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If you've ever had a day where no matter how much you eat, you just can't seem to get full, Costco might have the solution. It comes in the form of a 23.6-pound bucket of macaroni and cheese that costs $89.99 — or $2 a serving if you stick to the 180-serving size.
The cheese and pasta are packaged separately, so if you're hoping to open the lid and dig in, be aware that you'll have to prepare the gigantic amount of mac and cheese first.
There is some bad news though: It's currently out of stock. If you can wait a bit, it'll likely show up again soon and you can begin the greatest mac and cheese adventure of your life.
The bucket 'o mac is listed in the emergency food section and has a shelf life of up to 20 years, so it's clearly meant for a bunker/apocalypse-type scenario, but I personally believe that not having 24 pounds of macaroni and cheese in my basement is also an emergency.
If you are into storing food as a precaution, Costco also offers a one-year stockpile of emergency food for $1,000. Included in the kit are cans of instant milk, bags of sugar, freeze-dried fruits and veggies, beans, instant rice, granola, salt and TVP (textured vegetable protein). Although it will only get you through one year if you eat it every day, it actually has a shelf life of 25 years, so you'll be prepared for a while.
If you're not into prepping for disaster and simply enjoy massive amounts of food, Costco offers more oversized items, too. You can now buy a 6.6-pound bucket of Nutella to, you know, get you through the week. Sam's Club is also offering up nine-pound buckets of Oreo frosting if dessert is more your thing.
Will you be heading to Costco to pick up your 24-pound bucket of macaroni and cheese?


… we became Toronto Trilingual, a city whose residents strive to speak three languages?
"Turn the box" was the characteristically pithy retort by Pierre Trudeau to those fussed about confronting two languages at breakfast. Since then, bilingualism has spawned avid followers across the nation with parents queuing for spots in cherished French immersion schools (this notwithstanding our mangled efforts to pronounce Port-au-Prince, Lac-Mégantic, Radio-Canada and the fêted tennista Eugénie Bouchard).
Toronto Trilingual presupposes our two official languages and the third à choix. ¡Hablo Canadiense!
Hug an umlaut, see a foreign flick at TIFF, see Così Fan Tutte with surtitles at COC, revel in the Swami Narayan Temple in Rexdale, visit the Aga Khan Centre and the neighbouring JCCC, take the TTC 54, ask for an international acoustiguide at the ROM and AGO, mobilize a different language on your mobile, ask for a non-English publication on your flight, read wine labels and multilingual pasta packaging, play with Google Translate, engage your convenience store owner, dry cleaner, cobbler, etc., for new expressions. Monolingualism can be cured.
Whatever negligible costs would be outweighed by the economic benefits. Diaspora Nation, a recent study by the prestigious Mowat Centre at the University of Toronto, concludes that the lack of valorisation of international languages spoken in Canada negates important potential social, trade and cultural benefits. It's good for business, too!
You have used your tongue to taste Toronto, now talk Toronto!
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Honest Sustainability – Angove Wines, McLaren Vale, S.A.
"We're very uncool," says Richard Angove, from Angove Wines, based in the McLaren Vale, South Australia. "But, our philosophy definitely starts in the vineyard, and everything else comes after that." Angove Wines is an old family business, founded in 1886 by Richard Angove's great, great grandfather, Dr William T. Angove. He had emigrated from Cornwall, in … Continue reading Honest Sustainability – Angove Wines, McLaren Vale, S.A.


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A nor'easter may cause power outages when the storm brings strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding to Long Island on Saturday, forecasters and officials say.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said the forecast calls for gusts up to 50 mph, water inundating some waterfront roadways, and minor beach erosion. More than an inch of rain is expected, officials said.
"Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," Upton-based NWS meteorologists said in a wind advisory in effect for Nassau and Suffolk counties Saturday. "Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result."
The first nor'easter of the season may bring the first blizzard of the season to New England more than two weeks before the winter solstice, AccuWeather News reported.
"Breaking waves of 3 to 5 feet could result in minor beach erosion, especially farther east," NWS added in a coastal flood statement citing "wave action from strong northerly winds."
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran issued a statement warning Long Islanders to prepare for possible power outages as a result of the storm.
"Residents are advised to secure all outdoor objects and avoid travel at that time, if possible," Curran said.
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A review of payments received by the world's 17 largest crypto exchanges has shown that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) use in commerce has decreased, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainanalysis.
This year, the BCH price decreased by 75 percent, while BTC dropped by about 55 percent. Grauer sees "concentrated ownership" as the reason for the low BCH adoption rate, where almost 56 percent of the cryptocurrency is controlled by 67 wallets that are not located on exchanges.
According to data from Coinmarketcap, even with the recent decline BCH is still the fourth largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization over $9 billion. At press time, BCH is down almost 9 percent and is trading around $522.


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A priest to the pilots of a rally: "You are profaners!"
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The parish priest of Castiglione (Italy) recriminated the participants of a historic rally that cars passed very close to his church and complained about the noise of the engines.
The video has begun to circulate on social networks. It shows an Italian priest, from the municipality of Castiglione, protesting to the participants and fans of a historic car rally because he considered that the cars passed very close to the church and the noise of the engines interrupted the prayer.
" Stop the engine, damn! This is a sacred place, Cretins, deficient ", shouted the parish priest, who was raising the tone and the content of the screams: " Defilers! This place is not yours, but of the sanctuary! A place of faith! And you show indifference! ".
According to the media in the Emilia-Romagna region, organizers of the RAAB Rally for historical have been accused of invading a private land belonging to the Church of Castiglione. "The rally can be a very invasive competition," explains Alessandro Bugelli, RAAB manager, who also explains that "they informed the sanctuary of the inconvenience they could generate throughout the day." Even so, the pastor didn't like the presence of cars and has become the protagonist of a viral video.
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When I decided to visit New Zealand on my honeymoon, I knew I had to see the Waitomo Caves glowworms! The last time I was in New Zealand, I was 17 on a school trip. We had traveled 30+ hours (a big feat for me at the time, I was not the professional airport hobo you see today) and arrived in Auckland early in the morning, just to make the drive out to the Waitomo Caves and find out that they had closed due to flooding. Now, almost 15 years (yikes!) later, I was ready for a do over!
Quality disposable camera shot of baby Mags, last time I was in New Zealand and Australia.
I only had 3 days in Auckland this time, and figuring out how to tackle the mountainous terrain, on the left side of the road, in a car that may end up being manual, was not on the itinerary. That's where InterCity came to the rescue. Not only did they offer an affordable bus tour of the Waitomo Caves round-trip from Auckland, they also coupled it with a tour of the Hobbiton Movie set!
