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Transgender Teen Files Complaint Against McDonald's
By Minara El-Rahman on December 09, 2009 8:55 AM
The BBC reports that a transgender teen who has gone from male to female over the course of six years has filed an employment discrimination complaint against McDonald's with the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
Ms. Zikerria Bellamy claims that the popular fast food chain denied her employment on the grounds that she is transgender.
She also claims that one of the managers from this particular chain left her a message that referred to her with a gay slur. The New York-based Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), which filed the complaint on Bellamy's behalf, posted a recording of the message on YouTube. You can listen to the voicemail here (warning, contains the aforementioned gay slur). Please keep in mind that this voicemail was posted by Ms. Zikerria's attorneys and has not been verified by news outlets at the moment.
Ms. Zikerria claims that she applied for a job at the Orlando, Florida chain online but when she came into the store for an interview, the managers refused to interview her. She also claims that when one of the managers saw her come into the restaurant with a suit on, the manager laughed at her.
The New York Times quoted a statement released by McDonald's spokesperson Ms. Allison Garrett who wrote that the manager who left that message ''acted outside the scope of his authority and was not responsible for hiring.''
About 47 percent of trans people report being fired, or denied a job or promotion, because of their trans status, according to the TLDEF.
The New York Times reports that Florida law does not have any laws that specifically protect transgender individuals. There are actually no federal laws that specifically address transgender individuals from workplace discrimination either. Proposed legislation that would specifically protect transgender individuals may be considered next year by Congress.
In the meantime, Mr. Bellamy could be able to state a viable claim under the Florida's Civil Rights Act under sex and disability discrimination.
The Competitive Workforce Bill introduced in the Florida legislature on November 20th would offer additional protection. It would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the Florida Civil Rights Act.
TLDEF Press Release (Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund)
Why a Local Gender Identity Discrimination Ban Has Become Controversial (Findlaw)
New Hate Crimes Law: More Help for the States (Findlaw's Blotter)
Federal LGBT Discrimination Law Coming? ENDA: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act Re-Introduced (Findlaw's Free Enterprise)


Hopes are high that all three Chadron State College winter sports teams will be significantly improved during the 2010-11 seasons that are just three weeks away.
Both basketball teams began practicing over the weekend while the wrestlers will begin working out today following fall break at CSC. All three teams return a solid core of veterans and have added some newcomers who are expected to give them a major boost.
The wrestling team returns all nine letter winners from last year's team who had eligibility remaining, including 2010-11 starters Dustin Stodola, Mikah Kadera, Briston Brenton, Jordan Debus and Chris Leak. Each of them won at least a dozen matches and Debus qualified for the national tournament.
The Eagles were ranked ninth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Preseason Poll released Wednesday. Nebraska-Kearney, the defending RMAC champ, claimed the top spot.
Five Lopers were placed on the preseason all-conference team, led by Preseason Wrestler of the Year T.J. Hepburn at 157 pounds.
Scott Ritzen, who is beginning his 25th year as the Eagles' head coach, believes this year's recruiting class, made up mostly of freshmen, is one of his best. At least one national publication agrees, ranking it as the ninth best on the NCAA Division II level this season.
The CSC wrestlers had a 4-10 dual record and finished sixth at the RMAC Tournament for the third year in a row.
The Eagles will have public workout on Saturday, Oct. 29 prior to the football game with Fort Lewis College and hold their annual Red and White dual a week later. Their first official competition will be the Cowboy Open at the University of Wyoming on Nov. 12.


While exploring a dark and spooky cave, the Octonauts discover the fossil of a powerful, prehistoric fish... but it may be more than just a fossil.
When surfing snails are swept out to sea by a huge wave, it's up to Dashi and the Octonauts to save them before their bubble rafts pop!
Dashi teams up with her little sister, Koshi, to solve a mysterious disappearance in a kelp forest.
When an underwater tremor separates the Gup-X and its crew, Barnacles seeks guidance from a mysterious sea turtle.
After Shellington crashes the Gup-D, he and Kwazii team up with a moray eel and grouper fish to pick up the pieces.
Peso sets out to save the day when a cone snail invades the octopod and picks off the crew one by one with its dangerous harpoons.
While exploring the Arctic, the Octopod gets trapped in the ice. Only Barnacles's skillful navigation, and the help of a friendly Narwhal, can get them free.
As Tweak tests the Gup-X deep down in the Midnight Zone, a yeti crab damages the ship, endangering itself and the Octonauts.
The Octonauts are exploring Antarctica, when Shellington discovers strange microscopic creatures living under the ice.
The Octonauts wade through a swamp to find a lost flamingo chick before hungry predators do!
Returning home from Africa, the Octonauts encounter a gang of large, territorial hippos.
Join Captain Barnacles and his intrepid band of explorers, The Octonauts, for more deep sea adventures. The Octonauts roam the oceans in search of adventure and fun. Whether it's a perilous voyage to the bottom of the sea or the piratey pursuit of a giant squid, the Octonauts leap into action and always prove that eight heads are better than one. The Octonauts must help a giant sunfish who can't swim straight, before it hurts other sea creatures and itself.
The young Tiger Star is hungry and willing to eat anything or anyone.
When a slimy, slippery snot sea cucumber gets loose on the Octopod, Captain Barnacles Bear decides the only way to save it is to flood the ship!
Kwazii adopts a baby alligator, but when it escapes the Octopod, he must rescue the tiny creature from ocean currents and hungry predators.
The Octopod is attacked by a colossal squid, who drags the ship down an abyssal trench, forcing Barnacles and Kwazii to make a perilous swim outside to confront the gigantic beast.
The gang ventures into a red-hot lava tube to rescue a tiny water bear that does not seem to mind the heat at all.
When the Octonauts go on a pirate treasure hunt, Kwazii meets a Parrotfish.


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Q: Sqlalchemy: Using decorator to provide thread-safe session for multiple functions I am working on something similar like here (multithreaded app with sqlalchemy), so I understood, that I should create a new session for each db-query.
I wonder, if using a decorator for each method, which needs DB-access would make sense, or if there are traps using this approach. The decorator is constructed following the last example here.
def dbconnect(func):
    def inner(*args, **kwargs):
        session = Session()  # with all the requirements
        try:
            func(*args, session=session, **kwargs)
            session.commit()
        except:
            session.rollback()
            raise
        finally:
            session.close()
    return inner

@dbconnect
def some_function(some, arguments, session)
    session.query(...) # no commit, close, rollback required

some_function("many", "different_arguments")
#session is not required, since provided by decorator

This would make it comparable easy to provide thread-safe DB-access to any function, without the need of implementing the whole try-except-finally-stuff redundant, but I am not sure, if this approach is fail-safe and pythonic, or if there exists another best-practice.

A: I think it here would make sense to use a scoped_session, maybe like this:
session_factory = sessionmaker(bind=some_engine)
Session = scoped_session(session_factory)

def dbconnect(func):
    def inner(*args, **kwargs):
        session = Session()  # (this is now a scoped session)
        try:
            func(*args, **kwargs) # No need to pass session explicitly
            session.commit()
        except:
            session.rollback()
            raise
        finally:
            Session.remove()  # NOTE: *remove* rather than *close* here
    return inner

@dbconnect
def some_function(some, arguments):
    session = Session()
    # 'session' is  now a handle to the *same* session as in the decorator
    session.query(...) # no commit, close, rollback required

some_function("many", "different_arguments")
#session is not required, since provided by decorator

(Warning: Untested)

A: Decorators that add arguments are interesting but potentially tricky. The argument list as defined is now out of step with what callers will actually use. If you explicitly pass session=something to this it will raise an exception (though you could check for that in the decorator)
You'll also want to add at least a functools.wraps (granted, this is short sample code).
Transactions are a good use case for context managers. See What's the recommended scoped_session usage pattern in a multithreaded sqlalchemy webapp? for an idea on that.

