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Susanna Hoffs Interview: 'The Bangles' Multitalented Songstress and Songwriter
By Ray Shasho
In-depth interview with The Bangles -Susanna Hoffs:
Susanna Hoffs is the beautiful, talented & iconic vocalist for the commercially successful all- female pop/rock/new wave/ band 'The Bangles.' Hoffs angelic and awe-inspiring vocals are definitive on such Bangles classics as …"Manic Monday" (1985 #2 US Billboard Hit), "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986 #1 US Billboard Hit), "If She Knew What She Wants" (1986 #29 US Billboard Hit), "Hazy Shade of Winter" (1987 #2 US Billboard Hit), "Walking Down Your Street" (1987 #11 US Billboard Hit),"In Your Room" (1988 #5 US Billboard Hit), and the breathtaking "Eternal Flame" (1988 #1 US Billboard Hit). Hoffs is also 'The Bangles' rhythm guitarist and songwriter.
THE BANGS: After Susanna Hoffs graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied theatre, dance, and art, she headed back to Los Angeles and placed an ad in The Recycler, an LA based classifieds newspaper. A trio began to form with the addition of Sisters Vicky Peterson (vocals/guitars) and Debbi Peterson (vocals/drums) while subsequently adding Annette Zilinskas on bass. After short stints with names such as 'The Colours' and 'The Supersonic Bangs,' the newly formed all-girl band eventually settled on 'The Bangs' while swiftly becoming a vital part of the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene. The Bangs debut single "Getting Out of Hand" was released on their label DownKiddie Records and caught the attention of KROQ deejay Rodney Bingenheimer who repeatedly played the record on his show.
THE BANGLES: 'The Bangs' were auspiciously mandated to change their name so the group dropped 'The' and added the letters 'les' to form 'Bangles,' a banner that would flourish into one of the greatest all-female groups in rock and roll history. In 1982, under new manager Miles Copeland, The Bangles supported The English Beat on a UK tour. In 1983, the group made its first appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
In 1984, 'All Over the Place,' The Bangles first full-length album was released on CBS (Columbia) Records. Michael Steele had replaced Annette Zilinskas on bass. Steele began her music career as Micki Steele with The Runaways. 'All Over the Place,' spawned the singles"Hero Takes a Fall," and "Going Down to Liverpool" which featured Susanna's childhood neighbor and family friend Leonard Nimoy. The Bangles popularity escalated and was asked to join such acts as 'Cyndi Lauper' and 'Huey Lewis and the News' on tour.
Susanna Hoffs and The Bangles had captivated the attention of R&B/Pop/Funk/ music artist & songwriter 'Prince.' Prince offered his penned single "Manic Monday" (1984) to The Bangles and the group promptly brought the tune into the recording studio. "Manic Monday" (1986) became The Bangles first big hit peaking at #2 on Billboards US Charts.
Their second studio album 'Different Light' (1986) produced by David Kahne peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Charts and is considered to be their most successful to date. Also in 1986, The Bangles opened for Queen at Slane Castle, Ireland.
In 1987, "Walk like an Egyptian" won Best Video at the 15th Annual Music Awards and again at the 5th Annual American Video Awards. 'Everything' (1988) The Bangles third studio album spawned the Top 5 Hit "In Your Room," and their worldwide #1 single "Eternal Flame" penned by Susanna Hoffs, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
The Bangles attained a well-deserved hiatus throughout the 90's but returned with rock and roll vengeance in 1999. They released their fourth studio album entitled 'Doll Revolution' in 2003. Bassist Michael Steele officially left The Bangles in 2005 and the band decided to use guest bassists while on tour. The Bangles most recent album 'Sweetheart of the Sun' was released in 2011. In January of 2014, The Bangles returned to the legendary Whisky A GO GO to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary.
SUSANNA HOFFS: In 1991, Susanna released her debut solo album entitled 'When You're a Boy' produced by David Kahne. The album spawned the Top 40 hit single "My Side of the Bed." The release featured such musical luminaries as John Entwistle, Jim Keltner, and Donovan. In 1996, Susanna Hoffs released her second studio album entitled 'Susanna Hoffs.'
Based on a Saturday Night Live stint in the early 1990's, Hoffs performed in the band 'Ming Tea' with … Mike Myers, Matthew Sweet, Christopher Ward and Stuart Johnson. The SNL skit morphed into three comedy film series ... Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Jay Roach, Susanna's husband directed the Austin Power series and 'Ming Tea' performed in all three movies.
In 2006, Susanna collaborated with alternative rocker Matthew Sweet under the name 'Sid n Susie,' and released 'Under the Covers' Volumes 1,2 &3 featuring classic rock cover songs of the 60's,70's, and 80's.
In 2012, Susanna released her critically-acclaimed studio album entitled 'Someday.' Susanna's vocals are more radiant than ever. Hoffs collaborated with musical partner Andrew Brassell and producer Mitchell Froom on her best solo album to date. All the tracks are co-penned by Susanna Hoffs.
Hoffs & Brassell continue to co-write music and hope to release a new album sometime in 2015.
'Susanna Hoffs' performs at The Satellite in Los Angeles on July 18th with special guests Fred Armisen and Petra Haden.
'The Bangles' kicked off their summer concert series on June 6th at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California … click [Here] for a complete 'Bangles' tour listing.
Recently, I had the great pleasure of chatting with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles and discussed … Her latest solo projects …Collaborating with Andrew Brassell … Producer Mitchell Froom … Early musical influences …The Bangles past & present … The inception of "Manic Monday," "Eternal Flame," "A Hazy Shade of Winter," …and future plans as a solo artist & with 'The Bangles.'
Here's my interview with singer/songwriter/actress/ legendary songstress & guitarist of 'The Bangles' …SUSANNA HOFFS.
Ray Shasho: Hello Susanna, how are you doing?
Susanna Hoffs: "Hi Ray, I'm doing great thank you."
Ray Shasho: Susanna, you and I are ten days apart in age, you being the oldest (laughing).
Susanna Hoffs: "Oh My Gosh …that's so cool! It was a very good year wasn't it?"
Ray Shasho: So did you graduate high school in 1977?
Susanna Hoffs: I was '76 actually; I know I'm a little off from most of the people in our year. I skipped half of fifth grade; I was one of the youngest ones in my group. It was a thing they were doing in California or maybe just LA where they were trying to shift the starting age of school. So anybody that was my age that year had a choice to either repeat or move up to the next grade. My Brothers and I all moved up and were the youngest ones in our graduating classes of high school."
Ray Shasho: When I was in 8th grade and before I entered high school, we were amongst the very firsts to be bussed into Black American neighborhoods.
Susanna Hoffs: "Our school was part of the bussing program too. It was a very interesting time wasn't it, when you look back historically what was going on. I am very fascinated with the 70's and part of that is the nostalgia of going back and wanting to understand what was going on around us when we were in our formative and coming of age years. There's a famous book written about my school at Palisades High called 'What Really Happened to the Class of '65,' and when I was in high school that book was fascinating to me. Everything about the '70's is extremely interesting to me again. Now, I'm actually working my way up into the 80's (All laughing)."
Ray Shasho: Your third solo project and latest release is entitled 'Someday.' Some of my favorite tracks include "Holding My Breath" a very 60ish sounding tune with an orchestral background, co-penned by you and Andrew Brassell. I also thoroughly enjoyed "Picture Me" … Susanna your voice sounds better than ever, how do you do it?
Susanna Hoffs: "Thank you! I take pretty good care of myself and learned over the years to be careful with my voice and not go to a loud event on the night before I have to sing, and not be screaming over music, a sporting event, or a party, where I wake up the next day and can't speak. I've gotten better at protecting my voice. I think one of the things about 'Someday' is that the writing was all done in a short period of time and working with Mitchell Froom we really tailored the arrangements to make room for the voice, so it's not competing for sonic space to cut through. I use a capo, so I've also learned to key songs that feel right for my singing, to actually put the song in a key that makes sense, and I think that's a huge thing when you get to that point when… wait a minute, this is too low, or this is too high, and you find that sweet spot where it fits perfectly in your vocal range. I think over the years of writing you just learn things as you go, and that was one of the things that I learned."
Ray Shasho: You also found a great collaborating partner in Andrew Brassell.
