As I write this, I'm winding up the last legs of a comparatively short – 11 day – book tour that's beginning to feel a bit longer than that. Last night, I ate dinner in a small and rather odd restaurant/bar at the edge of the campus of an enormous university. The restaurant was located in a former flower shop that still retained the burned-out exterior neon lights proclaiming its previous inhabitant; the inside was loud and cacophonous; and the décor was third-rate thrift shop downscale. The food was far better than all of those, despite the fact that the cook/chef had run out of both chicken, in all forms, and most beef. In fact, the dinner was good. Not great, but good, and better than some meals I've had in far more upscale eateries.
What totally astounded me, however, were the young men I witnessed. The young women looked, at least to me, pretty much like young female college students have looked for at least the past generation, perhaps a shade more casual, but clearly all had given some thought to their attire and personal appearance and apparent hygiene. The men, however, were largely the most unwholesome, grubby, grimy crew I've witnessed in years. I've seen third world poverty more than I care to remember, and these male college students looked more impoverished and certainly less well attired than most impoverished males I've seen in far more destitute locales. I wondered if it just happened to be the restaurant, but, no, there wasn't too much difference between those males passing on the street and those inside. These collegiate inhabitants – I hesitate to call them students – made the hippies of the 1960s, by comparison, look well-groomed and like sartorial savants. I'm not against beards or long hair on men, either. Some men look far better that way, but wearing a rat's nest on your head or chin doesn't do much for anyone. Nor does three-and-half-day stubble.
I couldn't believe it's just the economy, although I know college students these days are struggling financially, but I also know that, for the most part, women students have to struggle harder financially than do men, yet the women dress far better and are far better groomed. Is it a matter of priorities – that men now value their tech toys more than their appearance and hygiene? Or is it other priorities – that video games and tech toys have replaced young women as the highest item on their priority list? I hadn't the faintest idea, but I couldn't understand where those male creatures came from, because the young men on the university campus in my town certainly didn't look like that. Nor could I fathom how young women could find such men even remotely attractive and interesting.
But here's the interesting part. The next morning, when I went through the campus again, the vast majority of the collegiate males were just like the ones in my own university town… but that night, the scruffy ones returned. Are they the new vampires… only out at night? Is it only at that one university? I can't really say, but it's perhaps just as well that I don't know.
You know, I gotta pull you up a little on this, Mr Modesitt.
I mean I'm not disagreeing with you as such – the grubbier, smellier, least 'acceptable' people I see tend to be male – but it's really more to do with society as a whole. Even when poor, women tend to make more of an effort *because society tells them to*. It's why you see young teen girls (under 16) trying to dress like girls closer to 20, yet their bodies aren't developed enough, etc. so you have this rather sad parody of maturity walking around.
Women are told constantly from TV, magazines, other women, men, etc. to be pretty, to look good, to dress nice, etc. because they're women (and because they need to impress the menfolk), whereas men don't have that pressure. Yeah, there is some pressure in some ways, but on the whole there isn't this same level of "you must look handsome and be chivalrous", and you don't have aggressive marketing towards men for products to cover acne, skin quibbles and so forth, so men tend to bare all rather than cover it.
So I do agree with you, but I also don't. It's utterly nothing to do with 'video games and tech toys', it's to do with completely different levels of expectation for young men and young women.
And trust me, young women get the short end of the stick on this one.
I agree with you on almost all points, except that I still think tech toys play a role.
Well, stereotypes are borne out of fact, so obviously some of the scruffy people will be tech-obsessed, but I would say it's a factor for one fraction of the scruffy people, i.e. some of those obsessed with tech toys will be scruffy, but not all scruffy people will be obsessed with tech toys. I'm sure you understand what I'm getting at there.
I suppose what I meant was I don't think tech toys *as such* make people scruffy, because those same people would probably have some other 'vice' (such as it is) if tech toys weren't available.
While said observations are purely anecdotal I'd point out that at least in some case, tech savy leads to more pride in oneself and effort.
At my office we have both decently groomed men and men like you describe. I am a gamer, aside from reading, art, music, martial arts, I also spend a good bit of time with video games and tech gadgets. So do many of those I work with. Those gamers also tend to be better kept and take more pride in their image than the ones I note to be more of what you expect out of a stereo typical "Cool guy".
I can't say why that is, but it's a pattern I have noticed in my office.
IF the womenfolk would stop thinking that scruffy and unkempt meant "interesting but sweet nonconformist who I can turn into a project and fix…" then the scruffs would clean up. It might take a while, but it would eventually work.
But if any do that, it's a minority.
The onus is on the menfolk to clean up their own act.
I like your use of the term "college inhabitant", as at my university (University of Texas, ~5 years ago) there was a whole… class of individuals who had dropped out of college, or graduated and done nothing, or who only took a class or two a semester, but persisted in spending their time (especially their nights) near campus in a sort of suspended development cycle. When they were college students, they had been "cool", but now they were just poorly-employed adults with no prospects or plans. These men (and the vast majority were men) seemed to feel that by remaining in the college area, they could retain that sense of "coolness" that they could not pretend to have in a non-college environment, where they would instead have to grow up.
As you note, they seem to vanish during the day- after all, their primary purpose in life seems to be to get drunk in college bars and ignore their ever-decreasing success rate at flirting with college-age women.
Being a recent graduate, my experience is that men and women's the choice of major often plays a part. The science and engineering major's often require the students to spent a great deal of time on campus for projects and homework. As a computer engineer, for certain projects I never left the engineering building for a week, unless to was to get food. Normally in a type of place you described. If you are desperately trying to get a duo core processor working before the deadline, you're not just going to leave your partners telling them you need to go groom yourself. Liberal arts and business majors may do the same amount of work, but they can do it from anywhere. Preferably, places with showers.
Personally I think everyone, men and women, should dress well and keep up their appearances. Overweight people should hit the gym. Men should try their best to be handsome and women should try to be pretty. If everyone did it, I think we could get back some of the professionalism that has been lost over the past 20 years. 'The clothes make the man' is not a truism, but there is some truth there.
I think this is over-blowing it; these guys are just the hipster of the current age.
The Scruffy Hipster is a thing now. (I live in San Francisco and get to observe each wave of hipster archetype.) I agree that to some extent it's like Nathaniel observed – a suspended development cycle – where people are adopting a social persona that fits their current state in life ('I dress like this because it's cool; that I have few funds and can't do any better is a coincidence!'*). But also it's just what's "in" right now – Google a band like Mumford & Sons and you will see the grooming cues they are taking.
I also disagree that it's the tech toys; if someone is not bathing and spending their days playing Candy Crush, you would do better seeing them both as a sign of untreated mental illness or depression.


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package com.airlenet.data.jpa.json;

import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;

import com.airlenet.data.jpa.BaseEntity;
import org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.javassist.JavassistLazyInitializer;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.JpaEntityInformation;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.JpaEntityInformationSupport;
import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig;

/**
 * jpa序列化器
 *
 * @作者 孔祥溪
 * @创建时间 2015年10月5日 下午10:24:41
 */
public class JpaSerializers extends com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.Serializers.Base {

	private EntityManager entityManager;
	private Set<Class<?>> excluded = new HashSet<>();

	public JpaSerializers(EntityManager entityManager) {
		this.entityManager = entityManager;
	}

	public JpaSerializers exclude(Class<?> clazz) {
		assert clazz != null;
		excluded.add(clazz);

		return this;
	}

	@Override
	public JsonSerializer<?> findSerializer(SerializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc) {
		if (ClassUtils.isAssignable(JavassistLazyInitializer.class, type.getRawClass())) {
			return new JavassistLazyInitializerSerializer(null);
		} else if (!excluded.contains(type.getRawClass())
				&& ClassUtils.isAssignable(BaseEntity.class, type.getRawClass())) {
			Class<?> entityClass = type.getRawClass();
			if (Proxy.isProxyClass(entityClass) || ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(entityClass)) {
				JpaEntityInformation<?, ?> entityInformation = JpaEntityInformationSupport
						.getEntityInformation(entityClass, entityManager);
				if (entityInformation != null) {
					return new JpaEntitySerializer(entityInformation, null);
				}
			}
		}
		return super.findSerializer(config, type, beanDesc);
	}

