I'd like to thank my daughter for letting me borrow her bracelet, and my wife for the shoes and for letting me sacrifice one of her disposable razors.
But John Scalzi wanted to win this thing as much as I did. I don't know what master he trained with, but whoever that wise and sadistic sensei might be, they turned Mister Scalzi into a posing opponent to be feared. John went all out in his own, special way.
I'd like to thank everyone for their donations and generosity so far, and John in particular for his willingness to play along. Please remember that the fundraiser runs through the end of the month, and the money raised supports both research into Aicardi Syndrome and the biannual conference which helps to unite these families, connecting them to a much-needed network of support.
And remember, there are more goals to come, including the $5000 group pose with me, Scalzi, Stross, Rothfuss, and Kowal! You know you want to see this, and we're getting so close!
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I had to vote for Scalzi Jim. Not that your pose isn't wonderful as well, but his will haunt my dreams. i may not ever be able to unsee it.
Dear sirs, this is a delight! My household examined both your efforts, and agree that Hines wins this round of the pose-off. Scalzi's enthusiasm and effort are good, but Hines has pointed all of his limbs in the same directions as the woman on the cover.
I don't know *HOW*, but he did it.
I voted for Scalzi. Not out of joy, but the other thing.
I agree with Sigrid. Scalzi's pose is a thing unique unto itself. I'm thinking about washing my eyes out with soap. Bur strictly on accuracy of pose-replication, Hines wins it.
I gotta love the blonde wig, though. And the Little Black Dress.
Scalzi went the extra mile with the wig.
Such a hard choice- I am impressed at John's dedication and inclusion of a wig. I feel his left leg placement is more accurate, but he didn't get the head tilt quite right. Jim doesn't quite have the left foot at the exact angle, but I swear it looks like he shaved his leg(s) for the occasion. Also his arm placements are just about spot on and head tilt not quite there, but SO close. I'm going Jim for pose accuracy, but serious style points to John for wig.
I cry foul: home advantage will surely come into play. Pose-off should have had a neutral venue!
I voted for Scalzi — He wore a wig and dress! Sorry, Jim. Your pose was also great.
Jim appears to have shaved his legs for this. He wins.
Voting for Jim, due to pose accuracy, but damn, Scalzi is rocking that wig!
Normally Scalzi would get the style points for the wig, but Jim *shaved*.
Jim also got his legs arranged correctly, for a very painful-looking definition of correctly.
Sorry John, I voted for Jim. Looks like he shaved his legs and having done that once many years before (also for costumery), my sympathies lie with him.
Oh, yeah, I'm going with the shaved legs… anyone can wear a wig, but it takes a man to shave his legs.
I had to go with Scalzi too. There was just something about the wig and the look in his eyes. It was almost as if he enjoyed posing. Good luck on the fundraising.
I am wondering though: it looks like both of you easily came up with not just the dress and the heels but also the crossbow….
I agree with previous commenters: Hines wins (by a sizable margin, actually) on pose accuracy—BOTH legs are angled correctly, and the head and upper body are properly oriented. Scalzi gets ten points for style, though.
This round to you, Jim, for pose accuracy. But good lord, Scalzi's shot. He's right. I'll never unsee that.
Shaving! That's dedication. A wig can be removed, but it takes time for hair to grow back, not to mention the itchy-ness. Plus there's pose accuracy.
Scalzi got the ankle tilt more precisely, but Hines' head is closer to the original angle, and he has the sort of rounded-shoulder thing going on with the crossbow-holding arm, which looks like it would be unbalancing and possibly dangerous in a hyperextension sort of way. Also, should I be worried that it looks like they both had crossbows lying around the house? Is this an author thing??
Hines wins on technical merit. The shaved legs give him an edge in effort. Style points to Scalzi for the wig, but it's not enough for him to carry the day.
The original is aiming right between my eyes, Jim you're aiming at my chest, while Scalzi's aiming at either my wallet or my left test… either way, I'm afraid Scalzi wins. Well played!
Gotta go with Jim, who tipped the scales by shaving his legs.
But both of you gentlemen rock!
Scalzi in a little black dress, heels, wig and crazy eyes…Can…Not…Unsee. That right there is nightmare fuel for at least a week (or until the next pose-off pic). However, Jim gets points for more accuracy of pose and for shaving. That's the first thing I noticed, actually. Jim's leg looks better shaved than the woman on the cover picture.
Jim wins for accuracy, but Scalzi… man. Some things you can never unsee.
Nice job, guys! You're both awesome, even if you scar my retinas.
Mr. Scalzi's was impressive, but the knee was turned out! I have to vote for you, Mr. Hines.
While I will never be able to unsee what I've just seen, I think I'm more impressed that both chaps were able to get their hands on such delightful looking crossbows.
The wig certainly does bring Mr. Scalzi's A-game, but Mr. Hines has affected the dead-eyed-kill-me-now look of the source material. Sorry Mr. Scalzi, but you look like you're enjoying this way too much.
Both of these are terrific and horrific equally (though Jim has the most accurate pose), but I had to vote for Scalzi simply for his facial expression. Out of all this, those eyes are the one thing I can never unsee.
I voted Hines. Scalzi's got style points here, but you nailed the pose, and your dedication to the cause deserves recognition.
Let us all honor the sacrifice your wife's razor made for us all.
I can't decide between you two–I am laughing too hard!
Before we can have a fair vote surely there should be an entry from @wilw (and possibly Joel Watson).
Hahahaha. I can't decide. Jim has the "hunch" down but John has the eyes. Style points to each (Jim for shaving, John for the wig).
I think I have to go with Jim due to pose accuracy but John gave a great effort.
That was a hard choice. I agree that Mr. Hines captured the pose far better than Mr. Scalzi, but the look on Scalzi's face made me laugh. It is unfair to make us choose, but I guess we have to. I voted for Jim because you went above and beyond to shave your legs.
That you only shaved one leg wins my vote. That's …uh…special dedication.
I am a a Scalzi fan new to Jim Hines but I must admit Hines has the better pose. Scalzi unfortunately has a slight smirk. Experience I suppose.
What interests me (… strangely, oh so very strangely …) is that both of you came up with strappy-ish-like shoes when the model is wearing some closed-toe pump-y-ish things. Did you feel that the Internet needed to see your toes? Or was this some subtle, even subliminal comment on how these poses and representations of women are akin to societal foot-binding?
I tried out the pose to see how hard it was (I'm flexible and female, so I didn't think it would be all that tough, to be honest) and you get the win, IMO. The angle of the squatting leg is actually difficult to manage–staying balanced is much tougher with it angled in the way it was on the cover and you did it. Kudos to you!
Jim wins because he somehow managed to get the leg angle right. John's attempt suffers because his shot is from the wrong angle to get the leg in view, it is a bit difficult to determine how close he got to the upper body positioning (although the balance seems to be different).
Alex – Re the shoes, my guess is, Jim and John didn't go out to buy pumps that would fit them, and it's easier to stuff a man's foot into a strappy shoe than a closed shoe.
I love me some Scalzi, but had to go with Jim because he nailed the pose.
Any reax from Ms. Pettersson?
