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Ivy league degree holder loves to work with tribals
Armed with a postgraduate degree in professional studies from the US's ivy-league Cornell University in NY, Pratibha S Roy has chosen to work among the poor in Jharkhand, reports KA Gupta.india Updated: Jun 10, 2008 01:54 IST
This is one US-educated girl who is not driven by big bucks and fancy titles. Armed with a postgraduate degree in professional studies from the US's ivy-league Cornell University in New York, Pratibha S. Roy has chosen to work among the poor in Gumla district, Jharkhand.
This is the Oriya girl's second stint in the region's Naxalite-infested Palkot block. Before she left for the US, Roy, was a project executive with the NGO Pradan, active in the region. She helped set up over a hundred self-help groups, inspiring them to take to tomato and paddy cultivation through improved agricultural practices.
It was during her time there, with husband Nirmal Beura Ashok Kumar and team leader Ajit Nayak, that Palkot became a major exporter of tomatoes, not only to nearby districts but to Ranchi, Rourkela and even distant Patna and Kolkata. Naturally, her team's efforts have been a boon for hundreds of local Palkot farmers.
"It was while I was in Gumla in 2005 that I was selected for the two-year course by the Ford Foundation. As soon as I was through, I decided to return to Palkot to carry forward the work my team and I had initiated," Roy told Hindustan Times.
Roy hopes to use her US learning to a refine techniques and marketing strategies. "It hardly matters whether I am in a village or a town," Roy said, adding that her objective was only to work with commitment so as to better the lot of poor tribals.
Roy's husband Nirmal is doing the same course in the US and is currently on a study tour of Uganda. Roy's director and advisor in the US, Professor Norman Uphoff too is engaged in promoting the System for Rice Intensification in third world countries.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 14, 2016) – On Thursday, a man was found guilty of murdering two men during a dice game in Nov. 2015.
The man, David Sanders, 26, was also found guilty of one count of robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of attempted robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious felon.
Dontae Shields, 26, was facing the same charges but he was found not guilty on all counts.
Clarence Sanders, 52, faced all of the same charges as well, except for the firearm possession charge. He was also found not guilty on all counts.
According to court documents, a group of men got into an argument while playing dice. The three suspects got angry and started shooting at the other men. The suspects then stole all the money from the dice game.


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I really want to try to hold my hobby expenditures to $1,500 or less for 2018. My goal last year was to keep expenses under $1,000, and I failed utterly and miserably at that, spending almost 3 times that amount. The Spanish army and unusually heavy convention related expenses were among the culprits.
1) Finish our Lannes Napoleonic "Campaign". That was a goal for last year as well, but we only managed to do one battle! We have three to go, and the first is now scheduled for later this month. That could set the stage for another short campaign jusing Brent Oman's "Seasons of Battle" when it is released later this year.
2) Run a game for Jared's Middle School gaming club - this was rescheduled from December due to snow, now scheduled for the end of January. This will be a big Punic Wras game using To the Strongest!
3) Host a game at HAVOC in April if my schedule permits. We have had bad luck with snowy conditions the past few years. This would almost certainly be a game using To the Strongest, which is well suited to their =time slots and table sizes - maybe using the Hussites?
4) Maybe participate in a big Napolenic game Jared is running for his club in March using Black Powder.
5) Historicon Games - returning to Lancaster, a far more agreeable drive from Connecticut than Fredericksburg!
A) The big project is the 1809 Talavera Campaign in a Day, featuring Wellesley's return to Portugal and Spain, and using Snappy Nappy. In this case, neither side will have unity of command. Some supply rules (and wagons) and Guerillas are a must, plus infighting Spanish Juntas and French Marshals!
B) Battle of Talavera itself as a game, using Field of Battle 2nd edition
C) Probably one or two games with To the Strongest!, opponents to be determined.
D) Play in Tim and/or Jared's game(s), or others!
As needed to finish my Spanish Napoleonic project - mostly command for the Line cavalry and Garochistas when they becomes available, eventually a unit of Hussars and/or Cazadores a Caballo, maybe some Perry line and/or Militia to round out the force, maybe some additional high command figures.
Use Army card before it expires in early March to buy Highlanders, any other odds and ends needed from Old Glory..
Maybe one unit of Perry Nassau troops? I have had my eye on them for a while, and they fought (as part of the CoR) at Talvaera, along with the Frankfurters. Hot dog!
