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At 100offer, we hear excellent stories every day from developers, data scientists, and more. They come from different places, different backgrounds, and work in industries from banking to insurance to travel.
They work for startups and companies over a century old. Some of them dreamed of writing code their whole lives, while some pivoted into their roles when they barely knew what the job entailed. Some studied their craft traditionally, while others learned their skill set as a hobby that they turned into a career. Some studied computer science in school and found that the industry in practice was nothing like what they had learned. So while "tech talent" may be too broad a subject to pin down, there is room for all kinds of employees in Singapore.
Such a diversity and flexibility of talent is something to be celebrated, especially as these individuals work in fast-paced fields where they are constantly challenged to evolve.
Over the past several months, we have been on a mission to shed some light on these amazing people who make up Singapore's tech backbone. This mission is ongoing, because we will never run out of stories. However, we have curated together a cross-section to show a small portion of the wealth of opportunity in the city-state's businesses. It's also a bit of our love letter to Singapore's tech scene. There truly is something for everyone.


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4 Ways to Kick Creative Block to the Curb
Besides a never-ending supply of good-hair days, I'd love nothing more than to be able to turn my creative energy on and off like a water spout. Big project due? No problem, just turn it on and out spill a few amazing ideas. But what the truly creative masterminds will tell you, is that creativity is a muscle. The more you use it, the easier it is to tap into. And just like a muscle, sometimes it's overworked and needs to take a break, so it can go full-steam again.
I was talking about this recently with Lizzie Darden. Lizzie is an amazingly talented graphic designer and "pun-master" from Florida, who seemed to explode all over the creative-Instagram scene a few months back. See, Lizzie's creative genius is on multiple levels- she takes two different objects that seem to have nothing in common (a taco and an old rotary phone, a cherry pie and an octopus, a frosted cake and a wedge of swiss cheese), combines them into one flawlessly-amazing eye-trip, and then ties it all together with a masterful pun. (Seriously, you must click HERE to see what I mean.) And it's tempting to think someone this creative is just always on. But Lizzie keeps it real- "it's such a tough problem, especially with social media." Yes! That subtle pressure to always be doing more, bigger, and better! So I asked her- how do you deal with creative burnout? When you feel that spark has gone out, how do you get it back? Keep reading for her top tips...
We've all been there. You're having an awesomely productive week, knocking out project after project — then all of a sudden: BAM! You're struck by the dreaded creative block. An artistic black hole. The evil villain to any creative superhero. An unwelcome guest that just doesn't get the hint to pack up and leave. But there is good news! There are ways to kick creative block to the curb, so you can be ready the next time it comes a-knockin'!
I always think more clearly after a good workout. I won't claim to be fluent in any sort of scientific reasoning (9th grade chemistry was a long time ago!) but I have heard facts and tidbits here and there about the increased blood flow to your brain and more dopamine production. So if your mind is feeling sluggish, get up and jump around! Make it fun! It's not like you have to go out and run a full-on marathon, but anything to get your heart pumping and your body sweating is going to be good for your brain and for your creativity.
Sometimes we get so caught up in our own heads that we lose sight of what we're trying to create and why. Going round and round having mental conversations with yourself can be more frustrating than productive when you're feeling stuck, so try to get an outside opinion. When I'm feeling puzzled over a food pun, I like to play a word association game with my boyfriend. I'll ask him something like "what do you think of when you hear the word 'sushi'" or whatever I'm having a block about. The ideas he comes up with end up being so different from what I had, and the fresh perspective really boosts my creative thinking. Try brainstorming with a friend or family member and you'll be surprised how often you'll say "why didn't I think of that!" Even if the ideas they think up aren't usable it can lead to a whole new train of thought for you.
Creativity comes in so many different forms, and sometimes exploring one outside your comfort zone can be helpful in a creative block. For instance, the work I do is usually digital, so if I'm having a block I like to turn off the computer and play with watercolors. If your forte is drawing, you can try cooking a new recipe, playing an instrument, or taking some abstract photos around the backyard. This way your mind has plenty of room to wander without turning your creative side completely off. It also gives you a new way of looking at things, which can spark up some ideas.
If you've tried everything and still wind up with a blank sheet of paper, don't stress! Rest your brain! The poor thing has been hard at work trying to churn up ideas that it's run out of gas. In some creative block situations, the best thing to do is to stop dwelling and just do something totally different. Just relax, grab some brunch with friends, take Mr. Kibbles to the dog park, have a Netflix marathon (like you needed an excuse for that, anyway!) It's the Shower Principle, a piece of wisdom brought to you by the greatest show ever, 30 Rock: "moments of inspiration occur when the brain is distracted from the problem at hand–for example, when you're showering". When your brain is refreshed and not under the pressure of trying to solve a creative problem, that's when the greatest ideas pop up! So have fun, chill out, and take a notebook with you so those brilliant "shower thoughts" don't catch you off-guard!
Happy Creating!!- Lizzie
Thanks so much to Lizzie for her tips! I know I personally always benefit from bouncing ideas off of someone else, and when all else fails, going for a long run.
I can't wait to see where Lizzie's magical brain will take her!!
Make sure you're following her on Instagram, and check out her website to see more of her work.
P.s. Stay tuned for some SUPER FUN to come this week on Instagram, from Lizzie and me! ;)

