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Tuesday Links: Enter the Met Gala Time Vortex
by Paddy Johnson on May 2, 2017
The NEA lives to see another day. In fact, it actually got a funding increase through Trump's administration. [artnet News]
The Met gala pictures are out. Watch out. It's a time suck. [CNN]
PS1 founder Alanna Heiss and New Museum curator Massimiliano Gioni talk. [ARTnews]
B&H workers are on strike. The electronics company is being accused of union busting, following the announcement that it would be consolidating warehouses in New Jersey and eliminating those in NYC. [Hyperallergic]
Michael Kimmelman discusses Penn Station and Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to update it, which he compares to slapping "a two-car garage onto a dilapidated split-level and declare the property good as new." He also compares Cuomo to Republican Governor Chris Christie. Uh oh. [The New York Times]
Ivanka Trump gets profiled in the Times and comes out smelling pretty okay. Her book, though, "Women Who Work", gets a thorough trashing. According to Jennifer Senior, it is written entirely from a point of privilege and is witlessly derivative. Those are the biggest issues identified by Senior, but from the reporting, I'd think the complete lack of interest in others might be larger. In the few quotes provided, I actually found it offensive. [The New York Times]
This Week's Must-See Art Events: Use Your Sick Days Wisely
by Michael Anthony Farley on March 27, 2017
There's plenty of good stuff to do this week, starting with a Felix Gonzalez-Torres book launch reception at the Whitney Monday night. Carla Gannis has a book launch of her own Tuesday night at the Pratt library, including augmented-reality elements. The rest of the week is dominated by painting and digital art—exemplified by Michael William's solo show of digitally-produced paintings at Gladstone and Jason Lahr's digitally-informed paintings at the Painting Center, both of which open Thursday night. For digital purists, check out Low Res: Spatial Politics in the Cloud at NARS Foundation's Sunset Park digs Friday night. For painting purists, catch Rebecca Leveille's brushy portraits at Site:Brooklyn. Fans of both media will be relieved to note they're but a few subway stops away. End the week with FIN's ICE PIX album release party on Sunday in Bushwick, which features performances from rising stars such as FlucT and Raul de Nieves. Your Monday hangover will be so worth it.
This Week's Must-See Art Events: Have Your Cake & Smash It Too
by Michael Anthony Farley on February 6, 2017
Welcome to the new normal. We at AFC have noticed a decline in artistic output from Brooklyn's DIY scene as of late, while commercial galleries and institutions in Manhattan (and a few in Queens) have been gearing-up for battle mode with politically-charged programming. We're hoping this is because everyone in Brooklyn is too busy thinking about resistance, and not because they've fled the country.
Tuesday night, The New School is hosting a talk about female bodies online, and Wednesday, the New Museum is opening a massive Raymond Pettibon show. After checking it out, head down the block to ICP, where curators will be discussing the loaded Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change. More talks will come Thursday, such as the Brooklyn Museum's call to defend immigrants and the Flux Factory/ABC No Rio potluck/opening/discussion about artists' mutual aid in times like these. Friday night, take a break from political angst to get lost in the dreamy paintings of Jordan Kasey at Nicelle Beauchene, or the likely dreamier office set E.S.P. TV has staged at Pioneer Works. The weekend brings more great art and opportunities for creative resistance: be sure to check out the Queens Museum's event to build climate change resistance coalitions between artists and activists.
Tuesday Links: What Do YOU Know About Women?
by Paddy Johnson Michael Anthony Farley Rea McNamara on September 15, 2015
This GIF was originally used in the Awl Newsletter, which says that although you are running in circles, it is important to ask "Are you having fun? Are you with a friend.?" Corinna Kirsch forwarded this to us with the thought, "Although these corgis are supposed to be motivational, I am fairly certain they're just running around in circles. They never ever stop, so that's an important work ethic to have, I guess?"
The artist Not Vital just bought an actual castle in the Swiss Alps for $8 million. [Artforum]
Oh, to be the billionaire who paid $2.5 million for a Lichtenstein back in 1994 with his American Express card. (Now it's valued at $50 million.) The Eli Broad content farm continues: he's a Medici, he's the white knight, and he's making all the NYC galleries come to town. [Bloomberg]
Last week, a glitch at Google Maps gave Los Angeles residents a preview of what the coastline will look like post-sea-level-rise. [Mic]
I'm very impressed with this straight-forward, gourmand description of All Dressed chips, a Canadian staple now available for a limited time to Americans: "they're made with paprika and a mysterious All Dressed spice blend…these chips taste a little bit like ketchup, vinegar and BBQ mixed together." [Huffington Post]
"Does Massimiliano Gioni Know Anything About Women?" is a strange way to headline a positive review that never asks the question. The piece is an exhaustive look at Gioni's encyclopedic show "The Great Mother" at the Palazzo Reale in Milan—the clickbait headline diminishes the work of the review. [artnet News (who else?)]
Think Red Bull is a somewhat benevolent corporate sponsor for the arts? Think again, especially now they have an exhibition in Philly forcing artists to create work out of their cans. [Philly.com]
Absolutely tasteless: Charlie Hebdo mocks the drowning Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdis. [NDTV]
Jason Farago reviews the Tate's "World Goes Pop" survey of pop art made from a global perspective. He discusses how Brazilian pop was more agit-pop, especially in the context of the dictatorship of the Brazilian military regime, and reflected a moment when artists and musicians were imprisoned (Caetano Veloso) or forced into exile (Antonio Dias) for opposing the censorship. [The Guardian]
Carol Diehl complains that critics are writing negative reviews about Banksy's Dismaland without having seen it. She plans to fix the problem by heading out there herself. Sure, it's good to see things in the flesh, but I don't believe you have to see everything in the flesh to know it isn't any good. Certainly, we get enough terrible blind submissions in around here to know we'd be wasting our time confirming their terribleness in person. But, I guess when a more thorough trashing is due, it's time to head out to Dismaland. [Art Vent]
D.C.'s National Museum of Women in the Arts is launching a fall initiative to discuss gender parity and social issues in the art world—a topic described as "the elephant in the room". Women, Arts, and Social Change will feature talks from artists including Carrie Mae Weems, critic Jillian Steinhauer, and vice president/partner at Galerie Lelong to name a few. The event is organized by curator Maura Reilly. [artnet News]
Here's a history of color for the painters out there. [Imgur]
Those of us who don't have right-wing friends in our social media networks have probably missed the flood of insane racist memes "warning" Europeans about asylum-seeking refugees from Syria. Here's a debunking of the most popular ones—which usually require little more than reverse-image-search to invalidate. [VICE]
New Museum Curators to Fly Around the World
by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on August 5, 2014
The New Museum sure is doing well in the fundraising department.
The Art World's Biggest Hate Reads of 2013
by Whitney Kimball on December 13, 2013
The year in hate reads.
Tuesday Links: Blue Things That Lean
by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on October 29, 2013
Eric Ginsburg's "Bart (the dog)", 12x12. 2013. (Image from NURTUREArt's benefit site)
Julia Halperin reports that the New Museum will be transforming the warehouse next to them into an "incubator" for art, design and technology. Associate Director Massimiliano Gioni says the project is an extension of the New Museum's interest in "developing new formats for the distribution of knowledge." That's perhaps overstating a real estate venture, but whatever it is, the museum's got a new revenue stream, and that's likely a good thing. [The Art Newspaper]
The government shutdown cost the Smithsonian nearly 3 million dollars. [The Art Newspaper]
Yung Jake has noticed a new trend: leaning art and architecture. Naturally he's started a tumblr to chart this trend. [Leanrs]
An entire listicle charting the importance of blue. We told you this was a trending color. [The Huffington Post]
First Park has a new public artwork: Christopher Walken Rex. The artists Caleb Kuball and Ethan Cyr say the idea came from watching the family in the Queen of Versailles. Cyr's quoted: "I saw how rich those kids were, and their lack of creation with all that money. I decided if I could get that much money I would make something great." [boweryboogie]
Hyperallergic selects five favorites from Bushwick Beat Nite. [Hyperallergic]
If that Hyperallergic post made you think that you might like to get in on some art, now's your chance. NURTUREArt's benefit is happening tonight, and they have more work I've ever seen in a benefit auction. I suggest Eric Ginsburg's Bart (the dog), but there are literally hundreds more to choose from. [nurtureart.artcat.com]
The Venice Biennale is More Commercial Than People Think
by Paddy Johnson on June 5, 2013
Lots of people are describing the Venice Biennale as an event untouched by the market. They are wrong.
Thursday Links: The Venice Round-Up
by Whitney Kimball on May 30, 2013
For $2000/night, you can sleep over in Judd's five-story Soho loft, immersing yourself more deeply in art than ever before. [Curbed] UPDATE: Just kidding. [Gallerist]
Following yesterday's takedown of bikes, and sharing, the Observer kicks off its new column "Isn't That Rich?," a column on uptown social life. This week's edition: chauffeur-nannies, authored by Mr. Burns: "The New York Post recently wrote about parents who were passing off their classroom volunteer duties onto nannies, much to the dismay of their private schools, or rather, of the other moms, who didn't fancy selling snickerdoodles alongside hired help at bake sales." Seriously, this is the best thing I've read all week. [Observer]
We don't know how we failed to link this yet, but William Powhida's new show does a solid job of mocking "conceptually-based" market-tailored art strategies. Between the shipping crate, the neon, the digital color field, he's basically got the Frieze bases covered. The show's in LA, but the PDF says it all. [MAN, williampowhida]
Kriston Capps at Washington City Paper has an enjoyably thorough report on Hirshhorn Director Richard Koshalek's resignation. The bigger question: is Washington willing to support large-scale, unabashedly contemporary projects on the National Mall? [City Paper]
In disputes over fair wages, British museum workers stage walkouts from the National Gallery, Tate Liverpool, Stonehenge, and several more. [BBC]
Carol Vogel's profile on Massimiliano Gioni tells us little about the Biennale, but once again confirms that, yes, one truly can have it all. [NY Times]
The show is based on the "Encyclopedic Palace," a Futurist model of a 136 foot-tall skyscraper intended to contain all of the knowledge of the world. It reflects the scope of the art world. Gioni "hop[es] every artist in the show comes across as an outsider." [Sotheby's]
HuffPo describes Ai Weiwei's "Sacred", a solo show collateral to the Biennale, and its six dioramas of his treatment in prison, and perfect reconstructions of his cell. He's also showing "Straight," 150 tons of straightened rebar scrounged from the ruins of Chinese schools which collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and killed over 5,000 children. [HuffPo]
Nationalgalerie Curator Udo Kittelmann isn't happy with the choice, feeling that Ai Weiwei will overshadow the others. [TAN]
Charlotte Higgins observes that Weiwei's dioramas in coffin-like black boxes, in a church, draw comparisons to self-martyrdom. Curators rush to his defense. [Guardian]
The Brits (at least one of them) take more of a shine to Jeremy Deller's very British pavilion. [Guardian]
Twitter's raving about Sarah Sze's pavilion, which looks from here like blurry sticks. You just gotta be there. [museumnerd, Daily Beast]
Otto Muehl has died. [NY Times]
Wednesday Links: International Edition
by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on March 20, 2013
Justin Lieberman, installation view.
#ArtsTech announces the #ArtsTech Unconference, to be held on April 27th. It's not a typical conference: anyone can submit ideas for panels, workshops, and talks. Unheard of ideas by underdogs, we understand, would be more than welcome. And if your idea becomes a Featured Session, you'll get free passes to the event. Woo! [ArtsTech]
Massimiliano Gioni talks to ArtInfo UK about curating the Venice Biennale. Apparently, outsider artists will be shown alongside established artists. Gioni cites Roberta Smith as an influence, an awful large feather for any critic's hat. [ArtInfo]
Hyperallergic Editor-In-Chief Hrag Vartanian said he likes invisible history Danh Vo over Twitter last night. We disagree about the merit of this work, at least in respect to We The People. Here's why. [Art F City]
David Hockney's 23-year-old studio assistant dies mysteriously after falling ill at the artist's studio. [The Guardian]
The David Bowie exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum is breaking attendance records. That's not a surprise considering that he just released an album everyone's calling "the greatest comeback in rock-and-roll history". [Art Observed]
Time Out's Chicago edition will cease print publication. Staffers were told that print publication would cease beginning in April and most of the company's 60 employees will lose their jobs. [Time Out Chicago]
AFC friend Edward Champion (Ed Rants), will walk 3,000 miles from Brooklyn to San Francisco, writing dispatches as he goes. The project will culminate in an oral history radio narrative. It's gonna take him 6 months, so he's fundraising for the project. Help him out. I think this is going to be a great project. [indigogo]
We missed Justin Lieberman's talk at Paper Monument last night and are now filled with feelings of self-loathing for doing so. Read his account of the best art assignment ever. [Paper Monument]

