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A couple decades ago, arcade games were all the rage. And one genre of games that were as ubiquitous as any were brawlers, otherwise known as "beat 'em ups." These games made a seamless transition to consoles, offering home gamers the opportunity to take out relentless hordes of oncoming villains. And in the recent past, beat 'em ups were reborn with the help of Xbox Live Arcade, allowing older players to rekindle their love for the genre while making some
new fans in the process. So in the interest of nostalgia, here is everything you need to know about retro brawlers.
The origin of beat 'em ups
Back in the '80s and '90s, arcade games were manufactured for one purpose: getting kids to feed quarters into machines with reckless abandon. There were few better ways to achieve this goal than by designing games with high difficulty and non-stop action that barely gave players time to think. This is where brawlers came in. The frenetic gameplay and mass enemies meant it was only a matter of time before button mashing failed to be effective and death ensued. Then the countdown screen appeared, giving dejected players 10 or so seconds to fish another quarter from their pocket and redeem themselves. It was a call to action more effective than any maverick ad team could ever dream up.
Retro beat 'em ups typically featured 2D graphics with side-scrolling gameplay. They were made up of a protagonist (or two, or four) engaging in melee combat against seemingly endless villains, and more often than not the game had a co-op feature. The brilliant thing about this genre is that what worked in the arcade worked equally well on home consoles during the time, such as the Sega Genesis. This is because 16-bit technology allowed for decent level design and gameplay. Of course, the move to 32-bit and 3D technology was the death knell for the "beat 'em up" genre, as the new consoles focused more on action-adventure titles and shooters.
The titles
Any popular genre in any entertainment medium is bound to have multiple titles. And brawler games in the '80s and '90s were no exception. There were many iconic games, including "Double Dragon 2: The Revenge." This game saw mulleted hero Billy fighting alongside his twin brother Jimmy as the two sought to avenge Billy's girlfriend Marion, who was murdered at the hands of the Shadow Warrior gang. "Captain America and the Avengers" was another iconic entry, giving gamers the option to play as Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Vision. (The latter being the least popular choice of the four.) "X-Men arcade" was another four-player brawler, but many gamers cite "Punisher" as the best retro gaming beat 'em up of them all. The game featured Frank Castle and Nick Fury teaming up to do little more than hurl bullets and oil drums at a never-ending stream of baddies.
The death of beat 'em ups
Brawlers had their time in the sun, and by the mid-'90s that time was all but over. Some hold to the notion that the popularity of "Street Fighter II" and other such fighters rendered beat 'em ups obsolete. The sad truth is that arcade fighters and brawlers alike couldn't find their place in a 32-bit world. The end of beat 'em ups' popularity coincided with the end of arcade's mass popularity. And the world of console gaming moved on without the genre.
As mentioned above, the retro gaming brawlers found new life through online gaming. Hopefully younger gamers used to all those luscious, open-world environments and complex controllers will gain a newfound respect for the simplicity of design and focus on easy, fun gameplay offered up by retro brawlers.
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The pitch process: fundamentally flawed or a regular epicentre of adrenaline, innovation and ideas? Either way – the reality is that no one has come up with a better way to connect PR buyers and sellers.
For a client-side perspective, PRmoment recently interviewed Chris Talago, VP PR and communications JAPAC and EMEA at Oracle,on how Oracle structures its pitch process, but in this feature we'll be looking at the pitch process from an agency perspective.
Alexander goes on to say that "The reality is that most pitches start with contact, then sometimes credentials, then an RFP then pitch.
Comparing the accepted pitch process in public relations to that of other marketing sectors suggests that PR follows a similar theme, albeit in a truncated sequence.
Often the pitch process for relatively small briefs is different to that of larger briefs. In the box below Laura Sutherland, chief at agency Aura PR, outlines how the process tends to work for smaller clients.
PRmoment founder Ben Smith spoke to Ali Gee, deputy CEO at agency FleishmanHillard Fishburn, Laura Sutherland from Aura PR, Vikki Chowney, director of content and publishing strategies at agency H+K Strategies, Matt Cross, UK md at Hotwire and David Alexander from Calacus PR, on their thoughts about how the various stages of the pitch process could be improved.
Ali Gee: Creating a good brief is probably the hardest thing for clients to do. In theory, it should be easy, but in practice, briefs rarely clearly represent what the key decision maker is really looking for. More often than not, the brief has had input from a number of stakeholders which sometimes means it reads as if it's been written by committee. Then there's what we call the 'kitchen sink' brief where clients keep adding in more and more considerations, requirements, 'nice to haves' and mandatories. I've found that the best way to respond to these is by arranging a call to talk through the brief and listen hard. If I could change one thing about client briefs it would be to ask that they answer the question we always start with: "What's the change you want to see?" When you boil it down, this is the nub of what really matters.
Vikki Chowney: In terms of forming long lists, when clients get it right, it's because they're talking to people with highly creative, highly effective work in their portfolio. The key is also relevance and consistency here. You can't gauge the abilities of an agency based on one mega-campaign from three years ago.
While it's not always possible, the best long lists are also built via a recommendation, as with most things! Judging the potential suitability based on awards or size alone is often not the best gauge of an agency's actual ability to deliver the work you need.
Vikki Chowney: In terms of collating RFPs and credentials; clients sometimes struggle with fully understanding their own brief or identifying the right type of agencies for their project. When prospects aren't confident in their brief or when they connect with agencies that aren't comparable, they will get a mix of responses that will likely make their evaluation process more difficult. They will end up with more options, but it could also lead to a delayed decision amongst stakeholders.
On a practical note, when gathering responses it's helpful when companies have a reasonable timeline and are open to ongoing conversations (tissue sessions, questions, feedback etc).
Matt Cross: It is really the RFP stage which so many clients get wrong though. Here's my top five things which will guarantee to piss agencies off: 1) No budget…don't expect agencies to throw figures at you. Decide how much you value communications and be transparent 2) No clear objectives linked to business objectives. We want to drive your business forward not just act as a mechanism for getting vanity coverage. When we see an RFP with nothing more than "raise awareness" we start to get jittery. And closely linked to that… 3) An insistence on using coverage volumes as the primary KPI. There is no joy here for anyone – in 2004 we had little choice of ways to demonstrate our value but in 2017 we have agreed as an industry to up our game and you should too. Let's chat AMEC and real measurement. 4) No opportunity to speak to other stakeholders in the business…particularly those which hold the purse strings. By talking to all of the key decision makers and budget holders, we get a real feel for how marketing and comms aligns with the business and always get additional insights which inform the pitch 5) Getting the "just email us the pitch and we'll let you know if you've won" request. We love to talk. We especially love to talk about the proposals which we have sunk blood sweat and tears into. Not getting a chance to strut our stuff, see how the ideas land and answer questions in person usually means we're going to pull out of the process and doesn't set things up nicely for a long successful relationship.
Ali Gee: Given the costs involved in pitching, I think it's fair to expect agencies to enter a four-horse race. Particularly if the competing agencies are in their usual competitor set. What's more than a little bit disconcerting is when a client has either multiple agencies on the shortlist or has one global, one start up, one hot shop and one independent or medium-sized agency on the list – then it's hard to know what to conclude from your competitor set.
Ali Gee: Ooh, these are tricky to get right. A few years ago, I heard a former colleague declare "it's just a chemistry meeting". In my view, there's no such thing. Chemistry meetings can make or break pitches. It can be won or lost in that meeting. And what's tricky is knowing how much to show and share. Some agencies show creative work, others present strategic routes. Others just ask questions. One way in which clients could really help is to be mindful of the amount of time allocated for the meeting in relation to the list of topics they want covered – there's a tendency for clients to experience the fire-hose from the agency when, again, taking time to listen to what the client is looking for is invaluable.
David Alexander: I have had TWO chemistry meetings ever when pitching for new business. Even with huge briefs I find it very unusual. It certainly gives the opportunity for building rapport with a prospect, understanding what they want and starting to guide them about what they may need – often what they really need does not occur to them.
David Alexander: Usually prospects are very helpful in providing answers. We had one example recently though where the prospect gave very little away about some details. We feared from the start that this was a tick-box exercise and that the incumbent would be retained and so it proved.
Laura Sutherland: Negotiations are difficult when clients don't indicate a budget. I normally provide my day rate plus a proposed retainer fee, then outline other costs for creative activities. More often than not, with the brands I work with, negotiations start with the managing director or PR director (or equivalent). Negotiations work well when you're talking at board level and not with management. Value can be misinterpreted when the consultant/agency doesn't directly work with the board, often due to lack of understanding about the role of PR, how it's integrated, measured and evaluated.
Some businesses charge the finance director with managing the process and this can be tricky if there is a lack of understanding.
As I've said for years, PR has a big job to do in business, ensuring through its practitioners and agencies that everyone outlines measurement and evaluation from the start, so there is a clear understanding of expectations. Whether it's financial or about the overall strategy, negotiation skills are essential in PR.
Ali Gee: Pitching costs agencies tens of thousands of pounds in time, production, costs and research so it can be disheartening to be asked to "keep it to an hour including questions." I was once asked by a global company to present plans for 16 brands in a country a long-haul flight away in a one-hour slot. It really helps when clients look engaged, smile, nod occasionally, and as a minimum, acknowledge the huge amount of work that has gone into getting that far. I've had clients take calls, arrive half way through the pitch and one even fell asleep mid pitch (I promise it was him, not us).
Laura Sutherland: As we all know, pitch days can be nerve wracking. From the start of the pitch process, the client should make expectations very clear as to who is involved, what will happen at each stage and who will be present.
I once walked into a room for a pitch with a big brand and there were about 15 people around the table! We thought there were only going to be five, so we had three people go in.
I used to work in an integrated agency and what worked well was the way advertising used to pitch, with visuals, concepts and campaigns. All too often PR can come into the room with standard bullet-point, power-point presentations and it's rather boring.
Good pitches work when everyone is engaged, enthused by the proposed work and everyone has a clear idea of what would be delivered and the impact it would have.
Laura Sutherland: Assuming you've gone through the whole process and you're going to be appointed, the waiting is the worst part. Often you assume you've not won if the client doesn't contact you within a few days with a query or the news.
Again, appointments have to be added into the original briefing materials, what the process is, who is involved, how long it will take, etc.
First, always have a contract in place. Second, remember, a contract is a two-way binding document, so it's your opportunity to ensure all the elements of the contract are included within the client contract. Don't sign anything if you're not 100% happy with it.
Along with appointments come familiarisation meetings, getting to know the brand and its people. Ensure you are firmly steeped in the brand before starting the work. Have everything clear in your mind and if there is anything that needs to be explored before the contract commences, bring it up early on.
Ali Gee: Winning is wonderful – let your agencies celebrate that win publicly. And if you have to make the call to tell them they've not won, try to avoid saying things like "you came a close second". It's rather like hearing "it's not you, it's me". It doesn't ease the pain and it's not likely to always be true!