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IAA: What is your music background?
QUINCY DIVINE: It all started from writing short stories for fun in the second or third grade. From there it escalated to poetry as I began to grow and experience life more. Around the age of twelve, that's when I was told to try my hand at hip-hop by a friend who believed I was a good writer from some of my poems he read. From then own I've been perfecting my craft. As far as producing goes, I started playing the keyboard around the age of nineteen and began producing for friends in the neighborhood. I've always had a passion for music, but that's when I really decided to take it seriously.
IAA: Why do you want to record and release your own music?
QUINCY DIVINE: I want others to experience and appreciate my artistry, and realize that I have something beneficial to say.
IAA: Why do you want to record and release your own music?
QUINCY DIVINE: My songs are about everyday life. They are about the ups the downs, the struggles, the smiles, and every other feeling that represents humanity.
IAA: Who is your fan base directed towards?
QUINCY DIVINE: Well, because I do use profanity as passion words occasionally, I would say between the ages of eighteen and forty. Even though that's the age limit I usually target, that doesn't mean anyone else can't enjoy my music also.
IAA: Who are your musical influences?
QUINCY DIVINE: That's a long list, but I'll try to name a few. B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Howlin Wolf, 2pac, Nas, Bill Withers, Raphael Saadiq, Curtis Mayfeild along with many others have influenced me.
IAA: How would you describe your music to people ?
QUINCY DIVINE: I would say I'm very eclectic. My music is a mixture of blues ,neo-soul, hip-hop and rap.
IAA: What makes you stand out from other artist ?
QUINCY DIVINE: I'm an artist who goes in the studio only to make the music I believe in. I don't hold myself to a certain pattern or format to achieve that goal. I just go in and I am as honest as possible. I let my music speak for itself.
IAA: What are some upcoming projects, you are currently working on
QUINCY DIVINE: Well, I just released a mix-tape entitled Album Before The Album that's a free download at www.quincydivine.com/mixtapes.php. Now I'm working on the album Beat Of My Own Drum.
IAA: What are your career goals? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
QUINCY DIVINE: Short term, I just want to be the best artist/producer I can be and make Beat Of My Own Drum the best album it can be. Long term, I would like to make it in the industry and have longevity. In ten years, hopefully I'm on a beach somewhere reflecting on how much money I've made, how many fans I've touched from music, sipping on a corona working on the next big business deal.
IAA: How can your fans access your music and contact you?
QUINCY DIVINE: You can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com and @quincydivine on twitter. You can hear my music at www.quincydivine.com, www.reverbnation.com/quincydivine and www.facebook.com/quincydivine


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|This is that seven-year project.
The cover's done, but the
book isn't (a-hem)...
|Here's a shot of me at Shakespeare's
Birthplace. For no reason whatsoever.
It's getting there. Slowly. In ye olden days I would, by now - a few months off having the manuscript completed - be hopping about nervously trying to get a publisher interested, frantically bugging my poor agent to send the first chapters out to anyone who'll listen, and feeling crushed and heartbroken when phrases like 'not for us' or 'perhaps with some extensive editing' started turning up in emails.
But this is not ye olden days. Not only do I not really anticipate a mainstream publisher offering me a contract ever again, pace the current state of the industry, but I'm not sure I'll ever seriously think about touting for one and going through the whole hopping/ bugging/ crushing cycle again.
The new ecosystem of publishing means that it's far more sensible for me to assume it's self-publishing all the way. And now I've realised that, a strange sense of illicit freedom creeps over me. A bit like getting out of school for a dentist appointment and then your mum letting you have the rest of the afternoon off too.
It occurred to me that, despite many good experiences, there are a number of things about mainstream publishing I definitely won't be sad to leave behind...
- The editorial phrase "but some children might not understand that." (Don't get me started!)
- Having an editor say "this is brilliant", then having the manuscript turned down 'cos Ted in sales was slightly doubtful about three sentences on page six of chapter 4.
- Horrible jacket designs that "absolutely everyone in the office really loves."
- Children's publicity departments who have no contacts in schools whatsoever.
- Being asked by publicity departments what contacts I have in the media (NONE! For god's sake, that's YOUR job!).
- Being asked by publicity departments if I have any great ideas for promoting my book (THAT'S! YOUR! JOB!)
- Coming up with great ideas for promoting my book and then realising that what the publicity department actually meant was coming up with great ideas for promoting my book which require no time, effort, money or thought.
- The magical journey which starts with "the whole marketing team is really excited about this one" and ends in two lines of misinformed advertorial in the Burnley Express & Star.
- Having the same hair-uncombed, unshaved, quickly-snapped-at-home headshot that the sales guys HAD to have NOW, turn up on other people's websites for ten years.
- Never, ever, not once, ever being invited to a publisher's office party, funded out of petty cash that could have bought a quarter page advert in a national magazine.
- Emailing the only person at the publishing house who ever appears to get anything done, only to find she's left the industry and New Person is just delighted to be working with me.
- Being told that a title is going out of print "with great regret" and then being asked if I want to buy the remaining stock or have it pulped.
- Having a manuscript turned down multiple times because "it's a difficult sell" then having it become my most popular self-published book.
- Aaaand... insert assorted other whines and gripes here...!
|Ooo, look, a re-done ebook cover
|And here's another
Doesn't bear thinking about.
And his blog about literary history is at http://bookhistorystudies.blogspot.com/


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- Apparent field of view 55° degrees
- Focal Length 6mm
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- Eye relief 20mm
- Design 7 elements in 4 groups
- Coatings FMC Fully Multi-Coated
- Baffled with blackened lens edges
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Developments in data sharing and storage, across networks and in the cloud, have certainly made life easier but they have also opened us up to new risks. At QPI our experts understand cyber risks and can help protect you against them.
- Cyber risks can include negligent employees, hackers, malware, stolen or lost computers and mis-sent emails.
- Government statistics show cyber attacks have increased by 60% since 2011 costing smaller businesses between £35K and £65k on average.
- Large organisations are getting better at protecting themselves against cyber attacks so smaller ones are being targeted more frequently.
- Accountants and solicitors are particularly vulnerable because of the sensitive and often valuable information they hold.
- A cyber insurance premium can cost as little as £500 a year.