}

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The TUC are wrong about a second referendum
Written by Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Frances O'Grady at TUC Congress 2018. Photo: Wikipedia
A second referendum would be a disaster for the working people the TUC are supposed to represent, argues Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
The TUC has come out in favour of a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking to the BBC TUC leader Francis O'Grady said that "it's only right that the people should get a say".
In reality, this has little to do with popular democracy. After the Brexit referendum, O'Grady enthusiastically backed the campaign for Parliament to have the final say on article 50 arguing that the referendum result was not sufficient. When Parliament voted for Brexit, she along with various other members of establishment flipped the chess-board and argued that only a popular referendum could legitimise Brexit. What is actually going on is the same thing that happens every time that the EU loses a popular vote: namely, reasons are found to roll the dice again until Europe wins and then no further dice are rolled.
O'Grady's stock in trade is to argue that the EU is the true guarantor of workers rights in Britain. It is odd to hear a worker argue for their own redundancy but that is effectively what O'Grady is doing when she puts this line forward. The reality is that major advances in workers rights haven't come from the EU but from working class organisation. This is true of equal pay for men and women, the weekend, paid holiday and sickness pay.
And yet it is understandable that TUC bureaucrats - not answerable to any workers, not actually engaged in any industrial action in contrast to an actual union - imagine that workers rights come from progressive policy wonkery.
The truth is that the EU is a massive unemployment machine. It's strict rules against state aid - against governments intervening to help stricken industries or to create jobs - leave workers at the mercy of the market. And any real future for workers in this country must involve a serious breach with the European status quo.
New year, same struggle: French strikes move into second month
By John Mullen
'All Sorts of Woman': review of Selina Todd's Tastes of Honey and the National Theatre's A Taste of Honey
By Katherine Connelly
By Alex Snowdon
From New Labour to a second referendum: why the north turned blue
Tagged under: Trade Union Working Class Europe EU EU referendum Brexit
Reuben Bard-Rosenberg
Reuben Bard-Rosenberg is a socialist activist and radical folk music promoter.
Protect the right to strike
Pensions: the system isn't working
Boris' brash band: balancing business and bluster
The poverty of anti-corruption politics
No to extraditing Assange, no to war
The time is ripe for Irish unity – on both sides of the sea
The Tories are incapable of delivering Brexit: we must push them out and do it ourselves

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Home HOT NEWS Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Rises 11 Pc To 116 Lakh In November
Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Rises 11 Pc To 116 Lakh In November
New Delhi- India's domestic passenger traffic rose 11.06 per cent to 116 lakh in November over the year-ago period, according to the latest data from aviation regulator DGCA.
In November 2021, the air passenger traffic stood at 105.16 lakh.
The data showed that domestic carriers carried 116.79 lakh passengers in November, higher than 114.07 lakh recorded in October.
After being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the country's civil aviation sector is on the recovery path and in recent days, daily domestic air traffic on an average is more than 4 lakh.
In November, no-frills carrier IndiGo carried more than half (55.7 per cent) of the total domestic traffic at 65.01 lakh passengers, followed by Vistara at 9.3 per cent. The latter carried 10.87 lakh passengers.
Air India's market share in November touched 9.1 per cent, followed by AirAsia India (7.6 per cent), Go First and SpiceJet (both at 7.5 per cent).
Air India along with Vistara and AirAsia, which are now part of the same group, flew a total of 30.35 lakh passengers in November with a combined market share of 26 per cent, as per the data.
Budget carrier SpiceJet recorded the highest load factor at 92 per cent in November while IndiGo regained back the top position in on-time performance with an average 92 per cent of its flights departing or arriving on time from four key airports — Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, according to data.
In a statement, IndiGo President and Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said that despite numerous challenges, the team has devised and successfully executed its plan to ensure the passenger experience, consistency and operational efficiency that IndiGo is renowned for. (PTI)
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Leeds contestant Kim-Joy has made it to the final of the Great British Bake Off along with Rahul and Ruby after Briony was voted off.
Briony was sent home from the Bake Off tent after "probably" mixing up salt and sugar in an emotional semi-final.
The 33-year-old revealed she broke the news of what went wrong on a WhatsApp group for the show's bakers.
Briony said: "The bakers were asking on WhatsApp what had happened and I messaged them saying that I was leaving but as one happy semi-finalist.
"I had a little cry after the showstopper but it was more of a release of emotion. I really did leave with a big smile on my face."
Briony was dependant on a good bake for the showstopper but her efforts were deemed "raw" and "very salty".
The glazing in her technical challenge, a Seven Veils Cake, was described by Paul Hollywood as "like incontinence pants", although it was Rahul who came bottom of the group.
Prue Leith said the self-effacing baker had "gone backwards" in patisserie week after being one of the standout contestants in previous challenges.
Briony did not do enough to keep her on the show in the final challenge and presenter Sandi Toksvig told her: "It doesn't help if you get your salt and your sugar mixed up."
She said: "I don't often say that I am proud of myself - but I am proud of myself.
"You really do make friends for life with the bakers as the experience is so unique, it's an unbreakable bond that isn't going to go away.
"I will treasure every moment of my time in the tent and, aside from having my daughter Nora, it's been one of the best experiences of my life."


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module Cryptoexchange::Exchanges
  module Ercdex
    module Services
      class Market < Cryptoexchange::Services::Market
        class << self
          def supports_individual_ticker_query?
            true
          end
        end

        def fetch(market_pair)
          # call IdFetcher to obtain base, target, base volume, bid, and ask
          pair_id = IdFetcher.get_id(market_pair.base.upcase, market_pair.target.upcase)
          base = pair_id[0]["tokenPair"]["tokenA"]["address"]
          target = pair_id[0]["tokenPair"]["tokenB"]["address"]
          raw_output = HTTP.post(ticker_url, :json => { :baseTokenAddress=>"#{base}",:quoteTokenAddress=>"#{target}",:networkId=>1,:startDate=>"#{DateTime.parse("#{(Time.now - 1200).utc}").iso8601}" })
          output = JSON.parse(raw_output)
          adapt(output.last, pair_id, market_pair)
        end

        def ticker_url
          "#{Cryptoexchange::Exchanges::Ercdex::Market::API_URL}/reports/historical"
        end