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League standings boost spirit for Moffat County baseball heading into heavier competition
Sports Sports | Apr 19, 2022
Andy Bockelman
abockelman@craigdailypress.com
Moffat County High School's Zaylan Kirby hustles to first base during JV baseball's game against Meeker.
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It's a little soon to be getting overconfident, but if Moffat County High School baseball can key in on the energy of their most recent road series, the rest of the season looks promising.
The Bulldogs are sharing the top spot in the 3A Western Slope League after sweeping the Gunnison Cowboys Saturday afternoon during a neutral doubleheader in Rifle.
It was the third occasion for MCHS playing on the Rifle field and the second in as many days following a rescheduled Friday match against the 4A Bears.
Rifle took a 10-0 lead after three innings, and while the Dogs rallied slightly with three runs in the fourth, MoCo fell 14-4 after six innings.
Head coach Brian Jennings said Bulldog batters struggled to connect from the start.
"We told them you can't take two times through the order to make adjustments because by that time the other team has seven or eight runs," he said. "Second half of that game, we hit the ball a little better and made a little push, but it still wasn't enough since we were down so early."
The loss to Rifle didn't count for league credit, and the return to the diamond the next day was one of determination.
Moffat County earned its first shutout of the spring in a 10-0 game to start the day, followed by an 18-8 rout to complete the sweep.
Jennings said his batters were less focused on slugging than strategic hitting.
"It was more of a better approach from the entire team, which I'll take all day over dingers to be honest. Just a lot of base hits in situations where we needed them, that's what we've been working on the last two weeks, and I'd rather have 10 or 11 hits like that than get two or three dingers," he said. "We played really good defense too, the kind I want to see from them going forward for the rest of the season."
With 11 strikeouts for Derrick Squires, fellow senior Daniel Running also got it done on the mound.
"Running threw a lot of strikes, and the rest of (the team) made a lot of plays behind him," Jennings said. "It was really the most complete baseball game we've had all season."
Jennings added that the difference between the two days was driving in runs early on regardless of how many their opponents were scoring.
"That second game, they scored five in the first inning, but we scored 12 the next half," he said of the Gunnison games.
Moffat County High School's Easton Eckroth slides into home plate with a successful steal during JV baseball's game against Meeker.
MCHS's junior varsity squad took on Meeker Monday afternoon, ending in a loss of 11-7, with varsity athletes in practice mode during the match.
The Bulldogs will be back in action again this weekend with two games in Delta.
The Dogs will next play at home Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26, with JV and later varsity against Steamboat Springs.
As the defending league champions, MoCo is still sitting pretty in terms of repeating that honor. At 5-1 in Western Slope play, they hold a slight numbers advantage, though some of their toughest competition is yet to come, with North Fork looking like the biggest contender.
Moffat County High School's Riley Thompson throws a pitch during Moffat County's JV game against Meeker.
Moffat County High School's Chase Preston easily makes it to second base during JV baseball's game against Meeker.
Moffat County wrestling picks up powerful pins before senior night events
Moffat County hoops fights through league leading into rivalry game
Moffat County swimmers enjoy wins at Summit
Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks public input on distribution of big game hunting licenses
Moffat County swimmers post multiple state-qualifying times during breakthrough meet

