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Social Indicators Research
January 2020 , Volume 147, Issue 1, pp 287–310 | Cite as
Preferences or Patriarchy: Why Do Religious Women Work Less?
Lewis Davis
Jia Gao
First Online: 03 July 2019
Religious women work less than their non-religious counterparts. Is this because they want to work less or because patriarchal social norms limit their choices? To address this question, we estimate the employment happiness premium, which we define as the happiness gain associated with being employed, for men and women belonging to six world religions and for the non-religious. Our results indicate that the employment happiness premium is higher for men than for women for every world religion and that the gender gap in the employment happiness premium varies significantly across religions. Next, we ask whether the gender gap in the employment happiness premium can explain the gender gap in employment. That is, is it plausible that preferences explain employment patterns across religions and genders? We find that preferences plausibly explain the gender employment gap for Buddhists, Orthodox Christians, and the non-religious. In contrast, they explain less than half the observed gender employment gap for Hindus, Muslims, Catholics and Protestants. Our findings are consistent with a significant role for patriarchal social norms in constraining female employment in these religious traditions.
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We wish to thank Roger Hoerl, Lori Marso, Ann Owen, Steven Schmidt and participants in the Symposium on Religion, Social Conflict and Social Cohesion, the Union College Economics Seminar, and the Southern Economic Association Meetings for useful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. Any remaining errors are our own.
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This Evil Eye necklace is surrounded by Cubic Zirconia which are Prong & Pave set. This unusual necklace is very tactile especially with the dangling beaded sterling silver lashes! The Evil Eye has many meanings to different cultures and many people wear them for good luck! This pendant is made of the finest Sterling Silver and then it has been Rhodium Plated for long lasting lustre and shine.
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Most users are not aware of the performance build .exes that Bohemia has been publishing on their forums.
I recently started using the server .exes, and have noticed a HUGE performance increase. Server frames are all around more stable and higher. Memory usage is easily one gb less under full load and cpu usage is not maxed out. Client side the exes are creating a huge difference for players when usage. I have started spamming people who crash out of the server to join the teamspeak to download the performance files. Is there a reason NOT to use the server exes? Does anyone know of any bugs or database connection issues they may cause?
Indeed it does. The Dropbox link in the second comment is still up to date.
So I have been switching to the new builds everytime it comes out and this last one that came out a few hours ago has made a huge difference in performance so I would advise everyone to try it out.
So why wouldnt these be pushed to the official updates?
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Our newly-installed kitchen sink has a terrible toxic smell. What can we do?
Q: Our newly-installed kitchen sink has a terrible toxic smell. We suspect it's from the underside spray coating. What can we do? There is no padding underneath, as I've seen mentioned in previous posts. It's an undermount sink with white spray coating. Do we seal it? Try removing it? Concerned about what the spray is made from and releasing new toxins in removal process.
A: The spray coatings under many sinks are usually designed to help soundproof the sink. They are acoustical insulators. Although I have no way to verify what it is from your description, it is usually made of some type of high density spray foam or mass-loaded vinyl. In either case, the odor and toxic byproducts usually dissipate quickly.
In the mean time, it could be hazardous to your health should you work around the sink for extended periods of time. I'd suggest some serious ventilation such as fans, open windows, and air purifiers. I've written another Green Home Guide article regarding this topic that might be useful: Safest primer to get rid of tobacco smells.
We have sealers for almost every type of toxic odor but we need to know what we are dealing with.
My hunch is that it is not the white stuff underneath the sink because it would have been sprayed in a factory months ago and would not be as intense for this long. Our company takes calls on smelly objects every single day for the past 21 years and we've never heard complaints about this particular problem.
The real problem may lie with the adhesive/caulk/sealant used to adhere the sink to the countertop. Often contractors use a product that contains solvents or silicones that smell badly. If that is the case, they are difficult to remove or seal. However, their off-gassing usually does not last too long.
Another possibility might come from the adhesive used by the plumber to connect the drain to the trap. Often PVC cement is extremely nasty and people complain about this regularly. Again, this rarely lasts long and there are no sealers for this as far as I know.
Removing the sink may reveal the problem as you will be able to get your nose closer to the source. Once you can isolate the problem, call me and we will try to work out a solution.