I was, admittedly, just in it for the glowworms since I've never actually seen or really wanted to see Lord Of The Rings. Actually, I think I may have seen the 3rd one in theatres when I was in high school because all of my friends were doing it. I just remember lots of walking and a bunch of false endings that felt like a tease. However I can now confidently say, even for a Lord Of The Rings cynic like me, Hobbiton is certainly worth a visit.
The bus from Auckland left bright and early at 8am. Upon boarding we were given a couple of cookies (which I tried to ration for later in the day, but were gone within the first half hour) and a bottle of water. The buses themselves were very comfortable, which is very important. I've been on some rough bus rides in my day.
The first leg of the drive from Auckland to Hobbiton takes about 2 and a half hours, which were filled with sightseeing out the bus window and fascinating commentary from our driver, Damian. We learned about the history of New Zealand, the Maori people, the mysterious people who came before the Maori people, the switch from sheep to dairy as New Zealand's main export, and how New Zealand came to legalize prostitution. Damian really was a wealth of knowledge. He even got us to Hobbiton with enough time to spare before our tour for a much needed coffee and restroom break.
As I said before, I am by no means a Lord Of The Rings fan, though after this tour I'm interested to give it another shot. The rolling New Zealand countryside is reason enough to visit the Hobbiton Movie set, though I do wish I got to pet a sheep.
This is the second version of Hobbiton. The first was built on the same sight, but out of cardboard and temporary materials. After the success of the first movie, the director, Peter Jackson, needed to rebuild parts for the sequels. The sheep farmer who owned the land agreed, under the condition that it would be made permanent so he can turn it into the tourist attraction that it is today. It was a brilliant idea on his part. There were loads of people there, and I would wager it makes him more money than sheep have ever made anyone.
Lord of the Rings fandom is the real deal. There were many people on our tour who could tell you which lines were recited under which set piece, but the attention to every last detail on the set was incredible, even to a novice like me. From the use of forced perspective, to the tiny hobbit clothes, to the shape of the leaves graphed onto real trees to exactly replicate the book, it really is amazing to see.
Of course, the best part of any tour is a visit to the bar and restaurant. The tour includes a free beer and lunch at The Green Dragon Inn. The beers are brewed exclusively for Hobbiton by local brewery, Good George Brewing. Guest on the tour can choose from Girdley Fine Grain (amber ale), Oatbarton Brew (traditional English Ale), Sackville Cider, and the non-alcoholic Frogmorton Ginger Beer. I got the amber ale and my husband, Steve, got the cider. Both were delicious.
Drink in hand, it's time for lunch! Lunch is served buffet style in a tented area of the Green Dragon Inn. While there are many people waiting, everyone is sat and dismissed to go to the buffet in a very orderly fashion, avoiding the usual buffet chaos. The buffet food was surprisingly good and varied. There were a couple of curries, soups, several sides and vegetables, fish, chicken, meatballs, a carving station and a formidable dessert table. Tourist stops like this rarely have food worth writing home about, but this was really outstanding… and just so much food! No one leaves this tour hungry!
As much as I wanted to learn everything about the places we were visiting, with a belly full of curry, the next hour and a half drive to the Waitomo Caves was a challenge. I must admit I dozed off a little, but Steve caught me up on info I missed out on.
I was so excited to finally get to see these glowworms that had eluded me for a decade and a half! Then as we pulled up, I got the bad news… no photos in the cave. I'm not sure the glowworms would have shown up too well anyway and I'm sure they've had enough dummies try to take flash pictures of the worms and ruin everything for everyone that it's a rule born of necessity, but still disappointing.
Once inside the caves, all disappointment subsided. The caves themselves were spectacular, and in the dark corners every so often there were little specks of blue/green light from the worms. I would have been satisfied with that, but they save the best for last. After the cave tour, guest are boarded into a boat for a 10 minute ride, in total silence and complete darkness through a canopy of glowworms. Thousands of glowworms dot the ceiling of the cave and look more like stars than gross worms.
It really is a stunning experience, and well worth the 15 year wait. It's easy to forget to actually experience a place when trying to document everything for a blog post or social media. Not being able to take photos was actually a welcome break. Sometimes we all just need to stop and smell the worms.
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Great, that place is looking so awesome and its things are really great to enjoy. You shared great information about that beautiful place and stunning photos you shared.
Never seen Harry Potter (I know that's crazy of us) so we arent familiar with this. However, it sounds and looks amazing! What a cute set that seems so magical! So so happy you finally got to see the glow worms too after waiting so long. What a unique experience!
I took the exactly same tour a couple of years back. What I did not know then was that the only way to visit Hobbiton movie set is by taking an organised group tour and you can't just venture there on your own, with a ticket. We landed there to take the tour and realised, there wasn't any available for the next 4 hours so that's when we took a detour to the glowworm caves, to kill the time. Both of them were amazing experiences and your post has brought back such great memories!
We were in Auckland for 2 days and didn't have time to do this tour. What a bummer for us!
I live in New Zealand at the moment (Bay of Islands) and we really want to visit both Hobbiton and Waitomo Glow Worm Caves on our road trip this June. Glad to hear you had fun despite not being a LOTR fan.
There can't be a better destination than New Zealand for Honeymoon. Such a beautiful country. Can stay there forever. hobbiton and glowworm caves are uber popular and totally worth their popularity. I wish i could stay there forever.
This looks like such a fun day out. We were just talking about Hobbiton last night with a friend who is visiting from New Zealand so it was great to read this post today and enjoy your beautiful photos. I doubt that I will make it to NZ in the foreseeable future so thanks for sharing.
Not a Lord of the Rings fan, but I can certainly appreciate your joy. Looks like you had a great time. Too bad you were not able to take pictures of the gloworms? I was looking forward to seeing what they look like. Congratulations on your wedding!
I'm glad a person who is not a fan of Tolkien can still appreciate a visit to Hobbiton, that'll make it easier to convince my wife! The tour guide sounds amazing, I feel like I learned more about New Zealand already! I'm glad you finally got to see the glowworms and that is well worth the wait! And the trip comes with free cookies, beer and a delicious buffet? Maybe convincing my wife won't be that hard! Thanks for the info!
I'm a big fan of Lord of the Ring and I will definitely check out the Hobbit town!! I can totally imagine myself taking pic in front of the little cute house… I always want to go NZ but it's just too far and expensive for me, I'm glad you made your move!! The blue worm cave sounds really fantastic too. I'm sure I will check it out too for a different experience.
