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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis - J.D. Vance (2016)
I was born in late summer 1984, just a few months before Papaw cast his first and only vote for a Republican—Ronald Reagan. Winning large blocks of Rust Belt Democrats like Papaw, Reagan went on to the biggest electoral landslide in modern American history. "I never liked Reagan much," Papaw later told me. "But I hated that son of a bitch Mondale." Reagan's Democratic opponent, a well-educated Northern liberal, stood in stark cultural contrast to my hillbilly Papaw. Mondale never had a chance, and after he departed from the political scene, Papaw never again voted against his beloved "party of the workingman."
Jackson, Kentucky, would always have my heart, but Middletown, Ohio, had most of my time. In many ways, the town where I was born was largely the same as the one my grandparents had migrated to four decades earlier. Its population had changed little since the 1950s, when the flood of migrants on the hillbilly highway slowed to a dribble. My elementary school was built in the 1930s, before my grandparents left Jackson, and my middle school first welcomed a class shortly after World War I, well before my grandparents were born. Armco remained the town's biggest employer, and though troubling signs were on the horizon, Middletown had avoided significant economic problems. "We saw ourselves as a really fine community, on par with Shaker Heights or Upper Arlington," explained a decades-long veteran of the public schools, comparing the Middletown of yore to some of the most successful of Ohio's suburbs. "Of course, none of us knew what would happen."
Middletown is one of the older incorporated towns in Ohio, built during the 1800s thanks to its proximity to the Miami River, which empties directly into the Ohio. As kids, we joked that our hometown was so generic that they didn't even bother to give it a real name: It's in the middle of Cincinnati and Dayton, and it's a town, so here we are. (It's not alone: A few miles from Middletown is Centerville.) Middletown is generic in other ways. It exemplified the economic expansion of the manufacturing-based Rust Belt town. Socioeconomically, it is largely working-class. Racially, there are lots of white and black people (the latter the product of an analogous great migration) but few others. And culturally, it is very conservative, although cultural conservatism and political conservatism are not always aligned in Middletown.
The people I grew up around are not all that dissimilar from the people of Jackson. This is especially obvious at Armco, which employed a plurality of the town's population. Indeed, the work environment once mirrored the Kentucky towns that many of the employees came from. One author reported that "a sign over a doorway between departments read, 'Leave Morgan County and Enter Wolfe County.'"11 Kentucky—down to its county rivalries—moved with the Appalachian migrants to town.
As a kid, I sorted Middletown into three basic geographic regions. First, the area surrounding the high school, which opened in 1969, Uncle Jimmy's senior year. (Even in 2003, Mamaw called it the "new high school.") The "rich" kids lived here. Large homes mixed comfortably with well-kept parks and office complexes. If your dad was a doctor, he almost certainly owned a home or had an office here, if not both. I dreamed that I'd own a house in Manchester Manor, a relatively new development not a mile from the high school, where a nice home went for less than a fifth of the price of a decent house in San Francisco. Next, the poor kids (the really poor kids) lived near Armco, where even the nice homes had been converted into multi-family apartment units. I didn't know until recently that this neighborhood was actually two neighborhoods—one inhabited by Middletown's working-class black population, the other by its poorest white population. Middletown's few housing projects stood there.
Then there was the area where we lived—mostly single-family homes, with abandoned warehouses and factories within walking distance. Looking back, I don't know if the "really poor" areas and my block were any different, or whether these divisions were the constructs of a mind that didn't want to believe it was really poor.
Across the street from our house was Miami Park, a single city block with a swing set, a tennis court, a baseball field, and a basketball court. As I grew up, I noticed that the tennis court lines faded with each passing month, and that the city had stopped filling in the cracks or replacing the nets on the basketball courts. I was still young when the tennis court became little more than a cement block littered with grass patches. I learned that our neighborhood had "gone downhill" after two bikes were stolen in the course of the week. For years, Mamaw said, her children had left their bikes unchained in the yard with no problems. Now her grandkids woke to find thick locks cracked in two by dead-bolt cutters. From that point forward, I walked.
If Middletown had changed little by the time I was born, the writing was on the wall almost immediately thereafter. It's easy even for residents to miss it because the change has been gradual—more erosion than mudslide. But it's obvious if you know where to look, and a common refrain for those of us who return intermittently is "Geez, Middletown is not looking good."
In the 1980s, Middletown had a proud, almost idyllic downtown: a bustling shopping center, restaurants that had operated since before World War II, and a few bars where men like Papaw would gather and have a beer (or many) after a hard day at the steel mill. My favorite store was the local Kmart, which was the main attraction in a strip mall, near a branch of Dillman's—a local grocer with three or four locations. Now the strip mall is mostly bare: Kmart stands empty, and the Dillman family closed that big store and all the rest, too. The last I checked, there was only an Arby's, a discount grocery store, and a Chinese buffet in what was once a Middletown center of commerce. The scene at that strip mall is hardly uncommon. Few Middletown businesses are doing well, and many have ceased operating altogether. Twenty years ago, there were two local malls. Now one of those malls is a parking lot, and the other serves as a walking course for the elderly (though it still has a few stores).
Today downtown Middletown is little more than a relic of American industrial glory. Abandoned shops with broken windows line the heart of downtown, where Central Avenue and Main Street meet. Richie's pawnshop has long since closed, though a hideous yellow and green sign still marks the site, so far as I know. Richie's isn't far from an old pharmacy that, in its heyday, had a soda bar and served root beer floats. Across the street is a building that looks like a theater, with one of those giant triangular signs that reads "ST___L" because the letters in the middle were shattered and never replaced. If you need a payday lender or a cash-for-gold store, downtown Middletown is the place to be.
Not far from the main drag of empty shops and boarded-up windows is the Sorg Mansion. The Sorgs, a powerful and wealthy industrial family dating back to the nineteenth century, operated a large paper mill in Middletown. They donated enough money to put their names on the local opera house and helped build Middletown into a respectable enough city to attract Armco. Their mansion, a gigantic manor home, sits near a formerly proud Middletown country club. Despite its beauty, a Maryland couple recently purchased the mansion for $225,000, or about half of what a decent multi-room apartment sets you back in Washington, D.C.
Located quite literally on Main Street, the Sorg Mansion is just up the road from a number of opulent homes that housed Middletown's wealthy in their heyday. Most have fallen into disrepair. Those that haven't have been subdivided into small apartments for Middletown's poorest residents. A street that was once the pride of Middletown today serves as a meeting spot for druggies and dealers. Main Street is now the place you avoid after dark.
This change is a symptom of a new economic reality: rising residential segregation. The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates above 10 percent. In 2000, that number was 40 percent. It's almost certainly even higher today. As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, "compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and not receiving public assistance."12 In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs.
This has occurred for complicated reasons. Federal housing policy has actively encouraged homeownership, from Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act to George W. Bush's ownership society. But in the Middletowns of the world, homeownership comes at a steep social cost: As jobs disappear in a given area, declining home values trap people in certain neighborhoods. Even if you'd like to move, you can't, because the bottom has fallen out of the market—you now owe more than any buyer is willing to pay. The costs of moving are so high that many people stay put. Of course, the people trapped are usually those with the least money; those who can afford to leave do so.
City leaders have tried in vain to revive Middletown's downtown. You'll find their most infamous effort if you follow Central Avenue to its end point on the banks of the Miami River, once a lovely place. For reasons I can't begin to fathom, the city's brain trust decided to turn our beautiful riverfront into Lake Middletown, an infrastructural project that apparently involved shoveling tons of dirt into the river and hoping something interesting would come of it. It accomplished nothing, though the river now features a man-made dirt island about the size of a city block.
Efforts to reinvent downtown Middletown always struck me as futile. People didn't leave because our downtown lacked trendy cultural amenities. The trendy cultural amenities left because there weren't enough consumers in Middletown to support them. And why weren't there enough well-paying consumers? Because there weren't enough jobs to employ those consumers. Downtown Middletown's struggles were a symptom of everything else happening to Middletown's people, especially the collapsing importance of Armco Kawasaki Steel.
AK Steel is the result of a 1989 merger between Armco Steel and Kawasaki—the same Japanese corporation that makes those small high-powered motorcycles ("crotch rockets," we called them as kids). Most people still call it Armco for two reasons. The first is that, as Mamaw used to say, "Armco built this fucking town." She wasn't lying: Many of the city's best parks and facilities were bought with Armco dollars. Armco's people sat on the boards of many of the important local organizations, and it helped to fund the schools. And it employed thousands of Middletonians who, like my grandfather, earned a good wage despite a lack of formal education.
Armco earned its reputation through careful design. "Until the 1950s," writes Chad Berry in his book Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles, "the 'big four' employers of the Miami Valley region—Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati, Champion Paper and Fiber in Hamilton, Armco Steel in Middletown, and National Cash Register in Dayton—had had serene labor relations, partly because they . . . [hired] family and friends of employees who were once migrants themselves. For example, Inland Container, in Middletown, had 220 Kentuckyians on its payroll, 117 of whom were from Wolfe County alone." While labor relations no doubt had declined by the 1980s, much of the goodwill built by Armco (and similar companies) remained.
