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Time On Our Hands
Starkville Area Arts Council is excited to announce our next AiPP Exhibit of 2021 titled, Time On Our Hands featuring 32 works from local artists and inspired by the events of 2020-2021. This hybrid exhibit will be on display for in-person viewing in the lobby of the Partnership in downtown Starkville starting Wednesday, July 7, 2021, during business hours and subject to mask requirements and social distancing guidelines. This exhibit will be on display until September 13, 2021, in the lobby of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership in downtown Starkville and available online until further notice.
Join us for the opening reception on July 8, 2021, at 5:30 pm in the Partnership lobby to celebrate this exhibit and our awesome artists! See you there!
As part of SAAC's AiPP series, works may be listed for sale. SAAC collects and pays sales taxes on behalf of the artist for any work sold, and the artist keeps 80% of the proceeds. Please CALL or EMAIL SAAC if you are interested in purchasing any of these works.
Works on display in-person until September 13, 2021.
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Helena Barbagelata (Lisbon, Portugal)
AION (IV), acrylic on canvas, 2021, $150, 40x34cm
Helena Barbagelata (1991). Model, multidisciplinary artist and activist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science, Applied Cognitive Sciences and Mathematics from the University of Salamanca. She was the recipient of several awards and grants from the Onassis Foundation, Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Universitat de Barcelona, among others. Member of the Society of Jewish Artists (SoJa) and the Organization for the Democratization of the Visual Arts (OBDK). She held numerous solo and collective exhibitions in Europe, South America, Australia and the United States. Helena Barbagelata's work takes a personal approach to social, political, cultural and environmental issues, drawing her inspiration from different human and natural subjects, combining real life experiences with
poetical symbolism and arranging them into innovative conceptually layered pieces. For an artist like Barbagelata, art is an open dialogue with the world, where the other side of the mirror reflects a sphere of experiences in which the physical and the abstract coexist harmoniously. It is as if a unique environment of perceptions emerged, mixing the real and the oniric, the lived and the imagined - an intersection between the palpable and the invented, where we perceive the succession of life's many layers.
https://helenabarbagelata.pb.style
AION (IV)
AION is a series that examines the concept of time and the meeting point between space and temporality. A clock is not a timeline but a circle for the simple reason that time does not begin or stop, it continues without beginning or end; this aspect of transfinity in the nature of time can help us understand the nonexistent limits of life. No longer is the beginning the beginning and the end the end, but a continual cycle of beginnings and endings, of innovation and rennovation, the clash and the fusion between stillness and movement, an unending spiral of renewal.
Bonnie Brumley (Starkville, MS)
"Red Buckeye No.1", Ceramic, $200, 8.75"w x 10.75"h
"Red Buckeye No.2", Ceramic, $200, 9.25"w x 8"h
"Wisteria No.1", Ceramics, $200, 7.5"w x 13"h
Bonnie Brumley is a ceramic artist living in Starkville, MS. Growing up in Laurel, MS, she frequented the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art where her first experiences with clay were through a few hand-building classes during her adolescence. After joining the art department during her time at Mississippi State University, she had a more in-depth introduction to clay through an intro-level course. There was an instant attraction to the material, and she continued on to graduate in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Ceramics. Her work is inspired by nature, textures from found objects, and simple forms with delicate details. From the start, the connection between the ceramic medium and the elements of nature intrigued her deeply. Earth, water, air, and fire are all key components in the process of taking a piece from beginning to end, from the wet clay to the final firing. There is always something new to learn that requires her to master many different techniques and processes in this medium. Bonnie enjoys the idea of being a lifelong student in clay. More about these pieces from the artist below.
www.brumleyceramics@gmail.com
Red Buckeye No.1
This piece is a print of a Red Buckeye plant during the first stages of it's bloom on black clay. During the early months of the pandemic last year, I began to experiment with plant textures on slabs. The way the clay can absorb so much fine detail is very intriguing to me. Slowly walking around my backyard, looking in the nooks and crannies for quality specimen to roll onto the clay gave me a sense of calm and wonder. Arranging plants on the slabs helped me feel a bit more in control of my world during an unsure time.
This piece is a Red Buckeye plant during the last stages of its bloom rolled onto a black clay tile. During the early months of the pandemic last year, I began to experiment with plant textures on slabs. The way the clay can absorb so much fine detail is very intriguing to me. Slowly walking around my backyard, looking in the nooks and crannies for quality specimen to roll onto the clay gave me a sense of calm and wonder. Arranging plants on the slabs helped me feel a bit more in control of my world during an unsure time.
Wisteria No.1
Wisteria No.1 is a plant print of a white wisteria vine on a black clay tile. During the early months of the pandemic last year, I began to experiment with plant textures on clay slabs. The way the clay can absorb so much fine detail is very intriguing to me. Slowly walking around my backyard, looking in all the nooks and crannies for quality specimen to roll onto the clay gave me a sense of calm and wonder. Arranging plants on the slabs helped me feel a bit more in control of my little world during an unsure time.
Bob Brzuszek (Starkville, MS)
"Big Joe Williams got the blues", Drawing / Pen & Ink, $125, 11" x 17"
For his paintings Bob Brzuszek seeks his true north. His mind wanders as he does, exploring new directions, colors and expression. Wherever he roams he keeps coming back to familiar themes and symbols that come from somewhere way down: time-less-ness, spirit, place, soul, grit, depth. The blues, baby. It's why he lives in Mississippi, these ghosts are all around here, persistent in people and place, it runs deep in the mud. More about these pieces from the artist below.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/FlatwoodsStudio
Big Joe Williams got the blues
If ever there was a time for it, 2020-2021 was the year of the blues. Odetta Holmes once said that "the blues is celebration, because when you take sorrow and turn it into music, you transform it." This pen sketch captures Big Joe Williams, born in Oktibbeha County, who once sang in I Won't be in Hard Luck no more-- "I say the hard luck and trouble: every place I go
I believe somebody put bad luck on me : ooo well I believe now it's time to go."
Paul Buckley (Starkville, MS)
"River Canyon", Painting, $350, 24" x 30"
"Full Color", Painting, $300, 40" x 16"
"Dark Reaction", Painting, $200, 30" x 15"
Paul was raised in captivity in rural Oktibbeha County. Before he escaped, he had never been in an art gallery or museum. Paul quickly developed a chameleonic, ostentatious, pretentiousness, that seemed to exist without reason or accountability, giving him new myths to live by. Paul redefined the meaning of Primitive Random Abstract Art. He has pushed the boundaries of modern methodology into a particular and discrete element separated by biology, mythology, inbreeding and confusion. Paul remains like a distant star whose light has not yet reached earth.
More about these pieces from the artist below.
River Canyon
I had a lot of time on my hands and a lot of paint.
Full Color
Dark Reaction
I had a lot of time on my hands and a lot of paint.
Elizabeth Cagle (Starkville, MS)
"From the Balcony of Villa Convento, New Orleans", Painting, $250, 20' x 24"
"Anticipated Illumination", Mixed Media, $200, 20 x 20'
"Hope Emerges", Mixed Media, $250, 20" x 20"
Libby Cagle taught visual arts and drama in the Starkville School District's VIVA program for 30 years. Since childhood, she has been enamored with the huge variety of styles and movements of art throughout the world and at different time periods. Libby states, "Art transcends universal cultural barriers that humans often create." Her favorite personal style for creating art is nonrepresentative abstract art. Libby believes that this style allows the viewer to interpret the art and find their own personal meaning in it. She enjoys listening to a variety of musical genres and losing all thoughts of the worries of the world when she creates. She describes the artistic experience as therapeutic in nature.
More about these pieces from the artist below.
From the Balcony of Villa Convento, New Orleans
During COVID19, 2020, I was listening to the song, "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans". I was really feeling it, because I love that City, and could not wait until it was possible to visit it again. I began looking through photos that I had taken on my last trip to New Orleans. This painting is a representation of my image of sitting on the balcony of the hotel rumored to be the original "House of the Rising Sun" about 1:00 a.m. after seeing an amazing show by Tash Sultana.
Anticipated Illumination
In 2020, with social distancing and much time at home during COVID, I began experimenting with new media, flow acrylics and silicone on canvas. This piece reminded me of the hope that a light would eventually shine again for all of those who lost loved ones to Covid19 around the world and for our nation to heal from the multitude of violence and division we were experiencing.
Hope Emerges
With social distancing and much time at home during COVID, I began experimenting with new media, flow acrylics and silicone on canvas. This piece reminded me of the hope that a light would eventually shine again for all of those who lost loved ones to Covid19 around the world and for our nation to heal from the multitude of violence and division we were experiencing.
Sabrina Campbell (Starkville, MS)
"Good Trouble", Drawing / Pen & Ink, $125, 15x20
