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Q: Objective-C - Works with strings, find a substring with NSRange I'm working with the strings and i have a little problem that i'm not understanding. In fact, i have a string like this: "ALAsset - Type:Photo, URLs:assets-library://asset/asset.JPG?id=168BA548-9C81-4B08-B69C-B775E5DD9341&ext=JPG" and i need to find the string between "URLs:" and "?id=" . For doing this, i'm trying to create a new string using the NSRange. In this mode i give the first index and the last index that i need, but it seems not working.
Here there is my code:
NSString *description = [asset description];
NSRange first = [description rangeOfString:@"URLs:"];
NSRange second = [description rangeOfString:@"?id="];
NSString *path = [description substringWithRange: NSMakeRange(first.location, second.location)];

It return to me this kind of string: "URLs:assets-library://asset/asset.JPG?id=168BA548-9C81-4B08-B69C-B775E5DD9341&ext=JPG". Is it correct? I'm expecting to obtain "assets-library://asset/asset.JPG" string.
Where i'm doing wrong? Is there a better way to do this?
I have followed this url for help: http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Working_with_String_Objects_in_Objective-C
Thanks

A: Try this range:
NSMakeRange(first.location + first.length, second.location - (first.location + first.length))

A: Don't parse the ALAsset description string! If the description ever changes your code breaks. Use the methods ALAsset and NSURL provide you. First, get the dictionary of URLs (mapped by asset type) through the valueForProperty: method. Then, for each URL, get the absoluteString and remove the query string from it. I got the string you were looking for by placing the following code in the application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method from the single-view iPhone app template.
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];
[library enumerateGroupsWithTypes:ALAssetsGroupAlbum usingBlock:^(ALAssetsGroup *group, BOOL *stop) {
   [group enumerateAssetsUsingBlock:^(ALAsset *asset, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop) {
       NSDictionary *URLDictionary = [asset valueForProperty:ALAssetPropertyURLs];
       for (NSURL *URL in [URLDictionary allValues]) {
           NSString *URLString = [URL absoluteString];
           NSString *query = [URL query];
           if ([query length] > 0) {
               NSString *toRemove = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"?%@",query];
               URLString = [URLString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:toRemove withString:@""];
               NSLog(@"URLString = %@", URLString);
           }
       }
   }];
} failureBlock:^(NSError *error) {

}];

A: NSRange first = [description rangeOfString:@"URLs:"];

gives you the position of the U, so you need to take first.location+5 to get the start position of assets-library.
NSRangeMake(loc,len) takes a starting location loc and a length, so you need to use second.location-first.location-5 to get the length you are looking for.
Adding it all up, replace the last line with:
NSRange r = NSMakeRange(first.location+5, second.location-first.location-5);
NSString *path = [description substringWithRange:r];


The Dalmia Group of Companies is one of India's oldest and most distinguished business houses with its motto "Enterprise without Frontiers"intrinsically engraved in all its activities. The House of Dalmias was founded by Late Sri Ramkrishna Dalmia in the early part of 20th Century. The legacy which was passed on to Mr. Vishnu Hari Dalmia is now further strengthened and expanded by his sons Mr. Sanjay Dalmia (Chairman) and Mr. Anurag Dalmia (Vice Chairman).


Raise your hand if your New Years Resolution involved being more active? (*insert raising hand emoji*) In my case, when I say I want to be more active I'm not referring to HIIT, cardio, or even barre, but rather mindfulness and having an active and engaged mind.
This past fall I had the opportunity to try out aerial yoga for the first time! I love yoga and can honestly say this was one of the coolest experiences of my life. It was a completely different experience from the yoga I was used to. I had to incorporate trust into my practice for the first time. I had to trust what my body was capable of and more importantly learn to trust the hammock holding me.
Yoga truly has the ability to calm my anxiety and clear my head in a way nothing else can. Unfortunately, as the semester gets more hectic and stressful, I lose motivation and forget yoga is even an option. As materialistic as it sounds, sometimes the best reminder to get back on track is new activewear! Below are some of my favorite athletic/athleisure choices to start 2018 off right.
Have you tried aerial yoga before? I'd love to hear about your experience!
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import numpy as np
import random

class DataLoader:
    def __init__(self, mbsz=128, min_len=20, max_len=30, num_classes=29):
        self.mbsz = mbsz
        self.min_len = min_len
        self.max_len = max_len
        self.num_classes = num_classes

    def sample(self):
        inputs = []
        input_lens = []
        outputs = []
        output_lens = []
        for i in xrange(self.mbsz):
            length = random.randint(self.min_len, self.max_len)
            input_lens.append(length)
            input = [random.randint(1, self.num_classes-1) for j in xrange(length)]
            #output = input[:] # identity output
            output = input[::4] # every 4th input is output
            """
            # for acronym output
            output = []
            flag = True
            for j in xrange(len(input)):
                if input[j] == 1:
                    flag = True
                elif flag == True:
                    flag = False
                    output.append(input[j])
            """
            output_lens.append(len(output))
            inputs.append(input)
            outputs.append(output)

        input_arr = np.zeros((self.mbsz, self.max_len, self.num_classes))
        for i in xrange(self.mbsz):
            for j in xrange(len(inputs[i])):
                input_arr[i, j, inputs[i][j]] = 1.0
        label_arr = np.zeros((sum(output_lens)), dtype=np.int32)
        pos = 0
        for i in xrange(self.mbsz):
            label_arr[pos:pos+output_lens[i]] = outputs[i]
            pos += output_lens[i]

        return input_arr, np.array(input_lens, dtype=np.int32), label_arr, np.array(output_lens, dtype=np.int32)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    dl = DataLoader()
    ret = dl.sample()
    print ret[0].shape

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Hubert Hughes (ur. 1933, zm. 7 maja 2021) – polityk, szef ministrów (chief minister) Anguilli w latach 1994–2000 oraz od 2010.

Stanowisko objął 16 marca 1994, po wygranej Zjednoczonej Partii Anguilli (United Anguilla Party, UAP) w wyborach parlamentarnych. Zajmował je do 6 marca 2000, kiedy UAP utraciła władzę. Po przegranych wyborach został liderem opozycji, a UAP zmieniła nazwę na Zjednoczony Ruch Anguilli (United Anguilla Movement, UAM). W wyborach parlamentarnych w lutym 2010 UAM odniósł zwycięstwo, zdobywając 4 z 7 mandatów. 16 lutego 2010 Hughes objął urząd szefa ministrów po raz drugi. Dodatkowo objął również resort finansów, rozwoju gospodarczego i planowania w swoim gabinecie.