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When people think about Amsterdam, they probably don't think of it as a child-friendly destination. Amsterdam is famous (or should that be notorious?) for its liberal drugs policy, red light district and relaxed, open-minded atmosphere. Yet Amsterdam also has a completely different side; it is a very versatile city where kids can get involved in all kinds of activities! I therefore recommend you add a visit to a museum which caters for children during your stay in Amsterdam. Discover the history of the Netherlands together with your child, join in with fun experiments and enjoy watching that smile of wonder on your child's face when he or she discovers something new.
One of the most famous museums for children in Amsterdam is the NEMO Science Museum. Even though NEMO has been officially labelled a museum, it is anything but boring! Even the least curious will discover some amazing science and technology facts here. This interactive museum doesn't hand out long-winded explanations which most children don't (or won't) listen to. Instead, kids are allowed to create, experiment and interact. By getting involved hands-on, they play and learn at the same time, which means they'll remember a lot of what they have learned for years to come. A special children's lecture is held every month where kids can ask questions that are then answered by a scientist. However, he'll need assistance; all the children are invited to help find the answer. Children from the age of 6 years onwards can participate in chemistry experiments, working with vinegar, baking powder and other everyday products to carry out amusing and interesting experiments. The added safety goggles and white lab coat are the icing on the cake. NEMO is near the central station and is easily accessible.
Do you want to teach your children about a specific period of history in a very special way? Take them to the Anne Frank House. It's an emotional trip, but definitely worth it. Here you will see where Anne Frank got her schooling during the Second World War, what life in the Secret Annex was really like, and learn more about the impact of WWII in the Netherlands. The Anne Frank House is always very busy, so make sure you reserve your tickets in advance. You will need to select a date and a specific time slot; the museum is very strict about timing, so don't be late.
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The Tropenmuseum houses an extensive collection of artefacts, costumes and scenes from the daily lives of global populations. These collections really appeal to the imagination. It's like taking a round-the-world trip, at the same time giving you the opportunity to learn about other cultures and customs. For children, there is Tropenmuseum Junior. Although, in my opinion, the 'normal' museum is also very suitable for children, they have made everything extra-interactive in the Junior section, so that learning, for any age, is a lot of fun. Your kids will absorb a huge amount of information relating to different cultures without even realising it!
Famous all over the world and with a permanent exhibition site in Amsterdam, Madame Tussauds is an absolute must! This museum doesn't have any separate activities for children, but that doesn't mean they won't have fun. They can wander around, take pictures of their favourites and get up close to famous pop stars, bloggers or actors. In Madame Tussauds, children (and adults, too) can sing songs together with their favourite artists, make a speech with a king, create movies and much, much more. And don't forget, from Madame Tussauds you also have beautiful views over the Dam and Centraal station, so if the parents aren't interested in the celebrities, they can simply look out of the window.
The Jewish Historical Museum might not be the first museum that comes to mind when planning a trip to Amsterdam with the children, but don't be fooled; this museum has a lot to offer! I would recommend the main museum for slightly older children as some subject matters can be quite intense. However, they are all presented in a beautiful, easy-to-understand manner. Children can really absorb the history of Judaism and the museum has even opened a special children's section. In the children's museum, kids get acquainted with Judaism in a really special, fun way. They can cook Jewish dishes, play Jewish music on traditional Jewish instruments and try to write something in Hebrew script. Incredibly instructive, fun and interactive!
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, Artis is, of course, not a museum. But I have included it in my list as it is the perfect location for you and the kids to visit when the sun shines on Amsterdam. Artis zoo houses animals from all over the world, from apes to zebras. (note from translator: used 'apes' as then it indicates animals from 'a to z') The Butterfly Garden, where a variety of colourful butterfly species flutter around in a tropical environment, is guaranteed to be a success. In addition to these attractions, Artis has a large aquarium where you can admire different species of tropical fish, sea-horses and sharks; a great experience! If you are traveling with older children, I also recommend you go around the corner to Micropia, the only microbe museum on the planet. Here children will learn everything there is to know about the smallest organisms that live in, on and around us. It is a very interactive museum, and in my opinion perfect for children.
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Afro-Sonic Mapping
Tracing aural histories via sonic transmigrations
Exhibition – HKW
Posted on Nov 18, 2018 by afrosonicmapping
On Black Bodies of Resonance: Part 1
Resonant bodies in full swing: "Mr. Johnsing, Turn Me Luse!" is the title of this photograph taken at an early social gathering circa 1897 by Knaffl & Bro., Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Image from the front sleeve of Donald Byrd's album "Black Byrd".
Within the context of the previous post, titled Black Resonance Matters, I would like to delve deeper into the subject of carriers, or portals – resonant repositories of sonic information: the multifarious forms that both house and transport the Afro-Sonic Signifier. From earthly geographical locations to intergalactic outer space destinations, we have many examples of vessels with binary functions that also act as metaphoric heavenly bodies. Intergalactic transportation has been and remains an important topic in Black history and its various associated spiritualities. Numerous references can be found in gospel spirituals, i.e. Swing Low Sweet Chariot, which is a code song. Coded songs made it possible for slaves working on the plantation to sing resistance songs and share the dream of freedom openly with one another. The lyrics appeared to have non-threatening meanings to the slaveholders. Go Down Moses (Let My People Go) is another Negro spiritual with visions of liberation and metaphorical ascension, coupled with references to Egypt and the Pharaoh. Harriet Tubman (in 1869) was quoted as saying Go Down Moses was one of two code songs used by fugitive slaves to communicate when fleeing captivity in Maryland.
Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) was the epitome of the Black female body of resonance and resistance. She stalwartly remained on her spiritual path throughout her lifetime, constantly refusing to sing or record secular songs no matter how tempting the offers were. Known as the queen of gospel and the angel of peace, Mahalia was born in New Orleans. She moved to Chicago in 1927, at the time of the Great Migration. No one floated the upper room like Mahalia Jackson did. Jackson was a world-renowned singer and Civil Rights activist, who was active from 1956 until her death. Dr. Martin Luther King said a voice like hers comes but once in a millennium.
The jazz musician extraordinaire, Sun Ra, was obsessed with spaceships and outer space travel; the quest for a utopian reality for the Black race was his prime, lifelong focus. Composing and arranging for his Astro Infinity Arkestra, Ra pioneered his manifesto of Astro Black Mythology. He was able to keep a large ensemble band together for nearly 40 years, releasing over a hundred LP albums, the majority of which are on his own label. Space Is The Place is one of the many gems in Sun Ra's outer-space-conscious oeuvre. Parliament's Mothership Connection album is another example of Afrocentric space ship travel. George Clinton, the founder and leader of the band and its various offshoots, such as Parlet and Funkadelic, was another African American visionary that pioneered space travel and the betterment of the Black race through his individual P-Funk brand of funk music mythology. In his 1970 Chocolate City composition, he sung ruminations on installing a Black president and Black first lady into the White House and painting it black, thirty years before the election of the first Black/mixed-race president, Barack Obama.
