The number of Moken has fallen to fewer than 1,000 people as the nomadic group struggles with the erosion of their traditional way of living.
YANGON — Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs U Naing Thet Lwin has called for the creation of a special committee to save the Moken, who now number fewer than 1,000 people.
In response to a question by Upper House lawmaker Dr. Khin Maung Win on Friday, the minister suggested raising funds and establishing an official committee with anthropologists to prevent the Moken from going extinct.
"It is a long-term process and needs the cooperation of concerned authorities and experts like anthropologists as well as sufficient funds," the minister told Parliament.
The Moken, generically referred to as sea gypsies, are called 'Salone' in Burmese. They lead a nomadic life in the waters off the Tanintharyi coast of southern Myanmar, roaming the sea most of their lives in small handcrafted wooden boats that serve as their homes except for during the monsoon season.
The Tanintharyi regional government has opened basic education schools and a boarding school for Moken children, said U Naing Thet Lwin. Since 2016, the regional government has also funded Moken festivals and provided a certain amount of money for Moken families to buy rice, he added.
In the past, Moken people wandered from one island to another, leading a nomadic life, but these days, most of them are settled on the land, and some of them do not even know how to build canoes as their ancestors did, said Kawthaung local Ko Maw Kin, an expert on the Moken.
The Moken have no institutionalized religion, but believe in sea deities, he added.
U Naing Thet Lwin said the government allows Moken people to fish in the sea, and also has also sought combat drug trafficking at sea to help save them.
"Taking a look back at the history of the Salone people, Chinese and Malay people would buy sea products from them in exchange for clothes and drugs. In the last decade, drugs have nearly killed all the Moken male adults," said Ko Maw Kin.
The Ethnic Affairs Ministry has opened an ethnic literature and culture department, and an ethnic rights protection department in Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, and will cooperate with the regional government to conserve the customs and traditions of the Moken and protect their rights, said U Naing Thet Lwin.
According to the minister, there are only 635 full-blooded Moken people living in 145 households — 204 in Kawthoung and 431 in Myeik.
However, there still remain 1,819 mixed-blood Moken people — Bamar-Moken, Karen-Moken, Mon-Moken and Pa-O-Moken — living in 440 households in the Tanintharyi Region.