Przypisy

Szefowie ministrów Anguilli
Urodzeni w 1933
Zmarli w 2021

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Short Story by: Sumit Kumar Arora
Status: Finished | Genre: Science Fiction | House: Booksie Classic
The story of three Super Robots who went to a planet in deeper space to spread the seeds of life from the Earth to that planet.
Super Robot Pioneer told Herald, "Within a few hours we will be in the atmosphere of the planet. After a long journey of thirty light years and overcoming many hurdles, we are about to reach our destination. The destination; Planet CAP450 now is before us. Look at the monitor you can see the reddish surface of the planet. How beautiful, marvellous and calm the planet is!"
Herald who was a Super Robot and working with the Pioneer in the mission and was an expert in geography replied, "And soon this beautiful Planet would be a new home to some species coming from the earth provided that these species can survive the climate of the planet."
"Of course they will. These species are the toughest species of the Earth", said Pioneer.
"I too hope so.", replied Herald.
Spacecraft was running towards the Planet CAP450. It was the planet of hopes for some scientists and astronomers. It was believed to be capable of support the some form of life. Some believed that life was already existed in this planet. The belief grew stronger when the further studies revealed the presence of water and oxygen in a little quantity on this planet. Some scientist proposed to send a spacecraft to this planet. Soon many organizations began to take interest in this planet and an organisation came forward to fund the project for sending a spacecraft to CAP450. A team of scientists suggested sending some species of microorganisms to CAP450. These species were the toughest species on the Earth which can survive in the extreme conditions. The aim of sending these species to the CAP450 is to spread the seeds of life from The Earth to that Planet.
Three Super Robots were designed specially to send on this mission. These Super Robots were specially designed in such a way that they could work in deep space and could analyse the situations and take decisions according to changing situations without human interference and guidance.
And the day came when the spacecraft was launched with a hope it would find out another world where life from the Earth can exist. Since that day the voyage to the planet CAP450 was continue. It took them one hundred and fifty years to reach the CAP450. During these years almost everything on the Earth had been changed. Unknown of what was going on The Earth, the continued their journey to the CAP450. Now they were thirty light years away from the Earth in the deeper space at the unknown corner of the universe where everything was unknown and unfamiliar to them. Actually now these three super Robots had nothing to do with the Earth. They had with them only the memories of their days on the Earth which they used to remember.
The spacecraft entered the atmosphere of the planet. Now they could see the geographical structures of the planet.
After watching the geography of the planet on a display unit for a long time, Pioneer said, "Friends, Look at these spectacular sceneries of the planet."
Deva who was standing behind him said, "It awakes the hope of getting success in the mission. Amongst these mountains, valleys, planes and water bodies there must be some locations where the life from the Earth can survive."
Herald who was busy in taking the images of these geographical structures said, "We are the First to reach this planet. Our names would be written in golden ink on the pages of history of mankind."
Deva said in low voice, "We are Robots, not humans."
Herald replied, "No human being can reach this planet covering such a long distance. In some cases we are smarter than human race."
Deva replied, "That's why they sent us here."
After flying above the surface of the planet for some hours, they found out a suitable place for landing. It was a small plane surrounded by hills and mountains. They sent signals to the Earth saying they were landing on the planet. The signals would take many years to reach the Earth. They did not know whether they would exist or not to receive the response from the Earth.
They landed on the surface of the planet. First Pioneer came out of the spacecraft and looked around carefully and put his first step on that unfamiliar planet. It was a milestone and a glorious moment for the human race on the Earth. Now Herald and the third super Robot came out of the spacecraft.
On reaching the Planet their first task was to find out the signs of life there. Soon they found out several unicellular and multi cellular microorganisms. The chemical structure of these organisms was not much different from that of Earth. They were happy and motivated on that discovery.
Now the biggest challenge was before them. The challenge was to find out the suitable places on the planet having favourable climatic conditions where these species can survive and thrive. The planet was almost the barren planet. There were a few such places on the planet where one can find water, oxygen, suitable temperature and other substances required to survive. They had to do a lot of manoeuvre to find out such places. It took them several weeks to find out such places. They covered the distances of hundreds of miles during this quest and had to face several problems. There were several dangers on the planet which can be proved fatal to them. No human being could survive in the extreme condition of the planet. It was none but the super Robots who were able to withstand the extreme of the planet.
During this quest, once when they were ascending a mountain in order to reach a lake situated at the other side of the hill, they caught in the storm. Although when they set off from their camp, the weather was clear but when they reached the midway of the mountain, the weather began to disturb and within a few minutes strong storm came. Pioneer hid itself behind a rock a stuck to it. Herald lie down to avoid being cast away by the strong winds but the third Super Robot named Deva could neither find any suitable place to hide nor balance itself and fall down and began to roll down from the mountain. Somehow he stopped himself from rolling down. He had to lie down till the storm calmed. He rolled down for about 500 metres. In this incident his body was badly damaged. Pioneer and Herald brought him the spacecraft. They spent several hours to repair his damaged body parts.
At last, they found out some places which were suitable for supporting the microorganisms' colonies. They transferred the microbial colonies to those places. They also provided some growth activators to these colonies. They were very eager to see the results. They had to wait for the long time because the growth rate of microorganisms was too slow. Aborigine species were already existed to offer tough competition to the microorganisms. They observed keenly the growth and the behaviour of these microbial species and sent the conclusion to the Earth.
After months they found that some species of microorganisms could not survive the climate and extremes of the planet and got destroyed. Some were still struggling in this new environment. Some got success in thriving in their new home. The results were satisfactory. They were confident of getting success in their mission. Years had passed and those microbial species which adapted themselves to the climate of the planet now were thriving on the planet. These species affected deeply the eco systems of the planet CAP450. These were the first species from the Earth to emigrate to another planet.
Pioneer, herald and Deva did not return to the Earth. They remained on the CAP450. They sent regularly several pieces of information about CAP450 to the Earth for some years. Later arrival of information stopped for unknown reasons. Nobody knows what happened to them. No doubt, those three super Robots did their best to make the mission successful and thus they served the human race well and help reached the human race to new heights.
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Posts tagged transphobia
"When Women Become Men at Wellesley" stinks.
"When Women Become Men at Wellesley" stinks. published on October 16, 2014 Read more posts by the author of "When Women Become Men at Wellesley" stinks., ModernWizardNo Comments on "When Women Become Men at Wellesley" stinks.
Yet again, the New York Times writes about trans male students at women's colleges like Wellesley. And yet again the article reeks of false attempts at even-handedness that really demonstrate the paper's absolute cluelessness about writing about trans people.
The headline alone has problems. God forbid the NYT just title the article something straightforward like "Controversy over Trans Male Students at Women's Colleges." Nope, instead they resort to Ye Olde Binarie Termes that sensationalize the lives of the trans male students as strange voyages across gender and, incidentally, reinforce the supposed male/female dichotomy by not even using the adjective "trans" to describe the students.
As I read the article, in which many present and past students, as well as faculty, decried the presence of trans male students on campus as a detriment to "sisterhood," I got the sense that the NYT sympathized with them. For example, a [cis male] professor, commenting on being asked to make his examples and pronouns more inclusive, is quoted as saying, ""All my life here, … I've been compelled to use the female pronoun more generously to get away from the sexist 'he.' I think it's important to evoke the idea that women are part of humanity." Like many antitrans people cited in the story, he perceives equality and respect as a zero-sum game in which he cannot respect trans male students by using inclusive language because that would somehow diminish the "humanity" of the cis female students. The article itself supports this incredulous, contemptuous point of view when it claims that trans students receive "disproportionate attention" on campus. Darn minorities — how dare they agitate for equal rights? They should shut up and go away.
The NYT literally has no clue about how to write about trans people, and it even admits this. The article itself closes by saying, "…[I]t's difficult to distinguish in the cacophony each of the words shouted atop one another. What is clear is that whatever word each person is hollering is immensely significant as a proclamation of existence, even if it's hard to make out what anyone else is saying." Despite the acknowledgment that "a proclamation of existence" should be respected, the comparison of this controversy to an unintelligible "cacophony" reminds me of the scornful ways in which U.S. citizens refer to speakers of foreign languages. When one of the most respected and influential news publications in the country basically goes, "What you're saying is too complicated so LAH LAH LAH I CAN'T HEAR YOOOOOU!!!" we clearly have a problem, and it's not the "trans question." It's the "cis question," as in, "Why don't cis people think of trans people as fellow human beings worthy of dignity and respect?"
P.S. The controversy over trans male students at women's colleges becomes more problematic when one realizes that trans female students do not figure into this uproar at all. The people interviewed seem ardently convinced that there are no trans woman whatsoever on their campuses. I suspect, however, that they do exist, but they are probably keeping their heads down in fear of being hit by collateral damage from the arguments about the presence of trans male students. The rather disingenuous and transmisogynist erasure of trans female students makes me wonder if the cis resistance here comes largely from reactionary, unexamined transphobia.
This entry was originally posted at http://modernwizard.dreamwidth.org/1693818.html. You can comment here, but I'd prefer it if you'd comment on my DW using OpenID.
Categories UncategorizedTags sexist stereotypes, stupid cis people, transmisogyny, transphobia
Cards Against Humanity and the insidious trap of hipster prejudice
Cards Against Humanity and the insidious trap of hipster prejudice published on September 8, 2014 Read more posts by the author of Cards Against Humanity and the insidious trap of hipster prejudice, ModernWizard1 Comment on Cards Against Humanity and the insidious trap of hipster prejudice
For those of you not up on the latest hip party game for people in their 20s and 30s, let me introduce you to Cards Against Humanity. Essentially a group form of multiple choice Mad Libs, this game features a bunch of black cards, which contain sentences with key nouns left out, and a bunch of white cards, which contain nouns or noun phrases. Each player draws a hand of 10 white cards, and then everyone gets a chance to read a black card aloud. After a card is read, players choose from their hand the white card that they think best completes the sentence. These cards are distributed to the reader anonymously. The reader reads the selections aloud and selects the one they like best. The player whose white card is chosen wins the black card. All players draw another white card to keep their hand up to 10, and the role of reading black cards passes to the next player.
In concept, Cards Against Humanity is the sort of game I love. There's no competition and no real winning or losing. The game emphasizes creativity and amusement instead of points and strategy. It's the type of game that grows exponentially more hilarious with more and more players, and it sparks very interesting side conversations when people ask or joke about each other's choices.
In practice, however, I find Cards Against Humanity very problematic in terms of content and framing. The black cards, with their framing sentences, feature mostly topical references familiar to people in their 20s and 30s. Examples include: "What does Prince insist on being included in his dressing room?" and "What does Obama do to unwind?" Fine, no big deal.
It's the white noun cards, though, that drive me up the wall. If they contained only generically amusing phrases such as "murder most foul," "inappropriate yodeling" and "licking things to claim them as your own," I wouldn't object. But no, those cards are a distinct minority. The white cards focus heavily on topics apparently considered taboo or difficult to discuss by the white, straight, cis, male, bourgeois creator, including people of color ["brown people," "the hard-working Mexican"], people with disabilities ["amputees," "Stephen Hawking talking dirty," "a robust Mongoloid," "a spastic nerd," "the profoundly handicapped"], queer people ["the gays," "praying the gay away"], fat people ["feeding Rosie O'Donnell," "the morbidly obese," "home video of Oprah sobbing into a Lean Cuisine"], gender-nonconforming people ["passable transvestites"], genocide ["inappropriately timed Holocaust jokes," "helplessly giggling at the mention of Hutus and Tutsis"], Muslims ["Allah [praise be unto him!]," "72 virgins"], poor people ["poor people," "homeless people"], old people ["Grandma," "hospice care"], child abuse ["child abuse"], rape ["surprise sex"], paraphilias ["German dungeon porn"] and crap ["fiery poops"]. I could go on, but then I'd be quoting the entire suite of white cards.
Cards Against Humanity glancingly acknowledges the problematic structure of its game by billing its audience as "horrible people." "It's as despicable and awkward as you and your friends," crows the main page of the game's Web site. Of course, below this description are various cool publications and people praising the game, so clearly the game's creators see being "despicable and awkward" as a coveted, desirable status. They quote condemnations from the Chicago Tribune ["absurd"], The Economist ["unforgivable"] and NPR ["bad"] in contrast with praise from INC ["hilarious"] and Boing Boing ["funny"]. Thus they associate criticism with old-fashioned, conservative, humorless media outlets full of old people and appreciation with the young, hip, cool crowd. To be "despicable and awkward," then, is ultimately to be cool.
What does Cards Against Humanity's concept of coolness — that is, their idea of rebranded despicability qua awesomeness — entail? Basically it means laughing at anyone who's not a straight, white, cis, bourgeois, hipster dude [like the creator]. Don't try to tell me that, because the game has white cards like "white privilege," it actually critiques those who are discomfited by the concept. No, it doesn't, not when the majority of cards make marginalized people who lack privilege into punchline after punchline after punchline.
