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Home Video: Graffiti Bridge
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1989: Lovesexy Live ◄ Home Videos Promotional Home Videos ► 1991: Gett Off
Released: 24 April 1991 (USA)
Director: Prince
Related: Graffiti Bridge (film), Graffiti Bridge (album)
Label(s): Warner Home Video
Lenghth: 86 minutes
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Billboard Top Video Cassette Rentals, USA 18 May 1991 32 5
Billboard Top Video Cassette Sales, USA 22 Jun. 1991 23 1
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(Album) Graffiti Bridge
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Graffiti Bridge was the third Prince movie to be released in home video format. It was released in the USA on 24 April 1991, with a PG-13 rating and up and runs for approximately 95 minutes.
The home video reached number 32 on the Billboard Top Video Cassette Rentals chart and entered the Top Video Cassette Sales charts for one week only at number 23.
It was initially released on VHS and Laser Video format in the USA.
The film was released on DVD on 24 August 2004 (with promo-videos for Thieves In The Temple, New Power Generation, The Question Of U and Round And Round and the theatrical trailer as bonuses) and on Blu-ray in 2016.
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John Vanderslice
[ Interview von: Matthias Rauch mit John Vanderslice, am: 12.02.2006 ]
Nach mittlerweile doch einigen Jahren in den kulturindustriellen Mühlen ist es immer wieder erfrischend, mit jemandem zu sprechen, der tatsächlich grandiose Musik macht und dazu noch ein dermaßen sympathischer und interessanter Gesprächspartner ist, dem man das Gesagte auch problemlos abnimmt. Ähnlich direkt und natürlich kommen auch die Songs auf seinem neuen Album "Pixel Revolt" daher, das eindrucksvoll unter Beweis stellt, dass die Kombination aus Pop mit einem unübersehbarem Indie-Charme und klassischem Singer/Songwriter-Gestus noch lange nicht ausgereizt ist. Wir sprachen mit John über Analogfetische, Bill Gates und den perfekten Popsong.
Musicscan: Tell me a little bit about the tour. How has it been so far, the audience's response and so on?
John Vanderslice: I'm kind of a pessimist, so the audience's response has been a lot better than I thought. Because we don't have any profile in Europe at all. We just had our first record come out a couple of days ago in France and it's our first tour here, so I just thought we'd be starting from scratch. And in a way we are starting from scratch but it's a little bit better than that. The shows have been good. UK was really good. I was worried about the UK because they are known in the States for being a fairly picky and kind of burned out audience. I mean there is a lot of home-grown music and there is a lot of bands from the States that come through.
Musicscan: Did you make out any difference as far as the audience's response is concerned between the States and Europe?
John Vanderslice: Yeah, because we just finished a tour in the States and we were headlining the tour, so the people that were there were there to see us. So you get used to that. And then coming here - opening for a band is a very peculiar thing. It can be a good fit and it can be a bad fit. It can really rub a band's crowd the wrong way or you can get on their side. Matthew has been introducing us every night and Nada Surf has been really involved in playing with us during the set and that has helped us tremendously.
Musicscan: What makes the perfect song for you? Does it even exist?
John Vanderslice: The perfect song is where you outstrip what you think your potential is. And I think that there have been songs that I put on record that I don't think I'll ever get back to. I mean that I'll never make a recording that's that coherent or convincing to me. There's a song that we open with tonight called "Keep the Dream Alive," and the recorded version of that song has an energy that I haven't found easy to duplicate on recordings. Sometimes there is something that clicks when you're recording a song and you know that it is almost a random or lucky break and you won't ever find it again. There have been many songs like that. Definitely.
Musicscan: You're known to be totally into analog recording? What's the reason you like that? Is that only because of the sound or are you in some way skeptical or critical of technology and how it might influence music?
John Vanderslice: That's a good question because it's becoming more and more important to the records I make. In the beginning it was just the sonics. I just knew that it sounded better to me, but later on we began to get so mired into the possibilities of using the recording studio as an instrument and the possibilities of restarting and reinventing ourselves with every song. We tried to never duplicate any drum sounds or any overall production approaches. That we didn't have more choices on the computer became very important to us. That we were stuck on a linear format helped us eliminate some choices and some avenues and alleyways and cul de sacs that we would get lost on. So I think that I'm always looking for limitations and I'm always looking for ways out of limitations.
Musicscan: Do you think the form of music or how music is perceived might change because of technology, that songs will be made for ring tones, for instance?
John Vanderslice: With all that stuff it is a zero sum game. You win some and you lose some. You get stuff like The Books, like Radiohead, you get deconstructive, progressive music that is fully using the possibilities of the technology. And you also maybe lose sometimes. MP3s, well they are compressed files, they don't really sound particularly good. Sometimes convenience is the death of everything, but I think it's just a zero sum game. Overall I like the digital revolution. I like that there is so much music on the web, on news servers and on people's websites. And I love how fast it is to transfer music now. I think the musician is helped by it.
Musicscan: Tell me a little bit about the new album. Did you approach it any differently than your previous albums?
John Vanderslice: Yeah. We set out right away to make a record that was more patient, more open, more harmonically pleasing, more ballady, less aggressive and distorted. There was a lot of distortion on "Cellar Door". Also, Scott Solter, my engineer wanted me to change my vocal approach. He wanted me to not shout as much, not be as forceful vocally and to withdraw from the microphone, use a more hi-fi mic and also do a lot more falsetto vocals. I think that the falsetto overall had the most impact on the way that the record sounds because almost every song has falsetto on it. It is a sweeter sounding record. The lyrics may be the darkest, though, of any album that I've ever done, so the lyrics are maybe balanced by a more melodic sensibility.
Musicscan: Would you say you are a perfectionist in the studio?
John Vanderslice: Oh yeah. I mean on a certain level I am. On another level I'm very sloppy. There are a lot of recordings that I like and a lot of times that I'm working where the engineers that I'm working with think that I'm really sloppy, that I'm not concerned about technique. And sometimes I'm really not concerned about technique, but I'm concerned with the energy of a first take, with the energy of the performance at the moment. So I would say I'm a confused perfectionist.
Musicscan: Do you know when you have reached the point where you have to stop or do you need another person to help and say "It's fine. Let's keep it like this"?
John Vanderslice: I'm good with finding that point because I usually have so much time in the recording process where I record and I can take things home and listen to them at home and I'm never panicked. So I'm never making decisions based on anything other than my own aesthetic needs. But Scott Solter, my engineer, is very important in helping me stay focused on what we need to do and record and on when a song is done. But there is a lazy component to my working process where I just want to stop at one point.
Musicscan: How does your song-writing process work? Do you always write the songs on your own? I hear you work with John from The Mountain Goats a lot.
John Vanderslice: Yeah. He's very important to me because what I do is that I'll sit at home with an acoustic guitar and I'll write a song. Very simple chords. The main thing for me is to work out the melody line and the lyrics. And then I email the lyrics to John and then he edits them. And sometimes the edits are very harsh and they are really invasive and prescriptive and great. I mean they're like an overhaul. Other times he just changes one word or he doesn't change anything and everything in between. So he's really my editor and I'm basically workshopping music with him.
Musicscan: And you absolutely trust him, too?
John Vanderslice: Yes, a hundred percent. Totally.
Musicscan: You have been involved with music for quite along time now. Has there ever been a point where you doubted doing music?
John Vanderslice: Oh yeah.
Musicscan: What made you continue?
John Vanderslice: It's a skills set thing. I think that what happens to a lot of musicians is that they have devoted so much time and energy and they are so far down the road. Once you know a craft, you are wedded to that craft. It is very hard to jettison all that knowledge that you have learned and all that preparatory work you have done. There is a song on "Pixel Revolt" called "Dear Sarah Shu", and that song was basically written because I was really close to bailing on music and writing and taking photos and doing other things. I couldn't bear the thought of making an album again. It's a torturous experience. And so I wrote a letter to an invented successor, saying: Listen, good luck with this job. I've written down all I know about this job, but in the end you're on your own.
Musicscan: Can you live off the music right now?
John Vanderslice: Yeah. I own a recording studio that is very busy. That helps, but we're now getting to the point where we're living off music. And that's unbelievable. That's really hard to chew.
Musicscan: Did you ever have certain goals in your musical career, certain milestones that you wanted to achieve?