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Fry bacon, drain, and crumble. Combine bacon with cut up broccoli and onion. Mix vinegar, mayo, and sugar together, drizzle over cut up broccoli mixture. Top with cheese.
This is a simply delicious, and nutritious, salad that I've made twice in the last month. It keeps well in the refrigerator, and is a perfect little lunch, side dish, or snack.
The recipe can be adjusted according to taste. I use less bacon and only half the sugar, to make it more healthy.
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Broccoli salad is so good!
hi shanda…….a friend of mine gave me this recipe, probably 10 years ago now. i love it too! great to bring for a potluck or picnic. and i will gaze at your new header with hopes of spring. we still have snow on the ground here in wisconsin, too.
Can't wait to try it..looks so delicious!
That's my favorite salad — and there are so many things one can do to change it up — some are listed in comments here. I use Splenda, low-fat mayo, and rice vinegar, and leave out the bacon. Red onions add color, as do cranberries and raisins — and I love the idea of adding cheese!
Thanks I need ideas so this is perfect!
OH YUM! Wish I could pop over!
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Benjamin Hunter named associate vice president for IU Public Safety and Institutional Assurance
By Amanda Roach
After serving in an interim role for seven months, Benjamin Hunter has been promoted to associate vice president for Public Safety and Institutional Assurance. He also continues to serve as superintendent for public safety.
Hunter's diverse background in public safety, university administration and policing in both the university and community setting, as well as experience serving on the Indianapolis City-County Council for eight years, provides a unique skill set for this position.
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"Ben is a proven leader with a wide breadth of experience and knowledge in all areas supported by Public Safety and Institutional Assurance," said John Applegate, executive vice president for university academic affairs. "I'm very pleased to see him continue his leadership in PSIA in the role of associate vice president."
As associate vice president, Hunter advises university leadership on strategy, policy and execution for a number of areas, including emergency preparedness and response, administrative and academic continuity, policing and community safety, homeland security, emergency communications, and environmental health and safety. In addition to these responsibilities, he oversees strategy, policy and practices for public safety across Indiana University, which includes the IU Police Department and the IU Police Academy.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to work, collaborate and strategize with a dedicated staff within Public Safety and Institutional Assurance," Hunter said. "My commitment to serve our students, faculty, staff and visitors is strong in ensuring we have the best teams addressing environmental health and safety, campus police protection, emergency management, and physical security."
Hunter, an IUPUI alumnus, joined Public Safety and Institutional Assurance in December 2016 as superintendent of public safety. Before returning to the university, Hunter worked at Butler University for eight years, serving as executive director of Public Safety, Community Relations and Government Affairs, chief of staff in the Office of the President, director of Public Safety and Chief of Police. He has also been a police sergeant with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and an IU Police Department officer on the IUPUI campus.
Hunter officially assumed the associate vice president responsibilities on Jan. 1, 2019.
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S. Andrew Swann is a pen name for American author Steven Swiniarski. His novels include Forests of the Night, Emperors of the Twilight and Specters of the Dawn, which are set in a dystopian cyberpunk-style future where genetically engineered moreaus - humanoid animals designed for combat - are a disliked and barely-tolerated minority. A fourth novel in the series, Fearful Symmetries: The Return of Nohar Rajasthan appeared in 1999, 5 years after Specters of the Dawn, featuring the reappearance of the tiger Nohar Rajasthan, the main character from the first novel.
He was a guest of honor at ConFurence East 1995, ConFurence 7 (1996), and Anthrocon 1999.
In 2017, Welcome to Moreytown was released by Choice of Games. This was Swann's first foray into interactive fiction; it allows the player to be a morey in the world of Swann's novels.
Personal website: S. Andrew Swann's homepage
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Owens Corning Pro to Know Michael Morris leads complex supply chain transition
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Complexity is inherent in any global business, and it creates special challenges in managing supply and demand. Instant communication and sophisticated tracking capabilities highlight the importance of having easy access to quality data. For a company like Owens Corning, which serves a broad array of markets from a combination of 30 plants and external warehouses in 15 countries, managing complexity is all about managing information.
Owens Corning develops, manufactures and markets insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites. The company's building materials products, such as the iconic PINKâ fiberglass insulation, are sold as finished goods to distributors, contractors and consumers. The company's composites business, however, operates in a very complex, business-to-business model. Owens Corning manufactures different kinds of glass fiber, and uses it to produce glass-reinforced composite materials that meet each customer's specifications. Customers then use the composites to make thousands of products lighter, stronger, and more durable. According to Michael Morris, global supply chain process leader for Owens Corning's composites business, the company manages more than 50,000 unique product/customer combinations.
"With a vast, global network, and so many customer variables, there's no question this is a very complex business," Morris said. "To grow and support our customers, we have to understand how all those variables interact and affect our supply and demand chain decisions."
Over the past several years, Owens Corning's supply chain team has implemented processes and software that have dramatically improved the company's ability to use data effectively in decision-making. Morris recently was named a 2015 Practitioner Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive for his work in leading this transition. He has applied three guiding principles that he considers universal best practices for supply and demand chain management: there must be a single, authoritative set of numbers that all decision-makers can trust; data about supply and demand must be integrated with financial data; and the integrated data must be readily available to decision-makers.
Morris joined the global supply chain team in 2011 after 15 years in Owens Corning's finance division. At that time, supply and demand were tracked through a collection of spreadsheets, emails, and notebooks. Financial data was entirely separate. As a consequence, decisions about production were sometimes made without fully evaluating cost implications. The difficulty of consolidating information from disparate sources led to other challenges. Each manager might have a different version of the data, and getting alignment on the facts was often difficult. To make matters worse, the end-to-end supply and operations planning cycle could take up to eight weeks. Morris remembered, "You'd go into a meeting and start talking, and then someone would say, 'Wait, that data is old. I've got fresh numbers.' But the new numbers hadn't been verified, so you'd get caught in this endless cycle. We spent so much time gathering, consolidating and validating data, we really didn't have time to do any analysis or provide meaningful insights."
Morris' charge in his new role was to improve the data infrastructure used for forecasting. The company was working with Solventure, the provider of Arkieva™ software, for statistical forecasting related to one small part of the business in Europe. Morris' first project was to institute a statistical forecasting process for the North America composites business. The success of this project led to the decision to roll out the process to the global sales team, and begin using Arkieva directly within the business.
To better support the global implementation, Arkieva was integrated with the in-house business intelligence toolset for sales history (volume and revenue), linking history and forecast at all levels of aggregation and providing significant transparency. Managers and supply chain leaders had real-time access to a demand forecast that could be created in minutes instead of days and used to support both financial forecasting and supply planning
Based on the success of this project, Owens Corning purchased the Arkieva software, and it has become a core resource. Morris has introduced Arkieva's modules in phases, building new processes along the way. For instance, he is now working with the composites business' global and regional planning teams to implement the rough-cut capacity planning toolset. Because the tool is fully integrated with the demand planner, the system can automatically move demand to primary sources (plants or warehouses) assigned to each product within the toolset. That creates a starting point for the planners, who focus on optimizing the supply balance. And Morris' team can now execute the end-to-end supply and operations planning process in ten days.
There are other projects on the horizon, with benefits that Morris is excited to capture. Further integration with financial planning means even richer insights about the cost associated with supply decisions. The Arkieva inventory analyzer will provide insight on the quality of the company's inventory, supporting decisions about stock and production, and helping reduce working capital. The Arkieva scenario planner will make it easy to test changes in supply or demand assumptions and compare the cost impact of each scenario.
"We're learning as we go," Morris said. "This approach to supply and demand management is new for us, but having the integrated data available makes it much easier for us to manage the complexity we deal with every day.
"It's been fantastic to see what a difference these tools have already made in how we use data in our decisions," he added. "The process improvements alone have freed up so much time for people to do more valuable work than consolidating spreadsheets. Now we can use our sales history and forecasts to help us understand our customers and the market. Doing that well is really critical for any company to grow."
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A young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.
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GTA Online: The Cayo Perico Heist adds a new island, submarine and more!
Travel to a new island, party the night away or pilot your own Submarine in GTA Online's biggest ever update The Cayo Perico Heist, which is now available in-game!
It's hard to believe that it's already been 7 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto V, and yet despite its age the game is showing no signs of slowing down as the most recent update "The Cayo Perico Heist" promises the biggest ever update to date. The Cayo Perico Heist features a brand new island to visit (and a heist to plan), a submarine to get your hands on and plenty of music to keep your ears happy.
What sets this update apart from the others is that you can play the entire thing solo if you decide, thus eliminating some barriers that previously came in past updates for the game (though you'll still need some hard cash to spend on a Submarine).
Visit the Island of Cayo Perico in GTA Online
The Madrazo family returns to reclaim their empire, led by Martin's son Miguel who is trying to make a name for himself on the party scene. Sadly for Miguel his business is being ruined by overseas crime boss El Rubio, who has his own private army on the heavily fortified island of Cayo Perico.
This tropical island is full of gorgeous sights, stunning beaches and a private party that you can take advantage of to scope out the island to plan for your heist.
For the first time in GTA Online, players will be able to plan and execute the Heist alone (or you can still team up with others if you prefer). Not only are you able to go it alone, but there's plenty of ways to tackle the heist giving it a more free-form structure from some of the previous heists. Use air support, choose your loadouts, and even select the time of your heist! This means that there is variety and replayability to take the mission on multiple times to witness different outcomes. Some options will only open up with another player present, so be sure to experiment.
New Weapons, New Music, New Clothes, a Submarine and more!
Of course getting to the Island will require some extra horsepower and that's where the brand new KosatkaSubmarine comes in! This former soviet sub captained by Pavel, can be purchased for a cool $2 million (before upgrades) and includes: a bridge to plan for the new Heist, crew quarters to change outfits/rest, a mess hall to keep you well fed, a brig and much more. You can even upgrade the sub to add a MKII Weapons workshop, Guided Missles, and (most importantly), a Moon Pool with access to a Sparrow helicopter and Kraken Avisa submersible.
Want to hunt treasure? By adding the Sonar Station to your sub you'll be able to travel the open seas in search of Hidden Caches that offer up some valuable rewards.
As well as being able to visit the tropical island of Cayo Perico, you'll have access to a range of new weapons and vehicles for Air, Land and Sea!
Air Vehicles:
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Pegassi Toreador
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Not only is there a range of new vehicles to purchase, but as part of the update there's 250 brand new songs being added to the game via new radio stations such as K.U.L.T. 99.1 FM and curated playlists for Worldwide FM and FlyLo FM. There's also the brand new "Music Locker" that is featured at the side of the Diamond Casino, where the VIPs party it away all day and night to the funky beats. Each week will see a new Resident DJ will offer up some new missions that will reward you handsomely.
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Anthony Harold Newton, baron Newton of Braintree (ur. 29 sierpnia 1937 w Londynie, zm. 25 marca 2012) – brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Margaret Thatcher i Johna Majora.

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Wykształcenie odebrał we Friends School Saffron Walden oraz w Trinity College na Uniwersytecie w Oksfordzie. Był tam przewodniczącym Oxford Union. W 1974 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin jako reprezentant okręgu Braintree. W 1979 r. został rządowym whipem. W 1982 r. został młodszym ministrem w resorcie służby socjalnej. Piastował różne stanowiska w tym ministerstwie do 1988 r., kiedy to został członkiem gabinetu jako Kanclerz Księstwa Lancaster. W latach 1989–1992 był ministrem zabezpieczenia socjalnego. Następnie został Lordem Przewodniczącym Rady i przewodniczącym Izby Gmin.

Stanowiska te piastował do 1997 r., kiedy utracił miejsce w Izbie Gmin po przegranych przez konserwatystów wyborach. Niedługo potem został kreowanym dożywotnim parem jako baron Newton of Braintree i zasiadł w Izbie Lordów. Jest również członkiem Tajnej Rady i Oficerem Orderu Imperium Brytyjskiego.