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I understand the one post about ?needless? stadium expansions, but let me explain what happened as I know it. I?m a sophomore whose parents are JSU graduates. They followed the discussion closely.
The stadium was in need of renovation, maybe not additional seating. Part of it was structurally unsound. They also ran out of dorm space. So an architectural firm proposed a really cost-effective way to do both- by building a dorm into one side of the stadium. This resulted in a beautiful expansion on one side (the old side still looks dilapidated). It saved several million to do both, believe it or not. It?s also an impressive structure, and the campus needed something like that to recruit students from outside the area- and it worked! Lots of kids from Atlanta and other major cities are now attending. This has raised the average GPA of the incoming classes, which increases success rates once enrolled.
If JSU wanted to compete with the ?big boys? and snag more of the best and brightest, sorry, but this is one way to do it and get your new dorm and stadium repairs for a lot less than any other way. So if you look beneath the surface, it really wasn?t needless at all. It?s increased athletic attendance and brought in other revenue from alumni.
Point about the campus police is true. JSU cops are AWFUL. Like many campus cops, overly jealous and notorious for being ruse. Unfortunately, with 2 older siblings at other schools, this is quite common. But for a school known as the ?Friendliest Campus in the South?, it?s pretty hypocritical. The school President is a great guy- he needs to put a stop to the jerk-off mentality of the UPD there.
Other than that, I can tell you that my 2 and a half years there have been incredible. People really are nice here, including the faculty. I?m in Communications and love it. We are like a family. Greeks are overall pretty cool here, not as bad as bigger schools. There are some drunks & sororitutes here, but not many. I?m getting a great education at a reasonable price. With a brother at U of Ga and sister at Auburn, I?m at the best place in the family. And the band is incredible! Football team needs to improve- other sports are pretty good. And the camps food is awesome!


It's easy to dismiss this question as an example of the neurotic, competitive parenting of elite urban-dwellers. But it's actually one that education and child development experts want more parents asking. Because the answer can depend on who is doing the asking and, more importantly, what economic stratum they live in.
I live in a "reviving" neighborhood in Washington called East Capitol Hill. Cab drivers used to refuse to take passengers here, but now the area is peppered with educated and relatively affluent newcomers, as well as lower-income families who weathered the darker years. About a year ago, I met a single mother from this latter category, roughly 20 years old, and her bright-eyed, 4-year-old daughter. She overheard a conversation between me and my son, and was impressed by his vocabulary — or, as she put it, "the way he talks."
The answer, of course, is yes. The sooner the better. Reading aloud introduces more and different words into the vocabulary of both parent and child at a time when the child's brain is growing at its fastest. Researchers have found that 86 to 98% of a child's vocabulary by age 3 consists of words used by his or her parents. It's no wonder, then, that young kids of professional parents know twice as many words as the kids of low-income parents. By age 4, the average child in a poor family might have experienced 13 million fewer words than the average child in a working-class family. Between the highest and lowest ends of the economic spectrum, there could be a 30-million-word gap in children before they reach kindergarten, according to psychologists Betty Hart and Todd Risely, who published their findings in 2003.
Middle-income and professional parents like me generally muddle through (not always elegantly), unknowingly assisted by our own educations. Research says the more highly educated the parent is, the better a child's vocabulary and learning ability will be, almost automatically. So it is disadvantaged kids who could see the biggest gains from early-childhood interventions. But that means that intervention should also target their parents, who may be pretty young themselves. A mother who has a baby at 17 will still only be 29 by the time her kid is 12. That's plenty of time to help her become productive in work and home. And once her child is grown, she has years ahead of her to contribute to the economy.
This two-generation approach requires a shift in political attitude. "People are more willing to rally around children, many times more than low-income adults," Mosle says. "There is ongoing discrimination against low-income, single mothers. But when 50% of children born to millennials are born to a single mother, we need to have a different paradigm about what we do going forward."
University of Chicago economist James Heckman has placed a dollar value on early education for disadvantaged kids, saying investments give returns of 7 to 10% per year, per child. The money that would be spent to reduce crime later in those kids' lives would cost five times as much, he posits. The White House Council of Economic Advisers estimates that children who receive quality education before kindergarten will see an increase in their adulthood earnings of 1.3 to 3.5%.
Such dramatic statements have created a surge of public policy interest in early childhood education. President Obama on Wednesday convened some two dozen educators and policy experts for an all-day White House forum on the topic. The first five years of life is a "critically important window of opportunity to develop a child's full potential," said White House domestic policy adviser Cecilia Munoz.
In Obama's 2013 State of the Union address, he said he wanted to give all moderate- and low-income 4-year-olds access to quality public preschool. On Wednesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced $750 million in federal grants to 18 states to expand preschool access. Save the Children Action Network, a nonprofit group that is participating in the White House forum, is advocating for universal public pre-K, a $70 billion proposal that the group's lobbyists hope will gain traction in Congress next year.
Most education experts agree these are worthy endeavors, but they are still focused on 4-year-olds. And that's not early enough. It's not enough for my neighbor, who could have benefited from information about reading to her child long before I told her about it.
Herein lies the dilemma. The country still needs more investment, a whole lot more, to really change the life trajectory of young kids being raised by poor single moms. Yet not just any program will do. Research consistently shows that the effectiveness of a program depends almost entirely on the quality of the teacher. Some of the well-established government programs for early learners, like Head Start, do not always stack up. Thus, advocates find themselves in the tough position of pushing lawmakers aggressively just to embrace the issue, which is rarely anybody's top priority. But once they have the attention of policymakers, it's hard to then tell them that their favorite programs may not be up to par.
Katharine Stevens, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is a perfect embodiment of this conundrum. She recently joined AEI with a specific mandate to poke holes in the ways that early-childhood programs, new and old, are implemented. If the new initiatives being rolled out by the White House are anything like the current public school system, she says, that's a problem.
From Stevens' perspective, the current K-12 public school system is adequate, but certainly not a program that the country should replicate completely for younger kids. "There's almost $30 billion in the New York public school system that fails millions of kids," she says, by way of example.
Stevens also quibbles with what she says is an over-focus on 4-year-olds. Research suggests that nurse-parent coaching about caring for babies and toddlers is actually far more effective, and yet the social programs to provide those are in their infancy. A $1.7 billion federal maternal and infant home-visiting program was implemented in 2010, and Congress is expected to continue support it, but the program is only a small part of the administration's early-education initiative.
"If you really look at what the early brain-development stuff is saying, 4 is almost too late," she says.
Stevens is paid to be critical and ask tough questions about effectiveness of government programs. And yet, when asked what she would recommend on her own, she has this to say: "If it were up to me, we would be spending billions and billions more dollars on early education."
It's a sentiment that most parents would agree with, from the wealthy family that pays a consultant to get their child into an elite private preschool to the poor single mom who would welcome any way to get her child ready for school. The question then becomes how to harness that desire and turn it into action. Public opinion polls show a high level of support, Perry says. "But what we need is public demand."