        def adapt(output, pair_id, market_pair)
          ticker = Cryptoexchange::Models::Ticker.new
          ticker.base      = market_pair.base
          ticker.target    = market_pair.target
          ticker.market    = Ercdex::Market::NAME
          ticker.ask       = NumericHelper.to_d(pair_id[0]['ask'])
          ticker.bid       = NumericHelper.to_d(pair_id[0]['bid'])
          ticker.last      = NumericHelper.to_d(output['close'])
          ticker.high      = NumericHelper.to_d(output['high'])
          ticker.low       = NumericHelper.to_d(output['low'])
          ticker.volume    = NumericHelper.to_d(pair_id[0]['tokenPair']['baseVolume'])
          ticker.timestamp = nil
          ticker.payload   = output,pair_id
          ticker
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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You are here: Home › News Analysis and Views › Revisiting CA Election In Nepal
Issue 19, May 11, 2008
By Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
Nepal has successfully held the election for a Constituent Assembly (CA). The credit for it goes to the Election Commission (EC), political parties and certainly the Government of Nepal. It has made the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) the legitimate contender for power, sent a number of women to the CA, and shrunk the previously large political parties to their sizes. The first session of the CA would end the Shah dynastic rule in Nepal.
Nepalis need to congratulate the EC and its staffs on holding the historic election for a CA against all odds on April 10, 2008. The EC did not spare even the Prime Minister and the top leaders of the major political parties from calling them to the EC office for inquiring them about following the election code of conduct, and forcing them to abide by the election laws, rules and regulations. At the same time, the EC has been flexible and let the political parties to adjust the sealed list of candidates for the proportional representation election system. So, all these are historic deeds the EC has performed.
The international observers have congratulated the EC on holding the election for a CA successfully in a free and fair manner. Friendly countries have congratulated the Government of Nepal for the successful completion of the historic election for a CA. The Government of Nepal in turn thanked the voters for successfully voting in the election.
Some Nepalis and foreign friends were not sure that Nepal would be able to hold the election for a CA so successfully. However, both the Government of Nepal and the EC have demonstrated that they could do such a challenging job with the support of the political parties and the international community.
The defeated leaders of the political parties particularly of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML) have blamed the environment of intimidation and fear created by the cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) affiliated to the CPN-Maoist for their defeat in the election. They said that they did not prepare for such a situation thinking that it would be regular normal circumstances in which voters would behave normally. However, they stopped short of going to the Election Court.
Political analysts believed that the incompetent leadership of the CPN-UML was the main reason for the defeat of the party in the election. The CPN-UML had been living in a dream world, and did not bother to ascertain the real world situation. They failed to take into account of the new generation voters, and tap them for votes. General Secretary of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal had been indecisive and could not present the clear position of his party on the monarchy, federalism, and even republic. He had shown such incredible flexibility that he could go to either side of the monarchy and the NC provided he would benefit from it. He had been always criticizing everyone except for himself. The result was the deadly defeat of the CPN-UML in the election. It cost him his job.
The reason for the defeat of the NC in the election was different from the reason for the defeat of the CPN-UML. Candidates of the Madheshi People's Rights forum (MPRF) routed the NC candidates in the Terai areas. According to the coordinator of the MPRF, Upendra Yadav, the NC leaders had tried every possible trick to win the election. They spent a huge sum of money on the election; they used muscle power to bully the MPRF cadres and candidates, and intimidated the voters into voting for the NC. The irony is that NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel has secretly meet with Upendra Yadav in the past, and has encouraged Upendra Yadav in setting up the MPRF ostensibly to counter the CPN-Maoist' influence on the people of Terai areas but it went head-on collision with the NC. MPRF leaders also have been successful to create the awareness among the Madheshi people of the NC leaders doing nothing for them in the past; it also did contribute to the defeat of the NC in the election for a CA.
The CPN-Maoist would have done better than what it did in the election for a CA if it could have undertaken the damage-control measures to improve its image smeared by some unwarranted activities of the YCL activists. The high-handiness of the YCL cadres got high publicity in the Nepalese media. CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda made several damage-control measures to counter the negative publicity of the YCL. Despite all these facts, the CPN-Maoist has made a good start winning a largest number of seats in the soon-to-be-formed CA.
Nepalese voters have rejected the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and its splinter parties for their support for the monarchy. None of the candidates of these parties was successful to get directly elected to a CA. However, they have received some votes in the election held for the proportional representation of political parties in the CA. So, they could at least be proud of their presence in the CA.
Similarly, most of the small communist parties also suffered in this election. Some of them could not get their candidates elected in the direct election. They needed to be satisfied with at least some votes received through the election held for the proportional representation of political parties in a CA. They have been localized parties in certain areas. For example, Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party (NWPP) has traditionally won one or two seats in the Bhaktapur constituencies. This time, too, it has won two seats. It has no hold in other areas as indicated by the election for the CA. It has garnered votes for proportional representation just enough for getting its two candidates elected. Time will soon come when all those small left parties would be wiped out.
Twenty-eight ethnic groups have missed their representation in the CA either through direct election or through the proportional representation. Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) chairperson Pasang Sherpa said that political parties failed in ensuring the representation of 28 disadvantaged ethnic groups out of the 59 in the Constituent Assembly either through the direct election for a CA or through the Proportional Representation (PR) violating the 20-point agreement the seven-party government had signed with NEFIN on August 07, 2007. On May 04, 2008, Chairperson Sherpa submitted a memorandum about the exclusion of the representation of 28 ethnic groups in a CA to the Chief Election Commissioner Bhoj Raj Pokhrel that in turn assured Chairperson Sherpa of doing whatever possible at his level to ensure the inclusion of the representation of all ethnic groups. Chairman Sherpa also made it clear that the NEFIN has no choice but to take to the streets starting on the first day of the first session of the CA if the political parties would ignore to include the representation of all ethnic groups in a CA.
The successful holding of the election for a CA marked the completion of the entry of the CPN-Maoist into the mainstream politics. It might be the example for all concerned to follow. The Nepalese Maoists have successfully established as one of the powerful political parties through the peaceful election after fighting for power for ten years. They realized that the peaceful movement was more powerful and effective than the power of guns. So, the question is why not to follow the strategy of the Nepalese Maoists by all those political organizations that have been fighting bitter wars for power.
A higher number of women have got the opportunity of representing various political parties in the CA. Only 29 women got directly elected to the CA; the political parties were obliged to put up at least a half of the total candidates from among the women for the election for the CA following the rules and regulations for the proportional representation in a CA. However, some of the women sent to the CA were daughter and spouse of the top leaders. For example, Renu Dahal is the daughter of Chairman Prachanda; Dr. Arzoo Rana Deuba is the wife of the former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
The success of the CA election was also for replacing the exclusive Shah dynastic rule with the inclusive people's rule in 2008. The first session of the CA was to endorse the official termination of the Shah dynastic administration in Nepal. Suspended King Gyanendra would preside over the ending of the Shah dynastic rule. Ironically, the then Prime Minister Mohan Shamsher crowned the then four-year old Gyanendra a king in 1950; later Mohan presided over the ending of the Rana-hereditary rule in 1951. Gyanendra picked up the crown floated on the blood of his brother King Birendra and his family members mysteriously killed in the palace carnage and became the king second time in 2001.
The election for a CA has brought drastic changes in the political arena of Nepal. Nepalese voters have defeated the status quoits and the monarchists sending the strong message to the world that Nepalis would not live under any sorts of hereditary rule or a family dynastic rule anymore. In addition, Nepalis have demonstrated how they could resolve the conflict through the peaceful election.


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Ghanaian Artist Cornelius Annor is Now Represented in Europe by Maruani Mercier Gallery of Brussels
By Victoria L. Valentine for Culture Type
MARUANI MERCIER announced its representation of Ghanaian artist Cornelius Annor today. Located in Brussels, Belgium, the gallery will represent Annor in Europe. Earlier this year, he was in residence at The Warehouse, the gallery's expansive satellite space in Zaventem, Belgium. Next year, Annor will be in residence from February to April in anticipation of his inaugural solo exhibition at the gallery in April 2022, marking his European debut.
Annor makes mixed-media portraits and figurative paintings exploring his family heritage and the history and culture of Ghana. His images are informed by photographs from his family albums and an archive of fabrics sourced from the women in his family, including his wife, mother, and aunts.
The fabrics enable Annor to bridge time. Referencing history and tradition, he uses a fabric transfer technique to execute the faded patterns in his backgrounds. Working with richly colored and vividly patterned fabrics he employs collage for his subject's clothing, a nod to the contemporary and the present. "You can really feel it's real," the artist has said.
Annor's work is personal and it is important to him that his family is a part of each work that he produces. His hope is that viewers connect with the work and see their own memories and families reflected in the images.
"For me archiving as a form has the potential to open up discussions on lost and forgotten histories and its politics. And I intend to bring into presence these past histories through my works as a way of creating a room of memory which can migrate my audience to a particular moment in time and reflect on themselves." — Cornelius Annor
"For me archiving as a form has the potential to open up discussions on lost and forgotten histories and its politics. And I intend to bring into presence these past histories through my works as a way of creating a room of memory which can migrate my audience to a particular moment in time and reflect on themselves," Annor said in a statement.
Born in Accra, Annor continues to live and work in Ghana. An artist and teacher, he founded C.Annor Studio, where he supports and nurtures the talents of young and up-and-coming artists. Annor received a fine arts degree from Ghanatta College of Art and Design, where fellow alum include artists Amoako Boafo, Kwesi Botchway, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, and Emmanuel Taku.
Annor's work has been exhibited in Africa and the United States. In January, Gallery 1957 in Accra presented "Cornelius Annor: A Family Affair," the artist's first-ever solo exhibition.
FIND MORE about Cornelius Annor on Instagram.
WATCH MORE On the occasion of his representation with MARUANI MERCIER, Cornelius Annor explains the foundations of his work.


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You will 'Love' this MIAC guest artist
Jenny Sabliov, Staff writer
Once again, the Mercyhurst Institute of Arts and Culture brings a sensational artist to the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center stage.
Continuing the 2018-19 season is none other than Darlene Love.
With more than 50 years in show business, Love is celebrating Black History Month with her outstanding career.
With Academy and Grammy awards for "20 Feet from Stardom" and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, she is sure to captivate the audience with her iconic warm and gracious presence.
At the age of 77, she still rocks and, according to her news release, she has no intention to retire anytime soon.
In the beginning of her career, her iconic voice rang through 1960s girl groups such as the Blossoms, until she was singled out by Phil Spector.
Some of her top hits are "Wait Til My Baby Gets Home" and "Da Doo Ron Ron."
She has performed "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" every year for 28 years on "The Late Show."
Love has also performed as a backup vocalist for Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Cher and Aretha Franklin.
During the 1980s, there was a roots/rock revival that pulled Love back into the spotlight and rebooted her solo career.
Not only does Love sing, she is a film and stage actress as well.
She was in all four "Lethal Weapon" movies and starred as Motormouth Maybelle in "Hairspray."
According to her news release, Love is planning a "Love for the Holiday" Christmas television special for December.
Even though Love has been gifted with her iconic voice, she spent the majority of career behind the scenes.
Regardless, she expressed no regrets and had spent a fulfilling career.
On Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m., Love will perform a concert that features a variety of selections from her expansive career.
Tickets are selling quickly and Brett Johnson, Ph.D., expects this show to sell out like the previous MIAC performances this season.
Ticket prices are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students and youth. Mercyhurst students can get a free ticket to the performance with their IDs.
They can be purchased at the box office or online at the MIAC website.
This performance is sponsored by Christian Brothers Services, Rocket 105 FM and WSEE-The CW. The 2018-19 MIAC Live series is made possible through the generosity of Scott Enterprises, Cumulus Media and the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority.
Jenny Sabliov, Arts and Entertainment Editor
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Garden City es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Wayne en el estado estadounidense de Míchigan. En el Censo de 2020 tenía una población de 27,380 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 1.739,19 personas por km².