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Now, I need to globally replace the use of "EmployeeRespository" with "UppercaseEmployeeRespository"? How do I do that? Simple, globally Find & Replace, "EmployeeRespository" with "UppercaseEmployeeRespository"? :) Well, in a badly designed solution, thats all you can do. But lets say we have chance to Re-Arch our solution, how can we restructure this code?Stage 1: Extract the interface and make the class implement the interface.
Now, if you want to swap, you still have to globally Find & Replace "EmployeeRepository" with "UppercaseEmployeeRespository".
But, thats no good. What else can we do? Lets change our implementation code a little bit.Stage 2: Restructure the implementaion codeLets replace "new EmployeeRepository()" with a method call "RepositoryInstance.GetInstance()"where "GetInstance()" is a static method.


I am walking in the street in summer; I am wearing a straw hat of peculiar shape, the middle piece of which is bent upwards, while the side pieces hang downwards (here the description hesitates), and in such a fashion that one hangs lower than the other. I am cheerful and in a confident mood, and as I pass a number of young officers I think to myself: You can't do anything to me.
Do not miss my movie "Traffic Cone Envy" on this subject, with an admirable performance of the song "Do It Again" by the ingenious Marilyn Monroe.
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Q: How to print an Array List on multiple lines? I'm doing the MOOC java course, and I'm stuck on exercise 76. Whenever I submit the answer it tells me to print each meal to a seperate line. How would I go about doing this?
Main class
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Menu exactum = new Menu();

        exactum.addMeal("Fish fingers with sour cream sauce");
        exactum.addMeal("Vegetable casserole with salad cheese");
        exactum.addMeal("Chicken and nacho salad");

        exactum.printMeals();

        exactum.clearMenu();
        exactum.printMeals();
    }
}

Menu class
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Menu {

    private ArrayList<String> meals;

    public Menu() {
        this.meals = new ArrayList<String>();
    }

     public void addMeal(String meal) {
         if (!meals.contains(meal)) {
         meals.add(meal);
     }
    }
      public void printMeals() {
          if (!meals.isEmpty())
          System.out.println(this.meals);
      }

      public void clearMenu(){
          meals.removeAll(meals);
      }

}

Output
[Fish fingers with sour cream sauce, Vegetable casserole with salad cheese, Chicken and nacho salad]

A: Just iterate over the list and print each item seperately:
  public void printMeals() {
    for(String meal : meals) {
        System.out.println(meal);
    }
  }

A: In Java 8
public void printMeals() {
    this.meals.stream().forEach(System.out::println);
}

A:  import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Menu {

   private ArrayList<String> meals;

public Menu() {
    this.meals = new ArrayList<String>();
}

 public void addMeal(String meal) {
     if (!meals.contains(meal)) {
     meals.add(meal);
 }
}
  public void printMeals() {
   if (meals.isEmpty()){
     System.out.println("No Meal Object Found !");
      return;
    }
for(String meal : meals) {
    System.out.println(meal);
    }
   }
  public void clearMenu(){
      meals.removeAll(meals);
  }
}

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This past month (summer of 2015) we have been dealing with a case of horse scratches, also referred to as dew poisoning. Rovandio (Andalusian/Lipizzan cross owned bymy mother-in-law) is a very special horse, he loves to perform and he is my special partner for my Art on Horseback paintings. I put him out with Douwe on grass for just one hour to get them started in a new paddock. The next day I saw a tiny spot on Rovy's back leg but I thought it was a simple injury, not scratches. So back out in the grass they went on the second day for another hour. Third day, BAM, scratches on all three of Rovy's white legs.....it is certainly true that it will only show up on the white legs because his one black leg was perfectly fine. At this point I realized what was happening and we started researching and treating him.
It has been many, many years since I have needed to treat a horse for scratches so I went online to find the best treatment, natural if possible. I was amazed at all the different options and concoctions that people have used to treat scratches. We experimented with Vitamin E oil, pure Aloe Vera, pure Silver Spray, and even pure Coconut Oil before figuring out a system that cleared his scratches up within a week. We found that Tea Tree Oil, Raw Honey, Aloe Vera Wipes, Gauze and Vetrap worked really well. I wanted to share this with you in case you are looking for a natural alternative to the harsh creams and sprays.
1. Keep the legs DRY! It is very important that the horse does not get re-exposed to the same pasture that infected him or a wet environment. Keep him in a dry, dirt paddock and/or a stall until the scratches are fully healed.
2. Wear latex gloves to keep yourself protected from the fungus and to apply the honey, it can get messy! I bought these at my local Rite Aid.
3. Clean the area with Aloe Vera baby wipes. These have to be natural and fragrance free! Some of them also have Vitamin E Oil in addition to the Aloe Vera. These work really well to softly clean and moisturize the area. If your local grocery store doesn't carry these you can order them online at Amazon or find them at a health food store.
4. Use straight Tea Tree Oil, be careful not to contaminate your supply. We poured some into a separate dropper bottle to protect against spilling. Tea Tree Oil is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. To read more about the benefits of Tea Tree Oil click here.
"For external slow healing wound conditions, Active Manuka is applied to the wound,then dressed with a suitable bandage. What is truly marvelous about honey and in particular Active Manuka Honey with a 10+ or 15+ or 20+ non peroxide rating is that when applied externally, the honey draws healing fluids and nutrition to affected areas which creates a natural thin layer of moisture on the wound surface. So when bandages,dressings are removed, new regrowing tissue is not damaged and healing is more rapid.
A study in the European Journal of Medical Research in 2003 claimed Active Manuka Honey used under dressings on post operative wounds had an 85 % success rate in clearing up infections compared with 50 per cent for normal antibiotic creams."
6. Take off your latex gloves at this point. Make sure to discard them immediately with the Aloe Vera wipes so you do not risk exposing another horse to the fungus.
7. Wrap the area with roll-on gauze. This will create a sterile layer between the honey and the Vetrap.
8. Wrap the area with Vetrap. This worked really well to keep the flies off the honey and to keep anything from sticking to it.
We were able to leave the wraps on for a full day or night before changing them. It was amazing each time I took off the wraps to find the area moist and healing every day. The honey softens the scabs, allowing you to clean it more effectively. This will replace the need to scrub the scratches with harsh cleaners and water. Use your Aloe Vera wipes to help clean the area after you take off the bandages and start over again with the Tea Tree Oil.
Due to the fact that Rovy has never had scratches before, we had a feeling that his immune system must be running low. We had his saliva tested by the Art of Natural Healing and she was able to pick the correct homeopathic remedies to help him fight off the fungus. This was crucial, since a horse will have difficulty healing if something is weak internally. You can also take a skin swap to the vet office to determine whether it is a fungus or a bacteria and target your treatment accordingly. If you are interested in having your horse's saliva tested you can send me an email at beginthedance@gmail.com and I will email you their contact information.
From beginning to end this entire process was just under a month. His hair is growing in and he is fully recovered at this point. I believe that we could have greatly shortened his recovery if we started with this strategy from Day One. If you have any further questions or would like to share an alternative treatment please comment below. I love to learn and share my experiences with you!