New Zealand has been at the top of my list to visit for quite some time now-I really need to get there! What a great spot to pick for your honeymoon! I'd love to check out the Hobbiton Movie Set-seeing spots where shows were filmed is always so exciting, and this one looks especially cool! I have to admit that I have never seen Lord of the Rings either, but I would still be excited to stop at the set, ha! It looks really neat and the detail does look pretty fascinating. I've always wanted to go to Waitomo Caves too-glad to hear it was as amazing as it sounds, even if you couldn't take photos!
I never knew that an actual location like Hobbiton existed. I thought it was just another movie set. Hobbit food looks fun too. Nice aspect of NZ guys. Keep it up.
Great post. Planning to go to NZ next winter and both glowworms and Hobbiton are on my list. I pinned your post so I can refer to it when I am planning. Liked the photos as well. Good to know no photos in cave so I won't be disappointed.
food looks super good – how are the prices here?


Serhan has also been appointed as an Executive Officer of the company and will be based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He will have profit and loss responsibility for the LNG technology and equipment, PRISM® Membrane Systems, and Gardner Cryogenics businesses.
Serhan has a long history with the gas industries' big players. He has been president at Praxair, Inc. since 2014, he worked with The Linde Group for 14 years as managing director, and he held various leadership positions at Parsons Corporation where he began his career.
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Skanska Oy, Skanska's Finnish subsidiary, has been awarded a project-management assignment for a new, partly privately financed football arena in Helsinki. The project has a total value of FIM 110 M or approximately SEK 165 M.
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Skanska Oy has the complete responsibility for the construction of the new arena which will have capacity for 11,000 spectators.
The customer is Helsingin Uusi Jalkapalloareena Oy, a privately owned company which will be responsible for the development of the project in cooperation with the City of Helsinki. The project is being financed with funds provided by the city of Helsinki, the Finnish state and private parties.
The Helsinki clubs Jokerit HC, Liiga-HJC and Jalkapallosäätiö will lease the football arena from Helsingin Uusi Jalkapalloareena Oy for ten years and pay lease costs in advance for the entire lease period. The money will be used to cover the construction costs. All football clubs in Helsinki will have access to the arena.
Harry Harkimo is the businessman behind Uusi Jalkapalloareena Oy and he was also the man who took the initiative to build the Hartwall Arena, which was constructed by Skanska Oy for the Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki in 1997.
In addition to the usual facilities for spectators, players and the press, the stadium will also have 36 VIP boxes.
Work on the new facilities at Tölö in central Helsinki is to begin immediately and is expected to be completed by June 2000.
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Jalo Takala, Vice President, Skanska Etelä-Suomi Oy,
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There are three distinct tiers on this slate. It's Jose Fernandez in tier one, Drew Smyly in tier two and then everyone else in tier three. Unfortunately, Fernandez and Smyly will be facing off against each other. However, it's worth noting that Smyly and Rays are -105 tonight against the Marlins, which is a coin flip. Smyly has pitched at least five innings in every game this season and is checking in with a 10.13 K/9 this season. His command has been excellent, walking only 2.25 batters per nine. The Marlins aren't the best matchup but they do strike out at the ninth-highest rate versus LHP.
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Kevin Gausman is the "best of the rest" tonight. Gausman is another innings eater, pitching at least six innings in four of his last five. Gausman simply doesn't walk batters and has racked up at least ten ground-balls in four of his last five games. He's flashed some upside this season, striking out nine batters just a few starts ago. Tonight he will get the strikeout-heavy Astros who have K'd more than any other team in the league.
It's hard to look past the Colorado Rockies tonight in Boston. The 5th best offense in the league will have to step away from hitter friendly Coors Field, but Fenway Park is nothing to be too concerned about. Fenway is allowing the 3rd most runs this season and allowed the 4th most last season. In reality, they have one of the better pitching matchups on the board. They face Clay Buchholz whose 5.38 xFIP is the worst on the slate and he has allowed 4+ runs in five of his last six games. His walks are creeping dangerously close to his strikeouts and his 1.57 HR/9 is one of the worst rates in the entire league.
That's all folks! Be sure to follow me on Twitter for more player analysis and news as starting lineups are released! Commentary based on DraftKings strategy and scoring.


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mattant said:
Is it because promoters are actively looking at talented well followed bands and deliberately not booking them because they are female? I would wager most of the time not...
I'll take that bet. I know promoters that do just this. That think it's a "hassle" and "more trouble than it's worth" ... the sexism is incredible in this industry, top to bottom, and the stories of ridiculously sexist promoters are virtually endless. I can't think of a single band that couldn't give me at least a half dozen stories about it.
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Always gonna get the side eye when someone throws around gendered language when in a thread already discussing gender equality. But, who actually makes "omg you can't push for progress unless you actually start your own ______" argument? Like, what? Oh, ok, well, don't wanna get abused ... start your own airline and just fly yourself.
lol, getting abused or directly discriminated against personally is different than underrepresentation of a gender at a music festival, which is something you would have control over. I don't think United Airlines planned to abuse a passenger, like someone plans a music festival
JohnnyStacks Apr 19, 2017
Well put your fucking money where your mouth is. The problem are these promoters that you know having this mind set so out the promoters who have this mindset. Or do you not want to hurt your contact list? Would love an example of someone or some promotion company who thinks this way
There are far less female musicians than male, its just a fact.
Really? Just a fact? Musicians? Not sure I'm sold. Prove it.
Once blind auditions started happening in orchestras women are overtaking men and representation has been flipping almost immediately. I don't buy that there are more male musicians than female in the world, so, back that up, what's your evidence ... ?
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Hey guys this might not be,... POLITICALLY CORRECT, but MAYBEe the gender imbalance in music festival bookings is reflective of the lack of inclusion in the general scene felt by many women especially those trying to start bands or be more involved in the power structures that build up music communities and organize these kinds of shows. So pointing out a clear imbalance of gender in a lineup is both a call to get more women involved in process of booking any of the many talented existing groups with female/non-binary members, and a critique on the vicious cycle that lack of representation perpetuates, telling women that they do not belong in this space and leading to a lower amount of bands with any diversity at all, which eventually leaves a music scene stale and empty, before it later dies.
Or like pretend this shit isn't toxic and everything's fine. Whatever you want to do THOUGHT POLICE
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mattant Apr 19, 2017
I guarantee you if a band is going to make them money, most promoters are going to book them. Will there be some compulsively racist or sexist people in the industry that will go out of their way to not book people they don't want to, no doubt. Should this be stopped? 100% But don't paint that brush over everyone.
It must be sad to see the world through such cynical eyes, not everyone is a horrible person.