If you're still not convinced, let me break it down to you with a single example: the white card that has the phrase "passable transvestites." There is so much wrong with this card that it's hard to know where to start. Well, to begin with, clearly someone thought this phrase worthy of inclusion into the deck of white cards, meaning that someone perceived it as shocking, racy, funny and potentially ridiculous. So what's shocking, racy and entertaining about "passable transvestites?" Yeah, a gender nonconforming person who goes out in public en femme so that they avoid being clocked always makes me laugh. The stats on trans and other gender nonconforming people being harassed, assaulted and killed provide comic relief every time I read them. The outdated language on this white card — the vexed concept of "passable," coupled with the no-longer-used, clinical-sounding "transvestite" — signals that the game's creators are hung up on old-fashioned binaries of gender presentation, the transgression of which they find hilarious and pathetic, instead of a matter of life and death.
I can make the same points about Cards Against Humanity's treatment of people with disabilities, the prejudice against whom can be summed up in a single white card: "Stephen Hawking talking dirty." Yup, yup, of course, people who are neuroatypical, emotionally atypical and physically atypical to the extent that society doesn't really know how to accommodate them — they're comedy gold! I mean, really — can you imagine a man with paralysis talking dirty? First of all, he'd be doing it with the help of his computer, which is inherently hilarious, you know, because he can't really talk. Second of all, it would imply that he, despite being unable to move parts of his body, has active sexual desires and interests, which is a shock, because no paralyzed person has ever had sexual interests and agency before — ever! They're just…like… wheelchair-bound automatons. Yeah, "the profoundly handicapped" are a gas all right. Yet again, Cards Against Humanity's decision to employee the passe and offensive term "handicapped" shows that they're not interested in mocking prejudice, but in perpetuating it.
EDIT: As rosettanettle points out in a comment on my LJ crosspost, the creator of Cards Against Humanity expressed regret for the "passable transvestites" white card, which is now no longer included in decks. This does not, however, negate any of my points. If anything, it reinforces them, since the creator's expression of "regret," which came only because he was called on his transphobia, comes across as less a regret of treasuring bigoted tenets and more a regret at getting caught. I also suspect his theatrical Tumblr photoset of him lighting the card on fire of being a self-aggrandizing performance so that he may be showered with praise about what an enlightened ally he is. Why do straight, cis, white, middle-class dudes think they deserve extra special plaudits for meeting minimum standards of decency? "Despicable," indeed.
Categories UncategorizedTags class, drag, fat, feminism yay, gender policing, heteronormativity, homophobia, people of color, people with disabilities, reproductive rights and rape culture, transmisogyny, transphobia
Poser 8 is so racist [and misogynist and anti-androgyny and anti-trans, not to mention ableist]…
Poser 8 is so racist [and misogynist and anti-androgyny and anti-trans, not to mention ableist]… published on August 27, 2012 Read more posts by the author of Poser 8 is so racist [and misogynist and anti-androgyny and anti-trans, not to mention ableist]…, ModernWizard2 Comments on Poser 8 is so racist [and misogynist and anti-androgyny and anti-trans, not to mention ableist]…
The default shading colors for its 3-D digital human models make the people look Caucasian. Like this:
Continue reading Poser 8 is so racist [and misogynist and anti-androgyny and anti-trans, not to mention ableist]…
Categories UncategorizedTags ableism, misogyny, racism, transphobia
Someone's jealous…
Someone's jealous… published on August 23, 2012 Read more posts by the author of Someone's jealous…, ModernWizard2 Comments on Someone's jealous…
On the off-topic section of the MWD board, a repainter of 1:6 figs asked why some people "hated" repaints. Most of the respondents replied that they loved repaints, naysayers be damned. The only truly negative comment came from one "Daniel Wickson" who wrote:
Lack of artistic talent translates into any medium even lil' dollies At least yours aren't yarn haired tr*****s.
I starred out the slur that he used for trans people. >:(
Given that my subtitle on that forum is "Transgender[izer]" and that LHF featured several characters with yarn hair, as well as trans characters [but no trans characters with yarn hair], I strongly suspect that the poster was referring to me and my dollies. ^_^
He's just jealous 'cause he lacks my imagination.
Categories UncategorizedTags queer yay, stupid cis people, trans yay, transmisogyny, transphobia
Let's play a game.
Let's play a game. published on August 7, 2012 Read more posts by the author of Let's play a game., ModernWizardNo Comments on Let's play a game.
I'll say a phrase, and you tell me the first words that come to your mind.
Okay? Ready? Here we go:
"Lesbian vampire erotica."
Continue reading Let's play a game.
Categories UncategorizedTags books i actually like, books that piss me off, racism, sexist stereotypes, stupid cis people, trans yay, transmisogyny, transphobia
The leadership of the Boy Scouts of America reminds me of the leadership of the Catholic Church.
The leadership of the Boy Scouts of America reminds me of the leadership of the Catholic Church. published on July 18, 2012 Read more posts by the author of The leadership of the Boy Scouts of America reminds me of the leadership of the Catholic Church., ModernWizardNo Comments on The leadership of the Boy Scouts of America reminds me of the leadership of the Catholic Church.
Both organizations piss and moan obsessively about the evils of queer sexuality and trans identities while refusing to recognize the reality: namely, that queer and/or trans people exist within their ranks and that "ACK COOTIES GET IT AWAY!!!" is not a compassionate, acceptable, morally defensible to address these people.
I'm going to talk about the Boy Scouts because I have more experience with them than with Catholics. Sometimes I think that what happens in BSA hierarchy and what happens in local BSA troops are completely different. For example, all my family members involved in BSA describe an enjoyable experience of making friends, playing with their peers, going on adventures and learning fascinating things. I will not claim that everyone's BSA experience is like this, but I will note that, in my admittedly unscientific sample, nobody mentions "pissing and moaning obsessively about the evils of queer sexuality and trans identities" as a primary pursuit.
What is wrong with the BSA leadership? Why are they so pathologically focused on what a very small number of people do with their bodies? Don't they have better things to do, like run the damn organization?
Categories UncategorizedTags homophobia, transphobia
S/He by Jesse Green: oh God, it's so HARD being cis!
S/He by Jesse Green: oh God, it's so HARD being cis! published on May 31, 2012 Read more posts by the author of S/He by Jesse Green: oh God, it's so HARD being cis!, ModernWizard1 Comment on S/He by Jesse Green: oh God, it's so HARD being cis!
New York magazine has a feature about families with trans children. The subhead summarizes the article's angle: "Parents of transgender children are faced with a difficult decision, and it's one they have to make sooner than they ever imagined." In other words, when their child announces a trans identity, how do the parents respond? Do they give their child anti-puberty Lupron shots? Do they research surgery on secondary sex characteristics before 18? Do they support their child's social transition at school and elsewhere? Or do they hold back?
When you think about it, this is nothing new. Parents, children have been deviating from your expectations from the beginning of time!! This feature articulates an age-old tension that just happens to manifest around gender identity. In pretty much every case, the best resolution for this tension is for the parents to accept their children as they are, not as they wish their children to be. For our purposes, this means that parents of trans children should respect their children's trans identities and support them in their transitions to the extent that they are able [with the recognition that drugs and surgery are a) not for all, b) pants-wettingly expensive and c) of course not covered by our wonderful patchwork insurance options in this country].
Frankly, I don't care about this story. It's just another whine about how hard it is for cis people to accept trans people, with the added unequal power dynamics of the cis people being parents to the trans people, who are their kids.
Get over yourselves, cis people; you're on the losing side of history. Trans people have always existed and will continue to exist, and your hand-wringing will avail you nothing. Sit down; shut up, and accept it.
Reasons that Dan Savage is a shit.
Reasons that Dan Savage is a shit. published on January 6, 2012 Read more posts by the author of Reasons that Dan Savage is a shit., ModernWizardNo Comments on Reasons that Dan Savage is a shit.
Dan Savage, a gay male advice columnist who writes for the Seattle Stranger, has some cachet among liberals/Democrats/progressives as being queer-friendly, pro-kink and open-minded, but he still has lots of privilege as a thin, white, rich, cis, married, U.S. man. I've collected several criticisms of his advice which should make you think long and hard before calling this columnist helpful, progressive and open-minded. In no particular order…here they are…
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Categories UncategorizedTags ableism, fat, homophobia, misogyny, racism, reproductive rights and rape culture, stupid cis people, transphobia
Law and Order: SVU hates twins and trans people!
Law and Order: SVU hates twins and trans people! published on February 24, 2011 Read more posts by the author of Law and Order: SVU hates twins and trans people!, ModernWizardNo Comments on Law and Order: SVU hates twins and trans people!
The Law and Order: SVU ep "Identity" [season 6, ep 12], summarized earlier, features a bitten penis, gangbanging, homeless women, ID theft, an anti-graffitti task force, a pair of unusually identical twins, a sex therapist, a secret language, possible incest, violent siblings, possible lesbianism, unethical investigation of medical records, non-consensual gender reassignment of a minor, molestation by therapist and, finally, "the perfect crime." Now that I've summarized the plot for you, I'm exhausted. No, seriously, it's time to examine some of the deleterious assumptions at work in your average SVU ep.
Thesis: SVU pathologizes everything in sight.
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Categories UncategorizedTags transphobia, twins
How much plot can YOU cram into 42 minutes? Or, Law and Order: SVU's tale of the psycho twins
How much plot can YOU cram into 42 minutes? Or, Law and Order: SVU's tale of the psycho twins published on February 23, 2011 Read more posts by the author of How much plot can YOU cram into 42 minutes? Or, Law and Order: SVU's tale of the psycho twins, ModernWizard1 Comment on How much plot can YOU cram into 42 minutes? Or, Law and Order: SVU's tale of the psycho twins
I've been watching a lot of Law and Order: SVU lately [enough to realize that the script writers have an unhealthy obsession with prison rape jokes, which they are apparently contractually obligated to shoehorn in once per episode]. Among the many eps that I've watched is "Identity," ep 12 from season 6. I remember enjoying this ep especially because it features a pair of identical twins, of which I am one, as you no doubt know. I also remember this ep for its particularly exploitative and melodramatic plot twists. Heck, this thing has enough melodrama and occurrences for an entire season of a show! Let me summarize for you…
A corpse drops off the top of a building right through the windshield of some guys with blue balls. Stabler, Benson and the ME wonder who the dead chump is. His bling labeled "SCA" seems to be a clue. Also someone bit his penis real hard. DUNT DUNT! Continue reading How much plot can YOU cram into 42 minutes? Or, Law and Order: SVU's tale of the psycho twins
Marginalization of 3-D homosexuals — and where are the 3-D crossdressers?
Marginalization of 3-D homosexuals — and where are the 3-D crossdressers? published on October 23, 2007 Read more posts by the author of Marginalization of 3-D homosexuals — and where are the 3-D crossdressers?, ModernWizard2 Comments on Marginalization of 3-D homosexuals — and where are the 3-D crossdressers?
I've discovered something interesting about the distribution and availability of heterosexual couples poses and homosexual couples poses for Daz.
Hetero couples poses can be downloaded for free from Renderosity. They also appear on the official Daz Web site, where you can buy the Pure Romanze set of props and poses. It consists of a gazebo, a pergola and 10 couples poses of demure, starry-eyed romance. There's also a Budding Romance hetero couple pose, depicting mostly hugs, cuddling and other affectionate behavior. I'm not exaggerating when I say that hetero couples poses are obviously posted and freely available. They also range from mildly romantic (like the Pure Romanze set) to sexually explicit.
In contrast, I have only found homo couples poses on Renderotica [warning: this is a pretty boring site that leans heavily on stereotypical porn wear for female characters, stereotypical BDSM props and silly, silly animations] and similar age-limited sites for Poser porn. As can be expected from the general tenor of such sites, most of the homo couples poses are sexually explicit. I have yet to find a couples pose set for homos that contains casual affection or romance. Anyway, it seems that homo couples poses exist only on porn sites where you have to pay for them. They are not freely available.
Given the distribution of hetero and homo couples poses, it's very clear to me that Daz [the developers of the program] and the general user community assumes the hetero orientation of the 3-D people you create. This is not surprising; when I was more active in Men With Dolls, people's dolls were generally assumed hetero until proved otherwise, kind of the way it is with people. Hetero is the default orientation, so I refuse to make a stink about that assumption. It's rampant in this world and in digital worlds.
What pisses me off is the sexualization and marginalization of homo couples. The appearance of homo couples poses solely on porn sites implies that all homos do is have sex. While we queers do make queer desire our defining feature of our sexual orientation, our queerness is not necessarily the overriding feature of our lives. Even in the case of queer activists and artists who make a living out of identity politics, they [we] do much more than have queer sex. The placement of homo couples poses on porn sites accentuates sex to the detriment of any other aspect of queer life, while simultaneously making queer couples seem pornographic, potentially objectionable and obscene, like the surrounding material.
And while I'm ranting about Renderotica [and similar sites], I would just like to ask where the 3-D crossdressers are, specifically the male ones. There is a huge interest in male crossdressing porn, which also shades into forced feminization, transgender, she-male, etc. porn. Surprisingly enough, I haven't seen those themes represented at all. Am I the only Daz user who wants to use CrossDresser to put a male character in clothes designed for female characters? [And I'm not talking about men in fantasy robes; that's boring.]
EDIT: Okay, I found some homo couples poses on Renderosity. Here's Gals 1 poses with lesbian romantic poses. Here's MM3 Guy Poses 1 with gay romantic poses. I think my point still holds, though, since I stumbled upon these just by chance.
Categories UncategorizedTags queer yay, transmisogyny, transphobia


