez: Jennifer Lopez is and always has been a huge American actress, singer, and dancer. She is engaged to the famous baseball player, Alex Rodriguez, and has two charming children. She has a following of 143 million on Instagram and is always staying up to date on the latest trends. Jennifer very recently came out with a new makeup line called JLo Beauty that has gotten great feedback from.
Lele Pons: Lele Pons is the new face of the "ideal celebrity." Influencers have taken over and Lele is one of many. She is available on platforms such as Youtube, Spotify, Instagram, etc. She consistently is showing her following vision in her personal life. For being somewhat new to the influencer world, she has a following of 43.5 million on Instagram. Lele has opened up about her battle with OCD, ADHD, and Tourette syndrome in a documentary posted on her YouTube channel called The Secret Life of Lele Pons.
Lejuan James: Lejuan is a comedian and an influencer on Youtube. In 2019 he released his book called Definitely Hispanic which is a comedy and heartfelt book about Lejuan himself. The book walks the readers through Lejuan growing up Hispanic in the US. On his YouTube channel, he creates skits and small clips to express his enthusiastic personality.
Camila Cabello: Camila Cabello is originally known for being a part of the girl group Fifth Harmony which was created on the X Factor in 2012. When Camila strayed away from the group she created her songs and sang her music that wowed millions of people. Currently, she is recognized for being partners with the other musically talented, Shawn Mendes. Her socials show the raw, heartfelt women she is. Recently, she has shared many posts regarding her beliefs and what she stands for. She is using her platform to express and show social issues, politics, and pushes her viewers to make a difference in the world.
Yuya: Yuya (Marind Castrejón Castañeda) is a YouTube star. Her content subsists of beauty tutorials, her authentic daily life, and her style inspiration. Her social media captures alluring photography of herself, styles, food, and a simple day in her life. Yuya has been featured on multiple Mexican television and also on Vogue.
Bethany Mota: Bethany Mota is known as the Youtube star who raised us all. She started on Youtube sharing content relating to fashion advice, hauls, DIYs, and so much more. She continues to post on Youtube and other socials but has done a great job staying up to date on current trends involving fashion, lifestyle, and content. Bethany strained away from her usual content and was featured on Dancing with the Stars Season 19.
Dulce Candy: Dulce Candy is a beauty and fashion vlogger. She has two channels on Youtube, one focuses on tutorial videos while the other focuses on her everyday life. Her socials consist of true and authentic life, have an influencer but also has a mother.
Selena Gomez: Selena Gomez is one of many talents. She is a singer, an actress, and a producer. Recently she has also become an entrepreneur because of her new skincare brand RareBeauty which is based around mental health. Selena always uses her platforms for inspiring messages and spreading awareness which is why she has always had such a good look to the public eye.
Leo Messi: Leo Messi is a professional football player for FC Barcelona. He is known as being the world's wealthiest football player. His socials consist of ads, his family, and his life as a professional football player. An interesting fact about Leo is that he sticks to five key foods – water, olive oil, whole grains, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables.
German Garmendia: German is a content creator who targets comedy. He shares content on his authentic daily life. German is now signed to WME talent agency.
Maiah Ocando: Maiah is an express and an internet star. She has a background in Fashion Design and shares storytimes, makeup tutorials, and fashion advice on her youtube channel with 735k Subscribers. An interesting fact about Maiah is that she is the host of a web show on YouTube called Visto Bueno and is also a writer of a book called Visto Bueno.
Kathy Cano-Murillo: Kathy Cano-Murillo is a creative genius! She is an author, and an artist and has created an award-winning brand called CraftyChica. CraftyChica is a space to express ingenuity. It consists of Latino crafts, activities, recipes and so much more. It is the perfect place to express oneself creatively.
Jorge Narvaez: Jorge is a full-time creator and speaker. He posts content relating to his work and especially relating to his family. He is a first-generation high school and college grad.
Andrea Espada: Andrea is best known for her modeling, an influencer, and a popular television star. She is always posting content that relates to workout tips and her adorable baby. Her Instagram is exciting and authentic to who she is. Andrea had her baby, Ferran in a past relationship, not with her current spouse.
Salice Rose: Salice is an Instagram and video star. Her videos always focus on comedy and are super entertaining to watch. She has recently become popular on Tik Tok and has reached a following of 16.8 million. Salice is known for speaking her mind and posting exactly what she wants. She is a rising star.
Ana Alvarado: Ana is also known as LipStickFables. She is beloved on socials such as youtube and Instagram. She is famous for her captivating and up-to-date videos. Ana gives an understanding of her Honduran life.
Tiffany Garcia: Tiffany is best known for her gaming videos on her youtube channel IHasCupquake. She talks about different games and gives feedback and reactions to her viewers. She is visionary and has a joyous personality. Tiffany has been nominated such as Shorty Awards for Best in Gaming and Teen Choice for gaming. She is a big deal in the gaming community.
Nicole Guerriero: Nicole is a fashion influencer with a following of 1.9 million on Instagram. She is always posting insight on her life, adept makeup looks, and outfits of the days. She is one of the original YouTubers in the beauty community.
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In classrooms across Georgia, students learn about Abraham Baldwin, one of two Georgians who signed the United States Constitution. Baldwin represented Georgians at the Constitutional Convention (May-September 1787), and contributed to one of the foundational documents of the United States of America. His leadership during the early years of our state and nation takes center stage in this Profiles in Leadership installment.
Founded as a colony in 1733, Georgia was still very young at the end of the American Revolution and a land of opportunity for newcomers. Abraham Baldwin, a Yale graduate, moved to Georgia in the early 1780s, eventually settling in Augusta where he began a career in law and politics. His advocacy for education as a means of advancing Georgia's future included the development of a comprehensive educational plan that eventually resulted in a charter for the state's first public college, the University of Georgia.
Trade was solidifying as the colony transitioned into a state. Georgia also lay at the edge of unclaimed territories, vulnerable to attacks along its frontier. The Articles of Confederation, adopted in 1781, held little power to strengthen or protect it. Because of his work with the University, Baldwin was elected to represent Georgia during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Baldwin arrived in Philadelphia in early June. Later, he would consider his work on what became known as the Great Compromise, the creation of a bicameral legislature, to be his greatest Constitutional legacy. Today, we might add to that legacy the priceless contribution of his original draft copy of the U.S. Constitution. A treasured part of the GHS collection, Baldwin's copy contains his hand-written margin notes, giving unique insight into the fascinating process of developing our American governmental systems.
The Georgia Historical Society invites you to learn more about Abraham Baldwin through our online resources. Watch our popular video series on Abraham Baldwin and the Constitutional Convention on our education blog Sophia's Schoolhouse. Read more about Abraham Baldwin's life and legacy with our featured historical figure resources and view Abraham Baldwin's Draft Copy of the U.S. Constitution through our digital image catalog.


