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FuseBox Radio Broadcast + Where's My 40 Acres (WM40A) = Eargasm Album Reviews, Guest Appearances & More!
What's up BlackRadioIsBack.com & FuseBox Radio Broadcast family!
One of the great things folks been doing for the past year or so is having the opportunity to be a guest in rotation with our fellow awesome indie music media and podcast family over at Where's My 40 Acres, whether it's hopping in during one of their Eargasm album reviews or just chopping it up in the mix of the conversation and comedy of their regular episodes.
Here are the latest few shows I had the honor of being on during the past few weeks for everyone to give an ear to...support, listen in and enjoy!


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We're so ready for this conversation
Posted on March 30, 2016 March 30, 2016 by Ashton Applewhite
Yesterday the Washington Post published a wonderful profile of me titled, "It's no longer okay to be sexist or racist. She asks why it's still okay to be ageist." I'm getting a lot of mileage out of it, and learning a lot in the process.
One lesson is that the title of the piece led some readers to assume that I think we've put racism and sexism behind us. Far from it; we have a very long way to go on both those fronts. But because of the civil rights and women's movements, those forms of discrimination are no longer socially sanctioned—which is why we need to mobilize against discrimination on the basis of age. I need to be clearer when I make these comparisons.
I also learned a lot from a fascinating thread on Metafilter, an online community where someone posted this excerpt from the Washington Post article: "'Our society is so ageist that younger people don't want to sit next to older people because they think they're boring, and older people might think they have nothing to say to younger people.' So says Ashton Applewhite, a blogger that has just published a book about ageism." What follows is an absorbing, troll-free, multi-generational exchange.
This one stung but made me laugh out loud: "Just last week I was told that laughing bitterly about being old was a micro-aggression against the young people I was sitting with. I told them to suck it up because getting old is a macro-aggression."
I'd never thought about how "church life" can foster age segregation: "You go to kids' Sunday School with people of your age, then step-by-step graduate to youth group, college group, the singles' group, the young marrieds' group, up through whatever the popular euphemism is for the elderly members' group–PrimeTimers or Senior Saints or whatever. You can go to church for 80 years and be stuck with the same people that whole time. I'm convinced the results have been dreadful."
I liked this story: "So we have this little Three Billy Goats Gruff book from nineteen-dippity-three that my two-year-old is currently obsessed with. The bridge troll is introduced as 'an ugly old troll.' And I read it that way the first few times, and then decided that I ought to elide the 'ugly,' because why should it matter if the troll is ugly? And then I started to elide the 'old,' because why should it matter if he's old? So now I just call him the 'mean' troll, although I'd happily take other suggestions (such as the suggestion to conveniently lose this book)."
There are tons more interesting comments, especially about ageism in the workplace (tech in particular) and its disproportionate effect on women's lives, and I strongly recommend checking them out. I can't resist closing with this one: "I bought the book and have been reading it this afternoon. Your comments about the Meetup are just what the author is talking about. Her thinking is that allowing jerks who dismiss you, or ambient noise levels that keep you from hearing easily, dissuade you from going out is allowing ageism to win." Push back!
Oh, wait, I'm closing with this one: "I spent a long time thinking I didn't like old people, until I realised that actually some of my good friends and most admired colleagues are in the age bracket I didn't think I liked. Like so many forms of discrimination, it's easy to think of the people you do like as 'not really X' because they don't fit your stereotypes, when actually it's your stereotypes that need to change . . . The key is to reevaluate your beliefs and feelings and actively seek to know more older people in spheres where you are likely to have some things in common."
A Q&A about the book
Curious about why I find aging so damn interesting? Why I dislike the term "successful aging" so heartily? Why I've become an Old Person In Training? What's my slogan for a radical age movement? Answers to these and a few other good questions below.
You want to reframe the way American culture sees age and aging. What got you started on this path?
About eight years ago I began interviewing people over 80 for a project called "So when are you going to retire?" and reading about longevity. It didn't take long to realize that almost everything I thought I knew about aging was wrong. I had no idea that people are happiest at the beginnings and the ends of their lives, for example. That the vast majority of Americans over 65 live independently. The older people get, the less afraid they are of dying. Why don't more people know this stuff? Because we live in a culture that drowns out all but the negative about growing old, or even just aging past youth. Why is that? Because social and economic forces frame aging as a problem, so they can sell us remedies to "fix" or "stop" or "cure" it. Aging is a natural, lifelong, profoundly enriching process—experience tells us so. Aging means living, which is why it's so damn interesting. And to paraphrase British journalist Anne Karpf, it makes no more sense to be anti-aging than anti-breathing.
How did you arrive at the arresting cover design?
We gave brilliant designer and friend Rebeca Mendez a tough commission: come up with a cover that feels warm and human but also sharply political. And will jump out at readers from a crowded bookstore window. She was scratching her head until my partner suggested that the epigraph of the book might serve as inspiration. It's a quote by the wonderful writer Anne Lamott: "We contain all the ages we have ever been." Rebeca's painting beautifully captures that idea.
An ageist society aspires to "agelessness," an artificial and unattainable goal that strips us of our years. I love the way the cover represents the opposite, which I call "agefulness"— a rich accretion of all the things we've done and been, stored within our bones and brains, that makes us who we are.
If you could banish one stereotype about aging, what would it be?
The notion that older people are alike! It's why people think everyone in a retirement home is the same age—"old"—even though residents can span four decades. (Can you imagine thinking that way about a group of 20- to 60-year-olds?) It's why the last box on those marketing checklists – you know, 18-26, 27-39, etc., end at 65+—as though everyone over 65 buys the same stuff and does the same things.
Stereotyping—the assumption that all members of a group are the same— underlies all the "isms." It's always a mistake, but especially when it comes to age, because as the years pass, of course we grow more different from one another. It's why geriatricians say: "If you've seen one 80-year-old, you've seen one 80-year-old." We all age at different rates —mentally, physically, and socially—which is why there's no such thing as "acting your age." Chronological age tells you almost nothing about an individual—not what they're listening to or who they're voting for or where they're headed—and the older the person, the less reliable an indicator it becomes.
You make a case for an anti-ageism campaign as a public health initiative. Tell us about that.
A growing body of evidence shows that attitudes towards aging have an actual, measurable, physical effect on how we age. There's no inherent reason for the effect to be negative. But an ageist culture tells us that wrinkles are ugly. Old people are incompetent. It's sad to be old. When we assimilate these stereotypes, they become part of our identity, and this influences how our brains and bodies function.
In one experiment, social scientists primed a group of college students with negative age stereotypes—words like "forgetful," "Florida," and "bingo"—that they flashed on a screen too briefly for the subjects to become aware of them. The students then walked to the elevator measurably more slowly than a control group! Imagine the effect on older people for whom the terms are more relevant, and thus more likely to become self-fulfilling prophecies.
People with more positive feelings about aging behave differently from those convinced that growing old means becoming irrelevant or pathetic. They do better on memory tests and have better handwriting. They can walk faster and are more likely to recover fully from severe disability. And they actually live longer—an average of seven and a half years. Everyone agrees that health has the biggest effect on how we age—and how much it costs. So think what a national anti-ageism campaign would do to extend not just the lifespan but the "healthspan" of all Americans.
Why do so many of us have such a hard time actually admitting our age…saying it out loud?
You'd have to live in a cave to miss the messages all around us that old=bad, and that aging is to be feared and avoided by any means necessary. No wonder so many of us are reluctant to part with the equivalent of a cultural "sell-by" date! It's an understandable strategy. Attempting to "pass" for younger, the way people of color have passed for white and gay people for straight, is a way to avoid being discriminated against. But "passing" takes a psychological toll, because it's rooted in denial and distaste, even disgust. We're reluctant to divulge our age because we've internalized the profoundly ageist notion that our older self is inferior to our younger one.
Do you honestly think that the person you are now has less to offer than the twenty- or thirty-something you once did? That you're less interesting now? Less valuable? How about less attractive? If that gets a nod, consider the industries that make billions by commodifying our dissatisfaction with our bodies—especially women's. Who gets to decide that wrinkles are ugly? It's time to look more generously at ourselves, the way the body-acceptance movement urges, and to stop colluding in devaluing ourselves as older women.
When we claim our age, the number loses its power over us. It's a little like a spell breaking. We can't stop aging, even if we wanted to, but we can change the way we feel about it—the first step in any revolution. Then we can start to see where those ageist messages come from, and work together to challenge the structures that benefit from them.
Why do you dislike the term "successful aging?"
Terms like "successful aging" and "productive aging" and "active aging" are popular, and provide an upbeat counterpoint to the standard narrative of aging-as-decline. They're seductive, because we really, really want to think we can keep doing the things we love for as long as we live. We often can—versions of them, that is—especially if we have access to healthcare, and exercise, and eat well. But the goalposts shift. In addition to taking care of ourselves, we'd do well to decouple self-worth from longstanding measures of earning power or physical prowess. Much is not under our control, and making the necessary supports available to all older Americans will require implementation at the policy level.
It's important to keep in mind that many of the resources that help us "age well" are predominantly available to the lucky and reasonably well off. Sanitized or romanticized exemplars of "successful aging"—those silver-maned couples waltzing on the foredeck of a cruise ship—set an unreasonable standard and suggest that less "successful" agers are responsible for their circumstances. Everyone can make sensible choices, but barriers like heavy caregiving responsibilities, inadequate health care, and neighborhoods with few resources make it more difficult. Blaming the poor for "bad choices" makes aging another arena in which we succeed or fail based on terms that are far from neutral. There's a lot of harsh judgment of olders who aren't physically mobile or conventionally economically productive, and that's not OK. All aging is successful—not just the sporty version—otherwise you're dead.
Are olders really as much of an economic drag on society as the media portrays?
Absolutely not! People 50 and up fuel the significant, fast-growing, and often-overlooked "longevity economy," which according to AARP accounted for 46 percent of US gross domestic product ($7.1 trillion) in 2012. By 2021 the 50-plus age group is projected to drive more than half of US economic activity, as their spending fuels industries that include apparel, health care, education and entertainment. These statistics capture only part of the economic contribution of older Americans, whose unpaid volunteer work in 2013 was valued at $67 billion. And while "entrepreneur" might conjure up an image of a kid in that proverbial garage, twice as many successful American entrepreneurs are over age 20 as in their early 20s.. More resources have always flowed from older generations to younger ones than the reverse.
This is despite widespread age discrimination in employment, which prevents older workers from finding challenging work of which they're eminently capable, and relegates them to jobs that don't take advantage of their skills and experience—Wal-Mart greeters, say. It also makes it harder for them to find part-time and volunteer positions. Discouraged and diminished, many become economically dependent, contributing to the misperception that olders are a net burden to society, but it's not by choice.
Society has grown far less tolerant of sexism and racism. Why do ageist attitudes and behaviors still get a pass?
That's what I'd like to know! Can you imagine anyone (not counting Donald Trump) complacently identifying himself as sexist or racist? Yet no one even blinks when older people are described as incompetent, or boring, or even repulsive. (And most people are unaware that younger people also face age bias.) Older people can be the most prejudiced of all, having had a lifetime to internalize negative myths and stereotypes that have gone unquestioned—until now. Diversity became a buzzword because society grew less tolerant of racism and sexism and homophobia. We want different faces around the table because we don't think access to opportunity should depend on what someone looks like. Graying hair and wrinkles count. It is high time to make the last socially sanctioned prejudice as unacceptable as any other kind.
If that seems like a tall order, look at how much has shifted in how we look at gender, and how rapidly. It used to be viewed as a rigid binary, male or female, but we now understand that it's far more fluid. If gender can be conceived of this way, why on earth not age, which is inherently, obviously, a continuum? Why not shake off our fear of being on the "wrong" side of some imaginary old/young divide and embrace a more flexible, friendly, and far more rational view of age?
You call yourself an Old Person in Training. Why?
I'm 63. I know I'm not young, I don't see myself as old, and I know a lot of people feel the same way. We spend a lot of energy pretending that the old are somehow not us—not even future us—and that we'll somehow never get old. Even though it's irrational. Even though we're doomed to fail. Even though it fills us with needless dread. Even though that denial is where ageism takes root. That's why I've become an old person in training, a phrase I appropriated from geriatrician Joanne Lynn.