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How can we use generous listening and techniques for generous listening in a team setting, and what results should we expect?
My wife and I have been together so long that both of us believes we know what the other is thinking. But we don't. When forget we get into trouble.
We cannot know what is written on somebody's heart. We cannot make assumptions based on our observations of their behaviour filtered through our perception of the world. "We don't see the world as it is, we see the world as we are" (Goethe).
It's important to clarify instead of assume. To ask questions instead of judging. To try to get, if possible, others to tell us what their intentions, motivations, or reasoning is. To listen.
Ask questions. Ask open-ended questions. Squash as many of your own assumptions as you can.
Discuss Facts
We often try to avoid conflict. What we end up doing is preserving artificial harmony, which erodes trust and committment. Passionate debate and creative conflict is often what's needed. Laying it all on the table. Being vulnerable. This doesn't mean we have to make (or tolerate) personal attacks.
Stick to the facts, and if you need to then describe the consequences of those facts as you see them. For example, you may draw the conclusion that an employee is lazy when they come to work a half an hour late every morning.
If you start the conversation "Hey, you're lazy." you're not going to get very far. You might need start the conversation something like "When you come into work half an hour late every morning [the fact] it makes you look lazy [the result as you see them]."
Stick to the facts. Don't attack people.
Speak Up
You must speak your own truth. This goes together with the previous "discuss facts" directive. The passionate debate and creative conflict can't happen if you don't give to the conversation. If you're the leader (manager, executive) then a big part of your job is to make sure everybody is heard before deciding. Even if you think you already know what decision you're going to make.
With people very often you have to go slow to speed up.
Without being heard, there is no committment. Even if your employees (volunteers, children) don't agree with the final decision (and they don't have to, because commitment isn't about consensus), you'll have a better chance of getting their agreement if you've listened to and heard them. Speak your truth, hear their truth.
Speak up, and let others speak
Summary for Leaders
- Clarify assumptions, ask questions
- Debate facts, not personalities
- Speak up, leave room for others to speak
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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 - Update 1: Release notes
Addressing a number of customer-reported and other issues, Update 1 will improve your experience with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. The list of performance and stability improvements includes:
Application workspace
- Importing a CorelDRAW X8 or a Corel PHOTO-PAINT X8 workspace no longer grays out floating dockers.
- Symbol Manager Docker: The Insert symbol and Edit symbol buttons now use different icons and can be easily identified.
- Customization: The Boundary command appears under Object on the Commands page of the Options dialog box
(Tools > Customization menu, Customization list of categories).
- Object Coordinates docker: The Replace object button is readily available when the up and down arrows are used to set new values.
Curve editing, vector previews, and display
- The Highlight selected objects option works as expected with the default color scheme for vector previews, nodes, and handles (solid mode).
- Overlapping nodes selected with the Shape tool are visible even when node types are shown in different colors.
- Objects with subpaths: When you select the start or end node of a subpath and edit the curve by dragging the control handles, the preview shows the changes along the entire path.
- Editing nodes in mesh fills and complex curves is faster and without flickering.
- All nodes in envelopes are properly displayed.
- Selecting and redrawing objects in complex drawings is now faster.
Photo editing
- You can now open RAW files from Canon 7D in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
- Various issues were fixed, making it easier and faster to edit, preview, and move text both with the default color scheme for previews and nodes (solid mode) and with the XOR mode, the default preview and node mode for X8 and earlier versions.
- The Virtual Segment Delete tool now works as expected on curve objects.
- It is now faster to select nodes and objects with the Virtual Segment Delete tool, the Shape tool, and the Pick tool
The following actions no longer cause CorelDRAW to stop responding:
- printing certain files that contain dimension lines
- adding or editing transparencies in symbols that have dimension lines
- importing certain SVG files


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Marriott Irvine Spectrum to Open With 13K Square Feet of Meeting Space
Aug 22 2017
Marriott Irvine Spectrum to Open With 13K Square Feet of Meeting Space
Marriott Irvine Spectrum has announced plans for its debut this December with a full-service restaurant dubbed Heirloom, a rooftop bar and lounge, and more than 13,000 square feet of indoor / outdoor meeting and event space.
Billed as the only full-service hotel in the Irvine Spectrum area, the property will have 271 guest rooms, including 50 Extended Stay suites. The hotel will be within walking distance of the Irvine Spectrum Center entertainment, shopping and dining district.
Event spaces will include a 5,000 square feet ballroom, 4,000 square foot event lawn, 3,500 square foot open air rooftop bar and event space, and breakout rooms. Rooms will offer views of Saddleback Mountain, Laguna Canyon or Spectrum Center and will include technology features like Wi-Fi, big screen TVs with full connectivity and the ability to stream Netflix and Hulu without charge, convenience plugs, iPhone/iPod docking stations and more. Aimed at business, leisure and group travel, the Extended Stay suites will aim to offer a private residential feel showcasing an open layout design, including full kitchens and spacious living areas.
In terms of food and beverage offerings, the property will include Heirloom, a three-meal "farm-to-flavor" restaurant emphasizing Californian cuisine, as well as a rooftop bar on the 15th floor offering views paired with craft cocktails, wine and local beer. Other amenities will include an M Club Lounge, a Greatroom lobby bar and an onsite Starbucks.
In addition to the Irvine Spectrum Center, the hotel will also be near the Orange County Great Park spanning 1,300 acres and the recently debuted 194 acre "Sports Park" with soccer and baseball fields, a playground, and tennis, volleyball and basketball courts.


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Toddler's potty mouth response to ice bucket challenge goes viral
Look at this adorable little girl in pigtails. And listen to what she says when someone pours a pan of water on her head to approximate the ALS ice bucket challenge.
My goodness, little one. Do you kiss your mommy with that mouth?
The video has been watched nearly 1.8 million times since it was posted Monday on YouTube. Click here to watch.
We have no idea who this British (we think) cutie is, but we suspect that her daddy is a sailor.