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JohnnyStacks said:
Well put you're fucking money where your mouth is. The problem are these promoters that you know having this mind set so out the promoters who have this mindset. Or do you not want to hurt your contact list? Would love an example of someone or some promotion company who thinks this way
My contact list? Those people fucking hate me. LOL, it's not like it's a secret who they are and the bands they keep booking after they got caught working with horrific people. Hell, you can fucking use google to find stuff all over the place:
Download festival booker Andy Copping also thinks the problem comes down to a lack of women in bands. "There's no shortage of women coming to our festival, but they seem to like watching bands more than being in them. They just haven't felt inspired enough to pick up a guitar or be the singer of a rock band."
My contact list? Those people fucking hate me. LOL, it's not like it's a secret who they are and the bands they keep booking after they got caught working with horrific people.
Well I think I need to be stopped. This website, I can't stop arguing with you. It's fucking addictive. And you're so easy to fuck with. PUT ME PUT OF MY MISERY TATER TITS. I DONT WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE
Ohhhh the naivety of someone that's apparently never talked to band with any women in it.
I dunno, you keep saying that, but yet so many posts make the other argument.
I mean, I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that you'd use sexist language to try and demean me .... but it's just about the music, and festivals, and you don't have a real problem .... right?
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incognitojones said:
A much more interesting take on the topic. Yes the lineup is representative of the scene and a lack of females in said scene for various reasons. Yes the culture should be of a state where anyone can start a band or pursue a career in music and have the same opportunity as anyone else.
I still don't think you can hold the villain label over a festival promoter such as this, but should be looking earlier in the pipeline to encourage young people of any gender to get involved in music etc. Should definitely be looking at squashing the culture of sexual harassment in the scene.
It is like going to a band and telling them they are ignorant and assholes because the band is made up of all males. Do you know whether any females tried out for that band? Was it their responsibility to actively seek a 50/50 make up? They were probably just a bunch of mates who got together and started playing terrible music, I know that's how I got started in a band.
I dunno. This conversation actually has me pretty fucking depressed. But I do this to myself. I could just ya know, not fucking respond
I think you made up a different post in your head and replied to that cause this makes very little sense next to what I said
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Dude we've already discussed that my mum had a career in music. I have been IN bands with women in them for crying out loud. Carry on making assumptions, they are usually far off the mark.
I'm out, I'll go back to casually reading the site and not getting involved because wow it is like talking to children on here.
Yeah I can't even make it past the first paragraph. I'm going to go draw a bath and hopefully slip into a coma and never come back. Everyone take care and remember, good morning good afternoon good evening and good night
And, again ... apparently, you never talked to them ... which is a little weird, and kinda why I don't get why you keep saying the things you do. Your version of only pretending the "really blatant" sexist or racist people are the problem, is so god damn flawed, and I can only imagine comes from never talking to anyone that's dealt with this issue.
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Zoshchenko Apr 19, 2017
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Promise?
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Zoshchenko said:
Sure if you want me to die that bad, sure.
to the site ofc jfc
cybele Apr 19, 2017
set our hearts ablaze
Literally what is the downfall of having more woman on any festival line-up? Like what is the point of expending this much energy defending the idea that rock-leaning festivals continue to be male heavy? Any fest seems to have at least 15+ very unknown bands in the undercard, so what is the negative of choosing a more diverse line up to represent local or up and coming bands?
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Answer me. Should I kill myself in your name
Jesus, what the fuck. Yeah, you're done here.
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cybele said:
Seriously. Apart from the very obvious, which is that there is a severe lack of awareness of female artists on the part of some of these organizers and the various scenes, this is the ultimate question to be asked of these people. It's almost like they think a lineup is headliners from top to bottom. Mitski, on a smaller stage and with an afternoon slot at Coachella, drew a great crowd. Now that is just one example of someone who'd be a real fucking catch for a festival like this. Of course we have no way of know what the scheduling conflicts of many artists could be, but it just seems like it falls back to the ignorance of promoters and organizers, and not a lack of talent like so many apparent clowns here are fooling themselves into believing.
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Transient_Hymn Apr 19, 2017
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I don't know this off hand but how much better are non punk festivals doing at having a more equitable representation?
From my memory of outside lands and Coachella, this never seemed to be a topic or really a thought I heard people express.
In looking at my anecdotal iTunes, anything that would be talked about on absolutepunk* is way male heavy. Other genres seem to be more of a coin flip.
I realistically can't think of 50% female riot fest lineup that would produce the same draw as what they put out. Which for me means the problem is probably more systemic and the blame falls on the feeder system as opposed to the promoters. (Warped is a different story).
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"Don't You Wanna Stay" is a duet recorded by American singers Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. It was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins, and Jason Sellers. It was released as the second single from Aldean's fourth album My Kinda Party, following Aldean's and Clarkson's performance on the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2010 due to strong demands of radio stations. The song contains elements of country and pop, and its lyrics speak of the difficulties of finding and maintaining love.
"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Single by Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
from the album My Kinda Party and Stronger
RED Distribution
Songwriter(s)
Andy Gibson
Jason Sellers
Michael Knox
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"My Kinda Party"
(2010) "Don't You Wanna Stay"
(2010) "Dirt Road Anthem"
Kelly Clarkson singles chronology
"Cry"
(2010) "Mr. Know It All"
"Don't You Wanna Stay" (Live) on YouTube
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was met with generally favorable reviews by critics who considered the song as "a classic power ballad". Critics also lauded the interesting combination between Aldean's and Clarkson's voices. The song was a crossover hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became Aldean's fifth number one single and Clarkson's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Both Aldean and Clarkson performed the song on several occasions, notably on the tenth season of American Idol and at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Footage from the Country Music Association award performance was used to comprise a music video for "Don't You Wanna Stay", directed by Paul Miller. The song was nominated for "Best Country Duo/Group Performance" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Barton Hollow" by The Civil Wars. "Don't You Wanna Stay" was covered by Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine in the eleventh season of American Idol and was performed by Justin Chain and Shelbie Z in the fifth season of The Voice.