The other reason most still call it Armco is that Kawasaki was a Japanese company, and in a town full of World War II vets and their families, you'd have thought that General Tojo himself had decided to set up shop in southwest Ohio when the merger was announced. The opposition was mostly a bunch of noise. Even Papaw—who once promised he'd disown his children if they bought a Japanese car—stopped complaining a few days after they announced the merger. "The truth is," he told me, "that the Japanese are our friends now. If we end up fighting any of those countries, it'll be the goddamned Chinese."
The Kawasaki merger represented an inconvenient truth: Manufacturing in America was a tough business in the post-globalization world. If companies like Armco were going to survive, they would have to retool. Kawasaki gave Armco a chance, and Middletown's flagship company probably would not have survived without it.
Growing up, my friends and I had no clue that the world had changed. Papaw had retired only a few years earlier, owned stock in Armco, and had a lucrative pension. Armco Park remained the nicest, most exclusive recreation spot in town, and access to the private park was a status symbol: It meant that your dad (or grandpa) was a man with a respected job. It never occurred to me that Armco wouldn't be around forever, funding scholarships, building parks, and throwing free concerts.
Still, few of my friends had ambitions to work there. As small children, we had the same dreams that other kids did; we wanted to be astronauts or football players or action heroes. I wanted to be a professional puppy-player-wither, which at the time seemed eminently reasonable. By the sixth grade, we wanted to be veterinarians or doctors or preachers or businessmen. But not steelworkers. Even at Roosevelt Elementary—where, thanks to Middletown geography, most people's parents lacked a college education—no one wanted to have a blue-collar career and its promise of a respectable middle-class life. We never considered that we'd be lucky to land a job at Armco; we took Armco for granted.
Many kids seem to feel that way today. A few years ago I spoke with Jennifer McGuffey, a Middletown High School teacher who works with at-risk youth. "A lot of students just don't understand what's out there," she told me, shaking her head. "You have the kids who plan on being baseball players but don't even play on the high school team because the coach is mean to them. Then you have those who aren't doing very well in school, and when you try to talk to them about what they're going to do, they talk about AK. 'Oh, I can get a job at AK. My uncle works there.' It's like they can't make the connection between the situation in this town and the lack of jobs at AK." My initial reaction was: How could these kids not understand what the world was like? Didn't they notice their town changing before their very eyes? But then I realized: We didn't, so why would they?
For my grandparents, Armco was an economic savior—the engine that brought them from the hills of Kentucky into America's middle class. My grandfather loved the company and knew every make and model of car built from Armco steel. Even after most American car companies transitioned away from steel-bodied cars, Papaw would stop at used-car dealerships whenever he saw an old Ford or Chevy. "Armco made this steel," he'd tell me. It was one of the few times that he ever betrayed a sense of genuine pride.
Despite that pride, he had no interest in my working there: "Your generation will make its living with their minds, not their hands," he once told me. The only acceptable career at Armco was as an engineer, not as a laborer in the weld shop. A lot of other Middletown parents and grandparents must have felt similarly: To them, the American Dream required forward momentum. Manual labor was honorable work, but it was their generation's work—we had to do something different. To move up was to move on. That required going to college.
And yet there was no sense that failing to achieve higher education would bring shame or any other consequences. The message wasn't explicit; teachers didn't tell us that we were too stupid or poor to make it. Nevertheless, it was all around us, like the air we breathed: No one in our families had gone to college; older friends and siblings were perfectly content to stay in Middletown, regardless of their career prospects; we knew no one at a prestigious out-of-state school; and everyone knew at least one young adult who was underemployed or didn't have a job at all.
In Middletown, 20 percent of the public high school's entering freshmen won't make it to graduation. Most won't graduate from college. Virtually no one will go to college out of state. Students don't expect much from themselves, because the people around them don't do very much. Many parents go along with this phenomenon. I don't remember ever being scolded for getting a bad grade until Mamaw began to take an interest in my grades in high school. When my sister or I struggled in school, I'd overhear things like "Well, maybe she's just not that great at fractions," or "J.D.'s more of a numbers kid, so I wouldn't worry about that spelling test."
There was, and still is, a sense that those who make it are of two varieties. The first are lucky: They come from wealthy families with connections, and their lives were set from the moment they were born. The second are the meritocratic: They were born with brains and couldn't fail if they tried. Because very few in Middletown fall into the former category, people assume that everyone who makes it is just really smart. To the average Middletonian, hard work doesn't matter as much as raw talent.
It's not like parents and teachers never mention hard work. Nor do they walk around loudly proclaiming that they expect their children to turn out poorly. These attitudes lurk below the surface, less in what people say than in how they act. One of our neighbors was a lifetime welfare recipient, but in between asking my grandmother to borrow her car or offering to trade food stamps for cash at a premium, she'd blather on about the importance of industriousness. "So many people abuse the system, it's impossible for the hardworking people to get the help they need," she'd say. This was the construct she'd built in her head: Most of the beneficiaries of the system were extravagant moochers, but she—despite never having worked in her life—was an obvious exception.
People talk about hard work all the time in places like Middletown. You can walk through a town where 30 percent of the young men work fewer than twenty hours a week and find not a single person aware of his own laziness. During the 2012 election cycle, the Public Religion Institute, a left-leaning think tank, published a report on working-class whites. It found, among other things, that working-class whites worked more hours than college-educated whites. But the idea that the average working-class white works more hours is demonstrably false.13 The Public Religion Institute based its results on surveys—essentially, they called around and asked people what they thought.14The only thing that report proves is that many folks talk about working more than they actually work.
Of course, the reasons poor people aren't working as much as others are complicated, and it's too easy to blame the problem on laziness. For many, part-time work is all they have access to, because the Armcos of the world are going out of business and their skill sets don't fit well in the modern economy. But whatever the reasons, the rhetoric of hard work conflicts with the reality on the ground. The kids in Middletown absorb that conflict and struggle with it.
In this, as in so much else, the Scots-Irish migrants resemble their kin back in the holler. In an HBO documentary about eastern Kentucky hill people, the patriarch of a large Appalachian family introduces himself by drawing strict lines between work acceptable for men and work acceptable for women. While it's obvious what he considers "women's work," it's not at all clear what work, if any, is acceptable for him. Apparently not paid employment, since the man has never worked a paying job in his life. Ultimately, the verdict of his own son is damning: "Daddy says he's worked in his life. Only thing Daddy's worked is his goddamned ass. Why not be straight about it, Pa? Daddy was an alcoholic. He would stay drunk, he didn't bring food home. Mommy supported her young'uns. If it hadn't been for Mommy, we'd have been dead."15
Alongside these conflicting norms about the value of blue-collar work existed a massive ignorance about how to achieve white-collar work. We didn't know that all across the country—and even in our hometown—other kids had already started a competition to get ahead in life. During first grade, we played a game every morning: The teacher would announce the number of the day, and we'd go person by person and announce a math equation that produced the number. So if the number of the day was four, you could announce "two plus two" and claim a prize, usually a small piece of candy. One day the number was thirty. The students in front of me went through the easy answers—"twenty-nine plus one," "twenty-eight plus two," "fifteen plus fifteen." I was better than that. I was going to blow the teacher away.
When my turn came, I proudly announced, "Fifty minus twenty." The teacher gushed, and I received two pieces of candy for my foray into subtraction, a skill we'd learned only days before. A few moments later, while I beamed over my brilliance, another student announced, "Ten times three." I had no idea what that even meant. Times? Who was this guy?
The teacher was even more impressed, and my competitor triumphantly collected not two but three pieces of candy. The teacher spoke briefly of multiplication and asked if anyone else knew such a thing existed. None of us raised a hand. For my part, I was crushed. I returned home and burst into tears. I was certain my ignorance was rooted in some failure of character. I just felt stupid.
It wasn't my fault that until that day I had never heard the word "multiplication." It wasn't something I'd learned in school, and my family didn't sit around and work on math problems. But to a little kid who wanted to do well in school, it was a crushing defeat. In my immature brain, I didn't understand the difference between intelligence and knowledge. So I assumed I was an idiot.
I may not have known multiplication that day, but when I came home and told Papaw about my heartbreak, he turned it into triumph. I learned multiplication and division before dinner. And for two years after that, my grandfather and I would practice increasingly complex math once a week, with an ice cream reward for solid performance. I would beat myself up when I didn't understand a concept, and storm off, defeated. But after I'd pout for a few minutes, Papaw was always ready to go again. Mom was never much of a math person, but she took me to the public library before I could read, got me a library card, showed me how to use it, and always made sure I had access to kids' books at home.
In other words, despite all of the environmental pressures from my neighborhood and community, I received a different message at home. And that just might have saved me.