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All the Secrets Behind the Cult Classic, Teen Wolf
By Hadar Gerlitz
Nothing says nostalgia like Michael J. Fox's hairiest movie, Teen Wolf. The plot follows your ordinary high school kid who finds out he is a werewolf. What's not to love? When the film was released on August 23, 1995, it was a surprise success grossing $33 million worldwide (which is a lot when adjusted for inflation). However, that was pocket change compared to Back to the Future, also starring Fox, which came out a month before and brought in $381 million internationally.
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Needless to say, the coming-of-age drama has become a cult classic, and teen fantasies are still popular among young adults. Teen Wolf paved the way for werewolf shows, vampire movies, and other on-screen projects that create a fictional world combined with real life. Here are some behind-the-scenes secrets about Teen Wolf. Plus, we added a few facts about the 2011's reboot series!
Teen Wolf Happened Because of Valley Girl
Atlantic Entertainment Group was in search of their own high school movie after noticing that Valley Girl was an inexpensively produced movie that made a huge profit. Recent graduates of Columbia film school, Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman needed just 10 to 15 minutes to successfully pitch Teen Wolf.
They had just three weeks to write the script in order for Michael J. Fox to approve it. At the time, Fox was busy working on Family Ties and Back to the Future, which had just premiered about six months before.
Michael J. Fox Became Famous During the Film's Production
Contrary to popular belief, Teen Wolf wasn't the first high school teenage werewolf movie. I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), and Full Moon High (1981) beat Teen Wolf to the punch. But Teen Wolf was definitely the most successful.
Throughout the filming of the movie, NBC moved Family Ties to a Thursday night-time slot, boosting it from the 17th most-watched series in the country to number 2! After that, Fox became a superstar and household name. At that point, it was harder to shoot scenes because female extras screamed and swooned every time the actor walked out the door.
There Is a Deeper Meaning
Rod Daniel was chosen to direct Teen Wolf because he understood that the movie was about more than just your average teenage werewolf. While several directorial candidates told Fox the movie was about a werewolf, Rod Daniel saw past the trivial plot and grasped the essence of the story.
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He told Fox that he thought the movie was actually about a father and a son relationship. As a matter of fact, Rod's son Lucas later expressed how he had a wonderful childhood because his dad worked out his own daddy issues by directing Teen Wolf.
Stay Gold, Ponyboy: The Making of The Outsiders
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Looking Back at the Joys and Wonders of Mary Poppins
James Hampton's Audition and Why You Recognize Rhonda
Originally, James Hampton auditioned to play Coach Finstock in the teen series. After reading for the role of the coach, Fox asked Hampton to also read for the part of the father. The actor may have regretted that decision since the werewolf makeup took four hours to apply and made him feel claustrophobic.
Some viewers were a bit too familiar with the actress who portrayed Rhonda. In July 1982, Lynda Wiesmeier was Playboy's "Playmate of the Month." She also had a role in Real Genius, which came out just weeks before Teen Wolf.
An NFL Player Changed His Name in Honor of the Movie
You know what they say, that art imitates life… or is it that life imitates art? Either way, the famous van surfing scene in Teen Wolf was based on something one of the writers used to do in college: "urban surfing." Jerry Levine, who played Stiles, was literally on top of the van, secured with just a wire.
After Teen Wolf was released, an NFL player decided to legally change his name to Stylez. Tampa Bay defensive end Greg White legally changed his name to Stylez White because he was so obsessed with the Teen Wolf character.
Mark Arnold Was Killed Off His Show, and Fox Wouldn't Change His Outfit
In order to promote Teen Wolf, Mark Arnold had to be killed off his soap opera. The actor is known for playing Joe Perkins in Santa Barbara after filming Teen Wolf. Since his contract on the show was expiring anyway, he wanted to make himself available to promote the movie when it came out. The producers chose to have his character get shot and fall out of a window.
Originally, the studio pictured Michael J. Fox's character with the same fashion taste as Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Fox was perfectly satisfied with the clothes Scott Howard was working with and wouldn't even discuss changing his outfits.
Sports Are Not Fox's Forte
It turns out that Michael J. Fox was pretty bad at basketball. Even after weeks of practicing basketball and getting coached, Fox wasn't exactly a gifted athlete. He clearly has other remarkable talents, but sports don't seem to be one of them.
However, Jeff Glosser, Loyola Marymount's sophomore basketball player, was a naturally skilled player. Since he made it look so easy, the athlete was hired as Fox's hoop double. Initially, they misspelled his name in the credits, but Fox went ahead and made sure that careless error was corrected.
Where Was Teen Wolf Filmed?
It took years for someone to point out the naughty extra who would expose himself on camera. I don't know how it got past editing and how no one involved with production noticed the dirty man at the game who briefly whipped it out until decades later when it was mentioned on VH1.
Scott Howard was meant to appear on The Tonight Show. That's right, the only scene in the movie that was never filmed was one in which the teen wolf would go have an interview with Johnny Carson. Daniel ultimately decided to keep the movie exclusively set in Nebraska (although the whole thing was filmed in California).
Here's Johnny! And Stanley Kubrick's Epic Film, The Shining
Designing Women Was Even More Entertaining Off-Screen
What You Wish You Knew Before Watching Blue Lagoon
Capitalizing on the Success of Fox's Back to the Future
Italy and Brazil shamelessly used Michael J. Fox's Back to the Future fame in order to promote Teen Wolf. In Italy, Scott's name was changed to Marty. You know, the Back to the Future character Marty McFly. Brazil, on the other, hand decided to retitle the movie O Garoto do Futuro, which literally translates to The Boy of the Future.
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As you probably know, there is absolutely no time travel in Teen Wolf! This sounds like the original click bait. During its opening weekend in the United States, Teen Wolf came in second. Back to the Future was the only movie that made more money (although Back to the Future was out for eight weeks by then).
Even the Filmmakers Expected Teen Wolf to Flop
The writers and director of Teen Wolf didn't have much faith in the movie. They assumed that it would fail at the box office. They ended up bringing in an astonishing $33 million (in 1985 money). But during the afternoon screening on opening day, Loeb, Weisman, and Daniel went, and only four other people showed up.
After a depressing dinner, the trio headed to Westwood, a "college town," for the 7:30 showing of Teen Wolf only to find out it was sold out. Most people would be disappointed if there were no tickets for a movie they want to see. But of course, the filmmakers were thrilled.
Both of Fox's 1985 Hits Were Filmed on the Same Street
Here is another association between Teen Wolf and Back to the Future. Both of these Michael J. Fox movies were filmed on the same street. Yep, high school student turned werewolf Scott Howard (Fox) was shot on the same street at Marty McFly's house in Back to the Future, as shown in the flashback scenes.
That street was certainly a good luck charm for Fox's acting career. It looks like Fox's breakout movie roles took place in the same universe! I guess anything is possible when you combine werewolves and time travel.
They Weren't Really Teenagers: Shocking
None of the main characters in the movie were actually teenagers, but is that really surprising? Because of child labor laws and the desire to create adultlike content, it's not uncommon for adults to portray teenagers on television. It seems that adults play high schoolers more than actual teenagers do.
During filming, Michael J. Fox was 23, Jerry Levine (Stiles) was 27, Mark Holton (Chubby) was 26, and the movie's villain, Mick, was portrayed by 27-year-old Mark Arnold. If you're a teenage actor who expects to play one on television, your best bet is The Disney Channel, where child characters tend to be played by child stars.
A Hectic Filming Schedule
Teen Wolf was pretty much an afterthought for Michael J. Fox and its distributor, Atlantic Releasing Corporatio©n. The frighteningly hilarious teen comedy began shooting in 1984, during a break from Fox's silver screen hit, Family Ties. To make things more hectic, Teen Wolf was shot in just three weeks.
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During Fox's break from Family Ties, the network gave the series a better time slot, and Fox suddenly became a household name. Before that, the actor was no A-lister. This basically means that Fox was relatively unknown when he started filming Teen Wolf and was a huge star when he finished. Then he rose to even higher thanks to Back to the Future.
Teen Wolf, the Series
Teen Wolf is definitely one of those classic films which have become a guilty pleasure for those of a certain age. It's one of those movies you put on when you are having a bad day or just want to escape reality for a little bit.
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In 2011, a whole new generation got to enjoy the fantasy of a teenage werewolf when the Teen Wolf series came out. But fans were surprised at how different it was from the beloved '80s film of the same name.
Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the show used the premise of the movie that inspired it but created brand new storylines. The Teen Wolf series actually has a lot in common with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: both used literal demon metaphors for symbolic ones. Both also had ever-expanding mythologies, and the shows had much darker themes than the movies that preceded them.
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Some people believe that vampires and werewolves are part of the same mythical universe, so it makes sense that people draw comparisons between these two fictional shows, both of which are insanely popular among teens.
How Many Seasons of Teen Wolf?
The Teen Wolf series lasted an impressive six seasons and has become MTV's first-ever bonafide hit when it comes to scripted television shows. Although at times it's overlooked and underrated, Teen Wolf paved a unique path for itself.
The story begins with two dorky but lovable teenage friends who, on top of all that high school stuff, have to deal with supernatural threats. But with time, those kids become an ensemble piece, and the problems this "pack" had to face rose to epic proportions. It literally has everything you need for a successful show.
With drama, action, fantasy, and a good-looking cast, it's not much of a shock that the rebooted Teen Wolf show became a massive hit. Starring Dylan O'Brien, Tyler Posey, and Tyler Hoechlin, the casting directors certainly did a wonderful job of attracting a whole new generation to this genre.
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But some of these kids don't even know that that their favorite teenage werewolf drama is based on an incredibly beloved movie. From the auditions to actors getting killed off the show, here are some things you probably don't know about Teen Wolf, the series.
Rebooting a Reboot
We all know that it doesn't have to take long to reboot a franchise, especially nowadays. But when it came to Teen Wolf, a reboot was discussed before the last season even premiered. In fact, the series finale ended with a time jump. The flash-forward revealed a rather dark future in which Monroe was leading an army of thousands.
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Creator Jeff Davis has played around with the idea of continuing the show in the form of a podcast. If the show returns to television, it would probably be an anthology series with a totally new cast and a new setting. Given the cliffhanger Teen World left us with, a continuation in some form makes sense.
Dylan O'Brien Wasn't Ready for His Audition
Teen Wolf helped launch several of its young actors to stars, but none shone as brightly as Dylan O'Brien. Scott's best friend, Stiles was an immediate favorite among fans, thanks to his kind heart and sense of humor. O'Brien went on to star in various movies, most memorably headlining the Maze Runner trilogy. He has had a lot of success, but his career began with an audition he wasn't ready for.
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When the young actor showed up to audition, he brought his resume along. However, there was nothing on it. His lack of experience made no difference because he managed to impress Jeff Davis enough to land the role and begin filling up that resume.
Werewolf Makeup Takes Forever
There is a huge possibility that Tyler Posey spent more time in the makeup chair than he did in front of the cameras. It took about four and a half hours to get the actor in werewolf makeup every single time. Posey literally had an entire team responsible for his transformation and a lot of fascinating details into making him look the part.
First off, Posey needed to have his real eyebrows glued onto his face so that the prosthetic ones he has to wear don't pull them off. He also required something called a bandit mask, which is created to replicate the density of actual human skin. The transformation also includes airbrushing and custom ears.
Scott's Infamous Tattoo
Although Scott's double band tattoo becomes the symbol of the McCall Pack, the real reason behind it had nothing to do with the plotline of the series. As it turns out, the actor is just a tattoo enthusiast. He apparently spent years keeping ink off his arm so that it didn't affect his acting career. Nonetheless, the notorious tattoo had to be written into the show after the actor got it without permission from the studio.
With all the time spent on the actor's werewolf appearance, there simply wasn't enough time to his cover his tattoos. Either his character could never take his shirt off, or he had to get a tattoo, and the first choice was never really an option.
The Wolf Sounds Come From Gorillas!
Considering the show's namesake, you might assume that the chilling sounds of our beloved monsters actually come from wolves. However, that wasn't the case. The noises you hear don't even come from the wolf family, but rather from a creature that you would never think of when you hear the word "werewolf."
Believe it or not, those terrifying "wolf" sounds come from gorillas. Now that you know, you could probably picture it. But why gorillas? Apparently, it's because the animal is considered frightening. Plus (we're not sure if this is intentional), it might be a tribute to the original movie where the werewolf looks suspiciously apelike.
Not as Well-Rehearsed as You Think
Filming fight scenes isn't always easy, considering how many things can go wrong. With that in mind, viewers might assume that with the hectic shooting schedule of a television series, the scenes are well-rehearsed. Yeah, that wasn't the case. In fact, they practiced those fights for a dangerously small amount of time before filming.
Max Caver, who played Aiden, revealed that the cast only had about a half-hour to rehearse the scenes ahead of time. Often times they were giving a mere ten minutes to learn the choreography. Well, we are pleased to say that our favorite heroes made it through the show alive!
Colton Haynes's Mental Health
Colton Haynes is well-known for playing Jackson on Teen Wolf and Roy Harper on Arrow, but his post-fame journey wasn't an easy one. Due to his struggles with anxiety and depression, Haynes took an acting hiatus. He is open about his mental health and admitted that it has been a constant battle since he was in fifth grade.
The actor reached his low point in 2014, spending most of his time alone trapped in a dangerous cycle of substance abuse. But in 2016, Haynes had a dramatic shift in perspective, partly because of his choice to come out publicly. He stayed in the closet for years, thanks to those who wanted to protect his Hollywood career. Now he is happily married and has moved on to a new chapter of his life.
Ian Bohan vs Arden Cho
After the devastating 2015 terrorist attack that took hundreds of lives in Paris, Arden Cho was a huge Twitter supporter. The following day, she took to Instagram, where she posted a picture of herself back in the day, on the set of Teen Wolf. She was then shaded by her costar, Ian Bohen, who played Peter Hale.
The actor didn't have the kindest things to say. To sum it up, he pretty much said it wasn't the time for smiling selfies. Cho took the high road and told Bohen to look at her earlier Tweets. Her fans immediately came to her defense and fired back at the actor for attacking her like that. Bohen later deleted the comment, asking that everyone "please stop hating on each other."
Bohen's Other Offensive Tweets
At times, it may be easier to admire your favorite stars if they didn't have social media accounts. After reading about an attack, Bohen felt compelled to tweet this out: "Hey parents. Teach your boys how to treat women properly and your girls how to be ladies. The s*** I'm reading in the news makes me sick." Understandably, it led to a string of angry comments.
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He wrote an extensive post on Tumbler defending what he meant. It didn't really help his case, though, since he didn't realize what it implied before posting it. He didn't apologize, which showed that he didn't understand the problem.
The Truth Behind Allison's Fate
Teen Wolf has claimed many victims, but most of them didn't choose to leave the series. Fans were crushed when Allison Argent died on the show, but surprisingly, the actress was the one who wanted to leave. There was no bad blood between Crystal Reed and the showrunners; she simply thought it was time to move on.
First of all, the age difference between her and her character started to weigh on her; she was twenty-nine playing a seventeen-year-old. She wanted to explore other opportunities in movies and television. When she told Jeff Davis her concerns, he understood and wrote her an unforgettable exit.
Charlie Carver's MeToo Experience in Hollywood
In the wake of the MeToo movement, an extraordinary number of stars came forward with their sexual harassment stories. Charlie Carver, who played Ethan, opened up about his hopes to "open up a discussion about men and power dynamics." The actor admitted that he was no stranger to sexual harassment and that he can understand and empathize with other victims.
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Carver explained that he was only able to process his emotions after talking to others who had gone through a similar situation. Shedding light on these disturbing events is the only way to fight them. As the MeToo movement continues to grow, more victims realize it wasn't their fault and speak out.
Colton Hayne's Offensive Halloween Costumes
Many people get "canceled" for being ignorant, although their intentions were never to hurt anyone. Colton Haynes fans may have brushed over the actor's first inappropriate Halloween costume believing that it was just a misunderstanding. But his next costume didn't really make him look any more innocent.
Despite the creative actor's incredible costumes, most notably Ursula from The Little Mermaid, he has also made some rather offensive choices. The first was back in 2011 when Haynes thought it would be a fun idea to dress like Kanye West.
Not a Good Look
The Kanye costume might not have been such a big deal if blackface wasn't part of Haynes's outfit. The very next year, the actor rocked a Gandhi costume that involved painting his face brown. These choices angered fans years later, and Haynes apologized for his past actions, but he did seem surprised at how upset people were.
As we know, the internet is an intolerant place. Fans couldn't forgive the actor for something he did ten years ago, way before racism was in the forefront, and people made sure to educate themselves on Black history. Chances are he didn't know how offensive these costumes were at the time. He isn't the only celebrity to get backlash for something he did or said a decade ago.
Dylan O'Brien Nearly Quit Acting After an Accident
Starring in The Maze Runner trilogy was a dream come true, but it wasn't all fun and games for Dylan O'Brien. While filming Death Cure, the last installment of the franchise, the actor was involved in an extremely serious accident on set. He sustained a head injury during a stunt, and it was so bad that production stopped for months, waiting for him to recover.
After this incident, O'Brien had serious doubts about continuing his acting career. Luckily, he got through this painful experience, and surviving it made him even stronger. Not only did he decide to continue doing what he loves, but he insisted that the director use the take that he got injured during.
Tyler Posey Auditioned for Jacob Black
There are a bunch of actors who almost snagged roles on the Twilight franchise, but not many of them can say they lost out on one werewolf role only to portray another. That was the case for the character of Scoff McCall. Taylor Lautner beat out Tyler Posey for the part of Jacob Black.
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Randomly, both actors grew up in the same town, so they would often run into each other at auditions. They became quick friends. A few months later, Posey ran into Lautner and found out he didn't get the role in Twilight. Still, Posey doesn't feel any sort of resentment or jealousy. According to him, actors have to learn to be okay with rejection if they want to make it in such a cut-throat industry.
Cast Members Were Hacked
It's not rare for hackers to target celebrities. Plenty of stars have found themselves affected by the increasing number of hacks, from Krysten Ritter to Jennifer Lawrence. Well, the Teen Wolf cast was hit pretty hard. It was like the internet monsters were after them.
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Cody Christian, who portrays Theo Raeken, was the first one from the show to experience this hideous invasion of privacy. Not long after, photos of Tyler Posey surfaced, and so did compromising pictures of the actor Ryan Kelly, who played Jordan Parrish on the teen series.
But hacking is kind of a new age thing. Living in a digital world makes it easier for hackers, and with the technology advancing at the rate it is now, there is no telling what hackers are capable of. Evidently, Tyler Hoechlin was actually the first Teen Wolf star to fall victim years earlier.
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Hoechlin's personal life became much less private when his photos were leaked. However, the star was wearing clothes, something his three costars can't say. Obviously, it becomes way more humiliating when the leaked photos are revealing, but either way, it's a massive invasion of privacy.
Tom Cruise Isn't the Only Top Gun Pilot Worth Knowing