Everyone hears horror stories of long waits in ERs, but as an experienced patron of these facilities I've learned how to avoid lines: Go by ambulance.
So it was on a recent Friday when I ended up in the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center after being hit by a car while riding my bicycle.
After getting hit, I sprang to my feet and walked a block to the DeWitt Fire Station from the crash scene to get checked out. I felt OK, but my left side hurt. I told a firefighter I'd been struck by a car. Then I got pale and woozy. I heard someone describe me as "diaphoretic"* — which immediately reminded me of the old television show "Emergency" and in particular Dr. Kelly Brackett who was always throwing around that word to impress the ladies. Then I thought about Nurse Dixie McCall and how, as a kid, I never thought of her as "hot" per se, but in retrospect her Awesomeness Quotient was quite high and I would now be extremely interested.
And then my wife, Leigh, arrived at the fire station. She sounded worried but no more worried than usual as my emergent interludes go.
Samantha Jones, MD is assigned to Upstate University Hospital's Emergency Department. Typically, about a quarter of the people who are seen in are admitted to the hospital. Of the 144 people who came to the Emergency Department because of a bicycle injury in the first eight months of this year, 43 were admitted. The rest, including Jeff Kramer, were treated and released.
I could barely see her because by then I was strapped to a backboard, and someone had clamped a plastic mask on my face, apparently to stop me from talking. An ambulance arrived, and off I went to Upstate where I became the charge Dr. Samantha Jones, MD and her team of Concerned Helper People.
I don't remember a lot, but I do remember the team searching with ultrasound for something called Morison's pouch** and me being relieved when they finally found it even though I had no idea what it is.
A nurse gave me some bad news: My favorite neon green UnderArmour shirt would have to be cut off. That was tough to take. I felt cold, and I kept hearing the words "hematoma" and "abrasion" in reference to my injuries.
Yet even in my compromised state I was impressed by the thoroughness with which the team probed my personage. I was asked about a small bandage on my shoulder. I told them it was from a cortisone shot I'd had earlier that day. What can I tell you? I have issues.
Gradually the room became more relaxed.
Dr. Jones asked if I'd like something for the pain. That sounded like an excellent idea. Then I heard the one word that makes being on the losing end of a car-bicycle accident almost worth it: morphine. Five minutes later I understood: The Upstate Regional Trauma Center is the most wonderfulest place on earth.
Soon after, I was wheeled to a recovery area for observation. Dr. Mike Costanza, MD, a friend and vascular surgeon at Upstate, came by to check on me. He kept making me laugh, which made my ribs hurt. So much for "First, do no harm." Then Dr. Jones arrived to make sure I could walk and to tell me the X-rays showed nothing broken or otherwise amiss.
My wife had even better news: My bike wasn't seriously injured either.
And so what could have been a tragic day ended well, thanks to good fortune, some experienced firefighters and a crackerjack team of emergency room professionals living up to the proud tradition of Dr. Brackett and Nurse McCall. The lesson for Central New Yorkers is clear: If you're shopping for a Level 1 regional trauma center, you can't beat Upstate.
I know I'll be back.
* Diaphoretic means sweating profusely.
*Morison's pouch is the space separating the liver from the right kidney, which may fill with fluid as a result of injury.
Veteran journalist Jeff Kramer also writes for the Syracuse weekly, The New Times, which is published every Wednesday.
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Jeff: Sorry to hear about your accident and glad you're doing well. Since you had to walk to the FD, I'm guessing this was a hit-and-run? Is my guess correct? Take care and I hope to see you again sometime in my cycle class.