Background and releaseEdit
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins and Jason Sellers. According to Sellers, they were at Jenkins' house when they started composing the song. He explained, "We just wanted to write a love song. We had an idea of what we were targeting. We didn't write it as a duet. We wrote it, and Andy thought about recording it. After we got the song written, we played it for Jason. Jason Aldean's idea for it was to make it a duet."[1] The song is the first duet that Aldean has recorded.[2] In an interview with Nashville.com, Aldean revealed that the song was not originally presented to him as a duet. Nevertheless, he and producer Michael Knox thought the lyrics would work for two people if he could find a female artist as a duet partner.[3][4] Aldean considered a number of female vocalists to record the song with, especially Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.[4] However, Clarkson remained as his first choice.[3] He explained,
"We had the song pitched to us and originally it wasn't a duet. The more I was listening to the thing and learning the song, I realized it set itself up to be a duet if we wanted to go that route. When I called my producer about it he asked who I wanted to sing it with me and I said Kelly Clarkson, but I didn't think we'd be able to get her. I've always been a big fan of hers. I love her voice and I love her style. Long story short, we got her a copy of the song and she loved it. As soon as she started singing, it became obvious it was going to be great."[5]
On November 10, 2010, "Don't You Wanna Stay" was performed live for the first time by Aldean with Clarkson on the 44th Country Music Association Awards.[6] The performance triggered an overwhelming demand from radio stations across the country. As a result, Aldean's label, Broken Bow Records, made the song available on PLAY MPE.[7] Carson James, the label's Senior Vice President for Promotion responded, "If there's one thing I've learned in my years in the record business, it is always give radio what they want [...] Our entire promotion staff has spent all night fielding calls and returning texts about getting this song, so we decided it best to release it on Play MPE first thing this morning."[7] Myra Dehais of RED Company claimed that the song's rise at adult-radio stations was a result of the company's distribution, saying "This is a proud moment for RED distribution, [...] In crossing a country song over to the adult and pop formats, we can face resistance, since (some) stations have only a slot or two for country music, in order to maintain sonic balance.[8] "Don't You Wanna Stay" was later included on the deluxe edition of Clarkson's fifth studio album, Stronger (2011).[9]
CompositionEdit
"Don't You Wanna Stay" (2010)
A 25 second sample of "Don't You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. The song incorporates guitar riff and violin.
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"Don't You Wanna Stay" is a country pop song with a length of four minutes and sixteen seconds.[10] It incorporates melancholic guitar riff which is accompanied by classical elements such as violin.[11] Mikael Wood of Billboard described the song as "a dramatic, slow building power ballad in the style of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"",[12] a view held similar by John Hill of About.com who considered the song as a "classic power ballad", writing "whether you want to call the song country, pop, or something in between doesn't matter because the chorus is so catchy that it doesn't matter if you use an electric guitar or a steel guitar."[13] It is set in common time and has a steady tempo of 72 beats per minute. It is written in the key of G-sharp minor and both Aldean and Clarkson's vocals span two octaves, from A♯3 to G♯5.[14] It follows the chord progression G♯m–E–B.[14] Bob Peacock of Roughstock thought that the structure of the song was interesting with its brief four-line verses and "don't you wanna stay's throughout the chorus.[15] As the chorus of the song starts in, the sound of electric and slide guitars are prominent as Aldean and Clarkson sing, "Don't you wanna hold each other tight / Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?"[16]
Lyrically, the song narrates the difficulties of finding and maintaining love. Cristin Maher of Taste of Country contended that the song exemplifies the desire some people have when they want to make the move from a physical relationship to an emotional relationship, which is represented by the song lyrics "Let's take it slow, I don't want to move too fast / I don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last."[11] Gibson, one of the writers of the song, stated that the song does not contain a lot of flowery lyrics or sentiment. He added, "It's just straight up what somebody would say to somebody they'd want to be with."[1]
Critical receptionEdit
The song has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allison Stewart of The Washington Post called the song "great and gooey", saying that it sounded like "Bryan Adams teaming with Heart in 1984 for a contribution to some alternate universe Footloose soundtrack."[17] Blake Boldt of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs-up", calling it "a dramatic affair that demonstrates how pop and country can intersect with each other and offer decent results." He concluded his review with, "'Don't You Wanna Stay' would be a suitable fit for a Foreigner or Whitesnake album, and, though nowhere near a classic, it's an instant entrant into the 'guilty pleasure' category."[18] Reviewing the album for Billboard, Gary Graff described the song as being part of an "array of such bittersweet, emotionally ambivalent goodbye songs".[19] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song three-and-a-half stars out of five and praised both Aldean and Clarkson's fine voices, "making for an interesting combination: Jason's rough, slightly nasal voice against Kelly's cleaner, forceful tone."[15] In a different perspective, Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a "C" grade, lambasting the song for its musical element, writing "the sheer volume of noise that invades the track with the first chorus takes us straight into Monster Ballads territory." He concluded his review by emphasizing that "this isn't country music. It just isn't."[20]
Gary Trust of Billboard noted that the success of "Don't You Wanna Stay" as a crossover adult-radio hit was due to several reasons; Bob Neumann of WPBB, an adult contemporary radio station, posited that "country and adult stations share listeners [...] so audience may have already been familiar with the song based on its original life at country radio." Mike Mullaney of WBMX radio station opined that the song's own merits had propelled its crossover, saying
"Sure, it's a great country song. But, at its core, it's just a great song. It has a lot of the same qualities of Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now': great lyrics and melody, while each of these singers has amazing emotional resonance in their voices [...] Aldean has a country delivery, but our audience likes country hits. Having Kelly on the track was a big help in initially getting our attention but, ultimately, the song is just a hit."[8]
On March 5, 2013, Billboard ranked the song at number 40 in its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time.[21] Additionally, it appeared at number 14 of Clarkson's Top 15 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits through the week ending April 29, 2017.[22] On the other hand, Sterling Whitaker of The Boot put "Don't You Wanna Stay" at number six on his list of Top 10 Jason Aldean Songs.[23] Laura McClellan of Taste of Country ranked the song at number three of Aldean's Top 10 songs, citing it as "the biggest reason the industry is beginning to recognize Aldean with award nominations."[24] Chuck Dauphin of Billboard ranked the song atop his list of Jason Aldean's 10 Best Songs and described it as "a ballad that one doesn't get tired of hearing – and that's not something you see everyday."[25] He also put the song at number 25 in his list of Top 50 Country Love Songs of All Time.[26]
Awards and nominationEdit
At the 2011 CMT Music Awards, "Don't You Wanna Stay" was nominated for "Collaborative Video of the Year," but lost to Justin Bieber's "That Should Be Me" featuring Rascal Flatts (2010).[27] "Don't You Wanna Stay" received nominations for two awards at the 45th Country Music Association Awards. The song received a nomination for the "Musical Event of the Year" and won the award; it was also nominated for the "Single of the Year" but lost to The Band Perry's "If I Die Young" (2010).[28] At the 54th Grammy Awards, the song received a nomination for "Best Country Duo/Group Performance"[29] but lost to The Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" (2011).[30] "Don't You Wanna Stay" won two awards of "Single by a Vocal Collaboration" and "Music Video by a Duo/Group/Collaboration" at the 2011 American Country Awards.[31] The song won the awards of "Single of the Year" and "Vocal Event of the Year" at the 47th Academy of Country Music.[32][33]
Commercial performanceEdit
Following the album release of My Kinda Party, "Don't You Wanna Stay" debuted at number 59 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs[34] as well as at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending November 20, 2010.[35] On its second week on Billboard Hot 100, the song jumped to number 56 after the singers' performance at the Country Music Association awards.[36] The song reached a new peak of number 31 in its 24th week on the chart after Aldean and Clarkson performed the song on American Idol,[37] selling 59,000 paid downloads that week according to Nielsen SoundScan.[38] "Don't You Wanna Stay" also debuted at number 17 and number 39 on Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts respectively.[39][40] In July 2011, the song leapt into the top ten positions of Adult Contemporary (11-8) and Adult Pop Songs (11-9). The ascent prompted the song to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 in its 27th week on the chart.[41][8]
On the week ending February 27, 2011, "Don't You Wanna Stay" moved to number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs[42] and stayed in the top position for three consecutive weeks.[43] It became Aldean's fifth number one hit and Clarkson's first number one hit on the chart.[42] The accomplishment also made Clarkson as the third American Idol contestant to score a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. The feat was first accomplished by Josh Gracin and followed by Carrie Underwood.[44][45]
The song held the record as the best-selling country collaboration single in digital history[46] until it was overtaken by Blake Shelton and Pistol Annies' "Boys 'Round Here" in 2014.[47] It is Aldean's second song to cross the 2 million mark, following "Dirt Road Anthem" in 2011; and Clarkson's fourth song to cross the 2 million mark following "Since U Been Gone" in 2008, "My Life Would Suck Without You" in 2009, and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" in 2012.[48] As of September 2017, the song has sold 2,712,000 copies in the US.[49]
Live performances and usage in mediaEdit
Kelly Clarkson is seen on a big screen behind Jason Aldean.
