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Perspective, Art, and Humanism: Understanding Resilience with Sarah Hall
The Author of Burntcoat Talks to Jane Ciabattari
By Jane Ciabattari
Norwich-based Sarah Hall was born and raised in the Lake District. "I wasn't raised by wolves, but I did grow up raking around outside, overnighting on the moors, swimming in fell pools and interacting with, probably, more animals than humans," she explained in The Guardian in 2018.
Hall is the author of five novels: Haweswater (2002), set in Cumbria in 1936 when a village is to be flooded to create a reservoir for Manchester (winner of the Commonwealth Prize for best first novel); the Booker-shortlisted The Electric Michelangelo (2004), which features a Coney Island tattoo artist; the dark dystopian feminist The Carhullan Army (2007), the Man Booker-longlisted How to Paint a Dead Man (2009), a collage of four narratives set in the art world, and The Wolf Border (2015), an exploration of the reintroduction of the Grey Wolf to the Lake District. She also has written three award-winning story collections (she has won an O.Henry award and the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, and is the only writer to win the BBC National Short Story award twice, the only author to have been shortlisted four times). The COVID pandemic inspired Burntcoat, her uncanny fever dream of a new novel, with Eros and Thanatos at its core. And it transformed her life.
Jane Ciabattari: How have you managed during this past 18-plus months of turmoil and uncertainty?
Sarah Hall: It's been hard and traumatic. Sadly, I was one of the statistics in terms of a relationship breakdown during lockdown. Also, I was not able to be with my father who lived at the other end of the country—he was sick and isolating—and he recently died after contracting Covid. I was responsible for home schooling my daughter, so my work was compromised (more than it already is as her primary carer). I guess I'm pretty tough in some ways, so I've managed to operate and remain level during the worst of it. The best thing that has risen through is appreciation for the amazing friendships I have—these relationships have been vital and fortifying and I have come to realize that women particularly tend not to let other women down in hard times.
JC: When did you begin writing Burntcoat? When the lockdown began? What specifics inspired you to write it?
SH: I started the novel the first day of our first lockdown—in March 2020. There was a lot of fear and uncertainty about the disease itself and the implications for society, wild speculation too, and questions about how we would survive and what we would be like on the other side. I responded to all that. The close relationship I have with my daughter, our little protectorate, was part of the inspiration. And of course, older fomenting interests and preoccupations came into the novel—I have a degree in art history, and I've mused over catastrophes, amplifications of current events, and future what-if scenarios, throughout my writing career.
JC: What personal experiences did you bring to the novel? What was based on research, and what was your research process? Did you consult other books about the plagues, the pandemics that have burnt through human communities in the past? Which ones?
SH: I have first hand experience of Turkish culture, working artists, a Lake District childhood, and a binary mother/daughter relationship. Iranian and Japanese friends supported other cultural and geographical research. I got to grips with pandemics, epidemiology, and invented my own virus with the help of a brilliant virologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (a fairly terrifying experience!). I also spoke with a large-scale art installer who has been responsible for some very controversial projects in the UK.
I could easily imagine the pieces my protagonist Edith makes but needed to understand the logistics and practicalities of how they could be constructed and erected, the machinery used, the finances involved. In addition, the director of the Baltic Art Centre in Newcastle shared generous insight into the commercial art world and institutional support for developing practices. There are aspects of what was actually happening outside, real-time, within the novel—in terms of civil unrest. But I've always been interested in government contingency planning, disaster mapping and management; there's a whole shelf of (rather alarming) such books on my bookcase.
JC: The opening line to Burntcoat is, "Those who tell stories survive." It's advice your narrator, Edith, has as a child from her mother Naomi, a writer, who has been left with brain damage after a blood clot in the brain. And it has many possible meanings, she points out. The child Edith thinks it means "survivors tell stories." Later, Edith wonders, "Is it possible to be saved, like Scheherazade seducing the enemy with tales? Do stories make sense of a disordered world?" What elements of this theme fascinate you?
"It's an exploration of our human desire to reconstruct the world and its history and so process it—to tell stories about who we are and make sense of, and meaning from, our existence."
SH: I suppose it's an exploration of our human desire to reconstruct the world and its history and so process it—to tell stories about who we are and make sense of, and meaning from, our existence. Edith is puzzled by her biological and psychological longevity. She survives the pandemic and the virus lies dormant in her body for decades before returning. So she wonders how she has cheated death. Through her sculpture she is telling the story of human mortality and human connection. Perspective, art, memory, humanism; they combine for Edith as she tries to understand her personal resilience, and her life. It's true that survivalism, storytelling, symbolism, and finding significance in art and literature, fascinate and exhilarate me.
JC: Is there a warehouse like Edith's studio, Burntcoat? Or other artists' residences in the North?
SH: Yes! There is a building—an old electricity station in Norwich, Norfolk, where I used to live, that has writing painted by an artist called Rory Macbeth on the exterior walls. The text is Sir Thomas More's Utopia. It's a big old utilitarian building next to the river. I've transplanted it to the north of England in my book and altered its architecture a little to look more like an Ottoman han. I imagined different writing on it—Naomi's last novel. My book contains feminist versions of other iconic art works in Britain—like the Angel of the North, which towers over a road in the North-East. Recognizing women's prowess and ambition is centre stage in much of my work, and depicting women as cultural agents and history-makers is important.
JC: Edith addresses her lover Halit throughout the novel, beginning in the opening pages: "You arrived just as that brilliant ill star was annunciating. I imagine you as a messenger. You were the last one here before I closed the door of Burntcoat, before we all shut our doors." The lockdown begins, a love story begins. Did you envision the tragic arc of Edith's tale as you began the novel? How did that evolve?
SH: I believe I did intuit that the love story would be tragic from the beginning. But is it tragic? It is curtailed. All our lives and relationships are curtailed, or at least they end. "Every death is an early death," as Halit quotes to Edith. And yet their strong connection—bodily and emotional—remains after death. What I was trying to do with their love story was accelerate a relationship—within the compression of lockdown—through lifelong iterations. Sex, intimacy, trust, companionship, loyalty, practicality, even the imaginary parental… these create a union, a partnership, that moves through stages of care, emotional and physical, to loss, bereavement, memorialization. It's a very erotic book, but it's also a book that focuses on love in a truthful, non-romantic way, and the latter stages of the relationship are perhaps the most powerful, significant and heroic definitions of love. Caring for the dying lover – is this not real, manifest love? I like the premise that love is a behavior, not just an emotion.
JC: Amen to that. Edith is an outlier, a rebel, a radical sculptor whose work is original, primal, whose signature work is "Hecky," the "Scotch Witch," a "half-burnt assemblage lofting high as a church tower, containing all the unrealistic belligerence and boldness of early ambition….She rises above the yellow furze as if from a pyre, hair streaming on the updraft, her back arcing." Edith ends up creating a memorial for victims of the demonic virus. Your passages about her artistic process, including her works in progress, are thrilling. Where did you develop this understanding of her art form? How would you compare it to the creation of a novel?
SH: I wanted to create a successful, competitive, avant-garde, and respected female artist. There haven't been enough of them in history, or they have not been credited enough. As the most prominent sculptor in the country, Edith is given the commission for creating a national monument commemorating the millions of pandemic victims. That alone felt radical to conceive—her apex status. Her work is unorthodox, dark, disquieting, divisive, earnest, and accomplished. Of course, I really hope to create that kind of "art" too, with my writing. Her final piece—the memorial—takes her decades to complete and it's uncomfortably assembled and disassembled many times. The process of drafting and editing words might be similar. I loved researching shou sugi ban, the cedar burning technique Edith learns in Japan and uses in her sculptures. Here, the surface of wood is burned and brushed, to make it stronger, waterproof, and perhaps more beautiful. This, along with nova's viral fever, which, if it doesn't kill the victim allows the immune system to be "treated," and the studio name of Burntcoat, form the central metaphor for the book. It's all about the damage, experience, and resilience equation.
"Sometimes my writing doesn't feel like a written language to me at all, it feels more like music or painting, its sensuality seems beyond the words."
JC: You've written before about artists—a tattoo artist in The Electric Michelangelo, several generations of painters in How to Paint a Dead Man, others in your short stories. You studied art history as well as literature. Is visual art a trigger for your writing?
SH: Absolutely. In some ways those influences are more important than literary ones. Or at least they are an endless source of inspiration. It's not just about populating the books with artists or using art pieces as triggers for stories and ideas. Sometimes my writing doesn't feel like a written language to me at all, it feels more like music or painting, its sensuality seems beyond the words. It's a strange thing to try to describe—a poetic, a discipline, experiential communication, that isn't just about fiction. I feel like a maker as well as a writer, and I hope true artists will forgive me for saying that.
JC: When I finished reading the novel, I felt I had come to the beginning. Then I turned back to the beginning, and indeed it was circular in structure. What are the advantages and disadvantages of that approach?
SH:The book is a memory piece. I think we—like Edith—make narratives out of memories. Moments, textures, events, feelings, emotions, they combine and then are given shape and significance in the mind. We try to make meaning and sense of everything and the human brain loves patterns. This is, I hope, a short, power novel (le puissant petit!) and in some ways that form is not dissimilar to the short story form, in which openings and endings are often co-dependent. In recollecting a life, we do really note its bookends and its trajectory in between.
JC: Will you write more about the pandemic? What are you working on now?
SH: No, probably not, I feel I've completed the task. I also have a short story called "One in Four" (in the collection Madame Zero) which is a suicide letter written by a whistle-blower at a very big powerful drug company, and that story deals with a new influenza pandemic and buried research studies. So I have dealt with the material before. I've recently written a few nonfiction pieces and spoken on the radio about bereavement and Covid. A piece I was writing, about being pallbearer at my mother's funeral six years ago, suddenly took on the recent loss of my dad. I've been quite outspoken about our government's poor handling of the pandemic, including the gas-lighting the nation has endured, and corruption deep within the Conservative party that isn't being held to account. I am working on another novel—I'd been working on it for a long time and Burntcoat arrived in the middle of it and sort of exploded things. That's not uncommon for my process. And peculiar short story ideas always keep coming, a bit like dreams.
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Jane Ciabattari, author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire, is a former National Book Critics Circle president (and current NBCC vice president/events), and a member of the Writers Grotto. Her reviews, interviews and cultural criticism have appeared in NPR, BBC Culture, the New York Times Book Review, the Guardian, Bookforum, Paris Review, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications.
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Anti-Bullying Bill Clears Another Hurdle
As the parents of Asher Brown watched, the Senate today unanimously approved a bill meant to prevent bullying in schools. If the House, as expected, approves some changes the Senate made to the measure, it will go to Gov. Rick Perry's desk for a final signature.
by Brandi Grissom May 23, 2011 2 PM Central
Asher Brown took his own life on Sept. 23, 2010 after bullies at school tormented him. He was 13 years old. Credit: Courtesy of Equality Texas
[Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the status of the anti-bullying bill. It must return to the Texas House before going to the governor's desk.]
Brown, an eighth grader at a Cypress-Fairbanks middle school, shot himself last fall after what his parents said was two years of harassment for his small size, religion and perceived sexuality. "Our real goal is the prevention, to deter these acts going forward," said state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston.
Under HB 1942, schools would be required to develop specific bullying policies. Schools would be allowed to transfer students who engage in bullying to other schools or classrooms, and they would be required to report acts of bullying.