John Vanderslice: Yeah, I definitely did have goals. I wanted to sell ten thousand records in the States. I told my girlfriend: All I want to do is sell ten thousand records. There are so many records coming out in the States all the time that it's hard to chew. And then the day we crossed ten thousand, it was just the most unsatisfying thing that has ever happened. It was just like: Oh God, now I got a long way to another milestone. I have to double sales, because no one cares if you sell fifteen thousand. The real milestone I have and I'm kind of still working on is being able to tour all the time and being able to bring a full band with support and having the kind of tours that I want to have. In the States we're there, but here I feel like I'm just starting on a huge endeavor that will take me four to five years to the point where I can bring my band over. That would be the most special thing for me. It's like a payback to those guys because touring in the States is not the same as touring in Europe. It's posher, sweeter, and it's just a lot nicer here on a lot of different levels. I love touring the States. I'm at peace with it, but I'm starting to get into a different system over here and these guys (Nada Surf) are showing me the way. They're showing me the light. (laughs)
Musicscan: Do you think there are still new sounds to be created or is music nowadays more about postmodern collage, pastiche and a recombination of sounds?
John Vanderslice: I think it's always new. There is always the possibility that something is striking and original and useful and profound. I don't think that there is ever a point where it is all chewed up. It's like words. The novel will always be interesting. Poems will always be interesting. Mediums die. Maybe they only die because of technological considerations. Silent film is not really a big burgeoning area and other things take over. You have things receding like jazz or classical music or dance and then you have things blowing up, like comic books or graphic novels. You have a completely different experimental music scene now than there was in America in the fifties or in Europe in the teens. It's always changing and the thing is that art is a way for insane people to try to find some kind of balance, so there is always going to be an endless amount of creativity and crazy people trying to find their balance.
Musicscan: So do you believe that newness is not only created in just a recombination or recontextualization, but that actual new songs are going to come up?
John Vanderslice: I do. We were listening to a Timbaland song the other night that was on a Missy Elliott record and it sounded like it was an idea generated four seconds ago. It sounded so profound and new to me. And this was a song from like six years ago. You do have to look in different places. Maybe you don't look at country music if you are a guy who wants to have progressive music ideas pushed down your throat. Hip hop is where a lot of stuff is happening now. In the States is huge. And there is unbelievably good stuff coming out.
Musicscan: One aspect I wanted to talk about with you: You have one song on your first record which is called "Bill Gates Must Die". Was that just a smart marketing and promotion move?
John Vanderslice: Yeah, part of it was. It really started out as a song about child pornography. It started as a song where an insane narrator is basically resenting Bill Gates because he blames Bill Gates for the flood of pornography that is coming into his house. In the song he says: "I just typed a word. I just pressed return and for bringing me here Bill Gates must die." In many ways I'm baiting people to really listen to the lyrics and to pay attention to what I'm saying. Yeah, I do personally hate Bill Gates and I hate PCs with a passion, but I wouldn't write a song so directly pointed at someone. I'm a little more angular than that or obtuse. So for me what was interesting was the idea that someone would blame… You know when Gary Gilmore or Son of Sam (serial killer David Berkowitz – the ed.), was caught murdering dozens of people, he basically said that it was pornography that made him do it. I found that the most disingenuous thing I'd ever heard. So I wrote the song, but then it was later on when the record came out that we realized that we could use that baiting and oversimplified song title to really get reaction and we sent out a big press release. I was wholeheartedly into the idea. It wasn't some idea that was thrust onto me. I loved the idea that Microsoft was trying to sue me because I wrote a song about Bill Gates.
Musicscan: Do you think you incorporate a political aspect in your music pretty much all the time? How important is the political aspect to your music?
John Vanderslice: It is really important. I would say most of the time for me there is some element of politics or imperial power or bloodshed or war or covert action. In my own personal life I'm very interested in politics. I'm a newspaper junkie. I love the idea that there is a shadow government. Well, every government has a shadow intelligence segment that really runs a good deal of the show, but in the US it's very powerful. You have an intelligence community that has a black budget. They have a budget that is undetermined and amorphous and can really bleed the country dry as much as it wants. Think of what kind of power a group of agencies is going to have. That stuff to me is fascinating.
Musicscan: What influence does the political climate in the US right now have on art and music in particular?
John Vanderslice: I'm surprised that more people don't notice the geopolitical dallying about that we're doing. There are a lot of hip hop guys that rap about nine eleven, that rap about shit that most indie rock people don't. And I understand why. If you're too topical, there is a possibility of being dated or stale. I worry about being topical all the time and I worry about the novelty of talking directly about Guantanamo Bay or whatever it is, but I just find that there are interesting stories from theses places. For me, I just try to put it in a narrator's perspective, so it is not necessarily a directive from me, but it could be a story about people that are trying to figure something out. Maybe they're morally ambiguous, maybe they're some version of me or that I have sympathies with.
Musicscan: Do you also think it influences the music not only the lyrics but also the sound aesthetics?
John Vanderslice: I think so. In "Plymouth Rock", the second song on Pixel Revolt, there is a distorted kick snare groove in that song and to me that sounded like the beginnings of violence. It evoked to me violence and it evoked to me the grinding approach of a battle because that's what that song is about. It is setting up the musical equivalent of someone entering into battle for the first time. This distorted, hypnotic, eloping groove.
Musicscan: As popular music and popular culture in general is disseminated all over the world and thus medialized to a great extent, do you think that pop is automatically global or does it still reflect regional and local cultural and social specificities?
John Vanderslice: I think that it does reflect that, but I think it is global. After playing shows in Japan, the US and Europe I find that there is a very unified thing that happens with music as far as the responses, the comments, the discussions are concerned. There is a similarity between people. I mean I have never played in Thailand, but I feel that there is such a unified kind of perception of music.
Musicscan: But isn't it always necessarily also located in the regional and the specific because otherwise it would net get noticed and would not receive the recognition and support by the local people.
John Vanderslice: Definitely, but I think with the Internet this becomes increasingly eroded, that there is a specific regional kind of necessity of music and maybe a regional angle, flavor or approach because of the internet. There are a lot of bands that don't even tour that people know about just through the internet. So I believe the internet is increasingly eroding that feeling.

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The award winners were presented with the ASPIRE trophy at the AMEE 2017 International Conference in Medical Education in Helsinki, Finland on Monday 28 August 2017, when almost 4,000 teachers and leaders in health professions education from around the world were present.
Exellence in Curriculum/Currculum Development has been added from 2018 to the themes where excellence is recognised.
The closing date for the 2018 round of submissions is 28 February 2018 (for Curriculum Development theme 30 June 2018).


Lizzy Yarwood, Themes co-Editor, explores the unreported destruction of the cultural city of Kashgar by the Chinese authorities in a bid for modernisation.
The Taklaman Desert, which translates as the 'desert of death', surrounds the city of Kashgar, China. This city, closer to Baghdad than Beijing, was historically a cultural haven of ancient architecture and fascinating culture that attracted hordes of tourists. Now, with 85% of the city sentenced to destruction, the city represents the irrepressible and amoral drive for modernisation, a compulsion that derives from China's single-minded obsession with rapid development.
And rapid is indeed the right word here. In early 2009 the Chinese government proposed a $500 million program to remove dangerous housing, including mosques and markets. With half of the Old City already destroyed, the characteristic speed with which the Chinese government implements change (due to a lack of regulations), has resulted in the fast disappearance of the Uyghur way of life. The importation of the Han Chinese ethnic group has also vastly altered the ethnography of the region: having previously made up 77% of the Kashgar population, the Uyghur people are now outnumbered in their own homeland.
The costs entailed by this modernising project stretch well beyond the scope of the loss of a few crumbling buildings. In spiritual significance, Kashgar compares to the city of Jerusalem, having had Uyghur Muslims practising there from the tenth century. Destroying ancient architecture thus devastates its Islamic tradition and history. Faceless apartments lacking character are a poor replacement, and access to mosques and communal areas is proving difficult. After the Cultural Revolution, which obliterated centuries of Chinese dynastic history, this policy smacks of the Chinese state's desire to remove alternative affinities that would threaten their power.
More worrying, however, is the disturbing infringement of this intervention upon human rights. Forced out of their homes and into these bland apartments without any consultation, the growing marginalisation of the minority Islamic group is exacerbated by the influx of Han Chinese people, and the rising conflict between the two groups. Violent clashes have spread from the main city of the Xinjiang province to Kashgar. In April 2013, the authorities accused the Muslim population of 'terrorist' attacks that killed 21 people. With harsh punishments for any violence, the Uyghur people are prevented from voicing opinions, whilst the hand of the Chinese government grows ever heavier.