Becoming an Old Person in Training bridges that divide between our younger and older selves, and connects them empathically. It acknowledges the inevitability of growing old while relegating it to the future, albeit at an ever-smaller remove. It swaps purpose and intent for dread and denial. It's a relief. It feels right and it makes sense.
What's does becoming an Old Person in Training involve? It means looking at older people instead of past them, remembering they were once our age, seeing resilience alongside infirmity, allowing for sensuality, enlarging our notion of beauty, and acknowledging that an apartment, or a room or even just a bed can be home to an internal world as rich as ours—and very possibly richer. It means thoughtful peeks through the periscope of an open mind at the terrain we'll inhabit when we are finally old. I see the ninety-year-old me as withered and teetery, but also curious and content. Envisioning her won't make it happen, but the aspiration will surely help. The consensus from people over eighty, who should know, is that young people worry way too much about getting old. So the earlier we make this imaginative leap, the better—and the better equipped we'll be to benefit from the journey.
You'd like your book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, to help catalyze a mass movement against ageism, the way Rachel Carson's Silent Spring catalyzed the environmental movement. What kind of actions would you like to see?
My book lays out a blueprint in every domain. Change starts between our ears, with the difficult task of unlearning beliefs we've held all our lives. Some places to start:
Look for ways in which you're ageist instead of looking for evidence that you aren't. You can't challenge bias unless you're aware of it, and everyone's biased some of the time.
Talk to people significantly older and younger than you, and listen carefully. If you don't know many of them, seek them out.
The next time you wonder whether an outing or an outfit or an attitude is age-appropriate, reconsider the question. There's no such thing.
Change ripples outward when we point out ageist behaviors and beliefs in the world around us. Some places to start:
Train yourself to notice when everyone in a group is the same age, and unless there's some legitimate reason, speak up about it.
Assume capacity, not incapacity. Don't assume someone is too old—or too young—to weigh in on a topic or take on a responsibility.
If you're on the receiving end of an ageist comment, ask gently, "Why would you say [or think] that?" Then just be quiet.
If you're feeling ambitious, start a consciousness-raising group around age bias. This powerful tool catalyzed the women's movement in the 1960s and 70s. You can download my guide, Who Me, Ageist?, here.
Changing the culture is a tall order, but look at how women's roles have changed in a single generation, and at the amazing progress we've made in this century alone against homophobia and transphobia.
If this new radical age movement had a slogan, what would you like it to be?
Age pride! Age pride is for dissed teenagers and dismissed olders and everyone in between. Age pride is for Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, who said, "We must be proud of our age" and who, if she'd lived long enough, would have beaten me to "Occupy age!"—my other favorite slogan. If marriage equality is here to stay, why not age equality? If gay pride has gone mainstream, and millions of Americans now take pride in identifying as disabled, why not age pride? The only reason that idea sounds outlandish is because this is the first time you've encountered it. It won't be the last. Longevity is here to stay. Everyone is aging. Dismantling ageism benefits us all.
Self-publish together to change the world
We did it! And by "we," I mean every one of us, self-publishing together. Our very ambitious pub-date goal on March 15 was to break 1000 on the Amazon bestseller list. We made it to #690, which is frankly phenomenal:
Huge thanks to to everyone who ordered, shared, and recommended This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. Each copy, and each of you, is playing a part in getting an anti-ageism movement underway. There will be more asks, because it's going to be a long haul and it's going to take all of us, so it's great to see the book off to such a great start. If you haven't ordered your copy yet, please do. Check out the company I'm keeping (below). Thank you, everyone—let's keep it going.
"a manifesto that is often brilliant and always provocative"
I'm lucky that the first person to review my book is Matt Perry, Aging Reporter for the California Health Report. He was one of the first journalists to interview me, very early on in this project, and his review, titled From Feminism to Ageism: Ashton Applewhite Takes on The Last Prejudice is quite the gift on the eve of publication day.
"In nine chapters that explore everything from health to economics and sex, she destroys nearly every misconception we hold about the aging process," Perry wrote. "Applewhite loves nothing more than slaying sacred cows." True dat. Noting that the book is dedicated to Robert Butler, who in 1969 coined the term "ageism," he quotes my observation that "Almost half a century later, it's barely made inroads into public consciousness, not to mention provoke outcry." This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, the review concludes, "should do both."
"A magnificent mix of personal reflection, cultural criticism, and cold hard facts"
Posted on March 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 by Ashton Applewhite
That's advance praise for my anti-ageism manifesto—sneak peek here—from eminent Cornell gerontologist Karl Pillemer, author of 30 Lessons for Living. The full blurb reads, "The problem of ageism has long been in the shadows, overwhelmed by the cultural barrage of ageist "humor," media stereotypes, and age segregation. Not any more – now that we have This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. A magnificent mix of personal reflection, cultural criticism, and cold hard facts, this remarkable book should spearhead an "anti-ageist" revolution – which can't come a moment too soon." If you agree, please order a copy now. The pub date is March 15.
What We Believe Shapes How We Age: Ten critical questions
Posted on February 25, 2016 March 1, 2016 by Ashton Applewhite
This guest post is by Ron Pevny, Director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, author of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging (Beyond Words/Atria Books), host of the Shift Network's "Transforming Aging Tele-Summits," and a kindred spirit.
In recent years, a host of psychological and biological research has been adding its voice to the age-old wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions in emphasizing the importance of belief and attitude in determining how our lives unfold. Let's look at two very different beliefs about aging.
Since the "modern" era began, aging has largely been seen as a time of decline, loss, and withdrawal from active contribution. Look up the word "retire" in the dictionary; most of the definitions include the word "withdraw." Accompanying this view is the belief, held in both overt and subtle ways, that once we retire, "it's all downhill from here." Our best years are over, with us by and large having made our significant contribution to society. Loss of a sense of purpose and meaning, and a flagging of our passions for life, is to be expected. The best we can do is hold on to who we have been for as long as possible, doing our best to stay healthy, enjoying life to the extent our health and finances will allow, perhaps finding some volunteer activities to keep us occupied, and hoping things turn out okay.
Contrast this with another set of beliefs that sees aging as a process of development of character analogous to the development of fine wine over time. Aging is understood as a necessary prerequisite for developing the wisdom that comes only from experience and reflection. This stage of our life provides time and opportunity for focusing on our deepest values, our personal development, our spiritual life, and our relationships with our loved ones and communities. These decades are not just the final chapter after we have passed our prime, but rather a time full of possibility for fulfillment, meaning, passion and active community engagement—if we consciously work to make them so.
If we resonate in some way with this second perspective, a critical first step for us is exploring, with as much honesty as we can muster, the beliefs and attitudes we hold about aging. Living in a society where the first set of beliefs are strongly dominant, for most of us these are strongly engrained and hold great power. One way to know how much they influence us is to honestly look at the fears, hopes and beliefs we carry about our aging process. Only by becoming conscious of those inner dynamics that shape our lives can we do the necessary work of transforming disempowering inner images with images that can support our growth and fulfillment in our later chapters.
Here are ten important questions to ask yourself:
Do I do everything possible to convince myself and others that I am not getting older? If so, why?
Do I believe that once I reach retirement age, it's basically all downhill from here? If so, why?
Do I believe my worth is primarily tied to what I can do, or is it a reflection of the kind of person I can be? Which of these beliefs will best serve me as I age?
Have I developed a vision of my ideal elderhood? If so, what will such an elderhood encompass? If not, why not?
What can I learn from those people I know or know of who seem to be models for aging well?
What can I learn from those who seem to age without joy and purpose?
Do I see my life as an unfolding process of growth, or is growth not something important to me?
Am I willing to stretch beyond my comfort zone in order to find fulfillment?
Have I developed the resilience to move forward gracefully in the face of loss? If not, how might I work on this?
Do I believe that my beliefs make a difference in how my life turns out?
We have choice in how we age. The more we engage in denial, the more we surrender to disempowering beliefs and attitudes, the greater our risk of being painfully unprepared for the inevitable losses as well as the unique opportunities that accompany us on our journey through life's later chapters. We have the power to choose the beliefs that shape our lives. We have the power to become the kind of people others look to as models for aging well. Whatever circumstances life presents, we can treasure each day of our one precious life.
wrinkle jewelry!
Noa Zilberman "celebrates ageing with an expression of delicate gold," says the label at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. Her pieces settle lightly on the lines around eyes, mouth, brow and cleavage that the Israeli artist noticed after the birth of her son. How artfully they disrupt the ageist and beauty-industry-driven notion that wrinkles are ugly.
age, polio, medicine, a compelling personal history, and my book
Posted on February 16, 2016 by Ashton Applewhite
This weekend I received a remarkable letter from my friend Eva Rubin, who is herself remarkable. It illuminates the way ageism and ableism interact, which goes largely undiscussed, and it does so with uncommon clarity and grace. Here it is:
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. This less awkward iteration of Nietzsche's aphorism ran through my mind as I was thinking about your extraordinary book, Ashton. As a woman crippled by polio at the age of 3, it was remarkable how much of what you described in the book applied to my own adaptations to disability and, at the same time, how complex and confused those adaptations were.
Fight, adapt, accept, resist, get on with it, relax, find a partner(s), learn to live happily alone, … The options are endless but what is clear is that whatever options we choose–and being able and permitted to is all important–we all need help at some point. That American society often conspires against us in getting the help we need is something you also make abundantly clear.
As a child, I was more afraid of old people than vampires. Only my immediate family had survived the Holocaust and my exposure to the truly old was very limited. I managed to get through my teens and early twenties without really knowing any olders. It was only on the wards during medical school and internship that I encountered olders and became fascinated by them. When they weren't thinking I was their nurse (sexism, partly, but mostly the belief that a disabled person couldn't possibly be a doctor. In reality, it would have been much more difficult for me to be a nurse) or complaining that I was too young to be their doctor (a different form of ageism), I was treated to wonderful stories of joys, hardships and often remarkable resilience. It might seem paradoxical to have developed an appreciation for olders from people who were ill or injured. And, of course, I had to deal with some who were depressed, disgruntled, and not compos mentis or even sentient. But, over and over, what I came to realise is that what most of them wanted from me was to get them back to their lives in as good a condition as possible and that those lives were considered worth living.
Geriatrics was not a specialty I was aware of in medical school nor was there much attention paid to disability or rehabilitation. I do remember one lecture from an orthopaedic surgeon where he stated that the reason most people with lower limb problems did not walk on crutches even when they could was the energy expenditure involved. He said that the only sport with exertion greater than that of walking on crutches was cross country skiing. I figured that didn't bode very well for my future and that I was still right to be fearful of age. But at 69 I'm still walking, albeit more slowly and with more difficulty.
One of the things I truly love about the book, Ashton, is how much of you comes through in it–your questions about your own fallibility, your doubts, your humour, your kindness, your boldness, your empathy, and your search for answers. I admire your ability to synthesise a large body of research so that it is easily understood. I could go on forever about what I learned and what more I wanted to understand, personally and globally. Thanks.
Behold, a Revolution is Afoot
Posted on February 7, 2016 by Ashton Applewhite
That's the title of a galvanizing post on Midcentury Modern, a site where "The formerly young get their say in this this smart conversation about age, identity and generational politics in America." I'm delighted to be part of it, and even more so to see comrades growing in number all the time. The phrase spraypainted on that wall is attributed to Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers.
Anne Lamott about my book: "Wow."
The epigraph to my book, which willl be published on March 15th, is a quote from the wonderful writer Anne Lamott: "We contain all the ages we have ever been." It's an elegant counterpoint to the conventional narrative of aging as loss—aging as a rich process of accretion—and it also connects the generations. The quote inspired the cover drawing by brilliant designer Rebeca Mendez,
and of course I was itching to somehow get a copy to Lamott. By pure coincidence, the team that will be producing the audiobook version has worked with her and offered to pass the book along. A week later, this arrived in my in-box:
"Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age—62. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me." — Anne Lamott
Needless to say, it made my day and then some.
The audiobook recording starts tomorrow, eight hours straight. I'm gargling. And I'm excited.