Susanna Hoffs: "Yes definitely, that was a surprise, and we're writing and recording now, so it's ongoing. I actually met Andrew through my niece who grew up in Nashville. She had moved to LA from Nashville upon graduating from Vanderbilt University. I was spending a lot of time with her and she said I want you to meet my friend, he's in a band and I've been a real fan of his work. It lead to a friendship with Andrew and then he needed a place to stay, so he stayed in our guest room for awhile, just one of those kids who was always playing music, he took a guitar wherever he went. I started to hear him just noodling around on chords and humming to something and I didn't know if it was an existing song or not, he would say no, no, just something I'm messing around with. So that lead to me saying, oh, what if we put this melody on it, and before I knew it, we were writing songs together."
Ray Shasho: You also have a great producer in Mitchell Froom. Mitchell goes way back to playing keyboards with 'Gamma' and Ronnie Montrose.
Susanna Hoffs: "I knew Mitchell in the 80's when he worked with Crowded House and he actually played on the recording of "Manic Monday". So that's when I first met Mitchell, it was a chance meeting, we live very near each other in Los Angeles, so occasionally we'd run into one another at local restaurants and stuff like that, but then I ran into him at a really great music venue called Largo, and I was with Andrew, so that's how the whole project sort of took shape of doing a record together. He's great and super talented."
Ray Shasho: So when can we expect the release of your current venture together?
Susanna Hoffs: "We're just beginning it so probably 2015. It's always a bit of a juggling act for me because I've got a lot of things going on with The Bangles and other projects that I'm working on, including creative things in my life outside of music, so it's a little bit crazy but I enjoy the energy of it."
Ray Shasho: Susanna, how old is your kids now?
Susanna Hoffs: "19 and 15."
Ray Shasho: So you're sort of veering away from worrying about them too much?
Susanna Hoffs: "I don't think you ever stop worrying about your kids, I know my parents are still worrying about me. (All laughing) It's definitely in a new phase, being very well launched now and becoming young adults. That definitely opens up more time in my schedule to focus on music and other creative endeavors."
Ray Shasho: You're 10 days older than me, yet my mom is 90 and yours only 79 … also my kids are 28 and 26 … what happened?
Susanna Hoffs: "You got married ten years earlier than I did. I think my 20's were basically given over to life on the road and touring with The Bangles. That kept me so busy that I couldn't consider doing anything but just hoping for a good night's sleep. And then it was … What city am I in? Where am I? What hotel or room number am I in? I don't know how I ever remembered where I was because it moved that fast."
Ray Shasho: Record producer/songwriter Kim Fowley was distinguished for producing novelty acts and girl bands, hence The Runaways; did you ever cross paths with Kim Fowley?
Susanna Hoffs: "I knew who Kim Fowley was and actually talked with him on the phone once. Just after I graduated from UC Berkeley, I came back to LA and was trying to put together a band. I put an advertisement in The Recycler which was sort of the Craigslist of its time and had some flyers around town. Then I met the Petersons and we made a single for like thirty-five dollars at a ten-dollar an hour studio called Radio Tokyo in Venice, California. We really wanted our record to be on KROQ Radio. So I tracked down Rodney (Bingenheimer) and managed to get his phone number. I was extremely tenacious at that time to make it happen for The Bangles. I called Rodney and met him at the Odyssey Club where he was a deejay one night a week. I brought him the 45 single that The Bangles had done and he played it every weekend for about a year. Somehow Kim Fowley got my number and called me. Those guys were very much tastemakers and on the LA scene in the late 70's and early 80's.I never really got to know Kim but he's worked with so many people that I know."
Ray Shasho: Who were some of the music artists that influenced you while growing up?
Susanna Hoffs: "There were so-so many! Starting in the 60's, I would say The Beatles being the toppermost of the poppermost for me. (All laughing) So many bands … The Byrds, the Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas, The Kinks, The Zombies, along with a lot of the great female singers of that time and period like …Petula Clark, Lulu, Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick … my mom had all the Burt Bacharach/Hal David music, many people covered their songs but we had all those Dionne Warwick records. To this day, those Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs move me so much. I love singing them; I got the chance to sing "Alfie" in the 'Austin Powers' movie and that was so much fun."
"In the 70's, singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King, as well as bands like YES. At the end of the 70's, where the whole Punk Rock revolution happened musically, I got very into those groups at a time when it started to be an idea in my head. I thought, wow, I could do this, especially after hearing a band like The Ramones because they were like Punk/Pop and I knew those same three or four chords. I could probably get an electric guitar and change my Folk-like sound to a Ramones style treatment of a Pop song."
"Blondie, the Talking Heads, Television out of New York were all influences, and that whole scene. Bands like Television lead me back to bands like The Velvet Underground, who I kind of never knew about when I was just a kid. I had heard of Andy Warhol, my mom had been a painter and later became a screenwriter, but she started out as a teacher, so I knew a lot about the art scene of the 60's through my parents. But I didn't really know about The Velvet Underground's music until the late 70's when I rediscovered all of that."
"But yea, even like Nick Lowe, early Elvis Costello … it was a really interesting time. The fact that I could go to local clubs and see the Talking Heads at the Whiskey A Go Go, probably on their first tour, the early Go-Go's shows, The Undertones, The Jam, Blondie … it was a great time!"
Ray Shasho: Was there ever any kind of rivalry between The Bangles and The Go-Go's?
Susanna Hoffs: "Not really, The Go-Go's started before us so we got compared to them a lot, and when The Bangles were starting to take off by the mid 80's, The Go-Go's were actually winding down. It was kind of a funny rivalry fueled by the press obsessing over it so much. We all really got along, hung out together, and got to know them …to this day I 'm in touch with Belinda, Charlotte, and Kathy."
"I worked on some songs for Belinda's first solo record and we were very good friends in the 80's. Then I worked a lot with Charlotte, Kathy, and Jane. Jane is an incredible songwriter. I've spent a lot of time with Jane over the years and she's incredible."
Ray Shasho: Susanna, I'm reluctant to admit this, but I never knew that "Manic Monday" was written by Prince … how did that transpire?
Susanna Hoffs: "Oh no? Wow! We were recording at the time with Producer David Kahne and working with David and Peggy Leonard who were recording engineers and worked a lot with Prince. Somehow Peggy was working on Princes' record at The Sound Factory on Sunset Boulevard and her husband David was working on our record at the sister studio Sunset Sound & Sound Factory. So we got word that Prince had some songs and wanted me to come over to The Sound Factory. So I drove over there, picked up a cassette, it had "Manic Monday" on it and we recorded it. I think Prince had seen the "Hero Takes A Fall" video on MTV and that's how he kind of discovered The Bangles. Then he came to at least two shows and performed with us onstage. I think he may have watched us the first time, the second time performed with us, then performed with us again in San Francisco. So he was like an early fan of the band. It turned out to be an incredible thing for us because we were very much like the rest of the world … in awe of Prince, his talent, and magnificent stage presence. I really learned a lot watching him and the gift of "Manic Monday" was unexpected, it turned out to be so amazing because it worked its way up the charts, peaked at #2, and it really got our name out there."
Ray Shasho: How did you get Leonard Nimoy involved in the "Going Down To Liverpool" music video?
Susanna Hoffs: "I grew up with the Nimoy's; I went to preschool with his kids. At four years old I met Adam and Julie and our parents became really-really close friends pre-Star Trek, and remained very good family friends through all the Star Trek stuff. So we were looking to do a video and I thought… maybe I should call Leonard up and ask him. So I did. I got my nerve up and called him and he said sure."
Ray Shasho: Do you think The Bangles biggest hit was "Eternal Flame?"
Susanna Hoffs: "Eternal Flame" or "Walk Like an Egyptian." Both songs went to #1 which was pretty amazing. Sometimes I feel my life is very surreal when I look back."
Ray Shasho: "Eternal Flame" was about the Elvis Presley gravesite at Graceland?
Susanna Hoffs: "Yes, we wanted to have a tour of Graceland and got what we were told was a special tour that was only given to rock bands. So we got to see things that everybody didn't get to see and had our own tour guide dedicated to us. The eternal flame at Elvis' tomb was out that day, so we stood around and sang "Heartbreak Hotel" ala Spinal Tap. Later on I recounted the story to my songwriting partner at the time Billy Steinberg and he said, wait-wait, stop-stop, it's a great story but why don't we write a song called "Eternal Flame"? And I said okay. So that's how it started."
Ray Shasho: I've got a sneaky suspicion based on your love for 60's Top 40 music, that recording "A Hazy Shade of Winter" was your idea?