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Detroit Denim Co. partners with multimedia artist Paul "FFTY" Johnson on limited-edition denim run
Erin Marie Miller | Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Detroit Denim Co.
When Eric Yelsma co-founded Detroit Denim Co. in 2010 with his wife, Brenna Lane, he had no way of knowing whether the concept of selling jeans made in Detroit would be successful. In the wake of an economic downturn, he was willing to take the risk.
"I was let go of a job I had back in that global recession, and I ended up deciding to do something I liked, rather than something I thought was secure and smart," Yelsma recalls.
A decade later, another global crisis — this time, a pandemic — gave Yelsma a new reason to reconsider his career as Detroit Denim closed its doors to the public in response to government shelter-in-place orders, their shop quickly pivoting to produce personal protective equipment instead of jeans as part of a local effort to mitigate PPE shortages.
"We questioned whether we wanted to continue once this pandemic ended, and my business partner and wife, Brenna (Lane), and I had some pretty in-depth talks. And we both agreed that we wanted to continue Detroit Denim — but in a way that we felt good about," Yelsma says.
Since closing their retail store and reopening the brand's production facility last May in a new location in Detroit's Littlefield neighborhood, Yelsma and Lane have done just that. After transitioning to a custom made-to-order model inspired by the automotive industry's just-in-time manufacturing practices, the pair were able to incorporate lean manufacturing principles into the company's daily operations and eliminate overproduction in an industry known for its increasing textile waste.
But cleaning up their production practices wasn't enough for Yelsma and Lane, who were also seeking better ways to connect with the city they loved as Detroit returned to something a little closer to "normal."
In February, as the city forged ahead into a new reality defined not only by the challenges of an ongoing pandemic but also the uncertainty of rapidly increasing inflation, Yelsma and Lane had an idea: why not support Detroit's artists by incorporating their work into the brand's apparel in a new denim series?
Finding the right fit
According to Yelsma, turning the vision of an art-centric jeans series into a reality wasn't difficult in a place like Detroit, where a culture of creativity and collaboration has been fostered for years.
"Detroit, I think, has more artists and more skill than most cities. The amount of soul that's been [here] for decades — nothing has changed. We don't have to look far to find really good artists," Yelsma says.
Paul "Ffty" Johnson. Photo supplied / Detroit Denim Co.In fact, for the first run of Detroit Denim Co.'s artist series, Yelsma and Lane didn't have to look further than the fabric studio next door, where multimedia artist and Detroit native Paul "FFTY" Johnson frequently worked on projects incorporating embroidery onto textiles and canvas.
Having learned the art of chain stitching nearly a year earlier after meeting Jacob Down of Low Stock Clothing, who is Detroit Denim's machine technician, at the studio, along with an impressive resume that included acceptance to Detroit's Murals in the Market in 2016 and a residency at the Red Bull House of Art in 2015, Johnson seemed like the perfect artist to feature on the company's first run of limited edition, artist-focused jeans.
As a creative that specializes in multimedia work that frequently utilizes textiles, the idea of collaborating on a limited run of handmade jeans featuring his artwork was also appealing for Johnson, who says he values the collaborative spirit that runs deep in the city — and at Detroit Denim.
"There's so many fingerprints and identities that get you to where that spot is, you know, like it's not even your own — it's a collaboration with everyone. And I feel like us here [at Detroit Denim], we're comfortable to admit that, you know, it's not like 'my' time to shine or 'their' pair of jeans. It's a collaboration with both," Johnson says.
Eric Yelsma and Paul "Ffty" Johnson. Photo by Erin Marie Miller.From a spark to a flame
For Johnson and the co-owners of Detroit Denim, deciding on the right motif to embroider onto the limited run of jeans was critical not only for defining the look of the run, but also for producing the jeans within a realistic timeframe — a challenge Johnson had to keep in mind when developing samples during the planning stages of the run.
Beyond the constraints of aesthetics and time, Johnson also faced the unique challenge of finding a design that could be created, and recreated, on the vintage Singer 114 machine he would use to embroider his chain-stitched artwork by hand onto every pair of jeans in the run that sold.
"I tried to figure out what designs work best on this machine […] It goes in a straight line, but it works in curves. So me, as an artist, I'm trying to think not as a fabric designer, but as an artist with spatial awareness. So it's not what is easiest and quickest for me, but it's like a simplification of what a line can do," Johnson says.
Ultimately, Johnson and the co-owners of Detroit Denim settled on the concept of flames — a motif that not only worked with the machine's configuration, but also conveyed a classic aesthetic that complemented Detroit Denim's old-school quality craftsmanship.
"It took a lot of tries, and proximity is what allowed that to happen," Yelsma says, explaining that being able to collaborate with Johnson on-site facilitated a process that would have otherwise been tedious, if not impossible, had the same design work been outsourced or sent overseas.
Cut from a different cloth
The final look of the "Torched" run, which launched May 17 and is limited to six pairs of jeans at $395 each available on the Detroit Denim Co. website until May 27 or when they run out, features of a choice of chain-stitched flames in two color palettes — hot (red, orange and yellow) or cold (blue, green and purple) set against black Japanese selvedge denim (a higher-quality, typically harder-to-produce type). Each pair will be made to order in Detroit in the customer's preferred size and fit, with the flames embroidered by Johnson himself in his studio. (At press time, four pairs were already sold from the run, with two pairs still available.)
For Johnson, whose work has been shown in places like New York, and Melbourne, Australia, initiatives like the new denim run present an opportunity to connect the world to Detroit's art scene without its artists having to leave the city to find recognition.
"I don't want to export Detroit to New York or L.A. — I want to bring L.A. and New York here," Johnson says.
While the price point might be a bit higher than some customers are used to for a pair of jeans in an era of fast fashion, Johnson says he views the limited denim run as a way of redefining value based on quality and craftsmanship — a concept that extends beyond Detroit's borders.
"This is just a great quality that I don't think people are used to. They're used to the fast fashion; they're used to Marshalls and Amazon. So the idea is not necessarily a Detroiter idea, but just a restatement of sale value," Johnson says.
Because of the time it takes to produce one pair of jeans at Detroit Denim Co. (each made-to-order pair requires 65 steps to complete, in addition to at least two additional work hours for embroidering the jeans in the "Torched" run), customers should expect delivery to take between four to six weeks — a wait that the team hope will be worth it for custom denim collectors and art lovers due to the run's inherent uniqueness.
"There is nothing like this in the world. You can find a pair of jeans with flames — but you could not find a custom-made pair of jeans, made anywhere, with this artwork and this motif," Yelsma says.
Detroit Denim Co. Photo Supplied.
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> and Charles Williams' "All the Way" ("The Third Voice").
> Seems like an interesting track record.
I noticed that too. Cornfield had a promising record, but I think due to production values and the usual stuff, he never made the film that would've showed his talents in full. "Lure of the Swamp" is presumably a very bad movie, the book is pretty good Brewer. Although I'd rather see "Little Tramp" being made into a movie.