I am pleased that I can now refer to Scalzi as an excellent writer with a fine turn of ankle.
IT BURNS!!!! What has been seen cannot be unseen! This is fantastic. I love both of you.
While Scalzi perfected the pose, the site of all that man-hair just, well ICK. Hines, however, has sexier hairless legs and wins in my book.
Goggles, Y U No Work!
Had to vote for Scalzi even if the head tilt is off. That and there's no frosting.
I am donating $50 to counteract Scalzi's attempt to BUY votes!
But Jim shaved his legs, which earned him a million points! I wonder how many times he had to clean out his razor before he'd finished.
I need mental floss now. Jim wins hands down; leg shaving represents true dedication.
Ignoring everything other than a legitimate attempt to see who replicated the pose best (not to the best of their ability, but just plain best), I would say that Jim took this round by a good margin. You can say that he's had more practice, but modeling is clearly a discipline where practice pays off.
So fun! John's costume is better (love the wig), but Jim's pose is more accurate, so I voted for Jim. But you're both awesome.
I voted for Jim because man HE SHAVED HIS LEGS!!
Oh bloody hell. I'm voting for you Jim in the hopes that some good doing will rid myself of the terror or Scalzi in a dress revealing his thigh. Kristine clearly must really love you but I'm wondering did her respect sort of wane the morning after this was taken? At least you warned me.
I'm slightly disturbed by the fact that both of you appear to own crossbows.
Should we be at all concerned that you both have easy access to crossbows?
Forget washing my eyes with soap. Ima haveta BOIL my eyes after seeing Scalzi, but he gets my vote for sheer AUDACITY and EWWW FACTOR!!! LOL!!!
Jim, you totally got the pose right. Scalzi's pose looks a lot less painful.
Basically, these are the shoes I was able to borrow from my wife.
They are both so great for so many reasons, but I had to give Jim the edge due to the shaving and the slightly more accurate look of concentration. Don't know if he's pretending to aim or just trying not to fall over.
Any word on the model for the original? How did she sty like that? Or did she?
Jim clearly wins for 1) the closer pose, and 2) shaving his legs.
Post shave all over body stubble is horrible and you need a *very* understanding partner to cope with that.
I did inquire as to the possibility of recruiting Mr. Wheaton, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen. Not this year, at least.
For being a cover posing newb, Scalzi did a great job, and I like that he went that extra mile with the props. Still, I gotta vote Hines. His pose is closer to the one on the cover, and you can't beat those silky smooth legs.
I voted for you because your pose is more carefully matched to the cover and also because you can see Scalzi is trying not to laugh. You sold the pose better.
But if this was a gross-off instead of a pose-off, Scalzi would be winning in a landslide, and I do have to give him credit for the spaghetti strap. He's got you there.
It's interesting that these pictures started out way back as a way to point out the ridiculous poses women are put in on book covers, because you all seemed so impressed with the leg shaving. You realize women are expected to do that IRL and ALL THE TIME? I acknowledge and appreciate the much-increased irritation of starting with a lot of hair rather than a simple maintenance job. Still, perhaps Jim and others can now understand why that's so frickin' annoying to be expected to do daily and you can all spare a little love for those who do.
Especially because, IRL, ain't one of us who's ever contorted herself into that position on purpose. Mad props to both of you for that.
No lipstick? This ain't over till someone has some nice red lips.
Excellent poses by both. Jim has the posing accuracy and the extra points for shaving the leg (LOL), but I voted for John because he has posted a promise on his blog of an additional donation for more votes. Yes, he is shamelessly buying votes, now.
Had to vote for Scalzi. I love ya Jim, but the wig and the beard together, that's got a special place in my heart that I'll never, ever be able to scrub clean.
I'm going to try to do a post this week about exactly that, talking about the ridiculous of leg-shaving and such.
I gotta say, I'm maybe most impressed that it only took you one disposable razor.
I considered each and the final winner was Jim, if only for the proper pose. And the shoes.
My vote goes to Jim–he's got the pose right, facing the right direction, and isn't trying to buy votes with a blonde wig.
I don't want anyone to think of me as lacking a sense of humor, but I am *so* pissed right now.
Where were you guys when we were searching for cover models?
The accuracy of Jim's pose won the vote from me. Also the leg shaving. Sure, Scalzi's rocking the wig, but he could take that off right after the photo shoot. The shaved leg now… That's going to live with you for awhile.
What, you don't have a crossbow just laying around the house?
Age of the geek, baby.
I voted Jim — as others have noted, the shaving put it over the top for me. Though the wig and LBD were a nice touch from that other guy.
But Vicki Pettersson, who did you VOTE for?
Yep, I'm a sucker for a guy with shaved legs.
I voted for Jim because you just sold it! The expression, the posture and the legs! John's was more shocking since I am not sure that image will ever leave me but Jim ya just nailed it!
But Scalzi's pose is pretty awesome, and I'm sure it will inspire some cover artist to use it!
After I recovered from the laughing, I have to give my vote to Jim, despite John's very convincing attempt at bribery. I cannot be bought, sir. I cannot be bought.
The shaved leg is true dedication. Also, Jim somehow managed to get the shoulder right. Ow.
She has a great eye.
Looking at the cover and your photos in greater detail I wonder if it's physically possible to do that pose and have a scooped in waist. My feeling is that it wouldn't scoop in. Even if you were a woman with a very defined waist I feel like it would be a more continuous crescent from hip to shoulder… certainly not scalloped in as much as it is.
Would you mind doing that pose again, but wearing a corset? I could be wrong and I want to see if the scooped waist is remotely possible.
… for science, of course.
Jim's pose is nearly perfect. While Scalzi's is funny, Jim's left toe point and perfect balance take him over the edge for the win.
I'm frankly slightly disturbed at how closely Jim's left leg resemble's the cover (and also strangely jealous because I think he has nicer legs than I do…). I can't unsee either pose, but Jim got my vote because his is more accurate.
As lovely and coffee-spluttering as Scalzi's pose was, I had to go for Jim. Not only far more accurate in terms of positioning, but for god's sake, Jim shaved his legs! I don't shave my legs in the winter. That's some dedication.
P.S. Nice legs, Jim! Vavavoom!
Obviously your talent agency is limiting itself!
Points for Jim: pose accuracy, very lovely shaved leg.
Points for Scalzi: costume, bribery for a good cause.
I placed my vote for Scalzi 'cause I can totally be bribed for a good cause, and it'll get us that much closer to the super-special-ultra-bonus pose for $5000.


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Abortion Exclusion To US Aid Threatens HIV Battle
Amsterdam, July 27, 2018 (AFP)-
Scientists and activists warned Friday that anti-abortion conditions attached to US aid under the Donald Trump administration threatened programmes to halt the spread of HIV.
Stipulations approved in Washington in May last year deny US aid to organizations which provide abortion information, referrals, or services -- even with their own money. This includes grants from PEPFAR, the programme set up under former
president George W Bush in 2003 and now a major funder of HIV testing, counselling and treatment worldwide.