It's the second week of December. Holiday banners already adorn your dealership's website, direct mail campaigns are waiting to drop, and your red and white inventory is sparkling on your main showroom floor. Yeah, yours and every other dealership's. What are you doing differently this year? What will make you take the search engines by storm, create lasting connections with your customers, and ultimately help you move more metal? Here are 4 ways you can give better gifts to your customers this season.
How do OEMs and other big advertisers rake in attention over the holidays?
But these big-leagues have blogs that publish 10 posts daily. Their content is handled by teams of content strategists, written by the-best-of-the-best copywriters, and beautified by skilled designers.
So what can your dealership do?
A few years ago, a survey found that 41% of Americans wished they could skip Christmas. Why? In-laws, pricey shopping lists, and crowded malls make us quickly lose our holiday cheer.
As consumers, we're also filtering through a blizzard of brands: thousands of companies' offers plague our mailbox, inbox, and social feeds from November to February.
However, the true spirit of the holiday isn't in a sale. The gift of the season can still be heard in the jingle of the Salvation Army bell, or in the bustle of a community coming together.
If your dealership supports or participates in any local causes, now is the time to tell your story. Get your team together for an event hosted at your dealership, and invite your audience to join you. Have your dealership match donations given by your customers, or simply just raise awareness and spread some holiday cheer.
Really, Brooke? A feel-good Christmas ad promoting my Toy Drive will perform better than my vehicle specials?
Creating content like this will position you as a respected member of your community, and your dealership will no doubt come to mind the next time that person is In-Market for a new vehicle.
Sure, discounts will help lighten the holiday's financial burden, but your audiences' News Feeds are begging for more meaningful content than a mere slashed out price.
Instead, the most popular types of content during the holidays are resources like gift-buying guides, seasonal tips, and holiday how-to's.
Here's an idea: Create a gift guide titled "Top 9 Best Christmas Gifts For Her," and showcase 1 service special and 1 sales special that link to key pages on your site. Then add 7 other awesome gift ideas that aren't sold by your dealership to help diversify your messaging.
Think about what content will be in-line with what your audience wants to see this season rather than what you may want to sell. Simply sharing your favorite holiday recipes on social media might help your customers create a new holiday memory and tradition with your dealership in mind.
Everyone needs more time, more money, and a stress-free experience right now.
Ensure your dealership is there and useful in each of these stages. This means ensuring key phrases are ranking via Paid Search, providing helpful tools like Live Chat and Trade Tools on your site, and offering great content that help confirm their buying decision, even when they're on your showroom floor.
Creating the right content to build your SEO rankings and building the right onsite and offsite strategies is an art form. Want to get the help of a few content artists to help your dealership craft the perfect plan? Click here to schedule your strategy call.
Sure, blogs are one of the best ways to improve SEO performance. But they also require a lot of management, planning, and time (trust me).
It's important to remember that blogs are only one piece of the content puzzle. Content comes in all forms, and an article isn't the only way to boost your SEO.
Contests, videos, guides, polls, and even your trade tool can also be awesome forms of content. Anything that is 1) is useful to the user, 2) interests them in your dealership, or 3) furthers their path in the buyer journey will do the job!
Furthermore, you don't need to be a digital marketer to distribute great content to your audiences.
If you come across something you think will interest your followers, share the link via your social accounts along with a few lines in your own brand's voice.
Or, if you have more time, repurpose the content and post it as your own using your Facebook Page's Notes or LinkedIn Articles (just be sure to give credit where it's due!).
For the best results, any content you create or find meaningful for your customers should be shared via both email marketing and social media (organic and paid)!
Lastly, to get the most traction on the content you create, don't underestimate the power of a title. Use words that trigger emotion and curiosity, or powerful and uncommonly used words to stand out. Plus, be sure to include the keyword that you want to rank for in your title.
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Flip Spiceland Remembers the Ice Storm of 1978
Mar 27, 2012 at 12:01 AM Mar 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM
On the Easter weekend of 1978, an ice storm hit central Illinois leaving much of it without power for days, if not weeks. The entire city of Springfield went three days without lights and electricity.
Flip Spiceland was the WICS-TV meteorologist at the time, before leaving for CNN in 1980.
"Springfield was 'eerie,'" Flip recollects. "That is the best way I can describe it. Trees were down in the streets and in some places downed power lines had started small fires. Remember, this was in the pitch black of the power outage. But as I recall, the big problem was a major power line that ran from some power plant to much of central Illinois. That is what went down, so everything went black."
Central Illinois was aware that the storm was coming and it had grown accustomed to the warnings. This was the winter of 1977-78, which had brought a dozen and a half storms and bitter cold through already.
"The storm was anticipated and even predicted. But not the severity. As best I can recall, we were predicting snow and ice. We got all ice."
Flip continues, "No disaster operation, and remember, no cell phones either. I honestly don't remember how we communicated. Gas pumps wouldn't work, so you were limited to what was in your tank when the storm hit. I was full up, so I ran around town."
"We (WICS) lost power. The whole town lost power. There was none, except for the very few that had generators. WICS pulled a flatbed into the parking lot with a massive generator. We were only on the air for the newscast. Dark the rest of the time. I kept asking the question, 'Why are we doing this? No one has a TV working!'"
Decatur was hit hard too. WAND's tower collapsed from the weight of the ice, leaving the city without a TV station. Don Hickman, WICS news anchor, and Milt Friedland, general manager made the decision to invite the Decatur staff to use the Channel 20 studio to televise news for their viewership.
"Both were very classy guys" remembers Flip.
Besides that, Flip doesn't have many good memories of the storm.
"Life just became difficult for a few days. No hot water and heat if you had electric. Refrigerators, and in my case... no blow drier. It was like I was a pioneer! On the up side, bars were open, so I just hung out at the Barrel Head."
But seriously, could anything have been done in advance to better prepare or warn the area?
"I can't remember the last time I saw a forecaster just get outright fooled by a storm. The thing is, we can predict the weather, but we can't predict the result of it. If we had been dead on accurate in the ice storm, I still would NEVER have predicted a major power line coming down. I would never be able to predict a disaster. I would only predict the weather."
Good point! Thanks Flip!
Flip Spiceland is now serving as the Director of Marketing for the Weather of OSS, Georgia's Premiere Severe Weather Team. (....and in my opinion writes a very interesting blog which you can find here Weather of OSS)