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Joanne Soh
How far will you go to break away from poverty?
For the Kims, it means leeching on to a wealthy household, and how they manage that is rather ingenious.
The dark comedy-drama introduces us to the lower-class Kims, who live in a squalid basement. Father Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) is a loser who is constantly pushed around by wife Chung-sook (Jang Hye-jin).
Son Ki-woo (Choi Woo-sik) has failed his college entrance examinations several times, while street-smart daughter Ki-jung (Park So-dam) has given up on education.
Even though the Kims struggle to put food on the table, the family's attitude towards work is flippant. They cannot even be bothered to fold pizza boxes properly - and that job was their only source of income.
It is funny seeing how the freeloaders tap on free Wi-Fi and even tolerate hazardous fumes from a public fumigation just to get rid of the pesky parasites in their bug-infested home.
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The Kims become parasites themselves when Ki-woo lands a job as an English tutor to the Parks' teen daughter Da-hye (Jung Ziso).
When he realises how gullible Mrs Park (Cho Yeo-jeong) is, it does not take long for Ki-woo to realise the Parks are the ideal meal tickets, and he soon gets his sister hired as an art tutor to the Parks' youngest son Da-song (Jung Hyeon-jun).
How the children get their parents hired as chauffeur and housekeeper is ingenious and yet callous.
Director Bong Joon-ho, as seen in his past works such as The Host and Snowpiercer, is known for depicting society's class divides.
Here, the gaps are shown in striking parallels - the Parks' house on the hill versus the Kims' flood-zone basement, where the Kims eat stale bread while the Parks cart home trolley-loads of food. Credit goes to Bong for not painting the Kims as victims though.
Much hilarity stems from how they pull off the cons, and it is also heartwarming that the Kim family is such a tight-knit unit and the parents are actually proud of their children's entrepreneurial schemes.
Mr and Mrs Park, genuinely nice and charming, are no villains either. The real bad guy here is society itself.
Funny, real, gritty and well-supported by a solid cast, the Palme d'Or winner at this year's Cannes Film Festival is a breath of fresh air after the onslaught of Hollywood blockbusters. - 4.5 Ticks
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STARRING: Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-sik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Jo Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun
THE SKINNY: The story revolves around two families at opposite poles. The Kims are poor, jobless and will do anything to survive, while the Parks are the rich people oblivious to the fact that the Kims are trying to weasel their way into their household.
RATING: M18
Movie reviews: Anna, Kingdom
John Tan
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ANNA (M18)
This action thriller tells the story of the titular Russian woman (Sasha Luss) who escapes poverty by becoming a spy, before attempting to escape the world of espionage.
The character brings a sense of beauty and poise to the brutal world we are presented with, while the film delivers some great action, having been directed, produced and written by Luc Besson.
Unfortunately, Anna peaks a quarter of the way through, with a dining room fight straight out of 2014's Kingsman: The Secret Service. The narrative structure is hit-and-miss, with its heavy use of non-linear storytelling and flashbacks. Sometimes it is used to great effect for twists, other times it feels wholly unnecessary and convoluted.
Despite its flaws and some LGBT representation that eventually falls flat, Anna can still be an entertaining and titillating experience for those who just want to switch their brains off. - JOHN TAN - 2.5 Ticks
KINGDOM (PG13)
Set in the Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China, this Japanese adaptation of the manga series of the same name follows war orphan Shin (Kento Yamazaki) as he meets deposed king Eisei (Ryo Yoshizawa).
Together, they work with a colourful cast of characters - including a beautiful mountain tribe chieftain (Masami Nagasawa) - to reclaim Eisei's throne.
Kingdom is effectively a comic book movie, with all the pomp and bombast we have come to expect. Showcasing a dash of Hong Kong gongfu moves and realistic swordplay, it is a fun adventure boasting tight action and engaging set pieces.
However, Shin - whose dream of being the greatest general leads to him being loud and hotheaded - becomes grating as the film progresses.
The third act comprises a long, extended battle as the protagonists storm the palace, which is enjoyable for fans of that kind of thing. - JOHN TAN -3.5 Ticks
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By P057M4N - 1/10/2020 04:02 - United States - Raleigh
One law for me…
Today, my co-worker called out for the sixth time in 2 weeks with no reason, while my manager was out until noon. It was just the three of us in my department. He's had 0 repercussions and has been doing this for months. They threatened to fire me for taking 5 minutes in the bathroom. FML
By Disappointed - 4/9/2020 20:08 - Austria
Today, my 6-minute-long-shower lasted 3 times as long as the sex prior to it. Including foreplay. FML
By ruffrider - United States
Today, I decided to send my boyfriend a pic text of me naked. I accidentally sent it to my dad and got a text back saying, "You definitely take after your mom." FML
Today, my friends woke me up on my birthday by spraying me with silly string. I have a job interview and it won't come out of my hair. FML
Today, a guy I like asked me to a dance. Trying to act modest and at the same time compliment him, I told him, "You could do so much better, though." After thinking for a moment, he replied, "You're right, I could. Never mind," and walked away. FML
By dwek - United Kingdom
Today, while checking through the graphic novel section of my library, I noticed a gay manga porn comic. While I was wondering who in the world would ever RENT such an item, I realised I had been staring at it for a full five minutes and people were watching me. FML
By jerrid - United States
Today, a drunk man opened the unlocked door to my house thinking it was his house. He tried to attack me because he thought I was a burglar. FML
Today, I got back to my car with a note cussing me out for parking in a disabled space when I'm clearly not disabled. They also smashed my windows. It's true, I'm not disabled, but I also wasn't parked in a disabled space. I was parked in a normal space next to the disabled spaces. FML
By Anonymous - Maldives - Male
Today, I overheard my wife telling my mother-in-law I was diagnosed with a learning disability earlier this week. She replied, "I always knew he was a retard. Why did you ever marry that idiot?" All my wife did was mutter "I don't know." FML
By aww, such a nice guy. NOT - United States - Dodge City
Today, the previously charming guy I've been seeing for the past two weeks tried to introduce a weekly sex quota into our relationship. FML
Today, I learned that when the power goes out at my house, my family thinks you can no longer flush the toilet. FML
Today, while working as a hotel guard I found a homeless man lying in the grass. I asked him to move and he ignored me, continuing to lie there with his head resting on his arms and a big smile on his face. I got annoyed and started to yell at him. After a few minutes I realized he was dead. FML
By latino14 - United States - Annapolis
Today, I tried to go to the gym, but I ended up watching cat videos on YouTube for three hours. FML
By OhLovely - Canada - Mississauga
Today, I found out that my over-controlling parents would be moving in next door. I'm almost 23, and moved 5,365 KM away to get away from them. FML
By JSeth - Canada
Today, my mom found a book of dirty stories I'd written in grade 10. She then told me that I wrote about things she'd never even thought about, and she's been having sex for years. If that wasn't bad enough, she's taken them in to work to show people. FML
By marryinghimanyway - Australia - Brisbane
Today, I announced my engagement. My mother's response was to freak out and demand that I postpone my wedding indefinitely. Why? My younger sister caught the bouquet at a wedding last year, so "she has to get married first!" My sister has been single for 3 years and showers once a week. FML
By Anonymous - United Kingdom - Cardiff
Today, I've spent nearly three weeks indulging my boyfriend's weird fetish, where he wears a hockey mask and I call him Jason. He just confessed it isn't really a fetish for him and that was just fucking with me. He's already told all his friends. I'm humiliated. FML
By twelvie - Australia - Sydney
Today, my younger sister stopped talking to me. I got engaged to my boyfriend of 4 years and apparently, she's been in love with him since she met him. Through me. She's 12. FML
By skippydoda | 32
#7816229 - Friday 28 June 2019 10:59
I had someone walk into my apartment thinking it was his friends. l learned to lock my door after that. Maybe they'll learn the same thing.
By bl3ur0z3 | 17
#7816176 - Friday 28 June 2019 8:04
You didn't start shooting the people inside the wrong flat, did you?
Sinshine | 27
The first thing I thought of was that cop who shot a dude living I'm the apartment below her and claimed she thought she went into her own apartment and saw a silhouette and shot in self defense...
By Skydome6666 | 6
huh so your elevator's go directly to your apartment and not a hallway on the second third fourth etc floor?
that's just odd. there must be lots of elevators in that building.
mssileas | 25
The layouts are just the same on every floor, it's not that mysterious.
By KittyMack | 13
#7816950 - Sunday 30 June 2019 20:19
I did this a week after my first husband died in our apartment. Well, didn't get in, because my key wouldn't work. As I was fumbling the knob started to turn as the resident came to check what was up. I'm not a believer in the supernatural but being distraught and very sleep deprived I was addled. For a split second I figured a ghost was turning that knob and I let out a deafening scream lol. Resident's POV: a screaming stranger tried to get in. Poor them! Luckily we are Canadian so none of us were armed and the situation de-escalated instantly.


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Dirt Femme é o quinto álbum de estúdio da artista musical sueca Tove Lo. Foi lançado de forma independente por sua própria gravadora Pretty Swede Records em 14 de outubro de 2022. Foi anunciado juntamente com o lançamento do single "True Romance" em 21 de junho de 2022.