Garrett C. Schneider (MFA '10) has been selected for Fox Valley Repertory's Inaugural Collider Project, which will take place during the St. Charles' Summer Theater Festival in July. Through the project, Schneider will be partnered with area scientists to further develop his play CLOCKWORK CHILD. Read more about The Collider New Play Project and Schneider's new play at broadwayworld.com.


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Ernesto Terra (born 28 May 1978) is an Italian footballer who plays for Monte San Giovanni Campano.

Career
Terra started his career at Eccellenza side Renato Curi. He then played 5 seasons for Sere C1 side Sora. In 2003, he was signed by Calcio Catania by spent next two seasons on loan at Serie B for Pescara and Atalanta. In 2006, he was signed by Arezzo of Serie B. On 30 July 2010, he was signed for free by Sorrento after being released by Arezzo.

External links
http://aic.football.it/scheda/4639/terra-ernesto.htm
http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/56404.shtml

Italian footballers
Serie B players
Catania S.S.D. players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Atalanta B.C. players
S.S. Arezzo players
F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. players
A.S.D. Sorrento players
Association football defenders
People from Teramo
1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from the Province of Teramo
Footballers from Abruzzo

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OUT OF MIND » SOLAR & PLANETARY ALERTS » EARTH CHANGES » More mysterious holes discovered under shifting Mount Baldy dune, Indiana By Laron
More mysterious holes discovered under shifting Mount Baldy dune, Indiana By Laron
1 More mysterious holes discovered under shifting Mount Baldy dune, Indiana By Laron on Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:00 pm
More mysterious holes discovered under shifting Mount Baldy dune, Indiana
By Laron
Via The Watchers, 2 December 2014
Six new mysterious holes have been discovered in the shifting sands of Mount Baldy since last summer when a big hole swallowed a 6-year old boy who remained buried under 3.3 meters (11 feet) of sediment for several hours until he was rescued.
A year after, scientists still don't have the answers on what causes this holes to form on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, USA.
US National Park Service officially closed the Mount Baldy area due to hazardous conditions and the location remains closed until further notice.
So far, scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Indiana University Geological Survey have identified six unstable areas, including 80 by 30 meters (263 by 99 foot) area where most of the collapses have occurred.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did a preliminary survey of the dune last August using ground penetrating radar and additional data. They discovered several "anomalies" but never determined what they might be.
EPA offered working hypothesis that natural (trees and brush) or anthropogenic (structures or debris) materials were buried by the rapid landward movement of the dune during the late 1900s. The age of the materials and the wet conditions during the spring of 2013 may have forced these materials to become unstable, collapsing and creating openings to the surface.
"There were trees growing, there were houses built, and now they've been covered by the dune. So now the whole shape of the old Mount Baldy from the 1930s is gone, and it's a different dune." Bill Mohaghan, Indiana Geological Survey
New holes on top of Mount Baldy. (NPS Collection)
Professor Erin Argyilan, from Indiana University Northwest, visited the place as one of the investigators and said that Mount Baldy is the only place she has ever heard of sudden and deep holes appearing in the sand dune, which disappear almost as quickly. Argyilan says there may be a connection to the trees that Mount Baldy buried as it moved closer to the land in the past few decades.
"There's been so much disturbance at the lakefront. We have a harbor structure at Michigan City that blocks the natural transport of sand to Mt. Baldy, so the system is what we call sand-starved, and when that happens, plus high visitor activity – people running up and down the dune – what you do is you destabilize the vegetation and trees that were here, and the sand begins to move and migrate." Professor Ern Argyilan, IU Northwest
Unlike the forested dunes, Mount Baldy is moving and waves from Lake Michigan keep bringing new sand deposits, allowing its movement to continue.
The Mount Baldy dune has moved about 120 meters (394 feet) in the past 70 years. Some scientists have speculated that massive sand blowing may have occurred due to steady drops in the level of Lake Michigan around the turn of the 20th century. Since that time, greater shoreline erosion have prevented the dune from regaining its plant cover, mostly caused by nearby harbor infrastructure and impact of hundreds of thousands of visitors that visit location every year and destroy plant cover.
Mount Baldy Dune Investigation (National park Service)
Featured image: Hole found on top of Mount Baldy. (NPS Collection)
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Q: Starting application on C2DM message i have an app that sends a c2dm message to another device, I am wondering how could I start a certain activity or application when the c2dm message is recieved? Can I send an intent to do this in a c2dm message or is there a better way to do this?

A: Put this code where you handle the incoming message from C2DM.
Intent myActivity = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
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Be sure, you have declared your activity in manifest.