Susanna Hoffs: "Actually it was. During the very early days of The Bangles, we met through 'The Recycler' and decided to become a band, we were rehearsing and then started playing some parties and clubs around town. I was working for my Aunt and Uncle who owned a ceramic factory in Santa Monica. It was a very lonely job because I'd be down in this basement with just a radio and sanding ceramic pieces. I'd spent hours in this dark room by myself with nothing but the radio. Boy I'm glad I had the radio to keep me company because I had it set to an oldies station and very familiar with most of Simon & Garfunkel's songs because I was really into their music when I was in high school. But I hadn't heard "A Hazy Shade of Winter." When it came on the radio I thought, oh wow, this is perfect for The Bangles. It has this riff that's so catchy, has all these harmonies, and it's kind of Folk Rock, just right up our ally. I think I had a rehearsal that very night and I mentioned it. Vicky was a huge Simon & Garfunkel fan and was familiar with the song. So we learned it and put it right in our set. The song became a staple in our setlist for years."
"Then I had an opportunity in the 80's to meet the producer of 'Less Than Zero' John Avnet, and we're still friends to this day. Another friend of mine Thomas Newman who is just a brilliant composer that scores for movies, he and I were songwriting at the time and he said, you know, I'm doing the score for this film and I think the soundtrack's going to be pretty fun, we're getting together a really cool group of musicians and artists to contribute songs to the soundtrack and the movie. I mentioned the idea of "A Hazy Shade of Winter" and they loved it because it fit very well somatically with the movie. It ended up being a really great thing for us landing on that soundtrack. We also did a video. To this day we open our set with that song. We got to meet Paul Simon in the 80's and he was very enthusiastic about our version of his song and that made us feel happy."
Ray Shasho: The Bangles most recent release is 'Sweetheart of the Sun' (2011) … what's up next for The Bangles?
Susanna Hoffs: "We're rereleasing our first EP that was put out on Miles Copeland's I.R.S. Records label, who was our manager at the time. He had a small division of I.R.S. called Faulty Products …it gets really complicated. It was released in 1982 and originally with our band named The Bangs, before we had to change to The Bangles. We had a weekend to come up with a new band name and that's when we added a few letters and came up with The Bangles."
"We're also releasing never seen the light of day demos that we did around that same time. Our first demos, our first single that came out in 1981 which was "Getting Out Of Hand," and "Call On Me" and we'll include that in the package, then a cover of "7 and 7 Is" that we did at The Palace live, and anything else that we find between now and when we put it all together. It will be coming out in the fall digitally … so that's exciting!"
Ray Shasho: How about The Bangles on tour in 2014?
Susanna Hoffs: "We're doing a bunch of tour dates this summer and a two week run in the fall."
Ray Shasho: Susanna, thank you for being on the call today but more importantly for all the incredible music you've given us with The Bangles and as a solo artist and continue to bring.
Susanna Hoffs: "Thank you Ray!"
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Tag: Game 3
Whitewashing a Japanese Game
Console Game: Kingdom Hearts
Is Kingdom Hearts Whitewashed?
"I find it problematic that in the Kingdom Hearts series, Xehanort/Ansem/Xemnas is the main villain and he's dark-skinned while all the other original Kingdom Hearts characters (good and bad) are light-skinned. I don't think there's an original KH character who is dark-skinned and good." (http://stopwhitewashing.tumblr.com/post/31303774224/i-find-it-problematic-that-in-the-kingdom-hearts)
Ahem… so there's something else I noticed while playing Kingdom Hearts. It's something I noticed when I was younger as well, and which must be addressed. Although SquareEnix is a Japanese company, all of the characters have white European features. For example:
Sora, the main character, has blue eyes and brown hair. None of the characters portray Asian features, which might make sense if the companies working together were targeting Western children on purpose. It's somewhat disappointing, however, that the main character had to fit the stereotype of what young gamers were perceived to look like. That's really the motive behind this, right? The target audience is young adolescent white boys living- being white is the norm. By the way, this is how the villains look:
This is how the villains look in the Aladdin world:
Back to the main point, as one author points out:
"Racial representation is still a thorny issue. And while there have been a few articles I've read that deal with race issues in gaming, I've noticed a disturbing trend: the writers often suggest that whites and Asians make up much of the workforce in the gaming industry, but then they skip directly to a conversation about the lack of Black, Latino, and Native American characters in games."
Apparently, this is because so many Asians make up the work environment of the video game industry. Nevertheless, this begs the question: "if there are so many Asians who work in the game industry and play games, why are there so few Asian characters?"
"Asians are perceived as being too foreign to be American." In issue #245 of Game Informer there is an article about localizing Japanese games for American audiences. One of the producers admitted that the staff was concerned that some of the characters were "too Japanese" and would end up "alienating Western consumers." In the case of the game, Persona, the two Asian characters were changed into African American characters. (https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2014/02/24/missing-polygons-asians-race-and-video-games/)
In our class we've often discussed how the issue of identity is critical to gamers – think Gamergate. We have not, however, discussed solely Asian American identity and portrayal in video games, which would open a lot of new doors. Asian Americans are portrayed in a stereotypical light whether it's the Oriental princess or the nerdy sidekick. Why can't there be more Asian characters? Specifically, why can't there be more Asian characters in a game made by an Asian company?
Author jazzypantsPosted on December 14, 2016 Categories Game LogsTags Game 3, raceLeave a comment on Whitewashing a Japanese Game
Crossing into the Disney Brand
SquareEnix worked with Disney to create Kingdom Hearts. SquareEnix gained popularity by creating unique characters and appealing to a teen audience. Although SquareEnix gained popularity for creating the Final Fantasy series, it received criticism over not creating games with sensible story lines. Disney, on the other hand, is known for creating touching story lines and cute kiddish characters. When these two companies collaborated, they created a game that took over the market for several years. Originally released in the early 2000s, Kingdom Hearts still has sequels that are being released. The original Kingdom Hearts made approximately 4.68 million dollars in revenue. It sold 3.45 million in US, 1.23 million in Japan, and shipped 5.9 million worldwide. Needless to say, it was a huge success.
The game uses cross overs to bring SquareEnix characters into contact with major Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck. This goes a step further when other Disney characters and worlds are introduced into the story and open for exploration such as the Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, and Tarzan. By using these common and famous Disney stories, the game offers a sense of familiarity for its players. The player knows that Ursula, the Red Queen, and the black panther are all antagonistic characters. The player is also familiar with the cunning nature of the Cheshire Cat and the loving nature of Jane and her father. This becomes an advantage for the player, because the player knows what to expect. All of the worlds follow in accordance with their original stories. SquareEnix just added a twist.
The Disney brand was essential to the success of this game, because without it there would be no Kingdom Hearts. Without it, the game would lose a ton of marketing especially towards younger kids who enjoy Disney. By slapping Mickey Mouse and other recognisable figures onto the cover, the game was able to reach a broader audience and sell out quickly.
Author jazzypantsPosted on December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016 Categories Game LogsTags branding, disney, Game 3, marketingLeave a comment on Crossing into the Disney Brand
The King of Cutscenes
When cutscenes run longer than movies
All of the cutscenes in Kingdom Hearts were compiled in this YouTube video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNdcyOLuZMs). The runtime of all of the cutscenes in Kingdom Hearts is 3 hours, 21 minutes and 32 seconds. This was the first video game I ever bought, but my brother played it since I was so terrible at defeating villains. Even though I did not play it all the way through on my own when I was younger, I remember watching all of the cutscenes in between. These scenes were so well made that I didn't mind not playing. Even now, they still captivate me.
Still… being forced to rewatch all of those cutscenes and not being able to skip them made the game seem longer. I wasn't able to finish the game in an hour and a half like other games, because I needed to watch all of the cut scenes and that extended the time from one and a half hours to five plus hours. The cutscenes are essential to the storyline and to the overall character development, and the cutscenes in Kingdom Hearts are very well made, however, not every gamer likes cutscenes. My brother, for instance, would rather play the game instead of getting to know the different characters and their motivations. Personally, I love cutscenes because I'm a terrible player and I get to take a break and just watch what happens. Also, I'm a total sucker for love stories as in the case of Kingdom Hearts.
I was shocked by how long the cutscenes were. I was able to get up, make a snack, leave the room and come back with the cutscene still going on. Of course, I lost some valuable information in the meantime, but it's hard to sit and watch a game for hours on end. Nevertheless, Disney and SquareEnix worked together to craft a reasonable storyline and intriguing new world. The opening scene of Kingdom Hearts and its sequels have been viewed millions of times, because they are so well developed. They are full of easter eggs and foreshadowing that don't become clear unless you finish the game and trust me – they make you want to finish the game!