New rules under the policy dubbed "Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance" denies funding even to organisations that advocate for abortion services, International AIDS Society (IAS) president-elect Anton Pozniak said in Amsterdam. Formerly known as the Mexico City policy, but commonly called the "global gag rule", the conditions already applied to family planning clinics in the US.
"Now, under the Trump administration, it applies to almost all US global health bilateral assistance, including PEPFAR," Pozniak told journalists on the final day of the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. "The reach of this policy has been greatly expanded, and has the potential to roll back progress on HIV." The provisions mean that clinics which provide services such as HIV testing and family planning, must rescind US funding if they also provide abortion services, counselling or even referrals.
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Jennifer Kates of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health research NGO, said the altered policy "will likely affect hundreds of recipients" of US funding. It is too early to quantify the effects.
"Some of the greatest harms of the global gag rule will not be measurable... until it's too late to reverse course," said Chloe Cooney of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Clinics have already started to cut staff, some closing altogether, said Tikhala Itaye of the "Global She Decides Movement", an activist group for women's rights. "Some of the girls accessing family planning services or contraception now cannot have those services," she said.
Activists at the conference cited the global gag rule as one of many reasons for insisting that the IAS reconsiders its decision to host the next AIDS conference in San Francisco. "No AIDS conference in Trump's America," said a coalition calling itself AIDS 2020 for All.
"The US government bans the entry of sex workers and people who use drugs, has criminalized immigrants and detained activists at airports, has denied HIV care to people in prison and immigrant detention centres," it charged in a statement. But Pozniak said the IAS was "committed to moving forward." "We've had conferences in many places of the world where there are issues," he said.
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In the past three decades, the world has changed dramatically. The evolution of technology has ramped up at a frenetic pace in the media industry. In the 1990s, people tuned in to live broadcasts and read the morning newspaper. In 2021, it is a whole new world. Fortunately, there are leaders like Ross Levinsohn to make sure the future is still bright.
Ross Levinsohn is a leading executive in digital media. In 2020, he was named the CEO of Maven. In his position at Maven, Levinsohn has full control of the company and its numerous media properties. Maven operates the History Channel and Sports Illustrated among other things, which means that Levinsohn's leadership will have an impact on many lives. He is thoroughly experienced for the task.
A quick look back at his career will explain. Ross Levinsohn went to school in the 1980s, and he climbed the corporate ladder at various media companies in the 1990s. During this time, technology was on the cusp of change. In order to excel, upcoming prospects would have to embrace that change. That is exactly what Levinsohn was able to do.
Levinsohn took on his first major leadership role at CBS Sportsline in the 1990s. From here, his insight into digital media made him a star. He quickly took on a series of other positions. He was an especially valuable asset at Fox Interactive Media. His decisions there helped guide the company into the digital world, and his impact is still felt to this day.
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The Evening Standard is set to cut staff after its business model was left in tatters by the coronavirus crisis and UK lockdown.
Up to 115 staff are affected, including 69 in editorial, according to the FT. This is equal to a 40% staffing cut in the newsroom, which has some 167 journalists, the business title reported.
The Standard furloughed staff and cut salaries in April, also temporarily suspending its weekly ES Magazine supplement, and switched from handouts of the free daily newspaper to home delivery.
The lockdown's impact on commuting and advertising struck at the heart of the publisher's business, which relied on pick-up at transport hubs for distribution and was funded almost entirely by ads.
Under lockdown its distribution has fallen by 40%, from 800,000 copies pre-pandemic to just under 500,000 as of June (ABC figures).
The title has already begun to shift towards digital and appointed a new editor in Emily Sheffield, who began last month. George Osborne, editor for the past three years, has stayed on as editor-in-chief.
An Evening Standard spokesperson said: "The proposed restructuring underway at the Evening Standard is a result of the difficult market conditions that have affected the entire media industry over recent times; these challenging conditions have been further accentuated by Covid-19.
"However, the changes also reflect the evolution of the Standard's business priorities which are being defined by the changing behaviours and demands of our readers and customers.
"Under the new management team the Evening Standard will be focused on building its digital and mobile offering alongside print, whilst also developing a live events business with other new initiatives to be announced."
The proposed job cuts were revealed to staff on Friday, reports say.
The Evening Standard is owned by Russian billionaire Evgeny Lebedev, who was nominated for a peerage last week.
In 2018, the latest available accounts, Evening Standard Ltd made a pre-tax loss of £11.6m on turnover of £63.9m. The year before it lost £11.8m on turnover of £65.4m.
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Mr Lebedev could surely dip into his pocket to save those people's jobs?
Makeshift/home-based newsdesks may have become a lockdown norm, but "appointed a new editor in Emily Sheffield"? That won't give them much space.


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Data shows that more than 208 accidents last year were caused by drivers or riders failing to look properly.
Another common cause was the driver or rider failing to judge another vehicle's speed, which occurred in 90 incidents in Dorset.
The figures are from the Department for Transport data, which lists about 78 contributory factors for accidents, as recorded by police. Some of the factors include bad driving, poor visibility caused by bad weather, sudden appearance of a pedestrian on the road, and so on.
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By Nasir Muhammad – Gusau
A high court in Zamfara State has sentenced a father and his son to death by hanging for committing culpable homicide in the state.
Culpable homicide is an act which has resulted in a person's death but is held not to amount to murder.
The convicted father Hamida Ibrahim and his son and Ashiru Ibrahim had stabbed Rabiu Tudu with a knife following a dispute between them which resulted in the death of the victim.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Muktar Yushau, said the convicts were arraigned in 2018 on two count charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.
He explained that culpable homicide is punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code.
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The presiding judge ruled that both the father and his son were guilty,
"They are sentenced to death by hanging until they are confirmed dead." he ruled.
Vanguard newspaper learnt that Hamida Ibrahim and his son Ashiru Ibrahim were native of Gobirawa village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state and were found guilty of culpable homicide.
Vanguard News Nigeria.


Have you tried using headphones (if there is a headphone socket) to listen if the audio is OK or not there?
What is the audio source for the TV, antenna signal, HDMI input, Composite or Component input etc?
If it occurs on all types of inputs and in the headphones as well, since the TV is only a few months old (from new?), verify the purchase date as printed on the TV sales receipt or proof of purchase document and then consult the warranty statement that came with the TV documentation, first to verify the warranty period and if it is still valid, as to what you have to to to make a claim for a warranty repair or replacement.
Press Volume Up Button to check that the volume is at a high enough level.
Check all wires to ensure they are firmly connected, including any coaxial cable.
Ensure that the audio and video cables are connected to the same inputs on the TV.
For example, if the video cables are connected to the Video 1 set of inputs, be sure the audio cables are also connected to the Video 1 set of inputs.
If you are using an HDMI cable, see I just installed HDMI cables, and now I have no audio.
If available, try replacing the audio cables with a different set. If this resolves the problem, the cables are bad and need to be replaced.
If the issue remains, reboot your Spectrum Receiver by unplugging the power cord for 5 to 10 seconds and then plugging it back in.
When the time is displayed on the front of the Spectrum Receiver, turn it back on.
I have an Element 42 inch. Picture with no sound. Well, I finally called the cable company and after 1 minute flat the sound was back on.