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Off the Mark? Bulls must decide whether to move on from forward Lauri Markkanen
As Markkanen becomes a restricted free agent, expect his outside-shooting skills to be coveted. The Bulls can match any offer, but should they?
By Joe Cowley May 22, 2021, 7:00am CDT
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The Bulls likely can match any offer for restricted free agent Lauri Markkanen, but should they?
Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen has four NBA seasons on his résumé.
He has shown an ability to score from outside, attack the rim and even make midrange shots. Perhaps he hasn't shown it as consistently as expected, but he has shown it. There's no question he has weapons opposing teams have to game-plan for.
And no one in the league has defended Markkanen, who will be a restricted free agent this offseason, harder than Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas. He did so before the season started, after the trade deadline, then again after the regular season ended this week.
''I've got limited stuff that I can obviously be permitted to comment on regarding that, but I thought Lauri had a good year,'' Karnisovas said. ''I thought he was more efficient. He's a 40% three-point shooter. You know shooting comes at a premium in our league, and I think Lauri is an essential part of our team. We hope he is a part of what we're building here, so I'm looking forward to free agency and talking to his representation.''
Karnisovas wasn't lying, but he left out a few numbers. And important ones, at that.
Yes, Markkanen did shoot a career-best 40% from three-point range, but he also averaged a career-low 13.6 points, grabbed a career-low 5.3 rebounds, handed out a career-low 0.9 assists and, for the third time in his career, failed to play in more than 53 games.
So was Karnisovas, who has a growing reputation of displaying the ultimate poker face, saying what he's supposed to say at this time of year regarding his players' futures, or was he letting the rest of the league know he has a strong hand and intends to use it if called?
This summer will answer that, with the Bulls able to match any offer Markkanen receives.
The talent pool in the 2021 free-agent class was supposed to be historic. Organizations started lining up their salary caps to take advantage of it as early as two years ago. Then big names started re-signing with their teams.
There's still money to be spent, however, and restricted free agents such as Markkanen and Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball are about to benefit from that.
Two weeks ago, Markkanen said he's looking to sign with a team that values him as a starter. The Bulls no longer are that team. They have a pair of All-Stars in guard Zach LaVine and center Nikola Vucevic, and Markkanen (even with a small sample size in the case of Vucevic) hasn't shown an ability to play effectively alongside either for extended minutes.
So where might Markkanen end up? The one place he privately wants to land is with the Mavericks, joining guard Luka Doncic and big man Kristaps Porzingis. The Mavericks will have serious cap room this offseason and were in the middle of the pack in three-point shooting, but Markkanen and Porzingis might be too similar in terms of their skills for that to happen.
So which other team might be interested in Markkanen? Keep an eye on the Knicks, who will have the most cap room of any team and can use more shooting.
Yes, Karnisovas will have the final say on Markkanen and his future. But, ''essential'' or not, some pieces just don't fit and are no longer worth the price.