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While I try to figure out the newsletter problem being experienced by some Yahoo! users (I may have to get a third party program for the newsletter), let me introduce a new category in my recipes blog — breakfast. I'm not going to cook different brands of pancake mixes. Nooo… it's something else. We're re-learning to appreciate breakfast in the house and since pancakes are a favorite, the first experiment was with pancakes.
This blueberry oatmeal pancakes recipe was inspired by something from the recipe leaflet of the very first blender I bought… ooohh, maybe about 18 years ago. That batter in that recipe was made with a simple mixture of flour and oatmeal. But with the availability of flavored oatmeal these days, I decided that mixing them with flour to make pancake batter would be more interesting.
This is a no-frills recipe but the result is really good. For people like me who get tired of oatmeal-with-hot-water-and-milk so easily, this is a great alternative to enjoy oatmeal. And for those who want a new twist to the tired old pancake, know that there are a lot of ways to add variety to pancakes aside from changing the flavor of the syrup.
Adding fruits to pancake batter is nothing new. You can try using plain oatmeal and diced fresh fruits instead of flavored oatmeal. But fruits that contain a lot of water (mangoes, for instance) make pancakes soggy. Dehydrated fruits work better. For me, at least. During cooking, they absorb the milk in the batter and they grow plump and juicy.
This recipe yields 7 pancakes (4-inches in diameter).
Empty the contents of the packet of oatmeal into the blender jar. Pulse 10 times. Transfer to a large bowl. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over the oatmeal.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg. Pour in the milk and melted butter and mix until blended. Add the flour-oatmeal mixture and mix just until blended.
Pour about 3/4 cup of the pancake batter into a non-stick frying pan and cook until bubbles form on the surface (about which time the underside should be lightly browned). Flip over with a spatula to brown the topside.
Repeat until all the batter has been cooked.
Serve the pancakes hot. A dollop of honey (ditch the pancake syrup) makes them even more appetizing.
Nababasa mo ba isip ng asawa ko? First the squids, then the pancakes… He was asking me to make some & I was thinking of buying some fresh blueberries first. Now I don't have to.
Please email me the recipe.. hehe Joke lang po.
pancakes are a staple in our house. it's the one non-Filipino food that my 5-year old actually loves to eat. i make batches on Sundays then freeze them so that i can feed it to him for breakfast during the school week. i usually use buttermilk then add chocolate chips as i'm cooking them so they get submerged. you're right about fruits making them soggy.
purplegirl, eh di ba kadiri yung basa-basa na pancakes?
What a great idea! I have those same packets of blueberry oatmeal sitting in my cupboard. Oatmeal by itself is not my breakfast of choice, but oatmeal pancakes sound much better. I'm going to try this tomorrow morning.
i just want to share this since we're all talking about pancakes, my 4 yr old daughter loves pancakes so much, she basically eats pancakes for breakfast almost everyday. like purplegirl, i add chocolate chips on top! i like mine better with a sprinkle (or two)of white sugar and lots of butter!
how smart!!! using flavored oatmeals!!! can't wait to try this with other flavors too!
hahaha! thank you for this very good idea. oatmeal pancakes sound good and look yummy. my firstborn loves pancakes but hates oatmeal. since he has bowel movement problem and oatmeal is always advised by his pedia, i hope this is the solution to my problem. good luck to me! cheers to you!


Get Smart with the Vtech Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2!
Every kid wants to own the coolest, latest gadgets, but for most parents, forking over a large chunk of money for a piece of technology for their children requires some research. How much will it cost? Will my child become bored with is it easily? Will it break if my child is not the most gentle person? Luckily for parents, the Vtech Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2 is the perfect gadget for kids!
The Vtech DX2 smartwatch is great for all ages. It is targeted for kids age 4+, with kids as old as 10 still finding it engaging. This lightweight smartwatch comes in multiple colors. It has a touch screen and built-in re-rechargeable and long-lasting battery, meaning it will keep your child entertained for hours and you do not need to worry about constantly charging it. Worried about your child not being careful with their watch? This smartwatch is splash proof, so a normal splash of water from everyday play will not hurt this watch. Additionally, the Vtech DX2 comes with a dual camera. This allows your child to take both selfies and regular pictures, as well as video. Just connect your child's watch via USB cord to your computer and you can download the images and videos and save them to your computer! The smartwatch also allows fun and simple photo effects for pictures and videos. The watch comes with an easy to use touch-screen and is loaded with a variety of games to keep your child engaged. In addition to fun games like Monster Catcher, there are educational games like Noodle Booster. Parents can choose to download additional games to the watch, as well.
In addition to the games and camera features on this smartwatch, the phone also comes with a clock, timer, and calendar feature. Not only is this appealing for children because they can choose from one of the 55 types of watch designs (or create their own!), it helps teach children about telling time. With both digital and analog features, children are able to use this smartwatch to help read and understand time. Additionally, the alarm setting helps foster a sense of independence in your child, as they are able to set their own alarms to get ready for school, start their homework, or get ready for bed! With their new smartwatch, your child will feel a sense of pride and responsibility as they begin to start telling time and planning. The calendar feature also helps kids learn about the days of the week and months of the year while providing a fun place for children to store their favorite holidays or events!
One concern many parents have with technology is that it can limit their child's physical activity by focusing them too much on screen time. The Vtech DX2 smartwatch actually encourages children to get active! The smartwatch comes with a variety of apps such as Racing Run, Crazy Dance, and Funky Jump. These apps encourage kids to move around in order to gain points and beat fun challenges. The smartwatch also comes with a built-in pedometer so that children can track how many steps they are taking each day, which turns into a fun game and challenge, all while keeping your child active and entertained for hours!
So, if you are in the market for some technological gadget for your child and want to make sure that it is safe, affordable and something your child will enjoy the Vtech DX2. Priced is very affordable and the DX2 are readily available on amazon.com according to TechImperatives article on the Vtech DX2 smartwatch. It is a practical investment for parents hoping to introduce their children a piece of technology of their own!


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Oxygen is stepping into the game, greenlighting the docuseries "Pretty. Strong." The cabler announced the order on Monday.
The series will follow the women who play for the Chicago Bliss, the reigning champ in the all-female Legends Football League. The team is in pursuit of a three-peat championship title, and its sisterhood is put to the test as individual players tackle issues with their careers, families and love lives.
"Pretty. Strong." is produced by Relativity Television and Ellen Rakieten Entertainment with Tom Forman, Brad Bishop and Ellen Rakieten exec producing.
In other new series news, Oxygen's upcoming "Rich in Faith" will premiere on Dec. 2. The unscripted show will follow preacher Rich Wilkerson Jr. and his wife DawnCheré, as they strive to change the perception of faith and belief to a new generation of seekers. The pastor is best known for marrying Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West.
"Pretty. Strong." is set to debut Oct. 6 on Oxygen.


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UEFA Europa League - Striking twins and debut wins - News
Striking twins and debut wins
The 40 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round openers featured goalscoring twins and great debuts for the new coaches of Beşiktaş JK and Olympiacos FC, both of them Germans.
Paweł Brożek puts Wisła ahead at Šiauliai; his twin brother Piotr doubled the score two minutes later ©Cyfrasport
Beşiktaş JK and Olympiacos FC justified their billing as the biggest sides in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, recording comfortable first-leg wins against Vikingur and KS Besa respectively.
Bernd Schuster's first game as the Black Eagles' coach ended in a 3-0 home win against their Faroese guests with Nihat Kahveci scoring twice. The Turkish international headed in Rodrigo Tabata's cross from the right after 19 minutes, and gathered a ball from Erhan Güven to strike the second with 25 minutes to go. New arrival Ricardo Quaresma was involved in the third at the death, crossing for Bobô to tee up substitute Márcio Nobre for a diving header.
Another German coach, Ewald Lienen, had an even more impressive debut with Olympiacos, the deposed Greek champions scoring five without reply in Albania. Spanish striker Óscar González found the target twice in the first half-hour, with Dudu – who set up the second goal − making it 3-0 just after the break with a fine shot from outside the box. Fellow Brazilian Diogo effectively killed the tie off with strikes in the 70th and 84th minutes.
With 40 games on each matchday, the two legs of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round represent the busiest nights in the UEFA club competition calendar. The ties conclude next Thursday, but Beşiktaş and Olympiacos will not be the only sides who already have an eye on Friday's draw for the third qualifying round, when the likes of Liverpool FC and Juventus come into contention.
Czech club FC Baník Ostrava visited FC WIT Georgia having not won a European away game since beating Galatasaray AŞ 1-0 in Istanbul on 23 October 1991. They left with a 6-0 victory that matched their best ever UEFA club competition result, at home against Orduspor in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup. Coach Miroslav Koubek concluded: "We dominated possession, controlled things and can already think about the next round."