Image of the Sun God Ra steering the soul through the underworld on the Holy Barque. This image is from the nameless hieratic papyrus 3024. It has been placed in the "Intermediate Period" between the Old and Middle Kingdom (2500-1991 BC). The papyrus can be viewed in the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin. Image from "Rebel in the Soul: A Sacred Text of Ancient Egypt", translation and commentary by Bika Reed (London: Wildwood House; Sydney, Australia: Bookwise, 1978).
Within this trope of vessels of migration, and a major pinnacle of inspiration to all the above, is the Egyptian god of the sun, Ra, who – amongst his litany of otherworldly qualities – guides the Holy Barque through the underworld, beyond nature and the fear of dying, steering it towards the new dawn. This image is very poetically depicted on the nameless, hieratic papyrus 3024, which is to be found in the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin. Some scholars have placed it in the "Intermediate Period", between the Old and Middle Kingdom (2500-1991 BC).
The notion of liberation through geographical and spiritual migration is an ever-continuing phenomenon found in many displaced and disenfranchised communities, as well as in the Transnational African Diaspora. The search for home and utopian resolve is an ongoing, often violent life quest, as we clearly witness on a daily basis from the Mexican-USA border, to the Palestine-Israeli border, to the life-threatening ocean crossings made between sub-Saharan African countries and various EU borders. These varying resonators can be viewed as interlocutors, housed in sonic bodies from which a multiplicity of invocations emanates. Last Friday I was very fortunate to attend the Art Ensemble Of Chicago's concert at Jazzfest Berlin, led by Roscoe Mitchell – one of the original founding members and co-founder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). In its various forms, this large ensemble has been in existence for fifty years and continues to perform eclectic experimental music that seeks to challenge, deconstruct and broaden all former incarnations of itself and other experimental music genres. Firmly committed to the social, political and cultural uplifting of the black community through grassroots sonic-academic interventions, it exists in a constant state of evolutionary Black resonance. The institution of large-scale Black music ensembles has a long history, commencing in Africa. In the case of Angola and the Congo region, Portuguese archives date back to the 15th century, but we can safely assume that they were in existence way before that. In reference to African American big bands, which were, in fact, dance bands, the first bandleader to achieve USA national notoriety was Fletcher Henderson in the mid-1920s, whose band featured Louis Armstrong on trumpet. Internationally acclaimed bandleader Duke Ellington, whose band contained some of the finest virtuoso icons of jazz musicianship, was an important personality in the Harlem Renaissance. The Duke elevated jazz to the respected art form that it is today. He and Billy Strayhorn collaborated for three decades, co-composing many of the classic jazz standards, like Take the A Train and Lush Life. Add two other innovators to the list: the Count Basie Big Band and Chick Webb, who gave Ella Fitzgerald her first break. These orchestras contained dedicated individual innovators spear-headed by visionary leaders who collectively broke new ground. Many had witnessed first-hand the atrocities of the Jim Crow south; blackface minstrel tropes were still being performed in certain parts of the country.
This is the original lineup of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. From right: Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Lester Bowie and Famoudou Don Moye. Their brand of improvisational music was accompanied by tri-performativity: note the costumes and face paint. The photo is from the back sleeve of their 1980 album "Full Force". The current lineup is a seventeen-piece, large ensemble, the sole original members being Roscoe Mitchell and Famoudou Don Moye.
In my 2017 Savvy Contemporary – documenta 14 Radio Program, Unpacking Sonic Migrations from Slave-ship to Spaceship, I presented a wide trajectory from the canon of Black music, a certain percentage of which was played on vinyl phonogram records. Vinyl records are in and of themselves codified epistemological objects associated with cerebral, olfactory and tactile rituality; the album and its housing/sleeve represent a myriad of personal associations that encompass everything from archival tropes to sentimental memorabilia. They are repositories of sonic information. Before the advent of the internet and the likes of YouTube and SoundCloud, information was received at a much slower pace. The vinyl record played the role of the ancient messenger, the carrier pigeon. It was a perfect medium to transmit subversive messages; a great number of the speeches given by revolutionary leaders were recorded and distributed on vinyl. Compounded with this, the aforementioned big bands, leaders and visionaries often contained within can themselves be seen as mythic arks, bodies of resonance in which sonic information is both guarded and seminated – proverbial floating vessels, within which people composed, played and visualized the future they yearned for.
Photo from the sleeve of Duke Ellington's 1958 album "Ellington Indigos".
Stay tuned for On Black Bodies of Resonance: Part 2, which will include Ma Rainey, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Franco.
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First trip out to The Coal Mine Theatre last night to see the company's production of August Strindberg's Creditors, adapted by David Greig and directed by Rae Ellen Bodie.
An intimate space (at 798 Danforth Ave., below the Magic Oven), Coal Mine is a storefront-style space – in this case, the black box has been set up with thrust staging, the audience in a tight horseshoe around the playing area. All the better to be flies on the wall for this trio of love, jealousy and revenge, played out in a series of three two-handed scenes.
Watching Creditors is like seeing Shepard meets Chekhov – the characters are embedded deeply under each other's skin, and love is obsessive, desperate and even child-like. You just know that it will all end in tears. Gustav (Hardee T. Lineham) meets Adolph (Noah Reid) at a bayside hotel, where Adolph is staying with his older wife Tekla (Liisa Repo-Martell). Under the guise of being friendly and helpful, Gustav proceeds to burrow inside Adolph's head, sewing seeds of doubt in himself, his work as an artist and his marriage. The devil appearing with a smile and a caring tone, offering assistance even as he lays waste all in his path (see Lineham talk about Gustav and evil here).
Creditors is a period piece that roars today. Darkly funny and acutely intelligent, it's a sharp look at relationships, and how those involved are molded and changed. How imperceptibly the thoughts, ideas and expressions of the one you love can seep into your consciousness. It is a powerful examination of the power dynamics of older and younger, experience and innocence, artist and muse; the give and take of relationships. And in that taking, one becomes indebted to one's husband, wife, lover – particularly where there is an imbalance of power and especially when one has taken too much. One will always owe the other. And if you run out on your bill, someone may come after you.
Bodie brings an excellent trio of actors to this power play of obsessive love and revenge. Reid's Adolph is boyishly sweet, naïve and guileless, possessing of a pliable, open-mindedness that may appear weak at first, but is more about youthful optimism and energy. Manipulated by Gustav, the starry-eyed young lover turns green-eyed with jealousy, his crutches and poor health an outward sign of his inner frailty. Lineham's Gustav is deliciously understated in his evil intent; calculating, bitter and vengeful – but seasoned enough to know that vengeance is best served cold. It is both fascinating and abhorrent to watch as he plays puppet master to Adolph and Tekla, making them dance to his tune and then cutting the strings. Repo-Martell is luminous as Tekla; older than Adolph and beginning to feel her age despite the nervous girlish giggle she maintains, while she loves passionately and fully, she is forever dissatisfied – her first husband too old and her second too young – a spider caught in her own web. And yet, we feel for her as a woman whose options are limited, living in a time in which a woman must live through a man.
With shouts to composer Ted Dykstra for the lovely, cascading classical piano arrangement; Andrea Mittler's lush set, with its oriental rugs and golden frames; and Ming Wong's rich period costuming.
Creditors is a delightfully vicious melodramedy with laughs that bite and a stellar cast.
Creditors continues its run at the Coal Mine Theatre until May 17. Advance tix are strongly recommended – you can purchase them online here.
In the meantime, check out these other video chats: Repo-Martell talks about relationships within the play and Reid talks about the cutting comedy. You can also keep up with Coal Mine Theatre on Twitter.