KECN – the Kent Environment & Community Network – was set up in 2008 as a response to significant weaknesses in the planning system – specifically, its failure to provide adequate protection for the environment. KECN is a campaigning organization which is challenging this environmental deficit and supporting local communities in Kent and elsewhere in the quest for environmental justice.
Biodiversity is in dramatic decline, carbon consumption is growing and air pollution increasing in urban areas, and our green spaces are ever dwindling. And all this before the major changes about to be unleashed with the loss of the oversight of the Court of Justice of the European Union and a Government drunk on growth at any cost including its' financial backing to unaccountable Local Enterprise Partnerships & dangerous fracking, it is not extreme to say that the chances of the environment getting the protection it needs, do not look promising.
Decisions made under our planning system have a huge impact on the environment. But how will environmental concerns be properly addressed if there is no third party right of appeal; if unaccountable vested interests such as Local Enterprise Partnerships are to play a pivotal role in devising planning policy; if there is to be a presumption in favour of "sustainable development" when the definition of sustainable development has no meaning; if existing targets for developing brownfield land are scrapped; and if bribery is to be legitimised by the proposed New Homes Bonus and other financial payments from developers via the Community Infrastructure Levy? It is now clear that the so-called "localism" agenda has little to do with Mr Average having more influence in his community, and much to do with facilitating development regardless of environmental concerns.
KECN is campaigning to ensure that planning decisions are not determined solely by arguments about economic development, but that equal weight is given both to environmental protection and to the needs and wishes of local communities.
The Kent Environment and Community set up its website thanks to funding from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd. We thought that it would be useful for campaigning groups to have a 'Host' website to use if necessary to publicise their campaigns. Currently, we are hosting Canterbury 4 Clean Air who have just successfully been granted£7500 from LUSH to employ the national sustainable transport expert Lynn Sloman to devise a sustainable transport blueprint for Canterbury. Please contact KECN at climaterecovery1@gmail.com if you would like to be hosted by us.
KECN has submitted its response to the Government's proposals to reform the planning system by introducing 52 pages of pro-development guidance to replace the thousands of pages of existing guidance. Madness indeed. The key legal concern is that the NPPF has not been subject to an Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This is a legal requirement for any plan. The NPPF is a plan because it will be used to guide decision makers when there is no plan in place or when the plan is silent on the matter. A SEA would have resulted in a rather different more balanced NPPF.
Planning Democracy is campaigning for a fair and inclusive planning system in Scotland. Their conference this year entitled: Planning: The People's Perspective will be held on April 21st 2012 in Edinburgh. KECN representatives will be attending. To find out more about Planning Democracy and the conference follow this link.
The 'Zero Draft' of the Rio + 20 negotiating document is out!
KECN with the organisation Thamesbank, is preparing for the negotiations in Rio this June and working towards the creation of a new international agreement that strengthens, clarifies, updates and ensures implementation of 27 principles of the Rio Declaration and the Agenda 21 Blueprint that emerged from the Rio talks in 1992. The first 2 sections of the Zero Draft document was recently finalised in New York. The pre-amended version of the Zero Draft is available here. The Zero Draft document sets out the parameters of the issues to be resolved although the parameters and precise wording can (and will) change.
The campaign to keep Kingsmead as a designated open space gathers momentum.Kingsmead is a four-and-a-half acre green site located in Canterbury in the Northgate ward.It was designated by Canterbury City Council(CCC) as open space and the local community when consulted upon it in 2004 made it very clear how they valued it. Sadly, but not suprising considering the previous disregard CCC has shown for community concerns, the council is in the process of selling it for a significant sum (c.over £4 million)to developpers.
The Council in its efforts to circumvent public outcry bungled through the consultation process back in September 2011 by not advertising the proposed sell-off properly before the formal decision to sell off the land was taken. KECN know understands that the Council has tried to remedy its errors by doing another consultation. Tut Tut-potentially a legal minefield.
Meanwhile, angry residents are investigating applying for village green status. KECN fully supports Sian Pettman and others who are trying to keep this valuable green space open and undevelopped. Any pro bono legal advice until the campaign groups raises some funds would be gratefully received. Please email Emily at info@kecn.org.uk in the first instance.
KECN understands that the 'preferred options' for development sites in the Canterbury District will be published in June. Interested readers may remember that the last preferred options published under the old planning system and quietly shelved in around 2010, were highly unpopular. There were to be thousands of new houses, all to go on green field sites with slip roads and business parks. What will change? Nothing, we suspect. Our glorious leaders have been releasing information in advance about how necessary it is that housing goes on green field sites and why this is supported by the community because it leads to economic growth. Perhaps this mantra really comes from the unaccountable partnerships that apparently run our council(s) behind the scenes like Canterbury 4 Business and the Local Enterprise Partnership? UGH-who will rid us of these dinosaurs? Of course, there is no mention of environmental restraints such as carbon footprint, biodiversity and long term sustainability. Things look just as dismal on the international stage. The pre Rio + 20 negotiations are not looking good. We may even lose rights hard won 20 years ago.
Right to water is affirmed in the Rio +20 text, but social rights and Rio principles are still under threat in the definitions of the green economy.
A few weeks ago, the civil society groups involved in the UNCSD Rio +20 negotiations shared their deep concern about the threat against human and social rights in the draft text for the Conference, as well as the threat over other important collective principles established in 1992. During the past session of the UN negotiations in March, we had seen with surprise and disappointment a group of few member states in the offensive to bracket and delete any reference to human rights, including the right to water, in the draft text to be presented in June to the heads of state in Rio. At that time several NGOs, human rights experts, unions and social movements have mobilized to denounce the attack on the rights and over principles born in the Rio 92 earth summit.
The networks and institutions who worked for years for the right to water been finally recognized in the UN General Assembly in July 2010 supports the position advocated by the G77, Switzerland and Norway in this process and cannot accept a setback in the Final Declaration of the Rio + 20 on this principle. After this week we are confident the Canada is now isolated and will have to accept the paragraph 67 and the affirmation of the right to water, but we still have to maintain the pressure and to get some victories on other paragraphs.
We know that in less than two months the heads of state of more than one hundred countries and representatives of thousands of organizations around the world will be in Rio de Janeiro proposing alternatives for implementing sustainable development and making choices that will be important to our society and our planet. Its important to say that we recognize that there are positive developments and new processes being opened in some areas like renewable energy, food security, oceans, or with the proposal for a Social Protection Floor. But on the other side we see clearly that on the context of the green economy some proposed market-based mechanisms are a clear offensive of the financial markets towards the commodification and financialization of natural resources essential for life, and more broadly represents a step backwards on admitting regression for some acquired social rights and the so called Rio principles.
We know that this victory for the right to water is certainly still partial, but it can be an example for putting energy of civil society at Rio +20 process and give us power to influence on the choices to be made in the coming months. We also need to expand and enhance the debate about where and how member states are captured by different economic interests in different subjects and what are the "red lines" that we believe important to highlight related to human rights and to some important other collective principles, such as the precautionary principle; the polluter pays principle; the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.
Those are rights and principles already established that are being ignored or bracketed in the negotiation process.
For all those reasons we think it's a real challenge to communicate better about these issues with the global civil society. Apart from a general and superficial vision of the green economy from one side, and in the other side slogans and protests – most of which legitimate and important – against the liberal model and against certain projects with huge social and environmental impact, we see that unfortunately the society in general is not aware about what is this green economy and what is going on in the Rio +20 process.
What is UK planning system really about?