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Q: Upload png via Batch corrupts image I'm trying to upload a png file with a batch file:
@ECHO OFF
echo user MYUSERNAME>> ftpcmd.dat
echo MYPASSWORD>> ftpcmd.dat
echo put C:\1234.png>> ftpcmd.dat
echo quit>> ftpcmd.dat
ftp -n -s:ftpcmd.dat my-ftp-server.com
del ftpcmd.dat
goto Ende
:Ende
pause

The upload works, but the png file is always corrupted.
What can I do?
Thanks and Greets
Thorsten

A: The default mode for ftp put is ASCII so the file will be terminated at the first x1a (^Z) character (an ancient EOF used since CP/M)
Before the put command, add an extra line
echo binary>> ftpcmd.dat

to switch to binary mode.
It may be easier to use
@ECHO OFF
(
echo user MYUSERNAME
echo MYPASSWORD
echo binary
echo put C:\1234.png
echo quit
)>ftpcmd.dat
ftp -n -s:ftpcmd.dat my-ftp-server.com
del ftpcmd.dat
pause

which will gather the output of the echoes within the parentheses and output them to a new file ftpcmd.dat) (single>` - create new file; double appends or creates)


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Norman Enrique Bull de la Jara es un ingeniero comercial chileno, titulado en la Universidad Católica de Chile con mención en Economía y Administración. Se desempeñó como rector del Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (INAF).

Se hizo públicamente conocido en su cargo de Gerente de Fútbol de Blanco y Negro S.A., administradora del club Colo-Colo.

Además se ha desempeñado como Gerente General de Recursos Humanos de Farmacias Ahumada, y como Subsecretario de Economía, Fomento y Reconstrucción y Ministro subrogante en la misma cartera de Gobierno. en 1988.

Notas y referencias

Ingenieros comerciales de Chile
Alumnado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Subsecretarios de Economía de Chile