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package io.trino.plugin.redis;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import io.airlift.json.JsonCodec;
import io.airlift.log.Logger;
import io.trino.Session;
import io.trino.metadata.QualifiedObjectName;
import io.trino.plugin.redis.util.CodecSupplier;
import io.trino.plugin.redis.util.RedisServer;
import io.trino.plugin.redis.util.RedisTestUtils;
import io.trino.plugin.tpch.TpchPlugin;
import io.trino.spi.connector.SchemaTableName;
import io.trino.spi.type.TypeManager;
import io.trino.testing.DistributedQueryRunner;
import io.trino.testing.TestingTrinoClient;
import io.trino.tpch.TpchTable;

import java.util.Map;

import static io.airlift.testing.Closeables.closeAllSuppress;
import static io.airlift.units.Duration.nanosSince;
import static io.trino.plugin.redis.util.RedisTestUtils.installRedisPlugin;
import static io.trino.plugin.redis.util.RedisTestUtils.loadTpchTableDescription;
import static io.trino.plugin.tpch.TpchMetadata.TINY_SCHEMA_NAME;
import static io.trino.testing.TestingSession.testSessionBuilder;
import static java.util.Locale.ENGLISH;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;

public final class RedisQueryRunner
{
    private RedisQueryRunner() {}

    private static final Logger log = Logger.get(RedisQueryRunner.class);
    private static final String TPCH_SCHEMA = "tpch";

    public static DistributedQueryRunner createRedisQueryRunner(
            RedisServer redisServer,
            Map<String, String> extraProperties,
            Map<String, String> connectorProperties,
            String dataFormat,
            Iterable<TpchTable<?>> tables)
            throws Exception
    {
        DistributedQueryRunner queryRunner = null;
        try {
            queryRunner = DistributedQueryRunner.builder(createSession())
                    .setExtraProperties(extraProperties)
                    .build();

            queryRunner.installPlugin(new TpchPlugin());
            queryRunner.createCatalog("tpch", "tpch");

            Map<SchemaTableName, RedisTableDescription> tableDescriptions = createTpchTableDescriptions(queryRunner.getCoordinator().getTypeManager(), tables, dataFormat);

            installRedisPlugin(redisServer, queryRunner, tableDescriptions, connectorProperties);

            TestingTrinoClient trinoClient = queryRunner.getClient();

            log.info("Loading data...");
            long startTime = System.nanoTime();
            for (TpchTable<?> table : tables) {
                loadTpchTable(redisServer, trinoClient, table, dataFormat);
            }
            log.info("Loading complete in %s", nanosSince(startTime).toString(SECONDS));
            redisServer.destroyJedisPool();
            return queryRunner;
        }
        catch (Throwable e) {
            closeAllSuppress(e, queryRunner, redisServer);
            throw e;
        }
    }

    private static void loadTpchTable(RedisServer redisServer, TestingTrinoClient trinoClient, TpchTable<?> table, String dataFormat)
    {
        long start = System.nanoTime();
        log.info("Running import for %s", table.getTableName());
        RedisTestUtils.loadTpchTable(
                redisServer,
                trinoClient,
                redisTableName(table),
                new QualifiedObjectName("tpch", TINY_SCHEMA_NAME, table.getTableName().toLowerCase(ENGLISH)),
                dataFormat);
        log.info("Imported %s in %s", table.getTableName(), nanosSince(start).convertToMostSuccinctTimeUnit());
    }

    private static String redisTableName(TpchTable<?> table)
    {
        return TPCH_SCHEMA + ":" + table.getTableName().toLowerCase(ENGLISH);
    }

    private static Map<SchemaTableName, RedisTableDescription> createTpchTableDescriptions(TypeManager typeManager, Iterable<TpchTable<?>> tables, String dataFormat)
            throws Exception
    {
        JsonCodec<RedisTableDescription> tableDescriptionJsonCodec = new CodecSupplier<>(RedisTableDescription.class, typeManager).get();

        ImmutableMap.Builder<SchemaTableName, RedisTableDescription> tableDescriptions = ImmutableMap.builder();
        for (TpchTable<?> table : tables) {
            String tableName = table.getTableName();
            SchemaTableName tpchTable = new SchemaTableName(TPCH_SCHEMA, tableName);

            tableDescriptions.put(loadTpchTableDescription(tableDescriptionJsonCodec, tpchTable, dataFormat));
        }
        return tableDescriptions.buildOrThrow();
    }

    public static Session createSession()
    {
        return testSessionBuilder()
                .setCatalog("redis")
                .setSchema(TPCH_SCHEMA)
                .build();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
            throws Exception
    {
        DistributedQueryRunner queryRunner = createRedisQueryRunner(
                new RedisServer(),
                ImmutableMap.of("http-server.http.port", "8080"),
                ImmutableMap.of(),
                "string",
                TpchTable.getTables());

        Logger log = Logger.get(RedisQueryRunner.class);
        log.info("======== SERVER STARTED ========");
        log.info("\n====\n%s\n====", queryRunner.getCoordinator().getBaseUrl());
    }
}