APOEL FC, 3-0 winners against FK Tauras in Lithuania, and Randers FC, victors by the same margin at ND Gorica, are in a similarly happy position, while PFC Levski Sofia can also feel optimistic after beating the Republic of Ireland's Dundalk FC 6-0 at home. A 3-0 triumph at KR Reykjavík augurs well for FC Karpaty Lviv, while modest Croatian outfit HNK Šibenik secured a great 2-0 victory at 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage contenders Anorthosis Famagusta FC.
Finally, twin brothers had reason to celebrate in Lithuania, with Paweł (78) and Piotr (80) Brożek scoring within two minutes of each other as Wisła Kraków built up a 2-0 lead at FC Šiauliai.
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LivePot luck awaits Liverpool and Juve
Liverpool FC and Juventus are among a few stellar names preparing to enter the UEFA Europa League fray on Friday when the draw for the third qualifying round is made in Nyon, streamed live.
LiveBig fish enter UEFA Europa League pond
Beşiktaş JK and Olympiacos FC are preparing for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, with giant-killing likely to be the sport of choice for many other contenders.
LiveEuropa League minnows set minor landmarks
It was a night of minor firsts as the opening qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League concluded, with strikers Vladimir Yurchenko and Fábio Silva doing their reputations no harm.
LivePast masters among early winners
Former UEFA Champions League contenders Αnorthosis Famagusta FC and FC Dinamo Tbilisi, 1981 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup holders, were among the first qualifying round first leg victors.


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Čína se vyznačuje rozmanitou a komplikovanou lingvistickou situací. Obyvatelstvo Číny se skládá z 56 oficiálně uznaných etnik. Převažující etnická skupina se nazývá Chanové (etničtí Číňané, Han) a tvoří přes 90% populace. U Chanů najdeme okolo 2000 dialektů s různou mírou odlišnosti, které jsou oficiálně klasifikované jako variace čínského jazyka. U zbylých 55 etnických skupin najdeme přes 290 různých jazyků. Národním jazykem Čínské lidové republiky je standardní čínština, čínsky pchu-tchung-chua (Putonghua), neboli obecná řeč. Hlavními cíli čínské jazykové politiky je šíření společného jazyka a jednotného písma. Musí však také zohlednit pozice menšinových jazyků, které jsou šířením společného jazyka ohroženy.

Propagace standardní čínštiny
Standardní čínština je oficiálním jazykem Čínské lidové republiky, s cílem stát se jejím univerzálním dorozumívacím jazykem. Je vládou Čínské lidové republiky propagována jako standard pro mluvenou i psanou čínštinu. Významné jsou také reformy vedoucí ke zjednodušení čínského písma zaváděné od padesátých let. Důvodem k těmto reformám byla především snaha zvýšit gramotnost obyvatel a zlepšit úroveň vzdělávání. Standardizované písmo a jazyk slouží také jako významný sjednocovací prvek. Šíření standardní čínštiny je navíc urychlováno vysokou mírou migrace obyvatelstva z venkova do větších měst.

Ochrana ohrožených jazyků
Na druhé straně však výsadní pozice standardní čínštiny vytlačuje některé menšinové jazyky, z nichž mnohým hrozí zánik. Mluvčí těchto ohrožených jazyků je nahrazují perspektivnější standardní čínštinou, která jim umožňuje získat lepší vzdělání či zaměstnání. Ohroženými jazyky mluví převážně stárnoucí populace, aniž by byly předávány generaci mladší. Čínská vláda vynaložila určité úsilí k zlepšení této situace. Vydala řadu zákonů ochraňujících status menšinových jazyků, a zasadila se o podporu rozvoje dvojjazyčného vzdělávání v menšinových oblastech. Cílem bylo dosáhnout bilingvismu obyvatelstva tak, aby standardní čínština sloužila jako jazyk pro oficiální záležitosti a média, zatímco daný menšinový jazyk by byl používán pro běžnou každodenní komunikaci. Tyto snahy však neukázaly být dostatečné, a mnohé menšinové jazyky zůstávají v nebezpečí zániku.

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Boil Water Advisory in effect in Penn Township, Lanc. Co.
Authorities are asking some residents of Penn Township, Lancaster County to boil their water until further notice.
According to a press release from Severn Services, the Penn Township Public Water System experienced a loss of positive pressure in an area of the drinking water distribution system, due to an accident today. A section of the drinking water distribution system had to be shut down to stop a significant water leak.
This only affects public water supply customers who have lost water pressure that live on Doe Run Road, East End Drive, West End Drive and Ditz Drive. Officials ask that residents in those areas not drink the water without boiling it first.
Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparations until further notice.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. Effected customers will receive a hand-delivered notice.


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Freeing Ukrainian Navy sailor POWs part of West's deal to return Russia to PACE – media
Russia's unconditional return to PACE was part of a package deal between French President Macron (left) and German Chancellor Merkel (right), according to European Pravda. Photo: etcetera.media
2019/06/29 - 02:04 • International
This is troubling confirmation of the first deal between the West and Russia behind Ukraine's back.
In November 2018, Russia attacked three Ukrainian warships heading to their port in the Azov Sea and took 24 sailors as POWs. The UN Maritime Tribunal ruled Russia must release them, and the deadline for the release expired on 25 June.
#ITLOSPR: Tribunal delivers Order in #ITLOSCase26, ordering the Russian Federation to release the three Ukrainian naval vessels and crew https://t.co/g5102KwlW4
— International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (@ITLOS_TIDM) May 25, 2019
Defying the Tribunal's decision, Russia had made no moves to unconditionally free the sailors, who, along with the over 100 Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin and over 100 prisoners in Donbas, are being illegally dept behind bars. However, their return to Ukraine may have been part of a secret deal between the West and Russia in exchange for the unconditional return of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which took place between 24-26 June, the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda reported, citing its sources.
Read more about Russia's return to PACE:
PACE destroys sanctions mechanism, allowing return of Russian delegation
Seven delegations join in demarche as PACE lifts all sanctions on Russian delegation
According to the outlet, even before Ukrainian President Zelenskyy came to power one month ago, a non-public plan existed between the West and Russia, in which Russia's return of the captured seamen and ships was supposed to be part of a wider agreement, despite the fact that Moscow was supposed to release the sailors according to the decision of the UN Maritime Tribunal.
Moscow had traded preferences for itself for complying with the decision of the Tribunal, European Pravda writes.
According to the plan, the West was to return Russia's powers in PACE without any exceptions. In return, Russia should have elaborated a scheme to free the sailors and allowed the Council of Europe's monitoring mission to occupied Crimea. And, of course, Moscow should have resumed payments to the budget of the Council of Europe, which it already owes EUR 70 mn.
According to European Pravda's sources, Ukrainian diplomats received signals about this plan at the end of the presidency of former president Petro Poroshenko, but it appeared as an ultimatum only last month, during newly-elected President Zelenskyy's visits to France and Germany.
However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron did not receive Zelenskyy's agreement to such a plan.
Between the two rounds of voting for Russia's unconditional return to PACE, on 25 June Russia indeed sent a diplomatic note in which it asked for Ukraine to provide written guarantees that Ukraine will continue the criminal persecution of the sailors according to Russian law, to which the Ukrainian MFA answered that Russia's proposals are unacceptable and urged Russia to unconditionally release the sailors as required by the UN Tribunal.
It is because of this note that a public spat surfaced between President Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Summoning an urgent briefing, Zelenskyy accused Klimkin of not agreeing the answer to the Russian note with the President's Administration.
This, European Pravda writes, is evidence of Russia acting upon the plan agreed with the West, and evidence of Zelenskyy agreeing to play along with some elements of it.
The Russian proposal itself is problematic because, in the words of Pavlo Klimkin, Russia demanded Ukraine to accept that the Ukrainian sailors could have committed a crime; urged Ukraine to accept the legality of the court proceedings against them according to Russian law; and invited Ukraine to bow before Russia's Criminal Code, indirectly recognizing the occupation of Crimea.
Zelenskyy's spat with Klimkin and indirect criticism of the answer suggest that Zelenskyy was entertaining using some elements of this agreement between Russia and the West. The agreement itself is a disturbing testimony of the first agreement about Ukraine behind Ukraine's back, even if it is not acknowledged publicly.
During Poroshenko's presidency, the principle "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine" was the cornerstone of foreign policy, and all of Ukraine's partners agreed to this, including the Germans, French, and Americans. Kyiv knew about all the negotiations of its partners with Putin and Lavrov and OK'd the key signals which were voiced on them. This limited the West in their actions, they did not like this – but everyone kept to the agreements, European Pravda writes.