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Review and photos: Adrianne Lenker conjures the infinite at sold-out Cedar Cultural Center show
by Lydia Moran · February 22, 2019
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Adrianne Lenker at the Cedar Cultural Center, 2019. (Mary Mathis/MPR)
Last night, Adrianne Lenker played a sold-out show at the Cedar Cultural Center with special guest Luke Temple. The crowd were seated throughout the night in front of the elevated stage, and I quickly understood why as I let the sounds wash over me without the constant distraction of moving around to get a better view. Lenker stepped on stage with a porcelain mug in her hand (along with the acoustic guitar that would serve as her only instrument for the night) and crouched under the microphone to take a few sips, smiling mischievously out into the crowd.
"I like ending the tour in Minnesota because I can just go home to my grandparents' house," she confessed. "My family's here, so it's good to be home."
Lenker's voice is not easy to categorize. It is at once haunting and perfectly clear. In preparation for the show, I spent time reading through the lyrics of her latest release, abysskiss, but quickly realized I could understand almost every word precisely as she sung them live. Her lyrics follow a string of intuitive connections and her melodies are deceptively understated. There is a quality to her voice and performance that goes a layer deeper than excellent songwriting.
She wrote her first song when she was eight years old and living in the suburbs of Minneapolis. She had spent the majority of her well-documented childhood moving from place to place around the Midwest. At 12, she moved in with her father, also a musician, in a downtown Minneapolis apartment.
"He's a songwriter and he would spend so many nights getting in these trances on the guitar or piano where he wouldn't want to stop," she told Pitchfork about her father. "That meditation — where the most important thing was following the path of inspiration and getting everything you can before it disappears — really seeped into me." Lenker's father taught her how to play guitar chords and eventually had her playing open mic nights around the Twin Cities as early as age 12.
"My dad was basically my manager from ages 13 to 16," she told Pitchfork. "I was on this train towards becoming a child pop star. Not that I would have necessarily become a star, but that was the goal. It wasn't my goal, though, which I learned after making a couple records with producers and professional adult musicians. I just didn't know what my vision was at 13. "
By 21 she had moved to New York City, met guitarist Buck Meek and later formed the indie rock band Big Thief after releasing her first solo record Hours Were the Birds in 2014. Last fall she released abysskiss, which she notes as the culmination of songs written while on tour with Big Thief. It was recorded within a week in California in "this old, strange, wonky castle-like building that somebody built a bomb shelter in, like a tunnel," Lenker told Stereogum last fall.
Last night, she began the show by playing a few older tracks, opening the set with Big Thief's "Orange" and the title track off Hours Were The Birds before inviting collaborator Luke Temple back on stage for a block of songs from abysskiss. As the title suggests, this latest release is Lenker's exploration of the infinite and moments of death and loss within life.
The stories conveyed in her lyrics tunnel through these topics from multiple perspectives, ranging from that of a child birthed in a field to an old woman dying in her husband's arms. Yet her lyrics do not attempt to definitively answer any questions in regard to where life originates, and are instead concerned with the mechanics of the mystery itself. On "from," she asks whether an unborn baby will know where she comes from, exhaling the word "from" in a long powerful sigh a total of six times — emphasizing the state of being from somewhere cosmic, not necessarily what that place may be. "Please reveal the question to me," she sings on "womb," "let the answers leave."
Though the performance touched on heavy themes, Lenker and Temple still managed to add a layer of warmth. On "cradle" Temple carefully layered synths and what sounded like a faraway organ, and on "terminal paradise," a heavy reverb turned Lenker's voice into a beckoning chorus. Throughout the set, both musicians spent time carefully tuning their guitars. During one of these interludes, my friend leaned over to whisper something in my ear. "I feel like they're going through the process of connecting to another world when they tune," she said.
After announcing she had two more songs to play, Lenker's guitar started sounding funny, and tuning again she whispered into its soundhole, "Just two more songs left."
"I got this guitar when I was 14 at Willie's; you know Willie's?" The crowd cheered in acknowledgement. She returned to the stage for a two-song encore and ended with a powerful riff on the storied guitar, before bounding off the stage grinning.
Lydia Moran is a music and arts writer in Minneapolis.
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Accompany and assist assigned GUEST throughout the evening, providing companionship and any assistance they may need during the event; eat with guest and engage with them in conversation; encourage participation in dancing and other activities; minimum age of 16 for BUDDY volunteers.
Volunteers will interact with our guests by playing games and other activities, such as karaoke. Will encourage GUEST and maintain a fun atmosphere. Need to be able to stand for extended periods of time, be patient and sensitive to GUEST needs. Be ready to "cheer them on" and have a good time! Volunteers will assist guests with Limo rides, including entering and exiting the Limo, accompanying GUEST on their ride, and getting coats from coat check if needed. Volunteers will monitor the dance floor and the perimeter and invite guests to dance and engage with them.
Warmly greet guests and sign them in; ensure that guest is matched with BUDDY; Greet volunteers and Buddies when they arrive, check IDs as needed, provide them with their name badges and direct them to their team leader. Also, provide directions main event spaces, activities & restrooms as needed. Greeters will show kindness & love to all our guests as they enter all areas of our buildings.
As guests and parents arrive, volunteers will greet them and offer to take their coat. Volunteers will work at a station/room with coat racks using a number and/or color coded system to store all coats and return them to the guests at the end of the night.
This team will have the privilege of being the "first touch" as they greet/assist our guests and serve the drivers by directing traffic/parking at the beginning and end of the event. Maintain a parking pattern and direct traffic for easy vehicle entry and exit. Maintain open fire and emergency lanes. Determine designated areas for volunteer parking and guest parking. Operate volunteer shuttle if needed.
beverages in the main event space and in the Respite Room. Volunteers will serve food to guests in main event space and Respite Room (for family and/or caretakers), be knowledgeable about the items and assist guests in finding what they would like (especially if they have dietary restrictions or allergies) and refill food, drinks and snacks. They will also do clean-up during the event (i.e. clear tables), and must be willing to be on their feet for several hours.
Volunteers will celebrate our guests and their families as they enter/exit the red carpet area, manage flow of traffic and cheer them on to make them feel welcomed.
Team members will be doing touch ups and simple prom hair styles (about 10 minutes per GUEST). Volunteers need to have experience with straightening/curling hair. They will be standing the majority of the evening and serving guests with quick makeup applications and touch ups. Volunteers should arrive at the designated time and assist set-up team with the salon area and welcome each guest to a salon station, chatting with them while you pamper them and make them feel special.
Shining will take place most of the evening. Volunteers need to be able to kneel to shine shoes. Training will be provided on site.
Spend time with guests who may have become over-stimulated on the dance floor or in other areas of the prom; interact with them and participate in sensory activities or simply providing them with some quiet time and low-key activities, such as arts and crafts.
This event is specifically for the parents/caregivers of our guests. Love on the parents/caretakers by serving food, spending time getting to know them and being available to pray with them. Help to coordinate special services (i.e. massages, etc).
Bathroom attendants will help guests find the restroom, and offer assistance in the restroom if needed. Volunteers will assist with washing and drying hands, making sure clothing is straightened, etc. They will NOT assist with toileting.
Volunteers will help to put together the take-away gifts prior to the event. They will also manage gifts during the event, helping each guest collect their favor to take home.
Walk around and monitor the main event space and outdoor areas, making sure exits are not blocked and all areas remain wheelchair accessible. Assist with any maintenance/janitorial items as needed during event. Help to ensure a safe and secure environment for guests and volunteers.
Volunteers will take down decorations, tables, chairs, etc. and clean up the event space. If this is the volunteer's only participation, no background check is needed. Some heavy lifting may be required. Volunteer must be available on Saturday, February 10th.


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Link Discovery is a task of central importance when creating Linked Datasets. Two challenges need to be addressed when carrying out link discovery: The quadratic a-priori runtime complexity of this task demands the development of time-efficient approaches for linking large datasets. Second, the need for accuracy demands the development of generic approaches that can detect correct and complete sets of links. Third, the development of benchmarks that test the ability of instance matching techniques and tools is crucial for identifying and addressing the technical difficulties and challenges in this domain. In this tutorial, we aim to help the audience when faced with all three challenges. First, we will provide an overview of existing solutions for link discovery. Then, we will look into some of the state-of-art algorithms for the rapid execution of link discovery tasks. In particular, we will focus on algorithms which guarantee result completeness. Then, we will present algorithms for the detection of complete and correct sets of links. Here, our focus will be on supervised, active and unsupervised machine learning algorithms. Last, we will discuss existing instance matching benchmarks for Linked Data and We will conclude the tutorial by providing hands-on experience with one of the most commonly used link discovery frameworks, Limes.