"Starkville's Mary Poppins", Watercolor, $125, 11x14
"Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words or More", Text Art, $300, 20x30
"Art is the stART of Everything ". I coined this phrase to simply mean that Art creates a " Cornucopia of Cultural Delight" within the artists and viewers. Art is therapy and a safe, educational,and fun-loving mode of peace. I am Art and Art is me.
The portrait of the late Mr. John Lewis is created out the words "Good Trouble" written over and over again. His famous Good Trouble quote is included on the piece as well.
Starkville's Mary Poppins watercolor
TRIBUTE TO CAROL MCREYNOLDS-DAVIS
Pictures are worth a thousand words or more
Image created out of Biblical verses and quotes
Margaret Davenport (Starkville, MS)
"Self Reflection", Drawing / Pen & Ink, $1200, 12"×12"
"Self Reflection" is a light study drawn using oil pastels on canvas framed with wood. The subject is Margaret Davenport, the artist, and she is taking photographs of the coastline on a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. During the pandemic in 2020, we all had time to reflect on what is worth doing in life and what no longer serves us. This study is a reflection of the artist's passions of art and traveling which are parts of her that bring joy into her life. Last year was tiresome and stressful and drawing pieces like this brought Margaret peace in the midst of chaos. More about these pieces from the artist below.
https://www.instagram.com/lotusforeststudio/
This is a self portrait from a vacation I took in 2014 to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I am doing what I love taking photographs of the ocean and the coastal area. In 2020 during the pandemic we all had time for reflecting on our past ways of life. I decided to keep the parts like this where I live my life to the fullest and part ways with habits that no longer serve me.
Walter Diehl (Starkville, MS)
"Winter of Discontent", Photography, $150, 10" X 34"
Walter J. Diehl is an avid world traveler and amateur photographer. He hopes that his photography provides viewers both a glimpse into those places that he has been privileged to visit and inspires them to travel on their own to experience the cultures and beauty of new places. Diehl does not try to be the typical travel photographer, and he probably breaks most of the 'rules' of travel photography. Rather, he is a traveler first who tries to take the most inspiring photographs that he can under the conditions that exist at the time. His travel habits rarely allow him to sit in one place very long or take advantage of the best light for favored subjects. Depending on the trip, he may focus on photographing nature, architecture, and/or culture. In his world, scenes are rarely perfect, and so he is constantly trying to improve on how he deals with this reality. Diehl enjoys the reactions of people viewing his photographs. In an admittedly selfish sense, their reactions allow him to enjoy his travels all over again. But only for a while, because now he is already thinking about how to photograph his next trip(s).
Winter of Discontent
I shot this photograph across the lake in my backyard during Starkville's first winter storm of 2021. I wanted to convey the sense of isolation and frustration that had permeated much of the past year. To achieve this, I tilted the camera through the scene at 1/10 sec exposure and then cropped the image to isolate a copse of trees. The cold reflection of the image that was slightly, but not really, out of focus exemplified the mood that I think many of us had been experiencing.
Jane Dill (West Point, MS)
"Mayhem", 3D, $100, 20" by 12"
"Abandoned House", Photography, $50, 12x16
"Doorway", Photography, $50, 16"x15"
"I love working with handbuilt pottery. It has been a saving force during times of mental instability, giving me purpose, and it is therapeutic." Jane Dill
This piece turned out to be a bit more scary than pretty. It represents that "an idle mind is the devil's workshop" or that people generally get in trouble with too much time on their hands.
This old house has stood the test of time and someone could fix it up. It is on the way to Meridian, MS.
These are passers-by who are in New Orleans and have time on their hands to meander.
GJ Gillespie (Whidbey Island, WA)
"I Will Survive" 2D, $275, 24 x 24 x 1
GJ Gillespie is a collage artist living on Whidbey island north of Seattle. Winner of 17 awards, his art has appeared in 52 regional shows. The artists he admire tap unconscious feelings of longing for existential meaning that emerge from cultural icons. In his view abstraction should be more than pleasing design. Instead, art should evoke connotations that permit the viewer to experience a sense of wonder, awe and new perspectives of being. A favorite quote: The world is but a canvas to our imagination. -- Henry David Thoreau. More about these pieces from the artist below.
https://www.gjgillespieartistic.com/
 Titled after song by Gloria Gaynor, this collage is inspired by mid century abstract expressionism works was made early during the pandemic. The title reflect the human ability to preserve in the midst of deprivation and hardship. It appeared in a show in Bellevue, WA.
Found papers, painted newspaper, Japanese Anime, house paint, tissue, graphite and acrylic.
Jeanette Jarmon (Columbus, MS)
"TIBBEE WINTER 20/21", Painting, $600, 40"x30"
"MANDO TULA with RUBY ON THE SIDE", Children's Book, $23, 11"x9"x1/2"
Painting entails inspiration, frustration, passion, initiative and skill. Painting includes a very high level thinking process when one is expressing a thought and bringing an image into other people's view. More about these pieces from the artist below.
Jeanettejarmon.com
TIBBEE WINTER 20/21
I started out very abstract and then combined more realistic features. I painted this looking out my studio window. I had a lot of time to work through the changes.
MANDO TULA with RUBY ON THE SIDE
Using the language of the old Ozarks, the author weaves the tale of a lonely little tarantula "Tula" and the friendship she forms with neighbor "Ruby" through love of mountain music and a—Magic MANDO.
Samuel Lawson (Starkville, MS)
"Blue Green Landscape", Painting, $120, 9in x 11in
"For Those Who Served", Painting, $60, 4in x 6in
A native of Greenville, MS, Samuel Lawson Jr. completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in painting from Mississippi State University in 2007. Lawson's approach to art is twofold. On one hand, he is a realist; on the other hand, he is an abstractionist. With both approaches, his design is sketchy and his texture is often transparent. As a realist he prefers to work from nature with the subjects of portraits, still life's, and landscapes. As an abstractionist, he is motivated by his personal experience with music, especially the percussion instruments (drums) he plays.
Lawson is a member of the Starkville Area Arts Council and the Mississippi Arts Commision Artist Web Site. Lawson lives and works in Starkville MS. More about these pieces from the artist below.
Blue Green Landscape
This is a small landscape study I painted April of 2020. I was not working at the time so I had more time to paint.
For Those Who ServeD
This is one of several small acrylic pieces I painted for the holiday decorations at the Governor's Mansion. The them was For Those Who Served. I chose to paint a red ribbon with symbolic colors.
Joe MacGown (Starkville, MS)
"EC's Dreamasaur", Drawing / Pen & Ink, $500, 8 x 10 inches
Weird art guy. I draw stuff. More about these pieces from the artist below.
https://joemacgown.com
EC's DreamasauR
In this time of the "Pandemic", the idea of microscopic creatures having power to disrupt the entire world of humans is fascinating. This is an imaginary creature, which looks innocent enough, but who knows??
Pete Melby (Starkville, MS)
"Mississippi Shrimp Boil", Painting, $800, 18 by 22 inches
The artist enjoys painting and drawing the character from the country's third coast. The flavor and aroma of seafood cooking is memorable and a special characteristic of the Gulf Coast. More about these pieces from the artist below.
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Mississippi Shrimp BoiL
A shrimp boil with corn, red potatoes, onions, and pork sausage is a Mississippi Tradition. This water color is from a backyard shrimp boil by Jeb and Kristen Cade in Starkville.
Jamie Mixon (Starkville, MS)
"Cat Nap + Quilt", Mixed Media, 4300, 8 x 10" unframed (approx. 16 x 20" framed)
"John Prine Tribute Poster", Other, $250, approx. 19 x 22 Framed
Jamie Burwell Mixon is Professor Emerita of Art at Mississippi State University. When she's not diving deep into her sketchbooks or drawing her favorite animals, she's designing and illustrating concert posters. Her work has been featured in Communication Arts, Print, HOW, Creative Quarterly, Logo Lounge, French Paper Sample Room & beyond.
www.cargocollective.com/jburwellmixon
Cat Nap + QuilT
Throughout the years I've kept sketchbooks that document my travels, my feelings, my desire for knowledge. My excuse to dig deep. Or not. To create, without a client peering over my shoulder. The pandemic forced, allowed, the time to dive in again. And I began sketching, drawing, painting for my sanity. My Pandemic Sketchbook. This is taken from a sketchbook, an image of a much loved friend. Watercolor and Graphite. Limited Edition Prints available.
John Prine Tribute Poster
When I heard that John Prine had fallen ill with Covid last year, I sat down and created this piece. His music has meant so much to myself and my family over the decades; I was trying to sort out my feelings, and spend time with him. He later passed away, adding one more to the terrible toll of this pandemic. This is a digital drawing. The quote is from a song he and his wife, Fiona, sang for the album, In Spite of Ourselves. (unframed prints available)
Shalene Weddle (Hernando, MS)
"Peace Underneath", Painting, $250, 24x12
Peace Underneath #2
Shalene is an acrylic and resin pour painter, creative educator, currently living in Hernando, MS. Born and raised in South Memphis, TN. Studied Business at Tennessee State University and graduated with a BBA from LeMoyne Owen College later earned a MBA from Strayer University.
Shalene says painting brings her peace and offers her a place to meditate on the beauty in the world & the grace. More about these pieces from the artist below.
https://muralmusedesigns.com/
Peace UnderneatH
Painting in the last 12 months have brought so much peach in my life doing the difficult time of COVID losing family members and friends.