Geografía
Garden City se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Garden City tiene una superficie total de 15.2 km², de la cual 15.2 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 27692 personas residiendo en Garden City. La densidad de población era de 1.821,77 hab./km². De los 27692 habitantes, Garden City estaba compuesto por el 92.45% blancos, el 3.37% eran afroamericanos, el 0.42% eran amerindios, el 0.85% eran asiáticos, el 0.01% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.75% eran de otras razas y el 2.15% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 3.26% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Enlaces externos

Ciudades de Míchigan
Localidades del condado de Wayne (Míchigan)

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Here are some stylish and practical window privacy options to try in your home.
Trying to find a stylish and practical option for window privacy can be overwhelming.
Many options exist – curtains, blinds, shutters, external roller shutters, stained glass, etched glass to name but a few. Some of these options are however costly, difficult to install, or may provide privacy at the expense of your natural light or being able to see out.
There is an elegant and versatile solution that solves all these issues: window privacy film.
Window privacy film is a lightweight film that can be easily applied to windows or glass doors to provide privacy while still letting in light. It brings a whole range of benefits. It's affordable, versatile with lots of options, can be applied easily without damaging your existing glass, and can be removed with little hassle.
What's more, there are lots of exciting options for window privacy film, so you are sure to find something to suit your taste.
Here are some window privacy options to try in your home.
Frosted film is perfect for providing window privacy at any time of the day or night, retaining its qualities even once you switch the lights on after dark.
It comes in a range of standard white variants, allowing you to choose a matte or sparkle look to suit your décor. You can even choose a variety that is more resistant to fingerprints and greasy marks if you have young children or pets at home.
As well as its use for windows, you can also create a stylish finish to glass surrounds and cabinets in your kitchen. Versatile and hardworking, this is a classic choice for any home.
Emulate the expensive look of etched glass with window privacy film. This beautiful option is perfect if you favour the vintage look…at a fraction of the price of the real thing! If you prefer a more modern vibe, you can also choose designs with words or cut-out contemporary patterns to update your home.
One-way mirror (or also known as reflective) window film provides the ultimate in privacy for windows during the day. Ideal if you have a window facing a busy street or simply value the security it affords, this option is the easy and affordable alternative to installing one-way mirror glass. One-way mirror window films also offer UV protection and heat rejection to give you the ultimate day-time privacy, in a cooler, bright but safe environment. Unlike frosted film options, this film will still allow you clear vision outside your windows, with the peace of mind that people cannot see in.
Please note that you will still require blinds or other window treatments on windows with mirror film installed, as the privacy effect relies on a light imbalance. Once the lights are on inside your home, and it is dark outside, the privacy effect is lost.
Pic: 3M Night Vision 15 – one of the options for day time privacy using a reflective film.
Custom window privacy film allows your imagination to run wild. All you need do is choose an image or design that can be uploaded and printed on your window privacy film.
There is no limit to the design possibilities – it could be a piece of art created by one of the family, your loved ones' names, or an up-to-the-minute design you've been inspired by.
This fun, stylish and practical way of decorating your living space will make it extra special, creating a personalised feel.
You can also use custom film to create unique look in your office or other workspace. Combine the functional privacy benefits with the opportunity to create an aesthetic that complements your brand.
The options don't stop there. Did you know you can also get specialised security film that holds shattered glass together, and energy efficient solar or insulating window films that stops UV radiation and keeps your house at a comfortable temperature in the summer or winter?
To enhance or update and decorate your home in a unique and stylish way with window privacy film, get in touch with our team today. We'll help find an option to suit you.


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Lil' Kim Attends Future's Forever or Never B-Day Party in Atlanta
Posted on 23 Nov 2019 by LilKimZone
Bloods Member Arrested in Murder of Lil' Kim's Cousin
The NYPD has busted a Bloods gangbanger in connection with the Brooklyn slaying of rapper Lil' Kim's cousin, police said.
Daquan Carter, 28, of Brooklyn was hit with charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon Wednesday for allegedly shooting dead 26-year-old Courtney "Aggy" Tingle in Prospect Heights when Tingle walked outside of a baby shower he was attending on March 23, authorities said.
Tingle, a father who police say was affiliated with the Team Bang Out street gang and went by the alias "Young Courtney," had just left the celebration at a Washington Avenue building when he was shot during a dispute.
He was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with gunshot wounds to his torso, but was pronounced dead.
In the days after Tingle's death, Lil' Kim — whose real name is Kimberly Jones — posted on social media about his killing.
"It breaks my heart to have to send out this special RIP to my little cousin Aggy who was shot and killed," the Brooklyn-born star tweeted at the time.
"At times you were so quiet but as soon as you started speaking everyone in the room knew that you were a real riot," the "Magic Stick" rapper wrote. "You were a halfway comedian but I used to tell you that you need go away to college and get a basketball scholarship."
Lil' Kim added: "You had so much potential. We your family will greatly miss you and we will always keep our lighters up for you."
Meanwhile, Carter was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court Thursday and ordered held without bail.
He mouthed, "I love you," to a woman — one of about a dozen apparent supporters in the courtroom — before he was escorted out. (PageSix)
Talib Kweli And Lil Kim Talk Her Bars, Biggie, Diddy, Censorship, & Marmalade
On this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, songwriter, and hip-hop icon Lil Kim. We get insight into a number of topics -- including her latest album "9," a college course created at SU dedicated to her lyrics, her first interactions with Biggie, her biggest influences in hip-hop and fashion, and what it is about Brooklyn that made the borough such rap motherland through the genre's early years.
Later in the episode, Kim offers her candid feelings about being titled a feminist icon, what it was like being in the targets of C. Delores Tucker during her crusade against rap music, shares her experiences with Donald Trump on his show "The Apprentice," and speaks on "Girls Cruise," now airing on VH1.
Lil Kim Tells Story Of How Biggie Picked The Iconic 'Hardcore' Squat Photo
Lil Kim Performs at World of McIntosh Experience Center in NYC
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Kentia Palm is one of the most beautiful and popular palm. It has a thin, slender trunk with feather-shaped, drooping fronds. When young, the trunk is dark green and turns to brown as it gets older.This is pretty tolerant of neglect and can handle low sunlight. This is a favorite for indoor decor.


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Exceptionally large coalition of NGOs urge more scrutiny of China
More than 300 civil society groups including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, ICJ, Frontline Defenders and the International Service for Human Rights are urging the United Nations to set up an international watchdog to address human rights violations by the Chinese government.
In an open letter published Wednesday 9 September 2020 the groups say they are seeking greater scrutiny of and response to violations in places like Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as beyond — such as through censorship, development that hurts the environment and the targeting of rights defenders.
The call for the creation of an "independent international mechanism" to focus on China's rights violations adds to recent international pressure on Beijing over its handling of issues like protests in Hong Kong and detention centers — what the government calls vocational or training centers — for Uighur Muslims and others in western Xinjiang region.
"China has systematically persecuted rights defenders in reprisal for their cooperation with U.N. human rights operations — torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment, and stripping licenses from lawyers," said Renee Xia, director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, in a statement. "The U.N. system should no longer tolerate such treatment."
The move follows a call by independent experts who work with the United Nations for a special session of the Human Rights Council focusing on the array of issues around China's rights record. Advocates insist that no country — no matter how large or powerful — should escape extra scrutiny of their rights records when warranted. [see also https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/06/27/un-experts-address-3-big-ones-usa-china-and-india/]
The groups also want U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to "take responsibility for publicly addressing China's sweeping rights violations," Human Rights Watch said in a statement.
At a news conference Wednesday in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sought to brush off the groups' appeal, saying: "I think the statements made by these organizations are groundless and not worth refuting."
The appeal comes before the start of the 47-member-state Human Rights Council's fall session on Monday. In its summer session, the council held an urgent debate on a rise of police violence against Black people and repression of protests in the United States.
https://www.startribune.com/over-300-groups-urge-more-scrutiny-of-china-on-human-rights/572357402/?refresh=true
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/global-coalition-urges-un-to-address-china-human-rights-abuses/
This entry was posted on September 9, 2020 at 18:28 and is filed under Human Rights Council, Human Rights Defenders, OHCHR, UN.
Tags: 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council, António Guterres, China, gross violations, international monitoring, joint statement, NGOs, open letter, UN
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[…] Human Rights Watch and other organizations have called on Guterres to publicly urge the Chinese government to release over a million Turkic Muslims arbitrarily detained in so-called education camps and appoint an envoy to monitor rights abuses in China — he has not done so [see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/09/09/exceptionally-large-coalition-of-ngos-urge-more-scrutin…%5D. […]


Situated in the heart of Midcoast Maine you'll find the small bustling town of Rockland.
Rockland is a mecca for contemporary art enthusiasts that is also rich in boat building heritage and now has become a favorite stop for foodies who are craving the fresh local seafood. In this tiny town there are 52 retaurants, ranging from fine dining to ultra casual.
Due to its still-strong fishing and lobstering industry, Rockland has aptly been touted the Lobster Capital of the World, as there are more lobsters harvested here than anywhere else. Lobster boats chug in and out of the harbor daily, working their way around the sailboats, luxury liners and cruise ships that stop in to feast upon their catch.
Just north of the down town along busy Route One (which originates in Key West, Florida and follows the coastline all the way into Canada) you will find Claws, a quintessential-looking roadside seafood shack. There are many "shacks" of this sort dotting this road all the way from Kittery to Fort Kent, but Claws definitely stands out from the pack. Peel away the kitchy nautical décor and the panoramic view of the working Rockland waterfront and you'll know right away this place is different from all the rest. Owners Steve and Luanne Stinson know that in order for their shack to stand out, their food has to be above and beyond the expectations.
The couple had an interesting history binding them together long before Claws' grand opening in 2014. Steve's family owned and operated Stinson Canning, a sardine packing plant since 1946, in Belfast, Maine. Luanne's father was a herring fisherman during the 1970's through the late 1990's out of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Stinson Canning would send their carriers (a boat designed to extract the fish out of the seine nets) to Boothbay and transport them to their facility for processing. One of those carrier boats was named "Lou Ann", named after Steve's great aunt.
Steve and Luanne never actually met back then, but little did they know that years later the two families would be united again in a different way. Now the two work side by side every day of their 138 day season for fifteen hours, serving up their award-winning lobster rolls and lobster mac 'n cheese, along with their entire menu dedicated to what they call the "sea-foodie". Not what most people expect from any roadside shack. The dishes they create spectacular – fresh, creative and local. They both love to get to work each day and watch the surprised faces of their customers.
Luanne and Steve have been told numerous times that their food is "too good to be served at picnic tables", but this is their niche. The awards keep piling up and the popularity of Claws continues to grow. This is not fine dining, rather it is a seafood shack with fine food. This is Claws.