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New Core Pokémon RPG Title Coming to the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo announced at this year's E3 that Game Freak has begun development for a "core Pokémon RPG title" for the Nintendo Switch.
This was announced by The Pokémon Company's Tsunekazu Ishihara. As for its release date, Ishihara stated that "it will not release for more than a year" and asked us fans to look forward to it. Details such as if the new game will be similar to the Pokémon games release on Nintendo's handheld consoles are yet to be announced.


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Lee Martin
The Mutual UFO Network
Dzanc Books
Published by: Dzanc Books
In The Mutual UFO Network, Pulitzer Prize finalist and master of the craft Lee Martin presents his first short story collection since his acclaimed debut The Least You Need to Know. With Martin's signature insight, each story peers into the nooks and crannies of seemingly normal homes, communities, and families. The footprints of a midnight prowler peel back the veneer of a marriage soured by a long-ago affair. A con man selling faked UFO footage loses his wife to the promise of life outside the ordinary. And a troubled man, tormented by his own mind, lies in the street to look at the stars, and in doing so unravels the carefully constructed boundaries between his quiet neighbors.
From friendship and family to all forms of love, The Mutual UFO Network explores the intricacies of relationships and the possibility for redemption in even the most complex misfits and loners.
"Martin cleverly exposes the fractures between husbands and wives, family and friends, in these twelve excellent stories of people lying to themselves because the truth is too painful to admit...a vivid, emotionally precise collection."
"Quiet traumas and long-festering emotional wounds abound in this collection...With precise storytelling, Martin chronicles the unrest in his characters' lives and the shocking moments when tensions reach their breaking points."
"Martin has written a not-to-be-missed masterwork of slow-burning emotions."
—Booklist starred review
"A superb story collection that brims with tragedy and compassion."
—Shelf Awareness starred review
"With no irony or judgment, Martin peers into the lives of ordinary families and communities, and shines a light on the secrets that we all keep too deep in our hearts to ever speak them...a solid and satisfying short-story collection that pays homage to all facets and stages of life, the light and the dark, the bitter and the sweet."
—The Coil
"We know these characters, distant literary cousins of the lonely men and women brought to life by Raymond Carver, Andre Dubus, and Richard Ford. ... Martin's in full control of both the rhythm and blues in each story. He is the craftsman, the master architect, and those skills and Martin's adherence to his primary mission -- to tell a story worth telling -- are what make this collection so thrilling."
"Martin favors the wanderers―those navigating the untidy shambles of lost love, of families cracked and broken apart, of past and present sins. The collection contemplates galactic questions of life and death as easily as it telescopes into the most intimate and regular sorrows of humanity."
—Crazyhorse
"The Mutual UFO Network explores the complexity of human relationships, which is as terrifying, strange, and incomprehensible as any extraterrestrial lifeform....Martin's stories are not a quick-to-the-point affair; they are like his prose: long, savory, complex affairs that are meant to evoke as much joy as empathy. The takeaway is that location does not thwart misfortune, that people who two-step are as relatable as those who floss. We are all human."
—The Coachella Review
The trouble started that winter when I went out at night and hid myself close to windows—crouched down behind shrubbery or heat pumps— so I could watch our neighbors in the warm light of their homes.
I never saw anything that they would have been ashamed for me to see. I can honestly say that: no quarrels, no lovemaking, no quirky habits. I told them that later, when I went from door to door, confessing what I'd done and explaining how I'd meant no harm or insult. I'd only wanted to be close to them. But, of course, by then, it didn't matter what I said. I was criminal.
Mostly I saw them watching TV, eating sandwiches at the kitchen counter, rinsing dishes in the sink. Mrs. Poe liked to crochet. Miss Nance read the evening newspaper. Mr. Dean built model airplanes. Miss Stevens marked her students' lessons and ornamented them with bright stickers or gold stars.
Mr. Laskey was my favorite. He cooked. I watched him in his kitchen, a long white apron tied around his neck. Even outside, I could smell oregano and tomato sauce, cinnamon and nutmeg. Or at least I convinced myself I could, eager as I was to breathe in the scents, take in the sights of settled, honest living.
In my own home, my parents operated a mail-order business called The Mutual UFO Network. My father transferred computer-generated images to videotape and created illusions of spaceships streaking across the night sky. He took out ads in magazines and sold his videotapes to customers around the world who wanted proof that what they'd suspected all along was indeed true: there were visitors from other planets, and they were watching us.
"We help people see what they want to see," my father told me once. "What's the harm in that?"
"It's a hoax," I told him.
"Hoax, schmoax," he said. "It's commerce."
Then the unexpected happened. My mother began to wonder whether it might be true that we weren't alone in the universe.
"All these people," she said, waving a sheaf of order forms. "It's something to think about."
She'd read about a laboratory in Phoenix that, since the late seventies, had been testing photographs and videotapes to see if they were hoaxes, natural phenomena, or something unexplainable. Nearly three hundred fell into the last category, the mysterious and the possible, and suddenly that was enough for my mother. My father's trickery, his blips of light across the screen, had already seduced her.
"Lunatics," he said. "Good god, Lib."
"I suppose that's what you'd think about me if I ever came home and told you I'd seen a spaceship."
"Let's be reasonable," my father told her.
But my mother just arched an eyebrow and stared at him, and I began to wonder what would happen if someone you thought you knew slipped away into another world. How far would love carry you if you wanted to follow? What if that person turned out to be you?
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There are a lot of stories, and a lot of mediocrity, but there is a story that hasn't been told. You have an idea for the perfect story, but you don't know how to share it with the world. I was in the same position, but through my years of writing, I have learned some valuable lessons that I would like to share.
I've written many stories and explored many different mediums to express myself. These mediums include: storyboarding, book writing and now screenwriting. With this blog series will be a step by step guide on how to write a story. Most of the information that I will be presenting comes from experience. These pointers have helped me, now let me help you. You have the ideas, and I have the plan to make those ideas come to life.
The first step to writing a story is knowing what you want to write about. Think of something that you would like to see in a book or movie. These ideas can include building a world, character or scenario that you want to explore. The idea is the foundation for your story. The idea is the focus of your story and it will help you stay organized.
Here are some tools I highly recommend you getting so that you can start your journey to writing a story.
Here is a notebook for when you write down your ideas and begin to outline.
This is a list of places that I have visited throughout my life whether I was a flight attendant or in Highschool. Each place is very special to me and gives me inspiration. I would like to go back to most of these places one day. I encourage you to check out some of these places. They aren't very talked about and are extremely awesome so if you ever get the chance then definitely go a visit these areas.
Australia is the place that has been a big inspiration in my life. My dream is to go back. I went to Australia when I was 16 and that changed my life. I can't see myself not traveling after the experience.
For a long time, I wanted to go back, and I have tried many times. This year I plan on getting my Working Holiday Visa.
The reason why I love this destination so much is the culture and the untouched beauty of the land. Australia is a very aesthetically pleasing and overall a great place to draw inspiration for creating a new world. It is a very vibrant place.
I would consider Leon one of Mexico's best destinations. It's untouched by tourism. It isn't a beach town, but it's just a beautiful city. As a Flight Attendant, I was blessed to have an overnight here. Leon is a very artistic place, there is art everywhere especially in the city center. The landscape is beautiful too. I wish that I could go back someday. The most interesting thing about Leon is the number of Japanese people that go there.
Leon has a very interesting architecture such as a hulk nightclub and the museums. It is a modern oasis surrounded by a hilly landscape.
This area is another hidden gem in Mexico. It is so beautiful that I have had dreams about the city. It is a mountainous area with a lively city square. Surrounding the city square are well-preserved buildings and cathedrals. Although the city prides itself on its history, there are some unexpected surprises like a bubble tea cafe and creperie. If you do go, I highly recommend the Chocolate Factory in the City Square.
When landing at this destination you are instantly taken to a different world. Durango is very surreal. I highly recommend this area for relaxation or a romantic vacation. This destination is very picturesque, almost as if was untouched by man.
This town in Missouri is a like a Norman Rockwell painting. There's a very well preserved cathedral, small houses, and shops lined across cobblestone streets. Unfortunately, there isn't a hotel or Airbnb, on the other hand, there are some Inns.
I like Tempe more than Phoenix. It is a lively and picturesque city. My favorite place in Tempe is the Lake, it is so relaxing to look at and the walkway is romantic with the lights stringing from one side of the street to another.
As you all know I am inconsistent with reading the Bible among many other things. I try so hard to do the right thing and be consistent. I often times found myself not "delighted" in the Lord. I would try and read the Bible as fast as I could or read as little as possible until I found this article. The title of the article is Do You Read enough Bible and it is a great question. In the article, the writer discusses his own battles with reading the bible and how we have all went about it the wrong way. We should be excited about reading the bible because it is the book of Eternal Life and it liberates us. The Bible truly is the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. We should be eager to meditate on the word and memorize it because it is for our benefit. It is the key component that we need to get through today and the rest of the days of our lives. So I encourage that you too will go and read the article and also sign up for the e-mail subscription.


