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Ben's Favorite TV Shows of 2021
Posted on December 24, 2021 December 31, 2021 by Ben
2021 was one of the strongest, most diverse, and entertaining years in television that I've written about so far, with a wide range of unique and memorable series, both new and returning. From superhero epics and sci-fi shorts to more down to earth, human drama, there was something for everyone throughout these last twelve months. Read on to see which ones left me the most impressed.
Hacks (Season 1)
Watching the relationship and bond between Jean Smart's (who is on this list twice!) angry, aging comedian, and Hannah Einbinder's blacklisted writer slowly bloom was hilarious and genuinely touching to watch unfold. The chemistry between the leading pair is, quite frankly, astonishing, and both women are equally adept at delivering huge laughs and quiet, dramatic, sometimes painful, dialogue. This particular dynamic duo could easily carry a show with a lesser script, but Hacks has writing that's whip smart and makes the most out of the rest of the cast as well. I feel like it would be great to watch Hacks back to back with Fleabag, which also has a strong focus on phenomenal female performances and writing so darkly humorous that you almost feel bad for laughing as hard as you do when certain events unfold. Of all the new shows I saw this year, Hacks might just be the best of the bunch, and it's one of the main reasons I'll be recommending people subscribe to HBO Max for the foreseeable future.
Made For Love (Season 1)
The TV adaptation of Alissa Nutting's novel, Made for Love feels like an extended episode of Black Mirror with a sense of humor that's as dark as the potential technological terrors it explores. It creates palpable unease with a story about a woman whose husband implants her with a surveillance chip that sees and hears everything she does, yet also has more than a few great laughs throughout. The immense comedic talent of its cast – which includes the always awesome Cristin Miliotit, the underrated Billy Magnussen, and Ray Romano – is used to full effect throughout the series (or season's) eight episode run. Every main and supporting player in Made for Love feels like they could be a real human being, and learning more about the fractured relationship between Hazel (Milioti) and her father (Romano) is something that got me genuinely invested in the hope of them making amends by the end. And while Magnussen's twisted tech mogul Byron Gogol (try saying that five times fast) isn't anywhere as sympathetic as his co-leads, he's equally entertaining to watch.
Mare of Easttown (Miniseries)
Somehow, Kate Winslet's performance in Mare of Easttown is only the third of hers that I've seen, but it's easy to see why she's had such a long career, as her work here is incredible. Her titular character is solving crimes (or being called out for one that she couldn't) during the day, and then trying to hold what's left of her family together at night. Winselt isn't alone though, as she has a phenomenal supporting cast to play off of including Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Guy Pearce, and Evan Peters, the latter of which has never been better. It's definitely Winslet's show though, and watching her is never anything less than completely engrossing. The series' main murder mystery is also equally compelling, and even though it occasionally treads through tried and true tropes if the genre, watching the answers gradually make their way to the light of day is as satisfying (and shocking) as you could hope. It doesn't do anything revolutionary for detective dramas, but it's still great from start to finish.
Midnight Mass (Miniseries)
If you know who Mike Flanagan is, you shouldn't be surprised that the newest collaboration between the rising (or already risen?) master of horror and Netflix is on this list. What you might find interesting though, is that it's easily the director's most distinct work yet, and his most personal. There are still jump scares and many, many scenes packed with tension spread throughout its seven episodes, but Midnight Mass places far more emphasis on a different kind of horror than The Haunting of Hill House or Bly Manor; a kind that is far more human, yet as potent and disturbing as any ghost story. Midnight Mass has a much, much slower build-up, but is as unforgettable and shocking as you'd expect from a creation of Flanagan's once it really gets going. The end result is an unsettling, unflinching, and often poignant exploration of faith, addiction, and guilt that's backed by an exceptionally talented cast. And while it definitely takes a little while to get going, it eventually does hit the same awe-inspiring heights of its masterclass predecessors.
Loki (Season 1)
While it occasionally struggles under the strain of its epic storytelling, Loki is easily the biggest success of the Disney+ MCU series so far. The story follows Tom Hiddleston's Asgardian God of Mischief directly after the events of 2012's Avengers, and pairs him up with Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson, wow!) as they hunt down a fugitive from time. There's a lot more than that going on though, with tons of twists, turns and reveals throughout its six episodes that make you reevaluate Loki, his allies, enemies, and some surprising characters that are as interesting as they are bizarre. Those unique characters and talented actors give the show a great amount of emotional depth, the compelling story kept me hooked the whole way through, and unlike the shows that preceded it, Loki actually feels important to the MCU as a whole and isn't just a spin-off of little consequence. This may not have been the "glorious purpose" the green and gold-glad trickster was initially looking for, but it's one that is certainly worthy of one of the MCU's most prominent non-Avenger characters.
Castlevania (Season 4)
The final chapter of Netflix's adaptation of the legendary vampire-hunter video game franchise finishes on a more than appropriately epic note. Season four brings an end to the adventures of its biggest heroes and villains in a brilliant fashion, almost perfectly tidying up every important story beat, character arc, and offers up a few unexpected twists throughout its ten episode run. The mainstays of the voice cast, including Richard Armitage, Alejandra Reynoso, and James Callus all continue to deliver stellar vocal performances, and newcomer Malcolm McDowell is fantastic as the slimy, cunning vampire Varney. The series' top-tier animation is still stunningly beautiful and badass too. Hell, there are even a handful of action sequences nearly on par with the assault on Dracula's castle from season two, which is high praise considering that I believe that particular battle is one of the best sequences I've seen in any animated feature or show. With all said and done, Castlevania's last season is one of its strongest, and highlights everything that made the series so great. Netflix's next animated, video game-based series, Devil May Cry, has an extremely tough act to follow.
Cobra Kai (Season 3)
The third season of the Karate kid sequel series is probably the weakest so far, but still strong enough that I ended up binging through it in only two sittings. Despite hitting daytime soap opera levels of drama – which I believe it peaked with in the season two finale – watching Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) struggle with each other, balancing their personal lives, training a new generation of teens in their respective styles of karate, and fighting – or not fighting – against John Kreese's (Martin Kove) "no mercy" style dojo is just so damn entertaining. Season three also brings in even more Karate Kid alum, one of which you can probably guess if you saw season two, and a couple of others will most likely be very pleasant surprises for those who have seen the Karate Kid sequels. The younger cast members are all solid too, even if some of their arcs are rushed or feel a little unearned, and the final scene was easily one of my biggest "fuck yeah" moments of TV or film this year.
Doom Patrol (Season 3)
Doom Patrol's third season is yet another arc full of superhuman, supernatural, and super weird misadventures. The show retains that same blend of humor, shock, and heartbreak that immediately endeared me to it in season one, along with the majority of its best characters. The show's excellent, unfathomably charming main cast bring seemingly effortless laughs, make you tear up at a moments notice, and somehow sell the stakes of their character's dire, yet over-the-top situations. Most shows would never be able to make the majority of the trials that the main gang encounters intimidating and hilarious, but it's a walk in the park for the brilliant minds behind Doom Patrol. Then there's the cavalcade of fun recurring and guest stars, each of whom is memorably bizarre in their own right. I touted this show as one of the best things to watch on the DC Universe streaming service a few years back, and even though it's moved to the much more crowded HBO Max, I'd still say it stands out as one of the most impressive pieces of entertainment on the streaming platform it calls home.
F is for Family (Season 5)
The last hurrah for this Netflix original, Bill Burr-led animated sitcom maybe wasn't it's all-time strongest, but it was still funny and poignant enough that it'd feel wrong to leave it off of my list. The cast – which includes Burr, Laura Dern, Justin Long, Sam Rockwell, and tons of other comedic greats – imbue the show itself with so much crass charm (along with countless quotable quips) really selling the growth and setbacks of the Murphy family and those around them. Despite the often poor decisions they made, I certainly grew to care about them throughout the series, and season five delivers a more than satisfactory payoff for audiences who have followed their exploits since 2015. It's a fitting send-off for the fictional family, one that promises a hopeful future for them, and is filled to the brim with moments of slapstick humor or lines that had me rewinding and rewatching them. And now that it's wrapped up, I can say without a doubt that F is For Family as a whole is one of the best and most underrated animated comedies of the past ten years.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 15)