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Cross-linked DNA: Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides
Suresh S. Pujari, Frank Seela
2′-O or 3′-O-propargylated adenosines and ribothymidines were used as click targets for cross-linking of oligonucleotides with aliphatic and aromatic azides. The cross-link generates a sugar modification at the 2′-O-ligation site. Inexpensive ribonucleosides were used as starting materials. Cross-linking of oligonucleotides was performed at internal or terminal positions. Hybridization of homodimers with two complementary single strands resulted in stable ligated DNA duplexes.
Journal of Organic Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo300421p
10.1021/jo300421p
Dive into the research topics of 'Cross-linked DNA: Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Ribonucleoside Chemical Compounds 100%
Azide Chemical Compounds 69%
Ribothymidine Chemical Compounds 68%
Oligonucleotide Chemical Compounds 66%
Modification Chemical Compounds 21%
Pujari, S. S., & Seela, F. (2012). Cross-linked DNA: Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 77(9), 4460-4465. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo300421p
Cross-linked DNA : Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides. / Pujari, Suresh S.; Seela, Frank.
In: Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 77, No. 9, 04.05.2012, p. 4460-4465.
Pujari, SS & Seela, F 2012, 'Cross-linked DNA: Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides', Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 77, no. 9, pp. 4460-4465. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo300421p
Pujari SS, Seela F. Cross-linked DNA: Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2012 May 4;77(9):4460-4465. doi: 10.1021/jo300421p
Pujari, Suresh S. ; Seela, Frank. / Cross-linked DNA : Propargylated ribonucleosides as "click" ligation sites for bifunctional azides. In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2012 ; Vol. 77, No. 9. pp. 4460-4465.
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Addison's Addition: Coulter's signing adds to her list of Trojan Volleyball accomplishments
Posted on November 4, 2017 by Thomas Sellers
In the middle of the best postseason run in Millington Volleyball history senior Addison Coulter had to take care of a little business.
On Oct. 6 in the Millington Central High School Library, Addison joined her parents Melinda and Allen for her signing day to attend Bethel University in McKenzie. The inking of her national letter of intent was just one part of a memorable October for Addison.
The previous night in Ripley the Lady Trojans captured the school's second District 15-2A Tournament title in three years. That was in addition to the team's first regular-season district championship.
After officially signing with Starla Coupples' Lady Wildcats that Friday, Coulter was a spark plug in leading the Lady Trojans to the school's first Region title earning the Region 8-2A crown. Millington hosted its first Sub-State game coming up short to Jackson South Side.
All the on-the-court success was under the guidance of new Head Coach Whitney Horton. Horton's whirlwind October had a few moments of reflection like when she attended Coulter's signing.
"This is my first year coaching," Horton said. "I am good friends with one of her previous coaches, Jenna Harper. She had her a couple of years ago. Coach Harper got her started and going into the right direction. I got to take her basically, well hopefully not, in her prime.
"Hopefully that's when she's in college," she continued. "But she'll definitely get better as she's in college. In high school, she's definitely one of those players you want to have. I'm glad she's on my team and I don't have to play against her. She's definitely one of the biggest pieces of our program."
Before Horton took over the program, Coulter was a All-District player under Harper. During her junior campaign under the leadership of Tamarah Brandon, Coulter was named District 15-2A regular-season MVP.
This past season Coulter earned Tournament MVP in districts to go along with another All-District selection.
"If it wasn't for her, a lot of things that happened this season wouldn't have been possible," Horton said. "I can't congratulate her enough on getting an athletic scholarship to play a sport she absolutely loves and desires to play each and everyday. I was blessed to be a part of her senior year and being able to coach her. She deserves it — well deserving of this."
Melinda and Allen agreed their daughter has worked hard since the age of 13 to reach this goal. Blessed with height, Addison stood 5'11 at that age. She tried basketball but gravitated toward volleyball playing in middle school.
"She wasn't aggressive enough," Melinda said about her hoop days. "She would have to fight somebody for the ball. And she didn't want to hurt anybody. She would rather hit the ball. She wasn't going to fight you for the ball."
Allen noted Addison's days with the Memphis Juniors helped her hit the ball better. She groomed her game turning her height into an additional asset. Now standing 6-feet, 4-inches, Addison grabbed attention from several schools from California to Alabama.
Interest came from Ole Miss and West Alabama. And she received offers from multiple schools in Tennessee. But Addison formed a bond with Coupples and Bethel.
"She came in showing interest early on as a junior," Coupples recalled. "I always want to give the kids a look at me and our school. And then I had her come and practice with the girls. Obviously the height helps, but she moves well for a kid her size. She's a great fit for the college level. Plus we see her developing as well. There are some little things we want to work on and just wanting to see what she can do for us."
Coupples is impressed with Coulter's all-around game and ability to play the front and back rows. But the veteran coach is ready to take Addison's game to the next level.
"We watched her a couple times and can tell she's going to a beast once we get our hands on her," she said. "As a coach you want to see kids with that winning mentality. They can come in and just not accept losing, doing everything they can to win on the court. It's a different approach from kids who are used to winning. That's a good thing to have from a high school or club kid that is used to winning and doesn't want to feel anything else."
Horton said Addison has the skills you need on the court and quality leadership skills Bethel will enjoy.
"Her best attribute on the court is killing it," she said. "You will hear me yelling on the sideline, 'Give it to her.' She's the her I'm talking about. She will slam it down their throats. Off the court she's a different type of leader. She keeps the kids in check and keeps them going in the right direction. That's one of her biggest attributes off the court."
Melinda said she is happy her daughter's hard work has resulted in a scholarship. And her legacy will live forever at Millington through solid grades, being a member of FCA and her days as a Lady Trojan Volleyball standout.
"It means the world to her that her team and her put two banners up on the wall," she said. "I don't think any volleyball banner had been on the wall before that. That says a lot. She's just proud of it and she's proud of their success.
"We are beyond proud of her," Melinda added. "There are no words to describe how proud we are of this. This is a great opportunity for her. So many colleges beside Bethel wanted her. And she choice Bethel. That just means so much."
Addison said it took a village to help her reach her goal. It started with the encouragement of her classmate and teammate Lily Morton pushing her to play volleyball. Now she leaves MCHS as a champion and the most decorated Lady Trojan Volleyball player.
"My teammates have been very important in helping me get here," she said. "We just push each other in practice everyday. They pushed me to reach this level.
"My family and friends very important," Addison concluded. "They're always there to support me. I wouldn't do well if they weren't there to support me. So all of this means a lot. It feels good to know I'll be remembered."


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Ángel de Saavedra, duke de Rivas
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Spanish Books - Biography of Ángel de Saavedra
March 10, 1791 Córdoba Spain
June 22, 1865 (aged 74) Madrid Spain
Notable Works:
"Don Alvaro, o la fuerza del sino" "El moro expósito" "Romances históricos"
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Ángel de Saavedra, duke de Rivas, (born March 10, 1791, Córdoba, Spain—died June 22, 1865, Madrid), Spanish poet, dramatist, and politician, whose fame rests principally on his play Don Álvaro, o la fuerza del sino ("Don Álvaro, or the Power of Fate"), which marked the triumph of Romantic drama in Spain.
After entering politics Saavedra was condemned to death in 1823 for his extreme liberal views. He fled to London and lived subsequently in Italy, Malta, and France, where he earned his living by painting. During his exile he came under that Romantic influence which, already visible in El moro expósito (1834; "The Foundling Moor"), was to triumph in his Romances históricos (1841; "Historical Romances"), both significant examples of his Romantic poetry.
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Returning to Spain after the amnesty of 1833, he presently inherited the title of duke de Rivas and on March 22, 1835, staged Don Álvaro, whose place in the history of the Spanish theatre is analogous to that of Victor Hugo's drama Hernani in France. The Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi later used Don Álvaro as the source for his opera La forza del destino. Saavedra's later dramas are undistinguished. In 1836 he became minister of the interior under Francisco de Istúriz and in the following year was again compelled to flee the country owing to his conversion to conservative opinions. Returning to Spain in 1838, he entered the Senate and was subsequently ambassador in Naples and Paris. He died while serving as president of the Spanish Royal Academy.