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Release Date: March 10th, 2015
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White-Haired Witch
Review Date April 7th, 2015 by Matthew Hartman
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TECH SPECS & RELEASE DETAILS
Video Resolution/Codec: AVC
Release Country:United States
English Descriptive Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles/Captions: English
Special Features: Making of, Original Trailer, Previews
Movie Studio: Well Go USA
Story Review Storyline: Our Reviewer's Take
Reviewing movies is like being on a jury for a trial. You have to piece together all of the evidence at hand to come to a verdict. The evidence you have to look at comes in the form of story structure, writing, directing, editing, performances - even visual effects can be a deciding factor in the final estimate of a particular film. On its surface 'White-Haired Witch' is a beautiful sweeping historical epic fantasy film filled with action, love, and intrigue. Unfortunately when you dig into the film, none of these elements come together in a way that creates a meaningful story.
The film opens with a thrilling fight sequence staged on a precariously balancing rock. The fight is in fact a game, a character study to see which warrior is worthy of becoming the new head of the Wudang temple. By sacrificing himself for the greater good during the tournament, Zhuo Yihang played by Xiaoming Huang earns the respect of his master and is named the new head. Part of his duties is to carry out a mission to deliver "the red pills" to the Emperor at this palace.
And it's right about this point that things just get entirely too confusing. This film, even as a fantasy picture complete with wirework acrobatics and stylized fight sequences, aims to ground itself in a historical context. In 1620, the Emperor was poisoned - presumably by the red pills and the ensuing chaos throughout China lead to wars, famine, plagues, and numerous acts of treason. Unless you know a thing or two about Chinese history, much of this is going to go over your head - as it did mine. In fact I actually had to look up a lot of the information this film tried to present just to get an idea of what's going on. And that's where this movie unfortunately fails, you shouldn't have to look up history to enjoy a film.
This is in part because of some rather clunky editing. This movie's drive seems to be to move from one incredibly choreographed fight sequence to the next with little thought or motivation as to how to get there or how to make it fit within the structure of the overall narrative. The young warrior princess Lian Niching played by Bingbing Fan (X-Men: Days of Future Past) is trying to force the hand of a local governor to open up food supplies to the starving people outside his fort. It just so happens that this tyrannical governor is the uncle of Yihang, who ends up working as a healer, helping Niching treat her people who have been infected by the plague.
Yihang then finds himself at the center of a war that threatens to ingulf Wudang and Niching's cult and spoil their budding romance. If this review is starting to sound a bit sprawling, it's because this movie is just that way; sprawling. It's entirely too much story with too many characters and players to be contained within a 140 minute run time. that isn't to say this isn't an interesting movie. After all I did go so far as to look up what details I could about the actual history of these events, but it is outright confusing if you don't already have at least a cursory knowledge.
Then you have the numerous action sequences. Maintaining the fantasy effect, several of them are punctuated with a fair amount of CGI trickery. Most of the time this is okay since it serves the nature of the movie well. However, the film's climax appears to have been shot entirely in front of a green screen giving it a 'Sin City' feel albeit with a lot more color, but it feels odd and out of place considering the immense practical effects and detailed production design on display throughout the rest of the film.
'White-Haired Witch ' is a movie that looks and feels longer than this particular cut of the film. I wasn't able to discover whether or not there is in fact a longer, more complete cut of the film out there, but there should be if there isn't one. It's a movie where after every awkward jump cut to a new scene or location, I wanted to know more about what was going on because it felt like at one time there was more to be seen. But as it is for this particular cut, it's a tough one to suggest for anyone that isn't already a fan of martial arts films. I want to recommend this more than I do, but with the evidence at hand, I'm left to say it's for fans only.
The Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats
'White-Haired Witch' arrives on Blu-ray via Well Go USA on a BD50 disc. Housed in a standard Blu-ray case with dust sleeve that mirrors the same cover artwork, the disc opens with a trio of trailers for other Well Go releases that can't be skipped, only fast forwarded through. In the technical details, it lists the aspect ratio as 16:9, but it's in fact closet to 2.35:1.
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Audio Formats:
Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1
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Making of, Original Trailer, Previews
'White-Haired Witch' comes to beautiful, colorful life in this AVC 2.35:1 1080p presentation. Color is certainly on display here, from the opening credits to the climatic battle, they have real and steady pop to them. Flesh tones also maintain a nice natural tone to them. Detail is exquisite for the vast majority of the films. CGI effects come and go and have this flat lifeless feel to them, that's largely because this was a major 3D release in China, and presented here in 2D, they feel out of place.
Because this movie was originally intended to be in 3D, there is a fantastic sense of depth throughout. Black levels and shadows are nice and even as well giving way to a nice dimensional effect to the visuals. For many of the fight sequences, it made me wish this disc included a 3D presentation option - I imagine it would be quite a thrill.
Audio Review
'White-Haired Witch' arrives with a robust DTS-HD MA 5.1 Mandarin audio track. Levels and mixing are top notch as dialogue is never lost over the rousing score or the abundant sound effects. The track also makes fantastic use of the surround channels, from the action scenes to the calm quiet moments there is a feeling of presence and subtle sounds to keep the imaging lively and exciting. Given it's recent vintage, there aren't any hisses, pops or dropouts to spoil the track.
There isn't a dubbed English track present on this disc, so the English subtitles do a fine job with the dialoge and the embedded information text that flashes on screen from time to time. All around a great audio track that complements this martial arts action film.
Making Of: These are a series of six behind the scenes features that cover everything from the cast, to the fight choreography, to the film's ultimate debut.
Huang Xiaoming (HD 20:04) The actor reflects on the course of his career that lead him to this film. Showcases a lot of behind the scenes footage including aerial stunt work and a vicious on-set injury that fractured his foot and toes in multiple places.
Jiangsu Heroes (HD 20:04) This is a fun feature that gives the supporting cast of bad guys a little more time to talk about their characters, motivations and the difficulty of shooting fight sequences.
Wudang Swordsman (HD 20:04) This feature details more about the motivations of Yihang and the role his character plays through the film and the differences between his mythological counterpart.
Arrival of the Witch (HD 20:04) This is an interview with actress Bingbing Fan and her layered character. She talks about the stunt work but also how the director added more to her character to flesh her role out within the story.
Nirvana After 100 Rebirths (HD 20:04) This feature covers the genesis of the story told by the writers and director of the film and their struggles to get the film made.
The Debut (HD 20:04) This one covers a lot of the same material as before, but it's also a culmination piece to showcase where all this work has gone including press work and views of the premier.
Original Trailer (1:39): This trailer does a pretty decent job of explaining what's going on in the film. It automatically continues to show the previews that were seen when the disc loads.
It's really hard to review a movie that you really want to like, but ultimately don't. You can go out of your way to find little things here and there to praise, but in the end - if they don't add up to a compelling story, they just don't make for a good movie. Sadly 'White-Haired Witch' falls because what I imagine is an abundance of cut footage. Scenes feel longer then presented and it makes me hope there is a different cut to enjoy. As it rests here, while Well Go USA has put together a beautiful HD transfer, a thrilling audio track, and an hour's worth of interesting behind the scenes footage - the movie itself just isn't that great. This is one for the fans I'm afraid.
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Ups and downs of Princeton sports with Jerry Price
By Christina Gaspar
Oceanside, Calif.
Jerry Price, who currently serves as Princeton's Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Athletic Communications, used to view Princeton sports from the outside, covering the school's teams for both The Trenton Times and The Princeton Packet. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania, he was hired by Princeton in 1994 and became the voice of Princeton's sports teams.
His love for writing was evident when describing his journalistic career during a recent interview with the Princeton Summer Journal. But his career path changed when he switched gears and entered the world of public-relations. "Honestly? The money was better than at the paper," he explained.
Price is the man who knows the stats for Princeton's varsity teams and can give a response quickly. At Princeton, student-athletes have to perform at a high academic level while competing vigorously in their sport. As Price explained, "The academic index requirements, including grades and test scores, is harder for the Ivy Leagues. The athletes recruited have to hit the target based on the non-athletes of the freshman class." Or in much more blunt words, as Price put it, "You can't just go and recruit any idiot off the street you want."
Price manages "TigerBlog," which highlights the achievements of Princeton's athletic teams. One achievement that impressed Price was the success of last year's women's basketball team, which was undefeated until they lost against Maryland in the NCAA tournament. Price was less enthusiastic about the men's hockey team, admitting that the team is currently struggling.
When asked where he saw himself in 15 years, Price seemed to wander off into a storm of thoughts. "How old do you think I am?" he asked, adding, "I would really like to write a book."
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Solidarity Saturday by ek hornbeck
Which Side Are You On? by ek hornbeck
A Revolutionary Speech by the Secretary of Defense
By Jacob Freeze in Iraq
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking at West Point today…
In my opinion, any future Defense Secretary who advises the President to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it."
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wasn't just cobbling together yet another version of the wishy-washy "Powell Doctrine" enunciated once upon a time by the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell, with all its easily miscontrued conditions: Is a vital national security interest threatened? Do we have a clear attainable objective?
Yes, of course the Vietcong, the Taliban, Saddam Hussein, penguins, liberals, and lolcats threaten vital national security interests!
This shit meant nothing, not even to the whore/general who dreamed it up and then turned into a cheerleader for invading Iraq, the Land of Imaginary Weapons of Mass Destruction!
But there isn't nearly as much wiggle-room about a big American army in Asia!
Or Africa!
Or the Middle East!
"Don't go there!"
And after enunciating the "Gates Doctrine," Gates launched a full-tilt attack on the bureaucratic imbecility of the Pentagon!
To find inspiring work for its young officers after combat deployments, the Army must encourage unusual career detours, Mr. Gates said, endorsing graduate study, teaching or duty in a policy research institute, Congressional office or other branch of government. The defense secretary urged the cadets to master foreign languages and cultures.
Mr. Gates said his main worry was that the Army might not overcome institutional bias that favored traditional career paths. He urged the service to "break up the institutional concrete, its bureaucratic rigidity in its assignments and promotion processes, in order to retain, challenge, and inspire its best, brightest, and most-battled tested young officers to lead the service in the future."
Master foreign languages and cultures!
War as a liberal art!
What next? A Department of Peace, and an honest citizen for President instead of a cowardly, sadistic thug like George W. Bush, or a sociopathic con-man like Barack Obama?
Afghanistan, Robert Gates, Vietnam
100th Wild Wild Left Radio – Koch Fiend World & More!
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Solidarity Saturday
Tomorrow, Saturday, starting at noon there will be solidarity rallies for Wisconson workers at every Statehouse in America as well as some other locations. Moveon.org has this handy tool that will help you find one close to you.
If you happen to have a cheesehead it would certainly be appropriate and how many times can you say that? Moveon suggests Badger colors (red and white) perhaps because red is a labor color, I don't think Packer green and gold would be out of place either (they are unionized and currently in negotiations with management).
I do seriously encourage any who can to take the time and attend. It is my hope that this will be as large as the demonstrations in favor of immigration and against the war in Iraq.
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Below the fold a message from Bob Fertik of Democracy.com.
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New Zealand earthquake: 'slim chance' of further survivors
Emergency services continue earthquake rescue efforts but no survivors found in last 24 hours
Toby Manhire in Christchurch
The Guardian, Friday 25 February 2011
As the death toll from Tuesday's earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, continues to rise, the authorities have admitted that the chances of finding further survivors are increasingly slim.
With 113 people confirmed dead, including two babies, and more than 200 people still missing, civil defence minister John Carter said: "We're still hopeful, but it's getting less and less likely."
The bleak warning came as one of two Britons confirmed dead in the quake was named as Gregory Tobin, 25, a chef, from Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Tobin had been on a round-the-world trip and was believed to have been working temporarily at a garage in Christchurch. One tribute on his Facebook page read: "Such a nice guy and at such a young age."
Is Barack Obama a Sociopathic Con-Man?
By Jacob Freeze in Barack Obama
Better Than You island doesn't exist. And if it does it's full of idiots, looking over their shoulder for the next idiot to arrive.
Supporting freedom overseas, but not at home
By gjohnsit in Teaching
The president supports a liberation movement overseas, one in which local labor unions played a key roll.
Meanwhile, labor unions are being crushed here at home and Washington politicians are largely hostile to citizens standing up for their rights.
As Ted Rall put it: If irony were money, we'd all be rich.
Am I talking about Egypt and Wisconsin today? I could be, but I'm not.
Instead I'm talking about events that happened two and three decades ago.
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The president supports a liberation movement overseas, one in which local labors unions played a key roll.
Instead I'm talking about events that happens two and three decades ago.
The one certainty in American politics is that freedom overseas is generally supported, but rarely supported when it means the people the politicians actually represent.
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Today:the game of musical chairs and the myth of modernity……