Reactions from the rest of the world have been embarrassingly non-existent. Following the UNPO Conference 'The City of Kashgar: An Oasis of the Silk Road on the Brink of Extinction', the MEP called for the immediate halt of the destruction of Kashgar. In spite of this, nothing has been done, says Henryk Szadziewski, a senior researcher at the Human Rights Project. This is due to the EU's financial difficulties, meaning amicability with the Chinese is in their interests. Thus emerges the problem whereby international interests conflict with the interests of individuals. Since it is the international bodies making the decisions, the EU hypocritically turn a blind eye to the oppressed Uyghur minority whilst continuing to champion cultural diversity.
In the eyes of the Chinese government, the Old City of Kashgar is a source of fundamentalist Islam belief that opposes Chinese governmental control. This paranoia is evident in the destruction of the charming labyrinth-like streets that are extremely easy to get lost in – and hide in – and the construction of Foucauldian apartments. By optimizing visibility and enabling surveillance, the resulting oppression of the Uyghur people will curtail dissidence, which for a government long known for its obsession with conformism, is well worth it.
The second motivating factor behind the city's obliteration is economic. The city lies alongside the Silk Road- an old trading route that has linked the Middle East and Asia for centuries. Moreover, the existence of the modern day equivalent to gold – oil – is an irresistible temptation for the Chinese government. For them, forfeiting the latent economic gains would be too high a price to pay for the preservation of a people's customs.
Such a disruptive intervention is motivated by the international pressure of modernity. However, China's anti-humanitarian intervention in Kashgar marks a backwards attitude towards cultural integration and the preservation of history. Two conflicting international desires – modernisation and cultural diversity – have resulted, in this case, in modernity's victory. Kashgar, once a 'jewel of the Silk Road', seems destined to merge into its deathly surroundings.
Lizzy Yarwood is the Warwick Globalist's Themes co-Editor. She is finishing her degree in English and French after a year in Bordeaux, France. You can find her personal food blog here.


Dur Dur Dûhr | SPACE-BIFF!
Bemused was not only a fantastic game, it was also one of my favorites of 2017. Where most social deduction games revolve around a single secret of falsified identity, Bemused hosted an entire madhouse of enigmas. Obsession, passion, lust, petty hatred, unknown goals and broken promises — all crisscrossing over and under one another, and all as impenetrable and changeable as the players commanding their fates. It was both less and more than social deduction; just a social game full stop, ambiguous and uncertain.
Now Jim Felli has further refined the concept with Dûhr: The Lesser Houses. And although its name is guaranteed to elicit at least one sarcastic howl of "Dur dur dur!" per play, it's an improvement on Bemused in every sense but one.
House Kardosa, the only household of Dûhr that wears pants.
As I wrote in my review of Bemused, the first thing I do whenever I teach a game is explain how you win. That way, the ghostly bones of the rules are made solid. The actions you'll take, the thematic vocabulary you'll utter, even the exceptions and corner cases that may stymie first-timers, all become the steps you need to consider in order to traverse the path from setup to the final victory count.
Not so in Bemused, and not so in Dûhr.
After all, to explain victory would really be to explain two very different things. Sure, it would include the details of how you score. That a household in good favor with Dûhr's populace is more likely to win than one that's found disfavor, which in turn is more likely to succeed than a household that's been ejected from polite society and resorted to villainy. That you have a conspiracy hidden within another of the game's households, plus an agenda that may or may not prompt some manipulation of that household. That no matter where you're at, there's always some way you can claw yourself back into good standing with the people of Dûhr and your fellows at the table.
I could say that. But it wouldn't make much sense. Far better to tell a newcomer, "You win by tricking everyone at the table into hating everybody else more than they hate you." That cuts closer to the bone than talk of victory points and agendas.
Still, as abstract as they are, the basics are reasonably straightforward. Everyone has a hand of cards, which are played slightly differently depending on the status of their household. When you're favored — the default state — you have the option of playing two actions, though this gradually diminishes your hand size. When disfavored, and thus partially cut off from your noble connections, you randomly draw two cards from your hand each turn. And as a villain, your game transforms into one of dragging everyone into the same morass, plaguing them with scandals and doing your utmost to end the game only at the precise moment of your choosing. Misery loves company.
Webs of scandal! Webs of suspicion! Webs of discardery!
For the most part, the turn-by-turn process sounds entirely unremarkable. Deploying a household's suspicion card will slowly drive them toward disfavor, while scandals tilt them over the ledge toward villainy. Your own cards activate your household ability, letting you move, remove, or block all those suspicions and scandals. Every so often, you might play an event that lets you steal some cards, borrow another player's ability, or even swap two households' agendas.
Sounds simple, right? But it's only as simple as human people are simple, and within a few turns the table becomes a mess of suspicion cards while the space above it buzzes with almost-real resentments and loyalties. Some will mark themselves as protective or vindictive toward their fellows — usually in pursuit of an agenda — while others quietly go about the work of establishing their defenses or hoarding useful cards for later.
It's difficult to describe for much the same reason that it's hard to explain the anxiety of walking in on a fraught social moment and sensing the hidden upsets and alliances and baggage that comes parcel with it. Much like a family argument on the verge of boiling over into a full-on shouting match, with Dad getting increasingly hot under the collar while Sister can't help but mention that one time that Barbara stole from Mom's purse, the tension has the pliability of boot leather.
House Usari, the only household of Dûhr that gets blackout drunk on their own supply.
Meanwhile, the most significant departure from Bemused is the masterstroke, which tosses yet another splash of hot oil into the face of every single argument. In Bemused, your doomed virtuosos were always slaves to the turn order, acting in sequence without deviation. Here, a pair of matching cards gives you untold power even beyond the confines of your proper turn. When someone utilizes an event, scandal, or household ability, anyone can toss out a matching pair to cancel it — or cancel that cancellation.
This is key. It isn't long before the negotiations begin taking advantage of this additional edge. When no action is certain and anybody might be coming for you, it pays to play it careful and avoid making too many enemies, at least until you've established a way to cut them off at the knees. More than ever, taking stock of your hand is crucial. Employ too many double actions or masterstrokes and you'll find your influence waning to nothing. There was always an element of hand management to Bemused; now it's absolutely critical.
In fact, between its masterstrokes, event cards, and the expanded role of agendas, Dûhr establishes itself as superior to Bemused in every single way but one — the setting.
As much as I adore the machinations of medieval nobles, it's the sort of thing that's been done, and done, and done again, until it seems inconceivable that any medieval noble might not be interested in making the world dance to the jig of his invisible puppet-strings. It's telling that my group still refers to the tilting of a household as "going crazy," borrowing the colorful nomenclature of Bemused's insane artists rather than resorting to the newer, less exciting realities of the humorously-named city of Dûhr. This is by far the more marketable setting, swapping the esoteric for the familiar, but I miss the idiosyncratic boldness of the original.
Hatching plans and taking names.
In spite of its toned-down setting, there's a rare purity to Dûhr: The Lesser Houses. It's content to let its players prosper or flounder within the depths of its social ambiguity and minor deduction, weaving a narrative of misunderstanding, resentment, and ultimate collapse as players align, feud, and eventually topple like dominoes as the game slams toward its conclusion. And what a conclusion it is, its cavalcade of revealed agendas finally shedding light on why so-and-so was pestering such-and-such. If it's wrong that a game as cutthroat as this should give rise to so much laughter, I don't want to be right.
There aren't many games as confidently subtle as this. It may prompt the occasional "Dur?", but there's nothing lesser about it.
Disclaimer: I playtested Dûhr. Mostly this consisted of whining about the setting and pointing out an imbalance in the agendas. A complimentary copy was provided.
Posted on July 3, 2018, in Board Game and tagged Board Games, Dûhr: The Lesser Houses, Devious Weasel Games, Jim Felli. Bookmark the permalink.	7 Comments.
I've learned I need the "right" crowd to play Bemused as it fell flat with my regular gaming group. Might this evolution of that game suffer the same fate?
It's basically the same game with some improvements, so if you don't have a crowd that can appreciate it, I'd steer clear.
Never played Bemused, but I think I would enjoy both games. I'll probably pick this one up actually. It may never get to the table since you need the right crowd for this … but when I don't have 8 hours to play Diplomacy and Werewolf doesn't have enough depth to satisfy me, this should scratch my itch for intrigue and backstabbery. Excellent review, as always!
Aside from theme, how does Bemused differ from Dûhr? Also, what is the playtime and player count?
Dûhr adds event cards, broader agendas, and masterstrokes.
Playtime: 15-30 minutes. Player Count: 4-6.