It is now undeniable: this principle is no longer unquestioned. The formalities that worked under the previous president have been rejected with the change of power in Ukraine – and the accession of a president who is neither experienced in foreign policy nor expresses a desire to get actively involved in it.
Tags: PACE, Russia, Sailors, sanctions, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Zelenskyi / Zelensky / Zelenskiy)
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Why am I telling you this? All of the stuff I need to post a recipe is on my computer, but I was lucky enough to get this guest post for your reading pleasure.
It fits me at the moment. We've been watching food / travel shows on Netflix and so many of them feature street food. I've always been a bit leery but as food trucks are getting more popular I want to get braver. I do love the nem at our local market….
Plus there are the souks in Tangier to look forward to next fall.
How about you – are you a lover of street food?
Who amongst us does not enjoy an occasional street food marathon? You can only do so much to avoid it before giving in to those mouth-watering aromas and an exotic plate of delicious food. But, why do people try so hard to ignore street foods in the first place? Well, the primary terminology that has been closely associated with street foods as "unhealthy" has dragged on for so long that people now actually believe it without proper evidence.
Some people don't even know the basic culinary facts, and still, they tag street foods as "unhealthy" just because it has become a universal vocabulary associated with it. However, there is more to street food and its hygienic components than just a plain case of being tagged as unhealthy.
So, are street foods really unhygienic/ unhealthy?
Well, you may first want to consider the location of the street food vendor. As in general, street foods are really not known for their hygienic treatment. However, this is not true in most cases. In most western countries and the majority of the Asian continent, where street foods are known to have originated in the first place, street foods are handled with utmost care.
The use of fresh ingredients and other hygienic elements such as gloves or sterilized plastics to handle foods are implemented in most cases. This contributes to a healthy food experience.
However, the association of street foods as unhealthy is relevant in some parts of Southeast Asian counties and India. These are the primary culprits why streets foods are popularly associated with unhygienic or unhealthy. There is very little care taken when it comes to the hygiene of the food that they produce. It would be safe to assume that street foods in such countries can be generally termed as unhealthy, primarily due to the lack of basic hygiene standards such as the implementation of hand gloves or using improper utensils over and over again for multiple customers. These factors can generally contribute to an unhealthy street food experience. However, that is only as far as unhealthy as street food can get.
If you consider street food vendors in western countries, the majority of them follow strict hygiene standards as you would generally expect from a proper functioning restaurant. In fact, with proper hygiene regulation, street foods can prove to be a better healthy alternative food option than most over-priced restaurants. How?
Well firstly, there is the complete visual satisfaction that you get from a street food vendor. Unlike the closed door functionality of most restaurants, street food vendors construct the entire menu in front of your eyes. The choice of the food item or the ingredients depends on your personal health preference, but knowing that there is zero manipulation with the food that you are about to consume gives you additional security. If you follow Gordon Ramsey's kitchen nightmare show and the number of manipulations that most "standard" restaurants undergo, you would understand the importance of foods being made in front of your eyes.
Secondly, the price of street foods irrespective of where it may be is significantly lesser, and the portion of food that you get is (way) more generous than the higher-priced foods that come out of restaurant kitchens.
Thirdly, street foods are the best way of tasting authentic dishes from around the world. Unlike most restaurants that modify the authentic and traditional recipes to give them a modernized touch, street food vendors stick with authentic recipes to provide a traditional taste.
In the end, it's rather unfair to generalize street foods as "unhealthy." In fact, a good and reputed street food vendor's foods are safer than most closed-door restaurant dishes.
As long as you are not stuck in some specific places where the food quality and hygiene is poor, you can enjoy a good serving of street food or noodle bar without feeling like you just consumed a disease-ridden plate of food.
We LOVE street foods! There a couple of food trucks we actively search out.
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To be honest I don't eat street food in Morocco in the souks or the medina. I see it everyday but I worry about where the washing up is done !!
I've eaten street food in every country I've visited. I've never been sick. Having said this I'll cross my fingers for luck and hope to avoid some kind of karma for the next time. I haven't been to India where I might have to eat only very cooked foods.


It starts innocently enough: version 1.0 has finally launched, early adopters have arrived, the graphs are definitely starting to point upward and it's time to hire.
Growing the company is the next challenge, but no one has spent the last couple of years foregoing income and sleep to build another Acme Corp., in fact no one believes that an Acme Corp. would have been capable of launching version 1.0 which was clearly only possible due to having a room full of smart people and no management.
So, the first course of action is to hire more smart people and empower them to choose the right thing to do. This works for a while but eventually the CEO can no longer keep track of what everyone's doing and some things are falling through the cracks.
This is clearly a scaling problem, so a scalable system is devised. Maybe everyone picks N tasks a week and votes on the most important, maybe this is 2 years ago and some bonuses are sprinkled on gamification style, or this is in 6 months time and some sharing economy social mechanics are wedged in.
Like all alphas there are some wrinkles and so the system is tweaked and iterated on, but now the organisational structure has become a second product. While some people are enthusiastically hacking on the organisation, they're not working on version 1.3 which is late. Other people are frantically trying to get version 1.3 out of the door while another no longer buys the new organisational structure and has cashed in their last 2 years vacation along with the money they gamed from the bonus system to pay for a month long holiday in the sun.
Eventually it becomes clear that fighting on two fronts is not sustainable and the CEO decides to pivot to a more conventional organisational structure to concentrate on getting version 1.4 out on time. Some of the people who heroically got 1.3 out of the door would make great managers, but by this time they have either already burned out and left or are shopping their CVs to Acme Corp.
Luckily the product is still generating buzz, so a brace of experienced managers can be drafted in, but this generates even more organisational churn as some more of the smart people look up 4.5 years in to their 3 month project to discover that a lot of their friends have left.
The organisational structure that looked like a trivial problem compared to building version 1.0 results in version 2.0 never shipping.
Getting product decisions wrong costs time and money. Getting organisational decisions wrong burns even more valuable human capital and goodwill. Engineers at startups expect to make product pivots, but they don't expect to be alpha testing an ever-changing series of organisational MVPs at the same time.
In many cases the ground breaking tech product and/or service is mostly a clever combination of commodity hardware and open source software connected to the internet and maintained by a small and heroic ops team.
Similarly, the innovative company is often a clever combination of existing organisational structures maintained by a small and heroic management team.
I'm currently very happy as one of the nodes in the middle left picture below. We're hiring.


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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Ryan Wagner gives a kiss to his son, Miles Wagner, 2, while they eat lunch at their Woodridge home Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. In December 2013 Ryan was diagnosed with with stage IV colon cancer that will ultimately be terminal. At two months his son, Miles, was diagnosed with a rare disease that requires him to have both a liver and kidney transplant. He received his donor liver about a year ago and is now getting ready for a kidney transplant.
Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Miles Wagner, 2, relaxes at his Woodridge home Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. At two months Wagner was diagnosed with a rare disease that requires him to have both a liver and kidney transplant. He received his donor liver about a year ago and is now getting ready for a kidney transplant.
Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Ryan Wagner and his wife, Ashley Wagner, play with their son, Miles Wagner, 2, while at their Woodridge home Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. In December 2013 Ryan was diagnosed with with stage IV colon cancer that will ultimately be terminal. At two months his son, Miles, was diagnosed with a rare disease that requires him to have both a liver and kidney transplant. He received his donor liver about a year ago and is now getting ready for a kidney transplant.
Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Miles Wagner, 2, runs around his Woodridge home Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. At two months Wagner was diagnosed with a rare disease that requires him to have both a liver and kidney transplant. He received his donor liver about a year ago and is now getting ready for a kidney transplant.
Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Ryan Wagner and his wife, Ashley Wagner, pose for a portrait with their son, Miles Wagner, 2, while at their Woodridge home Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. In December 2013 Ryan was diagnosed with with stage IV colon cancer that will ultimately be terminal. At two months his son, Miles, was diagnosed with a rare disease that requires him to have both a liver and kidney transplant. He received his donor liver about a year ago and is now getting ready for a kidney transplant.
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We cancelled our cable a month ago. The company was raising our rate and we were already paying a ridiculous amount so we cancelled it. Chris set up an antenna and with Netflix and occasional Amazon shows, I was perfectly content. Actually, I was more than perfectly content, because no cable means no football.