Twenty four students from the Lycee Saint Francois d'Assise in La Roche Sur Yon, a city in the Vendee Department of the Loire Valley, France will be visiting Triton from October 12th to the 27th with the School's Director of International Relations Sean Morris, and English Teacher Annabelle Fouquet-Audige.
Twenty two Triton families ( 2 families with twins! ) and two Triton teachers will be hosting the students while they are here. While in Massachusetts, the students will hike in the White Mountain National Forest, visit the Triton Communities, visit Harvard and M.I.T. , walk the Freedom trail, be given a tour of the State House by State Reps Brad Hill and James Kelcourse, visit Lexington and Concord, visit Salem, and finally go on a Duck Tour and visit the Prudential skywalk.
Each of the visiting French students and teachers will open their homes in Vendee to Triton students and teachers from April 12th to the 27th, 2019.
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Featuring a whole range of subtle new touches.
UPDATE: John Elliott has just updated its site with a pre-release link. Those looking to get the jump on the Nike Air Force 1 Low "Double Tongue" can head on over to the early access site now for registration.
After making its first appearance at HYPEFEST, John Elliott's new Nike Air Force 1 Low collaboration now has a full release date. The sneaker comes in a simple all-white colorway which belies the intricacy of its detailing. Arguably the stand-out feature is the double tongue and repeated lacing eyelets.
Other features of the silhouette include a cut-away Swoosh, with the pebbled leather branding sitting beneath the raised smooth upper, and cascading lace tips. Take an up-close look at the sneaker in the gallery above, and expect it to hit select retailers including the John Elliott web store on October 13.
In other footwear news, Nike is bringing back the ACG Okwahn II.
Military and workwear-inspired restaurant gear.
An Official Look at Nike's China-Exclusive Air Force 1 High QS "The Bund"
Inspired by Shanghai's iconic waterfront area.
A striking blend of three tones.
A luxe modern spin on the retro silhouette.


If you're like me you have a small chubby dog that gets winded after a walk around the block and refuses to walk or run any further than he wants to. So when you want to go for a bike ride, hike, or longer walk, it's not so easy to do. Luckily the Ruffit is here to save the day, and make you look cool while saving it. The Ruffit is a small backpack that's specifically designed to carry your dog around on your back or in front of your body as a frontpack.
The dog backpack allows you to have new adventures with your best friend at eye level, and while having both hands free to do whatever you need to do. Plus you won't need to worry about your dog bothering other pedestrians, or pulling you into traffic with a leash.
The Ruffit dog carrier backpack uses a secure harness to keep your dog from jumping out, and is even made from an extremely durable and scratch resistant material so they won't be able to claw their way out. The shoulder straps are made to be very wide as to disperse the weight of your dog on your body and to make it more tolerable to carry around a heavy load on your shoulders.
The Ruffit dog backpack comes in a plethora of different sizes to choose from, so make sure you accurately measure your dog's back length and waist to make sure they'll fit perfectly into the backpack. If your dog's back is longer than 18 inches long, they're probably too big to be carrying around on your back anyway.
The dog backpack is black in color, is shaped somewhat like a bucket inside to make it more comfortable for your dog to sit it, should never be used in water sports, and will vary in size depending on the size you choose from the dropdown.
Check out the Ruffit dog carrying backpack in action via the video below.