On November 10, 2010, Aldean performed the song with Clarkson for the first time at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[6] Despite receiving a standing ovation,[3] their performance of the song in that event was graded as a "D" in the Los Angeles Times, noting that the song is "a ballad that turned into some oddly orchestrated '80s hair metal tune. It's an easy slam, but this is "American Idol" bombast."[50] Aldean and Clarkson also performed the song on several other occasions. They sang the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 22, 2011.[51] On April 14, 2011, they performed the song live on the tenth season of American Idol during the Top 8 results show.[52] They later performed the song live during Country Music Association festival in Nashville, Tennessee on June 9, 2011.[53] Aldean also performed the song on all venues of his concert tour, the My Kinda Party Tour, which started on January 21, 2011. During each performance, Clarkson is seen on a big screen behind Aldean, singing her part of the duet.[54] He explained,
"We decided to go in and film her doing her thing [...] so even though she wasn't at the show, she could still be a part of the show. As big as that song is getting for us right now, it was definitely a song that we thought we had to have in the show. She cut a thing for us to use, and I cut a thing for her to use in her show if she wants to do that. It's a cool way to have her be a part of the show even though she's not going to be there every night."[55]
On February 12, 2012, both Aldean and Clarkson performed the song in front of a stage outfitted with giant clock innards at the 54th Grammy Awards.[56] Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times thought that "the duo looked like they were on the set of "Hugo"."[57] As their performance neared its end, Aldean's microphone suddenly went out.[58] Sarah Wyland of Great American Country felt that Aldean was professional in handling the technical problem by continuing to sing the song with Clarkson.[58] However, Natalie Maines, the lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks, lambasted Aldean's performance in her Twitter account, writing "Well the good thing about his mic going out is suddenly the song got a lot more in tune."[59] "Don't You Wanna Stay" is also performed by Clarkson in her fourth headlining tour, the Stronger Tour (2012). While Clarkson is performing the song, Aldean is seen on a big screen, singing his part of the duet.[60] She also performed the song as a duet with Blake Shelton while touring at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles.[61] The song's accompanying music video is composed of the live footage from the Country Music Association awards which was directed by Paul Miller.[62]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" was covered by Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine in the eleventh season of American Idol. Natalie Finn of E! gave a mixed review of the pair's performance, writing "Skylar handled Kelly Clarkson better than Colton played Jason Aldean on "Don't You Wanna Stay," but she's the country girl, so it made sense."[63] Brian Mansfield of USA Today felt that the song was out of Dixon's comfort zone and a little out of Laine's range.[64] Gil Kaufman of MTV remarked that the chemistry between the pair was more like cold fusion.[65] Jennifer Still of Digital Spy said the performance "isn't anything incredible".[66] "Don't You Wanna Stay" was performed by Justin Chain and Shelbie Z in the fifth season of The Voice during the Battle Rounds which was first aired on October 14, 2013. Natasha Chandel of MTV opined that the pair struggled with their pitch and harmonies during rehearsals but successfully stepped up their game during the live performance.[67] A similar view was shared by Ashley Lee of The Hollywood Reporter writing, "Throughout rehearsals, neither the motorcycle accident survivor nor the pageant coach could lock in their harmonies during the choruses [...] They ended up blending well onstage.[68]
Digital download[69]
"Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson) – 4:16
Charts and certificationsEdit
Weekly chartsEdit
Chart (2010–11)
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[70] 35
Canada Country (Billboard)[71] 1
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[72] 107
US Billboard Hot 100[73] 31
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[74] 3
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[75] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[76] 1
Year-end chartsEdit
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)[77] 68
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[78] 12
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[79] 33
US Country Songs (Billboard)[80] 19
United States (RIAA)[81]
2× Platinum 2,712,000[49]
*sales figures based on certification alone
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Short Target 2020 06/30/2020 New reading tests based on the 2017 English Standards of Learning will be administered for the first time in 2019-2020. Targets will be developed once updated data are available.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The snow was falling so hard and fast that Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri could have used a timeout and perhaps a few more size-15 feet.
After scrambling to hit a 43-yard point-after attempt to tie the game at 7 with 1:16 remaining in regulation, Vinatieri was unable to find his footing to hit what would've been a go-ahead field goal from the nearly the exact same spot with 1 second left.
The NFL's oldest active player instead watched his attempt wobble low and wide left in a game the Colts would eventually lose 13-7 to the Buffalo Bills on LeSean McCoy's 21-yard touchdown run with 1:33 left in overtime on Sunday.
"That's probably the worst conditions I've played in maybe ever," the 43-year-old Vinatieri said of a game played in near white-out conditions and on a slick field covered in a two-inch blanket of snow.
Vinatieri missed both of his field-goal attempts, including a 33-yarder that fluttered wide right late in the first quarter.
Having squandered double-digit leads in the second half four times already this season, the Colts (3-10) found yet another way to lose.
This time, they blew two chances to beat Buffalo (7-6) in the final two minutes of regulation.