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I finished the legacy in 2015 but I started a Build Newcrest Challenge with the tenth generation heir, Eiji. Right now we're on generation thirteen and Maeko just took over.
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Confluence-Kunden umfassen 85% der Fortune 100, 44% der Fortune Global 100 und mehr als 70% Top-Universitäten und Colleges in den USA. Über 25.000 teams haben Confluence-Starter-Lizenzen für 10 US-Dollar gekauft.
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Dean's Desk
The 2015-2016 Ivy Honorary's Top Prof Chat
Josh Anway
David Nienhuis, PhD — Guest Writer for the Dean's Desk
Professor of New Testament Studies
School of Theology, Seattle Pacific University
This speech was given at the Ivy Honorary induction ceremony where Dr. Nienhuis received the 2015-2016 Top Prof award from Ivy Honorary.
I want to talk with you today about leadership. At the risk of starting things off on a down note, while I considered the topic, my mind drifted toward the presidential race, and I became depressed. I was struck by the realization that our culture is crawling with people recognized as leaders, and yet we suffer from a profound lack of leadership! Look at how these political campaigns are progressing along! We're so completely unable to agree on a shared vision of the common good that we're willing to settle for whatever leader can yell the loudest! We can't gather up the political will required to care for the most vulnerable among us; we are encouraged to distrust those who are different from us instead of coming together to seek solutions; we seem to circle around and around the same problems year in and out; and through it all our leaders do not seem at all capable of finding a way forward.
And as I moaned about this for a while, I was struck by a rather obvious insight: it's not that we need more leaders; what we need is a very different kind of leadership.
Now I'm no expert in the scholarship of leadership — I don't research or write in this area — but I do think of myself as a student of leadership, mostly because all my life I've been identified as a leader. And when you spend your whole life being told "You know what, you're a leader!" well, you eventually find yourself taking on leadership positions. And in my case a series of different leadership roles eventually led me to pastoral leadership in the church. And it was there, in the church, that I was first confronted by the possibility that my conceptions of leadership were all wrong.
It happened the first week I was there on the job. A great saint of the church — we'll call her Barbara — was giving me a tour of the church building. Barbara was in her 80's, a tiny, hunched, white haired woman, and she'd been attending that church her entire adult life. As it turned out, Barbara had taught Sunday School in that same church for 60 years. In fact, she was still teaching Sunday School — and not because they couldn't get rid of her! She was good at it, the kids loved her, the parents loved her — and as she put it to me once, "So long as they'll keep having me, I'll keep doing it!"
At one point in the tour we came upon a hallway lined with a row of framed photographs of all the pastors who had led that church throughout its history. Here were all these white men in suits, gold name plates beneath their photos, some smiling, some solemn, all of them stereotypical images of leaders. Barbara commented on a few of them: "this one was only here for a year or two (he had an affair); this one was real good; this one stayed a long time, and he was okay but I don't remember much about him…." All these leaders who had come and gone during Barbara's long years at the church. And as she continued her commentary, I imagined seeing my own picture on that wall. I'd only just arrived, of course, but I was a leader, and leaders got their picture put up on the wall. As I continued to think about that, however, I was suddenly struck with a profound sense of shame, as I thought to myself, "Why isn't Barbara's picture on this wall?" The pastor who left in shame has his picture on the wall, but folks like Barbara don't.
Now of course, I know very well why Barbara's picture wasn't on the wall. When we look at people like Barbara, we don't think "leader" — we think "servant." We typically reserve the title "leader" for the sort of people who stand up front, the people who are in charge of things, the people who can project their voices and can decide things efficiently and then persuade other people to do those things. And in my shame, I began to fear that perhaps that's all I was. What if all those times people said to me, "You're a leader," what they were really saying was, "Hey, you're a mildly egotistical extroverted external processor who likes to tell people what to do! We should put you in charge!"
I've thought a lot about Barbara and the leadership wall since then, and each time I do, I recall the scene in the gospel when James and John ask Jesus to sit and his right and left side when he comes into his kingdom. They were so sure of their stature as leaders that they believed they should be honored with places at Jesus' side when he would eventually sit down to rule. Like they should get their pictures next to Jesus on the wall in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus responded to their request with a starkly different portrait of leadership:
"You know that among the Nations those whom they recognize as leaders lord it over them, and those in high positions assert authority over them. But it is not so among you; whoever wishes to have a high position among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be most prominent among you must become a slave to everyone. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
This passage isn't simply contrasting two different styles of leadership. It's providing us with two different anthropologies, two different visions of what it means to be human in relation to other humans. In the first portrait, the one common among "the nations" of the world, humans are conceived of as power-bearing individuals; some individuals have more power, and others have less, and those with more power get to be in charge and make decisions for those who have little power.
But in the subsequent portrait, the one describing leadership in Christian community, humans are conceived of as being primarily for each other, not "over" or "under" each other. In this sort of community, the leaders are the ones who give themselves away in service to others, and the one who pours herself out completely in service is the one who is to be identified as holding the highest position of authority in the church.
Let me be clear: this text isn't simply calling us to servant leadership; it's saying the servant is the actual leader. It's not saying, "When you have power, make sure you're equitable and gentle and kind." It's saying, if you want to identify the true leaders among you, don't look up— look down. Look at the people who aren't noticed; the quiet ones who work faithfully for the good of others; the ones who don't have their pictures on the wall; the ones who aren't easily recognized because they're too busy serving to draw attention to themselves. In this regard, the greatest leader is the one who is the most like Jesus, who came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.
This word "ransom" is particularly fascinating to me. It only occurs in this scene in the New Testament. The Greek word is lutron, and it can also be translated as "redemption" or "payment." The verbal form is "luo" and it means "to loosen or untie or release." Lutron was most typically used to describe a situation where someone used their own money to buy a slave in order to set them free. Indeed, a literal translation of the word might be "means of release."
The greatest leader is the one who serves by giving her life as a means of release for others. Such people lead the way in God's healing of the world because they do not think of themselves as individuals with the power to influence others; they think of themselves as persons who live in, and with, and through other persons. Their lives reflect a profoundly permeable anthropology, one that cannot think in terms of individualism because they feel such a deep, kindred relation with the many others around them who are in need.
Those who think this way find it far easier to understand the radical call of the gospel. Why must I love my enemies? Because I'm not just me, I'm also us. Why must I forgive others unconditionally? Because I'm not just me, I'm also us. Why must I do nothing out of selfish ambition and consider others better than myself? Because I'm not just me, I'm also us.
Such leaders know that it isn't enough to do good. They strive to be good. They don't live like people who have all the answers— they live lives that model out alternative ways of being. These leaders don't just want to engage the culture and change the world— they want to change the world by engaging in the hard, hard work of being changed themselves.
Imagining leadership in this way reminds me of another Barbara story. Once in the middle of a worship service a man walked in and sat by himself in the back row a good distance away from everyone else. He was a huge guy with a big bushy beard, and the moment he sat down in the pew he began rocking back and forth violently. Unfortunately he was wearing these huge gold medallions around his neck, and with each rock the medals would clang into one another, kang, kang, kang, kang! I was sitting up in the front in one of the pastor's chairs facing the congregation, and I saw every head turn around and look at the man, and then turn quickly back around to stare straight ahead— as though deciding that ignoring him entirely would be the best way to handle the situation.
So the service continued, and the head pastor is in the pulpit trying to give his sermon, and the man is sitting in back clanging away, and I just froze. I was one of the leaders, but I had no idea what I should do. Do I disrupt the service by walking back there to address the man? Do I do nothing, thereby encouraging everyone to continue pretending he isn't there?
Just then Barbara got up and walked down the middle aisle, sat down next to the man, and leaned over to speak with him. I watched as they both chatted for a moment, and then, just as suddenly as it started, the man stopped rocking. No more clanging, no more shaking, just the big bushy man and tiny white haired Barbara, sitting closely together, looking to the front of the church with big smiles on their faces.
After the service I asked Barbara what had happened. She said she sat down with the man, welcomed him to church, and asked him about his beautiful medals. He told her they were Special Olympics medals that he'd won years ago in competition. She said to him, "Are you ok? You seem a little nervous." He said he was nervous, that he'd never been to church here before and he didn't know anybody, and when he was nervous he rocked back and forth. He was embarrassed. He knew he was drawing unwanted attention to himself. So Barbara asked him, "How can I help you relax?" He said, "It usually helps when someone holds my hand." So Barbara reached over, and held his hand, and with that the rocking stopped.
Once a month or so the man would return, walk in after the service had already started, and look around for Barbara. And Barbara would see him and wave, and walk over to him and grasp his hand, and they'd sit down together for the rest of the service.
In that one loving act of hospitality, Barbara carried the whole church on her strong, strong shoulders. In that one risky act, she fulfilled the call of the gospel for those of us who were too scared or confused to know what to do. In that one loving act, she didn't just tell the man about Jesus— that's what the pastor was trying to do from the pulpit (you know, the guy with his picture on the wall). No, in that one act Barbara became the embodiment of Jesus, taking leadership by offering her own life as a means of release for an unwelcomed, disruptive, embarrassed stranger in our midst.
Folks, we don't need more leaders. We need to inhabit a different kind of leadership. I know some of you, and I know that different kind of leadership already exists in this room. Some of you are introverted. Don't seek to become extroverted. Some of you aren't good speakers. Don't feel you ought to become one. Some of you want to change the world but don't see how you can because you're not an "up front" kind of person. Don't embrace that falsehood. Keep doing what you're doing – you don't have to fit into this world's model of leadership. The rest of us need your example! Keep looking for ways to give yourself in service to others— because Jesus tells us that's the kind of leadership we really need.
If you're more like me, an "up front" sort of leader: make it your habit to constantly search for those quiet leaders who tend to fly under the radar. The sort of people who aren't often noticed because they don't draw attention to themselves. Look for them, and watch them, and emulate them; in doing so you will come to see what real, world-changing power looks like.
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Thanks, Dr. Dave, for giving fine examples of servant leadership and how we might be able to become servant leaders ourselves. Congratulations on this well-deserved reward.
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Greenville, OH – Jamestown whip artist Gery L. Deer and Xenia thrown weapons expert, Kirk Bass, will lead a full troupe of whip artists, trick ropers, knife throwers and other Wild West arts experts during the 2016 American Western Arts Showcase during Annie Oakley Festival, July 29 and 30, at York Woods, 6129 Reed Road, Ansonia, OH 45303. The event is free and open to the public.
Champion knife thrower Kirk Bass, of Xenia, Ohio, is co-producer of the event. He and his daring wife Melodee are among the performers to take the open-air stage for two shows on Saturday, July 30 beginning at 1 p.m. with a series of western arts perform the suspenseful Bass Blades impalement show, and much more.
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GREENVILLE, OH – Wild West performers headlining the 10th Annual Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase are gearing up for five live performances during Annie Oakley Days in the upper level of the Darke County Fairground Coliseum. Whip artists, trick ropers and other Wild West art experts who have appeared shows like America's Got Talent and The Bonnie Hunt Show will be on hand to perform at 7 p.m. on Friday July 27 at 7 p.m. on Saturday the 28th 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. with two more shows at Noon and 2 p.m. on Sunday the 29th. Each show is free with regular admission.
The event started out as a gathering of whip crackers in May of 2002 at the family farm of the founder and producer of the event, nationally known writer, entertainer Gery L. Deer. Deer expanded the event a year later to include trick roping, knife throwing and much more and moved it to the grounds of Annie Oakley Days Festival. Participants have the opportunity to learn from some of the best names in the business while sharing their skills to entertain the public.
Each showcase will also feature champion knife thrower Kirk Bass, of Xenia, who teams up with wife Melodee in the suspenseful Bass Blades impalement show. Bass is a certified thrown weapons instructor with the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame and the assistant director for the Western Arts Showcase events.
According to Deer, the best show to see will be on Saturday evening. "We pull out all the stops on Saturday, with Wild West arts exhibitions during the afternoon performance and a longer, variety show in the evening." For the 9th year at the festival, Saturday night's extended program will be hosted by The Brothers & Co. Entertainers music and variety group fromJamestown,Ohio. Often compared to The Statler Brothers or Oak Ridge Boys, the group offers audiences a brilliant combination of four-part vocals and Vaudeville-style comedy and variety routines.
All performances are family friendly. For more information go online to http://www.ohiowesternarts.org or call (937) 902-4857.