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I had a bit of a chicken and egg situation while connecting a raspberry pi zero w to wifi. I work on a ship for six weeks at a time, so my choice of wifi is limited to the cabin network on the ship. This has a two part authentication. First, a password is used to connect to the wifi. Then a user ID and a different password is entered into a login page on a browser. My pi zero w has the lite version of the raspbian operating system. No GUI. No browser. I ssh into it, connecting the pi to my laptop with a USB cable.
Top tip number one – you cannot ssh into the pi zero w if the usb cable is connected between the port labelled pwr (power) on the pi. You need to use the other port.
There are plenty of good sites telling you how to set up the pi zero w to connect with your laptop via ssh by doctoring a couple of files on the micro SD card housing your raspbian OS. There are plenty of sites telling you how to setup a wifi connection using linux. I could get the little pi onto the ship's wifi, but I could not complete the second stage of browser based authentication as there is no browser on the lite version of the OS. There are text based browsers available for Linux, which would enable me to complete the second stage of the login. But I could not install one of these as I did not have a connection to the internet. I am on a ship remember, no other wifi is available.
Edit wired connection 2 (or whichever is the highest numbered 'wired connection'. Go to the IPv4 Settings tab. Select Link-Local Only for the method.
If an error about authentication is received – go to a browser in the host laptop and log in to the local wifi that is being shared to ensure that it is active.
Now you should have wifi access from your pi.