Jacoby Brissett capped a 19-play, 77-yard drive with a 3-yard pass off a play-action fake to Jack Doyle in the right side of the end zone. Rather than attempt to tie the game, the Colts went for 2 with Brissett once again faking a handoff and hitting Doyle in the left side of the end zone.
The play, however, was negated by an offensive pass-interference flag against receiver Kamar Aiken.
The Colts got the ball back two plays from scrimmage later when Matthias Farley intercepted Joe Webb's pass and returned it to the Bills 28 with 52 seconds left.
Indianapolis ran just one play, a 3-yard run by Frank Gore, before coach Chuck Pagano elected to have Brissett spike the ball with 6 seconds remaining.
Pagano blamed himself, saying he could have run a few more plays to cut the distance for Vinatieri.
The loss spoiled Gore's outing in which he had 130 yards on a career-best 36 carries. Gore topped 100 yards for the first time in 15 games going back to last season. It was also the 42nd 100-yard rushing game of his career to move him into a tie with O.J. Simpson for 16th on the NFL list.
"This year, it's been tough. One play here, one play there," Gore said of a season in which five of the Colts' losses have been decided by six or fewer points.


What better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than spending 4 days and nights on the almost legendary Zrce beach in Croatia, including international DJs, Warm-Up Parties, Boat Parties and lots more.
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2017 a year of UFOs and Aliens? ET hunters watch for huge, 'incoming' piece of disclosure
Alien theorists believe a mysterious unknown object, an 'alien probe', is set to fly past Earth in 2017.
By Poulami Nag
January 4, 2017 19:46 +08
The alien theory enthusiasts couldn't have bargained for a better start to the New year 2017, with the first notable UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) sighting of the year coming just days after the New Year's eve. Professional British UFO photographer John Moony spotted a mysterious flying craft over Newton Abbot, Devon. This literally out of the world incident, which took place around 1:30 p.m. local time on Monday, has encouraged the photographer to believe that 2017 will indeed prove to be a very vital year in terms of hunting extra terrestrial (ET) life in space.
Moony, one of the most distinguished contributors on World UFO Photos (an UFO dedicated website), stated that, he was sky watching, while after gazing through the blue for an hour or so suddenly he noticed a "faint contrail" over Newton Abbot's skies. It was hard to recognize the object from so far, so it was only after zooming in on that quickly ascending object with his Nikon P900 he could make out that the contrail was not coming from a plane but it was coming from a mystifying flying craft, which was shaped like a classic UFO.
"The round glowing object was at a very high altitude and I doubt that many people would be able to see this without a telephoto lens or a pair of high zoom binoculars. The object was moving at a high rate of speed across the sky and I had real trouble stabilizing it in the camera's viewfinder. I began taking photographs of this strange object and I managed to take six photographs that show the movement of this object," said John Moony, according to the Inquisitr.
The photographer seems to be quite positive about finding more extraterrestrial phenomena throughout this year and his optimism is well-grounded, as what he captured through his lens might just be the first UFO sighting of 2017. In 2016 we had many experts saying that 2017 might be the year of UFOs and ETs. Moony's finding at the very beginning more or less sealed it.
Scientists were excited earlier in 2016 when strange signals were detected from deep space. While many experts state that it is likely to be another false alarm, there is hope that significant news will arise from it either way.
Not only in Newton Abbot but New Year's Eve was rife with a number of interesting UFO-related news from around the globe. One of the most significant ones came from Queen Creek, Arizona, where witnesses reported seeing three mysterious lights slowly ascending to the sky. The lights most definitely evoked lots of speculations and theories with a number of them saying the lights might not be of this world at all.
While the actual source or justification of those lights is still unknown, skeptics have already given their share of explanations.
According to Sputnik News, Julie Baumann, one of the witnesses and a consultant for marketing company Isagenix, stated: "I just saw these three lights consecutively spaced out and they were close so it definitely caught my eye. They were moving slow. They didn't speed up or slow down. We were looking at it, all of us and we were going 'Okay, it's definitely just paper lanterns.' The other three were like a ball of light and the last one just looked like a plastic bag floating in the wind. It draws that curiosity of what could it be and aliens and I know people want to believe what they want to believe... but I saw three lit paper bags and one unlit paper bag."
Unsurprisingly, while some agree with Baumann's explanation, some strongly differ with it. Just like other UFO sightings it will be extremely difficult to prove who's right!
These UFO sightings of this year might just increase in number if we go by a very famous theory by some of the researches, according to which, a mysterious unknown object, an 'alien probe', is set to fly past Earth in 2017. The strange object which is now known as 1991 VG, was first spotted way back in November 1991 by astronomer James Scotti at the University of Arizona.
Initially it was suggested to be a section of Apollo 12 rocket, but Scotti claims that the timings do not match and instantly dismissed the notion as a ridiculous idea designed to cover up the reality of the situation!
When Scotti first spotted this mysterious strange object which is now called 1991 VG, it was about 10 metres in diameter, passing 280,000 miles from Earth – around 50,000 miles further than the Earth and the moon.
An artists Impression of this unknown potential Alien probe
This strange object showed an unusual rapid rate of rotation and its brightness appeared to fluctuate. This behaviour has not ever been seen before from any asteroid of its size – This mysterious object also had an orbit that was strikingly similar to that of Earth.
Once data was gathered on 1991 VG, Scotti realised this was the second time the unidentified object had passed Earth. The first was March of 1975.
Many truth seekers around the world are excited about this discovery and believe this could be a huge 'incoming' piece of disclosure in 2017, citing Steele's work as their source piece of evidence. When it does fly past Earth sometime in the summer of 2017, it will only be seen in the southern hemisphere.
The past year has already been filled with numerous sightings, including Curiosity Rover sending evidences of life from Mars the now-infamous mass sightings in Turkey that triggered the hashtag #ufoattacktoturkey, which was spotted by numerous residents and strangely covered up by social media. With the frequency of UFO-related incidents being reported around the globe, it seems completely possible that something very significant is going to happen soon.
Some interesting facts about aliens:
1. More than 40,000 Americans have taken out insurance against being abducted by aliens.
2. According to a report it is illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles under Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969.
3. In a push to draw in more tourism and additionally extra terrestrials, the town of St Paul, Alberta made the world's first UFO landing site.
4. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th individual to stroll on the moon, guarantees that "outsiders have reached people a few times".
5. One of the Presidents of the World Chess Federation claims that he was abducted by aliens trusts that chess was concocted by 'outsiders'.
6. Astronomer Frank Drake made the first scientific attempt to contact extra-terrestrial life forms in 1960.
7. Ohio State University inquires about spotting a sign originating from almost 220 million light years away that was so intense, it was named the "Wow Signal".