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08/06 Transfiguration of the Lord - Transfiguración del Señor
All three Synoptic Gospels tell the story of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-9; Luke 9:28-36). With remarkable agreement, all three place the event shortly after Peter's confession of faith that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus' first prediction of his passion and death. Peter's eagerness to erect tents or booths on the spot suggests it occurred during the week-long Jewish Feast of Booths in the fall.
According to Scripture scholars, in spite of the texts' agreement it is difficult to reconstruct the disciples' experience, because the Gospels draw heavily on Old Testament descriptions of the Sinai encounter with God, and prophetic visions of the Son of Man. Certainly Peter, James, and John had a glimpse of Jesus' divinity strong enough to strike fear into their hearts. Such an experience defies description, so they drew on familiar religious language to describe it. And certainly Jesus warned them that his glory and his suffering were to be inextricably connected—a theme John highlights throughout his Gospel.
Tradition names Mount Tabor as the site of the revelation. A church first raised there in the fourth century was dedicated on August 6. A feast in honor of the Transfiguration was celebrated in the Eastern Church from about that time. Western observance began in some localities about the eighth century.
On July 22, 1456, Crusaders defeated the Turks at Belgrade. News of the victory reached Rome on August 6, and Pope Callistus III placed the feast on the Roman calendar the following year.
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The current recommended treatment of Dupuytren's contracture is surgical removal. Fasciotomy, is recommended as treatment, in general, only for the very aged or infirm. This study documents 102 consecutive, Stage IV Dupuytren's contracture patients treated via subcutaneous fasciotomy.
All fasciotomies were performed, wide-awake, as an office procedure under local anesthesia with epinephrine. Cords were released with an 18 or 25 gauge needle followed by sequential rupture via distal stretching of the finger.
Out 114 digits treated, 103(90%) were available for follow-up for measurements and assessment of complications. Average follow-up was 6.6 months, and the median follow-up was 3.5 months. Average total pre-operative loss of extension was -147 degrees. Average total post-operative loss of extension was -55. Total average gain in motion was 92 degrees. The MCP joint on average gained 51 degrees of extension and the PIP joint gained on average 38 degrees of extension. There were no injuries to nerves or tendons, hematomas, or cases of RSD. Four patients required skin grafts near the PIP joint, two became infected and were lost with one that developed osteomyelitis and required subsequent PIP amputation. The other graft loss was in a diabetic. There was one other infection. Two patients developed an immobile DIP joint. Two patients required skin suturing at the time of fasciotomy for skin tears. Other minor tears were left to heal.
1) Needle aponeurotomy is an effective first-step office technique with immediate results and a low complication rate.
2) Recurrent disease occurs at a significant rate, over time, after any surgical incision or excision for Dupuytren's. Needle aponeurotomy as a first step does not prohibit future surgery and can take a patient from Stage IV to Stage II prior to open surgery.
3) It offers excellent short to medium term solutions. In some patients it may be a long term solution.
4) Early recurrence or late recurrence may be successfully treated in the future via repeat aponeurotomy, or surgery.
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The Department of Design brings together professional skills, knowledge and experience to create a dynamic discipline producing adaptable, creative thinkers with a high level of technical skill.
All the courses are underpinned by the creative use of digital technology and students are continually successful in achieving awards in competitions ranging from D&AD to YCN.
We teach our students a wide range of practical skills, whilst allowing time for interaction, play, collaboration and exploration. All of our graduates leave us with a firm understanding of how to understand a design problem and answer it.
The London design world is on Ravensbourne's doorstep. We encourage our students to gain industry experience in leading brands, answer live briefs and enter festivals and competitions. The school regularly hosts designers and makers, offering our students insight into their work and design today.
Our students are offered individual attention and each person is allowed the freedom to grow, develop and decide on where they may see themselves as a designer.
I chose Ravensbourne because it was a very forward thinking institution and all elements of new technologies would be included in the course structure. I like that my course is so multi-disciplinary with opportunities for collaboration with students from different courses.
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The Debate We Have To Have: Identity Politics And The Left
By Michael Brull on	 July 16, 2015 Australian Politics
Among people of the radical and progressive left, there are occasional arguments about what is called identity politics. Though there was an interesting debate along similar lines in Overland last year, generally few bother to discuss what it is, or why they support or oppose it.
People who oppose identity politics might identity it in a certain way, whilst few seem to self-consciously practice it. Like the word "emo", it is rarely claimed, and, when the label is applied, it is often received as a term of abuse.
It's hard to discuss something when there is no identifiable Bible or Manifesto of Identity Politics. Its champions usually identify themselves in different manner. However, there are certain identifiable tendencies, which at least some people on the left might call identity politics, and which I will try to outline here.
In the debate in Overland, Juliana Qian wrote of the proposition: "Should the Left check its privilege?" Qian wrote in defence of what she calls privilege theory. As her interlocutor, social justice lawyer Lizzie O'Shea wrote, the most famous essay outlining the concept of racial privilege was written by Peggy McIntosh in 1988. She provided a lengthy list of "white privilege".