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On the Level  è un film muto del 1917 diretto da George Melford.

Trama
Merlin Warner, figlia unica di un allevatore di pecore, vive felice con suo padre fino al giorno in cui un ladro di bestiame, Pete Sontag, le uccide il padre e rapisce lei. Alcuni anni più tardi, Merlin, costretta dalle botte di Pete a esibirsi nel suo saloon, è diventata nota come Mexicali Mae. Fa amicizia con Joe Blanchard, un tossicodipendente che, come lei, ama la lettura e la musica. Il locale di Pete è usato da questi come copertura per il suo contrabbando di droga. Un giorno, dopo aver commesso un omicidio, Pete incastra Joe, accusandolo del delitto. Il giovane è costretto a fuggire e trova rifugio tra le colline, dove Mae lo nasconde in una fattoria. Lì, curato dalla ragazza, Joe riesce a liberarsi della droga. Per ringraziarla, il giovane le propone il matrimonio. Ma arriva anche la madre di Joe, insieme alla sua fidanzata: le due cercano di separare i due promessi sposi e la signora Blanchard offre del denaro a Mae perché lasci il figlio. La ragazza rifiuta il denaro, ma se ne va via lo stesso, convinta di non essere all'altezza di Joe.
Il giovane la segue fino al saloon dove la vede, apparentemente felice. Mae, invece, ormai senza speranze, torna nella sua baracca dove ha deciso di uccidersi. Interviene però Pete. Joe, che intanto ha scoperto l'intrigo di sua madre, ritorna pure lui alla baracca, dove trova anche Pete. Nella lotta che ne segue, il contrabbandiere resta ucciso. Mae e Joe si riconciliano e la giovane perdona la madre di lui.

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. Da documenti della Paramount, originariamente il film avrebbe dovuto intitolarsi Mexicali May.

Distribuzione
Il copyright del film, richiesto dalla Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co., fu registrato il 10 settembre 1917 con il numero LP11373.
Distribuito dalla Paramount Pictures e presentato da Jesse L. Lasky, il film uscì nelle sale statunitensi il 10 settembre 1917.

Non si conoscono copie ancora esistenti della pellicola che viene considerata presumibilmente perduta.

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Bibliografia
 The American Film Institute Catalog, Features Films 1911-1920, University of California Press, 1988 ISBN 0-520-06301-5