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Your inner and outer beauty Where does your beauty lie?
You have not only good appearance but rich inner world as well. It means that it's always interesting and never boring with you.You with pleasure develop intellectually and at the same never forget about your appearance. It's nice to communicate with you, it's pleasant to look at you, it can be said that you're perfect! The main thing is that you shouldn't lose your talant to combine harmonically the beautiful and the good. More »
What does your ideal look like? Take this quiz and find out what your ideal looks like.
Your ideal is a man with jet-black hair who has a special kind of charm and the natural gift to fascinate. In other words, a kind of wizard, who can just glance at people to charm everybody. Besides dark hair, you value in guys thirst for adventures, firm character and the ability to earn money. And it's not because you're mercenary, the reason is that this is the kind of men with whom you'll feel comfortable. More »
What role does mysticism play in your life? Take this quiz and find out what role mysticism and omens play in your life.
Universally recognized superstitions don't attract you. You don't believe in them, considering them vestiges of the past, but you've found out that the omens that you create yourself do work. It happens that a dress becomes your favorite one because it brings luck and new acquaintances, and a green traffic light means that you're on the right way. This omen you consider very personal, belonging only to you and working for you because it is you who gives them the positive power. What clothes can bring you more luck if you feel confident and comfortable just in your favorite dress?! Don't be ashamed of your own omens if they help you, but don't get attached to their negative fellows. More »
What car are you? Find out which car you resemble.
Your main distinctive characteristics are grit and endurance. You can achieve a lot using your energy the right way. You're never afraid of obstacles, because you're self-confident and sure of your potential. You like to have fun in spite of any circumstances. Your optimism is a very rare but a valuable quality which is very useful. You often take it upon yourself, other people's responsibilities which you sometimes regret later. Nevertheless, it's very difficult to crush you. More »
Your role in relationships Find out how you behave in the relationships with the person you love.
You like settlements by compromise, and it's natural for your to make concessions to your woman. No, you're not a simpleton who indulges men in everything. When you make decisions you try to suggest something that will suit both of you. But when you think that there is no sense in arguing, you prefer to let things take their course, and then... be what may! Guys sometimes get annoyed with you, because you like to moralize too much, but you do it not because you're a bore, but because you think that everything in a person must be beautiful. You call your moral admonitions good advice, and how they will be taken by men is another question. In short, you take relationships seriously and know how to make concessions. The main thing is to find a man who will be able to estimate your positive qualities at their true worth. More »
Are you ready for serious relationships? This quiz will show your inner maturity for serious relationships.
It can be absolutely safely said that you're completely ready for serious relationships. You have a very clear idea of what real strong relationships are - this not only romantics and wool-gathering, but responsibilities that demand everyday self-cultivation. It must be noticed that you don't mind getting married if you find a the right man of course. Your idea of the perfect relationships is associated, first of all, with marriage and total mutual understanding. The main thing is that the man you choose should want the same... More »
Can you rejoice at life? Everybody sometimes feels absolutely happy, but sometimes very unhappy on the contrary.
You have the ability to rejoice at life. You meet almost every day with a smile, and from the very morning you're in a positive mood. If one is to judge, you don't choose your milieu, because you attract good and kind people with your positive energy. It's always interesting with you, that's why you're a good social mixer. Looking at you, people feel your positive emotions. If some troubles happen to you, you don't give up and wend your way through life with confidence. You always sincerely rejoice at other people's success, that's why people are always glad to share their happy news with you knowing that you won't envy them. Stay the same good person and you'll always have luck! More »
What holiday are you? Each holiday has it's own meaning. Which of them do you resemble?
Your distinctive feature is selfishness. Nobody says that you shouldn't love yourself, but you shouldn't forget about other people. You should remember that everything doesn't always happen the way you want it to happen. On the other hand, your stickiness and straightforwardness make other people respect you and some people even try to imitate you. Whatever people advise you, you always do everything your way, that's why it's quite hard to influence you. Moreover, you strive for originality and individuality, that's why you want to be different from other people. More »
Your attitude to public opinion Find out what importance you attach to other people's opinion about you!
Public opinion plays a very important role for you. If your clothes appear to be crumpled or dirty - it's a catastrophe! It's important for you what other people think about you, you always try to be irreproachable. If you do something that is contradictory to public norms, it lies heavy on your conscience, and you reproach yourself for having broken one of the rules of the society. Of course it's always nice to look at a well-mannered woman and to be in her society, but it can sometimes bother other people. It's good to some extent, but on the other hand, you can't please everybody, and if you try to take everything a bit easier, you'll perhaps attract more people. More »
Are you jealous? Jealousy prevents people from being happy. Find out if you're a jealous person.
You're jealous but within reasonable limits. The hints of jealousy add zest to the relationships. It's some kind of a role game. You happen to frown jokingly and to threaten your boyfriend to punish her for bad behavior. And he, by-turn, plays up to it, and both of you like this game. On the one hand, it's an amusing game, but on the other had, you let him know that the situation is under your control. You're quite self-confident and you're sure that your partner loves you, so you don't eat away at your nerves with jealousy and suspicion. You know how to follow the rule of the happy medium, according to which a small amount of jealousy helps to keep the relationship strong and lets your partner know that you like him. Perhaps, you shouldn't change anything because this is the harmony many people dream of. More »
Your movie role Take this quiz and find out what movie role suits your best of all!
It's never boring with you! Your main quality is perhaps sense of humor. You can always lift other people's spirits, keep up any conversation and just have a good time. Any company is always glad is always glad to have you because people never know what to expect from you and what a funny incident can happen with you this time. Nevertheless, you can be sad sometimes, however you try not to show it and solve your problems yourself, and as for others, you're always ready to help. You're a very good friend, and it's a ready commodity in our times! More »
What do you expect from marriage? Take this quiz to find out what marriage means to you.
You seem to need a husband that will care about you, give you warmth, love, and protect you from sufferings and problems. You're the type of person who believes that marriages are made in heaven. That's why you think that a stamp in passport is a mere formality, an attempt to comply with the requirement of the society. It must be said that the birth of a child is not an end in itself, but the natural course of things. It may well be that in the past, you somehow didn't get along with your relatives. That's why you want to see an equal partner next to you, who will take your hints, whom you'll want to care about, and the relationships with whom will be harmonious. More »
What kind of partner suits you? There is no limit to perfection, especially in love. It's up to you what kind of a person to choose!
You're an unpredictable and lively person and that's why the selection of a partner is a kind of an amusement for you. But it's only seeming light-mindedness. In fact, you choose your partner in life relying on your own inner feelings towards a guy you like. You don't make strict bounds and don't demand a lot, but you know for sure that he has to have the same hobbies as you do, not to be a bore and live his life with you easily and unconstrainedly. You know how to win people's favor, that's why it's not difficult for you to find a guy capable of reckless acts and true love which you'll carry through life light despite of different obstacles. More »
Your attitude to changes Find out if you like changes or prefer to stick to traditions.
There are inveterate adventurers among us who are ready to get involved in any business which is attractive to some extent without having taken the trouble to analyze it's advantages and disadvantages. You're one of them. It's seldom that you think about the consequences and badly experiment. You try to extricate yourself from the hardship into which you've got involved yourself. The worst thing about it is that you draw other people into your adventures. But you should remember that richness of life doesn't consist in constant search of something new, but in reasonable analysis of what the surrounding world offers you and in the selection of what suits just you. Then you'll have the changes you need, and you'll be able to avoid the majority of trouble. More »
Which of your two cerebral hemispheres is dominant? This quiz will help you identify which side of your brain is dominant.
It is believed that the majority of people have their left hemisphere dominant as it is responsible for controlling the right hand side of our bodies and the majority of people are right-handed. The left part of the brain perfectly copes with logical tasks, relying on different facts and dates, which it can easily memorize. It also works with our speech and it is the side responsible for reading and writing. However, selfishness, aggression, and an urge for rivalry are also situated here. When the left cerebral hemisphere is dominant over the right cerebral hemisphere, this doesn't mean that emotionality and imagination of the right cerebral hemisphere are being ignored. Both parts of our brain work together after all. More »
Your inborn profession What proffesion suits you best? You'll find it out if you take this quiz!
Who climbs the highest tree? For who it is a pleasure to go into the rough seas in a wooden boat? Who is afraid neither of God nor of the devil? You've probably recognized yourself already. You're a person full of energy, but quite aggressive at the same time. Of course you need to give way to your temper. You have a rapid response, and you're not accustomed to hesitate long or take your failures hard. Most of all, you hate to sit idly in one place, you like to flex your muscles. Your in your element when you are in struggle and at risk. More »
Are you a good mixer? By taking this quiz you will be able to find out if you are a good communicator.
You're quite good company. You can listen to people, you're a good narrator and you can express yourself precisely. Your ability to control your emotions lets you behave reservedly independently on the topic of the conversation. If your interlocutor is wrong, you can correct him/her avoiding heated arguments. You're always in a positive mood, that is why your friends discuss news and share their impressions with you. Just your diplomatic communication style makes people trust you. More »
What is your way of life? How effective is your way of life? Does it favour your prosperity?
You treat many thoughtlessly and it's rare that you think about the consequences. On the one hand, it's interesting to lead this kind of life, but you should be more serious and take care of your health when choosing this less eventful life. In addition, you should give up your bad habits that can not only harm you but also deprive you of many pleasures. On the other hand, you're a good interlocutor, a charismatic person, and it's always interesting with your because you're light on your feet. You're a welcomed visitor to almost all parties where you appreciate cocktails at their true value and make even the worst party unforgettable. More »
Your level of self-confidence Do you have a balanced self confidence? To find out, answer the following questions.
Your self-confidence is very high which gives you confidence in your power. You're happy with yourself and always resolutely geared up. You need to dominate others, and you like to emphasize yourself. You often hold on to the principal: "there is only one right opinion and it's mine". It doesn't always provoke positive emotions in others. You don't care what other people say about you, but you're prone to criticizing others. You take everything easy, even unpleasant moments. You may be envied by others. You love yourself and try to please yourself first of all. Not everybody want to put up with your selfishness and to nod their approval when you say that you're the best person in the world. But this fact doesn't upset you, because you know that you're always right and flawless. More »
What is the colour of your aura? Aura is the reflection of our essence at any moment.
You're full of energy, freedom-loving, sensitive and optimistic. You're like a child and you have a very good sense of humor. Your mission is to make people happy and you favour establishment of peace on the whole planet. You can be very shy or a good social mixer. You love life, often laugh and like to amuse people. You value freedom and your life is full of spontaneous actions. You remind people with your happy smile that they shouldn't take themselves and their problems too seriously. If you had a choice, you wouldn't work or would work in a creative sphere full of games and amusement. More »
What fairy-tale character do you bear resemblance to? Take this quiz and find out which fairy-tale character you resemble!
You probably want to be good for everybody and get taken aback when somebody dares to criticize you. Your biggest fear is to become useless and lonely. You think that the "soul must work hard day and night". Your grit and diligence are worth respect. To achieve harmony you should take critics easier and become more confident. And you'll see that it is possible to get "crystal shoes". You should stop thinking about "pumpkins", "rats" and other unpleasant things, but take a magic wand and create miracles yourself.. More »
What is common between your clothing style and character? Take this quiz and find out what your clothing style has in common with your character.
You love shoping, parties and carefree pastimes. Your life is full of bright events, and your wardrobe is full of various bright colored clothes. You express yourself through your style and you like to make an impression of a "society lioness" on your friends and admirers. You try to stick to fashion trends and you're not afraid that people around you won't understand because you only take your own opinion and taste into consideration. A fashionable and expensive accessory gives you self-confidence and you feel really happy when you get a new piece of clothing of a well-known brand. More »
What cocktail are you? There are so many different types of cocktails! Find out which of them resembles you.
You're a mysterious person: it seems that everything is clear at the beginning, and it later appears different. It may take years to understand your character. First impressions that people get of you are always deceptive. You seem to be cold, but there are lucky people who manage to melt your icy shell away and can feel your sweetness and effervescence, acerbic aftertaste, and strong flavor of passion. More »
Who are you in the world of toys? Take this quiz and find out what toy your inner world resembles.
A beautiful toy is an object of everybody's admiration. You have refined taste and polished manners. Your milieu is full of obvious and secret admirers. You like when men love and worship you. There will always be a part of a child in you, and you can be childishly capricious, cruel, cute and carefree. You know how to value the beauty of the world around you and you take care of your own beauty, otherwise every chap on the porcelain face may lead to a catastrophe. More »
What animal are you? This quiz will assign your animal instinct.
Yes, yes, just a bunny, not a hare or a rabbit! You're gentle, kind and fearful, you hate conflicts, quarrels and squabbles. You're a bit light-headed and extravagant, but a lot of people like you.Your naivety and kindness attracts others like magnets. You're not impudent at all, but sometimes you need just this quality to achieve your goals. However, you're not that kind of a girl who achieves her goals by fair means or foul. In love, you're ready to make concessions, but sometimes your mild disposition lets your partner get hard on you, but you don't like it. More »
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Lucasfilm puts 'A Star Wars Story' spinoffs on hold after poor performance from 'Solo'
The decision means that the fate of the spinoffs centered around Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett is now unknown as well
By Akshay Pai
Tags :Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,Avengers: Endgame
It looks like the less-than-exemplary performances of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at the box office is beginning to have repercussions, with Collider citing sources within Lucasfilm to report that plans for any further 'A Star Wars Story' spinoffs have been put on an indefinite hold. Instead, Lucasfilm is said to be looking to focus on the provisionally titled 'Star Wars: Episode IX,' which is currently scheduled for a December 2019 release and will follow up on the story of 'The Last Jedi'.
The decision means that the fate of the spinoffs centered around Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett is now unknown as well. The former was reportedly in active development but production is said to have been halted.
The poor performance of 'Solo' at the box office has probably meant the end of Star Wars spinoffs (Source: Twitter)
The initial news that the franchise would be getting spinoffs had been met with excitement from fans, though it almost immediately became apparent that getting them across the line would be anything but smooth sailing. A spinoff around Boba Fett was planned at the same time as 'Rogue One,' with Josh Trank (Chronicle, Fantastic Four) given the reigns. However, it was later removed from the company's release slate.
'Rogue One' had its share of well-documented issues as well. Problems with the film's story meant that the third act had to be reworked in its entirety, with Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Series) put in charge of the new scenes. Similarly, the recently-released 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' had to endure the firing of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller during production over 'creative differences', with Ron Howard later directing in their stead.
The box office performance of 'Solo' has been underwhelming to say the least. Made on a production budget of around $250 million, it's opening weekend saw it gross just $147.5 million worldwide with many outlets stating that Disney would be losing anywhere between $50 million and $80 million on the film. As of this week, it had grossed a total of $342 million worldwide — $194.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $147.1 million in other territories — with it needing to surpass the $500 million mark to break even.
The numbers are quite similar to that of 'Rogue One,' which opened at $155 million and went on to gross $424 million by week four. But while 'Rogue One' premiered in the festive season in December, which has become the traditional release time for a Star Wars movie, 'Solo' released in May to competition from other big-hitters such as 'Deadpool 2' and 'Avengers: Infinity War.'
For now, it looks like Lucasfilm will expend its energy on ensuring its new trilogy of Star Wars films — which are said to focus on new characters penned by 'The Last Jedi' director Rian Johnson — after Episode IX is up to the mark. A new series of films written by 'Game of Thrones' showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss are also currently in the works.