I get that people like football. I'm not opposed to it as a sport. I enjoy watching games occasionally and appreciate the awesome feats of athleticism. Super high jumps over someone's head while holding onto a ball is neat. I agree. What I despise are the jibber-jabbering sports-channel analysts with their shiny purple ties and know-it-all attitudes, the obsessive importance attached to games, and the way games dominate all fall weekends.
In recent years, through some tough negotiations, I'd bargained Chris down to "only Oklahoma games on Saturday and only Eagles games from the NFL." He sort of, kind of followed this deal. He only planned on these games, which is something, but if he heard about another game that will be the big match-up that the shiny purple ties tell us we cannot miss well, we were going to obsessively check that channel and maybe leave the TV on mute all day just to check the score. He tells me "checking the score" is not "watching the game." Right. Can you think of other ways to "check the score" other than turning the TV to the channel? Yeah, me neither. Too bad no one invented the internet.
But back to us cancelling our cable. When we made the decision to cancel the cable, it was with full knowledge that many live sports were now gone from our lives. Chris agreed that the price of the cable was not worth it just for his contractually negotiated Oklahoma and Eagles games and his contractually illegal, non-negotiated, just-checking-the-score-oh-just-watching-this-play-oh-man-look-I-just-accidentally-watched-another-whole-game games. This was going to be a great fall!
And then, last Tuesday, the cable guy called: if we sign up again, they'll significantly lower the price. Ugh.
Chris set an appointment with the cable guy. They could re-install the cable next week. "What did I think?," Chris asked. I thought, "Great cable guy, thanks for taking away the fabulous football-free fall of 2015, you jerk," but I told Chris if he wanted it, we could do it. At least it was now cheaper to watch the shiny purple tie guys blather all weekend.
Remember how I posted last week that part of Chris's post-workout routine is to obsess over videos of his squats? He does this because he has had some minor injuries and workout challenges that have really been frustrating him. They aren't huge problems; he's still in the gym regularly lifting heavy, but he isn't progressing as he'd like in both strength and minor-injury rehab. Thus, when he told me he was thinking about working with a lifting coach, I thought it was a great idea. He needs someone with expertise who is not Chris himself to help him through these issues. (Yes, I do know about lifting and I am not Chris, but I'm not the right person to help him with this). So this morning, I'd just gotten back from a humid run and busily dripping sweat in the kitchen, when he ambushed me with the serious, "this is something important" voice that makes me nervous: "Can we talk? I've been thinking," Chris said.
Of course I thought it was a good idea if it helps him with the one activity around which his life is structured (that would be lifting).
Thank you Chris' lifting issues! Football-free fall 2015 is back!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2015 by Lindy.
Chris made the stinkin' waffles. It became an "I'll prove Lindy wrong Ha!" crusade. On Wednesday morning, I woke up before him and found this waiting in the kitchen.
He had also, maturely, written me a large note that said, "WAFFLES!" I neglected to photograph this.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday passed with no waffles made. Several times during this period Chris said things like, "I can't wait to make those pancakes!" and it became clear that Chris did not know the difference between waffles and pancakes. When I called him out on this language garbling, he said, "eh, it's like a dress and a skirt, basically the same thing." A dress and a skirt are NOT the same thing (you may know this already) but Chris decided long ago to reject this knowledge.
Saturday night, Chris carefully read the instruction manual for the Griddler.
Then he carefully read it again.
He carefully poured the mix.
So Chris wins. He made waffles. And yes, he did eat them. I was impressed that he did not weigh them (although I'm sure he knew an estimate of the macros). So that he could still feel at least a little bit of self-deprivation induced joy, he did use disgusting sugar-free syrup. Why actually enjoy the waffles with real syrup when you can add bloat-inducing yucky sludge to them?
I had to buy my own syrup after I saw what Chris had bought. (In full disclosure, I used to like sugar-free syrup, but my stomach rejects it these days).
Now, will he ever make them again? I want to say, "No, never," but if I do that, he'll just take it as a challenge and cook them every day to spite me. And actually, now that I think about it…that could be interesting. How far will he take it? He's a man of routines and "making waffles to spite Lindy" could be a new thing to add in there: workout, eat, stretch, roll on foam roller and softball, hang upside down, watch videos of squats, obsess over abnormalities in videos of squats, look up exercises to correct abnormalities in videos of squats, try exercises, make spite waffles, shower. I think I like it. So, here goes: Chris will never make waffles again. I challenge him to prove me wrong.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 23, 2015 by Lindy.
Sure, Chris, I believe you'll make Belgium waffles.
I gave Chris a Griddler for his birthday (it's on Monday). The Griddler (horizontal grill plates that squeeze together) will replace Chris's beloved Rocket Grill (vertical grill plates that squeeze together) as his primary method of cooking. The Rocket Grill had a good life but, after years of near-daily use, it's sort of decaying.
As Chris opened his new Griddler, he excitedly noticed it contained plates that can be added to the grill to make big waffles. These were unexpected. "We can make Belgium waffles!" he exclaimed exuberantly. I've never in my life seen Chris eat a waffle. NEVER. We've stayed at many a hotel with waffle makers and he has expressed no interest in these waffles. Even when he's not dieting, he is fairly predictable, and when we go to breakfast places, he orders an omelet or some other heavy-on-the-eggs meal. Always. NOT waffles.
Chris, washing the Belgium waffle making plates for the Griddler. Yes, the over-the-shoulder dish towel is weird.
I bet him a thousand dollars that he never makes waffles with the waffle plates. (He will not make them, but even if he does, this is a safe bet as we share a bank account). He is completely convinced that he will one day make them. I'm not sure he even knows what ingredients go into waffles. (And please don't tell him so I can win my bet). Is this diet-hunger induced food-related hallucination already?!
Today he also spent an uncomfortably long time cutting up a watermelon. He even cut off all the rinds. He may have removed all the seeds too but I'm scared to look. He finished the ordeal by weighing out a proper little portion for himself.
Again, are the food obsessions starting?
We celebrated Chris's birthday last night at my parent's house. Per Chris's request, there was no cake.
Alas, the dieter who was formerly secretly dieting, did not want cake. He got some low calorie stuff with candles. (It's actually a ricotta cheese, cherry, and almond thing my mom makes that's delicious but still, had he not been dieting, there would have been cake). To his credit, he did not bring the food scale to my parents' house and he handled eating completely unknown quantities of the non-cake.
To sum up, The Behaviors of the Dieter are surfacing, but are nowhere yet near the levels of The Great Diet of 2013.
Epilogue: You may have noticed that Chris is wearing a Cardinals shirt and that we went to my parents' house for dinner. So here's the brief life update for those who don't know: Chris and I left Massachusetts in summer 2014 and moved to the St. Louis area (where I'm originally from). In our current job, we are both assistant professors (Chris is no longer an adjunct professor), and we still get to work at the same university with offices near each other. Moving back across the country last summer when Chris was no longer dieting was not nearly as entertaining as the move from Oklahoma to Massachusetts when Chris regularly ate Greek yogurt in the front seat of the UHaul. We are so, so happy to not be moving again this August.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2015 by Lindy.
After an almost 2 year hiatus, I had to post. Something happened.
On Sunday, I returned home from an 18 day trip. Chris had not come on this trip as he was presenting at a "bodybuilding camp" in Tampa during some of that time. No, I don't want to talk about what a "bodybuilding camp" is. If it bothers you, you can pretend he was at the beach.
Anyway, upon my trip-return, I noticed Chris's abs were leaner than when I left. I said, "Chris, wow, your abs are leaner!" He said something like, "Huh, so they are. Interesting." I assumed maybe he'd just lost a bit of weight while pining for me, similar to how a kenneled dog refuses kibble until the owners return.
Later that afternoon, I looked in the fridge and saw cartons of egg whites. I asked him, "Chris, why the egg whites?" and he nonchalantly muttered, "Um, I decided to increase my protein intake a bit." I bought this. Why not? Chris likes protein.
That evening, we were in our kitchen preparing independent dinners simultaneously, as we often do, when I noticed him spending just a bit too much time weighing his egg whites. Weighing instead of measuring food is something he does so his having the food scale out didn't initially strike me as odd but why did he care about the precision so much? In retrospect, there was entirely too much weighing and re-weighing going on. Still, I didn't suspect.
Until it happened. While the eggs cooked, Chris squished himself into the kitchen corner, apparently texting intensely. Chris doesn't text a lot. "Are you texting?" I innocently asked. Chris immediately pulled the phone closer to his body so I couldn't see! Why wasn't I allowed to see the phone?! What was on that phone?! A message from a secret lover?! Dirty photographs?! Nope. It was a macros app.