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[Audiobook Review] The Night Country by Melissa Albert, Narrated by Rebecca Soler
January 19, 2020 January 15, 2020 ~ Harker @ The Hermit Librarian	~ 2 Comments
Return to a world where dark fairy tales are more than ink and paper. Where, now free of the confines of their tales, they walk the streets of New York, unconfined but retaining the spirit of the stories.
Welcome back to the Hinterland.
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Published: 7 January 2020
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Genre(s): Young Adult/Fantasy
The highly anticipated sequel to Melissa Albert's beloved, New York Times bestselling debut The Hazel Wood!
In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang.
With Finch's help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother's dark legacy. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice is trying to make a new, unmagical life. But something is stalking the Hinterland's survivors―and she suspects their deaths may have a darker purpose. Meanwhile, in the winking out world of the Hinterland, Finch seeks his own adventure, and―if he can find it―a way back home…
Blood, violence, stalking, dismemberment
The various Hinterland characters. As much as Alice tried to stay away, there were still many aspects of the Hinterland that reached out and came into play throughout the story, whether her friend Sophia or remaining Ex-Stories. As terrifying and sometimes horrifying as they were, they were deliciously at home in their creepiness.
Rebecca Soler, the narrator, played up the bone deep eeriness of the Hinterland, making certain passages even more chilling. She really nailed the various moments where Alice encountered particularly chilling Hinterland aspects, other times when Alice's emotions were rising and the reader could just feel them along with her. Rebecca's overall performance was very good.
The dual point of view perspective which allowed Ellery to showcase his time in non-Earth activities. While not extensive, it was interesting getting to see what he thought, what he felt, what he experienced in the scenes we did get from his travels. The Hazel Wood was very much an Alice book; The Night Country was still mostly Alice, but Ellery got some time which was a good breather.
Alice and Ella's relationship: trying to figure out where they stand, now that the truth from The Hazel Wood has been revealed, Alice is graduating high school, her dark past. Where do they stand now? Even with the Hinterland past sneaking in, it's still an achingly familiar human story, figuring out where you stand when you're suddenly an adult but maybe not quite but still technically? Such a weird time for some. The navigation of this was probably looser than strictly human parental exchanges might have been, but I think the callbacks will still be familiar.
The biggest problem I had was the similarity of a major plotline to Jill Wolcott's from Every Heart a Doorway. I didn't realize quite how similar the plots were until about 70% of the way through because for the most part, they could have gone in different directions, but when the reasoning was revealed? Whoo boy, way too similar for my taste. I couldn't shake it and it brought my enjoyment down severely.
The relationship between Alice and Ellery felt awkward. They're not in the same world for most of the book which, fine. With that in mind, I thought there was an imbalance of feeling between the two. I could believe that one party did have remaining feelings, but the other? Not so much, so the finale of the book rang a bit hollow.
I think it would be better to read this as close to finishing The Hazel Wood as possible, because for me it has been awhile and I felt like I'd lost some of the connection between Alice's somewhat traumatic journey in the first book and her trying to find her way in The Night Country. The being said, it was still a good book to read as Alice figures out what it means to be an Ex-Story in the human world when the Stories are still there and possibly trying to pull you back in.
The Hinterland is a deeply intriguing, creepy, interesting place and I would love to read more of its stories someday. I look forward to more of Melissa Albert's tales.
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[Waiting on Wednesday] I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee
January 15, 2020 January 2, 2020 ~ Harker @ The Hermit Librarian	~ Leave a comment
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K-Pop music is very energetic and very relaxing to me at the same time. A book that embraces it sounds very interesting, not to mention one that challenges the standards of the industry with a main character (Skye) who is determined not to let anything stop her.
And let's talk about that cover! So many bold colors and featuring a plus size model. Loving it!
Genre(s): Contemporary/Young Adult/Romance/LGBT
The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivity—perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy.
Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.
She'll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she'll do it better than anyone else.
When Skye nails her audition, she's immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn't count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.
But Skye has her sights on becoming the world's first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition—without losing herself.
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[Review] The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
As a big fan of the convention circuit, I was instantly attracted to Ashley Poston's The Princess and the Fangirl. It's the second book in the Once Upon a Con series (whoops for reading out of order lol) after Geekerella, but I don't think that takes away from enjoying the fandom references, the energy, and the pure love that Ashley displays for her characters and setting.
Published: 2 April 2019
Genre(s): Contemporary/Young Adult/Retelling/LGBT+
The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult novel set in the Geekerella universe by national bestselling author Ashley Poston.
Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone—the actress who plays Princess Amara—wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed.
When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen and Jess together, they quickly become enemies. But when the script for the Starfield sequel leaks, and all signs point to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. That's easier said than done when the girls step into each other's shoes and discover new romantic possibilities, as well as the other side of intense fandom. As these "princesses" race to find the script-leaker, they must rescue themselves from their own expectations, and redefine what it means to live happily ever after.
Rep: F/F romance (side characters)
Jess does not want to be Princess Amara anymore because she fears being tied to the Starfield series forever, unable to progress in her career through what she views as worthier films. A legit concern because typecasting happens and it can be something hard to breakthrough, especially for women in Hollywood. Her worries and fears were realistic aspects that gave insight into her position.
Imogen holds the Starfield series, show and film, dear to her heart, especially Princess Amara. She wants to save the character from a presumed demise at the conclusion of the blockbuster hit film that is becoming bigger than the Avengers films. Her perspective really enabled fans (pick your fandom) to feel themselves within the book. Who among us hasn't worried about their favorite character being killed off? Would we go as far as Imogen to save them?
There are quips and barbs traded, whether toward each other or with side characters, that add to the annoyance factor of Jess and Imogen. After the incident that prompts their trading places act, however, the reader is able to see some slow development of their respective characters. Their motivations in respect to why they've said and done some rude things, why they fear the future (whether it be the Starfield franchise or an unknown life), unfold and make them more layered people.
This clarity moment for Jess. There's a specific scene where Jess is trying to follow a clue to the leaked script and she is viewing the 25th anniversary setup for Starfield. The collection of costumes, particularly that of the original Amara Natalia Ford, gives her pause. She wonders about the expectations that were heaped upon her by outside forces (fans and so forth) as well as herself, but also her preconception about what makes an indie film like her Oscar nominated Huntress Rising role "better" than anything being enjoyed at ExcelsiCon (The Last Jedi, Black Panther, Starfield).
Even though I read this book first and have yet to read Geekerella, there were some throwbacks to the first book that were cute and funny that I could appreciate. I'm sure I'll love them even more once I've read the first book so I can know the full history behind the cameos and whatnot.
There an annoying quality that both girls have at first that stems from their points of view. It was a bit more abrasive than I would have liked, even if they did grow from it.
Not enjoying might be a bit strong for this entry, but: Jess cannot see what the attendees of ExcelsiCon value in the shows, the art, the costumes that are on display. Imogen can't understand why Jess would want to give up on Amara, an iconic female character she could save from fridging if she just fought for her. I was frustrated with these two because they were being so stubborn. Then again, they did just meet, so it's also hard to be too upset about it.
A definite TBR addition for fans of conventions, especially those who have read Poston's Geekerella, The Princess and the Fangirl is ultimately a fan letter to the world of costumes, of film festivals, of long nights debating the finer points of our fandoms, and what we would or wouldn't do to save them. It's also about being true to ourselves and taking no shit from those that would try to shove us into precut holes because they think they can.
Once Upon a Con is a series I can't wait to kick back and visit again.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Quotes included are from an advanced reader copy and may not reflect the finalized copy.
[Release Week Blitz] Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
January 9, 2020 January 8, 2020 ~ Harker @ The Hermit Librarian	~ Leave a comment
I am so excited that SCAVENGE THE STARS by Tara Sim is available now and that I get to share the news! Thank you to Rockstar Book Tours for putting together this Release Week Blitz.
If you haven't yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Tara Sim, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway for 3 finished copies of the book, courtesy of Disney Hyperion and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you'd like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
Title: SCAVENGE THE STARS (Scavenge the Stars #1)
Author: Tara Sim
Pub. Date: January 7, 2020
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Find it: Goodreads, Libro.fm, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo , TBD
When Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her a longer sentence on the debtor ship where she's been held captive for years. Instead, the man she saved offers her unimaginable riches and a new identity, setting Amaya on a perilous course through the coastal city-state of Moray, where old-world opulence and desperate gamblers collide.
Amaya wants one thing: revenge against the man who ruined her family and stole the life she once had. But the more entangled she becomes in this game of deception—and as her path intertwines with the son of the man she's plotting to bring down—the more she uncovers about the truth of her past. And the more she realizes she must trust no one…
Packed with high-stakes adventure, romance, and dueling identities, this gender-swapped retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo is the first novel in an epic YA fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Sabaa Tahir, and Leigh Bardugo.
Tara Sim is the author of SCAVENGE THE STARS (Disney-Hyperion) and the TIMEKEEPER trilogy (Sky Pony Press) and writer of all things magic. She can often be found in the wilds of the Bay Area, California.
When she's not writing about mischievous boys in clock towers, Tara spends her time drinking tea, wrangling cats, and occasionally singing opera. Despite her bio-luminescent skin, she is half-Indian and eats way too many samosas.
Tara is represented by Victoria Marini at Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
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Excerpt from Scavenge the Stars
Revenge. It was a simple word when spoken out loud, but it was so much bigger, like the hidden city under the atoll. It was a word of fire and blood, of a knife's whisper and the priming of a pistol.
It was a word that consumed her, filled her entire being until she knew that she could no longer be Silverfish. Silverfish's will was to survive, to simply make it to the next day, and hopefully the day after that. But that was no longer her will.
Now it was revenge.
Captain Zharo. Kamon Mercado. Moray.
They would all pay.
3 winners will receive a finished copy of SCAVENGE THE STARS, US only.
Giveaway ends February 14th at midnight EST.
[Waiting on Wednesday] Spellhacker by M.K. England
I am a BIG fan of heist novels, so when the synopsis for Spellhacker crossed my notice I thought it sounded super interested. Magic has become a tightly controlled commodity (not cool), so the main characters on a lucrative job that siphons magic. Very illegal, but one more job is supposed to the it.
Famous last words, right?
I can't wait to see how M.K. England writes the characters in and out of the twists that are sure to pop up in this new book. It's gonna be a doozy. 👀
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Genre(s): Fantasy/Young Adult/LGBT
From the author of The Disasters, this genre-bending YA fantasy heist story is perfect for fans of Marie Lu and Amie Kaufman.
In Kyrkarta, magic—known as maz—was once a freely available natural resource. Then an earthquake released a magical plague, killing thousands and opening the door for a greedy corporation to make maz a commodity that's tightly controlled—and, of course, outrageously expensive.
Which is why Diz and her three best friends run a highly lucrative, highly illegal maz siphoning gig on the side. Their next job is supposed to be their last heist ever.
But when their plan turns up a powerful new strain of maz that (literally) blows up in their faces, they're driven to unravel a conspiracy at the very center of the spellplague—and possibly save the world.
[Audiobook Review] Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts, Narrated by Sandra Burr