After binging through Always Sunny's previous fourteen seasons last year, I had been eagerly awaiting for the crew of Paddy's Pub to return. The series' record-breaking fifteenth season is as outrageously funny as its protagonists are deplorable. Watching them bicker, squabble, insult, complain about, and suffer because of each other is a television experience like no other. Even after so many years on the air the show keeps finding new ways to shock its audience and further explore the depth of the gang's ignorance, avarice, overinflated sense of self importance, and place them in darkly comical situations. Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito have spent so long playing Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank that each interaction between them feels totally natural despite the obvious differences between the actors and their fictional counterparts. Pair that unique style, acting talent and experience with some of the best writing currently on television, and it's not hard to see why It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has earned its enduring fandom; and it's a fandom I'm oh so happy to be a part of.
Love Death + Robots (Season 2)
If you were looking for something new to watch in 2021 that was packed with originality, you probably couldn't have found anything more memorable than Love Death + Robots. Just like the first, season two of LD+R is an anthology of animated shorts from various talents that tell different stories with science fiction or fantasy elements. The segments vary in genre and tone, ranging from quirky comedies to otherworldly horrors to disturbing dystopian dramas, and most of them feature distinctive animation that helps them stand out from the rest. Even the weakest segment, Life Hutch is worth watching because of its outstanding, nearly photo-realistic visuals. Then there's my favorite, Pop Squad, which is an outstanding, bleak mini-film that I'd strongly recommend to all fans of sci-fi classics like Blade Runner or Ghost in the Shell. Seriously, Pop Squad is easily one of the best television episodes that I've seen all year. LD+R's latest offering has space whales, giant corpses, immortality, killer robots (both funny and not funny) and more; it's a streamable cornucopia of creativity, if you will.
Rick and Morty (Season 5)
Rick and Morty's fifth batch of episodes is another consistently hilarious showcase of super science, psychological baggage, and boundary pushing. The writing is still whip smart, delivering some of the most interesting and outlandish adventures for the duo and never letting more than a few moments pass without a cutting, sarcastic quip or hysterical, physical gag. Seriously, it's nuts; turkey soldiers, otter robots, and Captain Planet satire are just the tip of the insane iceberg. There are some surprisingly effective dramatic turns here too, as season five gives its audience just a bit more insight into why Rick is the abrasive, alcoholic asshole we know and "love," and the long-gestating plans of a certain character who's been in the show's shadows for years unfold as he finally makes his move. It all leads to a finale that is incredibly funny, but also highlights the toxicity of the protagonists' relationship, and hopefully sets the stage for them to work towards something healthier for the pair in the long run.
Ted Lasso (Season 2)
Although it deals with some seriously dark material, Ted Lasso is the most wholesome television show I've seen in years, and it's exactly what the world needs right now. Few things this year were as consistently uplifting as watching Ted's team (players, the AFC Richmond staff, and others) continue to strengthen their bonds, move past their own issues or come to terms with them, and work together to support each other on and off the field. Jason Sudeikis continues to shine in the eponymous role, and the whole cast just has this vibe that makes you root for them with all your heart. There's one character arc that's shockingly frustrating, but the rest of S2 is phenomenal. The dialogue is as fun and witty as the previous season, and is the most clever that I've seen in a TV show since the first few seasons of Arrested Development. Even if you don't love it as much as I do, I doubt you'll be able to get through it without feeling at least a little warm and fuzzy on the inside.
What We Do in the Shadows (Season 3)
To me, What We Do in the Shadows jumped up quite a bit in quality between seasons two and three, and I haven't seen any sign that the mockumentary series will lose its luster anytime soon. After dealing with the fallout from the season two finale – in the most comical, unexpected, yet on brand manner as possible – WWDitS continues to develop the characters and relationships of its mostly-vampiric cast while they get into equally inventive and bizarre shenanigans. The entire core group is still amazing, and makes the most out of their fabulous dialogue. Season three never goes more than a minute without one or several gut-busting lines, most of which are doled out with deadpan delivery and comedic timing that I'd say is nearly on par with that of the late, great Leslie Nielsen. As much as I love the film it spun off from, the What We Do in the Shadows TV show has undoubtedly surpassed its predecessor at this point, and I wouldn't be surprised if it reaches even greater heights in season four.
And those were my favorite TV shows of 2021! If you think I missed anything, or just want to share your favorites, let me know in the comments here or on Twitter. Until next time, remember: the best seats are in the Middle of the Row!
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Gulf of Mexico Rig Fire Causes Death and Injuries
Five people have died, six have been injured, and two have been recovered after they were missing from a fire in the Ku-A Processing Center of Petroleos Mexicanos. The platform caught fire after a gas leak during maintenance. The platform is used to compress gas to re-inject it into wells to stimulate oil pumping and to supply electricity to wells.
The company confirmed that one worker from PEMEX and four from the COTEMAR company passed away. The two missing people were from the Bufete de Monitoreo de Condiciones e Integridad (BMCI) company. Of the six noted as injured, all are being treated in hospital, with one in serious condition, Pemex outlined.
In its latest update, PEMEX specified that the incident did not occur due to a lack of investment in the maintenance of its facilities and highlighted that its current administration had increased the budget for this area. The company also noted that the safety of its workers and facilities is a priority.
The accident comes less than two months after another Pemex pipeline in the same Gulf field leaked, causing a strange subaquatic fireball that the company said was caused by a bizarre chain of events, including a lightning storm and a simultaneous gas pipeline leak.
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Build of the car commenced on Wednesday the 13th September 1995 and completed 22 days later on the 5th October. Finished in Argento Nurburgring 101/C with Grigio Scuro 4302 (dark grey hide) with Grigio Fumo 8243 (light grey) carpets-one of just two in this colour combination, from the 141 officially imported. The car was shipped to the UK by truck to Maranello Concessionaires Ltd and in turn delivered to then Ferrari agents in Dorset, Nigel Mansell Sports Cars. First registered, RJN 65, on 3rd November 1995 to the late Mr Roger N of Dorset -Mr N had bought Mansell's ex demo/personal 456 GT #99158 in January 1995 to "tide him over" until this new car arrived. The then (01.09.94) list price of £151,751.25 plus delivery, number plate and road tax. Mr N kept the car until 31st October 1996, when he sold it with 2,700 miles to main Jaguar agents, Guy Salmon of Weybridge.
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Airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq aborted over fear of civilian deaths, RAAF pilot says
Alexandra Fisher Updated Sun 13 Dec 2015, 2:42 PM AEDT
A Northern Territory-based Royal Australian Air Force pilot who took part in the first airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in the Middle East says missions have been called off due to the risk of civilian casualties.
Photo Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain 'Pete' from 75 Squadron, who says care is taken to avoid civilian casualties during attacks on Islamic State forces.
Australian fighter jets from the Northern Territory's Tindal air base carried out their first air strike on IS targets in Syria in September as part of Operation Okra, after the Government expanded a bombing campaign in Iraq following the Paris attacks that left 130 people dead.
A RAAF Group Captain from 75 Squadron, who can only be identified as 'Pete', has flown bombing missions against IS in Iraq and Syria.
He has rejected criticisms Australia's rules for engaging IS targets are too strict.
"We are not there to destroy Daesh at all costs ... and in particular to the cost of the Iraqi civilians," he told the ABC, using another name for IS.
"So we must put civilian life at a higher value than the Daesh."
Pete said air strikes alone would not defeat IS.
"We need a political solution. We need a strategic solution and we can't alone take out Daesh ... purely because if we're always worried about civilian casualties then we can't always engage with them by air," he said.
'Low collateral warhead' used in airstrikes
During a close-air support mission, Pete recalled bombing an IS mortar position being used to attack Iraqi forces at the Al Taqaddum air base.
Photo Night vision image of an F/A-18A Hornet from Australia's Air Task Group refuelling midair during the first mission of Operation OKRA to be flown over Syria, September 12, 2015.
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"It's a large base where Iraqi forces are basing a lot of their operations into Ramadi and Fallujah. Daesh is trying to cover themselves within a civilian population to launch these attacks onto Iraqi forces," he said.
Close to the target was an unidentified building where there could have been civilians.
"Based on the fact that the building is so close to the target ... we decide to employ a low collateral warhead," Pete said.
"And my aeroplane is the aeroplane that is carrying that warhead for this type of flight."
As the smoke cleared, the house was still standing, with the mortar position destroyed and no longer considered a threat to the Iraqi forces.