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"Frozen: The Musical" Heading to Broadway Early 2018
By Jaysen on February 10, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )
Get ready to finish each other's sandwiches because the rumor that no one believed was just a rumor and anyone could have guessed, is in fact true! "Frozen: The Musical" will be letting it go, Spring 2018.
Places everyone…
The show will probably be pretty damn excellent considering the team behind it and the fact that the studio will be working to live up to the excellence of The Lion King, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast before it. The show, which is obviously based on the film, will feature music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Kristen comes to us from Winnie the Pooh, while Robert comes off of hits like Avenue Q and Book of Mormon. Hopefully there won't be Mormons or cursing puppets in this one. Not to worry though, these two were also responsible for the music in the film.
While no actors have been announced yet, and probably won't be for some time, the show is heading in strong with the likes of Alex Timers (Peter and the Starcatchers) as director, and Peter Darling (Matilda) as choreographer. We've also got the costume designer from the Broadway version of Mary Poppins, and the sound designer from Aladdin, so it's a triple A team all around.
In a perfect world, I'd love to see Kristen and Idina reprise their rolls for the musical, not to mention local NYC hottie Jonathan Groff, but who knows what will happen.
I know what you're thinking. "Oh, how I wish there was a website where I could follow all the news on this musical that's going to make all my Frozen hopes and dreams come true." Guess what, there is. Head over to FrozenTheMusical.com for all frozeniest musicaliest goodness you could ever want. Except for right now. Right now it's just a fancy looking poster there.
Who do you want to see in the show and will you be trekking to NYC to see it first thing? Let me know in the comments below.
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This is really exciting Frozen fandom news! Thanks for sharing! 🙂


Every Thursday, I drive through my neighborhood absolutely mesmerized by the heaps of trash and recycle that line both sides of the street. Flat screen TV boxes. Old media stands. Towers of single-use water bottles. For nearly three years, I have worked furiously to minimize what sits in front of our house. In fact, I have been ruthless with what I accept to the point that we have decided to raise a minimalist baby. Why, then, am I driving around with a polyester flower in my cup holder?
I keep a handful of change in the console of my car at all times. I've been caught quarterless at Aldi one too many times to not have learned that lesson. Plus, I'm a sucker for lemonade stands and collections at intersections. Normally, I politely decline the swirling electric yellow concoctions and instead compliment the sellers on their industrious nature. I also pass on peanuts, mints, and any other accouterments that Kiwanis or Misericordia or anyone else might be handing out. Unless there are Tootsie Rolls. Early on in my marriage, I tossed in a handful of coins, declined the Tootsie Roll, and rolled up the window only to look over and see the betrayed eyes of my husband. "Who says no to Tootsie Rolls?" Lesson learned.
Yesterday was set to be much of the same. On the way out of the hardware store, I noticed a woman sitting by a milk jug with a hand-lettered sign. Support Our Veterans. I rummaged around in the bottom of my handbag, retrieving two Aldi quarters and a few loose pennies. I don't carry cash. This would have to do.
It's true that I didn't know the charity. I guessed the local VFW, but I wasn't sure. The sign didn't say. Still, I figured that 53 cents in her milk jug had the potential to do more good than it would do rattling around in the bottom of my purse. Before the coins clinked to the bottom, her hand was out. Palm up, it held a flower. A Buddy Poppy.
I'm a Midwesterner through and through. This is not how manners work here. If someone politely declines, that's it. Game over. End of story. You might purse your lips. You might think a thing or two. But you don't argue. Not after an act of kindness.
For someone who essentially has a degree in semiotics, you would think I wouldn't be so dense. For someone who teaches signs, signifiers, and signified for a living, you would think that this concept wouldn't be lost on me. Why, then, was I only looking at this crinkled flower as a piece of polyester?
I knew what a Buddy Poppy was. I used to gather them up proudly when I was little. It was one of the only times my mom would gladly indulge an impromptu request for money when we were out running errands. The daughter of a decorated World War II soldier, my mom was never shy to show her support for other veterans.
Was I really going to rebuff this token in the spirit of less clutter? At first, I was. I still dislike fundraiser t-shirts. Yes, they spread awareness. But they also come at a cost. Financially, they take money away from the actual cause. Environmentally, they lead to more clothing waste. Socially, they are often the product of unregulated factories. So why would I view a poppy any differently?
It's true that I don't need more clutter in my closet. Or my house. Or my cup holder. But it is also true that some things, some tangibles might outweigh the cost of clutter. Today, I'll tie my poppy to my purse because of everything it symbolizes. And because the next time I toss money into a milk jug, I won't need another poppy to show that I care.
So Tell Me…What things have tested your understanding of minimalism?
It's funny how you had to catch yourself for a moment there, even with embracing the minimalist lifestyle, there are somethings worth making an exception for.
Buddy poppies ARE different! Great post!
I find myself catching myself all the time when it comes to decluttering *and* finances. I have so much to learn!
I couldn't agree more! Some things are worth more than the 'clutter' they may create in your life. My step-father is a veteran and supporting veterans is super important to Mr. TA as well. We get poppies every year and then place them at a memorial service on Remembrance Day.
The one thing that has tested my understanding of minimalism is my grandmother's jewelry. I inherited quite a lot of it when she passed, but I don't ever wear any of it. I've often thought about selling it, or donating it so it can have a second life with someone else. But, I would never get rid of it – it's beautiful and the pieces remind me of her every time I see them sitting in my jewelry dish.
Grandma jewelry is so special, isn't it? I have two pieces left from my nana, and I know I won't part with them.
I love Buddy Poppies, I picked one up at my grocery store this week.
Our minimalism was tested when we moved into our house. My mother-in-law kept ALL of my husband's toys and books and movies from when he was a kid and gave them to us. She had even kept his old pacifier (gross). We tossed a lot of it, but I think I may have to teach him Marie Kondo stuff to get him to part with more haha.
Beautiful post. I was just writing this morning about nostalgia and decluttering (to be published on Tuesday), and I agree that some tangibles are worth saving. Buddy Poppies are more than just a thing and I'm glad you decided to accept it. It's important that we all remember to take care of our veterans, as well as to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country.
I cannot wait to check it out, Gary!
I'm not familiar with Buddy Poppies, but it seems that taking it was the right thing to do.
In terms of what tests my minimalism… my whole office. I have all these books and scripts and student papers, when I know I mostly work digitally and should get rid of 90% of it… I just feel like a professor's office should have stuff. It's definitely on my summer to-do list.


Rev. Bill Ichter continues to be hospitalized with pneumonia in Minden. His daughter said the hospital staff is talking about releasing him.
Phillip Strickland continues to be in Ochsner and is not home yet. Let's pray they keep him until he is well enough to be back at home.
Bible Drill Class for children in Grades K-5/ Sunday evening at 6 P.M.
Friday Morning Bible Study – Ezekiel 7 Interesting!
Mission Project – Bring your bags of red beans and rice to the church so the Children in Action can contribute them to two food pantries. This collection will continue through the month of May, so you have not missed the deadline.
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The offerings given at MLC's Advent services this year will go to two organizations,Gathered by Grace and the Riley Center.
Wednesday Advent Services of Worship are at Noon and 7:00 p.m. on December 5, `12, and 19th. All are welcome! The Noon services will last about 30 minutes. The evening services will use the Holden Evening Prayer Service liturgy.
Gathered by Grace is an ELCA church development that meets in the community rather than in a building. Pastor Developer Tiffany Chaney leads weekly Bible studies in gatherings called Dinner and Dialogue in two locations: Montgomery and Tuskegee. Gathered by Grace also hosts a weekly online Bible study on Sunday nights. Our Advent giving will support GBG's Life Happens Fund, which helps young adults in need of assistance with financial counseling, rent, groceries, and school fees. For more information about GBG, visit www.gbgministry.org.
Pastor Tiffancy Chaney will give a Temple Talk about "Gathered by Grace" at Messiah Lutheran Church on Sunday, Dec. 16 at both services.
The Riley Center in Huntsville is a nonprofit school that provides a comprehensive program to improve the lives of children with autism and their families. Their mission is to provide hope to every family that walks through their doors. Our Advent giving will help the Riley Center continue offering services at or below cost to families and extend these services to more children. For more information about The Riley Center, visit www.therileycenter.org.
Sierra Madison of The Riley Center will give a Temple Talk about their programs Messiah Lutheran Church on Sunday, Dec. 9th at both services.