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Letter to the Editor: Lacy Tooker-Kirkevold and Haylee Worm
By Contributing Writer	/ In Letters, Opinions	/ October 13, 2016
Skimming through the latest edition of the Concordia, I was pleasantly surprised at the thought provoking story about the Divest Concordia movement started by the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group on campus; however, as a continued to read the paper, I noticed an interesting, yet controversial opinion piece regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The article, which argued that the pipeline might be the best option, was well written and well researched, but it also seemed to miss the point of these protests. This about so much more than money and even just environmental protection. This is about human rights, in particular, Native American rights.
There are currently 562 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States. These tribes are considered domestically dependent nations by the government, but under the Indian Trust Settlement, the government has a moral responsibility, and legal duty to protect these tribes and it is failing.
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a direct threat to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The proposed pipeline will run 1,100 miles from oil fields in North Dakota to a river port in Illinois and cross the tribes sole water source twice. The federal government did not consult the Native American peoples before the building process was set to begin, causing justified outrage among the Native community for the lack of regard to their culture.
Today, over 362 tribes have joined forces to stand with Standing Rock in an attempt to stop this pipeline from going forth. This pipeline is not only a threat to the water source for Standing Rock, but it is a threat to the federally recognized legitimacy of Native American tribes as a whole. Since the United States' inception, the government has at- tempted to smother Native populations to maximize their benefits. This has to stop now.
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a direct infringement on Native American culture, rights, and sovereignty. Not only will this pipeline harm their sole water source, but it shows the governments lack of sympathy and acknowledgment of Native American tribes. The building of the pipeline must be stopped.
If you are interested in showing your support to the people of Standing Rock, you can drop supplies such as winter clothing, water jugs, and hygiene products in the atrium until Friday Oct. 14. These supplies will be delivered to the camp over the weekend as Concordia students stand together in solidarity with Native peoples. We need to speak up now to show the government that we respect and support Native rights and that they should do the same.
This article was contributed to The Concordian by an outside writer. Questions and comments on this article should be directed to concord@cord.edu.
Contact Contributing Writer at contrib@cord.edu
Letter to the Editor: Lacy Tooker-Kirkevold
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Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Best Option
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While there is increasing evidence that whole-plant medicine may be more effective for many patients than synthetic cannabinoid due to the 'entourage effect' of various plant constituents working in concert, clinical research into synthetic cannabinoids can also be very helpful in understanding the therapeutic effect of cannabis.
Nabilone is a synthetic cannabinoid that was approved for use by Health Canada in 1982 for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea. Over the years, several randomized controlled studies have shown cannabinoids, including nabilone, to be effective in the treatment of chronic pain.(3,4). More recently, in an open study of 47 patients, Fraser (5) found nabilone to be of benefit in the treatment of nightmares in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fraser also noted in this study that nabilone increased sleep time and was not associated with the development of tolerance.
Medical marijuana patients consistently report that nabilone has a therapeutic effect on the body rather than a "high" effect on the mind.
As you can see in the graph below, average sleep time for the 104 male inmate patients increased by over 40%, from 5 hours to just over 7 hours per night and the number of nightmares per night were dramatically reduced, by more than 80%, from just over five to less than one per night, on average, with nabilone treatment.
Sleep effects. Hours sleep per night = mean number of hours/night, nightmares per week = nights with nightmares/week. Pre nabilone = week prior to starting. Post nabilone = week after final dose was achieved.
Jiang et al (6) found in research with laboratory rats that cannabinoids promote hippocampal neurogenesis (development of new nerve cells in a region of the brain) and have anxiolytic (a drug used to reduce anxiety) and antidepressant effects. Given that individuals with PTSD are known to have smaller hippocampal regions in their brains than people who do not suffer from PTSD, this study by Jiang and colleagues, suggests a potential therapeutic role for cannabinoids in the treatment of PTSD.
Of the 68 men who took nabilone for chronic pain, 61 of them (89.6%) reported an improvement in their pain, typically within the first 1 to 2 weeks of treatment, and this was largely maintained for the balance of the trial. The improvement reported was seen regardless of whether the pain was of neuropathic (chronic pain resulting from injury to the brain, spinal cord or nerves), musculoskeletal, or other origin.
In this study, adverse effects from nabilone were for the most part "minor and easy to manage, and when they did occur, tended to occur early within the first month of treatment". Adverse effects were also relatively more common in individuals who had never used cannabis and occurred at relatively low doses.
This study has several limitations that prevent drawing firm conclusions due to the retrospective design of the study and the lack of control group. Sleep, nightmares, and pain measures were less than ideal as they were entirely based on patient self-reporting. On the other hand, since the therapeutic benefits for the number of hours of sleep, nightmares, and pain were typically dramatic and occurred within just 1 to 2 weeks of starting on the nabilone drug and maintained throughout the trial period, does strongly suggest that the nabilone was largely responsible for these therapeutic benefits.
If you have used nabilone, please contact us with details about your experiences so that we can share this information with others to potentially help them too. Thank you!
Tom has a BSc Honors degree in Biology. In 1972 he worked at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine doing marijuana research. Tom has decades of experience reviewing medical journal articles and translating the scientific jargon into plain English. Tom works as a professional health coach in Canada and the US guiding and empowering people to achieve their health and wellness goals.


Organic fertilizers are naturally-occurring fertilizers (e.g. peat moss or green manure), or naturally occurring mineral deposits (e.g. saltpeter).
Naturally occurring organic fertilizers include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed, humic acid, brassin and guano.
Processed organic fertilizers include compost, bloodmeal, bone meal, humic acid, amino acids, brassin and seaweed extracts.
Other examples are natural enzyme digested proteins, fish meal, and feather meal. Decomposing crop residue from prior years is another source of fertility.
Although the density of nutrients in organic material is comparatively modest, they have many advantages. The majority of nitrogen supplying organic fertilizers contain insoluble nitrogen and act as a slow-release fertilizer. By their nature, organic fertilizers increase physical and biological nutrient storage mechanisms in soils, mitigating risks of over-fertilization. Organic fertilizer nutrient content, solubility, and nutrient release rates are typically much lower than mineral (inorganic) fertilizers.
For more indoor,outdoor, and hydroponics information, please visit San Diego Hydroponics & Organics website.
What would happen if it didn't?
The effect can be seen in a garden lacking proper ventilation. Stale air, humidity issues, disease, heat…should I keep going? Proper ventilation is so important in horticulture and is the key to growing quality plants indoors or via a green house. First let us discuss humidity and temperature.
Humidity is a balance between the water vapor present and the amount actually supported at that given temperature. As the air gets colder the humidity climbs and inversely as the air heats up the humidity decreases. This occurs because at colder temperatures the ability to retain water vapor in the ambient atmosphere of your garden decreases. At 100% humidity the water vapor condenses and releases excess moisture. Indoor gardens and green houses most often function best between 40 and 60% humidity levels.
Temperature is also a very important part of your indoor garden or green house.
Most indoor gardens and green houses thrive from 68 to 85 Fahrenheit. At hotter temperatures plants use less fertilizer and drink more water due to moisture loss. CO2 levels should also be raised to 1500ppms, especially if the temperature is above 78 F or fresh air is not continuously vented in. The use of air or water cooled light reflectors, exhaust fans, the integration of CO2 and if needed, an air conditioner can significantly improve any garden by narrowing the temperature to the plant's ideal level.
To combat temperature or humidity level problems a variety of atmospheric controllers are available to link air conditioners, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, heaters, co2 devices, exhaust fans and oscillating fans together into one fully functional grow room. Devices are available to control from as little as just an exhaust fan up to lights, hydroponic pumps, fans and the above mentioned equipment.
A lack of proper ventilation leads to warm stale air inside your garden creating the perfect breeding ground for diseases and pest problems.
Oscillating fans should run 24 hours a day ensuring that air is disturbed preventing the chance for diseases to build up on leaves. Air can be constantly or periodically purged from your room via ventilation fans. Special care should be placed on intakes into your garden as to not bring in diseases and pests from outside. Carbon filters are excellent tools, cleaning the outside air and removing toxic air born chemicals and pathogens before allowing it into your room.
1. Plant susceptible plants in full sun – Full sun will help keep powdery mildew fungus off plants that are prone to the mildew.
2. Water from below – Use drip lines or hoses to water your plants. Watering from above with sprinklers makes can encourage powdery mildew to grow.
3. Increase air circulation – Try removing some of the vegetation on the plant to increase air flow around the plant. This will help keep powdery mildew at bay.