The jig was up. Chris put down his sinister macros app (italics indicate a tone of loathing) and confessed (and this was his exact phrase) that he was "secretly dieting." Read that again: "Secretly Dieting." The lean abs, the egg white cartons, the obsessive egg white weighing – all part of a new diet. He hadn't wanted to tell me for fear it would upset me. Why would I be upset by a totally unplanned and unexpected transformation of the person I spend >90% of my time with into a non-communicative, constantly exhausted, food-obsessed, infant-like robot?! (If you believe I am overstating what happens during a bodybuilding diet, you have forgotten the posts of 2013; please re-read them).
In honesty, my real reaction was to laugh out loud. My husband secretly diets! Could this be any more hilarious!? And then I thought about the blog and realized that I had better write this post.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2015 by Lindy.
Hi, I'm Lindy. I'm married to Chris. (That's his lower body you see in the banner picture.) Chris is a natural bodybuilder. "Natural" means he doesn't take drugs. "Bodybuilder" means he lifts heavy weights and monitors his diet so he can wear a man-bikini on stage to impress judges. This blog is about our life together.


Reorganize Today, LLC: Closet too small?
Don't neglect the space under your bed!
It's great for off-season clothing storage, hand-me-downs, extra blankets and memory-box/sentimental items. If your bed is low, buy some inexpensive bed risers (about $10 per set) at your bed and bath store. This will raise the bed about six inches, allowing under-bed plastic or cardboard storage boxes to slide in easily.


Is Your Body Sending You These Serious Health Alarms: PMS, Mood Swings, Painful Periods?
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Movie Monday: Epic
The 2013 animated film Epic, by Blue Sky Studios, is loosely based on the children's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce. Why the marketing department at Fox choose to go with Epic as the title instead of The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs or just plain Leaf Men is difficult to understand. But alas, most marketing decisions are archiac to those of us who dwell in the land of imagination.
Writer/illustrator William Joyce has authored over fifty children's books, received an Academy Award for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and three Emmys for Rolie Polie Olie.
Although the Epic film received mixed reviews from the critics, I thought it was absolutely wonderful, crafted with a rare beauty seen in American animation. This little gem, in my opinion does not contain the over stylization of humans and over the top songs, seen in so many animated features these days. The creators did add an annoying pop songsat the end—but at least one can turn the volume down when watching from the luxury of your home or device.
The critics main challenge with this viscerally rich film was that they'd already seen this story, citing Fern Gully and Avatar as examples. I read a few reviews which felt the characters appeared very "plastic-y and doll-like", where as for me they looked so much better than the plasticine-like characters that Disney churns out of their profit driven animation factories.
I was captivated with the depiction of the wee fairy folk in the forest, particularly the leaf men and their arch nemesis, a Boggan named Mandrake. The lighting of the scenes, character textures and costumes, and the fantastical depiction of nature in all her glory, including decay. Perhaps the critics are correct, this is a story that we've heard told over and over again, but humans are dense, slow moving creatures who need to hear things over and over again, particularly when the subtleties of nature are competing various forms of technology and an onslaught of loud, gore driven media.
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Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged art, books, fantasy art, illustration, illustrator, Movie Monday, Story
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Technical fouls: Clemson Tigers-None. Georgia Tech-None.
Points in the paint-CU 30,GT 34. Points off turnovers-CU 13,GT 16.
2nd chance points-CU 11,GT 21. Fast break points-CU 2,GT 2.
Bench points-CU 34,GT 27. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-CU 2nd-00:41, GT 2nd-02:16.
Largest lead-CU None, GT by 28 2nd-06:47.


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Ebola: EU provides further €5 million in humanitarian aid in Democratic Republic of Congo
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The EU is stepping up humanitarian support with an additional €5 million as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to experience its biggest Ebola outbreak to date. The confirmed death toll of the epidemic now stands at over 1,000 people. With today's announcement, total EU funding to tackle the disease in the country amounts to €17 million since 2018.
Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management and EU Ebola Coordinator said: "The EU is committed to continue helping partners and the authorities fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo for as long as it takes. Since the outbreak last year, the EU has provided funding, experts, medical evacuation equipment, our humanitarian flight service and helped neighbouring countries. We are also supporting the health sector in the country and the development of Ebola vaccines and treatments. Yet the disease remains a serious threat and all must be done to curb the epidemic. Aid workers must also be free to do their lifesaving job without the threat of violence."
The EU funding announced today supports the World Health Organisation as well as other partners to ensure access to health care and infection and prevention measures, working with local communities to promote understanding, acceptance and support of the response, and social protection and nutritional support to survivors and their families.
The Ebola response in the country has had to face a number of serious and continuous challenges, including high population mobility, weak health structures and poor community acceptance of the contagion prevention measures. On top of these is the ongoing conflict in the affected areas, the violent attacks perpetrated on Ebola treatment centres and response teams.
The Ebola virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has so far been confined to the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, both torn by long-standing conflicts, aggravating an already fragile humanitarian situation.
In response to the outbreak, the EU provides financial support to humanitarian partners involved in various actions in the Ebola response. EU humanitarian health experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo are involved in the coordination of the response and are in daily contact with health authorities, the World Health Organisation and operational partners. Furthermore, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control sent an epidemiologist to Butembo, the second epicentre of the outbreak, between November and December 2018 to provide further technical and specialised support and is closely following the development of the outbreak.
The EU's Humanitarian Air Service, ECHO flight, regularly transports personnel, supplies and equipment to various Ebola-affected areas. It has operated so far over 80 flights.
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated twice in relation to the outbreak, upon request of World Health Organisation. Norway, which is a participating state in the Mechanism, dispatched a specialised team to the Democratic Republic of Congo to give training to health workers on the use of high-tech isolation units that it had given to support the Ebola response for use in specific medical evacuation cases. Upon a second request by the World Health Organisation, Norway provided three additional isolation units, and is offering further training sessions on their operation. The EU co-finances 85% of the transport costs involved for this assistance deployed through the Mechanism.
The EU has also financially supported Ebola vaccine development and research on Ebola treatments and diagnostic tests.
In addition to the emergency response, the EU is implementing a development cooperation programme to support the health sector.
Outside the DRC, EU humanitarian funds have also been helping in the reinforcement of preparedness and prevention measures in neighbouring countries to avoid a spillover of the outbreak.
Factsheet: EU response to the Ebola epidemic
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Statement by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, on the occasion of the death of former German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Werner Müller
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May 2019 – Euro area international trade in goods surplus €23.0 bn – €7.8 bn surplus for EU28
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Turkish drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean: Council adopts conclusions
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Pore, pour or poor
A pore is a tiny opening in a surface through which gases, liquids or microscopic particles may pass. Skin has pores. As a verb, pore means to study or closely examine something, often a book, map or document. Pore, meaning a tiny opening, appears in the fourteenth century from the Latin word, porus. As early as the thirteenth century, pore is used as a verb meaning gaze intently.
To pour means to stream steadily or to cause liquid in a container to steam steadily into another container, to portion out and serve a drink, to flow freely. Related words are pours, poured, pouring, pourable, pourer. The origin of the word pour is unclear, perhaps from the Old French purer meaning to sift, to pour out.
Poor means to not have sufficient money to live at a minimal standard. Poor also means less than desirable, substandard, not executed in a satisfactory fashion, disappointing, deserving of pity. The word poor appears in the English language in about 1200 from the Old French word povre meaning poor, wretched, dispossessed, inadequate, weak. The pronunciations of pore, pour and poor sound very similar, in some accents they are indistinguishable.
The fact is, the effectiveness of pore strips varies on an individual basis and they don't do anything to prevent acne or blackheads (The Brampton Guardian)
Teachers get paid extra for running those classes, but not for regularly staying late to collaborate, plan or pore over student data. (The San Jose Mercury News)
Pour milk, cottage cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, dry mustard and ground nutmeg into the bowl of a blender and pulse until thoroughly combined. (The Kansas City Star)
It would then pour that money into beefing up the office's resources in order to speed up the approval process, which has been copping investor criticism recently. (The New Zealand Herald)
Banks in developing countries often won't lend to the poor, because they have no credit, or they will only lend at prohibitively high rates, making it so that many people can never break out of the cycle of poverty. (The Smithsonian Magazine)
Bush is looking to recover during the debate in Milwaukee from what he, supporters and donors agree was a poor performance in Boulder, Colorado, on Oct. 28, when he hoped to break out with a show of aggressiveness but ended up looking awkward in a tangle with a nimbler rival, Marco Rubio. (U.S. News & World Report)


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