Antecedentes
Lo lançou seu quarto álbum de estúdio, Sunshine Kitty, em setembro de 2019. Recebeu críticas positivas de críticos de música contemporânea e teve um desempenho comercial moderado. Em maio do ano seguinte, após uma turnê pela Europa e América do Norte e do Sul, a cantora relançou o álbum com o subtítulo Paw Prints Edition, incluindo quatro músicas adicionais e quatro remixes. Dois anos depois de Sunshine Kitty, Lo começou a divulgar nas mídias sociais o lançamento de um quinto álbum; em setembro de 2021, o registro estava "tomando forma". No início daquele ano, em abril, a cantora Charli XCX revelou que trabalhou com Lo em "fazer a melhor música de todos os tempos" em Palm Springs, Califórnia. As duas colaboraram anteriormente em "Out of My Head", da mixtape de 2017 do XCX, Pop 2, bem como no remix de 2018 de "Bitches", do álbum de 2017 de Lo, Blue Lips.

Em maio de 2022, Lo anunciou a Pretty Swede Records, sua própria gravadora sob a empresa de desenvolvimento de artistas Mtheory. Sendo lançado de forma independente, Dirt Femme marca a primeira vez que Lo teve total controle criativo sobre o processo de desenvolvimento de um álbum. Embora ela reconheça a importância de seu antigo contrato com a Universal Music Group, que foi "crucial" para ela se destacar mundialmente, Lo "gosta de fazer essas histórias intrincadas que não ajudam o algoritmo e talvez não sejam o maneira mais comercial de fazer lançamentos pop e como você lança música pop". A produção do álbum foi comparada pela cantora a um "bungee jump emocional" porque seu processo de desenvolvimento foi o primeiro desde seu álbum de estreia, Queen of the Clouds, a não acontecer entre as turnês. "Isso quase parecia que eu estava de volta a começar completamente de novo", contou ela.

Composição
Em 8 de setembro de 2021, Lo começou a divulgar o álbum em sua conta do Instagram. Então ela disse "que seu próximo álbum está tomando forma". Ela continuou em 5 de outubro daquele ano, quando publicou um post com a legenda: "Escrevendo a última [faixa] do meu álbum neste lugar onde passei grande parte da minha vida. Feliz triste não é tão ruim."

Em uma entrevista de junho de 2022 à Rolling Stone, Lo afirmou que seu quinto álbum seria "uma jornada visual e sonora muito bonita" e que ela criou um "novo mundo" para ele. Descrevendo as letras do disco como "extremamente pessoais", ela destacou sua natureza curiosa: "São todos os meus sentimentos, pensamentos e perguntas reunidos em menos de 50 minutos sem respostas". O resultado é um corpo de trabalho englobado por canções que "se contradizem, provavelmente vão aborrecer alguns de vocês, vão fazer você querer dançar, chorar, foder e dirigir seu carro muito, muito, rápido". A inspiração do álbum veio de um momento de introspecção durante a pandemia do COVID-19 enquanto ela refletia sobre sua carreira de 10 anos, sua feminilidade e sua pansexualidade em meio ao seu casamento com Charlie Twaddle. Ela declarou: "Estou trazendo à tona todas essas perguntas, sentimentos e emoções que não necessariamente têm respostas para eles. É apenas mais meu local de admiração atual". Lo explicou ainda:

As letras de "Suburbia" abordam "nunca querendo casamento, não querendo filhos, e não sentindo que é uma vida que eu quero" e foram inspiradas pelo fato de que algumas pessoas se ofendem com a indiferença de Lo em ter seus próprios filhos. "2 Die 4" mostra o cover de 2005 do personagem sueco Crazy Frog da canção de 1969 "Popcorn" de Gershon Kingsley; foi descrito como um "sonho molhado nostálgico" pelo escritor da Rolling Stone, Tomás Mier. Lo afirmou que "True Romance" foi gravado em um único take e foi "muito divertido" de fazer devido ao seu tom mais "dramático" e narrativo em comparação com a maioria de seus trabalhos. Inspirada no filme homônimo de Tony Scott de 1993, "True Romance" é uma canção de amor que usa o enredo do filme para apresentar uma nova história, "uma das mais destrutivas, belas e exageradas histórias de amor fora de controle". Como suas letras são "muito sujas" e tocam "com uma batida muito sexy", Lo descreveu "Pineapple Slice" como uma mistura de "Disco Tits" e "Bitches", ambas incluídas em seu álbum de 2017, Blue Lips.

Capa e título
A capa do álbum de Dirt Femme — que mostra Lo usando um ferrão metálico de escorpião-robô preso às costas e seu logotipo inspirado na vagina na lateral do quadril — evoca esse efeito visual dramático na narrativa de Lo e também é uma referência ao seu signo astrológico. De acordo com a cantora, seu uso de imagens relacionadas ao escorpião reflete a abordagem de feminilidade do álbum: "Eu adoro o fato de que o escorpião feminino come o escorpião masculino após o acasalamento. Equilíbrio de loucura entre nós. Mas me dizem que eu atraio as pessoas e as consumo".

Promoção

Singles
O primeiro single de Dirt Femme, "How Long", foi lançado em 26 de janeiro de 2022. O videoclipe foi lançado em 10 de fevereiro de 2022 e dirigido pela dupla de cineastas de Seattle, Kenten. Essa música também aparece na trilha sonora da segunda temporada da série Euphoria, da HBO. A música foi apresentada no quarto episódio da série, "You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can".

"No One Dies from Love" foi lançado como segundo single do projeto em 3 de maio de 2022. Juntamente com o anúncio da fundação da Pretty Swede Records em 3 de maio de 2022, esse é o primeiro material lançado sob o selo recém-fundado. O videoclipe da música estreou no mesmo dia e foi dirigido pela equipe brasileira de cinema Alaska Filmes, com quem Lo trabalhou anteriormente em "Are U Gonna Tell Her?". No vídeo, Lo aparece como uma famosa estrela de cinema, enquanto ela navega em um mundo distópico e retro futurista depois que ela encomenda um robô, chamado Annie 3000. Neste mesmo dia, Lo também anunciou uma turnê de concertos, programada para começar em 29 de outubro e visitar a Europa e o Reino Unido.

"True Romance" foi lançado em 21 de junho de 2022, juntamente com a pré-venda do disco, servindo como o terceiro foco de promoção do registro. Neste mesmo dia, Lo revelou oficialmente o título do álbum como Dirt Femme, bem como sua lista de faixas, arte e data de lançamento para 14 de outubro. O videoclipe foi lançado no mesmo dia e foi dirigido por Channing Strada.

"2 Die 4" foi lançado como quarto single do projeto em 27 de julho de 2022. A canção estreou como "Future Sounds" da BBC Radio 1 apresentado por Clara Amfo. A mesma contém amostra de "Popcorn", instrumental de 1969 composto por Gershon Kingsley e originalmente lançado pela  Hot Butter  em 1972. O videoclipe foi lançado em 30 de Agosto de 2022 e foi dirigido por Anna-Lisa Himma.

"Grapefruit" foi lançado como quinto single do projeto em 12 de outubro de 2022. O videoclipe foi lançado no mesmo dia e foi dirigido por Lisette Donkersloot.

Crítica profissional
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}}Dirt Femme recebeu críticas positivas de críticos de música contemporânea. No Metacritic, que atribui uma classificação normalizada de 100 a críticas de críticos convencionais, o álbum tem uma pontuação média de 80 com base em 12 críticas, indicando "críticas geralmente favoráveis". Agregador AnyDecentMusic? deu 7.6 de 10, com base em sua avaliação do consenso crítico. É atualmente o álbum mais aclamado de Lo até hoje.

Heather Phares, do banco de dados musicais AllMusic, emitiu quatro estrelas de um total de cinco, elogiou a direção musical do álbum, escrevendo: "Lo está amadurecendo, mas segurando as partes mais importantes de si mesma. Dirt Femme dá os lados confessionais, sexuais e dançantes de sua música em tempo igual e oferece um retrato mais completo de sua música do que já ouvimos antes". O escritor da The Line of Best Fit, Sam Franzini, destacou que "confiança e paixão não adulterada por ser ela mesma se reúnem em Dirt Femme, um álbum muito mais sombrio do que seu antecessor Sunshine Kitty, mas mais fiel a Nilsson com suas batidas pulsantes e jams furtivos" e também descreveu o álbum como "sexy, inteligente e o mais importante; divertido".