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Feel Good Story: Firefighters Revive Korean War Vet at 9/11 Ceremony
September 22, 2012 at 11:00 am	(9/11, Congress Park, Eugene Corsale, Firefighters, Hero, Heroes, Korean War, New York, Saratoga Springs, September 11th, Veteran)
A Korean War Veteran is crediting the swift actions of local firefighters in Saratoga Springs, NY with saving his life after he collapsed while serving as Master of Ceremonies at a 9/11 Remembrance Day event.
Eugene "Gene" Corsale remembers reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before collapsing at the podium in front of his grandson. His heart had stopped.
"I was ready to introduce the police, and that was the end of it," he said. "I woke up in the emergency room."
Despite the experience, Corsale insists that he was lucky.
Via the Times Union:
Looking back, the 2008 New York State Veteran of the Year says his heart picked a fine time to stop ticking. Attending the 9/11 service to recall those lost in the terrorist attacks of 11 years ago were members of the Saratoga Springs Fire Department, who had brought a truck with medical equipment.
When Corsale collapsed, the firefighters broke ranks and sprang into action. When they reached Corsale with a heart monitor, they found he had no pulse, Chief Robert Williams said Friday. The firefighters administered manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation, electric shocks to Corsale's chest with a heart defibrillator and medications, which restarted his heart, Williams said.
"We were able to get him to where he had a strong pulse and he was beginning to respond to his name," said Williams, who was at the scene. "He had the right people and the right equipment close by," Williams said.
At the scene and credited for quick thinking and transporting Corsale to the hospital were Capt. Robert Murphy, lieutenants John Stewart and Michael Woodcock, and firefighters Michael O'Reilly, Jason Yourdon, Brian Kissinger, Jack Longo, Nicholas Colucci, Jeffrey Alonzo, Jordan Daviero and Matthew Daviero.
Please read the rest, including a brief history of Corsale's service to his country in the Navy, and his service to fellow veterans after the war.
The Luckiest – How 9/11 Saved My Life
September 11, 2012 at 8:46 am	(9/11, Abortion, Heroes, September 11th, The Luckiest)
For many, Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that will forever be seared into the minds of those who were witness. On that day, the nation was awoken by a harsh reality that there are people who want nothing more than to destroy our freedom, our way of life. That morning, America was brutally scarred for life. It was a day that 19 hijackers, four airplanes, two towers, and one deranged ideology brought the threat of terrorism to the forefront in our country.
For when we think of 9/11, many things understandably come to mind. We think of death – the sheer number of Americans killed that day was staggering. We think of terrorists. We think of tragedy, of loss, of hopelessness. We remember watching over 3,000 of our friends and family dying that day, we remember the screams of the heroes on Flight 93, the screams of women and men, mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, who desperately made an attempt to take back a plane scheduled for a suicide mission which surely would have killed many more.
I always have one other thought however – I think of life, and how mine began that day.
In a powerful speech a couple of years ago, Sarah Palin framed the upcoming elections using an issue sometimes relegated to the backburner during turbulent economic times – abortion. According to her, the elections boiled down to candidates who favor a 'culture of life', and those who promote a 'culture of death'.
There are several arguments made by those supporting legalized abortion, the health of mother and child, and cases of rape and incest being what resonates with most. Polling suggests that a very small fraction of abortions are performed for these extreme reasons. Problems arise mostly in those who view abortion as a matter of social and economic convenience. Herein lies a fundamental flaw with the pro-choice argument; a struggle to acknowledge the fact that a human life begins at conception, and that same life is not an inconvenience but rather, a necessity.
This has been a concept that I, myself, once struggled with. Exactly eleven years ago that personal struggle ended. For Americans, 9/11 has a singular tragic meaning related to the events we endured as a nation. For one man, it also served as an awakening; a transformation from a 'culture of death' mentality, to a conservative embracement of life.
The year prior to 9/11, when word was received of the pending birth of my first child, my reaction, much like the autumn breeze, was a bit chilly. I went so far as to heavily promote the idea of an abortion to my girlfriend. I had failed to recognize the value of life, and though my girlfriend fortunately had, she was unable to instill this in me.
Recognizing that this disagreement was going nowhere, my next move was one that would make any self-respecting coward proud – I ran. Frightened. From responsibility, from acceptance of my actions, from hard work, from any semblance of religious or family values, and the sanctity of life – I ran.
The summer of '01 arrived, along with the birth of my daughter, an event that I did not witness. The burden of knowing that I was a father, but was not acting as such, weighed heavily on my mind. Yet still, I took no action.
On September 11th, I drove home from work, having been released early due to the attack and subsequent security concerns. While driving home on the highway, mind numb in trying to process the day's events, I passed under a bridge. Looking up, there was a man who looked more than a bit ragged, as if he had just awakened to hear the news of the attacks, and simply walked out of his house. Wearing disheveled clothes and a weary face, he somehow found himself standing on this bridge, arms raised skyward, holding the American flag.
Nearly four hours later, needing to clear my head, I decided to get back in my car and take a drive. My route brought me to that same highway, with that same bridge. Four hours later, the same man was still standing there, holding the flag up as high as he possibly could.
I broke down.
Here was a man who had reacted to the carnage witnessed earlier in the day by standing on a bridge and simply raising a flag for hours. It seemed he had no idea what to do, while simultaneously knowing that he had to do something. There were parallels to be drawn with my own situation. Now – finally – I had to do something.
Shortly afterward, I brought my daughter home for the first time. I sat alone with her in a recliner in my apartment, when she began to cry. Her father was truly petrified, as nothing was putting this baby at ease. Thinking back to the man on the bridge once more, I knew that I had to do something.
Just then, a frightened man with a wretched voice began to sing. The song was The Luckiest, by Ben Folds, and it meant the world to this little girl. If the song stopped for even an instant, she would begin to cry again. She needed me to sing that song for her in that moment. She needed me to embrace her, but nowhere near as much as her father needed the same. The 'culture of life' had found us both. And on that day, I had become – The Luckiest.
Abortion should not be wielded as a weapon of convenience, something I was guilty of doing. And life does indeed begin at conception, not solely for the child, but possibly, as in this case, for the mother and father as well.
Embracing the 'culture of life' allows one to understand what it feels like to actually live. To know what it feels like to have a morning begin with a child's sticky kisses. To realize that the incessant racket of a child's rattle can be the sweetest sound. To experience that moment of clarity where working overtime on that crucial project no longer makes sense, but watching your child chewing on her favorite crayons does.
With that, we remember the fallen that perished on this day. We remember the servicemen and women who continue to fight for the freedoms that we took for granted 11 years ago. We remember because we must never forget.
And now, I have the opportunity to reflect back on this day together with my eleven-year old daughter and realize that I am indeed – The Luckiest.
Treasury Department Ignoring President's Order to Fly Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Astronaut Neil Armstrong?
August 31, 2012 at 1:51 pm	(Astronaut, D.C., Half-Staff, Hero, Heroes, Moon, Neil Armstrong, President Obama, Treasury Department, Washington)