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I am pleased to announce that Dr. Barbara Cochrane has been reappointed the de Tornyay Endowed Professor for Healthy Aging. Her new term runs through March 31, 2022.
I would also like to notify you of a leadership change within the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. Barbara, who has also served as the center's director since 2005, will step away from her administrative leadership role at the center to focus on her research and teaching. She will continue to serve as a professor in our Family and Child Nursing department.
We will begin an internal search for Barbara's replacement this Fall. We hope to have the new director in place at the beginning of Winter quarter. Barbara has graciously agreed to continue as director during this process, and all activities slated for fiscal year 2018 will continue as planned. More details about the search will be provided as soon as they are available.
Barbara is a world renowned expert in older women's health and healthy aging. She has co-directed the center with Dr. Nancy Fugate Woods since 2013. Together, they have worked to honor and advance Dean Emerita Rheba de Tornyay's vision for the center to serve as a catalyst for promoting healthy aging through its support of research and education in the field of gerontology.
Since taking the leadership role with the center, Barbara has enhanced research support for both students and faculty; established conference travel scholarship funds for students to disseminate their work at professional meetings regionally to internationally; engaged strong collaborative networks of university, community, and national colleagues in promoting aging research and services; and positioned the center as a lead provider of the highly-successful Elder Friendly Futures annual conference.
Barbara will continue to advance the center's work through her numerous research partnerships within the school, the university, regionally, and beyond, as well as through her mentorship of students and early-career faculty.
Barbara has my deepest appreciation for the years of hard work and leadership she has invested in the de Tornyay Center. I look forward to her new research initiatives, including the launch of an exciting pilot project, the Washington Wellness Network.
In the meantime, please join me in thanking Barbara for her leadership at the de Tornyay Center.