The above list will treat powdery mildew but not all are acceptable for plants you plan to eat.
Combine both environment and chemicals for a powdery mildew cure.
Every gardener knows for a fact that for plants, crop fertilizers are as important as water is for them. Fertilizers provide them with the necessary supplements that are important for their healthy growth and survival. They also protect them from other factors like weed control and diseases that might cut into their nutritional values. But, too much of something can never be good news, and the same rule applies in gardening as well, when you put in too much of fertilizers. The result of overfeeding your plants with fertilizer is that it can cause your plants to have fertilizer burn. What is fertilizer burn, you ask? To explain in greater detail, fertilizer burn is when your plant gets dehydrated. The fertilizer that is added, contains huge amounts of salt. And therefore when you add a lot of chemicals, it leads to a salt buildup. This salt buildup will in turn curb the plant from absorbing any water.
Here are some guidelines on how to avoid fertilizer burn.
It is extremely important to choose the right fertilizer. Never settle for cheap fertilizer, as this may have fillers in it, which are detrimental to the soil and hydroponics. Always buy good quality fertilizers. So also, it is important to know what kind of a fertilizer your plants require. If there are high amounts of a particular nutrient in your soil, then adding that is not necessary. Similarly, you may have to add a combination of perhaps, 2-3 nutrients that are necessary, instead of a complete mix of fertilizer. In fact, adding a mix which has all the nutrients may be more detrimental to the plant. Make sure that the fertilizer has a combination of slow-release and fast release nitrogen in it.
Knowing when to add the fertilizer is key in avoiding fertilizer burn.
Make sure that you study the quality of the soil regularly. You can do this by using various soil testing methods to know your garden's soil pH levels.This is important because it will help to determine what the soil deficiencies are. It will also help one to know what nutrients need to be added along with the fertilizers. Sometimes, the excess usage of fertilizers and the deficiency of some other nutrients will lead to severe burn. Having a soil quality check will help you to avoid fertilizer burn. Be sure to check your pH after you add fertilizer to your water.
Flush your plants before harvest.
It is advised that you stop using your flowering fertilizer 2 weeks before harvest time to ensure that all chemicals are out of the plant. If chemicals are in the plant when you harvest, the fruit will be very harsh. To prevent harshness, flush the plants heavily with fresh water 1-2 weeks prior to harvesting them. Ensure you flush at least 3 times the capacity of you container. So a 4 gallon pot would be flushed with 16 gallons of fresh water. From that point water your plants with pure water, absolutely NO additives should be given to the plant. This is especially important if you have been using chemical fertilizers.
Drip Clean, which is an extremely useful agent for anyone working with a drip system or soil containers. Drip Clean works as a magnet, removing dirt particles at every nutrient feeding so that the piping remains clean. Drip Clean futhermore gives plants a boost, improving their greenness and vitality.
Drip Clean is a 100% safe agent for your plants provided it is used in the right proportion.
Drip Clean contains potassium and phosphorus compounds, two very powerful and useful elements in the nutritional plan of the plant. These engineered compounds; one particle has been removed from their structure. The incomplete element thus works as a magnet. As molecules always seek a complete structure, Drip Clean attracts dirt particles with every nutrient feeding keeping the drip system clean. Drip Clean never fails and is a very effective agent against clogged drip systems and piping.
Drip Clean can be added to the nutrient container during the entire growth. A very small amount of Drip Clean will ensure that your drip system stays clean and much less prone to clogging.
It is recommended that you use Drip Clean from the outset of your vegetative cycle to prevent clogging of your drip system.
An additional benefit is that Drip Clean gives your plants an extra boost as it contains processed nutrients. This is reflected in the color of the leaves (greener) and the firmness of the plants.
pH is a very important factor to the horticulture world because plants depend on the proper pH in order to uptake nutrients correctly.
pH measures the acidity or basicity of the feed water, soil or medium. pH is also a measure of the concentration of hydrogen atoms in a liquid solution. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, 7 being neutral; the lower the pH the more acidic the solution or nutrient is.
As the number of hydrogen ions decrease from a solution, pH climbs to a base level. Inversely, when the quantity of hydrogen ions increases in solution, pH drops indicating an increase in acidity. Each point change in pH, for example 6 to 7, is a ten-fold change in the pH of the solution.
Each nutrient manufacturer usually has a recommended pH value to feed nutrients at. As pH varies, so does the availability in the quantity of nutrients in a solution. This means at different levels of pH, a chemical like nitrogen can be too readily available to the plant creating a potentially toxic level of nitrogen. This effect occurs on all macro and micro nutrients, thus the importance of obtaining and maintaining a proper pH.
A pH of 6.5 allows all nutrients to be appropriately available for plants to absorb.
decreases availability of nitrogen, potassium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, pHospHorus, molybednum, copper, boron.
restricts availability of iron and manganese, copper, and zinc.
Foliar feeding is essential, if you want maximum yield.
The most common method of providing nutrients to plants is through the roots. This is done by placing nutrients in the soil at the base of the plant. Foliar feeding, an alternate method, provides nutrients through the foliage or leaves of a plant.
Foliar applied fertilizers are three to five times more effective than root nutrition and can successfully reduce the nutritional stress situations of plants.
Foliar applied nutrients can also make elements, such as iron, available to plants when they are not available in the soil, water or hydroponic nutrient solution.
Dispersed along the plant's leaf surface are small pores called stomata. These pores are channels that gases and liquids pass through. They may occur on either side or both sides of leaves, but most plants have a larger number on the underside of their leaves.
You simply cannot find a better source of all the essential elements of a plant nutrition or a better delivery system.
We recommend Magic Green by House & Garden.
Magic Green is a boost for mother plants, rooted and unrooted cuttings and growing plants. Magic Green is administered by means of sprays with a plant pump or a back-pack sprayer. It is absorbed directly bt the leaves and gives plants back their dark green color and vitality. Magic Green is a gentle plant agent and works within two days.
House & Garden Magic Green is a 100% biological plant booster that not only provides nutrients for the leaves, but also protects the plant against external threats from insects and mold.
With every spray, Magic Green forms a kind of wax film on the leaves to prevent insects and mold from damaging the plant. Magic Green also enhances the plants natural balance. As Magic Green contains all main and trace elements, it may provide a temporary solution when the substrate is disturbed so that the plant cannot absorb nutrients though its root system. This makes it an excellent solution to help the plant through a difficult period.
EC stands for electrical conductivity and measures the ability to conduct electricity through water and measures in microsiemens per centimeter (uS/cm).
The EC of a solution increases as salt is added to the fluid; horticulture nutrients are composed of salts. A typical EC for cuttings or small plants is about .5-1.0 and at peak fruiting/flowering/maturation of plant should be around 1.5-2.0 depending on sensitivity of plant.
TDS stands for total dissolved solids or the amount of mobile charged ions in a body of water. TDS measures in parts per million (ppm) or mg/L. TDS looks for minerals, salts or metals dissolved in water. A typical TDS reading for small plants or cuttings is 200ppm-500ppm. At peak of flowering / fruiting / maturation plant levels should read 1200-1600ppm.
Of course each plant has its own ability to uptake nutrients, so monitoring leaf development is key to ensuring proper feeding. If your nutrient schedule is calling for an increase in feed strength but your plant looks burnt or over fertilized its time to flush and reduce your nutrient strength.
While it's true that HPS bulbs and metal halide bulbs are both high intensity discharge lights, HPS lights produce a more efficient light that has a more ideal light spectrum for growing.
10 percent more efficient than metal halide lights, HPS lights focus a very bright reddish yellow light and completely omit blue or violet light, creating ideal growing light for growing and flowering.
In fact, HPS bulbs are 10 to 15 percent more efficient than a metal halide light.
They also produce a higher amount of lumens per bulb, which measures the amount of light used against how much electricity you are using. Typically, HPS lights produce a yellow-orange light that has 97 to 150 lumens per watt. Metal halide lights typically produce 67 to 97 lumens per watt.
That added percentage adds up to more beautiful plants and a healthier harvest of vegetables from each plant. It also makes HPS lights more environmentally beneficial by providing better lighting for your plant with less electricity. The extra electrical savings are good not only for your wallet, but are also beneficial to the earth itself, leaving less of a carbon footprint. The impact of these lights is undetectable.
Keep in mind that High Pressure Sodium lamps need to be changed every year or so as they dramatically lose their performance after a growing season or two, resulting in less efficiency and more energy use.
Older lights grow less healthy plants that produce lower yields.