The Treasury building in downtown Washington D.C. typically heeds the order to fly flags at half-staff to honor those who have died. The President recently issued an order to have flags flown at half-staff to honor national treasure and first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.
Via Troop 903 (please read their writeup on the career of Neil Armstrong):
Flags across the nation are flying at half staff today in memory of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon.
Armstrong died last Saturday at age 82. President Obama issued a proclamation Monday ordering U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and facilities until sunset today, "as a mark of respect for the memory of Neil Armstrong" on the day of his interment.
The Treasury Department however, may not have received that notice.
That photo is courtesy of Jeff Quinton. He explains in further detail at the Quinton Report:
This picture was taken around 1 p.m. ET on Friday, August 31, 2012.
This flag is at the rear of the Treasury Building in downtown Washington, DC. This picture is looking across 15th St. from F St.
This flag has always been half-staffed when other half-staffing orders were issued by the President, but not today.
Is it plausible that this is simple human error? How would those responsible for the caretaking of the flag not have missed such an order?
Somebody has some explaining to do.
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff For Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley of Oceanside
August 15, 2012 at 3:46 pm	(Afghanistan, Governor Cuomo, Gregory Buckley, Gregory T. Buckley, Hawaii, Helmond Province, Hero, Heroes, New York)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Thursday, Aug. 16, in honor of a New York Marine who died in Helmond Province, Afghanistan, on August 10.
Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley of Oceanside died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, of the 3rd Marine Division, a part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
"I join with all New Yorkers in mourning the death of this brave Marine," Governor Cuomo said. "We will remember his service with pride and we extend our regrets of his loss to his friends, and fellow Marines."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all State buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to our state's service members and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.
Flags Flying at Half-Staff For Major Thomas Kennedy
August 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm	(Afghanistan, Governor Cuomo, Hero, Heroes, Kennedy's Angels, New York, Sarkowi, Thomas E. Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, West Point)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, August 14, in honor of a New York Soldier who died in Sarkowi, Afghanistan on August 8.
Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, of West Point, died when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest. He was assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Carson, Colorado.
"Along will all New Yorkers I mourn the loss of this outstanding officer," Governor Cuomo said. "We will remember his honorable service to our nation and we are grateful for his dedication to duty."
Links to a donation page for his beautiful kids can be found here…
Donations Sought For Soldier, Husband, Father of Two Killed in Afghanistan
August 12, 2012 at 5:39 pm	(#War, Afghanistan, Hero, Heroes, Kennedy's Angels, Killed In Action, Purple Heart, Taliban, Thomas Kennedy, Tommy Kennedy, West Point)
Thomas Kennedy was recently killed in action serving in Afghanistan. He was a 35-year-old West Point grad who leaves behind a wife and two kids.
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The news came mid-week that another suicide bombing in Afghanistan had stolen the lives of coalition troops in Afghanistan. It was soon discovered that New City native Maj. Thomas "TK" Kennedy was one of three Americans killed. His death came amid a week in which three other attacks were perpetrated upon coalition troops by those wearing Afghan military uniforms.
The losses underscore the peril faced by coalition troops, even as most international troops are set to depart in 2014, some 10 years after a U.S.-led invasion targeting Taliban rule and al-Qaida. According to the Associated Press, 30 coalition service members have been killed by those in Afghan uniform — either in disguise or among those who have been trained by coalition forces. It is a marked increase in such violence. Add to those losses the toll from ongoing attacks, like the one that killed Kennedy and his cohorts, by insurgents.
It is a reminder that every day, every hour, our military men and women continue to face grave risk, even as the war occupies less and less space in the national conversation. Their deaths are a deep loss to our nation, our community, and, most of all, the service members' families. Maj. Kennedy leaves a wife, Kami, twins who turn 2 next month, his father, mother and brothers.
The 35-year-old West Point graduate was just three weeks into his first Afghanistan assignment, although he had completed tours in Iraq. He had earned dozens of medals and service medals — posthumously, a Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
The family is requesting donations in Tommy's name to help support his two beautiful angels.
Please consider visiting the Kennedy's Angels web page…
Video: Heroes of the Aurora Theater Shooting
August 6, 2012 at 8:21 pm	(Aurora, Colorado, Colorado Shooting, Hero, Heroes, Jon Blunk, Shooting Aurora Colorado, Theater Shooting)
The Denver Post has created a web page devoted to the heroes of the Aurora shooting. Not simply a memorial for those who died as a result of the tragedy, but also including stories of people who put their own lives in danger to help others. Many people from all walks of life became heroes that horrifying day.
What would I do?
When the lights go down in a movie theater, you are alone, even in the crowd.
Please be quiet. Silence your cellphone.
The room smells of popcorn butter, and your shoes stick to the floor. But the surroundings drift away as the images onscreen spool into your imagination and the sound effects vibrate into your rib cage. The accelerating story takes you along. That's the point, isn't it? To escape?
From practically the opening scene of "The Dark Knight Rises," pretend guns fire and actors shriek, a classic slam-bang opener.
But then, during a quiet scene, the sound of gunshots — suddenly, confusingly — comes alive again in theater 9 at the Century Aurora 16. Bullets rip into the air. Innocents scream. The gunman shouts. The wounded wail out. The bloodshed is real.
Flags Flying at Half-Staff For Two Fort Drum Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
August 3, 2012 at 12:00 pm	(Afghanistan, Bobby Estle, California, Flags, Governor Cuomo, Half-Staff, Hero, Heroes, Jose Belmontes, New York, Ohio)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday, August 3, 2012 in honor of two Fort Drum soldiers who died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan on July 28.
Private 1st Class Jose O Belmontes from La Verne, Calif., and Sgt. 1st Class Bobby L. Estle, of Lebanon, Ohio died of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. Both soldiers were assigned to the 630th Engineer Company of the 7th Engineer Battalion of the 10th Mountain's 10th Sustainment Brigade.
"I join with all New Yorkers in mourning the loss of Private 1st Class Belmontes and Sgt. 1st Class Estle and send my deepest sympathies to their family, friends, and fellow soldiers," Governor Cuomo said. "We will honor the service of these Fort Drum soldiers and we will be forever grateful for their dedication to our nation."
Flags Flying at Half-Staff For Pvt. 1st Class Theodore M. Glende
August 2, 2012 at 1:38 pm	(Afghanistan, Governor Choking, Hero, Heroes, Italy, New York, Rochester, Theodore Glende)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in honor of a Rochester soldier who died in Afghanistan on July 27.
Pvt. 1st Class Theodore M. Glende died in Logar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
"I join with all New Yorkers in mourning the loss of Private Glende, and I send my deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and fellow soldiers," Governor Cuomo said. "We will honor the service of this young soldier and we will be forever grateful for his dedication to our nation."
Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to our state's service and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.