As I said last year, if my purchases stay low (which they were anything but!), I might flesh out the rest of the lead for my Eureka Tyrolian Rebellion project; that would be late in 2018 or more likely early in 2019. Of course, If Murawski releases Baden Light Dragoons and or Artillery, they will soar to the top of the "Must Have" (and must paint) list once again.
1) Finish the Spanish Napoleonic army by June so that is ready for Historicon.
2) Make a substantial dent in the huge pile of Macedonians acquired from Edgar in late 2015 (carried over from 2017 with no progress)
3) Great Italian Wars - The Essex Gendarmes, and maybe a new Pike block (carried over from 2017 with no progress).
4) Consider starting the Tyroleans in the Fall of 2018... or painting the additions to my ECW lead to be used for For King and Parliament.
5) Avoid starting any other new projects!
Keep about the same pace of posting as I have the past 3 years (circa 100 post per year().
Work on the Renaissance Galley rules - another holdover from 2017. Not likely to happen before the second half of 2018.


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Ogere's long best kept hospitality secret
There are two reasons for a driver to slow down at Ogere town. For one, it's a major stop over point along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Second, it is the home of the TCC Resort and Conference Centre, an escapist's hub. Established in 1985 as an Insurance Training Centre, it became one of the most sought-after training and conference destinations outside Lagos. The longest running corporate occupants of TCC, Chevron Nigeria arrived at the park-like facility in 2004 and remained there till 2015. It was a turning point in the history of TCC as it became necessary to maintain the facility that had to be tastefully managed for Chevron. A half-Olympic size swimming pool, cinema room and workshop for oil workers were constructed whilst Chevron was occupying TCC.
It became obvious that the entire facility may become a monumental wasteland when Chevron left, as a result of the colossal fall in global oil prices. An intervention was needed and so MP Hotels waded in after the company's Managing Director, Bruce Prins was approached in March 2017 to manage the TCC facility. He and his team subsequently groomed it into a resort status.
A recent visit to TCC Resort was a gratifying eye-opener, as the serenity of the long-standing home of hospitality has not been compromised over the years. From the well-mannered staff to the nice assortment of drinks, any visitor would desire a prolonged stay, which is subject to personal circumstances.
After a two-part tour of the facility that housed 18 blocks with no fewer than 200 rooms, the MD of MP Hotels, Bruce Prins, spoke over lunch on the condition of TCC resort before his company took over its management in August 2017.
"When MP hotels arrived here, this place was already beautiful and all we did was to add some greenish touches to the environment,'' he began. "At the moment, we are only ensuring that every room has the right air conditioner and television in place. The vision behind setting up TCC was as a result of the owner needing a venue to train people for insurance and to also create jobs for the community, it was creating economic investment for the town; he was investing in his community. Initially, it was for insurance but was later converted to a training centre for organisations.''
Meanwhile, MP Hotels manages a few other hotels in Nigeria. They are Travel House Budget Hotels Lekki and Ibadan, TCC Ogere Resort and Conference Centre; Epe Resort, as well as, Jubilee Chalet, Epe.
For Prins, bringing the spotlight on TCC was necessary as it contributes largely to the economic value of the community.
"About 70 families depend on this place for livelihood, including mine. The owners could have just closed it and waited for the next 'Chevron' to take over the place but it's always better to have a running concept. This place is an economical resort at a high standard, located in a rural area outside of Lagos, along the express," he noted.
Asides corporate organisations who accommodate their expatriate workers at the resort, there are few individuals who visit the place for leisure. In his assessment of the Nigerian leisure culture, Prins had a very witty take on Nigerians' attitude to the idea of escaping from city life for leisure, having lived in Nigeria for six years.
"It is true that most Nigerians don't give themselves time for leisure, but I would say that Nigerians are productive people. They don't like sitting around doing nothing. They don't see the value of spending money and not doing anything. If I may use an example, in South Africa in the 50s, due to apartheid and people not wanting to invest in Africa, South Africans themselves started their own domestic hotels, and that is why today, it is very difficult for any foreign investor to come to South Africa to start a chain of hotels. Most of those big hotels in South Africa were all realised from domestic tourism. South Africans go to the hotels, but getting them to go there in the beginning was difficult, because not many South Africans had money like Nigerians,'' Prins said.
The man whose roots are in South Africa relocated to Nigeria in 2012. Prins also noticed that five-star hotels were more popular in Nigeria than the mid-scale or economy budget hotels. But the narrative is changing as some rich Nigerians who used to travel abroad for leisure are looking for holiday destinations within the country. But more work still has to be done to draw a larger population into the culture of leisure.