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The authorities in Spain are increasingly cracking down on public criticism, with comedians amongst those most at risk.
Spanish comedian Dani Mateo referred to the Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen), a monument built by Franco's regime, as 'shit' last May. He did it during a satirical television show, but the Asociación para la Defensa del Valle de los Caídos (the Association for the Defence of the Valley of the Fallen) accused him of insulting religious feelings. A year later, this May, Mateo was called to testify before a judge.
'This is stupid and no decent tribunal would condemn him,' said Spanish comedian Miguel Lago. 'I would tell the judiciary to prosecute criminals, not comedians.'
Part of the Francoist Valle de los Caídos ('Valley of the Fallen') Spanish Civil War memorial. Source: Pablo Forcén Soler / Wikimedia
This is the latest in a series of recent prosecutions against journalists, comedians and social network users that have raised the alarm about the health of freedom of expression in Spain. The legal framework that is allowing these prosecutions has been pushed through by the party currently in power, the conservative Partido Popular.
These developments may have their roots in popular unrest. An increase in corruption cases, money laundering and influence peddling among members of the Partido Popular – in power since 2011 – has led to protests and growing criticism of the government on social media and by journalists and comedians. With new political movements such as Podemos or Ciudadanos also adding to the pressure on the establishment, this political flux could be motivating the increase in prosecutions.
Virginia Álvarez, homeland policy spokeswoman for Amnesty International, said the citizen security law, passed in 2015, caused a public outcry because it 'allows the prosecution of journalists for reporting police interventions… which attacks the right to inform'. The law was passed in parliament with the votes of the Partido Popular, but with no support from other parties.
Moreover, the 2015 reforms created a range of terrorism offences. For example, 'glorifying terrorism', under article 578, allows wide interpretation and is left to the discretion of judges. Last year, two puppeteers were jailed over a satirical performance in Madrid that included a sign with the word 'alka-ETA', a combination of al-Qaeda and the Basque separatist group ETA. Article 510, which punishes hate crimes, is also being used to limit citizens' rights.
The reforms were made to fight jihadist terrorism which, as stated in the penal code, 'includes new forms of aggression by using new recruitment and indoctrination instruments'. Álvarez denounced this reasoning. 'This is not preventing terrorism crimes but allowing the state to act against humorous comments,' she said. 'Governments are using the insecurity caused by terrorism to curb freedoms and deactivate social movements.'
Thousands of people have protested against the changes, and human rights groups and the Spanish opposition have fiercely opposed it. There has also been a ratcheting up of criticism in the media, with a growing number of critical editorials and commentary. This, in turn, has led to more prosecutions, creating a vicious circle.
Facu Díaz, a comedian who was prosecuted last year for posting jokes on Twitter, said: 'The same court is judging jihadists and people that post jokes.' For Díaz, police involvement in itself is a matter of concern. 'They don't have experience in social media. It's like giving a gun to a monkey.'
These legal proceedings seem to be aimed at challenging media support for the accused. 'There is great pressure, and judges feel they have to set an example, even though it might be unpopular. Otherwise, [this] might not have led to prison sentences,' said Raúl Pardo, a leading criminal lawyer.
Comedian and actor Álex O'Dogherty said: 'These attacks are trying to make us afraid of raising our voices. Who decides what constitutes an offence? We need to worry about facts, not words.'
Mateo's case is just one of several that worry freedom-of-expression defenders. In April, 21-year-old Cassandra Vera was sentenced to a year in prison for posting jokes about Luis Carrero Blanco, the president during the last years of Franco's dictatorship who was murdered by ETA in 1973. Also in April, three women were accused of a 'religious hate crime' for mocking an Easter procession in Seville by carrying a giant plastic vagina as a feminist protest.
This repressive path is threatening social agitators and free thinkers, and therefore the exercise of democratic rights.
Despite all this, there is room for hope. 'Spain will never lose its sense of humour,' said comedian Ana Morgade. 'We are stripping comedy of what makes it funny… But this does not mean we cannot retrace our steps.'
This article was published in the Summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship. You can find out more about the magazine here.
First published by Index on Censorship (Summer 2017)
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Q: Remove random subset of an array I have an array  a = array([ [x1,x2,...,xn], [y1,y2,...,yn]]) so a.shape=(2,n). Is there a quick way to obtain a random subset of this array, i.e. an array of the form r = array([ [xi1,xi2,...,xip], [yi1,yi2,...,yip]]) ?

A: You can use random.choice to mask the columns and index away:
idx = np.random.choice([True,False], replace=True, size=a.shape[1],
                       p=[0.7,0.3]          # keep approx. 70% of columns
                      )
a[:, idx]

A: First get some random indexes:
i=np.random.randint(2, size=a.shape[1])

Then keep only these dimensions:
b=a[:,np.where(i==1)]

Example:
>>> a
array([[1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. , 7. ],
       [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7]])
>>> i=np.random.randint(2, size=a.shape[1])
>>> i
array([0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0])
>>> a[:,np.where(i==1)]
array([[[3. , 4. , 5. , 6. ]],

       [[0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6]]])

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Résultats des épreuves de gymnastique aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1904 à Saint-Louis aux États-Unis.