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Michael Bloomberg's massive advertising and ground-game spending, which began roughly a month ago, has thrown Trump into a defensive crouch across the arc of Sunbelt states. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida
By MARC CAPUTO and DAVID SIDERS
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg's $100 million investment in Florida to defeat Donald Trump is recasting the presidential contest in the president's must-win state, forcing his campaign to spend big to shore up his position and freeing up Democratic cash to expand the electoral map elsewhere.
Bloomberg's massive advertising and ground-game spending, which began roughly a month ago, has thrown Trump into a defensive crouch across the arc of Sunbelt states. As a result, the president's campaign has scaled back its TV ad buys in crucial Northern swing states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan — a vacuum being filled by a constellation of outside political groups backing Joe Biden.
"It's forced the Trump campaign to retrench in Florida. You can see it in the spending habits, in television and digital. They're investing more at the expense of places they need to win," said Steve Schale, who leads the pro-Biden Unite the Country super PAC.
"Basically, Trump has now been committed to the equivalent of land war in Asia by having to spend so much of his money in Florida, a state he has to win to get to 270 Electoral College votes," Schale said. "And as a result, he doesn't have the resources to compete everywhere he would like."
Schale said his group and the other major Democratic super PAC, Priorities USA, have been able to focus their dollars in other parts of the country, particularly the Upper Midwest. Democratic super PACs, meanwhile, have been able to focus more attention on Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia — once-reliably red states where the president has also had to commit additional resources for the past month, in addition to Florida.
Florida, the largest and most-expensive swing state, has 10 media markets and is so competitive that outside groups and the presidential campaigns have spent and reserved a record $263 million on TV ads from June through Election Day, according to data compiled by the media tracking firm Advertising Analytics.
Since the beginning of September, Trump has added more than $6 million to his total in ad spending in Florida, according to Advertising Analytics. During that same period of time, with Democrats freed up to attack elsewhere, the Trump campaign has also been forced to plow more than $7 million in ad spending into Georgia — a state he was once expected to win easily — and nearly $6 million in Arizona, another state he won in 2016.
Trump also decreased planned spending by nearly $13 million in Ohio, more than $6 million in Minnesota and nearly $3 million in Wisconsin, reducing his advertising footprint in the region.
David Johnson, former Florida GOP executive director, said the Bloomberg money has had a clear effect on forcing Trump to withdraw to his core states, instead of competing across a wider national map.
"This is not your 2016 election, so abso-freaking-lutley the Trump team knows they have to maintain something closer to parity in [gross rating] points and spots in the home stretch," Johnson said. "You best not be massively outspent in Florida the last two weeks and expect to perform well on Election Day, where Republicans have to turnout in vastly larger numbers to win."
In Pennsylvania, former Republican Congressman Phil English said Trump's campaign has a clear advantage on the ground, where the GOP spent all summer organizing and knocking on doors. But on TV, English said, there's a huge disparity in the area he once represented, Erie County, one of the bellwethers of the swing state.
"The Democrats are literally flooding everything with anti-Trump and pro-Biden advertising. It's a concern," English said. "We're definitely seeing seniors reacting to the coronavirus here, and the steady messaging from Democrats over how the Trump administration has handled coronavirus has moved a lot of people."
Trump's advisers say they are confident about the amount of money they have to spend on TV across the map — announcing a $55 million ad buy this week — and outside groups are backfilling for Trump in some states where he has drawn down his own spending.
The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, for example, has added nearly $17 million in ad spending in Pennsylvania and more than $5 million in Wisconsin since the beginning of September, according to Advertising Analytics. It has added nearly $8.8 million in Florida.
Even so, Biden's financial advantage in the home stretch — and Trump's vulnerability in once-safe states — has unexpectedly forced the former vice president to make difficult decisions about where to spend it all.
"The contraction of the Upper Midwest and the failure to keep TV advertising there speaks to [Trump's] flagging possibilities to win," said Doug Herman, who was a lead mail strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns.
Fernand Amandi, a veteran Democratic pollster and consultant in Florida, said "In the closing days of a campaign, follow the money means follow the problems. Clearly there is concern in the Trump camp as they vote with their wallets to try and restore states that, if they're in jeopardy, spell real problems for their campaign."
Trump's Florida squeeze isn't all Bloomberg's doing. At the same time the former New York City mayor was ramping up his Florida spending, Trump's campaign was experiencing a cash crunch from too much spending and too little funding. But Bloomberg's money, by design, has added to the pressure on the president
"It's virtually impossible for Trump to win the presidency without Florida, and that is why Mike Bloomberg is investing $100 million into the race there — to turn it into a state Trump and Republicans have to work hard to win, and to free up Democratic resources to other states like Pennsylvania that can solidify a Biden victory," said Kevin Sheekey, Bloomberg's senior political adviser. "Florida is a key state for winning the presidency — and where we hope Donald Trump makes his residency permanent after he loses."
Max Steele, a former Florida Democratic Party spokesman and current senior communications advisor with the liberal group American Bridge, said his organization has noticed Trump's scaling back in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. That's where American Bridge has been focusing on getting Obama-Trump voters to flip back to the Democratic fold.
"That's the point of Bloomberg's spending: keep him mired down. Florida is a money pit," Steele said.
One thing remains unclear about Bloomberg's TV ad spending — the efficacy, compared to social media or news coverage of the final two weeks of the campaign. Both sides recognize it's taking place against the backdrop of a highly polarized electorate in which few voters remain undecided.
"I think one of the things we're going to find this year is that there has been a much higher percentage spent on social media and voter contact," said Saul Anuzis, a former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. "I think this is a base election, not a swing selection, so you're having a much larger percentage of money spent on get-out-the-vote and communicating with your supporters."
Samantha Zager, a Trump campaign spokesperson, pointed to the Trump's campaign's ground game, his digital spending and his data operation as advantages over Biden that counteract Democrats' TV spending.
"Considering President Trump won in 2016 and the DC establishment got itself worked up over the exact same issue then, maybe it's time for the mainstream media to accept our winning strategy and start questioning why Joe Biden is needlessly overspending on TV."
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You've already made a big step toward the health of your family, and the planet, by deciding to pursue sustainable, and environmentally friendly, construction methods and materials when building your new home. But there's a catch. "Building green" is a trendy phrase right now. Unfortunately, it's easy for less experienced (or ethical) builders to overlook, or not understand, the latest in high-performance and sustainable building processes or products. Choices made in design, materials, and construction techniques have a significant influence on the short and long-term impact your home will have on your health – and on the environment. There's more to building green than choosing low VOC paint and recycled barn wood floors.
So where do you begin? Start with these three questions to find out if your custom homebuilder can ensure your new home is healthy, eco-friendly, and truly sustainable.
1. What systems will be used to make the house the most energy efficient and least environmentally impactful?
A structure's impact on the environment is multi-faceted. How the home functions on a daily basis effects the health of the occupants and the surrounding environment. Your new modern home will be better for you, your family, and the planet because it will consume less and conserve more – but only if your builder is up to speed on using the most advanced, holistic approach to your home's systems.
Clarum takes our commitment to transforming the way you live seriously. There is more to building a "green" home then just lower utility bills. Energy efficiency is important, but Clarum's high-performance custom homes take sustainability to a new level. The technologies and techniques utilized in passive home construction can result in a home which uses net zero energy for heating and cooling. Passively-inspired homes incorporate the most cutting-edge building technologies to minimize energy consumption and environmental impact. We make use of energy-efficient lighting, specialized HVAC, solar systems, and self-sufficient and renewable on-site energy whenever possible.
2. Will the builder use all non-toxic building materials?
An energy-efficient, or high-performance home is not the same thing as a sustainably built home. A disconnect between builder and subcontractors can result in a communication breakdown over the finer details of non-toxic materials. A misconception about the cost or the time it takes to source non-polluting, and environmentally-friendly products and fixtures, could leave you handling more of the construction process then you bargained for.
Even with California's increased regulation on the sale of compressed wood products which contain formaldehyde, the average cabinet, countertop or shelf may still harbor some of the offending chemical. Clarum ensures there is zero-added formaldehyde to any of our building materials. Our years of experience building sustainable custom homes gives you access to a wealth of beautiful alternatives to traditional particle-board products. We also go the extra mile to source and review all glues, caulks, paints, and carpets for toxins, including low- to no-VOC paints. We'll check every product's Green Guard rating and help you choose the safest one.
3. Does the builder use all ecologically-responsible building materials and practices?
When Clarum selects home building materials, priority is placed on renewable resources, recycled products, and local manufactures whenever possible. Even how your new home is oriented on your property is thoughtfully designed to harness natural resources in the most sustainable fashion – maximizing solar power and minimizing impact to the local ecosphere. We'll further recommend drought-tolerant landscaping that reflects and elevates the beauty of your new home. Plus, our approach to reducing construction site waste, and proper waste disposal are an important part of our commitment to environmental responsibility.
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Lupane State University (LSU) reportedly lost property worth thousands of dollars when suspected thieves allegedly broke into the university`s computer lab and stole computers.
The incident happened during the festive holiday when the university was closed for vacation.
The computer lab is situated at Parkade Center in Bulawayo`s Central Business District.
LSU director of marketing and communication Zwelithini Dlamini confirmed the incident when sought for comment.
"I can confirm that a theft occurred at Parkade computer lab where 11 CPUs and eight monitors were stolen. We made a police report.
"The actual dates when the break-in occurred are not known as it happened during the holiday when everyone was away," said Dlamini.
An official at the university who spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to the media said whoever broke into the lab had access to the keys.
"What is strange about this incident is that there was no forced entry, whoever stole the university property might have had access to keys and they used the main entrance to the lab," said the source.
The computer lab does not have security cameras.
Students at the university who spoke to CITE said they were told by authorities that the computer lab was undergoing an upgrade.
"I was at Lupane Parkade Centre computer lab and someone told me that all the computers in the lab were stolen and I believe that there were between 30 to 40 computers there. For now, it's a secret if you want to use the lab they will tell you that it is undergoing an upgrade," said the student.
Contacted for a comment ZRP Bulawayo deputy spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said they were not aware of such a case.