In another strike mission, Australian fighter jets were tasked with bombing an IS car bomb factory in Mosul, in northern Iraq.
"We'd enter from the north Arabian Gulf ... get some air-to-air refuelling prior to Baghdad," Pete said.
"The target itself [was] up in Mosul and the [aircraft] formation will position itself for the strike."
We have excellent rules of engagement and the targeting directives are quite clear; we're not to engage where there is a doubt about any civilians in the areas we're engaging
RAAF Group Captain 'Pete', on air strike missions against IS
Pete said as the formation approached the target, final confirmation was made that it "meets our rules of engagement".
"This strike's done in the middle of the night, no civilians around, industrial area," he said.
In September the ABC reported on a United States Central Command report which listed possible civilian casualties in Iraq from air strikes conducted by Australian forces against IS.
Pete said there had been no civilian casualties from Australian air attacks in Syria.
"We have excellent rules of engagement and the targeting directives are quite clear; we're not to engage where there is a doubt about any civilians in the areas we're engaging," he said.
"You make sure you're prepared and you are also on alert to make sure if anything in the target area changes, we suspend that attack."
Pete said missions had been aborted because of the concern of civilian casualties.
"There have been a number of attacks that have been suspended at the last second because there has been some doubt about whether the information we've been passed was accurate," he said.
Peter said his team was mindful of the dangers posed from the ground to aircraft.
"We won't do anything that will specifically put us in danger," he said.
"Certainly none of the air crew want to end up on the ground in Iraq or Syria."
Photo An F/A-18A Hornet from Australia's Air Task Group refuels from a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft during Operation OKRA over Syria.
Posted Sun 13 Dec 2015, 6:30 AM AEDT
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Cambridge Zen Center's November retreat will be lead by Terry Cronin, JDPSN. Born in Worcester, MA in 1956, he is currently guiding teacher at Northern Light Zen Center, in Topsham, Maine. Cronin first began to explore Christian and Zen meditation in 1980 as a graduate student in theology at the Yale Divinity School. After practicing in the Japanese tradition, Cronin settled into the Kwan Um School of Zen—and into a career as a chaplain based in hospices, tending those at the end of life. Cronin received inka, or permission to teach, from a fellow hospice caregiver, Barbara Rhodes, also known as Zen Master Soeng Hyang, in 2014.
Q. You go to work, someone dies on Tuesday, someone dies on Wednesday. Do you find being a hospice chaplain hard?
A. Like anything else, it is constantly different. It is not ever any one thing all the time. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's easy. Sometimes it's pedestrian. Sometimes it's profound. Sometimes it's all of it, constantly changing.
Q. Do people ever want a Christian chaplain? Do people learn you are a Buddhist and become dissatisfied?
A. I've been doing this for over 20 years. I can count on one hand the number of times that somebody came out and asked what I believe or what my tradition is. The role of a hospice chaplain is a very broad one. People hear the word 'chaplain' and they project onto that. A starting point of my job is to get a feel for what are they projecting onto it. Often, it's 'Oh, he's a chaplain, so this is about religion. If I think religion is a lot of baloney, then he's got nothing for me.' I need to help folks understand what a broad role I am in.
Q. How have your Zen practice and your occupation affected each other?
Our practice is just being with things as they are. . . to really see clearly what is this, right now. Not what do I want it to be, or try to manipulate it. Just what is this, right now? Nothing that is unfolding is ... wrong. It is what it is. To be able to just be with things as they are appearing is often a great support and assist to the individuals or families going through hospice care. To help them, as much as possible, simply relax into this moment. It's often a confirmation for me of this incredible practice that we're given and what that means for us.
Q. Some people think Zen is a tough, macho thing. For someone thinking about trying a Zen retreat, what would you tell them?
A. One of the values of retreat is seeing that it's constantly changing. Our idea ahead of time about what it will be is almost never what it is! [He laughs.] That's a powerful experience: for folks to see their preconceived ideas of the way things are not the reality of what it actually is. A retreat is nothing special. Our practice is: moment by moment by moment, can I see clearly, and act well? Moment by moment by moment, can I really perceive clearly what is this? Can I see this moment and respond appropriately?
And when I become aware that I am not really in this moment -- that through imagination or memory, that I am lost in the past or future, then I simply return at this moment. You become aware of that. What am I doing right now? Just resume doing it.
For most of us, our moment to moment world seems so complicated. There is all kinds of stuff going on. All kinds of sensory stimuli. Retreat is really an artificial structure where the situation is simplified to the Nth degree.
Q. A Zen retreat can be pretty repetitive.
A. It is very, very much a simplified situation. The schedule is set. Our roles are clearly defined. Because it is so simplified, there is a great teaching opportunity there for us to see how our minds work. To see how often we aren't just doing what we are doing. We are caught up in our fantasies, our memories. We are not 100 percent just doing what we are doing.
The simplified environment of the retreat helps make it obvious to us that ... all I am doing right now is sitting still on a cushion, on the floor, doing my practice. And yet here I am, arguing with my boss, or debating the debate I have had one thousand times with someone. It jumps out at you. It is so obviously not what this moment is ... that it is almost laughable. We often don't notice it because the situations in the rest of our lives are so complicated, with so much going on.
Q. You began meditating in the Christian tradition?
A. When I was at Yale, my last year there, there was a monk named Peter McCarthy from a Trappist monastery in Lafayette, Oregon, Our Lady of Guadalupe. He and I became fast friends. He is the person who introduced me to contemplative practice. He also was practicing with Bernie Glassman at the time. He introduced me both to Zen practice and Christian contemplative practices and the incredible similarities between those.
After finishing at Yale Divinity School, I thought that perhaps life as a Trappist monk might be of interest to me. I tried that on for size. That was a fascinating time. The abbot of the monastery and Peter, the Director of Novices, were key people trying to reinvigorate the Christian contemplative practice. They were humble enough to recognize the importance of working with a teacher. They had connected with Robert Aitken Roshi, who would come to the Pacific Northwest and lead retreats for them a couple of times a year. I had the opportunity to sit some sesshins with Aitken Roshi and with other teachers in that tradition.
I returned to Maine from the Trappist monastery in Oregon but was trying to stay with that particular Zen school. I saved my money, and would try to fly out to retreats there when I could. On one of those trips, one of the teachers said, 'You know, it would be far more important and beneficial to you if you made a connection to a Zen tradition closer to home.' This teacher said, '... and I have heard good things about Zen Master Seung Sahn and the Kwan Um School of Zen. They're in Rhode Island.' That's how I got my start with the Kwan Um School. That was 30 or more years ago. I've been coming ever since.
Q. Some people who go to divinity school want to be scholars, they want to be in academia, they want to spend their lives in a big room with a lot of books.
A. I did not have a clue when I went to divinity school. I was still a Roman Catholic at the time. I had decided I probably didn't want to be a Diocesan priest. Looking back on it, what I can see is that I was trying to figure out God. I was trying to answer these big questions of life and death. The only way I knew at the time to do that was through my intellect. I was a decent student. So of course—you go to graduate school. I was going to figure out God.
By my last year there, I had hit a brick wall. I couldn't write. I couldn't gather my thoughts. I didn't know where I stood. I had this sense I could play a language game a certain way, and use certain words—'God,' 'person,' 'spirit,' 'Jesus'—and make sense of them. But I had enough integrity to realize that I could use different words and play the game differently. How do you know what is real? What reality is there behind those words?
But my Trappist friend ... I met him right at that juncture. I barely knew him. But I had the sense to share with him the dilemma I was in. He just laughed at me.
That says it all in terms of how intellectual the academic theological pursuit is. [Laughter.] Thank goodness for me that he taught me what practice is. He gave me that gift.
Q. What does the closing ritual of the circle talk tell us about our practice?
A. Gratitude. Gratefulness. People are invited to share whatever they choose. They don't have to say anything. The recurring theme is people expressing gratitude. Gratitude for the food. Gratitude for the support of each other through the day. Grateful for the teachings. When we just do this practice, it opens our heart, it opens our mind, it opens our being in love, in compassion, in gratitude. That is the biggest takeaway. This practice opens us in love. If that isn't what this suffering world needs more and more of, I don't know what is. It's just been this constant reinforcement of this incredible gift of this practice and that it transforms us.
From one perspective, we are transformed. From a clearer perspective, there is no attainment and nothing to attain. It's what we always were. What we always are. But we lose sight of that.