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How NASA Is Meeting the Big Data Challenge
As the scientific community pushes past petaflop into exascale territory, it is imperative that the tools to support ever-more data-intensive workloads keep pace. No where is this more true than at the storied NASA research complex. With 100 active missions supporting cutting-edge science, NASA knows more than most about compute- and data-driven challenges.
A recent paper from Piyush Mehrotra and L. Harper Pryor with NASA's Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division sheds light on how NAS has assisted the diverse workflow of its users, including discovery, access, transportation, management, and dissemination of big data, as well as providing the tools to transform data into insight and knowledge.
"As NASA's flagship site for computational science and engineering at scale, NAS supports a user base that is at the forefront of data intensive and data driven science," write Mehrotra and Harper. "Our users' codes use and generate very large datasets and analyzing these datasets to extract knowledge is a fundamental part of their workflows."
To get a better understanding of the kinds of challenges faced by their user population, NAS officials went directly to their user base. They then grouped the challenges by the main elements of the workflows, ie "discovery of data and tools, access to and movement of data, storage and management of data, algorithms/tools for performing the analysis/analytics and finally dissemination of the results."
Discovery hinges on data, which is challenging for NASA based on sheer volume and the distributed nature of the storage archives. Users require tools that support large-scale data movement. There is also the looming need to develop platforms that meet the computational and analytic requirements of the coming exascale era.
With user interviews and several studies to guide them, NAS officials added several initatives to their architecture roadmap. The paper's authors describe two of these that address user needs:
1) higher level support for scientific workflows to make the challenges of working with big data and big compute more transparent to the user, and
2) tighter integration of compute engines with analytic engines.
The first of these directly relates to the implementation of the NASA Earth Exchange last year. The NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) is a collaborative research platform that brings together advanced supercomputing, earth system modeling, workflow management, and NASA remote-sensing data. It enables users to explore and analyze large earth science data sets, run and share modeling algorithms, collaborate on new or existing projects and share results. To support data-driven workflows, NEX uses VisTrails on Pleiades, NASA's flagship supercomputer. ParaView is also available as a companino tool to VisTrails. The system will support wide-area workflows encompassing NASA and other agencines, including USGS, NOAA and DOE.
"Our vision is to provide an environment capable of capturing the workflow so that it can be shared with colleagues who can then repeat the experiment and/or tweak the input data/algorithms to generate new knowledge," write the authors.
The second initiative aims to integrate analytic capability – more specifically visualization – with compute capability. This speeds up what was traditionally a sequential process. In the past, visualization was a post-processing activity that could only be performed after the computation phase. Now NASA's visualization engine (hyperwall) has been integrated via the same InfiniBand fabric as the Pleiades supercomputer, so that they share storage resources in their Lustre filesystem. Data streams can be directed from computation nodes to the visualization nodes via the InfiniBand I/O fabric while the code is running. The intermediate data can be examined concurrently with execution (to steer computation) or stored for later analysis. This benefit is temporal fidelity at much lower storage cost.
Going forward, NAS aims to continue to optimize the data workflow and they use data knowledged to guide this process. "We don't want to touch all of the data if we don't have to," the authors write. "We know a lot about the structure of the data that might be used to steer the computation toward the subsets of the data that are applicable to the query – and not use the subsets we know are not relevant. This is the good news side…the bad news side is that there is a lot of complexity hiding behind the data and this complexity is critical to using it properly."
An example of this complexity is remote sensing of atmosphere and land temperatures from space. A satellite does not really measure temperature, it measures radiance, and getting this reading requires a lot of knowledge about the sensor itself. Or take a satellite that is nominally in a sun synchronous orbit, what if the orbit has drifted, they ask. With all this information and metadata being crucial for the discovery challenge, the task at hand is making it all more accessible to the user. A good place to start, according to the authors, is determining what approaches (representation, tools and algorithms) best support the orchestration of metadata. And as always, they emphasize the importance of "never los[ing] sight of the fact that our product is the scientific and engineering knowledge that we extract from big data."