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As someone who has always enjoyed helping people, improving operations in healthcare came as a natural choice for Krista. She has worked with a diverse array of healthcare systems to enhance healing environments with a focus on access to quality patient care. Rooted in the belief that real transformation comes from creating new solutions to challenging problems, Krista is passionate about working closely with user groups to give them a voice and develop plans that lead to the discovery of new and innovative ways to be efficient. Before joining Blue Cottage, Krista was Senior Healthcare Analyst at HKS, Inc., where she was an operations planner and data analyst on complex healthcare projects. She received her Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Arizona State University, where she also received her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
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Dreaming of a Heat dynasty — and dollar signs
A championship in hand, the Miami Heat faces a new challenge: establishing a dynasty, both on the court and financially.
In professional sports, champions rise and fall, only to be quickly forgotten. Quick: Who won the World Series two years ago?
But some teams obtain gold-standard status through sustained performance and national cachet. (Think Lakers, Yankees, Celtics and Patriots). It carries them past one year's triumph or disappointing season to link the team's name to a certain exalted era. A question for the Heat: Will the franchise be the Miami Dolphins of the 1970s (prolonged excellence) or the Florida Marlins of the 1990s?
"It could be like when the Heat won [the championship] last time. Demand for tickets went way down, because the thrill of the chase was gone,'' said Miami ticket broker Michael Lipman. "Or, they could be like the old Bulls and Lakers, and become a dynasty. Brokers made millions on those teams."
The time between now and next year's playoffs will test the staying power of Heatmania. For fans, a question is whether they will have to pay even more for seats in an arena that already charges some of the league's top prices.
The Heat's bottom line also gets particular attention in cash-strapped Miami-Dade County, which has yet to collect any money in a profit-sharing deal with the team now playing its 12th season in the tax-subsidized arena.
For sure, the Heat's second championship in six years will spark a windfall for the team. But the Heat's championship victory over Oklahoma City offers a particularly tricky case, experts said, given the high expectations that followed LeBron James' arrival in 2010 and the sense of destiny denied when the team lost last year's finals to Dallas.
According to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of professional sports teams, the Miami Heat saw its value increase from $363 million to $457 million since 2010, when James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade as the Heat's so-called Three Kings.
Under Forbes' formula, the Heat is the sixth most valuable NBA franchise, behind, in order, the Lakers, Knicks, Bulls, Celtics and Mavericks.
The 26 percent spike in the wake of the LeBron signing raises a question: How much higher can it go?
"This will be a more modest increase," said Patrick Rishe, a sports business analyst and economics professor at Webster University. "The arena has been pretty full, and if local media deals and sponsorships are locked in for a few years, this lessens the size of the value spike."
Still, the Heat has gone from a team playing below its potential to reaching it — and matching the haughty prediction James made shortly after defecting from Cleveland that "not five, not six, not seven," but even more championships would be his.
David Samson, president of the Miami Marlins, said winning matters more financially than the hype surrounding a hot, newly assembled team — even one as grandiose as the Heat.
"The offseason buzz is when you sign LeBron and Bosh. It ends quickly if the team doesn't win," said Samson, whose Marlins won the World Series in 2003. (Their first title, in 1997, was under different ownership.) "But when you win a title, you have a much longer-lasting, almost permanent buzz. The buzz that Miami had when they signed LeBron is nothing compared to the buzz they have now."
On average, the NBA's eight previous champions saw their value increase by 10 percent the following year, including the Heat's 13 percent gain in 2006 to $409 million, according to Forbes rankings.
In 2005, Shaquille O'Neal's first year with the Heat, the county-owned AmericanAirlines Arena reported a 22 percent spike in revenue to $37 million. The championship season brought another 18 percent bump. But the next year — which brought a disappointing first-round playoff exit — saw only a 3 percent gain, followed by four years of wobbly results. (Those figures dipped in no small part due to a poor on-court product after O'Neal forced a trade out of town).
Only when James signed in the summer of 2010 did revenues soar again — up 33 percent to a record $60 million. Miami averaged 19,935 people per regular-season game this season — or 102 percent of capacity.
One way to value the Heat's win this year is to consider the reverse: How would fans and sponsors react if the Heat blew another championship — especially given Miami's reputation as a sports town with little patience with underachievers?
"I have experienced the positives and negatives of fair-weather fandom since I am a native of Miami," said Rick Horrow, host of Bloomberg Television's Sportsfolio program and a key player in building the Heat's original home in the Miami Arena. While another lost season might have soured Miami to the Three Kings, last week's win secured their status.
"The pedestal is firmly established for the Heat now," said Horrow, president of Horrow Sports Ventures.
The timing of contracts can play a large role in how much a team profits from that year's championship. Fox's television deal to air Heat games on its Sun Sports network expires in 2015, but reports emerged last week that the deal was being renegotiated for a higher price. Both Fox and the Heat deny those reports.
Furthermore, the Heat typically sells premium season-ticket packages in three-year contracts. Unfortunately for the Heat, ticket broker Michael Lipman said Friday that the latest triumph happened to fall early in the current cycle.
Still, Lipman said single-game and group ticket prices could rise some 10 percent next year. Sponsorship dollars also should be easier to come by, said sports lawyer Adam Chase of Washington, D.C.'s Dow Lohnes.
"They're in a pretty strong position,'' Chase said of the Heat. "Think of all the sponsors who want to have their pictures taken with LeBron and the MVP trophy."
Even with the championship run, Heat executives say they do not expect this season's revenues to top 2011's, thanks to the shortened season caused by a labor dispute.
That means the arena, operated by a company owned by Heat owner Micky Arison, likely will not pay Miami-Dade any rent for the championship season. In a letter to the Miami-Dade Inspector General's Office, which investigated the lack of payments, Heat President Eric Woolworth suggested profits may increase enough soon for the county to share in some of the team's Three Kings bounty.
"Encouragingly, all of our business indicators are pointing up,'' Woolworth wrote in the May 15 letter. "If we are able to maintain the current trajectory, it is possible that the county will see its first distribution [from the arena] sometime in the next several years."


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BlackBerry 10 users rejoice! Facebook has received another update today and this time has some great features in tow. The Facebook app on BB10 wasn't the greatest at launch, but with the last few updates it's starting to get much better.
This time around we get quicker newsfeed scrolling, a refreshed UI and best of all - Facebook Chat. The new features bring things up to speed and are a very welcome addition.
New features include:
- Facebook Chat – Stay up-to-date with your friends using Facebook Chat! See which of your friends are online, start a chat message, send photos in chat messages, and see when your messages are delivered and read. You can also see when a friend is typing a message, search within your chat list to find friends and groups, as well as edit your list of favorite chat friends.
- Facebook Messages - Message details now show when a message is sent.
- Quicker Scrolling in Newsfeed - While in newsfeed, click on the sidebar to scroll to the top of the newsfeed.
- Enhanced Photo Experience – Facebook 10.2.1 provides a new easier way of setting your Profile and Cover Photos. Set your Facebook profile photo or cover photo right from the Camera app, or from within a Facebook photo album.
- Enhanced Page Admin Functions – Page Admin has a new look and feel. As Page Admin, you can post updates, see the number of people talking about a page, view the number of likes a page has as well as see how many people checked in at a venue page.
- A Refreshed Look and Feel to your Pages – Facebook 10.2.1 offers an updated look and feel to your Pages to make navigation and communicating with your social network even easier. You'll now be able to see how many of your friends have liked a page and how many people in total have liked a page.
The update is rolling out now and should be available within the next 24 hours.