Everything you ingest, smoke, or put into your body one way or another, stays there for a specific amount of time. During this time, the majority of items go through a path that culminates into their eventual elimination. Cannabis is no exception to this rule.
There are many reasons why, as a consumer, you would want to flush cannabis out of your system. For instance, in some countries, conducting regular drug tests on employees is a standard corporate practice.
Unfortunately, the classification of cannabis and its derived products is still quite inaccurate, with the plant still featured among the most dangerous drugs available in most countries.
This situation can often make a patient or a recreational consumer's quality of life difficult if they were to be tested positive for cannabis.
Flush cannabis out of your system: WHY is it even there?
THC metabolites have a half-life of 7 days, which means that every 7 days, whatever amount of it present in your body will decrease by 50%. Regardless, depending on numerous additional parameters, it can stay in the blood, urine, saliva, hair, and fingernails for several months.
One-time (or very sparse) consumers can eliminate cannabis in a matter of days. If consumed more frequently, it can take longer for the body to flush out the accumulated cannabinoids. The strain of cannabis smoked and resulting potency is also a variable, as well as the state your body is in: metabolism, body fat, and amount of physical exercise.
Your body itself is a prime factor in the equation, as THC is stored in fat cells. These fat cells progressively release it, along with other cannabinoids, into your blood.
Succeeding in flushing cannabis out of your system in time for a test also depends on which of your body parts is being tested. Cannabis can be detected 1 to 3 days after consumption with most tests, if the consumer does not partake often. This window grows increasingly large the more you consume. This is why avoiding testing positive for cannabis mostly depends on good timing and preparation. An unfortunate fact, since the beloved plant is, as many know, entirely harmless.
There is no sure-fire way to flush cannabis out of your system, as all factors cited above are substantially changeable. However, there are ways to help your body process cannabis faster.
Fluids help dilute metabolites in urine. Drug tests are designed to measure a certain amount of metabolites, and under the specified threshold, results are considered negative. This means it is not necessary to eliminate every single trace of those metabolites to pass a drug test.
However, drinking important amounts of water can result in urine with low levels of creatinine, a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle. Many labs specialized in drug testing consider this an obvious attempt at diluting one's urine, and it has been known to be flagged as "suspicious" (and could result in a positive test, or a retake).
An alternative would be a drink that provides other elements besides its fluid nature; for instance, a natural detox drink such as cranberry juice, or green tea. If you are taking the non-organic path, several energy drinks contain minerals and/or electrolytes, which can make your urine more "diverse".
If you still opt for increasing your water intake, do so during the day preceding your test, as water actively flushes THC out of your system only temporarily. 2 to 3 litres of water during these 24 hours, as well as the same amount in the hours before the test itself should efficiently dilute your urine. No need to make it a month-long project!
Carbohydrates and fat are two elements found in many, many foods. In general, it is impossible as well as unhealthy to entirely avoid them. However in this case, the more you replace them with healthier items such as vegetables, or fruits in reasonable quantities, the more chances you have to detox faster. High quantities of fat in your digestive system can slow down its ability to detox. THC is fat soluble, which means increasing fat contents can trigger a brand new lifecycle for the cannabinoid.
And in addition to focusing on healthy alternatives, also choose detoxifying foods that can further improve the process: greens, garlic, cilantro, etc.
THC being present in fat cells means that working on shedding them can result in your body processing THC out more efficiently. This will not work very well if you focus on strength workouts, such as bodybuilding exercises. Instead, try cardiovascular activities: walking (at a very brisk pace), running, biking, or swimming.
Sweating is your objective here. It is one of the methods your body uses to detox naturally.
And you don't necessarily need to be running laps to do that. A steam room, sauna or … greenhouse … can be a great, relaxing space for you get rid of all these toxins, metabolites, and stress.
Sleeping is another way your body detoxes naturally, on a daily basis. Being anxious and stressed, on the other hand, is another way you could be slowing down your body's detoxing efforts. If you can, get full nights of sleep, and relax; try yoga, reading, or anything that can contribute into putting you into a peaceful mood.
And finally, it may not be entirely necessary to mention it but: do not consume any more cannabis, if you are waiting to pass a drug test. Depending on the type of test you will be the object of, you could actually benefit from excellent timing. For instance, a hair follicle test would be somewhat inefficient in detecting a very recent use of cannabis, as your hair would not have grown fast enough to bear any trace of THC.
But then again, as the present article points out, many other parameters can also determine in which manner your body processes cannabis. Besides, that is without mentioning retakes, additional "double check" tests, etc. Better safe than sorry!


Believe it or not, it wasn't too long ago that when a couple decided to wed, they would send you an engagement photo with the big news in through the U.S. Postal System. (That's that big box outside your home with the red flag). ("Hey! Bob is getting married. How nice.") Imagine if you went to the mailbox and found another photo of the couple the next day. ("Hey! Bob is STILL getting married!") And the next. ("Bob, come on. We know. You're getting married.") You get the idea. Pretty ridiculous right? However, in our "advanced" world, people, both men and women, will do just that in their Facebook feed. Why is that? Isn't once enough?
But are selfies a form of narcissism or self-documentation? Pamela B. Rutledge Phd. D. M.B.A. Wrote about this subject in 2013 for Psychology Today. In it, she states that selfies can "facilitate self and identity exploration" and can be more about context than the self. This can be in reference to the activities shown in the photo to even how the photo was taken. She stresses that not all selfies are about seeking external validation. "People often say that posters of selfies just want approval. We ALL seek approval. Humans are social animals, driven by the need for connection and social validation. We want to be valued, appreciated, and included in the groups that matter to us." She also states that selfies "feel" more real than traditional portraits and can be normalizing. I guess if everybody is posting pictures of themselves, it has become pretty normal. But can it ever get to be too much?
"Danny Bowman, who was diagnosed with a body dysmorphic disorder, explained that he grew suicidal due to his addiction taking pictures of himself. Bowman shared how he would shoot 200 pictures a day to get just the right look. In fact, the 19-year-old Englishman said that he might spend as much as 10 hours a day just taking selfies," states an article in Science World Report.
In that same article, Dr. Ruteledge is also quoted saying, "put aside your anxieties over rampant narcissism and moral decline of the digital generation and exhale … like every trend, the behavior will recede when the excitement and newness wears off…" That was a couple of years ago.
Recent news suggests that Kim Kardashian has been "stressing out" about the sales of her new book, aptly titled, Selfish. That's right, the reality TV star, famous for being famous, has blessed up with a coffee table book of some of her best selfies. Since May, the book has "only" sold 32,000 copies. That sounds like a lot to me, but I guess she and her publisher were thinking they would sell a lot more. In fact, she was recently a guest on the Live with Kelly and Michael TV show talking about the book and she gave away her secret to the perfect selfie. She takes about 100 or so photos and then picks the best one to post on Instagram. She says that the book is all about memories, but to judge the book by its cover, it looks a lot more than just a scrap book. But two questions come to mind: Why do so many people care and will we be seeing a lot more "selfish" books from other celebs in the coming months? One already did.


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Q: Is It write way to call apis in loop and use of async await I have an array arr, I want to loop for each element of it. In the loop, I call two fxns A() and then B(), What I want is loop will run parallel but for each element fxn A must run first then fxn B.
what i am doing is it :
[1,2,3].forEach(async(i)=>{
await A(i);//which call API & console & returns iA
await B(i);//which call API & console & returns iB
console.log('A & B Completed for '+ i)
 }  )

//Desired Result

1A
1B
A & B Completed for 1
3A //due to parallelism
3B
A & B Completed for 3
2A
2B
A & B Completed for 2

Is it write or any other good way, please help.

A:
What I want is loop will run parallel but for each element fxn A must run first then fxn B.