Two examples of this privilege are as follows: "I can do well in a challenging situation without being called a credit to my race… I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group." McIntosh's point is that in everyday life, white people have experiences that would be different if she were not white. These are identified as privileges.
Within her essay, McIntosh acknowledged that there were diverse types of "privilege" that she identified:
Not all of the privileges on my list are inevitably damaging. Some, like the expectation that neighbours will be decent to you, or that your race will not count against you in court, should be the norm in a just society. Others, like the privilege to ignore less powerful people, distort the humanity of the holders as well as the ignored groups.
We might at least start by distinguishing between positive advantages, which we can work to spread, and negative types of advantage, which unless rejected will always reinforce our present hierarchies.
Given this proviso, we can see positive and negative elements of this theory of "privilege". On the one hand, focusing on race through the prism of privilege draws attention to the lived experiences of people who aren't white, and how they experience systemic racism. In itself, this was a valuable and useful contribution, which helped people understand an aspect of racism in a personal way.
However, calling something a "privilege" when it "should be the norm in a just society" may be unhelpful. Many of us will be familiar with the expression that something is "privilege, not a right".
Privilege as a broad concept may be useful, but analytically, it is worth remembering that the list of privileges is complex. Some of them may be, in a sense, unjust. Others are simply good things that should be everyone's birthright, and, ideally, would be taken for granted by everyone. This should be a comparatively minor point, but I think lack of clarity on this has contributed to the tendencies that I regard as unfortunate features of identity politics.
McIntosh concluded by observing that "systemic change takes many decades", but this will seem like "pressing questions for me" and others "if we raise our daily consciousness on the prequisites" of racial privilege. Knowing about this privilege does not necessary prove that "we will use any of our arbitrarily awarded power to try to reconstruct power systems on a broader base."
In this sense, the essay recognised that there were systemic problems. Privilege analysis raised awareness of the problems, but the point was systemic change.
Thus, I think a distinction can be drawn between privilege analysis and identity politics. Not everyone who uses the concept of "privilege" necessarily embraces identity politics. I think that the insights offered by this model of analysis have, for some people, been married to identity politics, such that privilege becomes not a prism of analysis, but a conclusive and enveloping theory, uniformly applied to all political issues, without any analytical complications.
One can understand this through common tendencies. Identity politics is marked by a primacy of identity: belonging to this or that group, and the presumed lived experience that comes with that identity. This lived experience is presumed to be conclusive in arguments, such that belonging to the relevant group is thought to be a kind of authoritative argument. Those who do not belong to the group – whether the group is defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness and so on – are regarded as unequipped to have the same insight as those who do have the correct identity.
Those who disagree – for example, a man who disputes a woman's professed experience of sexism, or a heterosexual person disputing an allegation of homophobia – are not only being presumptuous, but are, ipso facto, wrong.
In this sense, identity politics is anti-intellectual. Book learning is not taken seriously, and no expertise is recognised beyond personal experience, which is presumed from belonging to the relevant category of people. Primacy of identity marks it out as identity politics.
This may seem like a caricature. There are some who adopt a different position – they think that, for example, a woman's opinion of anti-female sexism should generally be given more weight than a man's.
In itself, this is a position that is committed to certain rules of rationality – weighing up evidence, a willingness to be persuaded in a certain direction – that I would distinguish from identity politics. How much weight a person's identity should be given in a debate may be subject to argument. Identity politics is what I'd identify as belonging to the tendency whereby identity is enough to prove a point. Indeed, identity in some forms is not only identified as enough to prove a point: it is identified as all that is needed to have the right to discuss certain issues. Those without the relevant identity are regarded as impudent trespassers on discussions about issues affecting those belonging to this or that group.
Another tendency that can be recognised in identity politics is a suspicion of those who do not share the relevant identity, and thus have a relevant privilege. Their attempts at solidarity, if welcomed at all, are treated with constant and continuing scepticism.
The privileged can, as supplicants, try to be "allies". Yet being an ally is regarded not as a right, but, well, as a privilege. For example, a white person can be an ally to black people for a while, but it is presumed that because of their privilege, they will never understand racism in a meaningful sense – certainly not in the sense that those with lived experience as black people do.
Furthermore, deep down, all white people will always be racist anyway. Some might suggest that this is due to racial privilege, which white people benefit from, and thus have a stake in maintaining.
What are the power systems that institutionalise privilege? Privilege as a theory does not have this kind of empirical content, and does not try to offer this sort of insight. It addresses itself to how things are now. In a vague sense, it can be said to offer a vision of what a better future might look like. Perhaps, one in which no one has these privileges. Or one in which everyone has these privileges. At the very least, one in which privileges are not distributed on the basis of race, gender, able-bodied-ness and so on.