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No.19 WVU opens Big 12 play against Kansas State on Saturday
by Shanna Rose - January 1, 2016 0495
WVU's Jonathan Holton (1)
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MANHATTAN, Kan.–No. 19 West Virginia (11-1) will look to open Big 12 action on the right foot on Saturday afternoon when the Mountaineers travel to Manhattan to take on the Kansas State Wildcats (10-2).
WVU is coming off an 88-63 win against nonconference foe Virginia Tech on Wednesday afternoon.
Jevon Carter and Jaysean Paige paved the way for the Mountaineers in the win. Carter scored 18 points and Paige came off the bench and had 17.
WVU used its full-court pressure to turn 22 turnovers into 26 points. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Hokies 42-24.
Junior Devin Williams is averaging 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for WVU this season. The 6-foot-9 forward has recorded six double-doubles.
Senior Jonathan Holton picked up his fourth double-double of the season last game against Virginia Tech. He is averaging 9.2 ppg and 7.5 rpg. The 6-foot-7 forward is seventh in the country in offensive rebounds with an average of 4.3.
Daxter Miles Jr. (4)
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Sophomore Daxter Miles Jr. averages 12.2 ppg and has scored in double figures in 16 of WVU's last 20 games.
The Wildcats are coming off a 75-47 win over Saint Louis on Tuesday.
Kansas State has had five different players lead the team in scoring this season. Six players have a least three double-figure scoring games.
Junior forward Wesley Iwundu leads the Wildcats in scoring (13.3 ppg). Senior guard Justin Edwards averages 13.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg. Freshman Dean Wade is averaging 10.8 ppg and 5.8 rpg.
Bob Huggins was 21-12 during the 2006-07 season with the Wildcats. It was the most wins by a coach at Kansas State in 18 years and ended an eight-year postseason drought that year.
The Wildcats have won 5 of their last 6 Big 12 openers at home, 3 of 4 of those wins were against ranked opponents.
Kansas State is off to its best start since the 2012-13 season when the Wildcats began the Bruce Weber era 10-2.
The Wildcats only losses this season came at the hands of No.9 North Carolina and No.25 Texas A&M.
The Mountaineers were 21-0 last season when holding opponents to 69 points or less. They are 10-0 this season.
Saturday's game will be the ninth meeting between the two teams. The series is tied at 4-all. WVU swept the series for the first time last season.
The first meeting between WVU and Kansas State came on Dec. 12, 1949 in Morgantown when the Wildcats defeated the Mountaineers 49-44.
Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. (ET) on ESPNU.
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Residual Memories
I love podcasts, and though I sometimes fall off the wagon, I like to rack some up and listen when I can't think about anything else and just want someone to tell me a story.
Last night, I listened to an episode of Richard MacLean Smith's Unexplained podcast, which would be a good recommendation for fans of Aaron Mahnke's Lore - it's sort of the UK-centric version. (Plus, a British accent always helps.) It was about the Hexham Heads, two small stone carvings of crude faces that in the 1960-70s brought strange spirits into the houses in which they were kept. There is a lot of speculation about their origin, their purpose, and their supernatural forces, and they apparently disappeared, but the episode also mentioned the Stone Tape theory, which was the main point for me.
The Hexham Heads (from thenorthernecho.co.uk)
The Stone Tape theory was posited in 1961 by archaeologist-turned-parapsychologist Thomas Charles Lethbridge. Essentially, it states that inanimate materials - e.g. stone - can absorb and replay visual or emotional information, like a cassette tape recording. The example in the Unexplained episode tells of a young man working in a cellar who suddenly had a vision of a Roman soldier and entourage in full army regalia plowing through the stone walls, but submerged to about knee height in the cellar floor. Upon further inspection of the location, it was found that there had once been a popular stone road going through that area during ancient Roman times, which would have been lower to the ground than the cellar's current floor (hence the submersion of the spirits' legs). According to the Stone Tape theory, the stones used to make this road retained residual memories of the travelers upon it, which were "replayed" somehow for the hapless young worker centuries later.
This is relevant to my project, I promise.
I love the idea of objects being imbued with information from people. I was a big fan of Syfy's sadly discontinued show Warehouse 13, which followed a secret government agency whose one task was to locate, neutralize, and safely store objects (called "artifacts") from history, which had been supernaturally infused with powers from their original owners, inventors, or the events through which they became famous. For example, Lewis Carroll's full-length mirror, which turned out to house the angry spirit of muse Alice Liddell, or a glass jar used by the ill-fated Donner Party, which turned anyone who touched it into a zombie (it was found when the food truck using it as a tip jar was blamed for several college campus illnesses and violent events). The emotion and power these physical, symbolic objects had were retained and still wreaking havoc in innocent (or cunning) people's hands for years.
http://warehouse13.wikia.com/wiki/Glass_Jar_from_the_Donner_Party
I like Unexplained's use of the more vague word "information" as opposed to something more subjective or leading, like "emotion" or "memory". The "information" retained by the objects doesn't have to be sentimental or nostalgic, even though for my project's purposes, the objects in the cabinets are made special because of my character's associations with them and the emotional memories they bring up for her and her family. I'm not sure if I think this information can be replayed randomly for someone else, as the Stone Tape theory says, but for one person and/or the group of people closest to her, an object can mean something on several planes, and summon very powerful ideas and feelings just by being seen or touched or smelled. The human imagination can be extremely florid when it comes to memory and story, and filling in information with little prompting. It's such a visceral reaction altogether, to recall a memory, so why can't it be "infused" into an physical object, even if just in one person's mind?
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Category: Personal Reminiscences
My final week of radiation treatment is here. I should have felt elated that I would no longer be required to drive every day for an hour or more each way as I have for the past six weeks. Everyone told me it would go by in a flash, but it seems to have dragged on and on. I felt curiously empty when the new week dawned and the end was in sight.
It's been a difficult time — almost a year since my PSA test showed something was seriously wrong, and seven months since my surgery. While most of the time, I'm optimistic, some days it's hard to be upbeat. I guess that's in part because there are still a lot of unknowables about my condition; I don't know yet what my future holds. There is still more hormone treatment coming, and a likelihood of further treatment, like chemotherapy. Not looking forward to that.
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
Emotionally, physically, and mentally this treatment process has sometimes been draining. A lot like walking uphill in knee-deep snow: you have to keep pushing yourself forward, one step at a time. Some days I feel fine; others I drag myself out of bed, stumble through my ablutions, and fall into the car to drive for treatment. All without any enthusiasm or optimism.
It's been modestly expensive for a retiree, too. The cost of drugs, diapers, and pads, coupled with the daily cost of driving and parking have added up. I keep reminding myself that if we lived in the USA and had to pay the full costs of everything rather than have most of it covered by our healthcare system, we would either have become bankrupt, or I would have died without treatment. Probably the latter, since I would not want to put Susan into poverty. The number of Americans who claim bankruptcy because of medical bills is staggering. I am glad to live in Canada.