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One good turn deserves another for West Shore Good Samaritans
Act of kindness leads to $5,000 donation after RRU students help 94-year-old man who fell and couldn't get up
Kyle Wells
It was a simple act of kindness, but it led to an even greater one that will help to make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities.
Last Monday, while heading out to lunch, Jody Correia, a human resources associate with Royal Roads university, and her colleague, Lisa Robinson, spotted an elderly man lying in the grass on his front yard in Colwood. They pulled over to see if he was okay and found out that he had fallen while trying to move his recycling boxes.
"I just happened to see this white little sleeve poking out from behind a tree," said Correia. "I knew someone was on the ground but I was kind of confused at the beginning because you don't normally see that kind of thing."
Correia and Robinson helped the 94-year-old man into his home, where his wife tended to him. The man didn't know how long he had been lying there, but had no injuries.
The two left but Correia returned to the house later that day to check in on the man. She found him bundled up by the fire, fighting off the chill he caught lying in the wet grass, but otherwise in good shape.
To the surprise of Correia the man asked her for the name of her favourite charity and proceeded to write a cheque for $5,000. Shocked, Correia refused at first, but the man insisted and said that his passion at this stage in life is to support charities.
"He had a bit of a tear in his eye because he was saying how much he appreciated us stopping and I got all teary because I couldn't believe his generosity," Correia said.
Correia picked Easter Seals as the charity, as Royal Roads is taking part in the 24 Hour Relay on June 2 to 3 at the Univeristy of Victoria, which raises money for the B.C. Lions Society for Children with Disabilities's charity. Easter Seals runs free overnight summer camps for children and teens with physical or mental disabilities.
On Vancouver Island, camps are held in Shawnigan Lake. The man's donation will help send two youths to Camp Shawnigan.
The man wished to remain anonymous, namely because he is hard of hearing and did not want to have to deal with the media attention.
"It became quite the buzz at the university," Correia said. "It's so exciting how it's inspired people. It's given people hope, that there are amazing people out there that give of themselves like that."
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An Ode to the Captivating Nature of Music
Kelley Dunn, Staff Writer and Editor|December 14, 2020
Kelley Dunn
Pre-covid, thousands gather to experience live music down at RiversEdge in Hamilton.
There is something all encompassing about the melody of your favorite song or perhaps the pulsating vibration you feel at a live concert. Music not only communicates sound, but enables us to feel deeply- whether that be cheerful or broken, robust or weak.
Like most art forms, music is another way to communicate feeling or emotion. Regardless of lyrics, the very nature of how songs are composed together have proven to compel individuals. For example, you wouldn't turn on heavy metal to fall asleep. Most likely you'd gravitate towards soft acoustic or instrumentals because it helps to set that mood and calm you down.
Mood in music can also be observed by how directors and composers in film chose to place sequences. Horror films wouldn't feel as terrifying and romantic screenplays probably wouldn't elicit the tears they do without the notes hooking you at every beat. Scientifically, this does have meaning.
"The current favourite theory among scientists who study the cognition of music – how we process it mentally – dates back to 1956, when the philosopher and composer Leonard Meyer suggested that emotion in music is all about what we expect, and whether or not we get it. Meyer drew on earlier psychological theories of emotion, which proposed that it arises when we're unable to satisfy some desire. That, as you might imagine, creates frustration or anger – but if we then find what we're looking for, be it love or a cigarette, the payoff is all the sweeter," stated an article titled Will We Ever… Understand Why Music Makes Us Feel Good? by Philip Ball on BBC.com.
This makes sense, as music contains certain melodies which build and break; possibly creating a feeling of want. Whether that's for a conclusion of the pattern you're hearing or the anticipation of the final riff.
The article continued saying, "This, Meyer argued, is what music does too. It sets up sonic patterns and regularities that tempt us to make unconscious predictions about what's coming next. If we're right, the brain gives itself a little reward – as we'd now see it, a surge of dopamine. The constant dance between expectation and outcome thus enlivens the brain with a pleasurable play of emotions."
Although composition of music plays into emotion, the lyrics also have power to transform that beat into something absolutely bewitching. Artists are given the responsibility to story tell through the word they chose for a song. These stories are a mode for us to react and relate. And in the case that we relate heavily to the words or feelings expressed, it can warrant strong connection. We feel as if our inner thoughts are verbalized in a way we never could express them on our own.
Senior Spencer Buhrts stated, "Music can make me feel comforted, such as when I'm listening to emotional songs that I can relate to. They help me find the strength to keep pushing forward when faced with tough obstacles. However, music can also create a full range of emotions that boost my mood, fuel my anger, or make me contemplate deep thoughts."
We see and understand the world through a variance of lenses, but music cultivates a telescope of color and wonder when you're able to look into it. It makes no difference whether the hue is deep red or cool blue, you will leave feeling a bit more understood.
"Music is meaningful. There's always something behind that one song and the meaning behind the words that can make you feel a type of way. Whether that be soulful, full of life, on top of the world, or even sad," stated Junior Chyanne Jackson.
Today when you turn on a playlist, watch a film, or simply hear the sounds of nature, be reminded of the vast beauties that come with sound. Perhaps we may all become a people that marvel at the intricacy and emotive which we name to be music.
Kelley Dunn, Staff Writer and Editor
Kelley is a senior and in her second year of journalism. She runs for the track and cross country team, but outside of school activities she enjoys going on road trips and exploring the outdoors with people she loves. Although the future isn't exactly mapped out yet, her main goal is to follow Jesus and be an example of His love to others around her.
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Casino Pauma holds off on reopening, adhering…
Casino Pauma holds off on reopening, adhering to Gov. Newsom's request
Casino Pauma in Northern San Diego County announced Wednesday, May 20, that it would remain closed until further notice. The move stands in contrast to the many Southern California casinos that recently announced reopening plans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Casino Pauma in northern San Diego County announced Wednesday, May 20, that it will remain closed until further notice, a move that contrasts with what several other casinos have done.
Casino officials announced via a news release that they would stay closed to follow the advice of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the guidance of government and health officials.
"It is very important to the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians and Casino Pauma Leadership that we continue to demonstrate that 'Where People Come First,' is more than a slogan," Jim Thomason, general manager of Casino Pauma, said in a news release. "Chairman Temet Aguilar, the Tribal Council and Casino Pauma Leadership do not believe in gambling with the health and safety of our guests, our Team Members or the community. In the spirit of our sovereign-to-sovereign relationship, we will continue to follow Governor Newsom's recommendations or until we are more confident it is safe for us to reopen."
The announcement follows a letter that Gov. Gavin Newsom sent to tribal leaders, appealing to them to reconsider reopening.
"This deeply concerns me, and I urge tribal governments to reconsider and instead make those determinations based on how they align with current local public health conditions and the statewide stage of reopening," Newsom wrote in the letter.
Casinos throughout Southern California have recently announced reopening plans either for the end of this month or June and that list includes Pechanga Resort Casino; Cahuilla Casino Hotel; Soboba Casino Resort; Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa; Harrah's Resort Southern California and Valley View Casino & Hotel.
Casino Pauma, which closed on March 15, has been doing some business while it stays closed, opening its Pizza Deli restaurant for curbside pickup from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Orders can be placed on the casino's website.
The news release noted that while the casino remains closed, it has been implementing and preparing safety protocols and preventive measures for when it does reopen.