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Film western

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Sic Transit Gloria Mundi :: An Interview with Mega of Black Scale
By Leland Ware
In 2006, Michael "Mega" Yabut and his partner Alfred De Tagle launched Black Scale in San Francisco. A decade later, their brand commands worldwide notoriety for having blurred the lines between streetwear and contemporary fashion. With retail flagships in SF, LA, Tokyo, Shanghai, and a new shop set for New York, Mega sits down with The Hundreds to discuss where Black Scale, and the surrounding industry and culture of street fashion, are headed…
THE HUNDREDS: What's the story behind how you launched the brand?
MEGA: We wanted to offer something different. At that time, it was a really bright world of streetwear. Streetwear was really popping, but what was popular were all-over prints and really bright and flashy stuff. We wanted to be a little darker, and bring it back to another side that streetwear wasn't used to. At that time, there was only a few dark brands. Those dark brands were pretty much from Japan and London, and a few in New York. But on the West Coast, there were really no dark brands, so we wanted to come out like that and be different. And the main thing, we didn't have a name for it, because we didn't know what we were gonna name it. We had an outlet to push it, which was the HUF store. We had all of our homies, and we worked there. So we thought, "why not just make a blank black silk label, and just push it." Cause people would actually come in and not buy online. Online shopping wasn't popular then. So we would just push people to our brand while we were working the store, sorry Keith.
When did you guys actually settle on the name Black Scale, and where did it come from?
The first year, we did four seasons of t-shirts. After the first year, we named it Black Scale. Black Scale is just a weird name too, but it worked. We were looking for something symmetrical. Something that wasn't obvious, so we could play with that mysterious theme that we were messing around with in the beginning. We just liked it. We flipped the A's to V's and kept everything balanced.
Mega. All photos by SDJ.
Were you looking at anything for inspiration when developing the themes of black arts, illuminati, etc. that's been prevalent in the brand's image over the years?
We were already inspired. We were already planning to make sure that we came out with a dark line. We were into Scandinavian metal, death metal art, the Thrasher logo, Anton LaVey because the brand is from San Francisco, old school underground metal bands, punk bands—just that whole steez that wasn't really popular in graphics. Back then, you could only really get those type of graphics if you went to a concert, Hot Topic, or some old-school vinyl rock and roll shops. You couldn't find those graphics anywhere else. We wanted to use that whole outlet and apply it to our graphics and shirts. Plus, it was just that rebellious, "go fuck yourself," type graphics. We didn't want to be like what was popular then. We wanted to offer something that was different. People weren't used to it, but it was around, people just weren't used to it in streetwear.
This was 2007, going into 2008. The internet was there, but it wasn't what it is today. How did you guys go about building a following in an era where you didn't have the platform to get your message out quickly and easily?
I think us being sneaker heads and hunting, traveling to different cities and meeting people, meeting different people that were into similar things that we were. I think that was the most important part. It was like the internet, but you actually bought a plane ticket and crashed on someone's couch. Then you got to spend a couple of days with them, and get to be their homie. We did that a lot on the West Coast—Seattle, Portland, L.A., L.A. a lot. That's where all the homies were, where all the brands were. Outside of New York, L.A. was coming up. It was bubbling. You had Rogue Status coming out of there, The Hundreds, Undefeated, the Supreme store opened, you had Diamond. I could name all the guys, Crooks. They were all out there, so we became homies with all of them. We had an advantage because we were helping buy—we were buyers at HUF. So we already came from a dope sneaker store and boutique store. Those cats already respected us from being at the store. They all wanted to sell at HUF, so we made relationships with them. Eventually we got them into the HUF store, and we were one of the first stores that they sold to in San Francisco. So when we ended up building our brand, they all supported us because we supported all of them. From there, it was so different between the East Coast and West Coast, because everyone on the West Coast all hung out and were all boys. Even though there was a little politics somewhat, everyone was still together. Everyone pushed for the same thing—to one day have a successful brand. It wasn't as cutty and hard like New York was. New York is like, "We all have brands, and we all do our own thing. Go fuck yourself." On the West Coast, it was like, "Let's all do our thing and let's do it together." So boom, the word spread.
"Everyone [on the West Coast] pushed for the same thing—to one day have a successful brand."
At what point did you stop working at HUF and start doing Black Scale full-time?
So Keith at that time, he closed down the Hayes Valley store. Then he closed down the L.A. store. And then closed down all of the Sutter stores. When he closed down the L.A. store—I opened that one up with him—I moved to L.A. He was just like, "Yo, it's time for you to do your thing. We're gonna close the shop down, we feel like you and Alfred could really kill it with Black Scale." Honestly, I was fucking spooked bro. I was scared shitless. I'm in L.A., I'm not from there, I'm calling all the boys back in Frisco like, "I'm gonna move back." Keith and Anne were just like, "Do it here." I called Alfred, my business partner, and he was like, "I'll do Frisco, you stay in L.A., and we're just gonna grind it out." From there, we just grinded it out.
Around this time, the internet is starting to hit.
Oh yeah, it's hit. This is 2009. MySpace is like done. We balled out already. We got followers. Our generation was super into it. Now you see that it's really really booming. You had Nick [Diamond] showing the world what could be done—that you could be successful at this. Nick at that time was kind of what started it all. The Crooks guys were buying Ferraris and Lamborghinis already. We just like, "Oh damn, this could be a real business." It was just perfect timing, and the internet was a big part of that—the Twitter launch.
It was around that time that you guys opened your first retail store.
That was 2008 in Frisco, it was a pop-up, then in November 2008 we opened Union Square.
That was insane. We were the first streetwear brand in Union Square; that was our goal. One day, we're going to close Haight and go back home. It was crazy. I was in L.A., and we started developing more ready-to-wear. We treated it like the drug game. We never used any of the money, we just kept re-upping. We saved all of this money from our past seasons, and then we did this little pop-up store in Frisco. We got a space for like $500 bucks a month or something. It was on San Jose Ave. That space was making 40 grand a month. We did it for four months. We were like, "What the fuck is going on!" And we were open every day. We were like, "This is crazy that we're making this type of money." We still didn't pay anyone except our employees, we had three employees at the time. We were like, "Alright, we saved up enough money, let's do a real store in Union Square." And then, Alex Aquino and I were driving in Union Square. And we found a second-floor spot and we literally got out of Alex's car and stood there for like four hours. I'm smoking cigarettes and he's smoking joints, and we were like, "This is it." Alex was like, "I want to invest." I was like, "Nah, we don't need investors." And he was like, "Nah, I want to invest in the first Black Scale store." So Alex gave us like 50 grand, like cash out of his pocket in a shoe box. We literally went to Alfred's house—that was our office at that time—and we put away that shoe box for an emergency. We started the buildout, and we were like, "Boom, we're running out of money." So we pulled that out, and we opened the store with that—and boom, we had our first store open.
How was the growth after that? Brands get solidified when there's a physical location.
New York was the next thing, that was the next year. What happened was, I went to go visit my boy Dave who was working at the SSUR store. I always go visit him when I'm in New York. I was like, "What's up, is Russ [Karablin] gonna keep this space or not, because we're going to open a store regardless." He was like, "I don't know, talk to Russ." So I literally went back to L.A. and had a meeting with Russ. I was like, "Let's do a collab store and call it BLVCK SSURPLUS.'' He was like, "let's do it." So we went half and half on the New York store, and we had that store together for three years. It helped us to get a stamp from the OG's and Downtown heads, and be in New York. And we helped SSUR get back in the scene and grow. So it was a dope-ass trade.
"We treated it like the drug game. We never used any of the money, we just kept re-upping."
Around that time Rocky came onto the scene.
It was the third year. We had just opened L.A., and that's when Rocky came into the New York store. Whenever we opened L.A., Rocky came out and started rapping. He and Alfred, they became super cool. They both smoke, and they just kicked it. From there, Rocky just took over and marketed the brand. He was growing. We were growing. He introduced us to a whole other lane of new kids and people with this new style of rap which was from New York, but sounded like it was from the South. You didn't know where the hell these kids were from. They had their own style, and it blended right in with Black Scale.
How did Rocky's success impact the brand?
That was crazy. Ever since we started, it was just gradually growing every year. When we opened our first store in Union Square, we saw a big jump in growth. When Rocky came in, we saw a whole other jump. But it was a different type of growth, because we felt like a real brand because it wasn't just t-shirts and hats. We were doing a whole collection. We were a little more mature, and we knew where we wanted to go as a brand. Rocky was perfect timing. After all the hype with Rocky, we opened a store in Japan, and eventually Shanghai.
What was your personal journey during the brand building phase? You were bicoastal for a number of years.
I came to New York in 2012. Alfred was crazy busy with the store. SSUR was cracking, so what Alfred and I wanted to do was open our showroom. We opened our showroom, and from there we wanted to split our agreement with SSUR and let them have their original store back and open our new store. Before any of that happened, he wanted me to move to New York. So I made the move to New York, and we made all of that happen. SSUR had his own store, we had our own store, and I was bicoastal for four years.
Where do you consider Black Scale to be based out of at this point?
It's still San Francisco. It's always going to be a San Francisco brand. That's our roots. It's our number one store. It's our biggest staff. It's just home. Every member that still rides with us in Frisco are the original employees of the first pop-up store. They're still there. It's just now, one is the head of all online, one is the head of accounting. It's so gnarly.
What's the design process like and what role does everyone play in creating the look of the brand?
It's great for us. Alfred and I started the brand doing graphics together, and all of the sportswear together in the beginning stages when we really didn't know how to make clothes. Alfred is still the head of all graphics in that division. I actually stepped down. I don't do much of the business anymore. I became the creative director last year. So I'm just all creative now. Basically, it starts with my crew in L.A., the design and production crew is in L.A. with me. We start with the ready-to-wear collection there. After the ready-to-wear collection is complete, Alfred takes over and does all of the graphics with me, and all of the sportswear. Alfred and I are really still directing the entire brand, but now we're just really focused on creative. Then we have all of our assistant designers and production teams that work under us. They make the magic, and really make the garments that we want them to create. We're just directing now.
You guys have also been releasing some visually striking lookbook videos. Who is responsible for those?
That's also our internal crew that's with us at Black Scale photography and video. It's an ill team that we've had put together for awhile. They get what I'm trying to convey with my vision. I don't know how to shoot and edit, so those guys make the magic happen too. I just have this vision, and I write it all down. And we just make it happen. Really, it's all freestyle. We don't have a real way of doing videos. We just shoot tons of scenes in different locations, and we just grab what we think looks dope. We interview who that character is for that video, and let them rant for an hour. Then we just grab the illest shit that they say.
"I think some brands lost [themselves] by getting too used to the money… They forgot about the integrity of why we became brands."
Through all of the growth and success, what's been the key to staying relevant?
I think for us, it's balancing starting from being this darker, mysterious brand, and now with the industry changing and the customer changing, we went for a more mature look. I think for us, it was easier to switch over to a cleaner look. Imagine if you're a brighter brand, or a brand that wasn't so dark. If you tried to go dark, it would be a little difficult. We started dark, so it was easier for us to become a more basic brand to get get older. We get older too, and we mature. So our style changes. We just wanted to feed people our age. Still keep the youth with all the graphic-driven stuff, and all the stuff that we're used to doing. But I'm 37 now, and I wanted to start dressing like a 37-year-old. And then hopefully get that customer that's also 37. I think brands just lose that—they don't change with time. They don't know how to balance who they are originally and how they can work with the marketplace now.
What are your thoughts on contemporary streetwear or streetwear meets fashion?
I think it's dope. It's going back to the Japanese way. The Japanese destroyed that. Growing up, our streetwear brands from Japan were Neighborhood, WTAPS, Undercover, those guys are insane fashion brands now. So for American brands to do that and compete with the European brands that are streetwear and contemporary, it's dope that people are looking at America now. We have brands like Fear Of God and Off White that are hitting higher levels of price points and higher fashion. But they come from streetwear. The kids are crazy, cause they can just afford more expensive shit. When we were kids, we couldn't afford that shit. But that's the internet and Kanye hype.
What are your thoughts on what Kanye's doing?
It's good. You know, I love Kanye for the music. But as far as all of the fashion stuff, I don't really care for it. I just love Kanye for music. I grew up on Kanye's music. I have different fashion people that I look up to. No discredit to Kanye. But I'm a fan of other designers that dedicated their lives to fashion. Like Kanye dedicated his life to music. That's why I love his music.
What are your views on your contemporaries, the brands that came out of that mid-2000s era of streetwear?
I think that the brands that are still around matured to a level where they became real businesses and took it seriously. Those guys are still around. Some might have whored out, and some might have not. And then there's dope dudes that were a part of that era that aren't around anymore. They just didn't flow with the business. They just wanted to keep it core, or they were probably just sick of it and didn't want to do it anymore. It's important that the brands that are still around now from our era became the businesses that they are—because that's all that we wanted. We all wanted to be successful. We didn't know how successful we could be, or exactly how much money we could make, or how many employees we could employ. But it's dope to see these brands that were hanging out back then and started when we started become real powerhouses. I think some brands lost by getting too used to the money. They lost themselves in making too much money. That's going to eventually have them crash. You see that now with some brands. You don't necessarily see them or hear about them because they're crashing at the moment, or they crashed already. They forgot to move with time. They forgot about the integrity of why we became brands. It became all about the money. There's nothing wrong with that, but if you want to stick around, you definitely still have to have integrity. And it can't be all about the money.
What are some things that you like and dislike about the culture right now?
The internet. I like the internet. I dislike the internet. It's a balance. I like that you can share what you create with more people in a short amount of time. But then, I hate what you're sharing is also out of the window in the next couple of days too. That's what fast fashion is now. That's why your Zaras and H&Ms are powerful. You'll go to a fashion show, and you'll see all of these bloggers take pictures of the runway. That's cool that you're sharing this with me and the entire world, but fast-fashion brands are just copying it. And it's out on the floor in a couple of months rather than six months to a year, which is what you have to wait for a high-fashion brand to release what's on the runway. So the internet is definitely what I hate about the culture. But I love it too. So it's weird to say that, but I just have a very strange relationship with the internet.
"I think for the guys in our industry, it's important for them to keep doing what we do and be out of the box, because now the big guys are watching."
How important do you feel that it is to be out-of-the-box and innovative?
I think it's still important. And I see it today. Growing up in this industry, the youth that weren't used to Black Scale said, "Ah, it's too dark. It's satanic. It's whatever. I can't wear it." Now you see high-fashion brands really mimicking what streetwear has done, and do it today. And they kill it. I think for the guys in our industry, it's important for them to keep doing what we do and be out of the box, because now the big guys are watching. They've got to get their ideas from somewhere too, and I think our industry is a good place for them to borrow. Because we borrowed from them for so many years with how we built our brands. It's nice now that they borrow from the little brands and the up and coming brands.
What are your thoughts on fashion's appropriation of streetwear?
Man, I could talk about this forever. I think it's a balance. I love YSL, but growing up, I couldn't buy it. I wasn't really into it, I couldn't wear those clothes and I couldn't afford it. Then today, YSL comes out and becomes Saint Laurent, hires Hedi Slimane and makes it streetwear. It's like, "Damn, that's dope!" I have a job. I can afford Saint Laurent. And it looks streetwear. I think that's a good case. But then, you have newer brands that are trying to be high fashion. And it's like, "Why are you charging that much?" I can make the same quality garments as you. You haven't been around as long as I have. But you have a stamp from a celebrity or whatever. How are you gonna charge me that much for whatever you're making. You don't have Saint Laurent's brand. You don't have Saint Laurent's employees. How are you going to charge me that much for whatever you're making? How do you justify your prices? So there's that too. Then there's the high fashion brands that I hate, like Jeremy Scott from Moschino biting all the graffiti homies' artwork and not paying them. Now they're in court battling. And he's not giving them the credit that they deserve. He took a picture of a wall in Detroit and said, "That's graffiti. You can't sue me because you're vandalizing." I hate that too. You have to respect the street part of it too. It's not just called streetwear. There are some things about it that really happen in the streets. You've got to respect those artists too. I hate that part of high fashion because they think that they can just do everything. Sometimes you've got to give that right credit to those amazing artists that risk their lives all night just to make sure that those tags go up. That's a big battle that's going in court with RIME, MSK, AWR, Jeremy Scott, and Moschino. And I can't fucking stand that shit. But Jeremy Scott comes from streetwear.
How do you see streetwear evolving over the next three to five years?
Man, that's a hard question. I actually had this talk with some of my friends in Japan when I was last there. We were all trying to figure out what the next moves are to be creative in retail. We all had these answers, but none of us think it's the right answer. We're still trying to prepare for it. I think it's going to be street, contemporary, fast-fashion brands. Your Fear Of Gods, your Off Whites, those are your next wave. Kids don't mind spending the money anymore. Somehow, some way, they're finding the capital to support what they love—their materialistic habits. With us, it was drugs, partying, drinking, and being alcoholics. For them, it's like no drugs, no drinking, no girls, I just want clothes. I think that's just going to be the next wave for a little bit. It's street, contemporary, fast fashion.
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Bobby Hundreds' Hypebeast Op-Ed on the State of Streetwear in 2015
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This morning, Hypebeast published an intense op-ed by Bobby Hundreds on the faltering state of Streetwear.
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An African airline has firmed up an order for aircraft powered by engines made by Derby's Rolls-Royce.
Uganda Airlines has agreed to go ahead with its order for Airbus A330neo jets, which are powered by the Trent 7000 - an engine designed and developed at Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division in Sinfin.
At last year's Farnborough Airshow, the airline, which is the national carrier of Uganda, signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase the aircraft.
Now, Airbus has said that Uganda Airlines will be pushing ahead with its plan to buy two A330-800 aircraft.
The jet is the latest version of the popular Airbus A330 widebody airliner.
The Trent 7000 has been specifically developed for the aircraft, bringing together the best technology from three other Rolls-Royce engines - the Trent 700, the Trent 1000 TEN and the Trent XWB.
According to Rolls-Royce, the Trent 7000 is able to deliver greater thrust than the Trent 700, as well as improved fuel efficiency. It is also less noisy.
It is understood that Uganda Airlines intends to use its A330neos to build its medium and long-haul network.
In a statement, Airbus said: "Fitted with the new Airspace by Airbus cabin, the A330neo will bring a range of benefits to Uganda Airlines and its customers, offering unrivalled efficiencies combined with the most modern cabin.
"Launched in July 2014, the A330neo family is the new generation A330, comprising two versions: the A330-800 and A330-900 sharing 99 percent commonality.