How do we get there? Well, it's not clear. However, people from groups suffering the relevant forms of oppression and discrimination should lead the way. They can be supported by their "allies", at best, but it seems the primary goal of those without privilege is to discuss and organise among themselves.
Those with relevant forms of privilege are expected above all to adopt the correct terminology and show proper deference in discussions with those who do not have their privilege. Engaging in critical discussion, showing scepticism, and disagreeing with people who do not have their privileges may be regarded as exhibiting a form of able-ism, racism, sexism (or whichever applies), by failing to defer to those without privilege.
Suppose an able-bodied person decides they want to be an ally to those with disabilities. This will be on certain terms. Firstly, those with disabilities must lead the movement of issues relating to disabilities. The able-bodied can help people with disabilities by agreeing with them, repeating and amplifying their views, and by listening.
It is not hard to see why those with substantively left-wing or liberal ideological values find it hard to square them with identity politics. Suppose a man wants to be an "ally" to feminists, and is also a Marxist. This will make it likely that he will disagree with many women and feminists about the causes of sexism, and how to resist it. This does not mean he does not genuinely care about sexism.
However, if he wants to be a good "ally", he will put aside his Marxism, listen to women, tend to defer to their judgments, support them in their causes, even if he privately believes that some of the advocacy and tactics they engage in are unwise, unhelpful, exclusionary, shallow or anything else. Critical discussion is not regarded as a worthy or valuable contribution of "allies".
Identity politics is also hard to square with substantive political values, because it is politically neutral. A civil libertarian, for example, might agree with many Aboriginal people on some issues, and disagree on others. Opposing how the criminal law discriminates against Aboriginal people might be the work of an ally, but being critical of the provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act which transcribe racially offensive speech is not being an ally. Though both might spring from the same civil libertarianism, identity politics is not committed to political values, but loyalty to a particular group.
It is also ideologically neutral in a sense. Supporting this or that group as an "ally" without any underlying guiding values and analysis is kind of incoherent. Many women would regard it as a feminist position to be pro-choice in relation to abortion. However, there are many women who are pro-life and anti-abortion.
Should the male ally pick and choose based on left-wing values? Or should he simply respect the diversity of female voices, and respect the debate and make sure everyone is heard? Some Aboriginal people support the Recognise campaign, others oppose it. Unlike Amy McQuire in New Matilda, much of the major media has not reported this argument. Should white Australians who are only aware of Aboriginal support for Recognise support it on this basis? Should those who are aware of the dispute pick a side? On what basis should they pick a side within disputes of those groups?
Should it be on the basis of supporting sub-groups which are even less privileged? Should they side with majorities? How much of a majority is needed to clinch an argument? If a prospective ally doesn't have an accurate way of gauging the popularity of a political position within a group, should they be silent until that group resolves it?
The effect of this is to make contributions by allies difficult. They are expected to serve much in the same way the most loyal apparatchiks served within communist parties. They are expected to listen, obey, and follow the party line, whatever it might be. Yet the means by which allies are meant to detect the party line is not entirely clear. This makes identity as an ally more precarious than identity as a member of the Communist Party.
Though I am personally quite critical of identity politics, I don't write this explicitly with the intention of criticising or ridiculing it, though it may appear that way to some. I think that identity politics is taken for granted by some people, in much the same way other ideological beliefs and commitments sometimes are.
I have on occasion been met with something approaching shock when I frankly discuss my distaste for patriotism. Identity politics isn't the worst thing the left has ever come up with. I suspect one of its major effects has been to increase the representation of people from various groups in the media, which is unequivocally a good thing.
However, identity politics rests on certain premises that I regard as at least questionable. If leftists and progressives are going to adopt this framework as a way of approaching political issues, activism and so on, I think it deserves some kind of debate and discussion.
If identity politics is a bad thing, we should at least have a clear idea of what it is that we disagree with. If it is a really terrific development, then perhaps its proponents can make a substantive case for it.
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Since it's October, I've decided to embark on a new blogging mission, and I've summoned Chad to help me. He'll be throwing some posts into the mix soon. The plan is a blog a day about something wrestling and Halloween related. We'll look at gimmicks, matches, and pay per views that we've deemed scary, spooky, and just plain silly.
I've borrowed several copies of Halloween Havoc from the early years. I'll be writing about some of the matches and performers on those shows. I have only ever seen one of the pay per views (1991), so I'll be watching the first several years to come up with a few posts.
Remember the WCW Halloween Phantom from 91? I'll talk about him in an upcoming blog. If you do know who he is, don't ruin the surprise for those who might not. He was brought in to WCW to help destroy Sting.
It won't be all scary or creepy memories either. I'm counting on my Chikara Pro pro Chad to write about some of the crazy costumes in wrestling. Chikara has plenty of them to chose from, I'm sure he'll share some of his favorites throughout the month.
But we also want to hear from you. Are there wrestlers you want to know more about? I may try to do a tie in with My 1-2-3 Cents on YouTube too. So post your suggestions here, or better yet like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Boo, boo, boo! You know it.