Emma Swann, do DIY, escreve que "Dirt Femme vê Lo justapor elementos engenhosamente". Jordan White, escritor da Gigwise, descreveu o álbum como "corpo quente", afirmando adicionalmente que é "abertamente camp e não se coíbe de seu lado lúdico". Nick Levine, da NME, dando 4 de 5 estrelas, nomeou o álbum como "espetado, surpreendente e não muito coeso, mas nunca chato".

Em uma crítica mista escrevendo para a The Skinny, Tara Hepburn identificou este álbum como "bebê pandêmico" lamentou que este projeto "é um saco misto, pois a cantora explora novos caminhos para si mesma". Thomas Bedenbaugh, da Slant Magazine, criticou o álbum por causa da falta dos ganchos que tornaram os esforços anteriores de Lo, especialmente Lady Wood de 2016, tão memoráveis, ao descrever o álbum como "uma coleção de preenchimento de pista de dança ligeiramente melancólico, ocasionalmente cativante".

 Alinhamento de faixas

Notas
"2 Die 4"  contém samples da música "Popcorn", composta por Gershon Kingsley.
"Call on Me" contém elementos de "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" da banda inglesa Dead or Alive de seu segundo álbum Youthquake'' (1985).

Equipe e colaboradores
 Tove Lo — artista principal, vocais, composição, letras
 Ludvig Söderberg — composição, letras,  produção
 Timothy Nelson — composição, letras,  produção
 First Aid Kit — vocalista participante
 Samuel George Lewis — artista em destaque, composição, letras, produção
 Channel Tres — vocalista participante, composição, letras
 Reuben Cohen — engenheiro de masterização
 Chris Gehringer — engenheiro de masterização
 Serban Ghenea — engenheiro de mixagem
 John Hanes — engenheiro de mixagem

Desempenho nas tabelas musicais

Histórico de lançamento

Álbuns de 2022
Álbuns de Tove Lo

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The Philter
Strange normal word choices
A few words from Lao Tzu (or someone like him)
Audio transmissions
Bread and circuses
Dancing about architecture
Gurn Blanston
Picture du jour
R.I.P., HST
Read it in books
Somebody's birthday
Spam, wonderful spam
The Documents of Hector Maze
The sporting life
Whatever Else
by bill | Oct 27, 2015 | Golden (State) Years | 5 comments
Steph Curry nails a shot while chewing his mouthguard – in the NBA 2K16 video game. Soon he will be doing it again in real life.
So today Our Golden State Warriors begin their defense of the NBA Championship. It still feels weird to say that. Maybe it'll finally sink in for real tonight when they hand out the rings and raise the banner into the rafters.
The Dubs will be kicking off the season without Steve Kerr, who is still out with complications from offseason back surgery. I assume, though, that he will be there to get his ring – as will Alvin Gentry, last year's top assistant, who is now the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.
And if the Pelicans are in town, that means Anthony Davis, a/k/a The Brow, consensus future MVP, will be there too. Davis and the Pels will have something to prove after being swept in the first round of last year's playoffs, and the Warriors will want to respond. But we all kind of like The Brow, and we like Gentry, so this will not be a grudge match. Those will come soon enough when the W's play the Rockets (10/30), the Grizzlies (11/2), and – yes, Lord, let it be so – the Clippers on Wednesday 11/4.
The Clippers did a lot of yapping this summer, and are feeling all swoll about themselves after stealing DeAndre Jordan back from Dallas and adding a couple of decent bench players. But to me they're still basically the same bunch of floptastic crybabies that we smacked down repeatedly last year, and I look forward to that matchup with great relish.
So let's go, let's go…how long till tipoff?
Some of My Favorite Shows (Part 5)
by bill | Oct 26, 2015 | Dancing about architecture | 0 comments
There have been many versions of Pere Ubu over the years, but this is something like the version that I saw in 93.
In related memories, there was the time I saw Pere Ubu at Slim's in San Francisco in 1993. The common thread here is legendary Cleveland underground band Rocket from the Tombs. After a brief but influential tenure in the mid-70s, which produced a few singles and many live performances but no actual album, RFTT splintered into two factions. One became the Dead Boys, featuring Stiv Bator, later of Lords of the New Church. The other, including David Thomas – known as Crocus Behemoth during his time with RFTT – and the soon-to-be late Peter Laughner, became Pere Ubu.
Ubu recorded a number of strange and innovative albums in the late 70s and early 80s, and in the late 80s returned in a somewhat more accessible form. I was not really aware of them until I saw them open for the Pixies at the Warfield in 1991, but when they came around again in support of 1993's The Story of My Life, I was right there at the foot of the stage.
They opened with the first song from Story of My Life, "Wasted," a slow-moving number that starts with just voice and accordion. But a minute or so in they stopped. David Thomas indicated, quite clearly, his displeasure with the way the accordion sounded; there was a pause in the action.
Rock legend has it that Stiv Bator used to stuff Martha's muffin.
This is another show that comes under the heading of "Foggy but Fond Memories" – as do most of the shows I write about, now that I think of it. Is this a natural result of aging and the passage if time, or is it directly attributable to the Rock'n'Roll Lifestyle, or some combination of the two? Impossible to say at this juncture, and I don't suppose it matters that much.
Anyway: the band was the Lords of the New Church, the venue the venerable Berkeley Square, and the time…em…sometime in the latter mid-80s? A web search spits out the date March 22, 1986, which seems a bit early by my timetable. But it could be right…perhaps I was spending spring break with the Babbs of Vallejo? It's plausible.
This was as close as I ever came to attending a genuine Punk Rock show. But while the Lords had impeccable punk credentials – singer Stiv Bator and guitarist Brian James were veterans of the Dead Boys and the Damned, respectively – they were really Beyond Category, mixing Stones-y rock and 60s garage with bits of funk and a dark theatrical streak that caused some people to mistake them for a goth band.
Quotes du jour
by bill | Oct 18, 2015 | Whatever Else | 1 comment
"Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets."
– Travis Bickle, 1976
"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this shit off my car."
– Me, today
by bill | Oct 13, 2015 | Because he's David Bowie, that's why | 1 comment
In the news today was a story saying that David Bowie has officially retired from live performance. This comes as no huge surprise, as David has not played a gig since 2004, nor has he shown any particular inclination to do so.
And it's probably just as well; Dave is creeping up on 70 now, and though his voice still sounds pretty good on record, it might not be able to stand up to the rigors of a lengthy performance, to say nothing of an actual tour. I had been holding out some hope that he might see fit to favor with us one last show, hopefully simulcast worldwide, but seemingly it is not to be. Though, of course, it is Bowie's prerogative to change his mind; remember when he said he would never play his hits again after the 1990 tour? "Going back on my word is part and parcel of what I do for you," said Mr. B back in 2003. "Part of my entertaining factor is lying to you."
I was fortunate enough to have him lie to me in person four times: once with Tin Machine, once on the Earthling tour, and twice on the "A Reality Tour." The first two were, on the whole, disappointments. I liked Tin Machine more than most people, but their live show (at the Warfield in SF) was a bit of a slog. I remember that they did a noisy version of the Pixies' "Debaser," which was pretty cool, and that "If There Is Something" sounded good. Other than that it didn't leave much of an impression.
Because he's David Bowie, that's why
The album project
The sacred box
The Infinite Jest Deathmarch
The Rabo Karabekian Memorial Deathmarch
Somebody's birthday
Golden (State) Years