On Saturday 7.12 Miss Mo and I had the privilege of attending the musical 'Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen' at Lohja's Theatre. I love music and I love theatre. The perfect marriage between music and theatre is a musical. What I love most about a musical? The perfect blend of music, dancing, singing and acting. For me it is the purest form of entertainment and Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen did not disappoint. On the contrary, I was really impressed by the quality of the performances, the intimate stage, the costumes, the music and the sound and light. Everything was in harmony and the cast seemed as intimate as a family which, considering the fact that there are several couples and families involved in the musical, should not be much of a surprise.
My love for musicals started when I attended the musical 'Miss Saigon' when I lived in Holland. I was completely and utterly blown away by the acting and how singing added so much more emotionally. I've always loved to sing myself and so I understand, to a certain extent, how moving singing can be and how it can convey emotions which are hard to express with just acting. Last year I attended the musical Fiddler on the roof at Helsinki City's Theatre. Fiddler on the roof and Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen are similar in that they are both musicals about gypsies and love. However, Fiddler on the roof is a much bigger musical and takes place at Helsinki City's Theatre whereas Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen is slightly smaller and takes place at a smaller theatre. Even though both musicals were excellent, I must admit that I prefer the more personal and intimate atmosphere of Lohja's Theatre.
Miss Mo and I arrived an hour and a half before the start of the musical so we could have a peek backstage and get an idea of what is involved in making a musical of this magnitude. We were warmly welcomed by Lohja Theatre's secretary, Inkeri Paananen. The director of the musical, Sari Niinikoski, led us backstage where everyone was getting ready. Some members of the cast were getting dressed, some were putting on make-up, some were adjusting their wigs whereas another was still walking around in his underwear.
We got to walk around the wardrobe area and were amazed by how professional everything was set up by costume designer Kati Heikkinen. You'll find that many members of the cast have dual roles and Kati's other role is as the lady who runs the cafetaria.
Whilst showing us around Sari told us some of the history of Lohja Theatre. Lohja Theatre is a professionally directed amateur theatre and has four permanent employees. Lohja Theatre used to be a cinema which seats 204. The space is intimate and inviting. In fact, we were so close to the stage that we could see everything including tears and sweat. It really added to the whole atmosphere. Sari also told us that she is directing Hiljaiset Sillat (Bridges of Madison County) at Mikkeli's Theatre. The show is starring Sami Saikkonen and Marjaana Viitanen and is running from 24.1 - 10.05.2014 so get your tickets while you can as I am sure it will be a big success! You can find more information on Hiljaiset Sillat here.
Kirsi Kannas from dance school Uno Dos Tres is responsible for the choreography. She does this in cooperation with Sari. Kirsi has been a dancer for around 25 years and dances in the musical. I must say that the choreography was one of my favourite elements of the musical. Fun fact: Kirsi's husband is involved in the musical, too!
From downstairs we were led upstairs which is Tommi Rosnell's domain. Tommi is in charge of the lights and sounds. He works for Lohja Theatre on a project basis. We asked about the acoustics of the old theatre and Tommi admitted it is a challenge but the intimate surroundings and atmosphere make up for that. He also told us that the equipment provided by Lohja Theatre is of high quality which just goes to show that Lohja Theatre may be small but does not skimp on important things.
From upstairs we went back downstairs to the stage where the band was warming up. Antti Kajander is in charge of music. He has composed music and one song for the musical and plays guitar and sings. In his spare time he is active in his band Idle Wolf. Antti started working for Lohja Theatre two years ago. His wife, Riikka Kajander, is also involved in the musical as a dancer.
We were curious as to whether the cast is superstitious and has any pre-show rituals as we have heard stage actors usually have. We were told that before the show the members of the cast stand in a circle, hold hands, choose a word and yell said word together. It's their way of releasing stress and anxiety before the show. Sari also told us that before the show shoes should not be on the table, whistling is not allowed and walking under the stairs can also bring bad luck.
For every show at Lohja Theatre Sari tries to include art from local artists. Horses play a big role in Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen so local artist, Milja Viljamaa, displayed her art exhibition featuring paintings of horses, Tuuliharjat, at Lohja Theatre's cafetaria. The art exhibition and shows opened at the same time and almost all paintings have been sold. One was bought by no other than Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen's director, Sari. Milja's company also provides all the posters and brochures to Lohja Theatre. Milja is a very talented lady indeed! If you want to find out more about Milja's work go here.
We were curious as to what members of the audience thought of the musical so we interviewed two Lohja locals, Kati and Veli Nuutinen, who graciously and patiently answered our questions. Kati and Veli attend every show at Lohja Theatre and often bring their grandchildren whenever there are shows for children. Of Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen they said that they loved the whole musical and were especially impressed by the choreography and the costumes.
The cast has an after show ritual and this evening they went to a local Lohja restaurant called Saskatoon which Miss Mo and I have visited as well. While leading man, Teemu Alanen, was waiting for his food to arrive, we managed to interview him. Teemu moved from Naantali to Lohja for his dream role as Zobar in Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen. He auditioned for the role and Sari saw what we saw, namely that he is perfect for the role. Teemu told us that Mustalaisleiri muuttaa taivaaseen's shows sold out very quickly which prompted Lohja Theatre to add two additional shows. The additional shows followed suit and sold out very quickly as well. Miss Mo and I were very privileged indeed to get tickets!
Teemu told us he was very happy to get the role of Zobar as he had heard many good things about Lohja Theatre. He had heard the director is very good, the costumes and choreography top notch and that Lohja Theatre is one of the highest quality amateur theatres in Finland. He was also surprised to find out that the musical has dancers. He had never been in a show with dancers before. That just shows how professional a small theatre like Lohja Theatre can be. Lohja Theatre may be small but it is up there with the bigger ones!
Goodbye Lohja Theatre and your wonderful employees. I am sure we will meet again soon!