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FLSmidth's Site Services division is the outcome of an effort by the company following the acquisition of Ludowici and MIE in 2012, to integrate their spare parts business with their technical advisory capability and specialised field service offering.
The Site Services division allows FLSmidth to offer customers complete lifecycle support for equipment, including turnkey installation, shutdown maintenance, breakdown maintenance and service-based product support in the field.
According to Mr Paul Clifton, FLSmidth's Australian Site Services Manager, the market has proven to be quite creative in its ability to rein in the boom, making adjustments and working with OEMs to obtain cost savings.
Mr Clifton explains that with capital and construction on the decline and maintenance and shutdown on the rise, FLSmidth is in an ideal position to achieve further cost savings for customers and add value to their business through their Site Services division. FLSmidth's parts people, technical advisors and field specialists now work as one team.
An FLSmidth customer, for instance had an unusually high turnover of a particular spare part. Upon identifying this, FLSmidth's spare parts people called in their technical experts, who were able to recommend a solution that was delivered by their field personnel. The solution not only saw a reduction in spare parts turnover, it saved the customer downtime and a considerable amount of money.
Despite the integration, FLSmidth has managed to maintain their service levels by continuing to be very responsive; for example, any customer faced with a breakdown on a Friday can expect to have someone on site by Sunday.
FLSmidth's Site Services division is comprised of 11 base staff working an 8/6 roster. However, they can quickly mobilise as many as 140 staff for a major shutdown. On a recent occasion, the team put 6500 personnel hours into a customer's major shutdown.
The team follows a critical path process that sees jobs completed on deadline, also using job satisfaction as their motivator for getting on site and getting things done quickly and cost effectively. As a service organisation that is in daily contact with customers, the team has full appreciation of the client's problems, taking great satisfaction from solving these problems, assisting in emergency breakdowns, saving them money and downtime, and getting things up and running at the earliest.
Site Services' good work is not only paying dividends for FLSmidth's customers, it's also opening up opportunities for the company offshore with global projects in Kenya, Ghana, Mongolia and Vietnam.
It's worth noting that the FLSmidth team achieved 12-months LTI free on 8 May, 2012.
In the post-boom market, FLSmidth Site Services will continue to take a holistic view to all aspects of maintenance, including preventative maintenance by providing a complete service, reliable service information, savings and increased value to the customer.


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Spooky Film Recs 2021 — the Horror of Grief and Alienation
Oct 15, 2021 | films ghost films Gothic Halloween movies recommendations spooky film recs
The final category of this year's horror collection is my favorite — Grief and Alienation. For me, the most gut-wrenching horror is not about terror. It's about loss.
My standard disclaimer: I prefer horror about people and relationships, with stories that emphasize the interior horror landscape just as much, if not more, than the exterior. I'm less enthused by horror that relies primarily on special effects, jump scares, and endless/senseless gore.
*Unless otherwise indicated, all film synopses are from imdb.com.*
The Vigil (2019), Rated PG-13
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
I am deeply fascinated by horror films involving religion, especially when the protagonist is an apostate. In this case, the hero has recently "escaped" his Orthodox faith but still struggles with a particular horror from his past. When an Orthodox friend offers him cash to sit with a recently departed community leader, our protagonist reluctantly agrees. Of course, something is not quite right in the dead man's house. Dave Davis gives a phenomenal performance, and after seeing this film I'd be happy to watch him in just about anything.
Watch the trailer / Options for viewing / Metascore: 69
The Night House (2021), Rated R
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
I saw this in the theater when it first released and recently viewed again on streaming. It seemed like a different movie the second time around, which truly made me wonder if I'd watched a new edit. Ultimately, I think there's so much going on in this film — visually and narratively — that it could seem like a different story every time you watch it. I love Rebecca Hall in all of her films, so I was more than willing to follow her through this darkly gorgeous maze of a film.
Censor (2021), No Rating
After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
This well-paced film has a unique historical focus: the era of video nasties in the UK. The protagonist, a film censor, thinks she sees her sister (who disappeared as a child) in one of the films she's been tasked to view. This prompts a personal investigation that wreaks havoc on her career and puts her life in peril. The ending is a bit over-the-top, but that's what "video nasty" horror was all about, so it worked for me. (And I'd like to see more from Irish actress Niamh Algar — fortunately, she has quite a film resume.)
Saint Maud (2019), Rated R
A recent convert to Roman Catholicism becomes obsessed with a former dancer in her care, believing she must save her soul. (synopsis adapted from wikipedia)
It seemed time to finally face the film I've been avoiding for two years. Y'all, it put me in a dark place. Maud is a tough character to relate to, much less cheer for, and I wish we'd known a little more about her shadowy past. (We do get hints, but they seem a bit superficial–this probably means I need to watch again, argh.) The film features a superb performance from Welsh phenom Morfydd Clark and kudos also go to Jennifer Ehle for her supporting role as Maud's irascible patient. Certain images from this film will haunt me forever.
My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020), No Rating
Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother.
This film — quiet and tense, but building to a horrific finale — is my favorite of all those I've watched this season. I ached for the characters, particularly Dwight (Patrick Fugit), who longs for a different life and struggles to match his sister's level of commitment to their fragile younger brother. I will watch this one again.
That's it for 2021! Thanks so much for joining me. Be safe and enjoy some good movies during this Spooky Season!
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Because I like Wire...and Old Glasses - Jill Ruth & Co.
...and, it occurred to me that I could make my own pair of glasses that could be used as a prop or for a piece of simple decor.
So, I made a couple of pair modeled after these.
If tipped just right, they work as a photo holder.
You are a very clever girl!
Such a great idea. Love them!!!
JILL!! Those are so awesome!!!!! And they will be on Etsy... when?!!? LOVE those!!!
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Nice! Very nice...I love it!
So clever - LOVE them as a photo holder. Don't you love it when the inspiration just hits out of the blue like that!
I LOVE this!! You did a wonderful job creating those eyeglasses and I love the idea of using them as a photo holder.
i have tried working with wire before but never with results like this - i just love those glasses!
thanks for stopping by my blog. it is so much fun to see what others out there are doing and thinking.