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Ronald Kenneth "Ken" Campbell, 72
by Family written obituary via funeral home January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend Ronald Kenneth "Ken" Campbell of Lakeland, Florida, died December 12, 2020 at the age of 72 years. Ken was born on October 21, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Bonnie and Al Campbell.
Ken and his family moved to Lakeland, Florida in 1958. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1967 and was a lifelong supporter of his Lakeland Dreadnaughts. He then joined the United States Air Force and was assigned to the Security Force Division. He was responsible for missile security, defending air bases, and law enforcement. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War, and during his career with the Air Force he attained the rank of Sargent. Ken was a true patriot who loved his Country, his fellow Veterans, and the American flag. In 1981 at Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Florida, he married the love of his life, Karen, and they spent 39 happy years sharing their lives together and raising a family. Family was the center of his life, and in addition to happily raising his daughter and son with Karen, he found immense joy spending time with his two granddaughters. Family gatherings always included campfires and incredible food that Ken helped prepare. His boiled peanuts and smoked fish pate recipes are perfection!
Ken had a great sense of humor and would regularly share funny stories about his life or one of his many off-color jokes. As his daughter recently wrote, "he was inappropriate and carefree." Whenever you saw that twinkle in his eye and smile on his face, you knew you were about to hear a good one! He was an avid traveler, having had many adventures all the way from Alaska to Key West and many places in between. He also spent many memorable moments fishing, surfing, and napping on Florida beaches. When not travelling, on the weekends you would find him cheering on Gator and Tennessee college football and enjoying music. One of his favorite songs was "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. It carried such a special meaning for him that Ken even wrote Mr. Greenbaum a letter telling him so.
An avid photographer and graphic artist, Ken was a much-loved employee of the Florida Department of Transportation District One (FDOT D1) in Bartow, Florida. As the only Computer Graphics Specialist in the District, Ken worked with nearly every department taking photos and developing graphics and videos for hundreds of transportation projects. Over his 28-year career with FDOT D1, he became an invaluable historian and created an incredible archive of images, maps, and videos.
Ken is survived by his wife, Karen Campbell of Lakeland, Florida; daughter, Lendi (Dustin) Cochran of Parish, Florida; son, Mac Campbell of Lakeland, Florida; grandchildren Paige Cochran and Chloe
Cochran of Parish, Florida; and brother Barry (Jean) Campbell of Lakeland, Florida. He is proceeded in death by his mother and father – Bonnie and Al Campbell, and brother, Alan
Campbell.
Ken will have a military service funeral at Florida National Cemetery, located at 6502 SE 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida, on February 2nd , 2021 at 1 P.M. Following the service, family and friends
are invited to a Celebration of Life at Ken and Karen's home, 4715 Drane Field Road, Lakeland, Florida 33811.


An extremely busy week for Chelsea continued unabated today when Liam Bridcutt became the ninth player to head out on loan, joining Stockport County in League one until January. First year scholar Josh McEachran and schoolboy defender Nathaniel Chalobah, meanwhile, both earned England Under-17 selection.
Nathaniel and Josh are hardly new to the England scene, both having represented the Three Lions in the Under-16 victory shield before moving up to Under-17 level. It's particularly impressive for Chalobah, who has been a fixture in the Under-17s despite only being 15, and earning his first call-up at 14. They've been chosen for the FA International Tournament against Portugal, Italy and Turkey in the East Midlands at the end of the month.
A bit further north, and Bridcutt will be returning to League One, where he impressed for Yeovil on 2007/08. After a spell at Watford last season, he's dropping back down a level at Stockport County. The club has been struggling financially but managed to survive last season, and earned a creditable draw on the opening day away to Oldham, thanks in large part to a world-class save from goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams. He could take Paul Turnbull's place in the side and appears to be what the club needs, but is unlikely to feature this weekend.


Free Download for PC Free Download for Mac Step 1 : Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable. Tap Trust This Computer on your iPhone screen if you are required.... 2) To prevent your Mac from downloading macOS updates and app updates without asking you first, deselect "Download newly available updates in the background." From now on, the Mac will notify you when macOS software updates and updates to your installed apps are available but won't download them automatically in the background unless you tell it to.
Free Download for PC Free Download for Mac Step 1 : Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable. Tap Trust This Computer on your iPhone screen if you are required.... Don't think of it as adding more junk to your already slow Mac — think of it as new software that makes your Mac run more smoothly. So, update your Mac's OS X to help speed up your Mac. Head to the Mac App Store and search for "macOS Sierra". Install it and you'll probably see a nice performance boot.
So if, for whatever reason, you don't plan on upgrading to macOS Sierra anytime soon, you can follow these steps to stop the automatic download.
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Lagos in Nigeria is an ever-evolving city that's fast becoming one of Africa's most significant hubs for creativity. This is so much the case, that the nation's reliance on oil is shape-shifting to be one that has a robust creative economy thanks to homegrown or returnee artistic and tech-savvy entrepreneurs.
Amongst many internationally recognised annual events is the five-year-old Social Media Week, Lagos.
Now part of a global family of affiliate cities from Dubai to El Paso, this Nigerian iteration features a robust schedule of internationally-focused events that involve on the ground, terrestrial, and multi-platform programming, the content and logistics of which are as intricately structured as a large-scale tournament series.
Taking place for one week, usually in Late February to early March, the long term bonus of hosting such a huge event is definitely positive in a city where youthful innovation and entrepreneurship has a broad influence on the country's politics, media, technology and overall social media credentials.
The brains behind the expo are co-founders Ngozi Odita – who's Brooklyn-based – and Obi Asika, who's a major name in Lagos's music and media industry. The crowd sourced content of SMW, Lagos has now resulted in an always highly anticipated free, creative conference with multiple events that require a huge amount of programming and operational logistics.
With the content open to the public, entrepreneurial Lagosians are given as much of a curatorial voice as business owners and thought-leaders, resulting in a week of industry talks, workshops, competitions and other activities that this year attracted just over 13,000 visitors. In a city with an estimated population of 21million, this may seem small fry, but for an event that started off as a simple nugget of an idea between two people, the numbers and capacity of the annual event are no doubt destined to keep rising.
As a forceful engine for extensive, cross-sector networking, global jobs and access to digital skills, SMW, Lagos also has a strong sense of gender balance, with all tech panels programmed to include at least one female speaker. The sense of opportunities for all is a truly holistic one, which is something that helps the founders keep up its appeal.
Since the first event in 2012, the schedule has gone from providing the basis of how to use Twitter, to discussions on the future of podcasting in Africa, how to bring more girls into digital journalism, the analytics of return on investment (ROI) and leveraging Instagram stories and Snapchat for business.
With somewhere around 250 speakers and a long and intricate list of topics for discussion, the sectors that are dipped into during the whole event offer truly holistic and critical thinking.
The depth of influential experiences is evident from guests who have been representative of the beauty, tourism, gaming, fintech, IT and entertainment industries as well as social activism that inspired high-level ministers to grace the Landmark Centre in Victoria Island, where the event is held.
Popular and high-caliber keynote guests and speakers have included Mo Abudu. Labeled as one of Africa's most successful women by Forbes magazine, she's the founder of Ebony Life TV, one of the continent's most watched channels for its entertainment and lifestyle content.
Femi Longe has also been an important SMW, Lagos voice as Co-founder and Director of the Co-Creation Hub (CC Hub) Nigeria. It's the hub, as a collective social innovation centre, that has most likely had a big influence on the current development and energy behind SMW, Lagos. It was the hub, after all that hosted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during his 2016 surprise visit to Lagos to meet with developers and entrepreneurs to learn about the tech eco-system in Nigeria.
Since then, one keynote speaker who cased an audience roadblock at the last SMW, Lagos event was Chris Cox, Facebook's global head of management, design and marketing who provided a panel on the future of media, hosted by Facebook Africa.
With Nigeria being a nation that's said to have the highest number of Facebook users, this was a huge bonus for the event, and next year's version is probably destined to top the visitor numbers and caliber of speakers pretty easily.