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Questions Remain About Illinois Prisoner's Death, A Year After 'Altercation' With Guards
By Shannon Heffernan
May 17, 2019, 9:05 a.m. CT
Razor wire lines a walkway at an Illinois prison on Dec. 22, 2009. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green
Larry Earvin died at age 65 after an altercation with prison staff, according to his certificate of death. That was a year ago. But even now his family and the general public know almost nothing about what happened between Earvin and guards at Western Illinois Correctional Center on May 17, 2018.
Earvin had 15 rib fractures, multiple abrasions and hemorrhages and died from blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen in June of 2018. The coroner ruled his death a homicide, according to records first reported by WBEZ.
Earvin's family filed a lawsuit against four guards, as well as the prison's warden and assistant warden. But now, lawyers for the guards have filed a motion to place the family's lawsuit on hold because they believe the FBI and the U.S. attorney are involved in grand jury proceedings that may result in criminal charges against the officers.
The case of Earvin's death has been murky from the start.
In June of last year, WBEZ filed a Freedom of Information Act request for reports on Earvin's death, but the Illinois Department of Corrections refused to provide the documents, citing an ongoing FBI investigation into the death. In November 2018, a public access counselor with the Illinois attorney general issued an opinion that IDOC had improperly withheld the records from WBEZ, but the IDOC still refuses to release them. It has also refused to release surveillance video.
A lawyer for Earvin's family said the family remains largely in the dark and wants details about how their loved one died.
Advocates have raised concerns that the lack of transparency around prison deaths makes it easier for prisons to hide abuse and medical neglect.
At least 166 people died while in Illinois prisons from January 2017 to September 2018, according to records obtained by WBEZ. In around half of those cases, IDOC's research department had no cause of death listed. A bill that would force prisons and jails in Illinois to provide information about how people in their custody die is currently in the state legislature.
According to documents obtained by WBEZ, four prison guards were placed on leave following the 2018 incident: Sgt. Willie Hedden, Lts. Benjamin Burnett and Blake Haubrich, and Correctional Officer Alex Banta. Lawyers for the prison guards refused to comment or were not identified in court documents.
It is not the first time Sgt. Willie Hedden has been accused of excessive force. In 2006, Michael Thomas filed a lawsuit against Hedden and other officers, accusing them of beating him while he was in shackles during a transfer to another prison. A jury sided with the guards.
Larry Earvin lived with schizophrenia, according to his family, and was homeless at the time of his arrest. According to a police report, he stole watches from a hospital gift shop, and then attempted to sell them on the street to a woman. He and the woman agreed on a price — $11 — and as she was handing over the cash, he "forcibly grabbed the money and the victims left hand while also smacking away the victim's right hand." He was convicted of robbery and was scheduled for release just a few months after he died.
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INDIANAPOLIS,Ind (July 28,2015)--A south side Indianapolis woman says the heavy rains have caused her apartment to flood several times this summer. Brandi Bornmann's apartment started showing signs of mold due to the moisture. She says that she brought her concerns to the leasing office at the Country Club apartments and has only been offered temporary solutions.
Bornmann's apartment is underground and her air-conditioner sits in the living room window. Initially, the maintenance staff believed the water was leaking through the AC.A wood board was placed on the outside portion of the unit--but the water continued to rush in.
A representative from the property management company tells CBS4 that an outside contractor was hired to address the issue. Cement was added to the outside wall and a trench was dug, according to Bornmann. However, these 'solutions' didn't fix the problem.
"I've had to throw away five pairs of shoes. I've thrown away a coffee table, I'm getting ready to throw away this coffee table because it's starting to mold," said Bornmann.
There is mold growing on Bornmann's wall, furniture and even her clothing.
"I've lived in water for about the past two months," said Bornmann.
Bornmann says that she is tired of the 'Band-Aid' fixes and she wants a long-term solution.
"This has been nothing but a big headache, I just want to be moved into an apartment that isn't going to flood," said Bornmann.
Jill Herron, senior VP of Flaherty & Collins Properties, tells CBS4 that they are aware of the existing flooding problem and they plan to address it.
According to Herron, Brandi will be given the option to move out of her one-bedroom apartment and into a two bedroom. Currently, the Country Club apartments don't have a one-bedroom for Brandi to move into.
"At this particular point, we have a two bedroom that is available and we have extended that offer for her to move," said Herron.