What you have will do that.  The .forEach() loop itself will not wait for the await because .forEach() is not promise aware.  So, the .forEach() loop will just run to completion, starting each of your loop iterations (in order) so they will all be "in-flight" at the same time.  They will get started in order, but while running in flight at the same time, they can complete in any order (that is determined by the target server).
But, the way you're doing it like this, you don't have any way of communicating outside the loop for either errors or results or even completion.
For that reason, it is generally better (when you want to run things in parallel) to collect an array of promises and monitor its completion with Promise.all().  That will give you all three things you're missing:

*

*Notification of completion

*Proper error handling

*Collection of results in order

You could do that like this:
let promises = [1,2,3].map(async(i) => {
    let resultA = await A(i);//which call API & console & returns iA
    let resultB = await B(i);//which call API & console & returns iB
    console.log('A & B Completed for '+ i)
    return someValue;
});

Promise.all(promises).then(results => {
    console.log(results);
}).catch(err => {
    console.log(err);
});

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Q: Density plot ggplot error returning missing aesthetic error I am trying to plot a Density Plot for the class values for each of the four bands in a data frame. Now when I try to plot it, geom_density returns an error.
How can I fix this?
Class   Red         Blue        Green       MSAVI
GRND    0.254241894 0.110313222 0.159854318 -0.216356573
SHRB    0.081104881 0.042177001 0.069155373 0.127747396
TREE    0.092559343 0.050581477 0.083049583 0.08810719
WATR    0.09050273  0.034529627 0.060246605 -0.182429743

dput(profiles)
structure(list(Class = structure(1:4, .Label = c("GRND",
"SHRB", "TREE", "WATR"), class = "factor"), Red = c(0.254241893688838,
0.081104880819718, 0.0925593425830205, 0.0905027302602927), Blue = c(0.110313221812248,
0.0421770010143518, 0.050581476961573, 0.034529626990358), Green = c(0.159854317704837,
0.0691553726792336, 0.0830495829383532, 0.0602466048051914),
    MSAVI = c(-0.216356573005517, 0.12774739585196,
    0.0881071899784729, -0.182429743309816)), row.names = c(NA,
-4L), class = "data.frame")

Code
library(tidyverse)

# Read data
profiles = read.csv("~/profiles.csv")

# Make a DF
Profiles_df = as.data.frame(Profiles)

# Density Histograms
Profiles_df %>%  pivot_longer(
        cols = -"Class"
) %>% ggplot(
        mapping = aes(x = name, y = value, color = Class, group = Class)
) +
  geom_density(alpha = 0.75) +
  geom_vline(data = . %>% group_by(Class) %>% summarise(grp.mean = mean(value)),
             aes(x=grp.mean, color = Class), linetype="dashed", size=1) +
  scale_fill_manual(values=c('cyan', 'burlywood', 'darkgreen', 'blue'),
                    name = "class") +
  scale_color_manual(values=c("gray", "#CD853F", "#3CB371", "#33CEFF")) +
  theme(panel.background = element_blank(),
        panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "gray", size = 0.5),
        panel.grid.minor = element_line(color = "gray", size = 0.5),
        axis.ticks = element_blank()) +
  labs(x = "Value",
       y = "Density",
       title = "Density histograms of spectral profiles",
       subtitle = "Vertical lines represent mean group values")

Error
Error: geom_density requires the following missing aesthetics: x
Run `rlang::last_error()` to see where the error occurred.
In addition: Warning message:
Ignoring unknown aesthetics: x

Below is what I am trying to produce with my data, please note that since the data is different, the information in the plot below doesn't match with my data. It is just to give an idea.

A: It looks like you want the density plot of value, not name.
Try setting aes(x = value) and also xintercept instead of x for geom_vline:
profiles %>%
  pivot_longer(cols = -"Class") %>%
  ggplot(aes(value, fill = Class, group = Class)) +
  geom_density() +
  geom_vline(data = . %>% group_by(Class) %>% summarise(grp.mean = mean(value)),
             aes(xintercept = grp.mean, color = Class), linetype="dashed", size=1) +
...


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Doctrine & Devotion
The 1689 on The Covenant of Grace
By Ref Cast — 4 years ago
Jimmy and Joe get into the last two paragraphs of chapter 7 of the 1689 and discuss the Covenant of Grace. What is the nature of the Covenant of Grace? If covenant theology is essential to reformed theology, how did the baptists differ in their understanding of the Covenant of Grace? Why is it important for us to understand this covenant? Want to dig deeper? Pic up Pascal Denault's amazing, The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology: Revised Edition.
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The guys sit down to answer an email about annihilationism and why restarting worship is complicated. What's the problem with a temporal hell and conditional immortality? And what's the big change happening at Redeemer Fellowship? Check out Gavin Ortlund's article, J. I. Packer on Why Annihilationism Is Wrong (at TGC) Get all the links and show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/annihilationismSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
The 1689 on the Lord's Supper (30.2)
Joe and Jimmy are back to talk Lord's Supper, the 1689 Confession. Why Isn't the "body" and "blood" of Jesus a perpetual sacrifice? Plus, lots of chit chat. What do we expect? These guys miss each other. Be sure to pick up Richard Barcellos' great book, The Lord's Supper as a Means of Grace: More Than a Memory. www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689302Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Joe and Jimmy wrap up the New Zealand Acts 29 Conference with one more live recording of Doctrine and Devotion. In this episode the guys discuss ten practical ways to exercise love for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Plus, Jimmy exaggerates about NZ burgers, and the guys eat Satanic pizza.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands


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I work with amazing creative firms, all of whom inspire and challenge me (and, I them). And, while you may recognize many of my clients, others you may not. However, everyone I work with is smart, talented, and cares deeply about how their actions as well as practices impact our industry overall. Some have written monographs or designed stamps for USPS while others have been recognized by AIGA, either nationally as AIGA Medalists or locally as AIGA Fellows. I even have a client that won the National Design Award and another that won a Grammy. All said, I also work with emerging and aspirational firms that may not have these credentials but are nonetheless passionate and committed. I couldn't be prouder to work with every single one of them!
Emily Cohen is an invaluable resource to our design firm and we can measure the results of working with her. After completing a Document Audit, we have more professional proposals, produced more efficiently, and we have received a very positive response from potential clients. We have, in turn, either been finalists for review or won the design contract. And, that was just the beginning of our work with Emily. Now we work with her on an ongoing consulting basis. Being able to tap into her knowledge and receive her impartial advice is invaluable.
Emily helped us identify our strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to implement immediate improvements that have helped us win more new business and develop goals for the future. The immediate result, after working together, is in how we talk about ourselves with prospective clients. We now talk about how we are experts in branding and have clarified and simplified our elevator pitch. We focus less on project specifics and more on connecting with the client as well as how we're different than our competitors and we have refined how we talk about our process. These tips helped us sell ourselves better and win more projects.
Emily is passionate about her work, and has an incredible sense for people and how they interact in a workplace. In just 2 days of interviews, we were amazed at how she figured out our business structure, our internal management style, our dedicated staff and their unique personalities, and of course, all our issues! While it's tough to face the truth sometimes, Emily isn't afraid to dish it out! Behind her easy-going personality, is a brutally honest professional! She really kicked us into gear to take action on our endless to-do lists!
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DuneFront successfully organised and delivered a public sand control course in Houston, USA which was attended by participants from North and South America. The course started with a review of fundamental sand control concepts progressing to build a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms, application windows and challenges related to the various sand control techniques. It also covered advanced topics, like remedial treatments and sand control evaluation, and culminated in a practical project enabling participants to apply what they learned on the course by selecting, designing and presenting the most appropriate sand control completion.
The course had representation from both operating and service companies which encouraged extensive discussions with questions which approached sand control operations from both points of view. Feedback from the course was very positive with participants finding the practical design elements, which employed DuneFront's PackPro software, particularly useful in applying and cementing their understanding of the theory.
Overall, it was very successful and we look forward to organising more public courses in the future.


To qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Pakistan hockey team leaves for the all important Hockey World League's semifinal round in London. Pakistan had failed to qualify for the last World Cup in 2014 and also the Olympics in 2016.
To acclimatize with the conditions, prior to the London event, Pakistan would play a 3 test series against Ireland in Belfast. The tests are scheduled on 1st June, 3rd June and 4th June. Two matches against Ireland's under 21 side will also be played on 6th and 7th June.


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Q: AppStore: In-App-Purchases: Real-time Developer Notifications I'm developing an app which has in-app-purchases with Subscriptions (the user can buy a monthly/yearly subscription).
How do I get my back-end get notified about subscription-related actions (new/cancelled/renewed/etc)?
I did find how to do it with Google PlayStore:
https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_subscriptions.html#realtime-notifications
The In-app Billing API provides server push notifications that give developers the capability to monitor state changes for Play-managed subscriptions. To enable this capability, you will need to integrate your backend with Cloud Pub/Sub using your own Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project, and fill in Google Play Console the Pub/Sub topic to which Play should publish notifications.

A: Found a solution:
Look for "Status Update Notifications" in https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StoreKitGuide/Chapters/Subscriptions.html
Quoting the relevant part (in case the URL will be removed):

A statusUpdateNotification is a server-to-server notification service
  for auto-renewable subscriptions. A notification specifies the status
  of a subscription at the time the notification is sent.
To obtain up-to-date information as you process events, your app
  should verify the latest receipt with the App Store. It is recommended
  that you use the status update notification service along with receipt
  validation to validate a user's current subscription status and
  provide them with service. See Receipt Validation Programming Guide
  for information about receipt validation.
To receive status update notifications, configure a subscription
  status URL for your app in iTunes Connect. The App Store will deliver
  JSON objects via an HTTP POST to your server for the key subscription
  events listed in Table 6-3. Your server is responsible for parsing,
  interpreting, and responding to all statusUpdateNotification posts.
Note: Using the server-to-server notification service is optional. You
  can opt in at any time.
The statusUpdateNotification is an HTTP POST. The body of the POST
  contains the data elements listed in the Table 6-3...