Dance Upon the Air, the first book in Nora Roberts' Three Sisters Island trilogy, is something of a comfort read for me. I've read it a couple of times over the years and it is my favorite of the series. I had not, until this recent reading however, taken in the audiobook.
To take in Nell and the other Sisters narrative in this manner was interesting. It didn't turn out to be the peak of my audiobook listening experience, but it did add a facet to a story that I return to from time to time.
Published: 10 June 2008 (originally published June 2001)
Genre(s): Romance/Paranormal
When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband–and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago…
But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafe–and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd. But there is a part of herself she can never reveal to him–for she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay. One careless word, one misplaced confidence, and the new life she's created so carefully could shatter completely.
Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realizes that the island suffers under a terrible curse–one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women–and with the nightmares of the past haunting her every step–she must find the power to save her home, her love…and herself…
Domestic abuse (including physical & emotional), blood
Audiobook Thoughts
Sandra Burr had a good, clear voice when narrating the parts of Dance Upon the Air between dialogue. The views of the island, descriptions of food, tender moments between lovers, all good. Her choices for vocalizations, however, left a bit to be desired.
Some of the voices didn't sound good for the characters. Mia, for instance, one of the main characters, was pinched & nasally, making her sound much older than she actually was. Nell, the proper main character, was too breathy and soft compared to the narrator's stronger moments. Since she was the focus of much of the action, it made her lose depth.
Another part of the production that was odd was in a flashback/dream sequence. When Nell is recollecting/dreaming about an encounter with her abusive ex, Evan, the narration takes on an echo-y quality that doesn't sound good. When you hear it, it's almost like the narrator is reading her lines underwater. The effect is unnecessary because the writing makes it clear this is a dream sequence, so the bad echo sound effect merely makes it an unpleasant listening experience.
The setting of Three Sisters Island. It was very picturesque and comforting. I've always enjoyed the ocean and reading books set near the shore or an island are especially pleasing.
Mia's shop, Cafe Book. What is not to like about a cafe/bookstore? However, as Mia is also the island witch, her store is also something of a pagan supply shop as well so there's also a magical quality to the various nooks and crannies of the place.
The support/friendship that Mia offers Nell even before the mystical/historical connection comes up.
Zach & Ripley's sibling connection is another that's strong. Even as they butt heads (siblings, what can you do?), they're good together as the island cops and as support for one another against the adversaries that pop up in the story.
Nell's strength in the kitchen that allows her to find her strength in other areas. Not in a "get in the kitchen" sort of way, far from it. This strength ties into the magical elements, into her past life with her mother, and more that helps repair her foundation so she can build again after Evan's abuse.
Lulu's grumpiness that belies that softy underneath.
The mentor relationship between Mia and Nell.
The various manifestations of physical magic, whether the more ritual or the slightly more comical. It was still held in respect by those using it, but not to the point of rigidness.
The setup for future books and yet how this story didn't wholly hinge on those other stories. The ending didn't feel like a monstrous cliffhanger. It was complete in and of itself.
Zach was something of a hypocrite at various points throughout the book when it came to Nell and her past. Because he wanted to be with her, he had to reconcile that she showed up on the island under mysterious circumstances (assumed identity [for good reason!], abuse history, etc), but at many points he pushed too damn hard and made it clear that his wants, his needs, "for" Nell should take precedence over her healing, over her figuring things out. It was so frustrating.
Some of the language that was used in the sex scenes felt a little heavy handed on the "need to mate" scale.
The audiobook performance was not particularly enjoyable when it came to the voices the narrator, Sandra Burr, used. I'd be up for trying a book she narrated that didn't contain dialogue because I thought those portions of Dance Upon the Air were adequate, but aside from that, I don't think I'd pick up another audiobook if she were narrating it.
Narratively speaking, this is one of Nora Roberts' older titles. I think I need to try some of her newer books to see if her characterizations, interactions, etc., have improved because the storylines are certainly interesting, but I think there are some bits that don't sit right and keep the book itself from being more highly rated/enjoyable.
[Review] Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed, Illustrated by Anoosha Syed
From the author of Written in the Stars and Amal Unbound, Aisha Saeed debuts her picture book about Bilal, a young boy who wants to share a dish meaningful not only to him, but to his Pakistani culture. With friends from around the neighborhood popping up and curious about the titular dish, Bilal wonders if they'll like it as much as he does.
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Published: 4 June 2019
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genre(s): Picture Book/Cultural/South Asian (Pakistan)/Food & Drink
Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing.
Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his dad make his favorite food of all-time: daal! The slow-cooked lentil dish from South Asia requires lots of ingredients and a whole lot of waiting. Bilal wants to introduce his friends to daal. They've never tried it! As the day goes on, the daal continues to simmer, and more kids join Bilal and his family, waiting to try the tasty dish. And as time passes, Bilal begins to wonder: Will his friends like it as much as he does?
This debut picture book by Aisha Saeed, with charming illustrations by Anoosha Syed, uses food as a means of bringing a community together to share in each other's family traditions.
Representation: Pakistani MC, diverse cast of side characters
Aisha skillfully conveyed how much emotion there was for Bilal throughout the story: there was joy at cooking a beloved dish with his father, nervousness at sharing it with his friends (especially when they commented on how different it was from their typical food), the fun he had with his friends while waiting for the daal to cook, the anticipation. There was a lot of buildup that spread from Bilal to his friends and that antsy feeling of excitement also became something that the reader will be able to feel, I think, watching as more and more children gather and wonder: when will the daal be ready?
Anoosha's artwork blended a brightness (without tipping the scale too much) with a softness of the illustrations themselves. This, combined with Aisha's story itself, made each page a new discovery, a wonder to explore as I read.
The writing seemed a little clunky at time and didn't flow as well as I might have liked, especially for a picture book. I read this to myself, but if I were reading this aloud to my son, then I think the awkwardness would have been even more apparent.
The bright, colorful pictures are a pleasing accompaniment to the story of Bilal, his father, and the neighborhood children who are his friends. While I found the writing slightly off, I still thought the story overall was really interesting and I definitely want to make my own chana daal now. 😊😋
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The problem with 'True Detective'
By the numbers, "True Detective" is off to a strong start. Critically, the show seems to be over-writing and under-resolving its way into a corner from which few emerge.
By Brian Lambert | Contributing Writer
Rachel McAdams and Colin Farrell in a scene from "True Detective."
Toward the end of last week's second season premiere of "True Detective," the scene shifted to (shocker) a dive bar meet-up between two of the show's four lugubrious main characters.
Since the first season was a qualified hit, with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey chewing up the fetid south Louisiana scenery, I, like a lot of HBO fans was primed for Round Two.
As Vince Vaughn, playing a Southern California mobstergoingsemilegit by baking himself into a land grab around a highspeed rail project, stared down Colin Farrell, doing duty here as a more or less crooked L.A.area cop with a nasty drinking problem and a worse temper, a mopey, stringy haired singer (Lera Lynn) began a funereal dirge from a stool on dimly lit stage.
"This is my least favorite lie … ,' she warbled, as Vaughn and Farrell continued their doleful stare-down.
Coming as this moment did, after 50 minutes of setup of this season's tortured characters and plot, I turned to my wife and said, "The self-serious factor here is so high, another night like this and we're talking an unintentional parody classic."
Some improv group could have a field day with the material here.
By the numbers, "True Detective" is off to a strong start. According to Nielsen, the premiere pulled in almost 40 percent more viewers than last year's, or 3.5 million. But judging from critical reaction other than my own, the show's creator/driving force, a guy named Nic Pizzolatto, a onetime literature professor at the University of Chicago, is rapidly over-writing and under-resolving his way into a corner few "artists" emerge from, that of humorless pretension.
"True Detective" Season One felt fresh and involving through six of its eight episodes, as Harrelson and McConaughey's characters, battling their personal demons, kicked around a landscape generally ignored by Hollywood, the overlap backwaters off the bayou where petrochemical refining meets bat-[bleep] religiosity. So, okay, a truly sicko serial killer and two middle-aged cops with virility issues is no one's idea of "fresh." But Pizzolatto's writing, especially in McConaughey's long (and I do mean long) monologues cast a murky spell. In retrospect, the spell I think was far more McConaughey's doing than Pizzolatto's words, which read out loud in a creative writing class would play to a room of stifled snickering.
Eventually though, around episode six, it became obvious that "True Detective" was (and maybe will be again) yet another exercise in morose machismo with far, far less interest in plotting, an element we were set up to believe was of significant importance.
Pizzolatto has been taking flak for what seems to some to be pretty shameless plagiarism of one of his favorite writers, Thomas Ligotti. Personally, I apply the old Hollywood maxim in such cases. "Steal from the best." The audience hardly cares where the lines, or the story come from, they just want everything to work. More to the point here, they do not want to be pulled out of the scene by the sense of someone working way too hard to be dark, deep and cool.
Frankly, what I'll call "The Pizzolatto Pose" fits all too well with a cliché I bumped into over and over again interviewing folks in the movie business. I lost track of the number of guys — and it's almost always men — who were way too cool to make a joke, or have a laugh, unless it had a maiming effect on some rival. Their macho quotient was based on not only being the smartest guy in the room, but also being the darkest, most cynical and cunning. "Chicks dig it," I really think they believed.
"True Detective," Season Two is a rolling bundle of notions from someone with ambitions toward classic fiction. The high-speed rail deal, involving a tortured and murdered city engineer whose improbably baronial home seems to have been decorated by the Smitten Kitten, has any number of nods to "Chinatown," and the visuals (more refineries), neon and L.A. freeways is a pastiche of "Blade Runner," "The Terminator," a couple Michael Mann flicks, and the prose descriptions of Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy. Put another way, dystopia, Hollywood's "serious-minded" cliché du jour, reigns. And here it reigns really hard.
Have I mentioned that one of his characters, played by Rachel McAdams, is named "Antigone"?
All this said, all the self-conscious somberness, solemnity, humorlessness and morbidity withstanding, there's enough going on here to let Pizzolatto walk a bit further into the deep end of his I'm-as-literary-as-they-are pool. The caveat being that those of us restless with his more-mood-than-plot style expect this adventure in anguish to both build into something and resolve itself in an artful way. We're not going to be happy with a repeat of last summer, with that truly cliched chase in a backwoods charnel house and one of our "heroes" surviving more stab wounds than a Thanksgiving turkey.
While we're talking about what used to be cable, please note with interest that according to a Hollywood Reporter story, within the next year Netflix, home of "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black" and other original series, will have a larger viewing audience than ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.
Says Paul Bond, "Working from the 10 billion hours of streaming the company reported in the first quarter, FBR analyst Barton Crockett says that, if Netflix were rated by Nielsen as are ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, it would have a 2.6 rating over 24 hours, already on par with ABC and NBC. Given that Netflix is growing its audience at about 40 percent a year, it should overtake the four networks some time next year."
Finally, without comment, let me pass along this exciting news for you satellite radio subscribers. From Brian Flood at TVNewser: "Fox News Channel and SiriusXM have announced the launch of Fox News Headlines 24/7, a new national headline news service and fulltime satellite radio channel produced by FNC journalists and contributors. The channel, which is part of a multiyear agreement, will launch to all SiriusXM subscribers in the fall of 2015 on channel 115. 'By creating this new news offering, we're aiming to provide Fox News viewers and satellite radio subscribers the opportunity to stay informed with the latest headlines and breaking news from the network they have come to rely on and trust," FoxNews CEO Roger Ailes said."
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Longtime Twin Cities journalist Brian Lambert writes The Glean for MinnPost. He also blogs with Joe Loveland at Wry Wing Politics.
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The problem with 'True Detective'