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MANGA: Moto Yakuza ga BL Sakka ni Nattarashii
Moto Yakuza ga BL Sakka ni Nattarashii – Noda Nonda
A fearless Yakuza named Sudou decides to leave his life of crime when he finds out his clan is disbanding. However, his strong sense of justice and huge tattoos intefere with this goal, and he struggles to keep any job he finds.
That is, until an ex-underling gives him the idea to start writing manga.
After becoming a big hit on social media, a company scouts him, and he… somehow ends up working in the BL department?!
Because this ex-Yakuza doesn't know the first thing about BL, a cool-headed, sadistic editor starts to coach him — thus beginning a tough, hands-on training regime…??
From the classic manga about manga Bakuman, I learned how closely and hands-on editors work with mangaka. It Seems That a Former Yakuza Became a BL Writer takes that relationship further to very effective (and hilarious) results.
Ex-yakuza Sudou ventured into manga after several failed attempts at a normal job. His work was picked up by a bitch-faced editor, Hirose, who intimidated even the veteran yakuza who thought he looked like an assassin. He was suggested to create BL manga, but after multiple rejections, Hirose recommended they do a roleplay with the two of them pretending to be lovers to produce more realistic emotions on page. Would Sudou, who has never done it with a guy, bite the bullet?
Editors go the extra mile for their authors, but this is ridiculous! Sudou was determined to make it as a mangaka, and our boy sacrificed his virgin ass for the cause. It worked spectacularly, so every time writer's block hits, guess what they do.
My favorite thing about this is how the romance crept into the story. We're given Sudou's POV, and through his eyes, Hirose was mostly seen as a hard-to-read, cold bastard doing a job. Then scattered throughout are one or two panels of Hirose's subtle reactions. I realized later it was a rather clever, convoluted way of making someone fall in love. Whether or not Hirose did it on purpose, I'm not sure, but it was hella cute!
I loved the two dorks but Hirose looks extra adorbs with his sharp eyes and eyebags.
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Kip O'Connor Mystery: Last Gasp – S.C. Wynne
Kip O'Connor lives a simple life in the little seaside town of Pearl Bay. Unless it's tourist season, things tend to be pretty peaceful. There is, however, one never ending source of irritation in the form of Police Chief Merrick Dawson.
Merrick is Kip's older brother's BFF, and nothing seems to bring Merrick more joy than nagging Kip about silly things. You'd think a Police Chief would have more important things to do than lecture Kip on parking tickets and picking up pet waste, but somehow Merrick always finds the time.
Kip decides to take an art class at the local community college, and he's annoyed to find Merrick has also enrolled in the course. The instructor takes a shine to Kip, and soon they become friends outside of class. Merrick warns Kip of the dangers of blurring those lines and befriending his teacher, but Kip is flattered by the attention.
When his art teacher is found stabbed through the forehead with a palette knife, Kip is determined to figure out who killed his new friend. Merrick naturally thinks Kip getting involved in the investigation is a horrible idea, but when has Kip ever listened to that irksome, pig-headed Merrick Dawson?
This is book one in my brand new Kip O'Connor M/M Cozy Mystery series. Each book has a cozy feel to it and there is a strong romantic story-line in each book. No on page steam but some mild violence. I hope you enjoy reading this series as much as I enjoy writing it.
Soundtrack: Please Notice
Artist: Christian Leave
Album: Hope
Kip O'Connor Mystery: Last Date – S.C. Wynne
Some dates are simply murder.
After barely surviving a terrifying stalker last month, Kip is reexamining his life choices. There's nothing like almost dying to make you take stock of things.
One bright spot is that the ever maddening Merrick Dawson has stopped following him around picking on him. Merrick has begun dating Peter Harris, who by all accounts is a wonderful guy. Peter is nice. He's handsome. He's downright annoyingly perfect.
When Kip is asked out on a romantic sunset cruise by one of Pearl Cove's most eligible bachelors, he decides he has nothing to lose. Unless he wants to spend the rest of his days alone, he needs to be proactive about finding love.
But when Kip shows up for the cruise, instead of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, he finds his date dead.
This is book two in my Kip O'Connor M/M Cozy Mystery series. Each book has a cozy feel to it and there is a strong romantic (slow burn) storyline in each book. No on-page steam but some mild violence.
Soundtrack: Longshot
Artist: Catfish and the Bottlemen
Album: The Balance
Kip O'Connor Mystery: Last Chance – S.C. Wynne
Wait just a minute. A whole month has passed and no one has been murdered in Pearl Cove?
Things are settling down in Pearl Cove as Kip and Merrick fumble their way through a new relationship. There's no denying the two men have deep feelings for each other, but trust issues can play havoc when people don't communicate well.
When Kip's office manager, Helen, has her home burgled, but nothing is stolen, the Pearl Cove PD has little interest in solving the case. Kip, Charlene, and Helen decide a little amateur sleuthing couldn't hurt anything.
Not surprisingly, Police Chief Dawson doesn't agree. He wholeheartedly disapproves of his boyfriend's plan to nab the trespasser. But if the police won't do anything, Kip isn't about to turn his back on his friend.
In fact, it's rather fun to play detective… until the thief tries to murder them.
This is book three in my Kip O'Connor M/M Cozy Mystery series. Each book has a cozy feel to it and there is a strong romantic storyline in each book. No on-page graphic steam, but some mild violence.
Album: Care for You
Artist: Ryan Ashley
Kip O'Connor Mystery is your typical cozy mystery. Small town, quirky characters, frenemy cop later boyfriend, and of course, murder. The dynamics between Kip and Police Chief Merrick Dawson reminded me of Josh Lanyon's style, except this is much better. Merrick is more likable and less an asshole than most Josh Lanyon love interests.
I say this is typical, but this turned out to be my favorite S.C. Wynne series. The author picked a great narrator, James Woodrich, whose delivery suited the story to a T and made Kip's personality shine. I also liked how he voiced Merrick's character, charming, a bit arrogant but always protective of Kip, level-headed and stern when in cop mode.
Kip's fantastic in his down-to-earth ways. His character wasn't overly quirky or introverted, for which I'm glad as too many cozies tend to lean towards those. He's an average joe who seeks contentment and a simple life. What made me love Kip is that he's kind-hearted, loyal, and always willing to help his friends, who are also his employees. He runs a thriving dog-walking business and likes dogs so much, he volunteered a lot of pro-bono training hours just so a dog wouldn't end up in the pound. And I was super amused at how spectacularly oblivious he was about Merrick.
Kip and Merrick had an antagonistic relationship since childhood. Merrick is Kip's older brother Thomas's best friend, who tormented him as a child. As years passed, Merrick's feelings changed, but Kip's has not, and this led to the running gag in the first two books, where everyone knows, hints are thrown, but Kip fails to pick up or entertain because memories of bullying were hard to shake off.
I'm not sure how to feel about Kip's family and friends waving the trauma aside and proclaiming Merrick's the best guy for him. However, present-day Merrick is genuinely contrite, so I wasn't too hard on him. I loved how effectively the author created the USTs and squee factor between the two MCs, even if most of how Merrick felt was only relayed to Kip, who had a hard time believing. It took spelling out for our boy to realize what was pretty obvious to everyone. Trust is an issue but they're working on it.
The mysteries were intriguing, with a lot of red herrings thrown in. For the first two books, Last Gasp and Last Date, Kip is directly connected to the murder victims. One is his art teacher. The second is his Valentine's Day date. I like that he didn't do amateur sleuthing here because it wouldn't have felt natural, given Kip's situation.
In the third book, Last Chance, his employee Charlene is burgled, and due to police neglect, Kip, Charlene, and another employee, Helen, are forced to do some amateur sleuthing. They crossed paths with some horrible people but there is a nice little resolution for Charlene at the end.
One of the conflicts between the MCs is about police behavior. Kip's encounters with the cops were usually unpleasant. Merrick is understandably defensive of his cops, but Kip had a point about them not doing their jobs properly and/or jumping the gun too often. However, the great thing about these two is that they might bicker and miscommunicate, but they do make it a point to talk, eventually.
Kip O' Connor Mystery is as cozy and entertaining as promised. Add to it the adorable doggy antics, and boy, do I want to work for Red Leash! Kip's a super cool boss and my spirit animal in bleeding hearts for strays department. He'd be awesome to have as a friend too. All in all, great books for curling up in a corner with a canine friend or two!
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Please Notice by Christian Leave for a book about a man who failed to notice his former bully was in love with him.
And baby when you sleep, do you dream of me?
And when you're awake, do you think of me?
I need to know, how do you feel?
'Cause baby when I sleep, I dream of you
And when I'm awake, that's all I do
Think about every detail you have
Do you notice when I get mad, I clench my jaw?
Do you notice when I get sad, I tend to fall?
Over my words, I say to you
'Cause I notice when you get mad, you close your eyes
And I notice when you are sad, you let out sighs
I need to know, are those sighs ever over me?
Soundtrack to Kip O'Connor Mystery: Last Date by S.C. Wynne
Longshot by Catfish and the Bottlemen for a book about a man took a chance and his frenemy who is now more than a friend and no longer the enemy.
Listen, the distance between us, could've took a while
Once we closed that difference, you'd turned up like a friend of mine
Every once in a while, the little things make me smile
As if one of our longshots paid off
One of our longshots paid off
Soundtrack to Kip O'Connor Mystery: Last Chance by S.C. Wynne
Care for You by Ryan Ashley for a book about two men, their tumultuous past, and a hard-won trust.
Baby I just wanna care for you
You know, that I just wanna care for you
Baby today, show me a way to your heart
Show me a way, show me a way to your heart
I can sense your resistance
I know that you've been hurt before
Can you respect my persistence
I'm ready to give so much more
I'm here
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Do you know how in love with you I am?
Do you see how in love with you I am?
Everything that you do, it makes my heart stop
Oh, it stops
Go, ahead and tell me you got all you want
Fiver says you're wrong
And I suppose you've come down to help me
Move things along
And we lapped it up and we're wise enough to know
How it goes, forgive me honey
But we're wise enough to know
'Cause we know this feeling all a little too well
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Add scenes to the reel
To the reel
Why we laughed it off and we're wise enough, who knows?
And it's by the by
If it makes those nights fly
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Once we closed that difference, you'd turn up like a friend of mine
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Six years ago, Jasper Des Moines traded in the only life he knew. In order to keep a promise and a secret, he walked from the only man he'd ever loved.
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New Slam Jam x Converse Collection Centers Around the Bosey MC
Converse and Slam Jam are about to embark on the second chapter of their collaboration, this time honing their efforts on a unique outdoor collection paying tribute to utility wear and the great classics of streetwear.
Historically, the two companies have consistently broken barriers in the world of culture and streetwear and will continue to do so through a directional collection reflecting Slam Jam's rebel approach towards the landscape. The campaign has been curated by Vancouver-born, New York-based art director Chris Glickman, renowned in the industry for his collaborations with Stüssy and Totokaelo. Here, he focuses on two efforts of the Converse Bosey MC and an accompanying apparel range. His distinct visual style is driven by a deeply contemplative creative methodology, resulting in a rich and decisive body of work. Inspiration arises from the technical arena and translates its most crucial elements into a new set of everyday life-driven assets.
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Half the carrots, chop the cauliflower, and roughly chop the sweet potato. Add the sweet potato to a pot of boiling water until they slide off of a fork once softened. Steam the carrots and cauliflower until tender.
Add sweet potatoes, cauliflower and carrots to a high speed blender with vegetable broth and almond milk. Poor back into a big pan, add spices and water and stir until combined.
Add more water to reduce thickness.