These are the slides of a talk I gave at TheFamily, one of the best French startup accelerators (Paris).
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DON'T FILL A LEAKING BUCKET !
1. Isolate the most active users 2. Analyse their data, talk to them, find patterns. 3. Analyse the lest active users, find patterns. 4. Encourage active behavior. GET USERS TO AHA MOMENT RETENTION: THE REAL CHALLENGE Twitter: following 30 people. Facebook: adding 10 friends in 7 days.
RETENTION: THE REAL CHALLENGE PUSH GAMIFICATION HABIT TIMELY & PERSONAL = " Users who receive segmented push messages convert 3x more often than users who receive generic notifications.
PUSH GAMIFICATION HABIT RETENTION: THE REAL CHALLENGE And also: emailing!
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REFERRAL CONTEXT EXTERNALIZATION VIRALITY: THE MAGIC SAUCE And people share their QR codes!
REFERRAL CONTEXT EXTERNALIZATION 700K ACTIVE USERS IN 2 MONTHS VIRALITY: THE MAGIC SAUCE How did they do it?


J.B. Pritzker is not like us.
That's not a shocking revelation, though. We've known all along that billionaires and regular people rarely have much in common.
When it comes to petty things like taxes, for example, the inequalities really come into focus.
There's one set of rules for hardworking, middle-class people who have no choice but to turn over 25 percent of their paycheck to the government every year.
Then there's another set of rules for someone who might wake up one morning and say, "I think I want to be governor of Illinois" and has enough money in his bank account to spend $188,000 a day to make it happen.
I don't begrudge rich people. What sickens me, however, is when filthy rich politicians try to pass themselves off as being down with the people.
Over the last 11 months, Pritzker has spent more than $63 million of his $3.5 billion fortune trying to convince Illinois voters that he can get this fiscally destitute state back on track.
While Illinois was teetering near bankruptcy, the billionaire who would be governor reported that he and his wife paid $456,000 in state taxes in 2016. That seems like peanuts for someone who can afford to toss $63 million into a political campaign.
We've long known that Pritzker's grandfather set up offshore trusts in the 1960s, keeping the money away from the taxman, and that those trusts now benefit Pritzker and his family. But what we learned this week is that Pritzker and his relatives have taken new steps in the last decade to build up their offshore financial structure.
According to a Chicago Tribune investigation, several offshore shell companies created between 2008 and 2011 — decades after Pritzker's grandfather died — are either wholly owned by Pritzker or his brother and business partner Anthony Pritzker, or they list other close associates as controlling executives.
Pritzker explained in December that the only money he took out of the offshore trusts went to charitable organizations. He certainly isn't the only rich politician to keep money offshore, but he's the only one so far to claim that it helped him become a modern-day Robin Hood. It's insulting that he would think Illinoisans are stupid enough to believe he has offshore holdings so that he can help the less fortunate.
Time and time again, Pritzker has told us that his campaign is about fighting for our values. Over the months, it has become increasingly obvious that his values are not the same as ours.
While there is no indication that Pritzker has done anything illegal, the sneaky way he handles his high-powered finances speaks volumes about the kind of politician he is.
Though he might not have the background of a seasoned politician, he has perfected the technique of telling people what he thinks they want to hear.
Pritzker has said he supports a graduated income tax that would require wealthier people to pay more. Knowing what we know now about how he handles his own business, it's hard to believe he'd ever support such legislation.
As you might recall, Pritzker reportedly once had the toilets disconnected in a mansion in Chicago's Gold Coast in order to get a property tax assessment reduction.
But apparently what we've seen so far is his real self.
There's nothing wrong with going to fish fries, taking selfies with a bunch of black people at an outdoor concert or even promising women and minorities that, once elected, you're going to put us front and center in your administration.
Those are the kinds of things we're used to seeing politicians do. But finding ways that could enable someone to get out of paying a fair share of taxes in a state that is nearly bankrupt is really pretty sleazy.
No one wants to pay more taxes than they have to, but this sets Pritzker far apart from the majority of hardworking Illinoisans who dutifully pay their taxes, even when they are living paycheck to paycheck.
I guess we're just too dumb to know any better.
I guess Pritzker graduated in the same class of shifty politicians who try to game the system.


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Luis Pedro Figueroa Sepúlveda (San Pedro de la Paz, Región del Biobío, Chile, 14 de mayo de 1983), es un exfutbolista chileno, jugaba en la posición de volante por derecha y su último equipo fue el club Coquimbo Unido.

Trayectoria

Universidad de Concepción (2000-2005)

Debutó en el año 2000 por la Universidad de Concepción, con 16 años. Luego de clasificar a la Copa Libertadores 2004,

Universidad de Chile (2005-2006)
Se fue a Universidad de Chile, donde le marcó 2 goles al  Universidad Católica, y 2 goles le marcó a Colo-Colo, en una misma cantidad de partidos jugados.

Arsenal de Sarandí y Banfield (2007)
El 2007 ficha en Arsenal de Sarandí, pero solo juega un par de partidos. Por eso es enviado a préstamo el segundo semestre a Banfield, en donde tampoco es titular.

Cobreloa (2008)
El 2008 ficha en Cobreloa con el cual llega a los Play-Offs del Campeonato de Apertura y quedan eliminados en cuartos de final a manos de Ñublense.

Colo Colo (2008)
En junio del 2008 ficha por Colo-Colo, donde fue campeón del Torneo de Clausura de ese año, con Marcelo Barticciotto en la banca y al año siguiente, hizo un gol al archirrival Universidad de Chile, el cual lo celebró como demasiada euforia e hizo que se ganara el corazón de los hinchas colocolinos.
Al finalizar su contrato con Colo-Colo, por un año y después de no llegar a un acuerdo con dicho club para renovar.

Palmeiras (2009-2010)

Después de jugar contra Palmeiras dos veces en la fase de grupos de la Copa Libertadores 2009 se trasladó al club brasileño en septiembre de 2009. Su debut en el conjunto brasileño fue en la victoria por 2-1 sobre Cruzeiro el 24 de septiembre de 2009. Y con buenas apariciones con Palmeiras en 2009, Figueroa fue el jugador de primera elección para la posición de lateral derecho en la temporada 2010 Desafortunadamente, Figueroa se desempeñó debajo de lo esperado debido a una lesión en la pierna a finales de febrero de 2010. Durante la recuperación, Palmeiras anunció la llegada de Vítor, quien sería la primera opción cuando regresara Figueroa. Palmeiras anunció que no renovarían el contrato de Figueroa, que expiraba el 31 de julio de 2010, y Figueroa regresó a Chile, esta vez a Unión Española.

Unión Española (2010)
En julio del 2010 y con la llegada de Luiz Felipe Scolari a la banca de Palmeiras, no se le renueva contrato. Luego firma en Unión Española .

Partida al fútbol portugués y regreso a Chile (2011-2014)
Tras un breve paso por el Olhanense, el 2012 llega en calidad de préstamo por un año a O'Higgins. A fines del 2012 el club celeste le compra la totalidad de su pase.

En 2013, ganó el Apertura 2013-14 con O'Higgins. En el torneo, jugó en 15 de los 18 partidos y anotó dos goles en la victoria 2-1 contra la Universidad Católica.

En 2014, ganó la Supercopa de Chile contra Club Deportes Iquique, y anotó un gol al minuto 38' que llevó el partido a los penales que ganó a O'Higgins.

Participó con el club en la Copa Libertadores 2014 donde enfrentaron a Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño y Lanús, quedando tercero y siendo eliminado en la fase de grupos.

Segunda etapa en Colo Colo (2015-2017)
En diciembre de 2014, Figueroa decide volver a Colo-Colo, para su segundo ciclo en el equipo albo, ahora con Héctor Tapia en la banca, firmando por dos años para pelearle el puesto por la banda derecha a Gonzalo Fierro.

Re-debutó el 4 de enero de 2015 ante San Marcos por la Fecha 1 del Clausura 2015 en la derrota por 1-0, jugó los 90 minutos.

El 14 de marzo Figueroa volvía a jugar un clásico del fútbol chileno jugó hasta el minuto 45 siendo reemplazado por Juan Delgado, los albos vencerían por 2-1 a la U en el Estadio Nacional.

El 7 de abril por la Fecha 4 del grupo 1 de la Copa Libertadores 2015 Figueroa fue titular en la victoria por 3-1 ante Atlas de Guadalajara salió al 57' por Camilo Rodríguez, el 15 de abril los albos cayeron 3-0 ante Independiente Santa Fe por la Fecha 5 y complicaron su clasificación, el volante por derecha fue titular salió al minuto 65 por Delgado.

En el Clausura 2015 los albos terminaron segundos y Lupe jugó 10 partidos y por la Copa Libertadores 2015 jugó 2 encuentros.

Temporada 2015/16

Tras la salida de Tapia, Figueroa perdería terreno en el equipo titular con la llegada de José Luis Sierra y también con la llegada de futbolistas como Martín Rodríguez y Christofer Gonzales de cara a la Temporada 2015-2016 del fútbol chileno.