So what started out as two moto mamas wanting to invite some two-wheeled girlfriends from Instagram out for a moto-camping weekend in Borrego Springs in 2013, grew to a much larger gathering all because of social media. From a turnout of 50 the first year to the dumbfounding growth of 1700 by the 4th year moving to Joshua Tree for expansion means the founders might be on to something for the future of women in motorcycling. I had heard about the Babes Ride Out event from a few friends and thought I would give it a go and see what all the fuss was about. Plus, I was embarrassed to admit that this CA native had never been to Joshua Tree. So I really needed to go.
I was torn between taking my VFR, or the sidecar. I wanted to show off the sidecar, and promote Ride for Kids, and I had a feeling there would not be too many sport bikes. ( I later found out that I was right. Almost no plastic was to be found) Since I can't lane split with the sidecar, I decided to take the VFR, and this meant finding a way to load camping gear on my sport bike. Luckily over the years I have become so much better at packing light, but it did look a little silly with all that gear strapped on. The only uncomfortable part was riding with a small backpack chair. At first it kept hitting my helmet and I couldn't look up enough, so that would have been dangerous. Frank helped me get it situated and I was finally ready to hit the Friday night traffic on the dreaded 91.
I unfortunately arrived in the dark, so it would not be until the next day that I would see all the beauty and oddity that was to be Babes Ride Out. Luckily my friend Sara gave me great directions to the location of their campsite and I parked next to them. I proceeded to walk down to the "village" area where there was food, drink, music and more. This would be the location of all the activities for the weekend. There was free 805 beer and Sailor Jerry, a Biltwell Brodeo, and mechanical bull riding contest, plus booths and fun from all the sponsors like Triumph Motorcycles , Progressive, Biltwell, ATWYLD, STANCE, Sailor Jerry, and 805 Beer,with support from Red Wing Heritage, Stetson, Vans Girls & House of Vans, SENA, Lowbrow Customs, Moto F.A.M, and more.
Saturday morning came and sunrise meant I could revel in the enormous tent city that lay before me. I banded together with my fellow campmates in fixing a quick breakfast and planning our route for the day. There was a local art tour that we decided to go on, and we drove to a few galleries to enjoy the art, sculptures, and pottery from the local artists. My favorite was the carved gourds with carved wood inserts. Utterly stunning and otherworldly. I was also able to finally ride through Joshua Tree National Park. Such a unique area with a mix of flats, canyons, and crazy rock formations. I can't wait to come back here again for camping and hiking. Saturday night meant food truck dining and the most amazing Prince Tribute band on the planet! This guy danced and sang and jumped and danced some more for over 2 hours. Such an unexpected powerful show. Everybody danced and sang along to all our favorite Prince songs.
Another fun highlight of the weekend was being able to catch up with some of my sisters from the Sisters Centennial Ride. It is amazing to feel this unspoken bond with these ladies when you share a event like that cross country ride. It was definitely a Girl Power weekend.
Sunday meant the end of the event and we all packed up to go home. They weather was also starting to look a little funky, and rain was already on the radar. I planned my route home a little different so I was able to stay dry most of the way, and avoid any downpour. I really squeaked by at the right time. I heard not everyone was lucky. My overall impression of the event was one of surprise and fascination. There were a lot more attendees than I was expecting. I loved the minimalism of the camping event. So great to see so many women come together to celebrate motorcycling. I met women from all over the country, of all ages, riding all types of bikes, from all walks of life. The only negative for me was that I was a little disappointed by the lack of proper riding gear by such a large majority of the ladies. I hate using the term hipster. but if there is an image that comes to mind, than the hipster clothing style was definitely the uniform of choice. Most were wearing thin jeans, tank tops or t-shirts, or denim jackets. The boots that were worn were super stylish, but not sure how they would hold up in a crash. I would like to hope that as we women become more empowered to spread our wings, we will also be motivated to protect them. Because lets face it, they are all beautiful. Until next year Joshua Tree and Babes Ride Out.


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Q: Extra space at the bottom of Flow I have a QML code like this:
MyItem.qml:
import QtQuick 2.12
import QtQuick.Controls 2.5
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Item {
    id: root
    width: parent.width
    height: grid.height

    Rectangle {
        anchors.fill: root
        color: "blue"
        z: -1
    }

    Flow {
        id: grid
        width: parent.width
        spacing: 5
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 1")
        }
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 2")
        }
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 3")
        }
    }
}

main.qml:
import QtQuick 2.12
import QtQuick.Window 2.12
import QtQuick.Controls 2.5
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Window {
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    ColumnLayout {

        anchors.fill: parent

        Button {
            Layout.fillWidth: true
            Layout.fillHeight: true
            text: "hello"
        }

        MyItem {
            Layout.fillWidth: true
        }
    }
}

If the Flow is wide enough for all three buttons to be at the same line (as with RowLayout) there is an extra empty space at the bottom of the Flow (approximately Button.height * 2). Looks like the Flow height is always calculated as the sum of all its element heights.
What is the logic behind this behavior? How to make the Flow fit its content height?
EDIT1: It is not Flow, but 'root' item has the wrong height.
EDIT2: Download the sample app

A: The problem with your code is that the root element the expressions:
anchors.fill: parent
height: grid.height

are competing, in the first expression you indicate that the dimensions of the root will take the size of the window and this implies the height but in the next expression you are indicating that the height will no longer be from the window but from the grid, so that generates an indefinite behavior. The only solution is to establish that the width of the root item is that of the window.
Window {
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    Item {
        id: root
        height: grid.height
        width: parent.width
        Rectangle {
            anchors.fill: root
            color: "blue"
        }
        Flow {
            id: grid
            width: parent.width
            spacing: 5
            Button {
                text: qsTr("Button 1")
            }
            Button {
                text: qsTr("Button 2")
            }
            Button {
                text: qsTr("Button 3")
            }
        }
    }
}

Update:
It seems that you do not know how they work (read https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-layouts-layout.html#details), by default the height that is taken is the implicitHeight.
Also if you use layout you should not set anchors in the items that are directly affected by the layouts, in your case the CommandsTab is affected by the Layout so you should not use width: parent.width, is unnecesary.
CommandsTab.qml
import QtQuick 2.12
import QtQuick.Controls 2.5
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Item {
    id: root
    implicitHeight: grid.height
    Rectangle {
        anchors.fill: root
        color: "blue"
        z: -1
    }
    Flow {
        id: grid
        width: parent.width
        spacing: 5
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 1")
        }
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 2")
        }
        Button {
            text: qsTr("Button 3")
        }
    }
}

main.qml
import QtQuick 2.12
import QtQuick.Window 2.12
import QtQuick.Controls 2.5
import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3

Window {
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")

    ColumnLayout {
        anchors.fill: parent
        Button {
            Layout.fillWidth: true
            Layout.fillHeight: true
            text: "hello"
        }
        CommandsTab {
            Layout.fillWidth: true
        }
    }
}