FOCUS, which is held every September at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, is the ultimate interior design event, showcasing products from around 600 prestigious luxury brands as well as hosting over 120 inspiring and immersive talks, demonstrations and workshops.
This year's show, which ran from 18 to 23 September, pulled in more visitors than ever before, cementing Chelsea Harbour's position as the premier destination for design professionals and enthusiasts looking to keep ahead of the curve. Topfloor was, as always, an exhibitor.
The show seems to up its game each year – this time, added attractions included delicious Spanish and Italian tapas at Salt Yard's pop-up restaurant in the North Dome, and a lavish party on Monday evening, at which we were entertained by a troupe of 22 Brazilian dancers.
For Topfloor, FOCUS is a wonderful opportunity to reach new potential clients from the world of luxury design and architecture – especially those from outside London and overseas, who make the trip to the capital for this important industry event. We're also happy to catch up with existing clients, of course, but many of them are more local and prefer to visit us before or after the show to avoid the crowds!
Our new Kaleidoscope collection, which was officially launched during FOCUS, proved a big hit with all our visitors. Inspired by the multi-coloured patterns of a child's kaleidoscope, the five bold designs each have distinct personalities.
It's not uncommon for our new collections to take six months or so to take off – perhaps because Topfloor tends to be a trend setter rather than a trend follower. Kaleidoscope, however, has had an instant impact; it quickly became clear that there is currently a voracious appetite for strong pattern and colour, as opposed to the muted monochromes that have dominated interior design of late.
Of course, vibrant colour and pattern are not suitable for every interior, so it's lucky that the sheer variety of styles in Topfloor's archive means we have something for everyone. Designs such as ELBA, ENVELOPE and EZ PZ, albeit a few years old now, still attracted a lot of attention during FOCUS. It just goes to show that Topfloor has an unrivalled ability to create design classics that stand the test of time!
Overall, FOCUS/16 was a success for Topfloor. Our showroom attracted a high level of visitors, several of whom were already at the specifying stage; one or two are now very close to placing an order.
We love the buzz and opportunity created by FOCUS and its sister show, London Design Week – they're a useful platform for debuting collections and a great way to reach a fresh new audience. At the same time, we prefer not to tie our product launches too closely to these events – our creative process works all year round, so whenever you choose to visit our showroom you can be sure there'll be something new and interesting to see.
To read more about the new Kaleidoscope collection, click here. To explore our designs or talk to us about a commission at a time that suits you, don't hesitate to contact us for an appointment.