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|Battle of Plum Creek
|Part of the Indian Wars
|Texas Rangers Militia
|Comanche all bands
|Commanders and leaders
|Mathew Caldwell
Edward Burleson
Chief Placido
Ben McCulloch
Felix Huston
|Buffalo Hump but effective control of the war party had broken down
|Approximately 200
|Unknown, but the best guesses are 1000 in the war party, including women and children
|Casualties and losses
|At least 30 killed at Victoria and Linnville, and 11 at Plum Creek
|Unknown; 12 bodies recovered, Texans claimed 87 killed at Plum Creek
The Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between allied Tonkawa, militia and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place near Lockhart, Texas, on August 12, 1840, following the Great Raid of 1840 as the Comanche war party returned to West Texas.[1]
Following the Council House Fight of 1840 a group of Comanches led by the Penateka Comanche War Chief Buffalo Hump, warriors from his own band plus allies from various other Comanche bands, raided from West Texas all the way to the coast and the sea.[1] These Comanches were angered by the events of the Council House, in which Texans had killed Comanche Chiefs when the Texans had raised a white flag of truce.
The Council House FightEdit
- Main article Council House Fight.
The Texan officials began the treaty talks with demands that the Comanche considered impossible. Including the Comanche return of all white captives. This included people such as Cynthia Parker. Other white captives were with bands of the Comanche not represented at the talks. As a show of "good faith" the Comanche chiefs brought in one captive, a severely mutilated adolescent girl named Matilda Lockhart. The Comanches had burned off her nose with hot coals. The Texans thought they were going against their word, because the Comanche chiefs did not return all of the white captives and figured they held back some of their white captives to guarantee their own safety. The Texas militiamen told the chiefs it was they that would indeed be held hostage to guarantee the release of their other white captives. The chiefs quickly realized their gross miscalculation. Everyone panicked and drew their weapons. The militia began firing and the Comanches were killed.[2]
The Great Raid of 1840Edit
- Main article Great Raid of 1840.
But Buffalo Hump was determined to do more than merely complain about what the Comanches viewed as a bitter betrayal. Spreading word to the other bands of Comanches that he was raiding the white settlements in revenge, Buffalo Hump led the Great Raid of 1840. On this raid the Comanches went all the way from beyond the Edwards Plateau in West Texas to the cities of Victoria and Linnville on the Texas coast. In what may have been the largest organized raid by the Comanches to that point on Texas settlements, or an attack by Indians on any white city in the continental United States,[3] they raided and burned these towns, plundering at will. Linnville was the second largest port in Texas at that time. On the way back from the sea the Comanches were confronted by Texas rangers and militia in a fight called the Battle of Plum Creek (near the modern town of Lockhart).
The Battle of Plum CreekEdit
The "battle" was really more of a running gun fight, as the Comanche War Party was trying to get back to the Llano Estacado with a huge herd of horses and mules they had stolen, a large number of firearms, and other plunder such as mirrors, liquor, and cloth.[1] Volunteers from Gonzales under Mathew Caldwell and from Bastrop under Ed Burleson gathered to intercept the Comanches. Joined by Ranger companies and armed settlers hastily assembled as militia from central and east Texas, they confronted the Indians at Good's Crossing on Plum Creek, near the modern town of Lockhart (about 27 miles south of Austin).[3] Texas history says the Texans won this battle, although the Indians got away with most of their plunder and a great many of the stolen horses and mules. "Several hundred head of horses and mules were recaptured, as were also immense quantities of dry goods."[2] The Texans reported killing 80 Comanches (unusually heavy casualties for the Indians) in the fight, yet recovered only 12 Indian bodies.[3]
Apparently greed largely determined the battle's outcome. The Comanches would have never been caught had they not been herding such an enormous number of captured and heavily laden mules and horses. Similarly, the Texans discovered stolen bullion on some recaptured mules and subsequently most of them went home—without an organized pursuit of the Comanches. Thomas J. Pilgrim took part in the Battle of Plum Creek.[4][5]
Buffalo Hump continued to raid white settlements until 1856, when he led his band into the Brazos River Reservation. The town of Linnville never recovered from the Great Raid, most of its residents moving to Port Lavaca, the new settlement established on the bay three and one half miles southwest by displaced Linnville residents.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement: A Century and a Half of Savage Resistance to the Advancing White Frontier. Arthur H. Clarke Co. 1933.
- ↑ The Comanches: Lords of the Southern Plains. Oklahoma Press. 1952.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Comanches: Lords of the Southern Plains. University of Oklahoma Press. 1952.
- ↑ Thomas Jefferson Pilgrim - Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas
- ↑ Battle of Plum Creek - TSHA Online
Online sourcesEdit
- Buffalo Hump, Texas Indians.com
- Battle of Plum Creek, Lone Star Junction
- Plum Creek battlefield received a historic marker in 1978. Battle of Plum Creek: near intersection of US 183 and SH 142 in Lions Park: Texas marker #9783
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- Brice, Donaly E. The Great Comanche Raid: Boldest Indian Attack on the Texas Republic McGowan Book Co. 1987
- "Comanche" Skyhawks Native American Dedication (August 15, 2005)
- "Comanche" on the History Channel (August 26, 2005)
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- Lund, Bill. Native Peoples: The Comanche Indians. Mankato, Minnesota: Bridgestone Books, 1997.
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- Native Americans: Comanche (August 13, 2005).
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The fundraiser is a good cause, I have donted to them before. I am a thyroid cancer survivor. Mine was caught very early and there was minimal damage, so I was blessed there. I live in the Denver area, originally from Atlanta. I started racing BMX at 10 years of age and still race cruiser. I traveled and raced the NORBA circuit in the 90's semi pro DH and Slalom. I am now 38 and am still downhill riding/racing (just had my first trip to Whislter this summer), 4X/Slalom, XC. I am looking at getting into Enduro/Super D. This bike is pretty much set for that! Thanks again for this fundraiser and opportunity.
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In all the newspapers today and yesterday there was a tiny news that many ignored because of the war in Gaza. Still it is important to mention it
The interior ministry announced that in 2008 it discharged 1,164 and suspended 280 policemen from their duty for violations and misconduct against citizens.
This is a big number that interior ministry wants to declare to let the world to know that it does not cover up its bad officers.It seems that the campaigns against the torture and abuse of police power came be a result after all even if the interior ministry does not declare it.


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We're proud to announce our partnership with Kyle Rudolph and 612 Brew to be the exclusive restaurant to enjoy their new "52" (in honor of the Big Game coming to Minnesota) beer at! 🍺🏈
All Minnesota stores will be featuring the beer starting on December 20th with a portion of each sale going to Kyle Rudolph's End Zone project!
Supplies will be limited, don't hesitate!
Kyle Daniel Rudolph (born November 9, 1989) nicknamed "Big Country", is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Rudolph played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He was drafted by the Vikings in the second round, 43rd overall of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was selected for the Pro Bowl following the 2012 NFL season.