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object BonAppetit {

  def main(args: Array[String]) {
    val sc = new java.util.Scanner(System.in)
    val n = sc.nextInt()
    val k = sc.nextInt()

    val meals = for (i <- 0 until n) yield sc.nextInt()
    val requestedBill = sc.nextInt
    val mealsEatenByAnna = meals.filter(meal => meals.indexOf(meal) != k).sum
    val annasRealsBill = mealsEatenByAnna / 2
//    val actualBill = meals.collect {
//      case meal if meals.indexOf(meal) != k => meal
//    }.sum / 2
    val diff = requestedBill - annasRealsBill
//    println(s"Requested bill: $requestedBill ; actual bill: $actualBill ; diff: $diff" )

    println(if (diff == 0) "Bon Appetit" else diff)
  }
}

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Not only sweet – honey bees' seasonal salt foraging
Home / Blog / Not only sweet – honey bees' seasonal salt foraging
Honey bees like it sweet – they forage nectar and produce honey. But salt? It may seem strange at the first sight, but they like it salty, too. Putting it in other words: they need minerals. Beekeepers may experience a strong smell from time to time opening their colonies. This is due to this need of minerals: foraging honey bees prefer "dirty" over pure water. That makes them collect it also on places that are far away from flowers like puddles with rotting leaves or even dung piles. In a recent study, a team of researchers from Tufts University examined the preferences of honey bee foragers for different minerals.
Honey bee nutrition is a much discussed topic and important also considering bee health. However, knowledge about nutritional demands concentrates mainly on macronutrients (i.e. proteins, carbohydrates and lipids) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) are often neglected. But as for most other organisms, these substances are important for honey bees, too. Their social organisation also adds a level of complexity in comparison to solitary insects: foragers provide nutrients not only for themselves, but for the whole colony. For minerals, pollen is the main source, but it may not always contain enough.
The team around Rachael Bonoan wanted to know if the preference for dirty water was adaptive. They asked if foraging workers compensate low availability of essential minerals in flowers by collecting dirty water. Another aspect was if these preferences changed over the season.
Salt preferences in summer and autumn
The researchers offered different minerals in a feeding experiment and compared if foragers preferred their solutions to deionised water. They studied this for several minerals (sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and nitrogen). For the effect of the season, they did the experiments in summer (July/August) and autumn (September/October). Interestingly, the water volume the bees collected did not depend on the season. Honey bees use water also for thermoregulation; therefore, requiring more water in the warmest months would have seemed reasonable. However, the preferrences for certain minerals did depend on the season.
Honey bee foragers preferred sodium (offered as NaCl, table salt) over deionised water independent of the season. The authors of the study explain this by the fact that above-ground parts of plants (i. e. also pollen) have very low contents. Therefore, the workers have to collect this micronutrients from other sources. This was the first confirmation for adaptive foraging, but it became even more interesting.
For potassium, magnesium and calcium Bonoan and her colleagues found different preferences in summer and autumn. In September and October, honey bee foragers clearly preferred the potassium solution compared to deionised water. For calcium and magnesium there was at least a tendency. On the other hand, in summer there was no preference for potassium and the bees even avoided the calcium and magnesium solutions. Pollen contains these minerals in higher amounts, so this behaviour may be explained simply by sufficient supply by floral nutrition in summer. In autumn, floral diversity and abundance decreases, and, therefore, the colonies need other sources.
Problems due to the hunger for minerals
You may have wondered about the photo above this post. This publication remembered me a time water collecting honey bees occupied my mind first: several years ago, guttation droplets contaminated with neonicotinoids were discussed as a cause for colony losses in spring. The drop of water you can see in the picture is no dew or rain – it is a guttation drop on a potatoe leaf. Plants actively exudate water with low temperatures and high air humidity to maintain the water flow through them. Bees use these droplets as a water source. Only little is known about the minerals in these droplets, but an old publication (Goatley et al. 1966) lists phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium as the most prominent. Therefore, this could be the reason honey bees forage on these droplets.
The problem emerged by seed treatments with neonicotinoids, mainly for maize, but also for cereals and oilseed rape. These treatments are systemic, this means that they spread throughout the plant. Therefore, they can be found also in guttation droplets. These substances are highly toxic for bees, so these nearly unknown phenomenon of guttation got a lot of importance for beekeepers. And, in consequence, was an important element of the discussions about the risk from neonicotinoids for honey bees. Many studies have been performed, also for the accumulation in water puddles and other water sources for honey bees. Thus, honey bee hunger for minerals can also create problems in the already conflictive area of agriculture and beekeeping.
Many questions and a small criticism
Coming back to the nutritional aspects and the recent paper, there are still several things that intrigue me. The researchers wondered also about the effect of preferences for certain minerals at the colony level. This was not answered by the study, the data were inconclusive in this aspect. Consequently, more studies are necessary to study the needs of minerals (and vitamins) of honey bee colonies. And of course other bee species, this may bring answers for the mentioned additional level of complexity for nutrition and bee health of social compared to solitary species. But also remaining with honey bees, what and how much minerals does the brood need during their development? Do nurse bees have other needs for salt than foragers? And what about the biggest transition in honey bee physiology: from summer to winter bees? This paper for me opened a big black box in honey bee nutrition.
I have a small criticism, though. It may be very picky, but the authors say that they are the second in examining honey bee preferences for minerals and the first for the seasonal differences. I do not know for the latter, but for the first this is not completely true. Kiechle (1961, in German) examined water foraging mainly to study the decision making in the colony between nectar and water foraging. But he already stated the preference for urine (sic!) before pure water because of the contained minerals. And apparently, Preuss already in 1900 stated the preference for water enriched with table salt (i. e. sodium) compared to pure water. I do not have this last publication, but Kiechle cited him. Therefore, be careful in stating you are the first or second to examine something. You may just not know the publications because they are old or in another language.
References cited but not linked:
Goatley, J.L., Lewis, R.W. (1966) Composition of guttation fluid from rye, wheat and barley seedlings, Plant Physiology 41: 373-375
Kiechle, H. (1961) Die soziale Regulation der Wassersammeltätigkeit im Bienenstaat und deren physiologische Grundlage. Zeitschrift für vergleichende Physiologie 45: 154-192
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Thank you for linking my article. When offering an alternative water source, however, it's also important to keep it clean to avoid the transmission of diseases.
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Playing heavy rock by the rules
By Debby Wu | April 28, 2009, Tuesday | Print Edition
COUPLES fondle in public. A rock band tosses condoms to adoring crowds. Teenage girls gyrate in the streets.
Yet amid the pulsating rave music and free-flowing alcohol at Taiwan's Spring Scream music festival, there is also a sense of self-control.
"My parents used to nag me about coming," said 22-year-old drummer Vincent Liu, who sports shoulder-length hair and nails painted bright pink. "But then they got used to it. Kids simply have to be responsible for themselves so that their parents don't worry about them."
His resolution to play by the rules is common among young Taiwanese, even those in the usually sun-swept beach resort of Kenting, where Spring Scream has been an annual event for 15 years.
While Taiwan has become more open and progressive, it remains a bastion of conservative values.
"Taiwanese young people ... are influenced by the Confucian stress on acting properly," said Chang Yen-hsien, a former director of Taiwan's prestigious Academia Historica, alluding to the hierarchical principles that have dominated social relations in much of East Asia for more than 2,000 years. "Parents, society and schools all put emphasis on a sense of responsibility."
That observation seemed to set the tone as this year's Spring Scream got under way earlier this month in Kenting's Erluanbi Park.
The festival opened under uncharacteristically leaden skies, with cavorting groups of 20-somethings in floral print beach pants and flip-flops congregating in the streets.
Jerry-built beer stalls crowded the fringes of a nearby Taoist temple, and palm trees waved in the breeze.
In an ironic twist, the festival's main events coincided with Qingming Festival (the tomb-sweeping day) when Chinese honor their ancestors in somber rituals dictated by centuries of Confucian practice.
Under a light and intermittent rain, pulsating bands used Chinese lyrics to touch on hot issues for Taiwan's youth: nuclear power, the decriminalization of marijuana and faceless urban life.
"The odor of danger is permeating throughout the city jungle," intoned lead singer Chen Hung-yang of Lumay, named after a Japanese cartoon character. "My heart is crying and I am lost in the city jungle. I feel imprisoned and this feeling is expanding inside me."
Another performer tossed out condoms as he eyed his audience insouciantly and asked whether "anyone was getting any tonight?"
Spring Scream reflects "the impact Taiwan has felt as Taiwanese embraced liberalization on all fronts," said sociologist Lee Ming-tsung of Taiwan University.
Still, there was no confusing Kenting with Lalapalooza in the United States or the United Kingdom's Glastonbury. While small groups of people danced to the beat, most watched quietly on the expansive park lawn and clapped politely after each song.
To be sure, there have been media reports of drug abuse and other excesses at rave parties on the festival's fringes. But American Jimi Moe, who started Spring Scream with fellow Seattle native Wade Davis in 1995, insists, "We never had a drug or crime problem."
Vanessa Tsai, a petite, guitar-strumming 19-year-old, is learning her limits.
She spent the first night vomiting into a gutter after drinking more than her fill of cheap whisky.
"In the past couple of days I learned I have to take care of myself even when I am drunk," Tsai said. "I have to know my own limit and when to stop."
Liu, the long-haired drummer, struck a similar chord when he stressed that drugs and sex played no part in his band's act.
He added what most mattered to him were his civil engineering studies at Taipei's prestigious Taiwan University.