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German Catholicism Welcomes the Barracks and the Bayonets
As Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan famously said, "The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers." The German Catholic hierarchy has decided to help the Turkish invaders build their barracks, affix their bayonets, and bring their faithful soldiers into Germany.
Many thanks to JP for translating this article from Katholische Nachrichten:
Hamburg Bishop: Christians should support mosque construction
Auxiliary Bishop Jaschke said: "We Christians support the construction of lovely mosques. I think it is conceivable that Christians will give Muslims presents at the opening of a new mosque."
Hamburg (kath.net/KNA) — The Hamburg auxiliary bishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke has called for the construction of new mosques in Germany. At the same time he called on Christians symbolically to support the opening of such buildings. "I think that it is conceivable that Christians will give Muslims presents at the opening of a new mosque — as a sign of sympathy, good neighbourliness and religious solidarity," said the spokesperson for the German Bishop's conference for interfaith dialogue as reported in Hamburg's daily paper, Die Welt.
One possibility, for instance, would be a plaque with a verse from the Bible and one from the Koran. The churches could start a collection of money for the financing of a gift, according to the bishop. "We Christians support the construction of beautiful mosques," says the bishop. People should feel that belief is connected to beauty and culture. However, Jaschke also warned that there are Islamic parallel societies with separate infrastructure found in the vicinity of these mosques.
wheatington said...
Auxiliary bishop Hans-Jochen Jaschke is ignorant and heretical.
He should be removed immediately.
goethechosemercy said...
"I think that it is conceivable that Christians will give Muslims presents at the opening of a new mosque — as a sign of sympathy, good neighbourliness and religious solidarity," said the spokesperson for the German Bishop's conference for interfaith dialogue as reported in Hamburg's daily paper, Die Welt.
With conditional respect . . . we are not the Sudeten "Germans" in 1938, Hans-Jochen Jaschke, Hamburg "auxiliary bishop".
In the shadow of those mosques you so revere, sir, Christianity will become more pale than it already is. You have served Mohammed well today.
When are you going to start serving Jesus Christ again?
Let's imagine what kind of presents the Christians could give them. I'm sure some donations to the mosque libraries could be useful. And as for the verse, what about Matthew 7:15 and Qur'an 98:6?
doxRaven said...
The verses and the actions in its name of Islam shows that it is a hostile politico-religous ideology with no peers among religions, but being more akin to the worst socio-politcial ideology that humanity has had to overcome.
I will show compassion to any Muslim in need but I will show only resistance to symbols of Islam.
Hans-Jochen Jaschke you are naiive and and dangerously wrong.
Daniel J. Cassidy said...
Please keep in mind that this auxiliary bishop speaks for no one but himself.
The closest aide to Pope Benedict XVI, Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, also a German, speaks with far greater authority and has warned against resurgent Islam. He has also said that Pope Benedict's forthright speech at Regensburg was a response to just this kind of naivete.
See: http://www.sunlituplands.org/2007/08/papal-aide-warns-of-islamisation-of.html
cumpa_29 said...
Christianity, along with every other major institution of the West has fallen into decay.
"Niceness" and Pacifisim have been elevated into qualities praised on the Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus was anything but "nice". Being confrontational is what got him killed. He even got physical in the one place where it made the most sense for him to do so: the temple.
Jesus also never said anything about Pacifism being a virtue. Sure, people will beat their swords into plowshares in the Kingdom of Heaven, but not in this place. He even uses the Romans as a legit form example of gov't so long as God is his rightful place. "Render unto Caesar..."
The Romans were NOT shy about self defense, even if it meant offensive war and coercive interrogation (an ugly extension of war). People have a right to organize themselves for self defense and mutual prosperity.
If people were not entitled to defend themselves, what is there to differentiate weakness from the christian virtue of forgiveness and understanding?
Modern-day Christianity all too often elevates weakness into a virtue. A lot of good it is doing us.
Michael Servetus said...
That would be tantamount to supporting falsehood and a heretical source of anti Christian enemy of Christ. Good job auxilliary Bishop.
Islam denies that Christ died and rose. It teaches that Judas was crucified instead and that God transplanted Jesus' face onto Judas. So Christians shoudl support that? Although some would argue Catholics are not real Christians anyway but that is another argument.
This so called bishop who is only a pagan in vestments has no faith at all and shouldn't be anything in the church, what a shame.
I like the way dox raven put it. I can certainly be compassionate to a Muslim person but I would not support or praise anything associated with promoting Islam, not even with a fake smile.
Islam denounces your religion and tells its faithful you are a liar bishop and they have good reason to believe it too since they see yoiu are not faithful or loyal to what you profess to believe but it is only a smile and a game for you and you show yourslf to be a hypocrite while their faithful will die for their religion. Who will you believe is following the sacred? the one who comprimises or th eone who behaves, no matter how awful , as though he were indeed following something sacred.
cumpa_29: "If people were not entitled to defend themselves, what is there to differentiate weakness from the christian virtue of forgiveness and understanding?"
Michael Servetus: "Who will you believe is following the sacred?"
A small point perhaps, but the followers of Islam are Satanic, so neither this God-traitor priest nor any Muslims are following the sacred.
Why are all Christian leaders who speak up as dense as this man, and miss the complete lack of reciprocity? Where is the church or synagogue being built in a Muslim land and the local imam offering support and gifts??? This scenario is rejected in 56 out of 56 Muslim countries. Even worse, Christians and members of other religions are actively PERSECUTED including ethnic cleansing, torture and murder in multiple Muslim countries. Where's the Christian leader who says "Mosques have no place in a Christian country as long as even bibles let alone churches are unwelcome in Muslim countries"?
Professor L said...
Hans-Jochen Jaschke is a leading Catholic bishop in ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue. I suppose it was good fortune that I was watching The Emperor's Club last night, and was reminded of this line:
Aristophanes once wrote, roughly translated; "Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."
As a child in the lead-up to Vatican II, and ordained in its immediate aftermath, I alas cannot say that I am surprised.
Ave Maria.
1389 said...
Daniel Cassidy:
You might want to send Msgr. Georg Gaenswein a letter telling him about this situation.
Considering that I am not a Roman Catholic, it would not be appropriate for me to do that.
I have no problems with the construction of a mosque in Germany, but for german muslims. I would not like these new constructions to be confused with a false massive immigration invitation for the Turks or other arabs. Germany needs more germans (catholic/muslim or not), not else, no more.
The "Arab Republic of Germany" is upon.
I'm confidence that a lot of german thinks the same.


Do you ever have weird thoughts as an introvert? Do you feel abnormal for being on the quiet side?
It seems like the world tells you it's not okay to be less than overly social. Extroverted people are always making you feel inadequate for preferring to be quiet. Here are 10 weird thoughts you may have as an introvert.
Have you ever been out with some friends and thought to yourself, "I'd rather be painting right now"? Whether you would rather be painting, reading, playing video games or whatever else, one of your recurring weird thoughts as an introvert is wishing to do something a little less social.
It's nothing against your friends or even the activity you're doing. You just know you'd be having a little bit more fun doing something of your choice alone at home.
Author Susan Cain, who writes about being an introvert, explains how being introverted can be linked with creativity as well. Simply talking with people may be boring to an introvert as it's not creatively stimulating.
2. If I get a snack from the kitchen, will I run into my roommates?
You may be really close with your roommates, but sometimes you really don't want to talk to ANYONE. Questioning whether you will have to run into your roommates sounds like quite a weird thought, as well as a dramatic one.
Most people wouldn't mind spontaneously socializing with their roommates in the kitchen, but for you, it just sounds like too much effort right now.
When you first start to hang out with someone, you kind of feel like you need to talk the whole time you hang out. You really enjoy spending time with close friends that you've known for a long time. With these people, you can hang out without speaking and it's totally fine. You don't have to have any weird thoughts, like "Is this awkward?" or "is he or she bored?".
When you are "set free" to socialize, your peers rejoice while you wallow in feelings of doom and start trying to rack your brain for things to say. When at a party, for example, you'd much rather play an organized drinking game then just mingle and talk!
If you are on your own, you become plagued with so many weird thoughts and questions. Who should I talk to next? Is this person starting to get sick of talking to me? If I go to the bathroom will I be able to find another person to talk to after?
Talking in person seems to take sooo much energy. You'd feel so much more relaxed if you were having a conversation on an instant messenger. When talking online, you don't have to respond as quickly and, therefore, have more time to think of a good response. You don't have to worry about eye contact other social cues either.
When you are an introvert, talking can be hard any time of the day but ESPECIALLY in the morning. Being social feels like work and obviously, work is even harder when your brain is still asleep.
Making small talk or presenting a project can seem twice as hard before 2 or 3 pm. Just because you're a social early bird doesn't necessarily mean you're living the good life.
If you ask me why I'm so quiet one more time, I will CUT you! You are simply tired of people asking you the same dumb questions over and over. You're quiet because you feel like being quiet! Is that so crazy?!
With all the extra time you have, not talking, you have weird thoughts popping in your head more than the average person. But hey… that's what makes us introverts so interesting!
While many people view a party as a grand occasion to have fun, you view a party as a chore. It stresses you out to talk to a different person every couple of minutes…and dancing in front of other people? FORGET IT!
On a Saturday night, you would way rather hang out with a small group of friends or even alone. Being invited to a party might as well be a three-hour prison sentence.
You catch yourself knowing really random information that you shouldn't know. You wonder if it would creep someone out that you know their middle name when they don't even know your first name.
It's not like you stalked them or really tried to figure this information out in any way, it's just that you're observant. When you watch what goes around you, undistracted to the urge to talk to others.
You just happen to hear people say things to each other and you remember them like you would anything else.
As an introvert you enjoy not talking, it's as simple as that. A lot of the time, especially in social situations, people will ask you if you are okay when you are alone. You're not depressed and nothing is wrong…you're just content to not talk or interact with anyone socially right now.
You may have weird thoughts, like "Is it weird that people are so concerned about me? Does that mean I'm weird?". Really, other people just don't get it. They just don't understand what it's like to be an introvert.
What other weird thoughts do you have as an introvert? Share them with us in the comment section below!
Love this! #10 is my favorite.
What I really don't like is this fad where introverts tell other introverts what they should be thinking.
I've had a few of those thoughts!!!
Maybe not relevant but I've noticed that cuddly people are really huggable!
"will I run into my roommates" hehe, this is something unacceptable, by switching to live alone things started to flourish in a real sense of words, there is no going back now, introvert rocks!
I am 14 I have never liked people my mom said when you were a baby you never talked you always looked around not worried about others even when you could talk you were silent. I sit alone at lunch cause I chose to I us all you just draw or read in p.e we have to split into teams I always ask the coach if I can just walk around the track I take that 20 min oftimei have and just stareat the sky and saying to myslef it is so beautiful and then I'm just alone with my thoughts that's when I mostly feel at pecea.