By Brian Lambert | Contributing Writer

June 26, 2015

Toward the end of last week's second season premiere of "True Detective," the scene shifted to (shocker) a dive bar meet-up between two of the show's four lugubrious main characters.

Since the first season was a qualified hit, with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey chewing up the fetid south Louisiana scenery, I, like a lot of HBO fans was primed for Round Two.

As Vince Vaughn, playing a Southern California mobstergoingsemilegit by baking himself into a land grab around a highspeed rail project, stared down Colin Farrell, doing duty here as a more or less crooked L.A.area cop with a nasty drinking problem and a worse temper, a mopey, stringy haired singer (Lera Lynn) began a funereal dirge from a stool on dimly lit stage.

"This is my least favorite lie ... ,' she warbled, as Vaughn and Farrell continued their doleful stare-down.

Coming as this moment did, after 50 minutes of setup of this season's tortured characters and plot, I turned to my wife and said, "The self-serious factor here is so high, another night like this and we're talking an unintentional parody classic."

Some improv group could have a field day with the material here.

By the numbers, "True Detective" is off to a strong start. According to Nielsen, the premiere pulled in almost 40 percent more viewers than last year's, or 3.5 million. But judging from critical reaction other than my own, the show's creator/driving force, a guy named Nic Pizzolatto, a onetime literature professor at the University of Chicago, is rapidly over-writing and under-resolving his way into a corner few "artists" emerge from, that of humorless pretension.

"True Detective" Season One felt fresh and involving through six of its eight episodes, as Harrelson and McConaughey's characters, battling their personal demons, kicked around a landscape generally ignored by Hollywood, the overlap backwaters off the bayou where petrochemical refining meets bat- religiosity. So, okay, a truly sicko serial killer and two middle-aged cops with virility issues is no one's idea of "fresh." But Pizzolatto's writing, especially in McConaughey's long (and I do mean long) monologues cast a murky spell. In retrospect, the spell I think was far more McConaughey's doing than Pizzolatto's words, which read out loud in a creative writing class would play to a room of stifled snickering.

Eventually though, around episode six, it became obvious that "True Detective" was (and maybe will be again) yet another exercise in morose machismo with far, far less interest in plotting, an element we were set up to believe was of significant importance.

Pizzolatto has been taking flak for what seems to some to be pretty shameless plagiarism of one of his favorite writers, Thomas Ligotti. Personally, I apply the old Hollywood maxim in such cases. "Steal from the best." The audience hardly cares where the lines, or the story come from, they just want everything to work. More to the point here, they do not want to be pulled out of the scene by the sense of someone working way too hard to be dark, deep and cool.

Frankly, what I'll call "The Pizzolatto Pose" fits all too well with a cliché I bumped into over and over again interviewing folks in the movie business. I lost track of the number of guys — and it's almost always men — who were way too cool to make a joke, or have a laugh, unless it had a maiming effect on some rival. Their macho quotient was based on not only being the smartest guy in the room, but also being the darkest, most cynical and cunning. "Chicks dig it," I really think they believed.

"True Detective," Season Two is a rolling bundle of notions from someone with ambitions toward classic fiction. The high-speed rail deal, involving a tortured and murdered city engineer whose improbably baronial home seems to have been decorated by the Smitten Kitten, has any number of nods to "Chinatown," and the visuals (more refineries), neon and L.A. freeways is a pastiche of "Blade Runner," "The Terminator," a couple Michael Mann flicks, and the prose descriptions of Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy. Put another way, dystopia, Hollywood's "serious-minded" cliché du jour, reigns. And here it reigns really hard.

Have I mentioned that one of his characters, played by Rachel McAdams, is named "Antigone"?

All this said, all the self-conscious somberness, solemnity, humorlessness and morbidity withstanding, there's enough going on here to let Pizzolatto walk a bit further into the deep end of his I'm-as-literary-as-they-are pool. The caveat being that those of us restless with his more-mood-than-plot style expect this adventure in anguish to both build into something and resolve itself in an artful way. We're not going to be happy with a repeat of last summer, with that truly cliched chase in a backwoods charnel house and one of our "heroes" surviving more stab wounds than a Thanksgiving turkey.

***

While we're talking about what used to be cable, please note with interest that according to a Hollywood Reporter story, within the next year Netflix, home of "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black" and other original series, will have a larger viewing audience than ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

Says Paul Bond, "Working from the 10 billion hours of streaming the company reported in the first quarter, FBR analyst Barton Crockett says that, if Netflix were rated by Nielsen as are ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, it would have a 2.6 rating over 24 hours, already on par with ABC and NBC. Given that Netflix is growing its audience at about 40 percent a year, it should overtake the four networks some time next year."

Finally, without comment, let me pass along this exciting news for you satellite radio subscribers. From Brian Flood at TVNewser: "Fox News Channel and SiriusXM have announced the launch of Fox News Headlines 24/7, a new national headline news service and fulltime satellite radio channel produced by FNC journalists and contributors. The channel, which is part of a multiyear agreement, will launch to all SiriusXM subscribers in the fall of 2015 on channel 115. 'By creating this new news offering, we're aiming to provide Fox News viewers and satellite radio subscribers the opportunity to stay informed with the latest headlines and breaking news from the network they have come to rely on and trust," FoxNews CEO Roger Ailes said."