El 31 de octubre se jugaba el clásico del fútbol chileno, Colo Colo venció 2-0 a la Universidad de Chile en el Estadio Monumental con goles de Paredes y Beausejour, ingreso al minuto 70' por Martín Rodríguez.

El 2 de diciembre se jugaba la final de la Copa Chile 2015 y el formado en la Universidad de Concepción sería protagonista en la final, ingreso al minuto 58 y cuando la Copa se iba a las vitrinas azules, al minuto 90+1' de partido anotó el empate 1-1 y forzó la definición a penales, donde la U sería más y ganaría por 5-3, Johnny Herrera anotó el quinto penal, Figueroa no pateó penales. En en ese torneo jugó 6 partidos y anotó 1 gol.

En el Apertura 2015 los albos serían campeones, aunque no con bombos y platillos tras la batalla campal en el duelo ante Wanderers que obligaría a la reprogramación del encuentro y en dicho torneo solo jugó 5 partidos.

El 30 de enero de 2016 Figueroa ingreso en el entretiempo y marcó el gol del triunfo al minuto 88, en el triunfo por 1-0 sobre Cobresal por el Clausura 2016 y ubicándose como líderes momentáneos del torneo.

El 18 de febrero Colo Colo debutaba en la Copa Libertadores 2016 en Sangolqui, Ecuador ante Independiente del Valle, el jugador de 32 años ingreso al minuto 66 por Rodríguez.

En el Clausura 2016 sus números no serían muy buenos, los albos terminaron segundos tras un campaña irregular donde fueron de más a menos y el solo jugó 4 partidos y anotó 1 gol jugando tan solo 112 minutos y por la Copa Libertadores 2016 jugó 2 partidos.

Temporada 2016/17

Con la llegada de Pablo Guede, más el bajon de Gonzalo Fierro y la lesión de Felipe Campos, el ex Palmeiras se adueñaria de la banda derecha.

El 27 de septiembre de 2016 Figueroa volvería a anotar después de 8 meses, y un gol importante, ya que anotó el primer gol de la remontada de Colo Colo por 3-1 ante Huachipato, tras mala salida de Lampe, Octavio Rivero dejó solo al jugador y anotó el 1-0 ante Huachipato por la Copa Chile 2016 (global 4-3).

El 2 de octubre se jugaba el clásico del fútbol chileno y Colo Colo despejaria las dudas de los primeros partidos y vencería con contundencia a la Universidad de Chile por 2-0 con goles de Martín Rodríguez (Figura del partido) y Julio Barroso, Luis Pedro sería titular jugando un buen partido como el resto de sus compañeros y salió al minuto 81' por Gonzalo Fierro.

El 14 de diciembre se jugaba la final de la Copa Chile donde Colo Colo golearia por 4-0 a Everton, el jugador de 33 años ingreso al 74' por un de las figuras del comprosimo Martín Rodríguez, en diciembre del mismo año renueva por un año más con Colo Colo por lo que continuará ligado al club por todo el 2017.

En el Apertura 2016 Figueroa jugó 5 encuentros y por la Copa Chile 2016 7 partidos y 1 gol.

En el segundo semestre de la Temporada 2016-2017 del fútbol chileno Figueroa se adueñaria aún más de la banda derecha.

El 1 de febrero de 2017 empezaba la travesía de los albos en la Conmebol Libertadores 2017 contra Botafogo en el Estadio Olímpico Nilton Santos de Brasil por la Fase 2, a pesar del buen partido del conjunto chileno cayeron por 2-1 con goles de Airton y autogol de Esteban Pavez, Esteban Paredes descontó para la visita, Figueroa tendría un regular partido en su posición como volante por derecha, la vuelta el 8 de febrero en el Estadio Monumental, chilenos y brasileños empataron 1-1 lo que marcó una nueva eliminación del cacique en el máximo torneo continental, un autogol de Emerson Silva adelanto a los locales al minuto 3', después Rodrigo Pimpão aprovechó un error entre Justo Villar y Claudio Baeza al minuto 80' para anotar el 1-1 final, en el partido de vuelta jugó de titular solo los primeros 45 minutos, en el entretiempo saldría por Gonzalo Fierro

El 6 de marzo por la quinta fecha del Clausura 2016, Colo Colo recibía a la Católica, sólida victoria de los albos por 2-0 con Figueroa como protagonista ya que al minuto 47' de partido corrió por la banda derecha metió un centro que le llegó a la cabeza de Andrés Vilches para que marcase el 2-0 final, el 8 de abril se disputó la versión 181 del superclásico del fútbol chileno entre Colo Colo y Universidad de Chile, empatando a dos goles en el Estadio Nacional de Chile por el marco de la Fecha 9 del Clausura 2017, Sebastián Ubilla y Felipe Mora marcaron para los azules mientras que Octavio Rivero anotó los dos goles albos, un superclásico que estuvo marcado por los errores de ambos equipos de los dos equipos, en el superclásico Figueroa tendría un bajo partido terminó saliendo al 69' por Iván Morales.

El 20 de mayo, en la última fecha del Clausura 2017, los candidatos al título Colo-Colo y Universidad de Chile jugaban en simultáneo ante Cobresal y San Luis de Quillota respectivamente, en el caso de los albos debían ganar y esperar a que la "U" no venza a San Luis para poder coronarse campeón después de farrearse la opción al título tras empatar 1-1 ante Antofagasta en el Monumental, finalmente el Cacique vencería por 3-1 al descendido Cobresal en el Estadio La Portada de La Serena con goles de Rivero y Paredes (2), mientras que la U doblegaría por 1-0 a San Luis en el Nacional con solitario gol de Felipe Mora, por ende los azules serían los campeón del Torneo de Clausura 2017 con 30 puntos, una más que Colo-Colo.

Jugó 11 partidos por el Torneo de Clausura 2017 todos como volante por derecha en el sistema de Pablo Guede, además jugó los dos partidos de Colo Colo en la Copa Libertadores 2017.

Temporada 2017

En la Temporada 2017 poco a poco iría perdiendo su puesto de titular en el equipo tras la eclosión de Felipe Campos y la llegada de Óscar "Torta" Opazo inclusive no siendo citado en algunos partidos.

Debutó en la temporada el 23 de julio de 2017 por la Supercopa de Chile 2017 ante Universidad Católica en el Estadio Nacional de Chile, con un Pablo Guede jugándose el puesto y en uno de sus últimos partidos buenos con la camiseta del cacique los albos golearian por 4-1 a la UC con sus tres máximas figuras (Valdés, Valdivia y Paredes) inspiradas, saldría al minuto 81' por Christofer Gonzales.

El 2 de agosto por la revancha de la Copa Chile 2017 ante Deportes La Serena en el Estadio Monumental los albos darían vuelta el 1-4 en contra y ganarían remontando por 4-0
 (5-4 global), en dicho partido el 9 de los albos tendría un bajo partido y saldría en el entretiempo por el juvenil Luis Salas, el 27 de agosto se jugaba otro Superclásico del fútbol chileno entre albos y azules, Colo-Colo despejaria las dudas de las cuatro primeras fechas del Torneo de Transición 2017 y golearia por 4-1 con un Esteban Paredes inspirado (marcó un hat-trick), en el caso de Figueroa ingresaría al minuto 80' por otras de las figuras del clásico; Jorge Valdivia tras no poder recuperarse en un 100% de un desgarro.

El 3 de septiembre, Guede y se cuerpo técnico volverían a ser nuevamente cuestionados en el irregular semestre albo tras ser eliminados de la Copa Chile 2017 a manos del modesto Deportes Iberia, el 9 de diciembre Figueroa volvería a ser titular en el equipo aprovechando la acumulación de tarjetas de Opazo que lo dejaba suspendido para la última fecha ante Huachipato después de más de un mes, con los albos peleando el título, Colo-Colo se consagraria campeón por 32° vez en su historia tras golear por 3-0 a los acereros en el sur, Figueroa tendría un bajo partido perdiendo muchos balones en el mediocampo por lo que terminaría saliendo en el entretiempo por Benjamín Berríos, cabe mencionar que este fue su 100 partido con la camiseta de Colo Colo.

Tan solo jugó 7 partidos por el Torneo de Transición 2017 (254 min en cancha), sumaría otros 2 partidos en la Copa Chile 2017 y además vio acción en la Supercopa de Chile 2017 ante la Universidad Católica.

Además conquistó el Torneo de Transición 2017 y la Supercopa de Chile 2017 con los albos.

A finales de 2017, Figueroa no renueva con Colo-Colo, por ende queda como agente libre.

Universidad de Concepción (2018-2019)

Tras no renovar con Colo-Colo, Figueroa decide volver al club que lo vio nacer, después de 12 años, el 23 de diciembre de 2017 firmó un contrato por todo 2018 con el objetivo de jugar la Copa Libertadores (Tal como en 2004), el Torneo Nacional y la Copa Chile con los penquistas.