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We could charitably grant that some of them were genuinely grieving. But the attendance of politicians of various stripes, including Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at the wake and/or interment of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Erano Manalo was nevertheless a political act.
INC control over 1.5 million "command votes" could make and probably has made the difference between losing and winning at the polls, especially in such closely-contested elections as those of 2004. One survey says some 84 percent of its members vote for candidates endorsed by its leaders, in keeping with the INC doctrine of "religious unity" that the late Manalo once said was "essential to spiritual salvation."
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Exposing Clinton Sex Scandal Wide Open, Monica Lewinsky Set To Produce "American Crime Story" Aimed At Bill
It's been almost a year and a half since the FX hit series "American Crime Story" ended after two seasons. But it's making a comeback and a big one at that.
The newest season, titled "Impeachment: American Crime Story" will be produced by none other than Monica Lewinsky herself and will star Sarah Paulson who will be playing Linda Tripp, Beanie Feldstein will be playing Monica Lewinsky, and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones.
The Daily Wire reported,
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX announced at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour that Monica Lewinsky will be on board to help produce the multi-episode miniseries about the tumultuous period during Clinton's presidency in which the Republican-controlled House impeached him for lying under oath about having a sexual affair with the White House intern. Titled, "Impeachment: American Crime Story," the story will be based on Jeffrey Toobin's best-selling book, "A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President."
Producer Ryan Murphy told THR back in April 2018 that he originally approached Lewinsky to produce the show. "I told her, 'Nobody should tell your story but you, and it's kind of gross if they do,'" he said. 'If you want to produce it with me, I would love that; but you should be the producer and you should make all the godd*** money.'"
Production for the series is will begin in February 2020 and the season will premiere Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on FX.
This is actually slated to complete during the final weeks of the election so the timing of the release may be adjusted a bit in order to not hurt ratings. Who knows if any of this would actually have an effect on the election next year. Hillary isn't running this year so there's no concern about that, but who knows what may come of this.
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Right now, Way of Gold and Steel is on sale on Steam for 85 percent off. That's just $1.04, a Ghetto price tag for a Ghetto Gamer. But is it worth it? Let's have a look.
What is The Way of Gold and Steel? It's a real-time strategy city builder roguelike. How does that break down? Well, you control a little guy - a shipwrecked pirate captain - that leads his fellow castaways in surviving and creating a new civilization on an archipelago.
The game opens by saying that you have no tutorial and you should relax and let the game unfold. It took me about five minutes to figure out how to play. You move your little guy around an attractive pixel-graphic map and select orders to give your pirates. Build a hut. Build a lumberjack hut. Build a stonecutter's hut. You get it. This game is pretty much a standard city builder.
Occasionally, little pixel enemies appear. They are so small and pixelly they are hard to distinguish. At one point I was following around an enemy that I could only find by watching the hit points fly off my pirates. I couldn't tell if I was clicking on the enemy or near the enemy or even what the enemy was.
Build a shipyard. Explore the archipelago. Build more tents. You get it.
Of course, you unlock more stuff as you continue. And the world is procedurally generated so it's always different. But not very much.
I was pretty disappointed with The Way of Gold and Steel. I'm not even sure I can recommend it for a dollar. It's a re-skin of pretty much every city builder ever, but without the depth of those from which it has borrowed.
The pixel environments are beautiful and I had high hopes for this game. Unfortunately, the characters are tiny and hard to follow. You can zoom in, but the characters become so pixelated that you still can't tell what you're doing. This game is hard to play and hard to enjoy.
I know somebody worked really hard on this game. And I'm cognizant of the fact that they could read my review, so let me be at least a little constructive.
Way of Gold and Steel has some decent bones. It's a solid, simple game that could benefit from more clarity and depth. In its current state, more depth would be lost on audiences because characters are small and hard to manipulate.
The environments are beautiful. I bought this game basically because I liked the way it looked. But once you are in the game and the beautiful island lose their charm, you are left dividing your time between the nice-looking overworld and a dull underworld where you still can't see what you're fighting.
Take what you learned here and make me another pretty game with better-defined graphics, plot and controls. Polish it. Make it nice. Also, if you want help with English text, I'd be happy to proofread them for you. Not being snarky. Seriously, I would love to help some devs on their English translation releases.
In short, I cannot recommend this game. Even for a dollar. Sorry!