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How Porsche's new e-fuel plant could pave the way for guilt-free classic-car motoring 2 min read
How Porsche's new e-fuel plant could pave the way for guilt-free classic-car motoring
If Porsche has its way, your classic 911 may be sucking down sustainably produced synthetic gas before you know it.
Porsche and Siemens Energy have announced plans to link arms for a new e-fuel factory. The German companies say the pilot project will result in the world's first industrial-scale plant for carbon-neutral synthetic fuel. The facility will be located in Southern Chile in a bid to capitalize on the country's strong wind energy, which will be used to power the plant sustainably.
The plan calls for an initial pilot production phase to produce around 130,000 liters of fuel — over 34,000 gallons — as early as 2022. Additional phases call for a dramatic ramp to 55 million liters by 2024 (over 14.5 million gallons) by 2024 and 550 million liters (145 million gallons) by 2026.
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Wind energy will power the electrolyzers to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. CO2 will then be filtered out of the air and processed with the aforementioned hydrogen to create synthetic methanol. A proprietary methanol-to-gasoline process provided under license by Exxon Mobil results in e-gas. Porsche says the liquid fuel will be safe without modification for all of its cars, including classic models.
Porsche, which is initially investing around 20 million euros (roughly $24 million, £18 million or AU$33 million) in the project, sees the creation of carbon-neutral gasoline as a complement to the auto industry's drive toward electrification, not as competition with it. Company officials have already gone on the record saying that Porsche plans to electrify 50% of its new-car offerings by 2025, making use of both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid technology. But the German automaker still sees the potential for synthetic fuels to power all of the world's existing gas-powered models — especially Porsches — particularly in parts of the world where developing an electric car charging infrastructure proves problematic.
Dubbed Haru Oni, this new e-fuel plant will be erected in Chile to take advantage of the country's strong and steady wind energy.
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During a virtual media roundtable on Wednesday, Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche, reiterated:
[T]he main strategy for Porsche is to push e-mobility … but in addition, at least Europe, [we] will be dependent on importing a lot of energy. In 10 years. In 20 years. Maybe even 30 years from now. If we have to import energy, we could choose whether we import fossil energy or renewable energy. It [e-gas] is not a direct competition to e-mobility, it is in addition to e-mobility. Something that we see as an important second track.
Porsche will be the main customer for this e-fuel initially, using the synthetic gasoline in so-called "beacon projects" including its race cars, at Porsche Experience Centers and in vehicle trials.
Porsche's home continent figures heavily into the plans for this e-fuel, as the European Union has been aggressively
Construction completed on Lucid's Arizona electric vehicle plant; manufacturing to begin in spring 2 min read
Construction completed on Lucid's Arizona electric vehicle plant; manufacturing to begin in spring
Lucid Motors has completed its Casa Grande factory and is commissioning the equipment to begin manufacturing tens of thousands of electric vehicles starting in Arizona this spring, the company announced Tuesday.
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Lucid has announced its Casa Grande factory is complete and will begin producing tens of thousands of electric cars in the spring of 2021.
Top-end models of the luxury vehicles are touted as getting 500 miles per charge with the capability to go zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds.
The Newark, California, company refers to its Arizona facility as AMP-1, for "Advanced Manufacturing Plant," and says it will be capable of producing 30,000 cars a year.
Already it has built 100 vehicles in California for a beta prototype test fleet and is now transitioning that manufacturing to Arizona, Vice President of Manufacturing Peter Hochholdinger said.
"Initially these were fully built in the Newark facility, but that was transitioned recently to a production line at the Casa Grande factory," he said. "The main line at Casa Grande will soon be spun up to start building these production-representative cars, which will precede start-of-production for customer cars in spring of 2021."
Once the facility is ready for full production, the first models off the Arizona line will be the "Dream" edition of the cars, which retail for $162,000 after deducting the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles. Then it will roll out the Grand Touring ($132,000) and Touring ($88,000) editions, according to the company.
In 2022, the company plans to produce a model called the Air Pure that retails for about $70,000 after federal tax credits.
Lucid has announced its Casa Grande factory is complete and will begin producing tens of thousands of electric cars in spring 2021.
Lucid takes reservations for its vehicles online at lucidmotors.com. The company does not disclose how many car orders it has received.
The factory was built with expansion in mind, and the company says it will expand and produce a Lucid SUV in 2023, which it is referring to as Project Gravity.
Lucid said four expansion phases are planned at the factory through 2028, with the square footage growing from nearly 1 million square feet today to more than 5 million square feet, and a final capacity of 400,000 cars a year.
Hochholdinger said the first phase is only part of a $700 million investment, and that Lucid employs about 750 people.
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Gov. Doug Ducey announced the factory in 2016, along with Sonora, Mexico, Gov. Claudia Pavlovich and Lucid executives. Parts for the vehicles were to be manufactured by suppliers in Sonora.
When that announcement was made, Arizona had recently lost a bid to locate the Tesla Inc. "Gigafactory," which went to Nevada thanks in large part to more than $1 billion in subsidies from that state.
But the Lucid project initially was
Renault to switch French car assembly plant to recycling 2 min read
Renault to switch French car assembly plant to recycling
By Gilles Guillaume
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FILE PHOTO: The Flins plant of French carmaker Renault
PARIS (Reuters) – Renault will stop assembling new cars at its Flins factory outside Paris and turn the site into a research, recycling and repair centre by 2024 in a move set to save full-time jobs at the plant, the company said on Wednesday.
The loss-making carmaker said it aimed to employ 3,000 people at the revamped site by 2030, and billed the makeover as a way of saving a site that might otherwise be threatened as the group narrows its focus on profitable car models and cuts costs.
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Renault carmaker is pictured at a dealership in Les Sorinieres
"The status quo was no longer possible, we had to be lucid about this," Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard told an online news conference after meeting with unions at Flins, flanked by new Chief Executive Luca De Meo.
Renault, which had been struggling with waning profitability and sales before the coronavirus pandemic hit, has this year announced 4,600 job cuts in France as part of a 2 billion euro ($2.4 billion) cost savings plan.
Unions said their proposals to keep on some car assembly activities in the longer run had been turned down.
The company will continue to make its electric Zoe models at Flins until 2024, and will roll out its new activities in the meantime. These include refitting cars, such as those used for long-term leases, creating a group to work on electric battery innovations and recycling car parts.
Staff would be retrained, De Meo said, without giving details of the budget.
The 3,000 jobs will include staff from the nearby Choisy-le-Roi plant, which has a workforce of 260 but is earmarked for closure, while Flins currently employs 2,400 permanent workers.
But it also regularly works with many temporary staff, some 1,400, and it is unclear what would happen to these workers. De Meo said Flins could be opened up to other companies, which could create more jobs for the plant.
Renault said the plant would be equipped to turn out 130,000 refitted cars a year by 2030.
(Reporting by Gilles Guillaume and Sarah White; Editing by David Goodman and Mark Potter)
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Tennessee OKs $35M incentives for GM electric vehicle plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee panel has approved $35 million in economic incentives for General Motor's plan to convert its Spring Hill assembly plant to build future electric vehicles.
The State Funding Board unanimously approved the incentives Tuesday.
The money will be used as a job training assistance grant to retrain 2,000 full-time employees for the new vehicle project. The employees make $31 an hour, while the median wage in Maury County – which encompasses Spring Hill – is $16.80.
Earlier this year, GM announced that it would spend $2 billion to change the Spring Hill factory into its third U.S. electric vehicle plant.
According to GM, the company will build the Cadillac Lyriq, a small electric SUV, at the factory. Gasoline-powered Cadillac SUVs will continue to be built at the plant. The company has said that it will also get additional unspecified electric vehicles.
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Faraday Future says its former GC was a 'potted plant': court papers
Faraday Future, an electric vehicle company whose CEO has said is on the cusp of going public, was sued by its former general counsel Hong Liu in January over compensation he says he was owed.
The company this week said Liu was basically a "potted plant" in his time working there and asked a court to claw back $1.8 million in pay that Liu received.
Faraday's lawyers said Liu oversold his relationships with potential investment partners and came up short on legal expertise.
A lawyer who says he wasn't paid over $6 million in compensation owed to him for serving as the top lawyer at electric-car company Faraday Future oversold his credentials and sat around like a "potted plant" during his year with the company, the company said.
In legal papers filed on Thursday, Faraday, which has struggled since its 2015 launch and told Reuters last month that it plans to go public by merging with a SPAC, said Hong Liu was an ineffective leader who barely lifted a finger to help the company through disputes with a major investor called Evergrande as well as EVelozcity, another electric-vehicle company.
The company issued a broad denial of Liu's allegations that it violated its contracts and securities laws and said Liu was barely conversant about corporate finance topics that he should have understood. It said he wasn't able to work his supposed connections to Goldman Sachs or Blackstone to assist with financing efforts and said he "systematically removed himself from positions of responsibility" over the course of his time at the company.
"It took Liu eleven months into his employment, until January 2019, to provide his first work plan: a useless mishmash of philosophical ramblings devoid of any concrete or measurable steps, tasks, or efforts to meet the vague goals and strategies described therein," the company said in the court papers.
Liu has said his efforts to assist the company stay within the law were frustrated by its founder and former CEO Yueting Jia, who filed for personal bankruptcy last year. In his complaint, Liu said he was terminated after trying to stop sexual misconduct and immigration law violations at the company, only to be ignored by Jia and his lieutenants.
Read more: Meet 16 bankers, lawyers, and capital providers helping engineer a $40 billion blank-check craze that's fast-tracking companies to public markets
Liu says he was promised millions in cash compensation and equity that could have been worth up to $100 million for his service to the company. A good compensation package was the only way he could have been counted on to leave his lucrative role as a partner at Mayer Brown behind, he says.
But Faraday Future said even the $1.8 million Liu was paid was too much. It asked a judge to make him return his compensation.
Faraday has been described as a competitor to Tesla and has been working for years to bring to market an electric SUV called the
Nissan warned a no-deal Brexit could kill its UK business. It employs 7,000 people at Britain's biggest car plant. 2 min read
Nissan warned a no-deal Brexit could kill its UK business. It employs 7,000 people at Britain's biggest car plant.
Nissan Motor COO Ashwani Gupta speaks during a news conference at Nissan Motor headquarters in Yokohama Reuters
Nissan's chief operating officer said Wednesday that a no-deal Brexit could threaten the company's future in the UK.
Increased tariffs from a no-deal Brexit would raise Nissan's costs, its chief operating officer, told Reuters Wednesday.
"If it happens without any sustainable business case … obviously our UK business will not be sustainable, that's it," Ashwani Gupta said.
Nissan employs 7,000 workers at a factory in Sunderland, a city in north-east England. It is the UK's biggest car plant.
The UK and European Union are now running out of time to agree a trade deal.
Nissan Motors warned Wednesday the company's future in the UK could be in doubt without a Brexit deal.
The car giant's warning came as European Union said the UK are running out of time to secure a deal that will govern trade from next year.
Increased tariffs from a no-deal Brexit would raise costs, threatening the company's UK business, Ashwani Gupta, Nissan's chief operating officer, told Reuters Wednesday.
Nissan also warned new custom checks could delay car parts coming from other countries, slowing production.
Gupta told the BBC that the EU was the Sunderland factory's biggest customer
"We are the number one carmaker in the UK and we want to continue," he said.
Read more:Time is ticking to secure a Brexit deal. Here are 2 ways JPMorgan's chief market strategist for Europe says investors should prepare their portfolios ahead of the December deadline.
"If it happens without any sustainable business case, obviously it is not a question of Sunderland or not Sunderland, obviously our UK business will not be sustainable, that's it," Gupta told Reuters.
Gupta said that Nissan wasn't looking for compensation from Britain for any costs brought about from a no-deal Brexit, contradicting previous media reports.
"We are absolutely not thinking that and we are not discussing it," he said. "Our commitment remains, and it will continue as far as our business is sustainable."
The UK is due to leave the EU single market and customs union at the end of the year, more than four years after the country voted to leave the bloc.
The UK boss of one of Europe's biggest dairy companies told Business Insider on Tuesday that it would have to increase prices for UK consumers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
French Unions On Board With Ineos Automotive Buying Daimler's Smart Plant 2 min read
French Unions On Board With Ineos Automotive Buying Daimler's Smart Plant
Ineos Automotive, the startup backed by petrochemicals giant Ineos, is close to finalizing the purchase of Daimler's Smart plant in Hambach, France.
First announced in late August, Ineos Automotive's intention to buy the factory located in eastern France is very likely to materialize in the coming weeks after unions approved the project.
Daimler announced this summer the intention to sell the plant as part of an overhaul of its production system. The facility, which employs about 1,600 people, currently builds the Smart EQ Fortwo electric minicar. However, production will move to China as Daimler announced in 2019 it will build the next-generation Smart vehicles from 2022 through a joint venture with Geely.
Read Also: 2021 Ineos Grenadier Attracts More Than 17,000 Registered Potential Buyers
Ineos announced it plans to build its upcoming Grenadier off-roader at the plant in a run of 25,000 units a year, starting in 2022. In a statement seen by Autonews Europe, the UK-based company said it was "delighted to have received the endorsement of the Workers' Council and the unions at Hambach for our planned acquisition of the site from Mercedes-Benz".
A final agreement should fall into place in the coming weeks, Ineos added. The French government has asked Daimler to continue to build Smart cars there until the UK carmaker starts building the Grenadier in Hambach – or, alternatively, provide other work to ensure continuity of employment.
In a statement, the workers' committee said Daimler must offer assurances that it will continue some activities at the site before selling the factory to Ineos. At the same time, the union also expressed doubts that the Grenadier will be successful, as an ICE-powered vehicle "could be more difficult to sell in the second half of this decade."