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Enthusiast Disease Discovered, Named
The Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a study that identifies and, for the first time, names a newly-discovered disease afflicting many in the coaster enthusiast community.
Dr. Dikembe Billy-Bob Rittenhouse Arjumand Ktulu-Lieberman Svenson III of the Mayo Clinic has studied social disorders for the past several years, doing much of his field studies at ACE events.
"Font of Useless Knowledge Syndrome," or "FUKS," is a disease that strikes certain areas of the population, rendering them socially intolerable.
"What we have here is a classic case of someone knowing so many details about a trivial matter that they cannot cope with normal people not knowing what they consider obvious facts." explains Dr. Rittenhouse Arjumand Ktulu-Lieberman Svenson III. "The advent of the Internet seems to have allowed this syndrome to thrive." Symptoms include acne, pale skin, and the inability to spell the word 'definitely.' FUKS severely hampers social skills in its victims, rendering them incapable of basic social graces such as introducing themselves with real names, shaking hands without drooling, and speaking without using acronyms repeatedly in their sentences.
Dr. Rittenhouse Arjumand Ktulu-Lieberman Svenson III has developed a six-week treatment program to counteract this terrible affliction. "First, we encourage our patients to engage in conversations about things like the weather. We deny them Internet access and forbid message board and instant-messaging capability. A remedial dating class, successful in treating developmentally challenged people, has proved successful in treating FUKS sufferers as well. Our ultimate goal, of course, is to see that these people get a f*cking life."
--MMS
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First Annual AbsolutelyReliable Excellence in Narcissism Award Presented Today
As many as two people came to the AbsolutelyReliable Rose Garden and Sculpture Walkway in Washington, DC today, in order to view the hated-by-dozens website's First Annual Excellence in Narcissim Award presentation. The recipient was a Mr. Gordon Beeferman.
"Mr. Beeferman was the logical choice for this exceptional award," said the Editor-in-Chief. "One of our writers made up this wacky story about a petting zoo goat running amok at Wild Adventures park, and one of the names appearing for a completely made-up and utterly nonsensical character was 'Gordon Beeferman.' We never would have thought about it again, except this real guy named 'Gordon Beeferman' actually assumed we were talking about him. Sheesh, what an ego!"
ARN&R has obtained an exclusive copy of the email from this Mr. Beeferman, who perhaps was unconcerned with our disclaimer on the webpage that states we can use anything people send to us in any fashion we want:
Subject: where
> did you get my name and why are you using it in your website
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"Initially, ARN&R was concerned that there was, somehow, by some astounding coincidence, an actual 'Gordon Beeferman' who worked for PETA, and we'd be forced to change the story," said the writer JCK. "So we called up PETA to check and see about whether he worked there, and they laughed at us and said, 'Beeferman? But I hardly even know 'er, man!' It turns out the guy who wrote to us is a classical composer with a website, and is obviously not the guy we're talking about. That takes some cojones to assume that you are the only person in the history of the planet Earth to ever have the name Gordon Beeferman and write in to us, so we had to create this award for the boy."
Sources tell ARN&R that every other real person who has a name correlate by accident with any name ever used within the website-- particularly Jack Meoff, Buster Hyman, and Mike Hunt-- is also quite upset with ARN&R and will be joining forces with Beeferman to frighten ARN&R staff members with recordings of Sonata Bombastica and Now No One Will Listen to Songs in an effort to force our writers to use only names that could not conceivably also belong coincidentally to any other human born since records have been kept.
"My next story will feature a character named Dikembe Billy-Bob Rittenhouse Arjumand Ktulu-Lieberman Svenson III," said ARN&R writer MMS. "My extensive research tells me that we are less likely to get irritated emails by using names like this instead of, say, 'John Smith,' or perhaps 'George W. Bush.'"
The Editor-in-Chief noted that "the review about how the 'program appears to be a spontaneous creation by the artists who probe into unlit corners and explore an underworld of sound filled with foreboding warnings of doom' has me pretty creeped out. I will demand that our writers use the name 'Gordo Porkerman' instead of 'Gordon Beeferman' in all further posts, so that we don't have to experience any of this 'probing into unlit corners' ourselves."
[Author's Note: We are assuming Mr. Beeferman should be thankful that this article has appeared, as it is sure to increase hits to his website by at least 2 or 3 curious people who linked over from ARN&R.]
Dutch Wonderland Outed
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park located near Lancaster, Pennsylvania was officially outed yesterday on the E! Entertainment Television Web site. It has been rumored for years that the park might be hiding its true sexual orientation in order to maintain its family image, but the park has continuously denied these accusations and insisted that it is really "just very happy, but definitely not gay."
However, when E! reporters spotted Dutch Wonderland recently, at a Cher concert, holding hands with The Enchanted Forest (of Turner, Oregon) and singing I Got You Babe as the two parks gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, there was no denying that Dutch Wonderland is, in fact, very very gay. Upon being confronted by E! reporters, Dutch Wonderland immediately burst into tears and ran out of the concert without even waiting for the encore, which any Cher fan will tell you, is the most fab part of the show and absolutely should not be missed no matter what.
"He ran straight to his fuchsia colored convertible Volkswagen Beetle screaming all the way in a very lispy voice 'I just want to be happy, oh please just let me be happy,'" a witness said.
ACE member, Barney Kugler, was not at all surprised by the park's recent outing. "I've been posting for years to every rollercoaster and amusement park newsgroup that I could find that Dutch Wonderland is the gayest park I've ever been to," said Barney. "I mean, come on, it has a roller coaster named 'Sky Princess' and a boat ride named 'The Lady Gay River Boat.' How much more proof do you need? Oh yeah, Cedar Point and Magic Mountain are way gay too."
Park guest, Sandy Maplethorpe, also sensed something was a little swishy with Dutch Wonderland during a recent visit to the park. "Of course I had my suspicions," said Sandy. "The park is just packed full of 'fairy' tale characters and its mascots are a 'fairy' princess and a purple dragon, for crying out loud. A purple dragon? You can't get much gayer than that."
Dutch Wonderland could not immediately be reached for comment, but the park's mother, Hersheypark, issued a statement begging the public not to rush to judgment against her son. "He's such a sweet boy. So what if he's just a little bit gay? It's probably just a phase he's going through, or maybe he was just experimenting. Please, just wait until you have all of the facts before you condemn my sweet sweet boy," pleaded Mrs. Hersheypark.
In related news, nineteen-year-old Phish fan Ben Connolly of St. Paul, Minnesota, stated that "Valleyfair was totally baked when they designed that new coaster, dude."
--JWS
Cedar Point Adds All-You-Can-Eat Buffet To Top Thrill Dragster Queue
Trying to capitalize on the absolutely insane amount of time that Cedar Point guests will actually wait in line to ride Top Thrill Dragster, and in an effort to avoid having park patrons pass out from lack of nourishment while they wait for up to eight hours in said line, Cedar Point proudly introduced the all new 'Top Swill Snackster All-You-Can-Eat Buffet' this past Monday, July 21st.
While waiting in line for Top Thrill Dragster, park guests will now have the opportunity to purchase a plate and pile it high over and over again with goodies from the rows and rows of buffet tables that weave up and down each wakway throughout the entire Top Thrill Dragster queue.
Buffet selections currently include mountains of country-fried chicken, steak and ham, mashed potatoes, baked beans, string beans, corn-on-the-cob, rivers of beef and chicken flavored gravy, plenty of dinner rolls and so much more. A full selection of desserts including puddings, pies and cakes are also available for an extra charge. Need a soft drink to wash it all down? No problem, soft drinks are available too.
"This is just what we needed to complete the Top Thrill Dragster line experience," said Cedar Point general manager, Daniel Keller. "Now guests will never have to leave the Top Thrill Dragster line again except when they want to take a Top Thrill Dragster bathroom break. We here at Cedar Point are very excited about this new addition to the park and judging by how many vats of gravy we've gone through in the past three days, coaster lovers must be excited about it too," added Keller. "We've been having some trouble with the soda fountain's technology -- Intamin made it, you see -- but that'll be worked out shortly, we're sure of it."
Coaster enthusiasts around the country couldn't be happier. American Coaster Enthusiast (ACE) member Frank Lunder summed it all up pretty well when he mumbled, in between platefuls of fried chicken and mashed potatoes, with beef gravy drizzling down both of his chins, "Mmmm, coaster good... gravy better."
'Top Swill Snackster' is now open daily at Cedar Point from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The cost is $15.95 per person. Add an additional $4.00 per person if you also would like unlimited soft drinks and desserts.
Headquarters Accommodations for ACE CoasterCon Chosen
Among the most exciting announcements made each year by the American Coaster Enthusiasts are the location of the host parks for a CoasterCon, provided the previous year, and the actual dates of the Con, often sent to members as much as several minutes before the event begins. In recent years, an added bonus thrill has been produced with the listing of accommodations offered to ACE members in the vicinity of a big national event. At a press conference this morning, the ACE Executive Junta proved itself really �on the ball� by announcing the headquarters hotel for the entire 2004 CoasterCon: the Valley Rest Inn in New Lebanon, New York.
Scheduled for next June 20-25, the Con had many ACE members worried, as housing in the vicinity of Cedar Point, one of the host parks, can be expensive and hard to find during the summer.
�Thank goodness they got this one rolling so fast,� said member Peter Gibbons, 33. �I was worried about getting stuck somewhere really expensive or located too far from the [exclusive ride time]. Now, I know that ACE members will pay only 52 to 82 dollars a night at the lovely Valley Rest Motel, as long as we book within the next month.�
�We�re always looking to help out our members with great discounts and convenient locations for the headquarters hotel,� said ACE Interim Vice Dictator for Life Mark Cole. �Everyone remembers how cheap and convenient it was to stay at that wonderful hotel an hour and a half from either park at the California Con that Helen Hunt wouldn�t come to. And we made sure to get the most expensive hotel near Hersheypark and get a reduced rate that�s pretty much exactly the same as the regular rate, while enterprising ACE members not mentioning their club affiliation found decent accommodations all over the area. Next year promises to be even more spectacular than those kick-ass experiences!�
Cole then dramatically unveiled the photo of the Valley Rest Inn and spoke on: �Located only nine and a half hours one way from Sandusky, the Valley Rest will be the location of our ACE General Store, video and photo contests, speakers, and luxurious banquet, all to be held in the uneven dirt parking lot of the motel. Valley Rest has fourteen rooms. This might seem like very few rooms, but since we�ve been using that eCRIBB roommate request forum at the ACE website, we�ve realized just how many unwashed, rambling freaks want to room with each other at events since they have no friends to take along�we�ll just throw thirty or forty of these slobs in one room together and give �em a chance to breed!�
Valley Rest Motel owner Samir Nayeenanajar noted that he was pleased at getting this conference business, since �the only people who normally use the motel are heroin junkies and truckers looking to bang a hooker real quick before getting back on the road.� He went on to say, �each room provides a great variety of unusual wildlife not seen in typical hotels�ACE members will be amazed by our giant spiders, caterpillars, flies, gnats, fist-sized mosquitoes, and rats. Also, the varieties of fungus cultivated in the showers, toilets, floor, and bed sheets by our master maid-scientists are expected to amaze these coaster lovers more than any ride designed by Intamin. Our staff will �pre-obliterate� all the commodes before ACErs arrive so as to demonstrate the strength of our porcelain. And the towels have that all-natural �not laundered after their last use by a herpes-infected crack whore� appeal. Please note that ice will be two dollars per bag, we don�t have a night manager available for check-in after 11:OO PM, the windows have no locks, and there is only refreshing freezing cold water in the bathrooms, all for your safety and convenience. Plus, our entire staff, male and female, have mullets, which will make the ACE members feel right at home, and there are superb crystal meth dealers and butt-ugly dollar-whores in the vicinity.�
Cole gave ACE members a stern talking-to during his speech. �We hear lots of complaining about accommodations,� he said sternly. �However, we assure members we always do the absolute best we can to make their Con more fun and financially feasible, and we will tolerate no complaints and bitchings from our surly underlings�er�ACE members. This is the best location we could find at a decent price, so don�t even think of whining to us about stepping in a puddle of trucker semen, having difficulties flushing the giant turd the maid left in your toilet, or having the huge spiders in your room cocoon you alive and gradually feed off your bodily juices over a period of several weeks.�
Cole concluded with the following: �ACE members staying at the Valley Rest Motel should, of course, receive a number of important inoculations before staying at our headquarters hotel�we recommend shots or preparatory treatment kits for Malaria, Typhus, Crotch Rot, Crabs, Rabies, Dysentery, Ringworm, and Giant Parasitic Worms Crawling Up Your Butt and Spawning Flesh-Eating Larvae.�
[Author�s Note: Interestingly, a motel website for the New Lebanon area lists the ACE Headquarters Hotel, Valley Rest, along with numerous others on a page for, and we quote:
CLEAN ... SAFE LODGING AT "AFFORDABLE" PRICES.
For those of you unfamiliar with the English language, this actually means that lodging is available at �so-called affordable� prices, meaning it is not affordable at all. Although, in that case, perhaps it would be more factually correct to have the listing as follows: �Clean� �Safe� �Lodging� at �Affordable� Prices.]
It's Official: Some People Like Robb Alvey and Elissa White, Some Don't
Thanks to all of the incredibly gifted and brilliant minds over at rec.roller-coaster, the roller coaster enthusiast world will no longer have to wonder about one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. For it has been solved.
After months and months of debate and thread after hate-spewing thread of useless, inane chatter and childish name calling, it can now safely and assuredly be said that some people like Robb Alvey and Elissa White and some people just don't.
Experts poured over the evidence for month after agonizing month looking for the answer to this puzzling perplexity. They painstakingly analyzed post after post, thread after thread, message after message looking for clues to guide them along in their quest for this supreme knowledge. They interviewed hundreds of witnesses dozens of times each. They watched hour after hour of roller coaster POV video footage and studied countless incidents of wild and wacky antics between Robb, Elissa and their 'so-called' fiends. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the experts reached a startling consensus on this ever so important issue. Some people like Robb Alvey and Elissa White and some people just don't.
Expert on everything and frequent rec.roller-coaster poster, Marvin Jacobson, had this to say about the oh-so-surprising recent revelation:
"I already knew that. It's really just a matter of simple mathematics. Flip a coin 100 times and, on average, it'll land on heads 50 times and on tails 50 times unless you have some super mind control power that allows you to control how the coin will land, like I have. But, if you aren't gifted with mind control like me, then half the time you'll get one result and the other half you'll get another result. Although, I guess there is also a slim possibility that the coin could land sideways on its edge. Yeah, I guess that could happen too. Or, possibly, you might flip the coin up so high that it would leave the gravitational pull of the Earth and just keep flipping around forever never landing on heads or tails. I guess that could also happen. But, anyway, what were we talking about?"
Experts around the world are quite relieved that this dilemma has finally been resolved. Now, they can move on and concentrate on solving some more of the important mysteries of life like which is the best digital camera, does Six Flags America management sit around all day watching BET, and is Justin gay, or is he just a really sexy bitch?
More Wacky Fun With Search Engines
Every now and again we do enjoy examining exactly who comes to visit our site and how on earth they got there. (There is no known scientific method for determining why, in the name of all that is holy, some of them actually even come back, but there are indeed a handful of these desperate souls.) Of late, the following searches have led unlucky folks to the hallowed halls of ARN&R:
Denise Richards Scratching Herself
How fortunate it is that we thought to make fun of people looking online for bizarre celebrity behavior months ago, and managed to include a phrase that someone (who we are more than a little frightened of) actually typed into Google! Welcome, O Strange Human With Really Weird Fetish Interests!
Kristen Kreuk naked
Sorry, young perverts! We have no photographs of the comely young star of Smallville and the AbsolutelyReliable hot tub here. But thanks for experiencing our website devoted to satirizing coaster enthusiasts and the amusement industry. It's basically the same thing! Oh, and to save you a little trouble next time, you should be aware that there are no pictures of Kristen Kreuk naked. Uh...not that we checked or anything. We...um...uh...some friend told us or something.
Jessica Alba belching
Ah yes. The classic. This one's been popping up for months. We admit it. You have us baffled. Anyone care to write in and explain why so many people wish to see Jessica Alba belching?