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Trailblazing Securities Lawyer Championing Diversity
Influential securities lawyer Sharon Nelles continues to blaze a path for the next generation of female lawyers while counseling on some of the highest profile securities cases in the world.
A partner with Sullivan & Cromwell in the firms' Litigation Group and member of its Executive Committee, Nelles has been trailblazing for decades. As one of the most influential women in securities law today, her approach provides global resolution strategies for major corporations needing to navigate myriad legal proceedings. In 2015, she helped negotiate a then unprecedented $13 billion settlement on behalf of JPMorgan, ending huge swath of mortgage-backed securities related litigation.
"I have been fortunate to have had some amazing opportunities in my career, including serving as trial counsel for Microsoft in antitrust class actions, working with multiple clients facing an onslaught of litigation in the wake of the financial crisis, and now working with Volkswagen on TDI matters," she said.
Despite her heavy caseload involving some of the firm's largest clients and most complicated matters, she is steadfast in a commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly as it relates to issues that affect women and LGBT lawyers. She said the most important quality a woman leader should have is the ability to trust her own voice. "Never be afraid to ask the tough questions," she said. When she launched her career with the firm 20 years ago, it was rare to be a woman litigation associate who both had children and worked full-time.
As a member of the firms' Management Committee, Nelles is active with the Women's Initiative Committee, which seeks to enhance the experience of women lawyers at the firm by supporting efforts to recruit, retain, and advance their careers. Under her leadership, the firm established the Women in Law discussion series to move the conversation beyond the usual discourse around work-life balance.
She's also a member of the firms' Diversity Committee, under which she spearheaded the founding sponsorship of Out Leadership, an organization of senior LGBT and ally leaders in the financial services, legal, and insurance professions, who collaborate on initiatives that impact business results, develop talent, and drive LGBT equality forward.
Nelles represents pro bono clients who have experienced on-campus sexual assault and has been appointed by the American Law Institute to its project to develop procedural frameworks for addressing sexual and gender-based misconduct on campus.
She holds a bachelor degree from Mount Holyoke College, a master's from New York University, and a law degree from Boston College Law School.


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New Documents Prove Hillary Clinton Murder Cover-Up
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Source: The Political Insider Twenty-three years ago during the Clinton administration, Deputy White House Council Vincent Foster was found dead in his car.
This scandal shocked the country, and raised massive questions about just how dangerous the Clintons are.
Foster's apparent suicide was quite suspicious. Two investigators – Robert Fiske and Kenneth Starr – separately concluded that Foster shot himself and died, due to suicide.
But over time, major questions have been raised about what may have really killed him. Now, recently discovered evidence blows the case wide open!
Discovered in the files of the National Archives and Records Administration, Starr's lead prosecutor Miguel Rodriguez submitted a 2-page resignation letter and a 31 page memo about the injuries Foster sustained. Rodriguez notes in the letter details about injuries around Foster's neck which were not reported in official government documents.
At the time, the FBi claimed that Foster's neck injury photos were underexposed, and therefore useless to them.
Rodriguez claims that after he produced additinal damning evidence of a possible Foster murder coverup, he became a target and was investigated internally!
In the letter, he explained 12 ways in which the case has mishandled and compromised. Then, he noted:
"I steadfastly maintained, and continue to maintain, that I, at all times, conducted myself as an experienced and trained prosecutor, with years of federal prosecutorial experience and federal grand jury experience."
These records indicate Foster didn't really die from one .38 caliber gunshot… but two gunshots! The other shot was on the right side of his neck, made by a "Small caliber" bullet hole.
This raises serious questions about Foster's motives for suicide. He was tied to Hillary Clinton's roles in White House scandals at Whitewater and the White House Travel Office.
Here is the new smoking gun in the Foster case!
The theory is, as Vince Foster was one of Hillary's closest friends, he knew too much about these scandals. In fact, he may have had a romantic relationship with the then first-Lady:
Foster had been a long-time friend and companion to Hillary. The two shared a brokerage account called Midlife Partners. When Barbara Walters asked Hillary if she had been having an affair with Vince Foster, Hillary lowered her eyes and told the 20/20 cameras, "He was a very special man." When he died, Hillary said publicly that Vince Foster was the last person who would have committed suicide. Friends reported she was genuinely shocked and aggrieved.
Why, then, did Hillary lie under oath about the last time she saw Vince Foster?
Testifying before the Office of the Independent Counsel (OIC) in 1994, she claimed that the last time she had spoken to Vince Foster was on the phone "the Friday or Saturday before Father's Day." Yet documents from the National Archives, acquired by the New York Megaphone, show that Foster's assistant, Tom Castleton, reported he "saw Hillary Clinton in Foster's office approximately four times during the five weeks he was employed." Castleton didn't start working for Foster until after Father's Day, 1993.
According to Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in a 1996 Telegraph (UK) article, Hillary Clinton asked Vince Foster to help her spy on her libertine husband in 1990. Foster hired Jerry Parks, an Arkansas investigator who later worked as the head of security for the Clinton/Gore campaign. According to Parks's widow, "Jerry asked Vince why he needed this stuff on Clinton. He said he needed it for Hillary." When Vince Foster showed up dead in a Washington-area public park in the summer of 1993, Parks was terrified. Two months later Parks was shot nine times at close range, at a stoplight, in his SUV, in Little Rock. Parks's home was then raided by eight Federal agents, including officers from the FBI, IRS, Secret Service, and (unusual for a domestic case) the CIA.
If true, this means Vince Foster was murdered to make sure he didn't tell the world what he knew about President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary. He was too honest, and therefore couldn't be trusted anymore.
This is actually worse than transmitting classified documents on a home email server… This is murder!
Source: New Documents Prove Hillary Clinton Murder Cover-Up
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After the pick-ups from Bangkok hotel, you'll drive from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi to visit the Thailand-Burma Railway Center and the War Cemetery of Allied Prisoners of WWII. You will also get to see the world-famous "Bridge over the River Kwai." Take a long-tail boat from the pier to Jungle Rafts, passing by unspoilt mountainous jungle scenery. Check-in on arrival then have lunch. Take an exciting boat ride downstream to Resotel Pier and then visit the Hell Fire Pass Memorial. Have dinner at the hotel, and watch a 45-minute presentation of Mon Dance. Overnight in Kanchanaburi.
After breakfast, you will visit the nearby Mon Tribal Village. You may also participate in an optional Elephant ride through the bamboo forest. Lunch will be served at the hotel. Rest of the day is at your own pace. Overnight in Kanchanaburi. Optional tour: Elephant riding through the bamboo forest.
After breakfast, you will take a historic ride on Death Railway Train, passing lush forest. Continue by air-conditioned vehicle to Bangkok. Tour ends at your hotel in Bangkok.