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Entropija (njem. Entropie) može značiti:
 entropija (oznaka S) je pojam koji je uveo 1865. Rudolf Clausius, a predstavlja termodinamičku funkciju stanja sustava kojoj beskonačno mala (infinitezimalna) promjena dS između dva beskonačno bliska ravnotežna stanja termodinamičkog sustava iznosi:

gdje je:  - toplina razmijenjena u povratnom (reverzibilnom) procesu kojim sustav prelazi iz jednog stanja u drugo, a  - apsolutna temperatura.
 entropija (informatika), u informatici, je mjera neodređenosti informacija; postupci obrade informacija u kojima se gubi dio informacija; analogni su termodinamičkim postupcima u kojima se entropija povećava.
 entropija (komunikacija), u komunikacijama, prosječna vrijednost količine informacija koje odašilje izvor ili koje prolaze komunikacijskim kanalom.
 entropija (umjetnost), u povijesti umjetnosti (R. Arnheim), označuje stupanj neuređenosti kakva zatvorenog sustava, proces njegove razgradnje ili termičke smrti. Kao književni motiv susreće se u djelima T. Pynchona.
 entropija (geologija), u geologiji, je mjera za stupanj uniformnosti taložnih stijena. Visoku entropiju imaju sedimenti jednolična sustava, dok taložine s izraženom mješavinom čestica imaju nisku entropiju.
 softverska entropija je pojam kojim se opisuje entropija koja nastaje u softverskim sustavima kada ih se izmijeni.