Hundreds of Syrians gathered on Monday in a landmark square in Syria's capital, Damascus, rallying in support of their armed forces, which they say succeeded in confronting the unprecedented joint airstrikes by the West over the weekend.
"Chemical weapons team kept from alleged attack site in Syria." Sarah El Deeb and Nataliya Vasileyva, APNews.com, 2018-04-16.


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Q: Django - Social_Auth - Facebook Logout - NotAllowedToDisconnect
I have used django package social_auth to implement facebook login on my website. I am able to log in correctly and get all the data. But I am not able to logout.
I am not using django.user.login and logout. I am using socialauth_begin and socialauth_disconnect
I am able to login, go in the social auth pipeline, get the necessary information, but I am not able to logout. What is the fix to this problem?
When I click on "Logout" in Logout
I get the following error
NotAllowedToDisconnect at /tomonotomo/auth/disconnect/facebook/
No exception supplied
Request Method: GET
Request URL:    http://localhost:8000/tomonotomo/auth/disconnect/facebook/
Django Version: 1.5.1
Exception Type: NotAllowedToDisconnect
Exception Location: /tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/social_auth/backends/__init__.py in disconnect, line 435
Python Executable:  /tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/bin/python2.7
Python Version: 2.7.3
Python Path:
['/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/tomonotomo_project',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/Desktop/pycharm-2.7.3/helpers/pydev',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/tomonotomo_project',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7/plat-linux2',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7/lib-tk',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7/lib-old',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload',
 '/usr/lib/python2.7',
 '/usr/lib/python2.7/plat-linux2',
 '/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages',
 '/tmp/guest-onyOH9/pratik/virtualenv-1.10/tomonotomo/lib/python2.7/site-packages']
Server time:    Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:27:42 -0500