During the past year, I've not engaged in several of the activities I have previously enjoyed, because I was either in a frail, post-operative state, encumbered with a catheter and urine bag, or simply feeling listless and sore. I can't recall the last time I made bread or pasta, two things I used to love to do. I missed a lot of long walks around town with Susan and our dog, too. I didn't exercise — the rowing machine in the basement went unused. At least I've kept up my reading. Perhaps come spring I will be back to a more 'normal' life and recovered enough so that I can do everything as I did in the past.
I can take heart that my fears about bad weather have not materialized this winter. It's been unseasonably dry and warm these past few weeks. Were I a religious man, I would thank whatever weather god(s) I followed for the lack of snow — Wikipedia lists dozens of weather deities, including Thor, Jupiter, Raijin, K'awiil, Horus, Marduk, and many more, but none listed specifically as a snow (or no-snow) god. However, different searches gave me Chione (Khione), Ullr, Frau Holle, Morana, Skadi, Boreas, Hoder, Iokul Frosti, Morozko, Polivah, and a few others who controlled the snow. Who knew there were so many? I suppose I should just thank them all. Isn't it usual to sacrifice a politician at an altar for this?
But, I remind myself, as Dr. David Orenstein recently asked in a piece at the Humanist.com, "Doesn't rational truth sustain us better than magical thinking?" He also asks,
Are we so stymied by the present that we neglect learning about the past? Or are we so consumed by the present that we cannot collectively imagine a positive future? And why, for instance, is science and expertise viewed by many with suspicion or as a threat?
Traditional winter weather will come later in the month, starting a day or two after my treatment is over. I take heart that spring is only seven weeks away (cue the laugh track). The next big, province-wide lockdown also gets put in place this week.
Continue reading "The Cancer Diaries, Part 24"
Musings of a B-Film Junkie
I put a DVD of the 1939 film, The Gorilla, into the player and sat back to watch. Bela Lugosi (above, centre) starred beside the Ritz Brothers (trio above), a popular American comedy trio contemporary with the Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, and the Marx Brothers. This would be the last year the Ritz Brothers worked for Fox; they stopped making films entirely in 1943. It's the first full film of theirs I've seen, but am not impressed.
Lugosi is best known for his starring role in the 1931 film, Dracula. After which he was typecast as the villain, mostly in horror and monster films. Some of which were great (or at least watchable for those who love the genres), many weren't. Despite his attempts to get into other genres, most of his roles stayed in that narrow vein, mostly in B-films. His final "A" film was the 1948 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (which I would personally have rated a B-plus-film), but he continued making B- and C-films until 1955, the year before his death. In the mid-1930s, he played the protagonist in the entertaining fantasy, Chandu the Magician, and later its 12-part sequel, The Return of Chandu.
But sometime in the mid-1930s, Lugosi had become addicted to morphine and later methadone, administered for painful sciatica, and only checked into a clinic for help in 1955. By then it was too late: he died in '56.
The Ritz Brothers, in this film, look like poor mimics of other comedy groups. And where each character in the Marx Brothers or Three Stooges was unique, with highly differentiated styles, dialogue, and acting, the Ritz Brothers seemed interchangeable clones: indistinguishable from one another. Their work here seems derivative and thin.
The Gorilla was shot in black and white, of course, although colour movies were already being made (Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz being the two most famous). It co-starred Lionel Atwill, a polished English actor with a string of credits to his name; this, however, was not his best work. Nor was it Lugosi's. Although I've enjoyed many of his films, in this one he felt wooden; going through the motions without any real effort.
Billed as a "horror-comedy," I hoped it would be better — much better — than it was, something more along the Chandu lines. While not the worst B-film I've ever seen, it's a long way from the best. And I've seen worse gorilla costumes in movies. Not often, however.
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I started the New Year with another welcome three days off, with the final third of my radiation treatment ahead in the next few weeks.
I can't say I've ever been quite as happy to see a year pass as I have with 2020. As if the widening pandemic, lockdowns, Trump's madness and treason, the nail-biting US elections, the stupid and selfishanti-maskers and anti-vaxxers, the QAnon idiocy spreading among the gullible, Brexit, Jason Kenney and the UCP destroying Canadian unity as well as Alberta, the waste of $9 million locally for the Saunderson Vindictive Judicial Inquiry (SVJI), and Erin O'Toole's election as Conservative leader weren't enough to drive a person around the bend or at least into despair, I had to get cancer as well. It has been the worst year of my life, but I suspect a lot of people feel that way about it, even without having cancer.
Susan and I had a subdued New Year's Eve, Thursday, ordering a takeout meal from a local restaurant. In previous years we would have gone out to celebrate the New Year and toast the anniversary since we met. This was our 38th, and we celebrated over dinner at home and a glass of wine from a box (at least it's Ontario wine). Susan has been the continued light in my dark year.
We capped off the night with a mediocre movie, then a Star Trek: Next Generation episode (we're re-watching the series for the third time), followed by an hour or so of reading in bed. Exciting, aren't we? Didn't even stay up until midnight to see in the start of the new decade. But it's not like I got a full night's sleep: my hot "flashes" and full bladder woke me up several times, as they do every night.
I would like to see my way through the next decade — 2021-2030 — assuming that my various treatments kill off, or at least manage my cancer sufficiently. I'd like to live to at least 80, although both my parents reached their 90s, as did my maternal grandfather and paternal aunt. I figure it'll take the next decade just to finish reading all the books I've bought in the past few years. I have a duty to read them all. The average life expectancy for men in Canada is 79.9 years. I'd like to be at least average in this aspect.
The five-year survival rate for prostate cancer that is restricted to the prostate and immediate area is almost 100%. That's a cause for hope. But it falls to a low 31% if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. I don't know where I fit in that, but suspect from comments made by my urologist after surgery, and the need for subsequent, lengthy treatment after it, that it may have spread further. So I may be in the latter group. If in the former, then my chances of reaching the next decade are 98% and 15 years is 96%. I live in hope. But less than one in three if it has spread. It's a question I'll have to ask either my urologist or the oncologist at our next meeting.
A recent study in the USA showed that "…people who have survived cancer in adulthood have a greater risk of developing and dying from new cancers than people in the general population." That's not encouraging. The article added,
It is well-known that people who have survived cancer typically have a greater risk of being diagnosed with the disease again, even if their first cancer has been successfully treated. In many cases, this is recurrence of the original cancer or metastatic disease related to the original cancer. It is also not uncommon for treatments for the primary cancer to unfortunately cause another cancer, but in many cases this link is hard to definitively prove. The American Cancer Society study looked at new cancers thought to be unrelated to the first cancer diagnosis.
Three days off over Xmas from the daily drive felt like a longer holiday, although it wasn't enough time for my bowels to heal properly. So far an irritable bowel, reduced urine stream, and my hot "flashes" (or surges) are the only side effects I've noticed. They are, however, enough to make me less than comfortable at times.
I was warned I might feel fatigued, too; not just the normal state of being tired from too little sleep (what with pets and hot "flashes"), but deep fatigue. Not yet, but I still have three weeks of treatment to go, so perhaps it will come in the future.