8. Some firefighters in the USA are actually trained to deal with aliens in case of a UFO crash or invasion
9. Three Days into the Apollo 11 Mission, the team reported an interesting flying question not far away from their location. They accepted it was a bit of the disengaged SIV-B rocket. That is, until they realized, that it was more than 6,000 miles away. The group of NASA still can't clarify what sort of article it was.
10. The Crop Circles are often believed to be created by aliens, as there is no proper explanation behind this phenomenon.
11. In 1957 a Brazilian farmer reported that he was abducted by aliens , who covered him in gel and mated with him. Surprisingly he is not the only one to claim being abducted by aliens. Mr. Ilyumzhinov from Kalmykia claims he was kidnapped by outsiders wearing yellow spacesuits on the night of September 17, 1997.
12. Scientist were stunned when they discovered a little, half-crawl long outside article implanted inside of the skeletal stays of once French ruler, Napoleon Bonaparte. This appears to run as an inseparable unit with Bonaparte's own account of snatching when he vanished for a few days in July 1794, asserting he had been held detainee without wanting to by an 'interesting gathering of men'.
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On Monday night, Springfield College's Dana Gymnasium was home to a charity volleyball tournament highlighting mental health awareness. Hosted by the Springfield College Physician Assistant Student Organization, the proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Mental Health Association (MHA) in Springfield, and its new Bestlife Emotional Health and Wellness Center.
Students filled Dana Gym, teams identified by the color of their shirts. Smiles were stretched across the faces of everyone in attendance. Each team donated a minimum of $30 to play, averaging out to be about $5 per person on a team of six to eight.
In spirit of the Springfield College philosophy, taking the chance to give back, students Maura Fennessey and Dajia Angell had the idea to contact the Mental Health Association. The MHA serves more than 350 participants annually, operating 21 residential sites and extensive outreach and supported living programs.
When looking for something to do with mental health, students didn't have to look far for something right in the community. In choosing the Mental Health Association located directly in Springfield, the Physician Assistant majors were not only supporting mental health awareness, but also a positive local organization.
Using a volleyball tournament as an outlet to raise money broadens the event from being a charity fundraiser, as well as something students and faculty alike can have fun with and support a cause they're passionate about.
"It's a great experience to be able to participate in this event. Mental health is such a vital issue that can go unnoticed, and I'm honored to be able to play the sport I love in order to raise money and awareness," said Hannah Dellecave, a third year PA student.
The Physician Assistant Student Organization decided to change its fundraising tactics with this year being the first time it held a volleyball tournament. Most of the students involved were a part of the Physician Assistant program, but the event was open to all members of the community.
"In the past they've actually done a 5k and in the spring, it's been a little bit wishy-washy with the weather and the rain. I just think volleyball is a lot of fun, it's a big team sport to get everyone to actually hang out outside of the classroom," Fennessey said.
For its first year holding this tournament, the program did very well. It raised $335 for the organization voted "Best Non-Profit" by Reader Reads in 2019, and the numbers can be expected to increase even more in the years to come.
"This is actually our first year ever doing it, and we have about 70 or 80 people coming out and donating to the charity, so it's a pretty big turn out and I hope it gets bigger in the future," said Fennessey.


Introduction. Many visiting researchers and visiting classes use Archbold as a base for field trips to other ecosystems throughout south central Florida. The text Ecosystems of Florida edited by Myers and Ewel (1990) is an invaluable guide to Florida ecosystems. Another really useful book is the Florida Atlas Gazetteer by De Lorme, an excellent 1"=2.3 mile map book for planning field trips, which is for sale in the Main Office. Other references also for sale from the Main Office include Susan Cerulean and Ann Morrow's "Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide" (Falcon Press), Bill Pranty's "A Birder's Guide to Florida" (American Birding Association) and Tim Ohr's "Florida's Fabulous Natural Places" (World Publications).
Archbold is ideally situated for excursions, within easy driving distance of many publicly owned lands. Information can be found in a list of wildlife viewing sites (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm.) and for state parks (Dept. Environmental Protection). Also worth reviewing are the numerous birding sites on the Great Florida Birding Trail. The range and number of publicly owned lands in the region reflect Florida's highly successful land acquisition programs Preservation 2000 and Forever Florida as well as many federal programs.
Lake Wales Ridge. Other scrub sites along the Lake Wales Ridge provide a north-south continuum of scrubs for comparative studies, as well as distinctive hardwood hammocks and bay tree swamps. Many of these are still being acquired, (lot by lot) but some are complete and open. They include the Lake Placid Scrub (next to Archbold), Lake June Scrub, Catfish Creek, Jack Creek, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, TNCs Tiger Creek and Saddleblanket Preserve, and the Avon Park Air Force Range, which is off the Lake Wales Ridge but includes a large expanse of scrub, flatwood and prairie ecosystems. Highlands Hammock State Park, only 1/2h drive away in Sebring, also lies along the Lake Wales Ridge and features a wonderful hydric hammock. Also on the Ridge in Lake Wales is Bok Towers Botanical Gardens, with whom we partner on several endangered plant projects.
Regional Forests and Wetlands. Off the Ridge, in south east, south west, and east-central directions, are numerous public and privately managed lands that are excellent examples of Florida's forested and wetland ecosystems. Sites in the southwest include Myakka River State Park, Corkscrew Swamp and the more distant Big Cypress and the Fakahatchee State Preserve. Half an hour's drive east from Archbold is the Riverwoods Field Laboratory of the Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University which is the focal point for ecological research on the South Florida Water Management District's restoration of the Kissimmee River. Detailed information about access to the Kissimmee River Pool A, Pool C, Pool D, and Pool E can be found in the Kissimmee/Okeechobee management region of the "Guide to the Kissimmee Waterway" published by the South Florida Water Management District and available from Archbold's Main Office. The booklet also covers information about district lands in their East Coast management region, such as the Dupuis Management Area. Further to the south east there are the wetlands of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and the scrub systems of Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The Everglades National Park is a longer drive (3 hours).
Coastal Marshes and Mangrove Swamps. Coastal ecosystems are abundant within 1.5 hour drive on both Gulf and Atlantic East coasts. Sites include Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Briggs Nature Center, and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on the Gulf coast, and, on the Atlantic coasts, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, and Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Further afield (3 hours) are the excellent scrub and coastal systems of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, a marine research lab on the Indian River Lagoon- east coast in Fort Pierce, and Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota on the Gulf coast have educational tours available. On the Gulf Coast in Sarasota, is the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, also open for public tours, with a focus on tropical plant research and conservation.
Regional Lakes and Rivers. There is public access for those with boats and canoes to numerous lakes and rivers regionally (public boat ramps are indicated on maps such as the De Lorme Atlas.