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Helping you get through the on and off cold fronts, soup is one of the most comforting foods there is. Don't have too much time to invest in whipping up something elaborate? A super soup is an easy and delish option for you! Watching your weight? Line your stomach with an appetizing soup and you'll tend to eat less!
February 4 is celebrated as National Homemade Soup Day to honour and celebrate The Soup! The roots of this day are yet waiting to be discovered. However, the history of soup is touted to be as old as cooking itself. Regional variants of soup like the Italian minestrone, New England chowder, Russian Borscht sour soup are also well-known. Some claim that the word 'soup' can be traced back to the word 'suppa' which means bread eaten with broth.
There are very few things like curling up with a warm bowl of homemade soup on a cold night! For all those who didn't know, cold soups are also a thing! Ones like Gazpacho are a delicacy in different parts of the world to devour during the warmer climates. It has great scientific backing attributing to its medicinal properties of curing a cold and for slowing down the activity of white blood cells that can cause inflammation.
So honour the National Homemade Soup Day by preparing a Quick and Easy Chicken Taco Soup, Tangy Tomato Tortellini Soup or a Loaded Potato Soup with creamy cheese and jalapeno depending on whether you like it light or hearty. No rules… just make it how you like it, build flavours and savour the super soups.
There are some interesting ways you can make at home a steaming bowl of soup or a cold one for that matter. The ICCA Amateur courses can guide you to make the ones you tasted & loved and also get experimenting with the variants of your all-time favourites to relish and enjoy. Comforting, is all that I can say!


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Transgender 101: A Guide to Gender and Identity to Help You Keep Up with the Conversation
From the article: "You will understand what "transgender" really means when you bear witness to a transgender person's happiness – someone who is finally completely and fully themselves, joyful in their own skin, dazzling. That's when it'll all make sense."
PFLAG National Website has resources that can be downloaded. Some booklets with transgender and non-conforming subjects are available at: https://www.pflag.org/publications
Our Trans Loved Ones: Questions and Answers for Parents, Families, and Friends of People Who Are Transgender and Gender Expansive
Our Trans Loved Ones is a brand-new, updated resource. Written by PFLAG staff members, and created with the help of content experts, reviewers, and PFLAGers with experience to share, it is full of information, first-person stories, and expert input geared to those who have a loved one who has come out as trans or gender expansive.
Straight for Equality: A Guide to Being a Trans Ally
This publication will help you learn more about what transgender means, develop competency around talking about the issue, become better informed about the challenges that many trans people face, and know specific ways that you can be a strong trans ally.
Faith In Our Families
Discovering that a loved one is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender can pose new questions about your faith and may prompt you to re-evaluate beliefs that you previously took for granted. By using personal experiences, this publication provides examples for reconciling your faith with the knowledge that a loved one is gay. This publication includes an updated list of gay and lesbian religious and spiritual groups to watch out for.
Our Children
An update to the perennial favorite PFLAG publication, OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS, OUR CHILDREN offers a fresh eye for families and others about what to do when a loved one comes out. Full of useful knowledge, helpful tips, expert opinions and first-person stories, OUR CHILDREN–which has a focus on sexual orientation and gender expression–is a must read for anyone looking to learn more about how to support LGBTQ loved ones…or looking for support for themselves.
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people.
By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country. http://www.transequality.org/
Transgender Law Center (TLC) changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. http://transgenderlawcenter.org/
Trans Youth Family Allies (TYFA)http://www.imatyfa.org/ works to create a society free of suicide and violence in which ALL children are respected and celebrated. Specifically, TransYouth Family Allies will work to:
- Educate and inform schools, healthcare professionals, daycare centers, courts and legal representatives, child welfare agencies and communities about discrimination on the basis of gender identity or gender expression.
- Eliminate harassment, oppression, and violence motivated by ignorance, fear, and hatred of transgender children and youth.
- Work to inform citizens, including legislators about advances in medical science and current standards of care with regard to the legal status of transgender and gender variant children.
- Work to form alliances with organizations and individuals to help achieve support services for the transgender and gender variant children of America, so that they and their families may find the services and support that they need to live their lives free of harassment and obstruction.
Lamda Legal Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. http://www.lambdalegal.org/