Coquimbo Unido (2020-2021)

El 26 de diciembre de 2019, Figueroa fue anunciado como refuerzo de Coquimbo Unido.

Retiro

El 16 de junio de 2021 tras 22 años de carrera, confirma mediante su cuenta personal en la red social Instagram que deja el fútbol profesional.

Selección nacional
Debutó en el 2004 y fue nominado para la Copa América del 2004 que se jugó en Perú. También participó en amistosos durante 2006, marcando un gol contra Paraguay en un partido que finalizó 3-2. Sumado a esto, participó en el Preolímpico Sudamericano sub-23 de 2004. En total ha jugado 9 encuentros internacionales y marcado un gol.

12 partidos y un gol

Debut: 19/02/2004 vs México

Último partido: 24/04/2013 vs

Participaciones en selecciones menores

Participaciones en Sudamericanos Sub 20

Participaciones en Preolímpicos

Participaciones con la selección adulta

Participaciones en Copa América

Participaciones en Clasificatorias a Copas del Mundo

Estadísticas
 Actualizado de acuerdo al último partido jugado el .

Fuente:Ficha en Soccerway

Palmarés

Campeonatos nacionales

Distinciones individuales

Participaciones internacionales
 Selecciones Nacionales
 Chile Sub 23 - Preolímpico Chile 2004
 Clubes
 Universidad De Concepción (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2004
 Universidad De Chile (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2005
 Colo-Colo (Chile)- Copa Libertadores 2009
 O'Higgins (Chile)- Copa Sudamericana 2012
 O'Higgins (Chile)- Copa Libertadores 2014
 Colo-Colo (Chile)- Copa Libertadores 2015
 Colo Colo (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2016
 Colo Colo (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2017
 Universidad De Concepción (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2018
 Universidad De Concepción (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2019
 Coquimbo Unido (Chile)-Copa Sudamericana 2020

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Ficha en Soccerway
 Escuela de Fútbol Luis Pedro Figueroa

Nacidos en San Pedro de la Paz
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol de Chile en los años 2010
Futbolistas de Chile en la Copa América 2004
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-20 de Chile
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol sub-23 de Chile
Futbolistas del Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción en los años 2000
Futbolistas del Club Universidad de Chile en los años 2000
Futbolistas del Arsenal Fútbol Club
Futbolistas del Club Atlético Banfield
Futbolistas del Club de Deportes Cobreloa en los años 2000
Futbolistas del Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo en los años 2000
Futbolistas de la Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Futbolistas de Unión Española en los años 2010
Futbolistas del Sporting Club Olhanense
Futbolistas del Club Deportivo O'Higgins en los años 2010
Futbolistas del Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo en los años 2010
Futbolistas del Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción en los años 2010
Futbolistas de Coquimbo Unido en los años 2020

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The Blues host step three side Taunton Town this Saturday in the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. With a place on offer in the first round proper of the most famous Cup competition in the world, stakes are high. The Peacocks visit after eliminating National South side, St. Albans in an impressive 5-2 home victory in the previous round. With Billericay sealing their place in the draw after comfortable victories against level 10 outfit, Burnham FC, and Isthmian Premier opponents, Whitehawk, we expect Taunton to provide the sternest test so far on the Road to Wembley.
Taunton has recent Cup pedigree reaching the 1st Round in 2016/17, only succumbing to National League side, Barrow, after a replay. The architect of the Cup success, manager Leigh Robinson, left his position at the club in early September. In charge for six years, and having enjoyed great success, Robinson was tempted away from Somerset to take the reins at National South strugglers, Truro City. The Peacocks moved swiftly to install Head Coach, Rob Dray, as interim manager with Assistant Coach, Matt Villis, as his second-in-command. Dray, who joined Taunton in 2016, is best known as a coach but has managerial experience on his CV in the lower leagues at Bridgewater Town.
Taunton is handily placed in equal second position in the League after 11 matches. The new management duo has taken charge of five league games, recording three victories and two losses. In these matches, the West Country side benefits from a successful 100% record at the Viridor Stadium. Victories were achieved over bottom side, Chesham United (4-0) and 18th placed, Frome Town (3-0).
Away from home, defeats were incurred against 14th placed Metropolitan Police (1-4) and 8th placed Poole Town (0-1), last year's relegated side from the National South. On Tuesday night, the Peacocks recorded their first away success under Dray at 16th placed side, Dorchester Town (2-1).
The Taunton side is known to be strong, athletic physical, and difficult to play against. Levels of fitness are outstanding and support a high intensity pressing game. Ex-manager, Robinson, who oversaw a very successful pre-season described the squad's fitness as "phenomenal". Praise indeed from a man who introduced cliff running and circuit training at his new club, Truro, last month. This has not changed under Dray who was influential within the previous regime. It is not by accident that the Peacocks have scored in the 86th minute or later in five of eleven League matches. They even saved a last minute strike for the FA Cup triumph over St. Albans earlier in the month.
With an increase in the budget once again this year, prolific striker, Andrew "Rocky" Neal was acquired during the summer from Truro City. That he became a Peacock after having turned down an improved contract offer from the "White Tigers" is a real sign of progress. Leading scorer for Truro in 2016/17, he made an immediate impact at the Viridor, scoring nine goals from six pre-season games and has seven League goals so far. Pacey and favouring the left side, this slightly built frontman is very dangerous leading counter-attacks. Also to note up front, Matt Wright, a bustling, physical striker, with an excellent aerial game, was top scorer last season with an eye-catching 29 goals. He has stared well at the higher level with five League goals in this campaign, including a last minute conversion of a pressure penalty to secure a 3-3 home draw against Hendon.
With 23 goals scored in 11 League games, Taunton carry a similar offensive threat to that which swept them to the title last year. Coach Dray's decision to move striker Neal further forward and onto the shoulder of target man, Wright, has paid instant dividends. After a single goal in six matches, Neal's change in position brought him six more goals, including a hat-trick in 30 minutes v Chesham. Options up front include ex-Tavistock Town striker, Dan Sullivan, who can either operate in the number 10 role or as one of the main strikers. When called upon, back-up striker, Craig Veal has also not let anybody down offering pace and aerial threat, scoring against Dorchester recently.
A key factor in the team's success is the strength available in the central midfield where Blues should expect a tough contest. Within the "engine room" of the team, defensive midfielder, Ben Adlesbury, and box-to-box midfielder, Matt Buse, have held important roles in terms of winning the ball. Attacking threat is provided by youth system product, Ollie Chamberlain, who has followed up an outstanding season last season with another strong start to the campaign. When available, Ryan Brett, who misses the tie due to suspension, is a first choice starter. Under Bray, he has operated slightly deeper, which allows him more opportunity to get on the ball and shape attacking moves.
Billericay will need to be on top form against the visitors to secure passage into the next round. After a hard fought victory against Gloucester City, which showed some signs of tiredness in the latter stages, we expect Blues training intensity to have been managed down somewhat this week by coach, Brennan. The home side seem to have settled on a 4-3-3 formation and we see no reason why the line-up that played in the last League game should be materially changed. Should Ricky Modeste have recovered from his injury, we could perhaps see him coming into the first X1.
With a tie at home against lower league opposition, Billericay will rightly fancy their chances of getting through to the next round. With the Hemel experience in mind from two years ago, Brennan will be keen to eradicate the bad memories of that defeat and ensure progress to the main draw.
Come down to the AGP this Saturday and find out who comes out on top. Enjoy the game!
Leading Scorer (League): Jake Robinson, 12 goals.


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Debuting in 2003 as a musical actor, Lee Kyu Hyung acted in his first movie "Big and Small City" in 2008.
Lee Kyu Hyun in the musical "Death's Hymn".
Since then, he has played supporting roles in movies "You Call It Passion", "The Face Reader", and "My Dictator".
Lee Kyu Hyung in the movie "My Dictator".
Drama fans may even recognize him for his small but impactful roles in Goblin or Hwarang.
Lee Kyu Hyung in the drama Goblin.


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Let These 11 Powerful Quotes From LGBTQ+ Activists Sustain You Once Pride Month Ends
By Kasandra Brabaw of Refinery29 |
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Just like all the other months meant to celebrate marginalized groups, Pride month feels simultaneously exciting and infuriating. When it started nearly 50 years ago, Pride was about protest and trying to change enough straight and cisgender people's minds about the LGBTQ+ community that we could start being treated like everyone else. Now, Pride often feels more like a party.
And that's wonderful. We should have the time and space to celebrate LGBTQ+ people. But, containing that celebration to one month also feels a little strange. Pride month may almost be over, but that doesn't mean that LGBTQ+ people stop existing, fighting, and celebrating themselves. And it doesn't mean that straight and cisgender allies should stop celebrating us and advocating for us for the rest of the year.
So, in the spirit of keeping the celebration going, we've gathered 11 powerful quotes from powerful LGBTQ+ activists. Let their words sustain you for the rest of the year. Because the fight (and the party) is far from over.
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