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Olafur Eliasson's first solo exhibit in Louisiana is opened. The central work in the exhibition, Riverbed (2014), which is made specifically for the museum, is based on the unique connection between nature, architecture and art that characterizes Louisiana. Three recent film works are presented in The Hall Gallery. The third station of the exhibition is Model room (2003), a key work in Eliasson's production that is always adapted to the specific exhibition situation. Eliasson shows around 400 geometric models used in developing artworks.
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Q: How to use the @nuxtjs/axios module with Nuxt3? I have this code to get API data from https://fakestoreapi.com/products/
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</template>

I have installed axios and in nuxt.config.ts I have:
// https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
export default defineNuxtConfig({

    app: {
        head: {
            title: 'Nuxt',
            meta: [
                { name: 'description', content: 'Everything about - Nuxt-3'}
            ],
            link: [
                {rel: 'stylesheet', href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons' }
            ]
        }
    },
    runtimeConfig: {
        currencyKey: process.env.CURRENCY_API_KEY
    },
    modules: [
        "@nuxtjs/tailwindcss",
    ],
    buildModules: [
        "@nuxtjs/axios"
    ],
    axios: {
      baseURL: '/',
    }
})

I have the following in my console

 is an experimental feature and its API will likely change.

I am not getting API data in the console.

A: As told on this page, we don't use the @nuxtjs/axios module anymore with Nuxt3 but rather ohmyfetch, which is now baked-in directly in the core of the framework through $axios as writted here.
Hence, your config file should look like this
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  app: {
    head: {
      title: 'Nuxt Dojo',
      meta: [
        { name: 'description', content: 'Everything about - Nuxt-3' }
      ],
      link: [
        { rel: 'stylesheet', href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons' }
      ]
    }
  },
  runtimeConfig: {
    currencyKey: process.env.CURRENCY_API_KEY
  },
  modules: [
    "@nuxtjs/tailwindcss"
  ],
})

And the given /pages/products/index.vue can be like that
<template>

ID: {{ user.id }}  {{ user.name }}

</template>

This is how it looks at the end (with a successful HTTP request in the network tab)

As a confirmation, we can see that the module is indeed not supported (and will not be) by Nuxt3 on the modules page.
The Suspense error is detailed in the official documentation

<Suspense> is an experimental feature. It is not guaranteed to reach stable status and the API may change before it does.

It may seem scary but you can totally use the API as per se and since it's a warning and not an error, it's totally fine!