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'All-out cyber war' erupts over WikiLeaks: 'Anonymous' hackers take MasterCard offline
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Sites for Visa, PayPal, Sen. Lieberman also targeted
Yesterday, MasterCard Worldwidebecame the latest financial institution to face the wrath of online hackers acting to avenge secrets outlet WikiLeaks over the credit card provider's declaration that the site was engaged in "illegal" activities.
Not 36 hours after MasterCard froze payments to WikiLeaks, their website was down as hackers with the group "Anonymous" launched a new wave of cyberattacks. The company said its customers could still use their credit cards for purchases, but the PayPoint retail network told a BBC reporter that MasterCard's "SecureCode" service had been taken down, interrupting service all over.
The hackers also claimed responsibility for taking down the website for Swiss bank PostFinance, after it froze an account with over €31,000 set aside for site founder Julian Assange's legal defense.
Assange was arrested in London yesterday on an Interpol warrant out of Sweden, where he's wanted for questioning in an investigation of sexual assault.
"Anonymous" has dubbbed their cyber warfare campaign "Operation Payback," threatening to "fire" on any entity that attempts to censor WikiLeaks.
Service to mastercard.com was unavailable at time of this writing. The website for the Swedish prosecutor's office was also offline, as was a site for the lawyerrepresenting Assange's accusers.
Secure Computing Magazine called what's happening "an all-out cyber war," noting that massive botnets were attacking each other by mid-Wednesday morning as even the 'Anonymous' group had come under fire from another group of hackers that sought to defend US interests. That group, which was successful in taking WikiLeaks offline in late November, was also thought to be behind attacks on the 'Anonymous' website,anonops.net, which was still online at time of this writing.
A "botnet" is Internet slang for a massive shadow network of computers that have been unknowingly hijacked by malicious software. They are typically used for nefarious purposes, such as distributed denial of service attacks.
Credit card processor Visa also suspended payments to WikiLeaks on Tuesday morning, but it's website was functional at time of this story's publication. It too was expected to come under denial of service attacks.
"Operation Payback" also promised to attack PayPal, the online payment service that last week cut off WikiLeaks and froze over $60,000 in electronic donations, but their site was still online Wednesday morning. Topics trending on Twitter suggested an attack may also target the micro-blogging site.
Others to suffer downtime this week include PayPal's blog, EveryDNS — the domain name service provider that pulled WikiLeaks off it's .org address — and Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) .gov website. Lieberman's staff was responsible for prompting Amazon.com to take WikiLeaks off its US-based cloud servers.
Researchers with Panda Security have been tracking the wave of attacks, blow-for-blow.
In recent days, the online to-do over WikiLeaks has been called the world's "first serious infowar" and a "war for control of the Internet."
"What is this all about? And what does it have to do with censorship and Operation Payback?" 'Anonymous' asks on their website.
"While we don't have much of an affiliation with WikiLeaks, we fight for the same reasons. We want transparency and we counter censorship. The attempts to silence WikiLeaks are long strides closer to a world where we can not say what we think and are unable to express our opinions and ideas.
"We can not let this happen. This is why our intention is to find out who is responsible for this failed attempt at censorship. This is why we intend to utilize our resources to raise awareness, attack those against and support those who are helping lead our world to freedom and democracy."
Raw Story will continue following the latest developments.
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Yes!!!! I get it!!! Yes!!! Love it!!! Thanks for being real.
I had such an interesting experience last week with FaceBook. I love FB just as much as the next person but…and this is a BIG BUT…I don't check my newsfeed (maybe the first few on there) and I don't check many pages.
I get on facebook, make announcements and try and get back to those who have left messages, posted on my wall or reached out to me. I appreciate those who do this and while I don't get to all the messages I really do try. Then after a little bit, I realize that my social media time is about to expire (hubby to see, dinner to make, kids to get ready for bed) and I hop off.
My favorite feature of facebook? The pictures! I love seeing pictures from trainings or events I was teaching in and can't capture myself. I find it puzzling when I am tagged in pics from events I wasn't in or can't go to…like in different states, or countries. Isn't that the purpose of tagging??? I generally untag myself b/c I look at the pics on my page to be a sort of photo memory log for me to remember the great times I have had with great people.
I just reinstalled the facebook app on my phone. I now have it a little more readily accessible. Not sure if I like this or not. I am already spending more time on electronics between music, choreo dvds, work, phone calls and messaging, instagram, and 2048 than I think is necessary. Oh my gosh! have you played 2048??? it's amazing…it'll knock your socks off and if you think you're addicted to a game…you ain't seen nothin' yet!!!
Ok…so…last week…
As I was scrolling through the news feed. I could not believe the negative post after negative post. This wasn't about someone going through a hard time. I have put myself out there during hard times and the outpouring of love and empathy was amazing and heart warming and filled my soul and I really hope I haven't come across as someone who was putting out negative energy. What I found was mindless negativity. Negative people throwing out negative energy to all their "friends" on facebook. Movie reviews, product reviews, hating this, annoyed with that, can you believe this, this was so terrible…
I get that this is a place where we can write our feelings, keeping our family and friends updated on the latest and greatest but are we using this as a crutch so we can vent and not have to face people?? I think we are facing a real issue where REAL human connection is being lost. Rather than calling our friend, going to see a coworker or family we are writing out our feelings on an internet site and making everyone else deal with the negativity. Yes of course there is the option to opt out of being friends or followers but when we look back on our lives…what are we focusing our efforts on?
At Zumba instructor convention this year Steve Boedt and I presented a session on The Power of Connecting with Others. We focus some on this, resourcing to electronic connections vs. REAL, long lasting connections with others. There is a loss of this is our society…we all do it.
Experiencing the outpouring of love, support and amazing stories from others towards my dad at the time of his funeral a few years ago made me think of what would be said at my own funeral. What kind of person was I? How did I make people feel? If someone were to run across an obituary of me and didn't know me personally, if they went to my facebook page-do I feel this is really representing the person I am? Would I be proud of what I am posting as my status?
Of course I do want to say that this is also met with many uplifting posts and people coming together for a greater cause…and there is always the good with the bad, always. Opposition in all things.
I ran across this quote on @HENRAYRAY 's instagram and I told him I was gonna steal it, it says-
"Be the most positive person you've ever hear, and the most generous person you know, and the most loving person you've ever felt! Be what you want from others." -Jeff Moore
Beautiful right? I love it. I want to be that. I added a pic of my mama at the top. This woman is the sweetest woman I know. She is kind, counts her blessings, has a grateful heart, doesn't complain, she tried to get me to speak a like a real lady using words like fanny. Oh how she tried. 😀
I have great examples of how to treat others and how to live my life…I've got lots of work to do.
Yes!!!! I get it!!! Yes!!! Love it!!! Thanks for being real.
I love your blog. Keep it up. So encouraging and expiring for us instructors and women. I love your bangs also 🙂
Couldn't agree with you more Miss Kass! I hope more folks read this and take the time to reflect on their own lives and happiness. I know I sure did and started my day off with a smile 🙂
This is what I call \"SOUL FOOD\". Great words of WISDOM and thought. I LOVE your transparency. As a fitness instructor we get so use to being \"ON\" and giving our students every ounce of PASSION and energy we have! My challenge is always to stay TRUE and BALANCED. Often times, my family does not get the same passion and energy that I put into my routines and stage presence 😦 . . . . as a MOM, wife, friend and daughter, it is a REAL struggle to shut off all social network media, all thoughts of signing up for another Jam Session, working on new choreo and/or a new warm up . . . the struggle is just to BE PRESENT and fully engaged with my hubby, kiddos and faith. THANK YOU! for being such a LIGHT in what can often become so consuming – you are AMAZING!
I attended your session at Convention on Connecting and would recommend others to do it, if it is presented again. I totally agree with you and I repeat it often enough to all that know me, please be more charitable, more empathy to all those around you.I find that people have a tendency to scan than to read. Possible reason cause of the overwhelming amount of information they get presented on social media. As Dianne Falkness said on one of her YouTube videos, keep it brief, simple otherwise it shall be glossed over and forgotten cause people are busy. I too ma sad that 'electronic media' is slowly taking over 'human relationships' and many times do wonder whether all those people who are friends on FB or followers on Twitter are indeed friends in the old fashion context.
This is a fabulous post, Kass! It's going in my copy and keep inspiration file for those days when I've taken in a bit too many of the negative posts of friends. It makes me sad, but I also believe that instead of swirling around the negatives and the hate, if we all just focused on what we can do to make those things better instead of pointing fingers…WOW! What a world it would be! So, off the computer I go, to find some real live people and say HI! Hugs to you! Thanks for showing this \"old bird\" she's not too old to Zumba in Vegas. Much love!
Aloha! Thank you for being such a positive influence! My son (Kennie) and I are also Zumba Instructors and try to do the same. We would LOVE to try to bring you here to hold a Master class in Honolulu,Hawaii! Please contact me if you are interested. MAHALO! (Thank you)Aloha, Michele Hirosumi ZIN
Hello Kass This is Mona. I am from India am a Zumba lover going to take ZIN certification soon in March. I know you would not recall but I met you at the Gate way of India Mumbai wld like to share the pic with you . Let me know if I can do that . I am your crazy fan love your style and moves . YOu created fire on the stage :).
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As a momma to a beautiful labradoodle I am sure you will like this quote as it also pertains to your post above! The quote is as follows,\" Be the person your dog thinks you are!\" Meaning your dog thinks your a good person so show the world that your a good person! Show the world love and appreciate everything and stay positive just like is done for our furbabies! I try to be positive all the time and it is hard sometimes but I think is most important to be positive to those around you and to spread good love!
I can't wait to officially meet you on Sunday! I had a chance to talk with your sister at convention this year: ) Emily is so awesome!!!! I am so excited to see you in PA Sunday!!!!!
Kass!We will love to see you blogging again… I really hope your schedule will allow for that!…