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In this interview David Weedon, Business Implementation Manager, with SAP customer and electrical power distributor Powercor, shares how they have mobilized different segments of their field services operations. Their core business is to manage the poles, wires and equipment that deliver electricity to homes and businesses in Melbourne and through central and western Victoria. They are responsible for the quality and reliability of their customers' power supply. David shares details of their implementations, ROIs and what they plan to do next in this video.
I had the opportunity last week to hear Futurist Craig Rispin speak at the Field Mobility Summit 2011 in Sydney, Australia where I was also speaking. I was able to meet up with Craig after his presentation and ask him where he saw the future of enterprise mobility heading.
39.8% of companies have a strategic enterprise mobility plan in place.
51.3% have no mobility policy in place.
41.7% believe mobile apps will give them a competitive advantage.
41.6% of survey respondents plan to deploy more than 6 enterprise mobility applications.
78.6% of survey respondents will be integrating with multiple back end systems.
73.7% will be outsourcing some or all of their enterprise mobile application development.
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I had the privilege of interviewing mobility and field services expert Scott Taylor from Vivint today. Scott was speaking at the Field Mobility Summit 2011 along with me in Sydney, Australia this week. Vivint Inc. is a leading provider of home technology services in North America. Vivint's technology-based platform integrates a wide range of wireless features and components that deliver simple, affordable home automation and advanced security packages.
Scott and his team have deployed many mobile solutions, for many different groups inside Vivint, and for their retail customers. Vivint has received many industry and analyst awards for their implementation of enterprise mobility solutions.
How do you offer roadside assistance in the outback of Australia? How do you dispatch work across many different contractors and ensure quality support and service? Watch this interview with the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland's Executive Manager, John Hamilton.
This is one of the most interesting segments of the Mobile Expert Video Series that I have ever recorded. I had the privilege of interviewing Garry Newton, the Service Operations Manager for Coates Hire about their enterprise mobility solutions and the rugged environments that they work in. Coates Hire is Australia's largest equipment hire company with over 125 years experience supplying to a wide variety of markets including Engineering and Building Construction and Maintenance, Mining and Resources, Manufacturing, Government, and Events.
I am reporting all of this week from the Field Mobility Summit 2011 in Sydney, Australia where I am speaking, and teaching a workshop on implementing enterprise mobility. I recorded this episode of Video Comments mostly from Lavender Bay Park in North Sydney. In it, I share results from the Enterprise Mobility Survey 2011 and its relevance to mobile strategies.
I am speaking and teaching a workshop at the Field Mobility Summit in Sydney, Australia this week. I would invite you to stay tuned and watch the Mobile Expert Video Series as I interview the experts from down under.
Google's New Android OS. What's In It for the Enterprise?
Guest writer and mobility analyst Andre Guilleman shares his insights on Google's new Android OS version, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Google's release of Android 4.0, dubbed "Ice Cream Sandwich," is undoubtedly geared towards consumers but it's got a few new features that were clearly designed for corporate IT. But what's their strategy here?
Early on, BlackBerry cornered the enterprise market with unparalleled security features. Windows Mobile gained and then lost the field service sector by partnering with rugged device manufacturers. Then Apple forced its way into the enterprise from the top down, with a smartphone that was so slick that it was irresistible to top execs. Android, it seems, is riding the consumerization wave of personal phones being used for business-related tasks, with or without the blessing of IT administrators.
Although the new enhancements won't send companies scrambling to replace their BlackBerrys with Droids, it's all cool stuff that makes the Android OS more palatable for the enterprise.
About André Guillemin: He has over ten years of experience in health care, financial services, and mobile technology. He spent the past three years focused on cross-industry solutions for mobile enterprise application development, including line of business uses in manufacturing, life sciences and wealth management. Mr. Guillemin frequently contributes to industry publications, panels, and events, and is available for consultation on the strategic and tactical use of mobile technologies in the enterprise.
These numbers are highlighting "strategic" and important business motivations for deploying mobile applications. The numbers do not point to specific mobile technologies, but rather specific motivations for deploying mobile solutions.
I am climbing back onto my soap box to say mobile technologies are simply means to accomplish business goals and strategies. One of the key focuses of companies today should be on how they can utilize enterprise mobility to accomplish their business ambitions, not simply to have mobile technologies extend the same solutions to the same people. New mobile technologies without new strategies, is wasted.
It is time to ask ourselves, "What is possible, in my business, in a world of connected and mobile solutions?"
Boyd also taught that the order of the items in the list was important. Smart things (technologies) was last.
41.6% of survey respondents plan to deploy more than 6 enterprise mobility applications in the next year.
39.8% of companies have a strategic enterprise mobility plan in place, the rest do not.
We can see from these survey results that there are going to be many enterprise mobility applications, integrated with many back end systems, and there is a great need for policies and strategic planning around enterprise mobility.
In order to make smart choices about things (mobile frameworks, mobile infrastructures, mobile architectures and mobile applications), it is first necessary to have smart people and smart ideas/strategies. Companies need an enterprise mobility strategy in place in order to know what is the required "smart things" or smart technology choices to make.
I spent several days working with a utility client recently on mobile strategies. We explored what the company was wanting to accomplish, and how they wanted to accomplish their goals. Once their strategy was understood and documented, finding the right mobile technologies to support it was not difficult.
HTML5 for Enterprise Mobility is a new article series that I am adding to our regular production based on the number of developments and activities I am reading about each week, and the value I see for the enterprise. I hope you find this useful.
According to TechCrunch, a freelancer.com report is expected to be released today (October 17) listing the 50 fastest growing outsourcing jobs for the third-quarter 2011. One of the findings in the report is that HTML5 projects are up 38 percent (From second-quarter 2011 to third-quarter 2011). That is a huge jump and reflects a trend toward the adoption of HTML5 applications. On another note, in the same freelance.com report, Flash jobs are down 10 percent.
appMobi announced that its new PhoneGap Mobile App XDK is immediately available for free download. PhoneGap XDK offers a suite of desktop development tools for creating mobile, HTML5 and PhoneGap based apps. It includes desktop debugging of mobile apps, emulation of mobile devices, hardware emulation of GPS, camera, contacts, and accelerometer inputs and remote testing options. PhoneGap XDK integrates with Adobe DreamWeaver 5.5, NotePad++, and other programming editor tools.
Durring a keynote presentation last week at Web 2.0 expo, Brian McClendon, engineering director for Google's geospacial products, gave a glimpse into the future of Google Maps using HTML5.
HTML5 - What's New This Week?
The HMTL5 Standard - Where Do Things Stand?
HTML5 Apps What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
I would like to invite you to join T. L. Neff and me as we present a webinar on the subject of Planning Your Next Mobile Development Project on Thursday, October 20th at 1 PM EDT. Developing mobile apps brings a new set of challenges and processes that IT teams must be prepared to address. We'll focus on the key areas across the software development lifecycle where mobile development differs from traditional IT projects.
• Learn how to balance project planning and software development processes against today's constantly changing business and technical requirements for mobile solutions.
• Learn about best practices in defining requirements for mobile apps.
• Avoid the hidden risks in building out and managing the infrastructure to test and deploy mobile apps.
Have you ever pondered how semantic engines, vertical search, and interest networking relates to enterprise mobility? If not, it's about time! In this podcast I interview Primal's founder and co-president Peter Sweeney on just these subjects.