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Thionia fowleri är en insektsart som beskrevs av Metcalf 1938. Thionia fowleri ingår i släktet Thionia och familjen sköldstritar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Fenix Community vs PACT match chronicle
In the third match of the week 3 of the Zula Europe Pro League Fenix Community Esports faced PACT. The Fenix players were struggling to get their first point in the league, but they were not able to get it since PACT got the victory on both maps.
The games were played in Old Town and Wedding Hall.
In Old Town, PACT started attacking. The Polish players managed to score 5 points during their attack phase before the swap of roles. In contrast, Fenix Community in their attack phase could only break the PACT defense just once. The final result was 10 - 5 in favor of PACT. The best player of the match was narki with a lot of difference getting a KDA of 3 (21/8/3). Special mention must be made of narki's performance, the next player with the most kills was pezeEEk who got 15 murders, 6 less than narki.
In Wedding Hall, happened the same that in Old Town during the attack phase of PACT, they managed to win 5 of the 9 rounds. On the other hand, Fenix Community managed to score two more points in its attack phase, but it was not enough to stop PACT that closed the match with a result of 10 - 7. In this case we have two players with the highest number of kills, oscaaar and pezeEEk with KDAs of 2.22 (17/9/3) and 1.66 (17/12/3) respectively.
PACT has achieved 3 very important points to be placed in the top of the ranking.
Fenix Community vs PACT - Recap
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LOWER EAST SIDE HISTORY PROJECT .the blog
Researching and documenting history of New York City's Lower East Side.
History Posts
Did you know that Levi Strauss began his career on the Lower East Side?
In 1847, at age 18, Levi Strauss (born Leob Strauss, February 26, 1829) left his native home in Bavaria to join his older brothers in NYC, who owned a wholesale dry goods store on the Lower East Side.
By 1853, young Levi received an offer to partner with a businessman who opened a dry goods store in San Fransisco a few years prior. Loaded with goods from the Lower East Side store, Levi packed up and headed to California to take advantage of the booming gold rush industry.
Levi tried to sell canvass he brought from New York, but the material proved to be too thin for tents and wagon covers -- so instead he had a tailor create pants from the material.
Eventually Levi's product became so popular that he had his brothers send him more material, but instead of canvass, they sent him denim -- and the rest is history.
Happy 186th birthday Levi Strauss!
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On this day in 1855
On this day in 1855, Bowery Boy leader William "Bill the Butcher" Poole was shot during an altercation with John Morrissey and a group of men at Stanwix Hall (579 Broadway).
He died two weeks later, on March 8, from his wounds.
On this day in 1879, 1965 and 1975
On this day... In 1879, work began on the 2nd Avenue Elevated Train line, with construction at Allen and Division Streets...
In 1965, The Fugs performed at the opening of Peace Eye bookstore at 147 Avenue A...
In 1975, Led Zeppelin released the Physical Graffiti album which features the facade of the building at 98 St. Marks Place.
On this day in 1790, George Washington spent his last day at No. 1 Cherry Street
On this day in 1790, George Washington spent his last day at No. 1 Cherry Street on the Lower East Side, an address which he lived since his Presidential inauguration at Federal Hall on April 23, 1790.
Yes, first executive mansion in the United States of America was on the Lower East Side!
On this day in 1955, David Axelrod was born on the Lower East Side
On this day in 1955, political advisor David Axelrod was born on the Lower East Side.
Axelrod, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama (2009-2011), grew up in Stuyvesant Town, and began his political career distributing materials for Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign while attending Stuyvesant High School.
On this day in 1907, poet W.H. Auden was born
On this day in 1907, poet W.H. Auden was born in York, England.
From 1953-1972, the Pulitzer prize-winning author lived in a "notoriously disheveled" apartment at 77 St. Marks Place -- in the same building Leon Trotsky worked as a journalist for Novy Mir (The New World) magazine in 1917.
Auden, a devout Episcopalian, was a frequent patron of St. Mark's Church.
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On this day in 1971, Black Sabbath headlined at the Fillmore East
On this day in 1971, Black Sabbath headlined at the Fillmore East, in support of their second album, Paranoid. Tickets cost $3.50 - $5.50.
They sold out two nights, Feb 19 and 20, and were joined by Pig Light Show, J. Geils Band, and Sir Lord Baltimore.
This was the band's second stint at the Fillmore; the first time was on November 10, 1970, oddly opening for Rod Stewart & The Faces.
On this day in 1955, Irving Berlin received a gold medal from President Eisenhower
On this day in 1955, President Eisenhower presented LES-raised songwriter Irving Berlin a gold medal for penning such patriotic hits as "God Bless America."
During World War II, Berlin wrote the musical This is the Army, which raised $10 million for the Army Emergency Relief and later dedicated the copyright for "God Bless America" to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, which has since raised millions of dollars for those organizations.
By the age of eight, Berlin sold newspapers on The Bowery and became a singing waiter at some of the district's rowdiest saloons. During his 60+ year career, he composed over 1000 songs, including the scores for 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood films, earning him eight Academy Award nominations -- making him arguably the most successful songwriter in American history.
On this day in 1968, Janis Joplin made her NYC debut at the Anderson Theater
On this day in 1968, Janis Joplin made her NYC debut at the Anderson Theater at 66 Second Avenue, opening for B.B. King.
The 25 year old singer of Big Brother & the Holding Company was terrified to perform with such a legend, according to a biographer, nervously stating, "I ain't so sure we're ready for New York... We're just a sloppy group of street freaks."
A couple of weeks later, the band singed a contract with Columbia Records.
On this day in 1884, comedian Joe Smith was born
On this day in 1884, comedian Joe Smith, one half of the Vaudeville team Smith & Dale, was born on the Lower East Side.
Known as the longest partnership in show-business history, Smith & Dale performed together for over 70 years on stage, radio, nightclubs, film and television and was a partial inspiration for Neil Simon's play and movie, The Sunshine Boys.
In this youtube video of a 1950 Cavalcade of Stars sketch, Smith & Dale are joined by Art Carney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz5MWj8n-dI
On this day 2000, 31 protestors were arrested on E. 7th Street
On this day 2000, 31 protestors were arrested on E. 7th Street, as the El Jardin de la Esperanza ("Garden of Hope") was bulldozed.
Dozens of activists had barricaded themselves inside the community garden, which was founded 22 years prior by neighbor Alecia Torres.
Here is a video of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apo1-ZvFKJQ
On this day in 1975, Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye make their debut at CBGB.
On this day in 1859, two factions of the Dead Rabbits gang brawled outside of 27 Mulberry Street
On this day in 1859, two factions of the Dead Rabbits gang brawled outside of 27 Mulberry Street. Thomas "Fatty" Welch, leader of one of the factions, was shot in the neck, but survived.
Welch was considered to be one of the primary instigators in the bloody three-day Five Points riot of 1857, where he was shot in the leg.
Read the NY Times report here (.PDF): http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf…
On this day in 1791, Peter Cooper was born
On this day in 1791, inventor, philanthropist and Cooper Union founder Peter Cooper was born.
In 1816, Cooper purchased six lots along Boston Post Road (The Bowery) at today's Astor Place, and opened a grocery store. On that site, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art was erected between 1853 and 1859.
Ever wonder how the term "East Village" came about?
It started when the Third Avenue Elevated Train line -- which ran from Chatham Square to The Bronx up Bowery and 3rd Avenue -- was demolished in the late 1950s. By 1960, savvy real estate companies and building owners began promoting the district as the "Village East" or "East Village," capitalizing on its proximity to the more fashionable Greenwich Village.
Though traditionally part of the greater Lower East Side, the term "East Village" stuck, and is today, considered by many, to be a separate neighborhood.
On this day in 1831, John Morrissey was born
John Morrissey was born on this day in 1831. The pro-boxing champion and Dead Rabbit gang leader went on to become State Senator, US Congressman, casino operator and co-founder of Saratoga Spring Racetrack.
On this day in 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell was born
Elizabeth Blackwell, first female doctor in the US, was born on this day in 1821. She founded a women & child dispensary at 207 E. 7th Street in 1853 -- which evolved into New York Downtown Hospital.
More about Dr. Blackwell: http://69.8.250.210/dr-blackwell-our-founder
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Available Platforms: DOS, Amiga - Alias: Ultimate Domain
Genesia (the US version was called Ultimate Domain) is a strategy game developed and published by Microids for the Amiga in 1993.
Genre Strategy
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Publisher Mindscape
Developer Microïds
OS supported Win7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Genesia (the US version was called Ultimate Domain) is a strategy game developed and published by Microids for the Amiga in 1993. The game was later picked up Software Toolworks and ported out to the IBM PC.
At first look, the game looks like Populous set in the 17th century, or if you prefer, PowerMonger. However, even though it seems like a clone of Bullfrog's super-hit, it is not precisely so. Genesia combines aspects of different titles to make a strategy game that acts as a jack of all trades. You will find elements of both The Settlers, Populous, and Civilization.
The end goal of the game is to create a massive, profitable, and strong empire. Players can use the settlers to do various occupations to sustain the economy and growth. Woodcutters turn trees into logs, architects use the raw materials such as logs and stones to create buildings, whereas the specialist will create items which can be sold as goods as soon as a shop is built.
The game graphics were a bit controversial, some reviewers said that it did not reach acceptable standards. However, it should be noted that the game was entirely written using AMOS, and that alone is quite a significant feat, in my opinion. Genesia was one of the few commercial games to be developed using the BASIC dialect for Amiga created by François Lionet.
The game is pretty in-depth with a lot of variables working simultaneously, all these factors can drastically affect the progress of your empire. Sometimes it can become a bit boring, especially because the instructions are a bit confusing. It was also rumored that the game could be completed from the starting position without expanding, but I never tried it.
Overall, Genesia was okayish; it's fun to try out for a while. For sure, there are better alternatives, but if you like strategy games and the Populous look-and-feel, you should try it.
Review by: Adam
Published: 23 March 2020 12:24 pm
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'Coming to work when ill… '
Academy Reporting
Why falling sick days in the UK workplace are not a cause for celebration
British workers are taking less time off sick than ever before. But that doesn't mean its offices are healthier. Could presenteeism be playing a part?
According to the UK Government's official data gatherer, the Office for National Statistics, the average number of sick days taken by British workers has fallen to its lowest level since records began.
But nobody has been jumping for joy since the news came through that the number of sick days taken by British workers has dropped dramatically from 7.2 days in 1993 (the year records began) to 4.1 years in 2017. That is because nobody has been fooled into thinking British workplaces are healthier than they've ever been.
Indeed most experts agree that the underlying story is one of growing presenteeism (with people in an uncertain economic climate to scared to take time off when they are really sick) rather than rising health and wellbeing at work.
The Guardian's verdict was that 'the fall in the number of sick days could be a sign of economic weakness rather than strength.' The paper quoted Professor Carey Cooper, the renowned expert on organisational psychology and keynote speaker at the forthcoming WORKTECH London conference, on why people are showing up for work when they shouldn't. Cooper explained that, in the post-recession workplace, they feel vulnerable and don't want a high level of absence on their HR record for fear of dismissal or disciplinary action.
Sickness rates down
The problem of presenteeism in the workplace, rather than absenteeism, has been around for a while. Speaking at WORKTECH Sydney in 2016, Jessica Rose Cooper, Director of Sustainability at Delos, the well building pioneer, explained how the costs of presenteeism at work are even higher than the direct costs of ill health. Since then, the issue has continued to grow and the challenge is what to do about it.
Presenteeism in the UK is not confined to private businesses. Sickness rates in Britain's public sector (2.6%) have fallen faster than in the private sector since 2008, and are now only marginally higher than the 2.3 per cent rate in big private sector companies with 500 or more employees. Average sickness absence rate across the private sector as a whole is 1.7 per cent.
More than 25% of employees take off work with a cough or cold – this is the commonest cause of absenteeism. But back and joint pain also feature, especially among older workers over 50. Mental health conditions are a growing problem, particularly afflicting those aged 25-41. Ironically, the employees most likely to take sick leave are those who work in public health while the people least likely to phone in sick are those who work the land and sea (in agriculture, forestry and fisheries), according to the Office for National Statistics
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JOIN US AT THE LIGHTS ON RICE PARADE DEC. 6, 2019
ALL FAMILIES WELCOME!
Calling all keiki! All Sunday School and Youth Group members, their families, friends, and supporters, are invited to join the Lights on Rice Parade on Friday, Dec. 6 at Vidinha Stadium!
We will be decorating the float at All Saints' Church at 12:00PM and leaving the church at 4:00PM.
We have Nativity Scene decorations and costumes for all sizes.
Parade Participants should be at Vidinha Stadium at 5:00PM.
Parking is limited. We recommend being dropped off (drop off location is at the soccer field entrance) and parking near the County Building. More parking is available at Kukui Grove Mall. They will have shuttles to the parade.
Roads close at 6:00PM and the parade starts at 6:30PM.
Candies may be passed out during the parade (do not throw!) Noise makers are not allowed (for safety reasons).
If you are interested in participating in decorating or the parade, please fill in your information below. I will be sending emails to everyone.
If you have any questions, please contact Cami at cami@allsaintskauai.org or call the office at 808-822-4267.
Mahalo!
We would like to participate!
Decorating from 12:00PM to 4:00PM Riding on the float at 5:00PM Marching with the banner at 5:00PM
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WELCOME REV. DAVID JACKSON (KAHU KAWIKA)
David, Muriel, and Caleb Jackson
OH, HAPPY DAY!!! Our Prayers Have Been Answered
We are delighted to announce that the Reverend David Hilton Jackson (Kahu Kawika) has accepted our call to be the next minister at All Saints' Church.
Reverend Jackson is currently School Chaplain and Faith Studies Chair at Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte, NC.
He served as rector at the Church of the Epiphany in Honolulu (2009-2013) and as Chaplain and Instructor in Religion at Seabury Hall on Maui (2013-2015).
In addition to his current position at Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte he is also an Instructor at Waialaihui`ia Clergy Formation Program in the Diocese of Hawai`i (2013-2015 and 2018-present). For Kahu Kawika's full CV, click here.
Reverend Jackson will arrive on Kaua`i at the end of January and his first services at All Saints' will be on Sunday, February 2nd.
"ABSOLUTELY THRILLED!" GREETINGS FROM KAHU KAWIKA
My family and I are absolutely thrilled to become part of the `Ohana of All Saints' Church & Preschool! The vibrant sense of life within All Saints' is palpable and life-affirming. Peter writes to his people,
"You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare God's praises, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9)
Muriel and I look forward to being with all of you as our fellow priests in God's work, and in joining you in the privilege of sharing God's love together and on Kaua`i.
MAHALO TO OUR DIOCESE, SEARCH COMMITTEE, AND VESTRY
The All Saints' `Ohana offers prayers of gratitude to the Office of the Bishop, in particular Canon Sandy Graham, for their invaluable support to our search, to the members of the Search Committee who did an outstanding job on our behalf, and the Vestry for their hard work and dedication which has brought this search to a successful conclusion.