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Review of Antony + Cleopatra, Yale Summer Cabaret
According to historical accounts, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC was a decisive contest at sea between the fleets of Octavian Caesar, representing the interests of the Roman Republic, and those of Marc Antony and his paramour and partner in political maneuvering, Cleopatra of Egypt. In Rory Pelsue's raucous and energetically entertaining adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony + Cleopatra, the battle is staged as a dance routine. And that should tell you a lot about the conceptual liberties on view at the Yale Summer Cabaret through June 11.
Choreographed by Michael Breslin, the dance routine is not only theatrically appealing; in many ways it's the culmination of the show's drag club aesthetic, given full sway throughout the play by Cole McCarty's genius for costumes. The dance routine is both martial and emotive, a kinetic emblem of the two sides at war, not only in the play, but in the "battle of the sexes" as an element of erotic identity. Though here the battle is in the dancers, collectively. One second, butch, the next, femme, and, we might say, the tragedy here is that the butch side keeps winning.
Pelsue's Antony + Cleopatra seizes on the central conceit of Shakespeare's play—that the Romans are all about organization and power and probity and the Egyptians all about their own pleasures, which power abets with a sense of grandeur—and notches it up into a series of visual arias on the status of "straight" and "gay." In this world it's a given that masculinity is a kind of drag performance. So the Romans, in their tennis shorts with knotted sweaters or tighty-whities or sailor and navy officer regalia or football gear, are not only "butch" but also straight-men—in the comic sense—to Cleopatra's hand-maids, who strut and emote with a vengeance in hot pants and fish-nets and heels and bare mid-drifts. All the actors here are male—including the lovely, lithe and every inch a lady, Erron Crawford as Cleopatra. His is a performance, at one point in gold lame shorts, that maintains the elegance of both ideals of "queen"—a self-absorbed female ruler, a self-styled performance of femininity.
At the heart of the show is the question of performativity itself. Hudson Oznowicz is a very boyish Antony, as if the influence of drag-court Egypt is sapping his manliness. But then, Shakespeare's play does put its main dramatic stress on the consul's emotions. As a Roman, he should do what suits the Republic; as an ambitious man, he's vying for power against Octavius; and (which interests the playwright) as a lover he is having to adapt to the whims of his fascinating and insecure femme fatale. Add Pelsue's gendered dynamic into the mix, and this Antony is beguiled by his willingness to walk on the Wilde side, so to speak. It will be his undoing, ultimately, in a scene that shows him to be the biggest drama queen here.
Abetting such transformations in Egypt—and stealing as many scenes and masticating as much scenery as possible—are Cleo's handmaids, Charmian (Arturo Soria), often spouting her lines in Spanish, and Iras (Jakeem Powell), the more stately of the two. They are nothing short of full-time provocations. Soria, often with a lollipop and in pigtails, also sports a moustache (that helps with his macho swagger as Agrippa, back in Rome). There's never a dull moment with these two. And to demonstrate ancient superstition, there's Steven Lee Johnson, in elaborate headgear, as a somewhat truculent soothsayer.
Among the Romans, Johnson plays Octavius in a kind of deliberative pique. Johnson has a way with characters at least somewhat sociopathic, and his Octavius never seems so dangerous as when he is trying to seem likeable. At times, he and Antony, with their clean-cut sheen, look and act like two jocks competing to become captain of the team. As Enobarbus, Ben Anderson registers disbelief at Antony's changed nature, while as Octavia, sister to Octavius and wife to Antony, he's a hilariously skittish patrician dame.
Six actors play eleven named parts. With the many switches of location and costume, it can be a little tough at times to follow the intricacies of the plot, but the emotional registers come across loud and clear. Sometimes major speeches are delivered as songs, mike in hand. Actors leap atop a table, sit at tables shared by audience members, sprawl on divans, deliver orations at a mike-stand, and in general cavort with a reckless abandon that, to a heady and liberating extent, makes the Bard its bitch.
Riw Rakkulchon's set decks the walls with gay subculture posters that seem to date from the heyday of pre-AIDS promiscuity and includes, of course, a movie poster of Liz Taylor as Cleopatra. The grand dames of Hollywood have long since become the stuff of drag, so it's only fitting that Shakespeare's Cleopatra gets the treatment. Crawford's queen exudes seductive charm but she might also have a knack for wielding power that the Romans just don't get, Antony included.
There are subtleties galore in Pelsue's vision of the play, and several exposures might be required before one gets the full effect. "It's a crash course for the ravers."
Antony + Cleopatra
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Rory Pelsue
Dramaturg: Catherine María Rodríguez; Choreographer: Michael Breslin; Scenic Design: Riw Rakkulchon; Costume Design: Cole McCarty; Lighting Design: Krista Smith; Sound Design: Michael Costagliola; Stage Manager: Olivia Plath; Fight Director: Shadi Ghaheri; Spanish Translations: Arturo Soria
Cast: Ben Anderson; Erron Crawford; Hudson Oznowicz; Steven Lee Johnson; Jakeem Powell; Arturo Soria
Yale Summer Cabaret
June 2-11, 2017