This article first appeared on MinnPost and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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OPINION: Why Last Week's Democratic Debate Was a Historic Event
By Aaron E. Sanchez Mar 14, 2016
Tuesday March 9, 2016 was a historic night. The eighth Democratic debate hosted by Univision, The Washington Post and CNN was a microcosm of the changes occurring in American politics, demographics, culture and media. In one night, the uneven, slow-moving, jump-and-starts of social change were on display. The substance of the debate certainly deserves in-depth analysis, but the event itself —the cultural significance and the historical context— also deserves discussion. The debate encapsulated the dramatic impact of Latinos in the United States.
The debate began with Sebastien De La Cruz, a young teenage Mexican-American, singing the national anthem. This was not surprising. De La Cruz sang the national anthem in front of a national audience three years ago before an NBA playoff game between his hometown San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat. Here he was yet again, in front of a significant Miami audience. This occasion was different however. His 2013 performance unleashed an outpouring of hate-filled rage on social media because De La Cruz performed the anthem in his charro outfit, the traditional garb of mariachis. In front of a national audience and a Floridian Latino crowd that skews Cuban and Puerto Rican, De La Cruz donned his charro outfit and sang the national anthem once again. Only this time, it was not for a NBA game but for a Democratic presidential debate.
His performance connected nearly a century of U.S.-Latino history and migration. Mariachi music for both historical and stereotypical reasons is closely associated with Mexico. In the mid-20th century, the Mexican state spent significant time and money promoting the form as part of a national culture that the post-revolutionary state was trying to forge. But by the beginning of the 21st century, it was part of a transnational culture that challenged one-dimensional national identities because of the centuries-long history of migration that bound the two nations together.
The audience in Florida was heavily Cuban, due to the proximity of the island and because of the exodus of Cubans after the Cuban Revolution in 1959. In response to the refugee crisis facing the nation, Congress passed the Cuban Adjustment Act in 1966, giving Cubans protected status in the nation and a clear pathway to citizenship.
The Puerto Rican population in Florida is connected to an imperial U.S. history that has kept Puerto Rico a colony since the 1898 Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans are officially U.S. citizens. They cannot vote in federal elections on the island, but can migrate to and vote on the U.S. mainland.
All these communities have their differences, but also share similar experiences as U.S. Latinos. De La Cruz's experience with discrimination and his redemptive performance that was met with raucous applause was an example of a pan-Latino solidarity forged within the U.S. that connects Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Puerto Ricans and other Latino groups. And for that reason, he was chosen intentionally. The selection of De La Cruz was a statement by Univision: the cultural is political for Latinos. It was not necessarily a statement for De La Cruz himself. For him and many young U.S. Latinos (and other children of immigrants), their hybridity is not anti-American, but the very definition of American itself. Syncretism not nativism is what makes America great.
In addition, the debate was an overt attempt to include the Latino community in the larger political conversation in the United States. Given its unique population, Univision has taken on a unique role. Its executives and news anchors see the network as a national advocate for the Latino community. When Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency with an anti-Mexican tirade, Univision broke its contract to host the Miss America pageant, an event that Trump owned. They are also leading an effort to register 3 million Latino voters this year. Univision news anchor and host of America on the Fusion network, Jorge Ramos, has repeatedly challenged the nativist rhetoric of the right-wing of the Republican Party and garnered national attention on multiple occasions.
In a 2014 interview with Barack Obama, he pressed the president on his immigration policies and pushed him to answer the claim that he was the "deporter-in-chief." In the summer of 2015, Ramos challenged conservative commentator Ann Coulter on her claim that Mexicans were a greater threat to the U.S. than ISIS. Last August, Ramos was ejected from a press conference after he demanded that Trump answer questions regarding his plan to deport all unauthorized migrants in the nation. In the exchange, Trump told Ramos to "go back to Univision," a dog-whistle substitute for "go back to Mexico." This debate was another example of the manner that Univision was navigating the complications of understanding Latinos as both their consumers and their community.
Univision's increasingly prominent position in the media landscape highlights the reality of an increasingly multilingual country. Univision is a Spanish-language network and the fifth-largest network in the United States. While Univision is smaller than its network competitors, it regularly beats the other networks in viewership among multiple demographics in the Spanish-speaking community alone. Its growing market segments and increasing influence has to do with the growing Latino community. The U.S. is now the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. 62% of Latino adults in the U.S. speak English or are bilingual, but 73% of Latinos age 5 and older still speak Spanish in their homes.
The debate showcased the difficulties of an uneven multilingual population. The moderators, Ramos and María Elena Salinas, switched from English to Spanish with ease. Their fluid bilingualism was met with rough real-time English translations dubbed over their Spanish. When the moderators addressed the cameras or audience in Spanish, a delayed and jerky translation played over their voices. The Spanish to English translations on CNN were wanting, but the English to Spanish translations on Univision were much better. The issue of the linguistic asymmetry was a stark contrast to Latino bilingualism. In households where code-switching is common during the day and even in the same sentence, these voiceovers were distracting at best and annoying at worst. The difficulty with a bilingual debate was illustrative of the difficulties of a monolingual nation moving toward linguistic diversity.
While the U.S. has had a multilingual past, it also has a multilingual future. Older populations in the U.S. are less likely to be bilingual or multilingual than younger ones. People in urban areas are more likely to speak a language other than English. In many of the largest metro areas in the nation, over 100 languages are spoken. With increasing rates of intermarriage, it could be likely that rates bilingualism and multilingualism will increase over time.
Nonetheless, the debate made clear that "English only" is not a realistic option. For two hours on March 9, 2016, Spanish became the official language of American politics. Moreover, the debate forced politicians to address Latino concerns and address Latinos themselves. This was a breakthrough that showcased the transformative impact of the Latino community on American politics and culture. The dynamic linguistic fluidity of the debate led conservative commentator Ann Coulter to tweet:
I'm watching a presidential debate in the United States tonight, being conducted in Spanish. Adios, America!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) March 10, 2016
The irony of Coulter's code switching and the fact that her supporters needed no translation from the Spanish makes it evident that the changes that she is trying to halt have already passed. Indeed, the debate showed that the future that Trump, Coulter and their supporters are trying to forestall is already the present.
March 9, 2016 was indeed a historic night. For two hours, the nation was forced to confront its past, present and future by acknowledging the Latino community's presence in society and politics. It was a night when the Latino community tried to convert its presence into power. The nation was forced to see Latino faces, humanized and hurting Through the touching story of Lucia Quiej, the nation finally saw that deportation was not a strategy to make America great again. It has torn apart families. It has broken homes. It has also broken hearts.
For two hours, Latino journalists forced presidential candidates to answer their questions in English and Spanish, showing that "English only" no longer applied to American presidential politics. For two hours, Latinos forced the nation to hear their voices, to hear their stories. The candidates did not engage in Hispandering because the terrain had seemingly shifted under their feet. The tectonic plates of American politics and culture lurched forward that night and the debate was at the epicenter of a seismic shift in the American landscape.
Aaron E. Sanchez tweets from @1stworldchicano.