There is a sense of peace and tranquillity when we are calm and everyone and everything around us is in that same or similar state of peace and calm. Even the word 'calm' is a reminder of how it feels to be calm, at rest and chilled out.
If sound healing is applied in a manner which triggers calm and relaxing memories from a time prior to traumatic experiences and events, then the body may react to these healing sounds, allowing the body to uncoil and relax.
There is a still point which is referred to in healing. This is a moment of complete stillness, or some people call it a "Moment of Bliss". Some people may have never experienced this moment or point of stillness or even know what it is.
When the body reaches a point where it can take no more, it may succumb to all the bombardments from all levels and degrees of physical, emotional, mental and environmental stresses. This is when sickness and ill health may make themselves known to our body.
Research shows that due to lack of sleep the body's sympathetic nervous system is adversely affected causing an increase in adrenaline – the fight or flight stress hormone. This fight or flight mode may be necessary when we are confronted with danger.
Although many people like to sit cross-legged, we've found that it is preferable to these exercises sitting on a chair or sofa with your back straight and your feet flat on the floor. This will help you to feel your connection with the earth.
Sometimes just sitting watching a beautiful sunset can create one of those special moments – when time appears to stand still. An hour passes like a fleeting moment. Perhaps it triggers some deep connection with our soul or our inner divinity or life itself.
The word 'healing' or to 'heal' means to restore health, to make an organism healthy and free from ailment, sickness, disease or injury at a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual level.