High Pressure Sodium bulbs can also run considerably hot, so it's always good to keep them a decent distance away from plants to avoid scorching them.
Don't move the lights too far from the plants, however. The amount of light weakens two fold as lights are placed away from plants. A light placed far away from a plant will give the plant considerably less light the farther away it is. It's always best to keep plants as close as the light can get without scorching or damaging the plants. Good fans and adequate ventilation can keep plants cool and healthy.
High Pressure Sodium can be used to produce a healthy indoor garden, making year round fresh vegetables a reality.
They are considerably less expensive than LED lights. While less efficient than LED, they work a little better than metal halide. With a little practice, you can learn the exact amount of light your plants need to grow and bloom beautifully, reaping a healthier harvest as your thumb grows greener.
It is also important to not put the HID light source to close to your plant. Since HID systems put off more heat than fluorescent lighting and LEDs. This could cause the plant to get burnt. Lower wattages should be placed 2-3 ft above the plant. Higher wattages (400W-1000W) should be place 4 to 6 feet from your gardening area.
HPS is optimal in the flowering and budding stages. They need to be supplemented by a light source to will help in the "growth phase" Metal Halide and Fluorescent work extremely well. If not, your plants will tend to get "leggy" and appear unhealthy.
You will need an appropriate container, rich and well-drained growth medium, fertilizer, and the heart for routine maintenance procedures.
There are different types of containers available for indoor container gardening. There are clay, plastic, wooden, and even ceramic containers that you can choose from for your container garden. Make sure that every container is well-drained. There should be a ½ inch to ¾ inch hole per square foot. When placing the container in a solid surface, raise it 1 to 2 inches from the floor to regulate drainage.
As gardeners say, container size is determined by plant size.
For those planning to grow herbs for their indoor container gardening project, herb garden kits are usually already equipped with appropriate-sized containers for the whole set. For those trying things on their own, remember that shallow-rooted plants need a container with a diameter of at least 6 inches and with enough depth to take in 8 inches of soil.
Plastic bags and smart pots are an excellent choice for indoor container gardening.
A rich and well-drained material for growth is also needed in indoor container gardening. Peat moss is the most recommended. When selecting from commercially prepared soils, choose one that contains perlite, peat, or vermiculite. If you want to make your own, compost would be your best bet. Do not use clay soil or soil taken straight from the garden since it is usually too heavy.


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Russian Northern Fleet will receive the latest hypersonic weapons
By TOC On Jun 2, 2020
MOSCOW, (BM) – Russia's Northern Fleet will receive the latest weapons, including hypersonic, which will significantly increase its combat power. This was announced by Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev in an interview with Red Star, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.
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"By the end of the year, more than 180 units of weapons and military equipment adapted for use in the harsh conditions of the Arctic will go into service with the ground and coastal forces of the fleet," said the commander.
According to him, tests of new weapons, in particular hypersonic, will also be continued. This will allow in the future "to qualitatively increase the combat potential of the Northern Fleet."
On May 31, Izvestia wrote that the nuclear submarines of projects 955A Borey and 885M Yasen would enter the service of the Russian Northern Fleet. In 2022, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the nuclear cruiser Admiral Nakhimov will return to service after repair.
In addition, the main striking forces of the fleet will be armed with Caliber cruise missiles and Zircon with supersonic missiles.
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A 21-year-old Puyallup man was killed in a car accident around 10:30 Saturday night after a car full of teenagers drove through a stop sign without headlights on and plowed into the driver's side of the car the man was driving. Shawn Ausbun, 21, was driving his car home from work and was traveling west on 118th Street East when he was broadsided. The force of the impact knocked the two cars off of the road.
According to Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer, as reported by the Tacoma New Tribune, a Ford Expedition with seven teenagers inside pulled a prank at a friend's house and then sped off without head lights on. The driver of the Expedition may have been speeding when he ran the stop sign at 118th Street East and 98th Avenue East in Puyallup.
After the accident, all but one of the teens fled the accident scene. The one that stayed at the accident scene was injured. The report said that the 17 year old driver went to the South Hill Mall area and phoned 9-1-1 and reported his car stolen. Police said that five of the teens that fled returned to the accident scene, identified the Expedition's driver and the story of what really happened unfolded.
The death of Ausbun is certainly tragic. The repercussions will also be life-altering for the driver of the Expedition. Besides Ausbun's senseless death, fleeing the accident scene and filing a false police report speaks volumes about the character of the driver of the Expedition.
This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents. We also represent the families of those killed in filing a wrongful death suit. In Washington State, a wrongful death suit can be filed after an auto accident if the accident was caused by a negligent or wrongful act by another person. The Washington State wrongful death statute can be brought on behalf of a of the deceased by surviving parents, spouse or children.
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About The Wellness Way in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
We understand that common is not normal, and unlike the restrictive healthcare mentality, we dig deeper to find answers to life-restricting health challenges.
We focus on overcoming the three main causes of interference in the body — trauma, toxins, and thoughts — to go beyond symptom-based care and address your unique physiology in a way that allows your mind and body to find an individualized path back to better health.
We don't guess, we test; rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, we utilize the most in-depth testing and cutting-edge diagnostic tools to uncover the hidden sources of health problems.
We provide the essential guidance to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles through a combination of testing, individual plans, and one-on-one guidance to restore your body to total wellness.
Dr. Emilee Mytinger, DC
Location: Eden Prairie
I've been a sports junkie all my life. I grew up playing hockey, soccer, and running track/cross-country. After high school I had the opportunity to play D1 soccer at Marquette University – where I had the pleasure of nursing an ACL/MCL/Meniscus injury 3 days into preseason. This injury morphed me into the Doctor, coach, and athlete I am today because it forced me to lean into my fears and exposed a lot of holes in my game.
When I was 20 I found out about TWW and the different perspective this community has on healthcare. I have struggled with the symptoms of a metabolic disorder, PCOS, since I was a teenager. The doctors I saw allowed me to be in the driver seat of my healing and I have not looked back since. I think it is imperative that the practitioner be the guide to health and wellness, but the patient has to put in the work if they want to see a real change. We can't continue living in a system that Band-Aids ailments with half solutions.
Ubuntu, a South African word, is my motto. It's translation: "I am because you are" and the belief that we are defined by our compassion and kindness towards others. I am a better version of myself because I am surrounded by humans who are also trying to be a better version of themselves. My passions lead me to pursue a Doctorate of Chiropractic, which allows me to better understand kinesiology, physiology, and psychology.
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Dr. Kate grew up in Bloomington, MN and is a graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic Degree. Dr. Kate has extensive training in women's health and pediatrics and is currently working through the Perinatal Certification. She is a member of the ICPA and has additional training and certification with Webster Technique®.
Dr. Kate is passionate about educating her patients based on their health concerns and focuses her practice on the needs of the individual patient. She is excited about helping you get started on your health care journey to wellness.
In her free time, Dr. Kate likes to travel and spend time with her husband and three children.
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7 ways to Escape the Everyday with Hand Luggage Only
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Yaya and Lloyd of Hand Luggage Only are the UK's foremost and most successful travel bloggers and this month they've released a new book! Hand Luggage Only: Great Britain, is the ultimate travel guide for exploring Britain's finest travel destinations. Read on to discover their highlights across England and see where each location is covered in the book:
Whitby Abbey (Page 132)
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Just up the road from Robin Hood's Bay on the north-east coast is one of England's most famous and scenic ruins – Whitby Abbey, with over 1500 years of history. Remains of the Benedictine abbey's 13th-century church dominate the headland with eerie foreboding.
Once you catch a glimpse, you won't be surprised to learn that the setting inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula – the abbey ruins and nearby St Mary's Church even feature in the story. And it's not hard to see why. There's something very mysterious about meandering around the relic on a brisk autumn evening.
Ullswater (Page 176)
Ullswater, Lake District
Ullswater is one of the Lake District's 16 tranquil bodies of water. The whole national park is epic, but if you're hankering for a really restful and undisturbed stay, this is the spot.
It stretches from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding and nearby Patterdale, and the sights are best appreciated from aboard the Ullswater Steamer, historic vessels you can hop on and off at various points, or you could try paddleboarding for a more active outing. If you're a walker, the hike up to Place Fell can be completed in a morning. Oh, and stop off at Aira Force Waterfall and take to the trails up to Hallin Fell.