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Королевская схватка () — футбольное дерби Сан-Паулу, крупнейшего по численности населения города в Бразилии и Южной Америке, между местными клубами «Сан-Паулу» и «Палмейрас». Оно считается третьим по важности дерби в городе после Дерби Паулиста, противостояния «Палмейраса» и «Коринтианса», и Мажестозу, соперничества «Сан-Паулу» и «Коринтианса». Королевская схватка ведёт свою историю с 1930-х годов и отличается ожесточённостью со стороны обоих клубов и их фанатов. Термин придумал местный журналист итальянского происхождения Томмазо Маццони (1900—1970).

Дерби носит и социальный подтекст: основатели «Палмейраса» происходили из бедной итальянской общины города, в то время как «Сан-Паулу» — из старой городской элиты. Вражда между двумя клубами берёт своё начало со времён Второй мировой войны. Когда Бразилия вступила в войну в составе антигитлеровской коалиции, то её врагом стала Италия. Этим фактом решил воспользоваться «Сан-Паулу», на волне антиитальянских настроений добивавшийся роспуска «Палестры Италии» (тогдашнего названия «Палмейраса»). В результате команда была вынуждена сменить своё название на нынешнее.

Статистика дерби отличается почти равным соотношением ничьих и побед каждой из команд. В бразильской Серии А же (по состоянию на май 2019 года) «Палмейрас» имеет преимущество (22 победы при 14 поражениях и 26 ничьих).

Происшествия
20 августа 1995 года история дерби омрачилась трагедией, в конце юношеского Суперкубка Сан-Паулу по футболу «Палмейрас» забил золотой гол, принесший ему титул победителя турнира. Группа его болельщиков Mancha Verde вторглась на поле, чтобы отпраздновать триумф, провоцируя сторонников Сан-Паулу (Independente). Те же, разъярившись, снесли ворота, вооружились камнями и кусками дерева и начали драку. Несколько полицейских, находившихся на стадионе, не смогли контролировать происходящее. После девяти минут беспорядков полицейские получили подкрепление и взяли ситуацию под свой контроль. В результате столкновений ряд болельщиков получили серьёзные травмы. По данным полиции, 102 человека получили ранения (80 болельщиков и 22 полицейских), а 16-летний фанат «Сан-Паулу» в итоге умер.

Статистика

По состоянию на 26 января 2020 года

Общие итоги
 323 матчей
 109 побед «Палмейраса»
 108 побед «Сан-Паулу»
 106 ничьих
 429 голов «Палмейраса»
 424 гола «Сан-Паулу»
 Последний матч: «Палмейрас» 0:0 «Сан-Паулу»  (Лига Паулиста, 26 января 2020 года)

Чемпионат Бразилии
включая Кубок Роберто Гомеса Педрозы и Чашу Бразилии
 62 матча
 24 победы «Палмейраса»
 15 побед «Сан-Паулу»
 29 ничьих
 80 голов «Палмейраса»
 68 голов «Сан-Паулу»
 Последний матч: «Сан-Паулу» 0:2 «Палмейрас» (Campeonato Brasileiro, 6 октябрь 2018)

Другие
 Крупнейшие победы:
«Палмейрас» 0:6 «Сан-Паулу» (26 марта 1939)
 Крупнейшая победа «Палмейраса»:
«Палмейрас» 5:0 «Сан-Паулу» (19 мая 1965)
 Крупнейшая победа «Сан-Паулу»:
«Палмейрас» 0:6 «Сан-Паулу» (26 марта 1939)
 Самый результативный матч:
«Палмейрас» 2:6 «Сан-Паулу» (3 октября 1981) — 8 голов

Лучшие бомбардиры в чемпионате Бразилии
 Виллиан — Палмейрас: 4 гола
 Луис Фабиано — Сан-Паулу: 4 гола
 Мюллер — Сан-Паулу, Палмейрас: 3 гола (2 за Сан-Паулу и 1 за Палмейрас)
 Марсело Рамос — Сан-Паулу: 3 гола
 Эдмундо — Палмейрас: 3 гола
 Пита — Сан-Паулу: 3 гола
 Мирандинья — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Жорже Мендонса — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Mendonça — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Эду Манга — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Mário Tilico — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Эваир — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Озеас — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Зиньо — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Тута — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Вагнер Лав — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Сисиньо — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Аморозо — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Оливейра, Рикардо — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Марсиньо — Палмейрас: 2 гола
 Фернандан — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола
 Дагоберто — Сан-Паулу: 2 гола

Рекордсмены по количеству матчей
Только в рамках чемпионата Бразилии

 Рожерио Сени — Сан-Паулу: 24 матча
 Маркос — Палмейрас: 11 матчей
 Дзетти — Сан-Паулу: 10 матчей

Рекорды посещаемости
 115 000 (Палмейрас 0:1 Сан-Паулу, 27 июня 1971), Морумби — Лига Паулиста
 112 016 (Палмейрас 0:0 Сан-Паулу, 17 июня 1979), Морумби — Лига Паулиста

Матчи чемпионата

Матчи Кубка Либертадорес

Титулы

Примечания

Ссылки
 Futpédia
Футбольные дерби в Бразилии
ФК «Палмейрас»
ФК «Сан-Паулу»

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El Pico del Remedio, nombre por el que es conocido popularmente, o Cerro del Trullo, como es designado originalmente en la cartografía del Instituto Geográfico Nacional, es una montaña perteneciente al municipio de Utiel, en la provincia de Valencia. Forma parte de la Sierra Negrete, de la cual es su cumbre más alta.

Geografía
El pico es la máxima elevación de la Sierra Negrete, en el mismo término municipal, erigiéndose a 1307 metros sobre el nivel del mar, siendo también la máxima elevación del municipio de Utiel y de la comarca de la Plana de Utiel-Requena.

Existen varias maneras de ascenderlo, la más común para el senderismo es una senda que parte de la Ermita del Remedio, a la que se accede desde Utiel a través de las carreteras CV-390 y CV-391. La propia CV-391, en su paso por el Puerto del Negrete, junto con un camino de servicio que parte de la cima del puerto, permite el acceso a la misma cima de la montaña en coche.

Etimología
De manera original, y así figura en el Mapa Topográfico Nacional, el nombre de la montaña es el de Cerro del Trullo. Esta denominación hace referencia a la extensa tradición vinícola de la comarca de la Plana de Utiel-Requena.

Sin embargo la montaña es más conocida popularmente como Pico del Remedio debido a la presencia de la Ermita del Remedio en su base. La Ermita del Remedio alberga a la Virgen del Remedio, la patrona de Utiel, y da nombre también a la aldea que se forma a su alrededor, El Remedio.

Geología
Como toda la Sierra del Negrete, el pico se alza sobre una base rocosa perteneciente a la era jurásica, que, debido a la erosión del agua y el viento principalmente sobre las calizas y las dolomías que lo componen, ha hecho de la Sierra del Negrete y del Pico del Remedio una zona de relieve kárstico, destacando por su notable escarpe y por la prominencia de sus montañas, de hasta 600 metros en este caso.

Hidrografía
El Pico del Remedio se sitúa por encima de la vega del Magro, y de él surgen una serie de arroyos, como el arroyo de Estenas, que pasa por la localidad homónima, (Estenas). También del mismo pico surge un arroyo, llamado el arroyo del Remedio, que recibe su nombre de las aguas que surgen en dicho monte. Estos riachuelos o arroyos no son de gran importancia y solo bajan con agua en períodos lluviosos y también en deshielo, por la gran altitud a la que se encuentran.

Monumentos
Antes de llegar a la cima y coronar, encontramos un monumento de especial interés, sobre todo religioso:

 Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Remedio: a 1090 metros de altitud podemos encontrar la ermita del Remedio, que da nombre al pico. Originalmente una humilde ermita de reducidas dimensiones, y desde aproximadamente el siglo XVIII, una ermita de mayor dimensión y que ha sufrido alguna ampliación, convirtiéndose en un santuario.