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Q: Insert without specifying RowID I'm trying to insert values to a table and getting this error message,
Cannot insert a value NULL into column "RowID".

Do I have to find the last RowID value in the table and manually input every time I do an insert like the insert below?
insert into table1 (RowID, Name, Gender) values (801, John, Male)

Is there a way to insert like:
insert into table1 (RowID, Name, Gender) values (AutoInputRowID, John, Male)

A: Assuming that the RowID column is an auto increment column, you can simply omit it from the insert in order to get SQL Server automatically assign a value to it:
insert into table1 (Name, Gender)
values ('John', 'Male')

If RowID is not an auto increment column and you need such functionality, then you might have a bit of work to do, q.v. here:
SQL Server add auto increment primary key to existing table

A: Just my two cents:
You can actually convert an existing column to an identity. As long as the column being changed is a unique number, it will automatically start incrementing from max number+1. You can also opt to reseed the value so if your max value was for example 100. You could choose to seed from 200 onwards so that your next insert will give you 201.
This can be done in SQL Server Management Studio. Edit the table in question in design mode. Select the column you want to modify. There is a property called "Identity Specification", expand it and change the value "Is Identity" = "Yes" and save the table. If you want to reseed (start from a particular number), set this value in the "Identity Seed" property.
See some of the answers under Adding an identity to an existing column for more details.

A: Derive it as you're inserting, like so:
INSERT INTO table1 (RowID, Name, Gender)
SELECT MAX(RowID) + 1, 'John', 'Male'
FROM table1

Useful if you don't have, don't want, and/or can't use an identity. Just consider the performance impact (if any).
If inserting more than one record at a time, you'll probably want to use ROW_NUMBER() shifted by the result of MAX from above.

A: You have 2 options to make it:
1- Set the column RowID as Identity (but you can do it only if your table is empty)
2- create a function that give you the maximum value for RowID in the table:
 SET ANSI_NULLS ON
 GO
 SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
 GO
 CREATE FUNCTION dbo.getMaxValue ()
 RETURNS int
 AS
 BEGIN

 DECLARE @valRet int
 SELECT @valRet=MAX(RowID) + 1
 FROM table1 ;

 RETURN @valRet

 END
 GO

And after you call the function in your insert command:
insert into table1 (RowID, Name, Gender) values (dbo.getMaxValue(), John, Male)

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Ranking Member Smith's Statement on Passage of NDAA
Washington D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act:
"I voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act today, but it was not an easy vote. In fact, this is the closet I've ever come to voting against the bill and I only voted in favor because we still have time to fix the bill. But we must fix the bill.
"This bill does not make any of the hard choices necessary to confront our fiscal challenges. Congress forced the Department of Defense to craft a budget within the confines of a limited amount of resources. The department made difficult choices. It did what we asked of it, and then Congress simply undid all of the department's cost-saving measures and slashed readiness accounts without offering alternatives.
"From the Navy's request to lay up 14 ships to BRAC to the A-10 to the U-2 and the Guard and Reserve helicopter changes to personnel costs, Congress said "no" to the Department of Defense without offering alternatives. It is not our job to accept the department's budget as is, but if we are to reject the Pentagon's cost-saving measures we need to offer alternatives. We didn't. We ducked every difficult decision. We played accounting games and cut readiness as we stand by and wait for a miracle. We owe our troops more.
"I am deeply concerned about cutting readiness to $1.2 billion below the President's budget request. This committee has relentlessly and correctly pointed out the negative effect that across-the-board budget cuts have had on military readiness, yet this bill slashes readiness accounts by $1.2 billion below what was requested by the President. That is unacceptable. Certainly, given the congressionally mandated spending caps, this year's budget is far more difficult than past years, but that is no excuse to further undermine the readiness of our forces.
"On many of these issues, Congress wasn't even allowed a vote. The Rules Committee ruled the vast majority of the difficult votes out of order. We dodged the difficult issues by not even allowing a vote. I had an amendment to restore the Navy's plan for the cruisers and dock landing ships and another amendment that would allow the military to execute a BRAC. Neither was even given a vote.
"Additionally, the bill maintains the congressional barriers to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We must close this expensive international eyesore. But again, Congress simply said no without offering an alternative.
"Ultimately, I voted in favor because I believe in our oversight role and I believe that we still have time to fix this bill. But, in the end, if our bill simply becomes about protecting parochial interests, then we are not doing our job.
"So as we go into conference and as we go forward, it is the obligation of this Congress to say: What is our plan? Right now our plan is hope. We are hoping that the money will appear. We are hoping for a miracle. We are hoping that somehow we magically won't have to make tough decisions. I heard very early on in my time on the Armed Services Committee one of the sayings in the military is ``hope is not a strategy.'' We must heed that advice. We must do better.
"As we move to conference with the Senate, we must address these issues."
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