Lacock (Page 170)
Lacock, Wiltshire
Huddled within the rolling hills of Wiltshire – a 10-minute taxi ride from Chippenham train station – Lacock has barely changed over the last 200 years. The vast majority of the village is owned by the National Trust, which has taken stewardship of its conservation and stunning stone cottages. While you're snapping away, you might be interested to learn that Lacock was home to William Henry Fox Talbot, a polymath and pioneer of Victorian photography. His house, the 13th-century Lacock Abbey, was where the first photos on paper were created in 1839. You can take a leisurely gander around his old haunt, explore the Fox Talbot Museum and scoff some scones at the local tearoom.
Bamburgh Castle (Page 27)
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Northumberland has no shortage of castles – it's home to more than any other county in England – but even with all that choice, Bamburgh Castle stands out and absolutely has to be visited. For starters, it has a written history dating back to 420 CE, making it one of the country's oldest. In the years since, it's been ransacked by Vikings, been home to kings from Henry VI to James I, and was the first castle in the world to be destroyed by gunpowder in the War of the Roses. (Did you know author George R. R. Martin based his Game of Thrones book series on this ongoing struggle for the English crown?) Explore the staterooms, grand hall, grounds and beach beyond at your leisure.
City of York (Page 88)
York, Yorkshire
It only took a day of exploring the best things to do in York for us to start scouring property websites, such is its lure. While it's one of the oldest cities in Britain (there's evidence of people living there dating back to at least 7000 BCE), it never gets old! There's always something new to explore, see and experience. A great way to get your bearings is by following the 14th-century walls that enclose the medieval city, stopping off at the little boutiques en route.
Don't forget to pop into the impressive York Minster, the largest Gothic building in Britain, and the National Railway Museum, where you'll find trains from all over the world, including a few once ridden by the Royal family – it's a trainspotter's dream. Then take a stroll down The Shambles, a higgledy-piggledy street with serious olde England vibes. You'll feel like you've stepped back in time (or into a Harry Potter film – rumour has it that this spot was the real-life inspiration for Diagon Alley).
City of Wells (Page 68)
Wells, Somerset
Wells is the smallest city in England (fine, second smallest if you include the City of London) but it packs quite a punch. Named after the city's three wells, all dedicated to St Andrew, it's home to one of the country's most beautiful cathedrals, picturesque streets and quintessential English properties. Sights include the 12th-century Gothic cathedral, the medieval Bishop's Palace and Vicars' Close – one of the prettiest streets we've ever seen. Wells is a relatively easy daytrip from London. Why not incorporate a trip to England's biggest city with a visit to its smallest – a cool humble brag to throw into conversation. Or tag it onto a wider road trip to include the many beautiful towns and villages of the Cotswolds and the gorgeous Roman city of Bath.
Watergate Bay Beach (Page 116)
Newquay, Cornwall
Much quieter than the likes of nearby Cornish Mecca Newquay, Watergate Bay is known for its sandy shore and great surf. Why not take it in as part of a hike on the South West Coast Path.
Or you could stay the night at the nearby Watergate Bay Hotel. With a contemporary beach vibe, it's the kind of place that encourages salty hair, sandy feet and full tummies (especially with their breakfast waffles). To test your skills on the waves, book some lessons with the gang at Extreme Academy. They'll have you surfing like a pro in no time.
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Originally pub.: Los Angeles : J.P. Tarcher ; New York : Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1989.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205).


A city-girl-gone-country, a handsome cowboy and a horse meet by fate on a southern farm. She's looking for a fresh start and unexpectedly falls for the mysterious cowboy. But can a man with a deeply guarded secret open himself up to the wannabe cowgirl in the saddle next to him? Deeply romantic and suspenseful, In The Reins captures the struggle between letting life move forward and shying away from taking the reins. Passionate, captivating, and full of equine epiphanies, this is a love story sure to touch your inner cowgirl.
McKennon Kelly. McKennon Kelly. McKennon Kelly.Cowboy McKennon Kelly was the last thing Devon Brooke wanted to focus on after finding herself suddenly single. Looking for a fresh start to life, city girl and journalist Devon just wanted to go back to her country roots and focus on building a relationship with her newly acquired equine partner Faith.Devon finds companionship in handsome bull riding ranch hand JD and delicate Green Briar horse farm owner Sophia, both who advise Devon to keep her distance from McKennon and "mind her p's and q's" around the quiet and eerily peaceful stables. Devon thinks it shouldn't be too difficult to avoid the Adonis cowboy, but after noticing his skills and expert ways with training horses, she figures it couldn't hurt to get to know him a little bit … right?
Devon follows the guarded cowboy to a horse show, where she is unprepared to learn she may not be the cowgirl she thought she was. After a near-tragic incident, Devon begins to realize that the more time she spends with McKennon, the less she really knows about him (or horses, for that matter), and his mystery just keeps getting bigger. Who is he really, what is it that everyone doesn't want her to know, and why is this tight-shirted, spur-jingling, weather-eyed cowboy all she can think about now?
Author, Carly Kade did a fantastic job creating vivid scenery and well-rounded characters. Green Briar sounds absolutely stunning and if there was a place around me that looked as great as that barn sounded, I would definitely love to have my horses there! I mean what's better then a big, beautiful, spacious barn that has an abundance of trails? You get the best of both worlds while a nice arena for serious training, a great barn stall to keep your horses cozy, a beautiful place to look at, and trails for when you want to relax and really enjoy the ride! That being said it was super easy to picture the wonders of Green Briar in my head. I enjoyed how very real Devon's personality was. It showed her making decisions and talking them out with herself in her head. I really liked that Carly showed that because I'm sure we all talk things out with ourselves, I know I do! She definitely struggles through somethings but stays composed despite them. She always remembers her place and is a strong-willed character who isn't afraid to stand-up for herself if needed.
I can't wait until book number two! I can't wait until we have a title, cover, release date, and of course, the book itself! It's going to be amazing to read through the series and find out how Devon grows into herself as a cowgirl, how Faith's training progress, and how her relationship flourishes with Mckennon.
Purchase a copy of In The Reins by the amazing Carly Kade HERE on Amazon! It's also eligible for Amazon Prime which is a huge bonus in my eyes. This is a book I greatly recommend to all horse lovin', cowboy dreamin' girls out there!
I want to give a special thanks to Carly for allowing me to be apart of her journey with In The Reins and for her endless support in me as a blogger! I'm so blessed to have been apart of this Journey with Mckennon and Devon since the beginning.


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A few weeks ago, I received an ad on some social media outlet (Instagram? Facebook?) that offered me these amazing shoes. Of course I couldn't possibly pass them up. Perfect DD faces!
As this was basically peak DD for me, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to wear these probably every day until I die (only a *slight* exaggeration).


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Fate, Glory, and Love in Early Modern Gallery Decoration: Visualizing Supreme Power
Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf
Analysing the decorative programmes of the most opulent European palaces of the time, Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf investigates how meaning was conveyed through display and visual effects. She explores the visual meaning inherent in the scheme of spatial relations; in effects of scale, perspective, lighting, figures' positions and postures; and in relations among image types. The analysis concerns the interrelations of various kinds of images in the ensembles; the relations between images and physical site; and the address to the beholder. Lagerlöf considers the visual impact of the imagery in conjunction with 'readable' or symbolically 'coded' meanings; thus, the study does not merely subject these decorations to formalist aesthetic principles. She shows the visual meaning generally to sustain the verbal or readable messages, but often in subtle ways, extending or elaborating the meaning. Occasionally, the visual meaning comes forth as an undercurrent or complication, deviating from the proclaimed and symbolic meaning. Fate, Glory, and Love in Early Modern Gallery Decoration contributes to the body of scholarship on visual rhetoric and on how images 'act' out their messages.
Contents: Introduction; La Galerie de François 1er at Fontainebleau (1530-1539) - the balance of fortune; The Galleria Farnese in Rome (1597-1600): knowing the human passions; La Galerie des Glaces at Versailles (1678-1684): omnipotence in reflection; Karl XI's gallery in Stockholm (1694-1702): Nordic light; Final discussion: the four cases as configurations of meaning; Bibliography; Index.
Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf is Professor of Art History at Stockholm University, Sweden.