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Blog, March 23, 2016: Thanks, Matthew Breen, That's An Article I Now Don't Have To Write!
Posted on March 23, 2016 at 11:10 PM
I enjoy the introductory letters or memos of "Advocate" editor Matthew Breen and "Out" editor Aaron Hicklin in their respective magazines (though Aaron doesn't write one for each edition of "Out"). Both guys understand and champion traditional LGBT concerns and issues on the one hand, but also understand the emerging realities and viewpoints of the new millennial outlook. Matthew's "Editor's Letter" in the new edition of the "Advocate" is a piece I could have written myself. But since he wrote it I don't have to!
The basic premise of the essay is that we as a community are too intent on vilifying straight people for the less than enlighted attitudes they might have held in the past, while overlooking where they are now, and the evolution that brought them there. Bernie Sanders is criticized for not officially supporting marriage equality until 2009, while Hillary Clinton didn't make her change of heart official until 2013.
There are many other people who were late to the party, and many gay people can't overlook the past. Matthew confesses to doing that himself in regard to Ohio senator Rob Portman, who converted to support of marriage equality after his son came out. Matthew rejected Portman's support as illegitimate. "Who the hell did this latecomer think he was?" Matthew wondered. "He only supported my rights once the issue was relevant to his family. Had he never imagined that this matter was real, important, vital to anyone else?" There are many gay people who can't forgive the past, and many of them are intransigently virulent in their scorn.
I've never felt that way about anyone myself. I have a bedrock belief that one of the primary goals of life is to experience, learn, grow, change and evolve. Some people say that there are two types of people in the world: dog people and cat people. I also say that there are two types: those who do learn, grow and evolve, and those who are basically the same people at 50 as they are at 20 (if not less open-minded as they age). I utterly don't care one whit what you thought in the past, or even what you did in the past. I only care about what you think and do today. In fact, there is something very appealing to me about the "conversion" process. In a way, someone who has held a view or lived a life that is less than exemplary, and who then changes his/her outlook or life, seems to me to often have a fuller, deeper understanding of the issue, or of life itself.
The point of Matthew's letter is that he too has changed his viewpoint on this issue, and now is accepting of where people are today on the important LGBT issues, not where they were at some point in the past. He's one of those people who do learn, grow and evolve, and like me, he values the evolution of others, and focuses on where they are now. His conclusion is perfect: "It's wonderful to have espoused picture-perfect pro-equality viewpoints all along, but not everyone did. We have to stop eating our own after they've come around."
Click here to read Matthew's piece.
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Category: HIS 105 (NEW)
HIS 105 Assignment 2 – Industrialization and Modern State : The Creation of Regulated Economy
HIS 105 (NEW) Assignment 2 – Industrialization and Modern State: The Creation of Regulated Economy
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The United States went through dramatic economic change during and after the Civil War, as industrialization spread rapidly and changed society. This transformation and some of the apparent abuses that developed led to an increased role of the government in regulating businesses and society. This role was heightened as government was viewed as the arbiter between business and organized labor. One can explore these developments from 1865 on through to World War II. Take one of the positions as suggested below, draw from the sources listed, and present a paper with specific examples and arguments to demonstrate the validity of your position.
Possible position—in each case you can take the pro or con position:
From the Progressive era through the New Deal period, political interventions generally tended to favor big corporations and hurt the common workers, leading to economic instability. (or you can argue that they helped the workers and promoted economic stability)
From 1865 to 1940, the development of labor unions was generally a negative force leading to economic disruption and unnecessary laws that stifled businesses and hindered job growth. (or you can take the position that labor unions had a necessary function and generally positive impact)
From 1865 to 1940, expansion west was devastating to Native American culture, but government policies promoted economic growth in these territories and generally equal opportunities to the settlers. (or you can take the position that government policies did not promote those benefits in those new areas)
After giving general consideration to your readings so far and any general research, select one of the positions above as your position—your thesis. (Sometimes after doing more thorough research, you might choose the reverse position. This happens with critical thinking and inquiry. Your final paper might end up taking a different position than you originally envisioned.) Organize your paper as follows, handling these issues:
The position you choose (from the list above)—or something close to it—will be the thesis statement in your opening paragraph.
The paper should be 600-to-850 words in length. This normally means 3-to-4 pages for the body of the paper. (The title page and References page do not count in these calculations.) Double-space between lines. Format instructions are below.
Research and References:
You must use a MINIMUM of three sources; the Schultz textbook must be one of them. Your other two sources should be drawn from the list provided below. This is guided research, not open-ended Googling. You will have an alphabetized list of Reference entries at the end, using APA format. You will have short, APA-style in-text citations appropriately placed in the body of the paper; these in-text citations will match the References listed at the end. Except as your instructor might direct, don't use other sources for your paper than those listed here. (Of course, for "starter research" you can read many sources.)
HIS 105 Assignment 1 – Dealing with Diversity in America from Reconstruction through the 1920s
HIS 105 (NEW) Assignment 1 – Dealing with Diversity in America from Reconstruction through the 1920s
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After the Civil War, the United States had to recover from war, handle western expansion, and grapple with very new economic forms. However, its greatest issues would revolve around the legacies of slavery and increasing diversity in the decades after the Civil War. Reconstruction was partly a period of military occupation of the south by the northern victors. Former slaves now had freedom and new opportunities but faced old prejudices and rapidly forming new barriers. Immigrants from Europe and Asia came in large numbers but then faced political and social restrictions. Women continued to seek rights. Yet, on the whole, America became increasingly diverse by the 1920s. Consider developments, policies, and laws in that period from 1865 to the 1920s. Take one of the positions as suggested below, draw from the sources listed, and present a paper with specific examples and arguments to demonstrate the validity of your position.
The Lost Cause narrative of the South effectively sabotaged and influenced racial policy in the US for most of the post-Civil War period. (or you can take the position that it did not)
Political policies in the decades after the Civil War generally promoted diversity and "the melting pot" despite the strong prejudices of a few. (or you can take the position that political policies did not)
Reform movements between 1865 and 1930, like the Progressives and the agrarian populists, generally led the way to increased democracy. (or you can take the position that these movements did not)
After giving general consideration to your readings so far and any general research, select one of the positions above as your position—your thesis. (Sometimes after doing more thorough research, you might choose the reverse position. This happens with critical thinking and inquiry. Your final paper might end up taking a different position than you originally envisioned.). Organize your paper as follows, handling these issues:


31 F None No Power Seat 31 F is a standard Economy Class seat, however this seat may have restricted legroom due to the position of the bulkhead.
31 G None No Power Seat 31 G is a standard Economy Class seat, however this seat may have restricted legroom due to the position of the bulkhead.
32 A None No Power Seat 32 A has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
32 C None No Power Seat 32 C has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
32 D None No Power Seat 32 D has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
32 H None No Power Seat 32 H has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
32 J None No Power Seat 32 J has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
32 L None No Power Seat 32 L has extra legroom due to the missing seat in front.
42 H None No Power Seat 42 H is a standard Economy Class seat, however other flyers tend to bump into this seat.
43 A None No Power Seat 43 A is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 C None No Power Seat 43 C is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 D None No Power Seat 43 D is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 F None No Power Seat 43 F is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 G None No Power Seat 43 G is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 J None No Power Seat 43 J is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
43 L None No Power Seat 43 L is a standard Economy Class seat, however, this seat may have limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 A None No Power Seat 61 A may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 C None No Power Seat 61 C may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 D None No Power Seat 61 D may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 F None No Power Seat 61 F may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 G None No Power Seat 61 G may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 H None No Power Seat 61 H may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 J None No Power Seat 61 J may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
61 L None No Power Seat 61 L may have extra legroom due to the position of the bulkhead, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
70 D None No Power Seat 70 D is a standard Economy Class seat, however other flyers tend to bump into this seat.
70 H None No Power Seat 70 H is a standard Economy Class seat, however other flyers tend to bump into this seat.
71 D None No Power Seat 71 D is a standard Economy Class seat, however this seat may have restricted legroom due to it being misaligned with the row in front.
71 F None No Power Seat 71 F is a standard Economy Class seat, however this seat may have restricted legroom due to it being misaligned with the row in front.
71 H None No Power Seat 71 H is a standard Economy Class seat, however this seat may have restricted legroom due to it being misaligned with the row in front.
74 D None No Power Seat 74 D is a standard Economy Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
74 H None No Power Seat 74 H is a standard Economy Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome.
75 D None No Power Seat 75 D has limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories and galleys may be bothersome.
75 F None No Power Seat 75 F has limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories and galleys may be bothersome.
75 H None No Power Seat 75 H has limited recline and the proximity to the lavatories and galleys may be bothersome.
8 A None No Power Seat 8 A is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the galleys may be bothersome.
8 C None No Power Seat 8 C is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the galleys may be bothersome.
8 D None No Power Seat 8 D is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the galleys may be bothersome.
8 H None No Power Seat 8 H is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
8 J None No Power Seat 8 J is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
8 L None No Power Seat 8 L is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
9 H None No Power Seat 9 H is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
9 J None No Power Seat 9 J is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
9 L None No Power Seat 9 L is a standard Business Class seat, however the proximity to the lavatory and galleys may be bothersome.
Each Business Class seat has a 15" personal LCD TV and each Economy Class has a 10.6" LCD TV that provides access to various Movies, TV programs, Games (including multiple 3D games), Electronic books, photo browsing using USB, and In-flight browsing and ordering of duty-free goods.
This A330-200 is the newest member of China Eastern's widebody twin-jet family. The aircraft seats 234 passengers in a two-class layout with 204 passengers in Economy Class and 30 seats in Business Class.
China Eastern operates another version of this aircraft that also flies in a two-class layout with 24 seats in Business Class and 238 seats in Economy Class, for a total seating capacity of 262 seats.
While this seat in the last row of the section, there was space to allow a full recline, so that was fine. On this overnight flight, the light stays on near the toilet, so it wasn't completely dark. Also, when people open the toilet door, that light also shines out. So if you cannot sleep with a little light, this seat is not for you. Apart from that, it's just like any other normal seat.
Economy seat. Comfort was good for the 12hours. Staff not attentive and food is ok. However, is is better than the Air Canada product.
Row 7 is the best row on the aircraft, however row 6 is also excellent, as meal services are from the mid-cabin galley, and there is no forward galley at all, meaning that there is very little activity in the front section of the plane during the flight. The forward lav is a ling way forward, and is unlikey to cause any disturbance to 6A/6C.
I took this flight from Paris to Shanghai. The seat was confortable wnough and the leg space was just enough (I'm 1,85m). The food (2 meals) was fairly good and the atendants were nice and good english speakers. The screen has a good size and is touch type. The selection of movies is fair enough.
It was a fine flight and was way better than other aircraft flying for China Eastern.It had a Touch screen TV and a USB port.It was OK.You should try seats located in front.
Flight was slightly empty so the back few rows were not completely full. The seat next to me was empty allowing me to spread out and be comfy. Lavatory was close but not to close. Food was good. Best part was the inflight Tie Chi. Screen was crisp, good selection of music and things to watch.
Full flat bad, comfortable enough for a good sleep. Food tastes awful, though. IFE system is marginally operational due to overall awkward design.
The pitch and width have got top level niveau. Full lie flat seats. Just great, nothing to complain.


Since I haven't reviewed anything in the last few days I thought I let you know that I'm travelling through Italy and don't really have the possibilities to review the great wines I've had here. I've taken notes though and will share them once I'm back in Munich or whenever I have the time and the possibility to write a review while traveling.
Back to wine: Tomorrow night I'm going to attend a wine evening hosted by Trabucchi d'Illasi which I'm looking very much forward to! One of the wines that gets tasted is going to be an Amarone from their 2006 vintage!
I've known the wines from Trabucchi for a while now and visited their stand at the last edition of the VinItaly wine fare. On this blog I've only written about Trabucchi's Margherita 2010. It's not my favorite but still worth trying.
My travels will take me to the area around Florence then to Bologna and Venice! Especially in Florence I want to pick up a few good bottles!


Kent Online reports that a horse has died on Tuesday after it was hit by a car. The incident happened just past the St Nicholas at Wade roundabout on the London-bound carriageway of the Thanet Way.
The animal died at the scene. The driver of the Citroen car was taken to hospital in Margate for a check up but later released.
The tragedy happened at about 6.15pm. Police closed closed the London-bound carriageway until about 8.15pm.
Ed: One has to ask what the poor horse was doing on the dual carriageway at dusk? Had it escaped from its paddock?
I would imagine this unfortunate horse escaped from it's paddock. I can't imagine anyone taking a horse out at that time of night.
Personally I think it is time to introduce restrictions on where and when horses can be used on the public highway. They are an anachronism and given the overcrowded roads we have now I believe we should restrict horse riding to B roads. Though if I had my way I would ban them from the roads altogether!
I tend to agree with 2.32pm. Having seen how easily 'spooked' even ridden horses can be, by a carrier bag flapping on the verge, with subsequent damage to my car, I am always concerned and careful when passing horses. Horse-riding is statistically the most dangerous sport/activity youngsters can do.


Join us for the camp out of the year! This event is for 3rd-grade students and older. Parents/guardians are welcome too.
We will be camping at River Oaks Retreat in Honea Path. There will be lots of great outdoor fun and challenges as well as some great surprises throughout the weekend.
Do not let your son miss out on this great experience. Registration deadline is May 23rd.
Attention Boys will not be allowed to bring cell phones or any electronic devices at all.
Bathing suit and must bring a life vest if you want to swim in the lake.
2 plastic trash bags for dry clothes and 1 for dirty.
Small camp chair 8.flashlight and fresh batteries.
Sleeping bag or bedroll and one pillow, (no large cots).
Prescription medication if needed and will be registered with Outpost leader.
Camera optional (remember no cells phones allowed for boys).
1 sweatshirt or light jacket just in case.
A drinking cup with your name on it.
Money for Cantena and the FCF village (optional).
The shirt below is also included in each registration.


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Kathy Jackson charged with 70 counts of criminal misconduct
The former Health Services Union official has been charged with 70 theft and deception offences relating to the personal use of union money
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Former Health Services Union official Kathy Jackson has been charged with offences relating to theft and deception. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP
The former Health Services Union official Kathy Jackson has been charged with 70 counts of criminal misconduct.
Guardian Australia understands the charges were laid on Wednesday morning by Victoria police, and Jackson will face Melbourne magistrates court on 19 September.
Victoria police said that it and the Australian federal police's joint union taskforce Heracles had charged a 49-year-old New South Wales woman with 70 counts of theft and deception-related offences as a part of an ongoing investigation.
In August 2015 Jackson was involved in a case before the federal court with the HSU seeking repayment of $1.4m relating to her time as national secretary of the union. Jackson was national secretary between January 2008 and February 2015.
Jackson became a household name as a whistleblower alleging corruption within the HSU. Before her case against her former union, she was lauded by Coalition figures including Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne, who said she would be remembered as a "lion of the union movement".
Guardian Australia has contacted Jackson for comment.
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Royal commission into trade union governance and corruption


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Already a certified lifeguard? The Y is the perfect place to put those skills into action! We're always looking for qualified lifeguards to join the Y family.