Infraestructuras
En la cima del pico, encontramos unas antenas de transmisión y telefonía, visibles desde cualquier punto del monte y cuya función es abastecer de cobertura y señal radiofónica a los habitantes de los alrededores.

También se sitúa en la cima el PPIF del Negrete (Pico de Prevención de Incendios Forestales) gestionado por la Generalitat Valenciana, que sirve como punto de vigilancia de incendios forestales. Ambas infraestructuras remarcan el carácter de atalaya de la montaña, ya que debido a la orografía eminentemente llana de la Plana de Utiel-Requena, desde su cima se disfruta de una vista casi completa de la comarca.

La presencia de estas infraestructuras explica también que se pueda llegar hasta la misma cima en coche.

Véase también
Sierra del Negrete

Referencias y Enlaces externos

Montañas de la provincia de Valencia
Utiel


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Q: Integral $\int_{0}^{1} \dfrac{\ln(1-x)}{x}~dx$ The integal is
$$\int_{0}^{1} \dfrac{\ln(1-x)}{x}~dx$$
My opnion is use fundamental theorem of calculus, calculate $F(x)$ and then use $F(1^-)-F(0^+)$.
But i cannot find the undetermined integral of $\frac{\ln(1-x)}{x}$.

A: Use the maclaurin series of $\ln{(1-x)}$:
$$I=\int_0^1 \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} -\frac{x^n}{n} \cdot \frac{1}{x} \; dx$$
By Fubini theorem, we can interchange the integral and summation:
$$I=-\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \int_0^1 \frac{x^{n-1}}{n} \; dx$$
$$I= -\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}  \frac{x^n}{n^2} \bigg \rvert_0^1$$
$$I= -\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^2}$$
$$I=-\frac{\pi^2}{6}$$


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Argus Corporation Limited - Certain Directors, Officers and Insiders /
Order: In the Matter of Argus Corporation Limited et al. - Certain Directors, Officers and Insiders
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED (the "Act")
CERTAIN DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND INSIDERS OF
ARGUS CORPORATION LIMITED
(BEING THE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES LISTED
IN SCHEDULE "A" HERETO)
(Paragraph 127(1)2)
WHEREAS on May 25, 2004, each of the individuals and entities listed in Schedule "A" (individually, a "Respondent" and collectively, the "Respondents") was notified that the Director made an order (the "Temporary Order") that day under paragraph 2 of subsection 127(1) and subsection 127(5) of the Act that the Respondents cease trading in any securities of Argus Corporation Limited ("Argus"), subject to certain exceptions as provided for in the Temporary Order, for a period of 15 days from the date of the Temporary Order;
AND WHEREAS the Respondents were notified that a hearing would be held to determine if it would be in the public interest to make an order under paragraph 2 of subsection 127(1) of the Act that the Respondents cease trading in any securities of Argus permanently or for such period as is specified in the order;
AND WHEREAS the hearing was held on the 3rd day of June, 2004;
AND UPON hearing the evidence and submissions of counsel, including the following:
Argus Corporation Limited ("Argus") is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and is a reporting issuer in the Province of Ontario.
Each of the Respondents is, or was, at some time since the end of the period covered by the last financial statements filed by Argus, namely since December 31, 2003, a director, officer or insider of Argus and during that time had, or may have had, access to material information with respect to Argus that has not been generally disclosed.
Argus has failed to file its interim statements (and interim Management's Discussion & Analysis related thereto) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 as required to be filed under Ontario securities law on or before May 15, 2004, and has not filed such statements as of the date of this order.
On May 14, 2004, Argus issued and filed a press release announcing that it would be delayed in filing its quarterly financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 and its related Management's Discussion & Analysis by the required filing date of May 15, 2004. Argus subsequently issued and filed further press releases related to this failure on May 18, 2004, May 26, 2004 and June 1, 2004, and a material change report related to this failure on May 25, 2004.
Hollinger Inc. ("Hollinger") is the principal subsidiary of Argus. Hollinger is a reporting issuer in Ontario. On April 5, 2004, Hollinger filed a material change report disclosing that it had entered into an agency agreement in respect of a proposed offering and sale of up to 20,096,919 subscription receipts (the "Subscription Receipts") of Hollinger at a price of CDN$10.50 per Subscription Receipt for gross proceeds of CDN$211 million (the "Subscription Receipt Offering"). On April 7, 2004, Hollinger issued and filed a press release and material change report announcing the closing of the offering of Subscription Receipts. As described in the above-mentioned material change reports, the gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts will be held in escrow for a certain period following the closing of the Subscription Receipt Offering, pending the satisfaction of certain escrow conditions.
Hollinger International Inc. ("HLR") is the principal subsidiary of Hollinger. HLR is a reporting issuer in the Province of Ontario. HLR is currently engaged in a strategic process as described in the material change report filed by HLR on November 27, 2003 (the "Strategic Process"). The Strategic Process has been commenced by the board of directors of HLR and is being conducted through HLR's financial advisor, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, to pursue a range of alternative strategic transactions for HLR. The Strategic Process may involve the sale or reorganization of all or a part of HLR's business and other possible transactions by means that may include asset sales, share sales or a merger, amalgamation, arrangement, business combination or other reorganization.
One or more of the Respondents undertakes to seek a review (the "Review") from a decision of the Director that the disclosure obligations contained in section 10.2 of National Instrument 51-102F2 and sections 16.2 and / or 16.3 of OSC Rule 41-501F1 follow an Order made under section 127(1) in the circumstances herein.
IT IS ORDERED under paragraph 2 of subsection 127(1) of the Act that all trading, whether direct or indirect, by those persons listed in Schedule "A" in the securities of Argus, with the exception of
any trade in securities of Argus contemplated by, or in connection with, the Subscription Receipt Offering; and
any trade in securities of Argus contemplated by or in connection with any transaction directly or indirectly resulting or arising from the Strategic Process;
shall cease until two full business days following the receipt by the Commission of all filings Argus is required to make pursuant to Ontario securities law; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to section 127(2) that a term of this Order is that pending the determination of the Review, and in any event, for no longer than 35 days from the date of this Order, the provisions of section 10.2 of National Instrument 51-102F2 and sections 16.2 and / or 16.3 of OSC Rule 41-501F1, if applicable, do not apply with respect to the Respondents herein.
DATED at Toronto, this 3rd day of June, 2004.
"Susan Wolburgh Jenah"
Susan Wolburgh Jenah
"Robert W. Davis"
Robert W. Davis
"Suresh Thakrar"
Suresh Thakrar
Schedule "A"
509645 N.B. Inc.
2753421 Canada Limited
Amiel Black, Barbara
Atkinson, Peter Y.
Black, Conrad M. of Crossharbour (Lord)
Boultbee, J. A.
Burt, The Hon. Richard
Carroll, Paul A.
Colson, Daniel W.
Conrad Black Capital Corporation
Creasey, Frederick A.
Cruickshank, John
Deedes, Jeremy
Delorme, Monique
Dodd, J. David
Duckworth, Claire F.
Healy, Paul B.
Kissinger, The Hon. Henry A.
Lane, Peter K.
Loye, Linda
Maida, Joan
McCarthy, Helen
Meitar, Shmuel
O'Donnell-Keenan, Niamh
Paris, Gordon
Perle, The Hon. Richard N.
Radler, F. David
The Ravelston Corporation Limited
Rohmer, Richard, OC, QC
Ross, Sherrie L.
Samila, Tatiana
Savage, Graham
Seitz, The Hon. Raymond G.H.
Smith, Robert T.
Stevenson, Mark
Thompson, The Hon. James R.
Van Horn, James R.
Walker, Gordon W.
White, Peter G.


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Q: What does "by the first " mean? If someone owes you money and they say they will have it to you "by the first," doesn't that mean you will get it before the first of the month?

A: "By the first" is a fairly common idiom that has two general meanings, depending on the context. If the agreement is for a recurring payment, then payment will be rendered on the first day of each month or earlier. If the agreement is for a one time payment, then payment will be rendered on the first day of the next month or earlier. It's important to note that "by the first" includes the first day of the following month. In other words, if someone says "by the first," it usually means you will not get the money on the last day of the month. So, to directly answer your question:

doesn't that mean you will get it before the first of the month?

No. It does not mean that. You may receive the money on the first day of the month.

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This depends on the context. If it's rent, say, and it's monthly, then perhaps. Just make sure they don't mean I'll have it to you by the first of next year.  It's also not uncommon to say things like the meeting is held the first Monday of each month or we have lunch every third Thursday.


It falls 40 days before Easter, not including Sundays – the same length of time Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert.
"It is a time of saying sorry to God for everything we have done wrong," said Rev Canon Ian Tarrant, Rector of St Mary's, High Road, South Woodford.
The day sees worshippers mark their foreheads with ash in the shape of a cross.