'...Significant and original ... Lagerlöf assembles here a group of monuments from France, Rome, and Stockholm, which allows for a synchronic interpretation and reading of significant issues of visuality and content across power regimes and the long time period of the Baroque style in Europe ... it is the first comprehensive examination in the history of art of these galleries, and as such makes an important scholarly contribution from which others may draw further conclusions.' Catherine M. Soussloff, University of British Columbia, Canada
'Four words featured in the title of this book-fate, glory, love, and power-are among the most salient concerns of the Baroque period. Margaretha Rossholn Lagerlöf's book examines their manifestations in the spectacular cycles decorating the representative architectural spaces of sovereignty.' Sixteenth Century Journal
'Lagerlöf ... brings these places to thought-provoking life.' Seventeenth-Century News
'Lagerlöf deserves praise for being the first to study gallery decorations as a separate genre developing through time, with a focus on the establishment of traditions� ...' Renaissance Quarterly


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Keith Vaz is complaining about obesity
Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, said the promotion of sugary drinks is the "wrong thing" in a city where a third of children have tooth decay.
The Coca-Cola truck tour is scheduled to stop at 46 locations in the UK as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Holidays Are Coming advert.
Mr Vaz said: "The Coca-Cola truck is not welcome in Leicester, and this national tour to promote sugar-laden drinks is ill-judged and unwise at a time of record diabetes and obesity levels."
Coca-Cola has said drinks will not be handed out to children under the age of 12, but Mr Vaz, who has Type 2 diabetes, said the tour will still have a damaging effect.
Err, yeah:
Heal thyself, eh Keithie?
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jgh November 5, 2015 at 10:13 am
Holidays are coming? Not until next July-ish.
Steve November 5, 2015 at 10:17 am
I hate that "the holidays are coming" advert.
Also my boys would rather see the trucks from "Maximum Overdrive".
Tim Newman November 5, 2015 at 10:21 am
Isn't Leicester supposed to be some sort of centre of excellence for snack foods?
So Much For Subtlety November 5, 2015 at 10:31 am
One likely cause of obesity and diabetes in Leicester is the feasting during Ramadan once the sun goes down. Let's see the oleaginous little git, who is not, I hasten to add, corrupt at all, call for that to be banned.
Rob November 5, 2015 at 10:31 am
I doubt he became obese drinking coke. Is he banning supplies of ghee from entering Leicester?
I liked his bit that there "will be protests". I'm sure the local Labour Party and activists can drum up some spontaneous demonstrations.
Dr Cromarty November 5, 2015 at 10:39 am
So he'll be picketing Asian sweet shops then
Interested November 5, 2015 at 12:05 pm
'The Coca-Cola truck is not welcome in Leicester'
Who made this cunt the king of Leicester? Honestly, there was a time when these utter utter tools would have been chased out of town for their presumption. These days everyone's too busy watching telly or Tweeting each other to notice the fucking cheek of nonentitous wankers like Vaz. I can't decide whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.
"who is not, I hasten to add, corrupt at all"
He's just a very naughty boy, eh?
Dr Cromarty November 5, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Who made this cunt the king of Leicester?
You should try living in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34677788
Tommy Sheridan, well-known swinger and convicted liar and all-round thug, just succeeded in stopping a Tory conference going ahead because they weren't welcome.
Bloke in Germany November 5, 2015 at 2:31 pm
I hope you're not implying that the right honourable Mr Vaz does too much coke?
@Interested, to be fair to the right honourable Mr Vaz (and to his entitlement to express his ill-informed opinions), the good people of Leicester have returned him as their MP for quite some time now.
Henry Crun November 5, 2015 at 3:40 pm
BiG, says much about the demographics of Leicester and the red rosette on a donkey.
"the right honourable Mr Vaz does too much coke?" Is there a right amount of coke?
P.S. Can one still get Coke in those original elegant bottles?
Bernie G. November 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm
I suspect Vaz speaks in the same tongue that Keith Richards does, in the sense of 'Don't do as I do, …'
Dearieme, yes, you can get the original bottles.
john77 November 5, 2015 at 5:57 pm
@ Dr Cromarty
The Scottish Tories should sue Glasgow Police for a refund of all police precepts paid by Glasgow Conservatives.
Tractor Gent November 5, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Never a bandwagon that The Oleaginous One doesn't climb onto for the publicity. Pity the chairmanship of the Home Affairs Committee is conventionally an Opposition gift.
Interested November 5, 2015 at 6:46 pm
@Notorious BiG
He's *one* Leicester MP, but even if he was the only one it still wouldn't give the lying, greasy, fat fucker the right to make such de haut en bas statements. We haven't yet reached the pathetic point where our 'elected' 'representatives' get to decide who comes within the city limits, though given the way the majority of us seem to go from juvenility straight to senility these days perhaps we soon will.
Bloke not in Cymru November 5, 2015 at 7:04 pm
And the tooth decay issue would have nothing to do with availability of NHS dentists would it.
john77 November 6, 2015 at 12:40 am
@ BniC
No, unless you can show a localised variation correlated with the absence/presence of available NHS dentists. Lots of towns have NHS dentists that are happy to sign up new residents on arrival in the town. Admittedly London is different, but all *my* tooth decay relates to three years working in an office where it was required that one brought in a box of chocolates on one's birthday,
theProle November 6, 2015 at 1:40 am
Rather amusingly, Vaz was meant to be doing a spot on this for Radio 2 this lunchtime, but managed to put the phone down an disappear at the moment the presenter started to interview him. It's good to see our Lords and masters haven't actually learnt to use a phone yet…
Alternatively, I wonder if it suddenly occurred to him this might not be a great vote winner, and getting grilled about it might not do him any favours.
Mark T November 6, 2015 at 8:13 am
presume not allowed to point out that Diabetes is much higher in people of South Asian origin and that perhaps the increase in diabetes in the UK might have something to do with the increase in that particular gene pool….
@ Mark T
Yes, because it is almost totally irrelevant.
Type 1 diabetes is linked to genetic factors and is (usually) no fault of the victim (such as my 5ft 11″ 9 stone brother-in-law, who has maintained a strict diet involving a staggering quality of self-discipline for over 40 years). Type 2 diabetes is incurred by people like Keith Vaz who eat far too much sugar.
All or almost all of the increase in diabetes is type 2 diabetes which has no observable genetic or racial linkage. So the gene pool has nothing, or virtually nothing, to do with it.


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Over 200 Species Recorded at Jenolan Bioblitz
Archived 7 Mar 2019 - Posted: 8 Jan 2019
At Jenolan, the main activity is exploring caves. So as visitors are often in a hurry, the enormous array of wildlife in the area around the caves tends to be overlooked. However, recently, Jenolan hosted a BioBlitz, organised by K2W Glideways, a local environmental organisation. In the full weekend of exploration, over 100 nature enthusiasts managed to spot and record a whopping 200 and more species.
What is a bioblitz? Bioblitzes are intensive biological surveys done over short periods of time to record as many species as possible within a limited area. Bioblitzes have become hugely popular around the world, and are often conducted by scientists in collaboration with volunteers and the general public, in a movement dubbed 'citizen science'.
Why Jenolan? Firstly, Jenolan was gazetted as a reserve as early as 1866, and much of the original biota and habitat is still intact. Secondly, although Jenolan is a well-known area, it is clear from recent work that there is still much to learn about its flora and fauna. Aims of the Jenolan BioBlitz were to collect data for Atlas of Living Australia Biocollect portal (a cloud-based data collection tool), increase local community involvement, improve identification skills, increase the number of citizen scientists, and build on previous floral and faunal records for Jenolan.
Jenolan's Bioblitz participants included ecologists, volunteers and members of the public. David King, a Gundungurra man from the Blue Mountains, opened the event with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony. Taronga Zoo brought its ever-popular Zoomobile. Booths displayed information from the Office of Environment and Heritage 'Save Our Species' (SoS) Program, the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife and the National Parks Association. Volunteers from University of Sydney and International Volunteers for Peace provided much-needed support for survey work plus helped with food preparation and other tasks. Local community plays an important role in understanding and conserving biodiversity.
BioBlitz activities included trapping small mammals, spotlighting for nocturnal animals, dawn and dusk bird surveys, platypus watches, reptile, vegetation, terrestrial invertebrate and waterbug surveys, and, in a BioBlitz first, a survey inside the Lucas Cave to search for troglobitic cave spiders. Overall, more than 200 species were found.
Endangered species found during the BioBlitz included a Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) and several endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies (Petrogale penicillata).
'Vulnerable' species found included the Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea), Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), whose numbers are in decline, the Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), as indicated by a fresh owl pellet and the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (a koala scat was found near Burma Road). In addition, a Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) (listed as Vulnerable/Commonwealth) was sighted.
The 2018 Jenolan BioBlitz was supported by the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife through funding from the NSW Governments Environmental Trust, the Bushconnect Program and the OEH Saving Our Species program (SoS). Participating organisations included National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), the Australian Museum, the Blue Mountains Koala Project and Waterbug Blitz.
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