Berkel slicers were produced in Europe in several different factories in Holland, Denmark (1905), Sweden, Belgium and Switzerland (1909), Norway, Germany and France (1911), Austria, Czechoslovakia and Italy (1924), Spain and Portugal (1939).
These machines were produced in England under the "Berkel's & Parnals" brand name.
These slicers were first produced in Chicago and later in La Porte, Indiana (USA) and Toronto (Canada).


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The South Australian budget will enhance the State's attractiveness for onshore oil and gas investment.
APPEA Chief Operating Officer Western Region Stedman Ellis said the State's strong reputation amongst oil and gas companies had been boosted.
"The respected Fraser Institute Global Petroleum Survey consistently ranks South Australia as the most attractive Australian state for oil and gas investment and this budget builds on that already strong reputation," Ellis said.
"The South Australian economy is set to benefit from the State Government's commitment to new training opportunities and exploration incentives. The new Onshore Petroleum Centre of Excellence training facility at Tonsley is strongly supported by industry and will help develop and maintain the skilled workforce required here in South Australia and elsewhere." he added.
"The deferral of royalty payments for shale and tight gas projects should help accelerate investment and job creation in what is potentially a significant new industry." remarked Ellis.
Posted on June 20, 2014 with tags APPEA, Australia, Boosts, gas, Oil, Reputation, South.


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Lauryn Oates
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Lauryn Oates is a Canadian aid worker and human rights activist who has gained prominence as a global expert on education in conflict zones and on women's rights, and as a fierce public proponent of internationalism, gender equality and the universalism of human rights. She has worked throughout the developing world but particularly in Afghanistan, advocating for the empowerment of women. It was in 1996 that, at age 14, Lauryn read a newspaper article describing the new regime in Afghanistan called the Taliban, and their treatment of women and girls. She wrote up a petition demanding that the world respond to the Taliban's misogynist policies, and has continued this work ever since. She bridges the world we know, and the worlds we sometimes struggle to understand—countries at war, communities living amidst unimaginable poverty, and places where women in particular are seeking to gain a foothold.
Lauryn speaks to themes of global citizenship, how we respond to pain and suffering in the world, and the power of education to change young lives in ways that can transform societies. Whether it's surviving a motorcycle crash in Uganda, malaria in Rwanda, Russian techno music on bad roads in Tajikistan, or working to get classrooms opened in rural Afghanistan, Lauryn can often be found in the dicey spots of the world, stubbornly insisting that access to quality education is a basic human right for everyone, everywhere.
Lauryn works in close partnership with a variety of Afghan women's organizations and international charities, from UNICEF, Global Rights, medica mondiale, the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit, the Women and Children's Legal Research Foundation, USAID, and Womankind Worldwide, among others.
She has been involved in leading charity work with Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, founded in 1996, and founded the Vancouver (1999) and Montreal (2001) chapters of the organization, before joining the board of directors in 2005, until 2008 when she became the organization's Projects Director, managing their education projects in the field.
Lauryn has led projects in Afghanistan such as a teacher training program that has so far trained over 4,000 teachers, a network of village libraries, and basic literacy classes for girls and women who missed out on their educations under the Taliban. She's worked to make educational materials accessible to teachers in their own language through several translation projects, and the creation of the first online library for teachers in Afghanistan. These projects have ensured access to schooling for thousands of Afghan girls and women.
Lauryn is a frequent commentator in the Canadian media, writing regularly for The Calgary Herald, The Huffington Post, Troy Media, The Propagandist, and occasionally for other publications ranging from The Globe & Mail to the blog, Butterflies & Wheels. In 2008, The Globe & Mail named her as the first of Ten Canadians to Watch in 2009, and in 2013 she was awarded a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal by the province of British Columbia. Coverage of her work in Afghanistan has been featured in Elle, Ms., Trek, Vancouver Magazine, The National Post, 24 Hours, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, The Calgary Herald, Edmonton Sun, The Times Colonist, The Province, among others.
Lauryn holds a BA Honours in International Development Studies from McGill University, a MA in Human Security and Peace building from Royal Roads University, and a PhD in Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research focused on the development of mother tongue teaching resources using information communications technologies (ICT) for primary teachers in northern Uganda. She has twice been awarded a Social Science & Humanities Research Council award for her scholarship. In 2013, Lauryn won the Leadership Award from her Alma Mater, Royal Roads University.


I've had a similar reaction to you. It's quite obvious now that Dr John has left the scene, but Lucy can't be falling for M Paul, can she? :S He humiliates her! Which girl likes that?? Ok, maybe Lucy and her narrative will surprise her.
It's funny seeing how different people are reacting to the M. Paul/Lucy relationship. I would agree that he is certainly awkward, but I don't really see him as being a bully (and Lucy seems to have no problem giving as good as she gets). He actually reminds me a bit of how little boys act when they like a little girl but don't know how to show or tell her. I actually think that Lucy somewhat revels in the attention. Particularly after Dr. John's assessment of her character in these chapters, it must have been gratifying to have someone actually notice her and be affected by her.
Agreed, they're like teenagers trying to get each other's attention, and she does like the attention… but is that a good reason to actually end-up with him?


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cold wind doesn't chill rally to save Rosslyn Highlands Park
Over 100 residents turned out in cold, windy weather this past Saturday morning to rally to save Rosslyn Highlands Park. Two Dunkin' Donuts boxes blew over in the cold wind. Despite these difficult conditions, five announced County Board candidates -- Democrats Katie Cristol, Christian Dorsey, James Lander, and Andrew Schneider and Independent candidate Audrey Clement -- attended the rally.
Residents attending the rally were passionate about saving the park. One resident told the Tribune that she has been bringing her children and grandchildren to this park for 37 years. Another resident explained to the Tribune that Arlington taxpayers paid for the Cherrydale fire station and that Arlington taxpayers should also fund a new Rosslyn fire station.
With the growth of Rosslyn and the condition of the current fire station, the need for a new Rosslyn fire station seems clear. The current fire station sleeps six fire fighters and has room for only seven. Moreover, fire-fighters' beds are packed closely together and go right up to the bathroom. If one fire fighter has gastro-intestinal problems, all the fire fighters could have difficulty sleeping. Fire-fighting readiness could be compromised.
Highland Park facilities are a children's playground, a full-length basketball court, and greenspace. The adjacent school property includes a field that was previously covered with trailors for temporary classroom space. A reasonable development plan for the site should be able to preserve the children's playground and provide a publicly accessible basketball court.
Green space is harder to preserve. The best way to increase and highlight Rosslyn greenspace may be to connect better downtown Rosslyn to Roosevelt Island. The now highly successful Artisphere could help to direct traffic to that new Rosslyn greenspace.