The settings I have is this:
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
    'social_auth.backends.facebook.FacebookBackend',
    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
)

FACEBOOK_EXTENDED_PERMISSIONS= ['email', 'user_birthday']

SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = (
    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.social.social_auth_user',
    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.associate.associate_by_email',
    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.user.get_username',
    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.user.create_user',

    'tomonotomo.social_auth_pipeline.create_custom_user',

    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.social.associate_user',
    'social_auth.backends.pipeline.user.update_user_details',
)

SOCIAL_AUTH_CREATE_USERS = True
SOCIAL_AUTH_FORCE_RANDOM_USERNAME = False
SOCIAL_AUTH_DEFAULT_USERNAME = 'socialauth_user'
SOCIAL_AUTH_ENABLED_BACKENDS = ('facebook',)
SOCIAL_AUTH_COMPLETE_URL_NAME = 'socialauth_complete'
SOCIAL_AUTH_ASSOCIATE_URL_NAME = 'socialauth_associate_complete'
SOCIAL_AUTH_ASSOCIATE_BY_EMAIL = True
SOCIAL_AUTH_ERROR_KEY = 'socialauth_error'
SOCIAL_AUTH_REDIRECT_IS_HTTPS = False

LOGIN_URL = '/tomonotomo/login/'
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/tomonotomo/'
LOGIN_ERROR_URL = '/tomonotomo/login-error/'

Please Help. Thanks
The code I used to Login was:

Connect via Facebook

A: I just have the same problem but with twitter.
This error is generated because the user has not another way to connect/disconnect from the system, and the API in some way think it would be dangerous.
How I resolve the problem was calling a custom logout form like in the example:
https://github.com/omab/django-social-auth/blob/master/example/app/views.py#L39

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Q: Nested loops shortcut in Javascript? In a program I'm writing I have a multidimensional array and I need to perform some operation only on the most inner objects.
Is there any better way to write this code?
for (const threeDimensionalArray of fourDimensionalArray) {
  for (const twoDimensionalArray of threeDimensionalArray) {
    for (const oneDimensionalArray of twoDimensionalArray) {
      for (const obj of oneDimensionalArray) {
        // do something
      }
    }
  }
}

Something like:
for (const obj someSpecialKeyword fourDimensionalArray) {
  // do something
}

Note: I know of one solution which is using a flattening function. The problem with using a flattening function is that this iteration is going to be used a lot in the program so I am worried about the performance. Even if I save this multidimensional array in two formats (a flat one and a multidimensional one) it can cause performance issues because this array is also changed a lot and also makes the code longer.
What would be the best approach here?

A:
I know of one solution which is using a flattening function

I assume by "flattening function" you mean a Reducer function? (It is unfortunate that JavaScript's Array.prototype functions, such as reduce, map, filter, etc perform full copies on every step).
An alternative is to write a Generator Function (aka Iterator Function):
function* getAll( fourDimensionalArray ) { // The asterisk is not a typo.
    for (const threeDimensionalArray of fourDimensionalArray) {
        for (const twoDimensionalArray of threeDimensionalArray) {
            for (const oneDimensionalArray of twoDimensionalArray) {
                for (const obj of oneDimensionalArray) {
                    yield obj;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Used like so:
for( const item of getAll( fourDimensionalArray ) ) {
    // do something
}

Generator functions are very efficient and do not cause an array copy operation.

A: You could take a recursive function which take an array or item and a callback for non arrays.
This function does not rely on a fixed structure.
function iter(value, cb) {
    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
        for (const item of value) iter(item, cb);
    } else {
        cb(value);
    }
}


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