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What acid does not melt plastic?
"Hydrofluoric acid won't eat through plastic. It will, however, dissolve metal, rock, glass, ceramic. So there's that." Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a solution of hydrogen fluoride in water.
What does IPA stand for?
India Pale Ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale. It was first brewed in England in the 19th century. The first known use of the term "India pale ale" is an advertisement in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser in 1829.
How long is a Planck length?
The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the 'quantum of length', the smallest measurement of length with any meaning. And roughly equal to 1.6 x 10-35 m or about 10-20 times the size of a proton.
Why did Benjamin Franklin not want the bald eagle to be the national bird?
Franklin objected to making the bald eagle the national bird on the grounds that he found it to be "a bird of bad moral character" because it "does not get his living honestly" as it steals food from others and is "too lazy to fish for himself."
Where is Fort Knox?
The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located adjacent to Fort Knox, Kentucky, used to store a large portion of United States official gold reserves and occasionally other precious items belonging or entrusted to the federal government.
What does the MI in mi5 stand for?
"MI5/MI6" were the original designations when both organisations came under the War Office, now the MOD – "MI" stands for military intelligence. Their official names (acquired in the 30s) are the Security Service (MI5) and SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
When did Walt Disney World open?
Walt Disney World. The Walt Disney World Resort, informally known as Walt Disney World or simply Disney World, is an entertainment complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The resort opened on October 1, 1971 and is the most visited attraction in the world, with attendance of 52.5 million annually.


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The Rotary Club of Cirencester and Bingham Library Trust have teamed up to promote a youth initiative based at the C-Hub, an exciting new space at Bingham House in the heart of Cirencester.
Young people are an important part of the here and now and not simply the future.
We want to provide an opportunity for young people over the age of 18 to connect and network, providing peer to peer support. We want young people to be able to innovate, leading on local projects and activities that will make a difference to the social, economic and environmental well-being of Cirencester. We also want young people to be a valued resource for local charities and voluntary organisations.
In September 2020, we held a zoom event to share our ideas and now we want to provide an update on some exciting developments.
Firstly, we are delighted to announce that Emily Hepworth, the owner of Persephone Violet, www.persephoneviolet.co.uk, is our ambassador. Emily has connections with Cirencester College and is a former winner of the Cirencester Chamber of Commerce, Young Businessperson of the Year, award. Emily has an inspiring life story and we hope, post-lockdown, to invite you to an official launch and networking event to meet Emily and find out more about the initiative; and more importantly how you can get involved and make a difference.
In addition, as a result of the initial zoom, we are teaming up with Cotswold District Council, Cirencester Town Council and World Jungle to establish a 'youth hub'. This too will be based at the C-Hub and will support young people into employment. It is a funding partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, offering an innovative and responsive service to young people aged between 16 and 25 who aren't in education, employment or training. We are currently awaiting a funding decision from the DWP and further updates will be made available in due course.
We look forward to catching up with you soon. In the meantime if you have any queries or would like to find out more please do not hesitate to contact me.
With kind regards, Andrew
Andrew Tubb, Clerk
Bingham Library Trust Ltd
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Instructional tutorial by Reelers. The dance differs from the RSCDS dance of the same name.
8 couples, W on R, form square; two C to each side, all face in; «odd« C (1,3,5,7) on the R, »even« C (2,4,6,8) on the L.
Repeat all part B with successively 2W+6W, 3W+7W, 4W+8W in centre. For the first Tulloch turn, the »odd« C use R arm, the 'even« couples L arm.


times; instead, a goal that "David will request a pass to visit his in-school guidance counselor when feeling upset" may be more realistic and consistent with addressing his needs.
While promoting information sharing, GALs must manage the concomitant responsibility of protecting client confidentiality and limiting the unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information. While best-interest GALs generally have the ability to share information about the child if doing so furthers the child's best interest,88 this does not necessarily mean that each and every detail should be divulged. In David's case, for example, it may be helpful for school staff to have a copy of his most current psychological evaluation, which contains information about his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis and the results of some recent educational testing. Before sharing this document however, the GAL should redact it with an eye toward omitting irrelevant details that may be embarrassing for David (e.g. he was previously diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection) or information that could hinder ongoing work on David's case (e.g., David's psychiatrist is recommending a different school setting for which the GAL may advocate during a future due process hearing).
made reasonable efforts to address the disability and avoid court involvement.
88 ABA STANDARDS, supra note 47 (RULE B-2) (comment); see also Hollis R. Peterson, In Search of the Best Interests of the Child: the Efficacy of the Court Appointed Special Advocate Model of Guardian ad Litem Representation, 13 GEO. MASON L. REV. 1083, 1110 (2006) ("Allowing guardians ad litem to voluntarily disclose what their client has told them if they believe it would serve their client's best interests, but not forcing them to reveal anything which they believe might harm the children, frees guardians to pursue the best interests of their charges.").
89 The National Association of Counsel for Children's Recommendations for Representation of Children provide that competent representation includes "knowledge of placements and services available for the child and services available to the child's family." NACC RECOMMENDATIONS, supra note 6, at 6. "Jurisdictions should provide special initial and periodic training to all attorneys in child welfare proceedings covering substantive law (federal, state, statutory, regulatory, and case law), procedure, trial advocacy, child welfare and child development." Id. The American Bar Association's Standards of Practice for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases similarly recommends that continuing education for GALs should include not only legal training, but also information about "child development, needs, and abilities…. Information on the multidisciplinary input required in child-related cases…[and] [ i]nformation on accessible child welfare, family preservation, medical, educational, and mental health resources for child clients and their families, including placement, evaluation/ diagnostic and treatment services." ABA STANDARDS, supra note 47 (Rule I-2).


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Airnorth commenced operations in the Northern Territory in 1978 and is now Northern Australia's largest regional carrier. Based in Darwin, it flies a network of scheduled and charter services across an area incorporating Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.
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