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Mitcham street fight: Recap after a man was rushed to hospital with a 'knife wound'
A knife was recovered from the scene
Vicky MunroReporter
A vicious street fight has put a man in hospital
These things just shouldn't happen in the early afternoon.
But it seems the time of day is no longer likely to be a deterrent.
The location was a residential street in Mitcham. The incident was a vicious fight which led to one arrest and left a man needing to be rushed to hospital.
Police were called at 12.35pm on Wednesday (January 30) to reports of a fight.
A man in his 20s was found in Tamworth Lane with a knife wound and was rushed to hospital.
Pictures show forensics at the scene of a triple stabbing in Croydon
It is believed that his injuries have not been deemed life-changing.
Another man, also in his 20s, was arrested in the area on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and he was taken to a West London police station.
Police recovered a knife from the scene and continue to investigate.
Anyone with information should ring police on 101.
For a recap of how we covered this story as it unfolded check out our blog below.
London Ambulance Service full statement
The London Ambulance Services have confirmed the man was taken to hospital "as a priority".
A LAS spokesperson said:"We were called at 12.36pm today (January 30) to Tamworth Lane, Mitcham to reports of an incident.
"We sent an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car and an incident response officer to the scene.
"We treated a man at the scene and took him to hospital as a priority."
Not the only fight today in south London
Elsewhere in south London another fight, at Gravel Hill tram stop, ended with three men being stabbed.
Follow our liveblog for more information here.
Bus route 463 diverted briefly
A bus route was briefly diverted while police cleared the scene.
Where did the fight take place?
This map shows where Tamworth Lane is, which is where the victim was found.
The fight took place near Brenley Park in Mitcham
What we know so far
Welcome to our liveblog of the police investigation into this incident.
What we know so far:
A vicious street fight broke out on Tamworth Lane at around 12.30pm on Wednesday (January 30)
One man in his 20s ended up in the hospital with a stab wound. A knife has been recovered by police
Police have arrested another man in his 20s on suspicion of GBH


"Under the Arctic Sky," which was directed by Chris Burkard, is one of the films that will be featured at the Tahoe Film Fest on Nov. 30 - Dec. 3.
In an environmentally conscious community such as North Lake Tahoe, oftentimes it's nonprofit entities that create the most impact through their work, especially with younger community members.
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships (SWEP) is a nonprofit organization responsible for enhancing environmental studies for children with programming dedicated to giving them hands-on experience to cultivate future generations of environmental stewards.
SWEP has helped in establishing science programs, outdoor field studies, and ecological restoration projects within the Truckee Unified School District.
The latest contribution to the community is the Tahoe Film Fest, a four-day celebration of thought-provoking environmental documentaries, dramatic displays, and international masterpieces.
"The film festival definitely goes along with SWEP's mission for environmental education. And we want to bring that out more to the public and kind of promote what SWEP contributes locally to our kids here and to the environment," said Suzanne Wilkins, festival manager of the Tahoe Film Fest.
From Thursday, Nov. 30 – Sunday, Dec. 3 three locations will offer film showings all day long, spanning several categories.
"We have 30 films in the festival and six short films. All of the short films are environmental. These are really good films, a lot of research went into choosing them and it's not easy to get some of the films we're showing. So, I think that the variety is impactful, especially on those covering important environmental topics," said Robert Roussel, director of the Tahoe Film Fest.
The Incline Village Cinema, Northstar Village Cinema and Truckee High School Auditorium are the three host locations of the film screenings.
Each location will display works categorized as environmental, international including Latino and French selections, and special screenings.
"It's unfortunate that we can't repeat the films, but that's pretty much what a festival entails; so you've got to study the film write-ups on our website and decide which ones as the audience you'd really like to see," Roussel said.
Tahoe Film Fest offers detailed descriptions of each of the works, as well as a schedule of which locations offer films, and at what times.
Wilkins added that guests have access to unlimited screenings with the purchase of a weekend pass.
"It's a tough one actually, there are so many great films but you can't see them all. The best way would be to purchase the all-access pass for $100 and that gives you access to all the films at all the locations, and is the cheapest way to see as many films as you can," she said.
The area has never had a festival quite like this, and its tie to environmental education among area schools makes the community's attendance even more impactful.
"I think it's an educational opportunity, maybe not for little children, but definitely for middle school and teenage children and their parents. They can see these films together and talk about the importance of the environmental issues we're facing and better understand what's in the news," Roussel said.
Though it's nearly impossible to recommend certain films over the others, Roussel did say that Mexican film "The Night Guard" was exceedingly popular, winning best film at the LA Film Festival.
He said that the French sidebar films are also a lot of fun, especially for locals.
"I think the audience in Tahoe is sophisticated and I thought the French sidebar would be interesting — "Faces Places" made a lot of headlines last month when it premiered because Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence showed up at the premier," he added.
For a family friendly offering, he recommended "The Gold Rush", a Charlie Chaplin film from 1925, which he described as one of the most important silent films ever made.
"When I was in film school, it was one of the required films and it's a lovely little film and it was kind of based, well, Charlie Chaplin got the idea for it, by reading about the Donner Party. So that's a family friendly film and I think that it's a classic silent film — one of the best silent films of all time, and a tribute to Truckee," Roussel said.
Another film on the roster is a documentary that hasn't been released yet, about the creators of Curious George and their escape from the Nazi party to the United States, where they created the beloved story.
In spirit of the film showing, SWEP will highlight partners who've made their work possible through a fun event on Saturday night, "The SWEPPYs".
Beginning at 7p.m. at Marg's Taco Bistro in Truckee, SWEP will honor those who've helped make science exploration programming available to local youths and welcome the community to join in on the celebration.
"The people who live here care very much about the environment and just by the beauty you see all around Lake Tahoe, it's evident to see that people care up here," Roussel said.


Allan D'Arcangelo became connected to the Pop-Art movement in the 60's with the exhibition of a work called "Marilyn", a piece which featured the face of Marilyn Monroe with only lettered slits where the facial features should have been. To the side of this work there were the missing facial features, lettered to correspond to the slits. This sort of social critique is one that is not uncommon to the construction of Pop-Art, which much of the time has its focus pinned on the social sphere of that country in which it is generated, and one great focal point of the social sphere can be found in the form of public icons. Though these pieces seem to be poignant social commentaries, these are not the works that D'Arcangelo will come to be known for. It will be the series of highway paintings that come to be seen as D'Arcangelo's claim to fame.
The paintings from this series depict many of the highways of the United States in a very perspective driven series of works. The next series that D'Arcangelo woud do would involve the abstracted inclusion of roadblocks into the one-point perspective view of the highways that we had seen in his earlier work. These next series would embody Allan's desire to delve deeper into the realm of abstraction, and will play with the notion of abstraction and what is seen. Through out all of these series of increasing abstraction, the one-point perspective of the highway is never fully obstructed, but rather it can be seen through the wall of abstraction that is continually being built up around it. D'Arcangelo does not give up the creation of seen items, he comes back to the subject matter of highways in the early 70's and creates a large series of fairly simplified landscapes of american highway spaces and other slices of americana. Reborn from the ashes of abstraction, D'Arcangelo always seems to be interested in the perspective allowed by views of long stretches, such as highway expanses, and this influence does not seem to shake loose from his creative process at any point.