When coming up with this recipe, I site plan cul ardeche didnt want to use quark or anything like that, as I hate the tangy taste it gives to pasta and the little stock trick I use for sauteing veggies without the need for oil, works wonders in this.
Make sure to keep all the brown bits from the bacon.
Toss until pasta is coated in sauce and cheese is melted.
Turn the heat on medium-high, and toss noodles with fat until very hot.Nice that it is fairly quick even counting getting the butternut ready.To make this a meal worthy of Valentines rencontre adulte bretagne Day, I just serve it with a loaf of good-quality charred Italian ciabatta, a crisp Caesar salad and a bottle of red wine romantic dinner, done!Did I achieve that.Gradually add roland garros echange billet the reserved cup cooking liquid (this ensures the egg doesn't scramble when you add it to the pasta) to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk.3.3.3077 (Visited 38,254 times, 12 visits today).But recently I learned a new method that I like a lot better.I was fairly confident in my decision post-ordering, and even as our dishes approached the table, I was still certain I made the right choice.In a small bowl, whisk yolks, salt and black pepper.
Season with salt and pepper and serve.This is an easy side dish that you can adapt to your personal preference.I also substituted laughing cow Asiago lite wedges for the Parmesan, I used two wedges only, Had fresh Parmesan for others to add on their own.Note: if your squash was large or smaller than the size I use (which was about 4 1/2 pounds please feel free to increase or decrease the amount of cheese, butteror heck even the bacon.There are a variety of different ways to make carbonara, but todays recipe is probably one of the most simple youll come across.


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Press Release May 21, 2015
Edward A. King – In Memoriam
It is with great sadness that Goodwin Procter announces the passing of our good friend and partner Edward A. King on May 20, 2015. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers go out to Ed's wife, children, family and friends during this difficult time.
Ed joined Goodwin from Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP in 2005. He was a 1994 graduate of Fitchburg State College and a 1997 graduate of New York University School of Law. He was a member of Goodwin's Technology and Life Sciences Group and a leader of the firm's public company committee.
Prior to pursuing his higher education degrees and his legal career, Ed served our country as a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Ed's sudden passing is an incredible loss to all of us who knew him and worked with him over the years. We will miss him dearly.


New Delhi, Nov 25: India on Friday strongly condemned the terror attack at a mosque in Egypt that claimed at least 270 lives.
"Government of India strongly condemns the heinous act of terrorism that has claimed innocent lives in Bir-al-Abed, North Sinai in Egypt today," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
"In this hour of tragedy, the government and the people of India stand by the government and the people of Egypt," he said.
"We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those affected in this attack. This incident is another stark reminder of the need to develop a global strategy to fight this menace of terrorism."
At least 270 people were killed and 109 others injured in a gory terror attack on a mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai region on Friday making it one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the country.


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Concord is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay. Concord is known as the 'Parklands Suburb' of the Inner West. Concord West is a separate suburb, to the north-west.
The suburb of Parklands
Concord has many parks, including:
-Queen Elizabeth Park (formerly known as 'Concord Park', renamed to honour Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Australia in 1954)
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Stargardt's disease is a rare form of macular degeneration that is not caused by aging or lifestyle factors. It is a genetic condition that a person is born with. Similar to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), symptoms of Stargardt's disease include problems with central vision. However, these symptoms start much earlier in life, usually before a person is 20 years old.
There is currently no known cure for Stargardt's disease, but scientists are working to develop treatments. If you have Stargardt's disease, your eye doctor might recommend wearing special sunglasses to reduce your exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. This can help prevent further damage to your eyes.


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Samsung to support 12 research projects for future science tech
All News 10:01 July 09, 2020
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's leading tech firm, said Thursday it has selected 12 research projects to help the country's efforts to secure future science technologies.
Samsung said it will provide 12.35 billion won (US$10.3 million) to 12 research projects in six areas. Since 2014, the company has been naming research themes that require more research for South Korea's technological competitive edge.
This year, the selected research fields include disruptive semiconductor technologies, next-generation self-emitting displays, cell treatments for incurable diseases and quantum computing.
All of the projects will be carried out by South Korean scientists, mostly from universities.
Through its foundation, Samsung announced in 2013 that it will support research projects in the areas of basic science, materials engineering and ICT solutions by endowing a total of 1.5 trillion won for 10 years.
Samsung Science & Technology Foundation has so far provided 771.3 billion won in funding for 601 research projects.
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