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Telling all and spilling secrets! Chrishell Stause has plenty of tea on her Selling Sunset costars — and she's not afraid to share it.
Back in Action! Everything to Know About 'Selling Sunset' Season 4
Chrishell, 39, couldn't stop raving about her fun bond with Mary Fitzgerald and Amanza Smith while recently chatting with Us Weekly. When the three coworkers hit the town — or their houses — things are sure to get a little rowdy.
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"Amanza is always the one that's gonna … she'll pull you up on a bar, she'll pull you up on a table, she's so much fun, but Mary's close," the Under Construction author exclusively told Us. "The three of us together is honestly always a good time because we draw all of that out of each other and then when we're working, it's like a different mode, and then I love that we can kind of shed that and just be like 'OK, now we're having a good time.'"
The All My Children alum recalled hosting a housewarming party at her new place, where the friends ended up dancing on her bar top in the kitchen. "It has been broken in; I loved it," she added with a laugh.
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Chrishell also gabbed about castmate Christine Quinn, with whom she's been embroiled in an onscreen feud with since the first season of the Netflix reality series.
"She keeps a lot of the stuff for off-camera," the Dancing With the Stars alum added. "You have to give it to her, she's smart, you know? So it's hard sometimes because some of the stuff — whether we want to talk about it or not — if it didn't happen on camera, then it's then hard to address."
Chrishell explained that the pair haven't had any of those feisty conversations yet in season 4, which started filming this spring. However, since the How To Be a Boss Bitch author, 31, recently welcomed her son, Christian, Chrishell hopes they can keep the peace in the office.
"She just had a baby so everyone's really happy for her, [and] hopefully that will keep the drama to a minimum, you never know," the former actress said.
Chrishell even teased a few tidbits of the upcoming season — and hinted that Heather Rae Young's upcoming wedding to Tarek El Moussa might make the cut. The couple got engaged in July 2020 after one year of dating.
"It's not like the whole production is going to be there, but they're going to give some of their video so that you will see parts of it on the show," she explained. "[It] will be great because I'm excited for it. So, I can't say, obviously, the details of it but I am excited to go. It's going to be so fun."
Chrishell Stause vs Christine Quinn: Timeline of the 'Selling Sunset' Drama
When the series returns, fans will get to see Maya Vander working at the Oppenheim Group from both Los Angeles and Miami, where she's now based with her growing brood.
"Well, you'll have to watch the show for this one," Chrishell told Us. "You know, she's in Miami and coming [to California], and so I feel like she's had her hands really full with everything, but I'm excited for you to see where she's at."
For more on what season 4 of Selling Sunset might bring — and more cast secrets — watch the exclusive video above.
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Behind The Deadcast, Part One
No, it's not magic - a lot of hard work goes into producing an episode of the GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST and even more grit and determination to bring you stories that are compelling and binge-worthy. We grabbed a few minutes with Jesse Jarnow, one half of the super duo behind the Deadcast, to find out what it takes to deliver masterful storytelling and where all the good stuff comes from.
FAVORITE UNEXPECTED RESOURCE
Pigpen's letters home to his parents. I'm still pretty mindblown that they even exist, thanks to the vigilant preservation efforts of Sully, an old neighborhood friend of Pigpen's family. In the past, we've been able to represent Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter and others through archival audio, but we've never really been able to include Pigpen's voice and perspective in the storytelling, so that alone is enough to be wondrous to me. But Pig was also a really great correspondent, so not only do we get some of his perspective on the tour and his own life at the time, but his letters also provided a bunch of primary source details about the tour. Memory can distort a lot of memories after 50 years, but these were written right in the moment and impossible to refute, and a fun side effect is that it allowed me to also figure out what the tour was doing on many of its off days and other pieces that fed into the podcast's storytelling.
KEY INGREDIENTS TO A TASTY PODCAST
Hopefully the key ingredients are different for every episode depending on the subject but, generally speaking, I hope each episode brings something new and mindblowing to Dead freaks, whether it's some kind of never-heard story or a new way to think about a favorite piece of music. Our motto is "for the committed and the curious," and I do take that latter part seriously too, and hope that while we obsess on what might seem like small details that we also don't lose sight of the bigger picture of why the music is great. For the Europe '72 season, my hope is that each episode features a good chunk of perspectives from the tour's participants in the band and crew, but also audience members who saw the shows and have unexpected stories to tell themselves that often illustrate something about how the Dead's music fit in with European underground and mainstream culture at the time.
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To borrow what Bill Walton once said when asked about his favorite Dead show: the next one. The range of fan memories we've gotten has been so dizzying and surprising. For the past few months, I've been compulsively reloading the page to see what new submissions have arrived from the stories.dead.net page, as well as combing the Dead Head social network, old Usenet posts, social media, and elsewhere. To mention a few from upcoming episodes, they include a boarding school student who met the Dead when the band unexpectedly stopped by for a hike on an off-day, a co-founder of Greenpeace who had a non-psychedelic spontaneous mystical experience at Lille, the Dutch teens who got an older friend to drive them to Rotterdam where they had a life-changing weekend seeing the Dead and the Beach Boys and "A Clockwork Orange." They're all amazing to me in different ways, even second-hand stories. We received a submission too late to include in the France episode from the son of the house sound engineer at the Olympia in Paris, who said his father was a jazz fan who went into the weekend highly suspicious of the hairy Americans and was blown away.
WHEN THE EPISODE IS JAM PACKED AND STILL LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE...
There are a lot of things that make the Deadcast possible, including the original recordists of these sweet jams, as well as the loving vault-curating of Dick Latvala and David Lemieux. And for Deadcast purposes there are also lots of researchers, scholars, and journalists that have paved the way, who've helped put together the story as we know it -- conducting primary source interviews, publishing books, assembling chronologies, tracking equipment changes, digging up old newspaper articles, keeping track of the Dead's various thematic jams, annotating various lyric drafts, and whatever else. I certainly shout it out to those places whenever I cite their work on the Deadcast, but the supplementary notes are very much a place to link to them, and to encourage curious and committed Dead Heads to dive into that ecosystem if they enjoy the Deadcast.
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