For anyone wishing a "white Christmas" this year, we certainly got it. Starting Friday, Dec. 25, it snowed continually for three days and I shovelled or blew snow from the front walk and driveway numerous times. The snow and cold curtailled our dogwalking somewhat since Bella is a small, shorthaired dog and gets cold feet easily. Most walks were a mere circle around two or three blocks (800-1,300 m). We did manage one nice, long walk through Harbourview Park on Sunday, the only real outing we had. But it was a pretty weekend: I spent my time indoors: blogging, and playing World of Tanks and some other computer games when not reading. Outside, I shovelled.
And while it's not cancer-related, as my Xmas present to myself, I ordered an ASUS gaming monitor (on sale) for my laptop, in large part to be able to both play games and to watch movies (the former on my laptop, the later through a Blu-ray/DVD player). I like the B-films from my large collection of scifi and monster B-films. Susan doesn't care to watch, so I have to see them by myself. The gaming monitor has a headphone jack that will let me watch them without disturbing her with the sounds of some rubber-suited monster stomping on papier mâché cities.
What worries me is the weather forecast for the coming week: snow, wind, and cold. That doesn't bode well for traffic conditions. But perhaps the weather will be mild enough it doesn't stay around for very long.
Radiation treatment, 21st session
Warmer temperatures brought rain that has begun to wash away the snow. The ski hills at Blue Mountain would be weeping over the warm weather, if it weren't for the fact they are closed for the COVID lockdown. The drive to Barrie was quick, dry, and painless. The treatment was quick, and painless, too.
The hospital coffee shops, gift shops, and a lot of the medical and social services were shut down for Boxing Day. The cancer care treatment centre remained open. No big lineup was at the entrance waiting to get in, today, and almost everyone ahead of me was headed for the cancer centre, as I was. The atrium was eerily empty of people.
Today, it seemed the waiting rooms held mostly people in poor condition, suffering, and perhaps in pain. It felt more like a place where people wait to die rather than come to get treatment. Compared to most of the people I saw in my short time there, I am very much alive. Still, it is somewhat depressing to again be reminded that everyone in this room is here for one reason: we all have cancer.
I didn't have too long to wait for my treatment, but I did manage to get a few pages further into Edward Humes' Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation. it's a fascinating book that gives me a whole new insight into shipping, consumer goods, transportation, cargo containers, and all things related. Got my schedule for next week, and spoke to the nurse to briefly review my treatment, as we usually do every Monday.
Hot flashes are becoming more frequent, but I was warned they would be thus in the latter part of the treatment. I'm about halfway through the first stage of the hormone therapy process. My next hormone treatment (Lupron shot) will be given in about six weeks, shortly after my next blood test. I won't know if I need more treatment (like chemotherapy or more hormones), however, for several more months after that.
I'm not sure why they're called hot "flashes" as if they were lightning — they're more like swelling eruptions from within; at least for me they arrive not abruptly but like a wave that builds as it reaches shore, then breaks and dissipates as the next wave is forming in the water behind it. I would have called them flares or surges, not flashes.
Susan and I took a long walk with our dog, Bella, into the downtown and back on Saturday, and on Sunday we walked to and through Harbourview Park; three to four kilometres each time. During those walks, I had hot "flares" several times, making me uncomfortably warm despite the winter weather. And, of course, I wake up with them at night. (If not them, then the cats and dog jockeying for a position to lie beside me will waken me.) And then they're gone, leaving me cold and dragging the covers back over my exposed flesh (we keep our house cool at night, the thermostat set to 61F/16C).
This weekend, I suffered a tad more from an irritable bowel than earlier, if that's the proper description. The radiation is affecting my intestines, and I am expressing mucous when I excrete or urinate. Not sure if this will get better and my body will recover when the treatment stops, but I suspect my bowels will never fully recover. Radiation kills cells. And possibly my gut flora won't recover, either. Damn, but I need to ask about it' find out if there's anything I can or should do to help my intestinal fauna. I hate to think the cure is worse than the disease.
Meanwhile, I've started reading (among the many books on the go) the first of the second of Len Deighton's spy thriller trilogies: Hook, Line, and Sinker. I first read it back in the 1980s, but wanted to re-read it as I had re-read the first trilogy (Game, Set, and Match, finished this fall) and plan to go on to the final trilogy, Faith, Hope, and Charity (which I have not read) when done. As Prospero says, in Shakespeare's The Tempest, "My library/Was dukedom large enough."
A weekend off from the long, daily drive and the treatment certainly seems like a treat these days. On weekends, I get to have an easy morning, leisurely cups of tea, do some writing, play some computer games, take a long walk with Susan and Bella (weather permitting), then enjoy a quiet afternoon of reading, more tea, and maybe some online gaming with a friend. The prospect of spending another five or more weeks driving back and forth, suffering increasing side effects while missing my leisurely mornings, doesn't thrill me.
What choice do I have? That's one of the things about cancer: it reduces the number of choices you have in life. You really can't do anything or go anywhere without thinking about it. But at least on weekends, I think about it less.
I'm now experiencing more hot flashes, particularly at night. Susan even changed the duvet for a lighter cover because we both suffer them now. I still usually have a small dog and a cat or two sleeping against me, though, so I sometimes get hot quickly. A thrash of covers usually follows. Then the inevitable cooldown comes and I wrap myself up again.
I took a chance on the weekend and stopped putting a pad in my underwear. I had been wearing one ever since I had my catheter removed, back in mid-July. I started with the full diaper, but only for a day or so, then moved to a heavy-duty pad. I quickly was able to use a thin pad, though. And I've continued to do my Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles because I don't have a prostate to control my urine flow. I seem to have gained sufficient control, and not had any leak, even a tiny one, for the past couple of weeks. I've hesitated to stop using a pad before this "just in case," but decided I'd had enough of them. And so far, it's been fine.
However, since I began radiation treatment, my urine flow has reduced, which I suspect has something to do with the radiation scarring or hardening my urethra. Not sure what this bodes for my urinary future.
(As an aside, over the weekend I ordered some books from the UK, which I don't expect to see until January, including the collected essays of George Orwell (the Everyman edition, which contains material not found in any of my current books), and a Hannah Arendt reader.)
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Ian's bookshelf: currently-reading
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson
The Academic Questions, Treatise de Finibus & Tusculan Disputations of M.T. Cicero, with a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
by Wade Davis
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
by Thomas King
by Robert Harris
Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
by Janet Farrar Worthington
The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels
by Edward St. Aubyn
The First 28 Years of Monty Python, Revised Edition
by Kim Howard Johnson
On Cats
by Doris Lessing
Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What
by Lee Eisenberg
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization
by W. Hodding Carter IV
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
by Bart D. Ehrman
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
by Stephen Jay Gould
Leave It to Psmith
by P.G. Wodehouse
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton
Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die
by Ryan North
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Animal Farm, and over 40 Other Works by George Orwell
LEWIS CARROLL Ultimate Collection (Illustrated Edition): Complete Novels & Fantastic Short Stories; Poetry & Biography: Alice in Wonderland, Through ... Sylvie and Bruno, A Tangled Tale…
A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me
by Youssef Fadel
by Flannery O'Connor
The Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk
Dialogues and Essays
by Seneca
Dialogues and Letters
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
The Postman
by Antonio Skármeta
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver
Twilight at the World of Tomorrow : Genius, Madness, Murder, and the 1939 World's Fair on the Brink of War
by James Mauro
The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
by G.J. Meyer
What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?: 200 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers
by Andrew Thompson
So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica
by Mark A. Altman
Selected Poems and Four Plays
by W.B. Yeats
by François de La Rochefoucauld
Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation - featuring the recently discovered bamboo texts
by Lao Tzu
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet
by Daisy Dunn
Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President
by Don Fulsom
Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language
by Kathryn Petras
Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear
by Patrick Boucheron
by Ernest Cline
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
by Anthony Everitt
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
by William Rosen
by Miguel Ángel Asturias
by Leo Tolstoy
Miss Wyoming
by Douglas Coupland
Look Who's Back
by Timur Vermes
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State Attorneys General as Protectors of Workers' Rights
Join the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program for "State Attorneys General as Protectors of Workers' Rights" to hear directly from bureau, division, and section chiefs who lead labor rights work in their state attorneys general (AGs) offices. This webinar will address the growing role state AGs play in...