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First, some background: The median executive salary from our data was $100,000, while the maximum found was $666,266. The average tenure for a nonprofit CEO among organizations participating in our survey was almost 12 years and almost 40 percent of participants paid their CEO some type of bonus in addition to their normal salary.
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the higher an organization's budget the higher the executive's pay. What is interesting to note is the jump between the different brackets. This isn't a difference of a few thousand dollars here and there; we're talking tens of thousands of dollars when it comes to an organization with a budget of $40,000,000 versus one with $50,000,000.
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Nudity Isn't Illegal in National Parks, But Don't Do Anything Weird
by Jesslyn Shields Mar 23, 2018
Signs prohibiting nudity are posted on San Onofre State Beach trails in North San Diego County, Calif. There's actually no federal regulation against it in national parks, but some states prohibit public nudity, so don't assume you are safe to strip down because you're in a national park. Allen J. Schaben/LA Times/Getty Images
Nature is glorious. It can make us feel a whole lot of ways — sometimes nature's splendor makes us want to charge all the way up a mountain, or break out our stupidest dance move on the beach at sunset, or strip down to our birthday suits and skip through a field of wildflowers.
But what happens when our deepest instinct is to strip down naked to take in a primeval forest or a spectacular mountain vista, in a place where a lot of other people are definitely going to be around to spectate? Like in a national park, for instance. Turns out, you wouldn't be the first person ever to have that impulse. But like so many other impulses, it's important to know whether it's legal.
Not Much Federal Prohibition
Federal law pretty stubbornly ignores the issue of public nudity in national parks, with the one exception: Cape Cod National Seashore, where you must keep genitals completely covered, always.
"Back in the '80s and '90s, nudity was a really big issue at Cape Cod National Seashore," says Robert Gray, a retired park ranger who worked with the National Park Service (NPS) for 32 years in several different parks, including Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Great Smoky Mountains and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, among others. "They were actually getting resource damage from people tromping over the dunes to get a peek at the nude bathers who just kept coming to this one place."
The law governing nudity in parks is about as clear as the view off a high mountain peak on a foggy day. The section of the Code of Federal Regulations that covers "Resource Protection, Public Use and Recreation," Section 2.34, states that:
A person commits disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public alarm, nuisance [emphasis added], jeopardy or violence, or knowingly or recklessly creating a risk thereof… Uses language, an utterance, or gesture, or engages in a display or act that is obscene, physically threatening or menacing… [Or] Creates or maintains a hazardous or physically offensive condition.
So basically, parks exist for public enjoyment, and if a visitor's lack of cover causes someone in the park discomfort, it could end in a fine or jail time.
"There's actually no federal regulation that prohibits nudity in national parks," says Gray. "Disorderly conduct doesn't really apply. But there are different jurisdictions within the National Park Service — some parks are run exclusively under federal jurisdiction, while others are concurrent jurisdiction."
Which means if someone is strolling down the beach naked in a state where there is a law against public nudity, the park might have adopted the law, and a ranger would have every right to fine or jail that naked beach walker.
But although it seems there might be a cultural bias against public nudity in the natural splendor of national parks, there is actually a very deep tradition of baring it all in national parks that continues to this day. While he was president, Teddy Roosevelt and his best bud and first Forest Service chief Gifford Pinchot regularly skinny-dipped in rivers and streams all over Washington, D.C. — once even taking the French ambassador for a swim in Rock Creek Park, which is managed by the NPS. And these days, Hike Naked Day is a way hikers celebrate the summer solstice on the Appalachian Trail, also managed by the NPS, as well as virtually with an Instagram hashtag.
The Japanese practice of "forest bathing" has been proven to lower blood pressure. You can do it with or without clothes.
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