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The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness is a New York City-based policy research organization focused on family and child homelessness both in New York City and throughout the United States. ICPH is dedicated to bringing family and child homelessness into focus through research, policy briefs, and interactive data tools. ICPH's publications inform government officials, policymakers, advocates, academics, and service providers from across the country to promote a robust, evidence-based dialogue on family and child homelessness.
ICPH is seeking a Media and Public Relations Associate to increase the visibility and awareness of its policy work through strategic media coverage and targeted communication. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team player. The message of ICPH's work must be crafted to appeal to a number of audiences with varying levels of awareness on the topic of child, student, and family homelessness.
The Media and Public Relations Associate will have a comprehensive set of responsibilities including but not limited to cultivating relationships with local and national press and media outlets, crafting press releases and pitches on both primary and secondary content, and tracking outreach results. In addition, the Media and Public Relations Associate will help build and maintain relationships with relevant government, advocacy, provider, and research organizations.
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Boy, what a day! Our day started very early Thursday morning with a 7:30AM breakfast and 8AM visit with Bob Beall, CEO and president of the CF Foundation. Although we had received the bulk of our training Wednesday, we were given more pointers on things our Representatives' and Senators' offices might ask us during our meetings that afternoon.
Unfortunately, due to the weather, many of our members of Congress were not in the office Thursday (many flew back to their districts/homes Wednesday). So, instead of meeting with our Represenatives, we were told we would likely meet with their staff members. Although initially disappointing, I had to remind myself that the staffers we would speak to are people who keep the members of Congress abreast of healthcare issues. So, while we may not have been able to speak with the decision maker, we certainly were going to get a chance to speak with a valuable voice in the office.
After breakfast and a quick presentation by Bob Beall, we were given our packet (of which wish I had taken a picture). Each of our packets listed our scheduled meetings for the day (the CFF arranged all meetings) and provided us handouts for each meeting. This was awesome. It was so organized and made it incredibly easy for us!
My first meeting at 9:30AM was with my own Representative Bill Flores (R-TX). I had fully expected to meet with his staffers. But I was surprised when I learned Rep. Flores himself was in the office and would be meeting with me. It turns out that he couldn't get a flight back to Texas due to the weather, so he just decided to come to his office to work. I was more than delighted!
What a lucky gal I was to get to meet with Rep. Flores again. His Legislative Director John Ohemen also joined us for our meeting. He enjoyed getting an update on Cystic Fibrosis and what we are needing from Congress these days (mainly protection from funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA). But I was most incredibly touched when Representative Flores shared with me as a side note that he has been praying for Bennett and that he had put Bennett on his prayer list ever since our last meeting. Boy, what a sweet thing to do. And coming from this Texan, I know he means it.
After I met with Rep. Flores, I went down the hall to my next meeting.
I met with Jenny Howell from Rep. Barton's office. Jenny, Rep. Barton's Legislative Assistant, met with me since Rep. Barton was already back in Texas. Jenny was knowledgeable, interested and seemed to genuinely appreciate Bennett's story of CF and how the government and the CF Foundation are working together effectively to find a cure. She asked some great inquisitive questions, which I really appreciated. I look forward to meeting Rep. Barton sometime in the future but I really enjoyed getting to sit down with Jenny today.
My last meeting at the House of Representatives was with Sarah Johnson, Legislative Assistant, from Representative Burgess' office. She had worked in biology some so she was somewhat familiar with Cystic Fibrosis, which was great. I shared with her the same things I had shared in my previous meetings but was able to be a bit more technical as she seemed interested in that area. I really enjoyed getting to meet the staff from each office because it allowed me to get a feel for what they were interested in. It certainly gives me confidence with going forward to meeting the Representatives next time I get an opportunity in DC or in the district.
My last meeting was with Senator Cornyn's office on the Senate side of the Capitol. It's interesting how different this building is from the Representative side. This building is bigger, more plus and seems more "airy." I suppose it's because there are much fewer Senators than Representatives. But I enjoyed walking the halls a bit. It's *much* easier to get around in the Senate building than trying to navigate the Representative hallways (which all look exactly alike, no matter which way you turn).
Since Senator Cornyn was unable to meet, I met with his Legislative Correspondent, Wes Hambrick. Wes was very engaging, attentive and caring about our need for a cure. He, like the others, seemed to find my message refreshing. I wasn't asking for more money, I was asking for the money that goes to research on rare diseases be protected.
Wes surprised me by one question when he asked, "how much does the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation get from the National Institutes of Health?" I loved the question because I was able to say: "nothing! The CFF receives no government funding. All we want is for the NIH to continue their work on basic human research and we will continue to partner with them to move that research towards a cure." I was able to explain that I am a part of a larger network of thousands of people who fund raise for Cystic Fibrosis each year so that we can put this money with the federal dollars already spent by the NIH to move research further and eventually get the pharmaceutical companies interested in investing in worthwhile and effective medications." It felt good to speak free of the need for funding because I know that our funding comes from those who give from their hearts, not from their tax dollars. As Wes indicated, my message is a bit of a change of message in Washington DC.
Overall, I had a fabulous time. I was nervous at first. I wondered if I could do it alone. But I did and it was actually a lot of fun! By sharing Bennett's story and what I know of how the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation works with government agencies, I was able to really articulate how proud I am to be a part of this organization and to be speaking on Bennett's behalf.
So awesome that you're so active in this endeavor! I'm sure your persuasive abilities paid off!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!! And I love that your dad got to come speak...and Oliver's introducing himself brought tears to my eyes. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Julie, you are SO sweet. Your comment made me smile. :) Thank you!
I'm so glad you have these opportunities! It has to feel paralyzing sometimes to have a child with a chronic illness, but times like these have to be so fulfilling.


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Wellesley community news roundup: ABC alumna giving back; Wellesley Theatre Project soiree coming up; Foundation for MetroWest Qwest set for April; library needs someone Trustee
March 11, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment
Dr. Andra Johnson
Dr. Andra Johnson was one of the first students in the 1970s to attend Wellesley High School as part of the A Better Chance (ABC) program. Fast forward a few years, and now Dr. Johnson has joined the ABC Board of Directors. "I'm excited to focus on helping the Wellesley ABC program to build and maintain a strong post-graduate alumnae network," she said. "And, I'm thrilled to have a chance to give back to this program and help these amazing young scholars."
The Allegheny College graduate also holds a masters in social work from Case Western Reserve University, a Doctor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California, and has served as a Captain in the Army.
"Dr. Johnson will bring important insights from her time as a Wellesley ABC student of color that will help us with the many decisions we make to constantly improve our program," said Debora White, director of alumnae affairs. "Alumnae giving back to our program is so valuable, whether it's joining our Board of Directors or giving advice about high school extracurriculars or career development."
Dr. Johnson currently runs a private practice in Fort Wayne, IN, which offers social work consultation and clinical supervision services, including policy advocacy, in Black women's cardiovascular disease care. She recently authored a chapter in The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health.
Save the date for Wellesley Theatre Project's divine Teal Tie Affair
Join Wellesley Theatre Project at its yearly fundraiser on Friday, June 11th at 7pm. Enjoy performances, live auction, and more at this always-anticipated virtual soiree. And don't miss the extra-special pre-show with performances from the archives.
All proceeds from the evening will support Wellesley Theatre Project, a non-profit performing arts organization that
challenges youths to become citizen artists — to improve the quality of life in their local and global community by emphasizing collaboration and cultural and social understanding.
Foundation for MetroWest Qwest set for April
The Foundation for MetroWest has organized a series of virtual activities, including a month-long MetroWest Qwest in April.
MetroWest Qwest designed to inspire children and families to foster a deeper connection to where they live through various at-home activities and local MetroWest field trips that highlight the region. Participants will use an interactive platform to complete various challenges throughout the month that focus on topics such as arts & culture, the environment, history, and much more. Along the way, participants will collect points for each challenge completed and race to the top of the MetroWest Quest leaderboard! Prizes will be distributed to the top families who complete the challenge.
Challenges include:
Visiting a local landmark in your town and learning about its significance to your community
Completing a walking history tour in MetroWest
Making a craft out of recycled materials
Competing against your family in nature bingo
The Foundation will provide participants with resources every step of the challenge! To join in the fun, register here and a link to the interactive webpage will be shared with you by March 28. The event is free to all but a suggested donation is encouraged to support our work.
This event is a part of the 2021 Spring Inspiration Virtual Series taking place March through May of 2021. We are thankful for our generous supporters how helped make this series possible!
Wellesley Free Library seeks Board of Trustees member
The Wellesley Free Library Board of Trustees is seeking interested candidates to fill a board vacancy.
A vacancy has come up because former Trustees member Ann-Mara Lanza was elected to the Select Board in the March 2nd town election.
The Trustees, together with the Select Board, will appoint an individual to a term beginning in April 2021 and continuing until the annual Town election in March 2022. All Wellesley residents are welcome to apply.
There are six trustees on the Board. These individuals work to provide opportunities for the WFL to fulfill its mission as a community gathering place, a cultural destination, and a gateway to ideas for Library patrons of all ages and interests.
A trustee typically spends several hours per week working on board assignments, attends monthly meetings that alternate between days and evenings, and attends meetings with other Town boards and officials.
This is a volunteer position. See the complete Board of Library Trustee position description.
Interested residents should contact Library Director Jamie Jurgensen at jjurgensen@minlib.net by Friday, March 26, 2021.
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