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State AGs Protecting Workers' Rights Roundtable
On Monday, October 26 at 1 pm EST we hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on how state attorneys general have been taking action to protect workers. We were joined by:
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In recent years, there has been a surge of activity by a number of state attorneys general in protecting workers' rights. As detailed in a recent report issued by the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, state AGs have:
Brought civil lawsuits and criminally prosecuted employers for wage theft;
Combatted no-poach and non-compete agreements, which suppress wages/job mobility;
Fought misclassification of workers as independent contractors instead of employees;
Opposed and challenged anti-worker rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor; and
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An Early Look at the University of Cincinnati 2021 Football Schedule
According to at least one poll, the Cincinnati Bearcats will enter the 2021 season ranked in the top ten following a 9-1 campaign in 2020 that saw them rise to number eight in the College Football Playoff rankings before a 24-21 loss to Georgia in the Peach Bowl. The lack of any quality non-conference victories, despite going undefeated, hindered Cincinnati's ability to get serious consideration for inclusion in the College Football Playoff.
With a slew of returning players, including quarterback Desmond Ridder, the Bearcats appear poised to make another run not at an American Athletic Conference championship but perhaps even a national championship. Although the idea may seem unlikely, a strong non-conference schedule including a pair of top 15 Power Five conference teams gives them a shot.
The tumultuous 2020 college football season created a number of changes to accommodate conference and university-mandated Covid-19 protocols, but including the elimination of divisions in the American due to UConn and Navy option out of conference play. With the departure of UConn from the conference, divisions will no longer be used, and the remaining eleven teams will play an eight-game conference slate.
Cincinnati has a somewhat favorable conference schedule, avoiding traditional powers Houston and Memphis while playing the four teams that finished at the bottom of the standings in 2020. A key contest will be a rematch of last season's American championship when the Bearcats host Tulsa on November 6th.
Back to Back Games on the Road Against Ranked Power Five Teams
After opening with fellow Ohio school Miami from the Mid-American Conference, followed by FCS member Murray State, the Bearcats have a pair of road games that will define their season on a national level. First, on September 18th, they travel to Bloomington to take on the upstart Indiana Hoosiers, ranked 15th in the preseason.
The Hoosiers finished 6-1 in the Big Ten in 2020 and lost to Ole Miss in the Outback Bowl in Tampa by the score of 26-20. Cincinnati should be slightly favored in the game, and it would be a great resume builder if Indiana goes on to have at least moderate success for the rest of the season.
Following a bye week, Cincinnati will go to Notre Dame, ranked sixth in the preseason and coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Fighting Irish are back to independent status after competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference last year and winning the regular-season title.
The trip to Notre Dame will conclude the non-conference portion of the Bearcats' season, and they'll host Temple to begin the league slate. Other than the Tulsa clash, key games include a home game with UCF and new coach Gus Malzahn on October 16th, followed by a visit to the Navy on October 23rd.
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Community, Parks & Rec, Blue Bloods Stars Head To GSN's The Pyramid
By Katey Rich published 15 August 12
I'm sure I'm not the only kid of the 90s who grew up watching reruns of 70s game shows, constantly in the dark about who these so-called "celebrities" were. The appeal of shows like The $10,000 Pyramid were always kind of lost on me, since the contestants seemed so excited to be playing alongside "stars" who I'd never hear of, and honestly never heard about again. Now the kids of the 2030's will get a chance to replicate that experience, as The Pyramid is coming to the Game Show Network this fall, and bringing with it a new roster of TV stars who may or may not be known at all in 20 years.
GSN released the roster of celebrities for the fall season, and unsurprisingly, it features a lot of people from currently running TV shows who are likely eager to show up to promote their show's season premiere. The first episode of The Pyramid airs Monday, September 3-- that's Labor Day, actually-- and Community stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Danny Pudi will make appearances in the premiere week. Who else should you expect on your screen? The lineup is below:
Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) Kate Flannery (The Office)
Samantha Harris (Host, Stars Earn Stripes and Dancing with the Stars)
Dot Marie Jones (Glee)
Wallace Langham (CSI)
Joshua Malina (Scandal)
Lamorne Morris (New Girl)
Oscar Nunez (The Office)
Jim O'Heir (Parks and Recreation)
Melissa Peterman (Baby Daddy)
Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement)
Danny Pudi (Community)
Jai Rodriguez (Malibu Country and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
Aida Turturro (The Sopranos)
Nick Turturro (Blue Bloods)
Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy)
I don't think it's unfair to say none of these are exactly the main draws of the shows-- the days of big, huge stars appearing on cable game shows have yet to arrive-- but still, fans of Parks & Recreation will probably be psyched to see poor beleaguered Jerry help someone win thousands, and Danny Pudi is always surprisingly affable when he's out of character as Abed. Plus, the appeal of game shows at its core really has nothing to do with famous people-- we all just like seeing people win stuff.
Katey Rich
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As Bret Michaels says, "Every rose has its thorn, just like every night has its dawn." My feelings about the rock-turned-reality star aside, the song is not only a banger, but reminds me that even when something appears to be perfect or without problems, it's often not. Even if it may not feel like it in the moment, every terrible night will eventually shrivel when exposed to the sun of a new day — allowing you to grace the earth once again, stronger and kinder than ever before. Yes, even zodiac theme parties. The night I went to my first queer-only zodiac-themed rave, this generous interpretation of what may actually be a sexist '80s power ballad would have been particularly helpful.
Let that sink in: A queer-only, zodiac-themed dance party. Add in some hot wings and a pair of platform clogs and you have all of my favorite things on the planet. Sounds perfect, right? Best time ever? Lest we forget, every rose has it goddamn thorns, and every night thankfully has it's breakfast sandwich-infused dawn.
I was excited for this event in the same way a super-fan gets excited to go see their favorite sports team play. I was thrilled to have a space to be intentionally myself, to be amongst others in the LGBTQIA+ community. It was all of my interests combined: queerness, astrological compatibility, and dancing in public.