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Alan Pace expresses Premier League vaccine concern and shares Aston Villa call off frustration
Burnley saw their game with Aston Villa postponed at just two hours notice on Saturday
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Alan Pace at Turf Moor
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Burnley chairman Alan Pace stressed unvaccinated footballers 'may have to choose a different career' as he reflected on the fixture postponements across the Premier League.
The Clarets were scheduled to play Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon but a series of positive Covid-19 cases forced the game to be postponed less than three hours before kick-off.
It was one of six Premier League fixtures not to be played this weekend while many more Football League matches were also cancelled as the country comes to terms with a staggering rise in Omicron Covid cases.
In light of fixtures being postponed, the EFL published a statement on Thursday stating how at least 25% of players in the Football League have no intention of being vaccinated, a statistic that's caused debate across the football network.
Pace spoke passionately about the subject, believing those that are unvaccinated are unnecessarily risking the lives of others.
He said: "It worries me for a number of different reasons but these are personal choices for people.
"It can't be, though, that you put everybody else at risk.
"If they choose not to get vaccinated, then they may have to choose a different career.
"Freedom to choose something different doesn't mean you get the same rights and opportunities given to you if you choose to do something that's not in the best interests of everyone else."
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The Alliance Broadcasting Network has added this Caribbean gem to their growing stable of radio stations led by their vision to become the first Caribbean-American conglomerate to own and operate radio stations for and by the Caribbean-American people here in the United States and abroad.
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The long-term effects of first love
By: The Irrelationship Group
January 19, 2016 | Romance
And I ain't down here for your money
I ain't down here for your love
I ain't down here for your love or money
I'm down here for your soul
—Nick Cave, "Deanna"
"From the moment I met Jane I couldn't get enough. But it wasn't just me: it was all either of us could think about. I literally couldn't get her out of my head. It seemed like it should have been more fun, though. Instead, it drove both of us mad. It was a long time before I realized I had used Jane to fix everything that had ever been wrong in my life."
Peter and Jane were like many other seventeen-year-olds: limited life experience doesn't yield a lot of insight into one's behavior or personality. Down the road, perhaps, they might curiously look back and begin to understand how unmet needs and desires translated into pain and sadness, and how that made them react in future relationships. The first time we fall hard for another person—that treacherous tumble into first love—is one of the most dramatic examples of what it is that irrelationship can do for us: compensate for past failures in our caretakers while simultaneously protecting us from falling for it (ever) again.
"Such sweet longing, an innocence combined with a sense of helpless tragedy."Grant
"We were always telling each other that our love was forever. (Wasn't giving up our virginity to one another the proof?). The rampage of miserable family lives and adolescent hormones drove us at one another. We hadn't a clue that each of us was using the other as an escape hatch from the pain we were desperate to leave behind.
"When she was a kid, Jane's parents had relegated her to the sidelines of a really nasty divorce, but I don't know if my situation was better or worse: my parents stayed together, but like her, I was pushed to the sidelines of their ugly, cold resentment which they never even tried to cover up.
"Looking back, I'd say that both of us tried to create an alternative reality, some kind of fantasy about what it meant to be in love. We never really talked about it, but I think our ideas of a 'perfect romance' were, more than anything else, a protest against what we came from. At the time we both felt like our meeting was fate or a miracle or something. So naturally we tried desperately to hold onto it. And then it came time for college.
"I've never been clear exactly what happened. We tried to make it work from college in different states. We were determined that it wasn't going to just fall apart like other people we knew. But all the normal college stuff — casual sex, drinking, drugs, and the peer pressure — affected us pretty much like you'd expect."
"Jumping headlong into love may have nothing to do with love."Daniel
"Finally we painfully agreed to allow each other to 'move on.' Or, so we thought. We had, I think, sincere intentions, but what we'd shared had hit us at such a deep place that letting go was complicated. And besides, we didn't really want to. We'd try to get involved with other people, but then, on holiday breaks, we'd meet "just for coffee," and end up in bed together. Then we'd feel so guilty that we'd tell each other (again) that this was the last time.
"When we were in high school we were always talking about getting married and having kids. But even when we were back and forth trying to split up, the idea of getting back together kind of scared me somehow. I couldn't figure it out: why was I so attracted but scared of Jane at the same time?
"Then a friend of mine told me about 'irrelationships' and I checked out the website. Some things helped me make sense of Jane and me right away, but other things took a while. Anybody could see that our obsession with each put a wall between us and anybody and anything else in our lives. I know now that, while it looked like passion, it was really this driven performance thing that completely sucked up all our energy and attention like a black hole. But that performance kept the lid on everything we were afraid of. Risking true intimacy wasn't, and didn't have to be, on our radar at all: our connection was an escape from the train wrecks our parents had created. Strangely, our escaping into each other really didn't have anything to do with love.
"An interesting twist was that as I learned more about irrelationship, I could see that Jane and I took turns being Performer and Audience. The Performer would make a series of dramatic gestures and "sacrifices" to keep our "love" alive; and whoever was in the Audience role had to give a standing ovation — as if the performance (which was more like a rescue operation) actually worked.
"Yes, I can see myself in that story—a story that rings of the proverbial "One Who Got Away'—and even all these years later when I feel that ache in my heart, I wonder..."Mark
"The bottom line is that we were two kids who were afraid of winding up in the kinds of messed up marriages our parents had. So we created a safe "bubble" where that couldn't happen. Only we were so invested in the act of keeping fear at arms' length that we never really got any closer than arms' length either. And that was the point: we used our relationship to keep anybody and anything else from causing us any more pain. We were so driven by fear that whatever potential we had for true love really didn't stand a chance."
Tags: Childhood Origins, First Love, obsessions, Performer and Audience, Song and Dance
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Irrelationship is a jointly created unconscious defense system that enables two or more persons to protect themselves from awareness of the anxiety that surfaces as they become close to one another. Irrelationship provides a hiding place from the vulnerability driving this anxiety — specifically, from empathy, intimacy, emotional risk and emotional investment. Irrelationship is often seen in people drawn to one another romantically, but can as easily affect friendships, the workplace, and even international relations.
Irrelationship: Using Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy explores how disquiet in early childhood relationships with caregivers teaches us to distance ourselves from those close to us even as adults. Case histories illustrate how people trapped in irrelationship learned tools for building satisfying connection with others.
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