I'm not sure how if I first heard about the party — from IRL buzz around the queer community in Philly or an Insta posted from a queer archivist page. Honestly, trying to decipher its roots would have been like attempting to discover which came first: the queer chicken or the genderless egg. It was hosted at a house by generous queer folks who genuinely wanted to create a space for other queer people to hang. I was elated to go: All of my friends would be in attendance and my expectations were, well, high.
The night of, my friends and I got ready together and walked to the party in the dark, laughing and singing the whole way. It was freezing, but we were arm in arm, pointing out shops and restaurants we should make mental notes to return to. When we finally reached the house, we hoped to find music, lights, beer, and other queer people to share space with. Unfortunately, we opened the door to something I can only describe as akin to a frat party from the Twilight Zone. The lights were completely on. There was no music playing. There was no beer, punch, or snacks to munch on. A basket of blank name-tags sat on coffee table, with instructions to write down your name, pronouns, and "Big Three." That's astrology-talk for your sun, moon, and rising signs (in that order). Thankfully, there was indeed approximately 50 other queer people in attendance. There was even a glitter station (that you know I rocked the hell out of). And yet, I could tell right off the bat that something about the night was evidently "off."
So, there we were. Completely sober, fully backlit. The chatter of human conversation and finger nails on phone screens was the only background noise. I bopped around the party, speaking briefly to many different people, making eye contact with my friends across the room, who had all spread out like confetti. There were people there who I had met previously at concerts, a few friends of friends, and familiar faces from the general Philly queer community — something vast and vivid that I will never be able to fully describe to those who don't identify as LGBTQIA+.
The zodiac element added a playful backdrop to the whole evening. Bringing up your sign was an easy conversation starter, a way to connect with people who shared your placements and allowed for some cute, fun teasing about each different sign. Most attendants took astrology pretty seriously, but luckily, I didn't witness any major sign bashing or rejection. With the lights fully on, I found it hard not to people-watch. I had thought being surrounded by others with whom I had so much in common would turn me into a social butterfly. And yet, I found myself opting to spend most of the night alone, observing. I weaved between people making small talk. I took a lot of selfies.
After listening to a problematic conversation in which a white hipster boasted about moving to West Philly in 2010, "before anyone lived there" (there were 216,433 people living in West Philadelphia in 2010), and experiencing an influx of people touching me, my tattoos, and my dress without my consent, I had a revelation. Having my pronouns and my big three on a name tag at a party didn't guarantee my comfort or my wellbeing. And being in a space that claimed to be safer, femme-friendly, astrology-charged, and completely queer didn't come with the promise that I'd automatically have fun.
Desperate to turn the night around, I gathered my friends. One managed to scrounge a small speaker, while another ran out for some cheap beer. Like moths to a flame, party guests began to swarm towards Lizzo's sweet melodies. We danced like no one was watching, then called it a night. Together, we walked home much earlier than expected, completely sober, freezing in the cold. With our hands in our pockets, we discussed the extent to which we had built up the night, and why. We talked about how rare and beautiful spaces that let you be yourself — unapologetically all of yourself — truly are.
My friends and I tried to discern why the party was such an epic fail. Despite all the intentionality around making the space friendly to queers, it seemed as if the party hosts failed to consider creating a welcoming space for queer people of color.
Another friend shared their discomfort after reading a suggestive pin on someone's shirt that said, "If you're a girl, I want to kiss you." This accessory seemed void of consent, unaware of whether or not "the girl" in question wanted to be kissed, and seemed to place a lot of weight on someone's gender. Sure, at the party we were asked our pronouns — but it became clear through interactions like this that some harmful gender misconceptions still managed to sneak their way onto the guest list that evening.
I wondered then: What spaces do make me feel strong and seen? How could an intentional space built for queerness, astrology, and dancing still harbor icky dynamics? The truth is, safety, comfort, and enjoyment within any space cannot always be guaranteed for each individual. There's no such thing as a 'perfect,' all-encompassing space. A queer space isn't synonymous with a safe haven, and frankly, assuming all queer spaces are automatically unproblematic can put unrealistic expectations on the queer community.
Perhaps, the solution is to take personal responsibility for my own safety and enjoyment, as well as that of those around me. To make the people who I interact with feel like they belong simply by openly and honestly engaging with them. By not only scanning the room, but truly seeing each individual.
Above all, this night made me grateful for the company and support of my friends. This party taught me that sometimes "community" isn't 100 people in a room who, on paper, have a lot in common with you — no matter your astrological compatibility. Sometimes, community can look like the same five people you enter the party and leave early to share a bag of Cheetos with. The ones you gossip with the morning after. My friends, my chosen family, are the rose to my thorn and the dawn to my night. And getting ready with them will always be my favorite kind of party.


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Q: How to preload custom colors in SWT ColorDialog my application users the SWT Color Cell Editor to set a color property.  This class in turn users the native color dialog - which offers preset and custom colors.
My users are frustrated because whilst the color dialog allows them to enter custom colors, the application doesn't remember these custom colors (in either Win32 or OSX).
Does anybody know of a way to pre-load native cell color selector dialogs with a set of custom colors?
cheers,
Ian

A: There is no API for this. See bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=21812

A: It appears this bug has been fixed in Eclipse 3.8:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=212023
And it only took 5 years ;-)

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The Mint is a comedy/drama film written and directed by Raymond Mamrak. The story follows the character J. Fontaine, after his parents die and leave him the family's once very successful record label.
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Q: Hybrid Android App - Can you clear app cache from within the app itself? We have an Andriod app built using SAP Cloud Platforms Hybrid App Toolkit which incorporates Javascript and Cordova.
An issue is arising whereby requests from the app are getting stuck in the request queue. The solution is to manually clear the app cache.
As we'd rather not give our end-user the extra hassle, is there a way to clear the app cache from within the app itself?
So far I've tried this to no avail
window.cache.clear();

Also tried this cordova command..
flushStore: function () {
        localStorage.clear()
        // FLUSH Offline store (Offline store updates ECC)
        return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
            store.flush(function () {
                resolve();
            }, function () {
                reject();

            }, null, sap.hybrid.progressCallback);
        });
    },

A: Since it's an hybrid app it's pretty much the same as opening the app in a browser. It also depends on the cache you're implementing. You're probablly just using localStorage, so for that, is as easy as using localStorage.clear()


The Italian watchdog explained that Coinspace Ltd offers unregulated "cryptocurrency extraction packages".
Italy's financial markets regulator, the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), today suspended for a period of 90 days the advertising activity carried out through the website www.coinspace1.com relating to the public offering promoted by Coinspace Ltd. CONSOB added that the precautionary measure was taken as the company is not authorised to provide investment services or activities in Italy.
The warning comes just a week after the watchdog red-flagged five other brokers for contravening its rules and regulations in a similar vein to the ones included in today's updated list.
The Italian watchdog explained that Coinspace Ltd, also operating as www.smartbotpro.com, offers unregulated "cryptocurrency extraction packages". It added that while some blacklisted brands not only lack the appropriate licenses or authorization to operate in Italy, it also believes that these platforms are pure trading scams that offer fraudulent High Yield Investment Programs (HYIP).
The company has come under the scrutiny of CONSOB after advertising its services to the Italian public when it did not have the permission to do so.