"The secret to attracting Nigerians is entertainment; Nigerians like to have fun. I don't like racial profiling because there are always exceptions. When I was growing up, for us, we would mount our caravans, relax; sit next to the pool and swim, and that was our holiday. But you see, my father is like Nigerians, he likes entertainment.
"This resort is very good for corporate retreats. It is also an ideal wedding venue, with a church. But groups and companies are our target. Although sometimes on guests request, we provide DJs and other forms of entertainment,'' he said.
Whilst entertainment might attract potential customers, the relationship is sustained on standard and quality and other simple things that many business owners take for granted. Prins who is an author of several books including one on customer service knows this best.
"There is too much competition in the country, and Nigerians are skeptical people, they don't believe things easily, they would rather want to see things for themselves. How to sell this place is to maintain it, don't change the rule or cheat customers, stay consistent. We have rates and we don't show preference in terms of discount. Treat the staff with respect and they deliver their best. Our selling point will be the escape from the city. And it is in a good environment,'' he said.
It was needless to ask about the safety of the hotel as every block is guarded by a central electronic security door and only guests with access keys can make entry into a block or a room. Each room is built with fire alarm system. The main gate is also electronically controlled and equipped with burglary alarm system. Asides the security, the resort is usually scored high on cleanliness, order and most likely affordability. It may be ideal for a small destination wedding, what with the church, the parking lot and the 300 and 500-capacity halls and perhaps honeymoon without distractions.
Prins is quite convinced that the service rendered at TCC is competitive and need not be guided by the habit of substituting grading with rating.
"There is a difference between grading and rating. Grading is where you name it one star, two-star or more. Rating is an impression. When I hear that it is a 3-star hotel, I always ask if that is an opinion of a fact. There is no grading in this country. Lagos State did it at a time and some hotels were graded five-star. But your experience there might be three, four or seven. Grading is based on facilities and services. A so-called five star can still be a budget hotel.
"Porter service is a five-star service. I look at the cost and the services offered and the value it gives to the customer. Not how can I squeeze you for money. That's not the right way. If you look at our Epe Resort for example, it is five years old now and it is known as being consistent; keeping to its standards and its promise to the guest."
Prins also remarked that some hotel owners are in the habit of doing surface cosmetics to hide their inadequacies. Instead of following the trend, he had thoughtfully selected suitable managers who can maintain the set standards.
Each of the facilities in TCC Ogere Resort is named after families that own this place or long-standing occupants some of whom had largely influenced the nature of service rendered at the resort. A case in point is the chef who was trained in South Africa in order to cater for expatriates from South Africa and beyond. For this reason, Prins is known not just as one who develops and manages property but also believes people are an employer's most cherished asset.
There is no going back for Prins at the moment. His decision to stay in Nigeria was not borne out of selfish reason as he was making good money in South Africa. But his arrival in Nigeria changed everything.
"When I came here six years ago, I wanted to spend two months. But in four days, I said I'm going to stay. People asked why. Nigerians are the worst about Nigeria. "Why do you want to stay here?" They asked and I told them that they don't understand.
"I just love the character and the people. I have worked in countries where the majority has a sense of entitlement. It drives me crazy. You give them a raise of 20 to 30 per cent and they complain. But here, give Nigerians a raise and they say, "Thank God, my prayers are answered." It is so opposite to my past experience where the more one gives, the less they work. Coupled with their unwillingness to contribute or learn it was very frustrating for someone like me. They just want to do what they believe. But here in Nigeria, information is power,'' he said.
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This soul-satisfying, creamy, and rich butternut squash soup is made with roasted butternut squash and comes with a crunchy crumble of pumpkin seeds on top!
Fall is in the air and pumpkin is everywhere… Everyone wants pumpkin flavored this and pumpkin-spiced that. Bah! I'm over here, talking about butternut squash and that can only mean one thing…
Soup is a necessity for fall and winter. You can make a variety of soups: vegetarian, meat lovers, spicy, not spicy. The best thing about soup is that it fills you up with minimal effort. You can make some great Weight Watchers style soups where a gallon of soup is only 0.365 points or you can load them up with gooey cheese and tender meats!
Soup allows you to clean the leftovers out of the refrigerator, add some broth, and turn it into a comforting meal.
Butternut squash soup is a great dish for a chilly night when you feel like you missed your vitamin and nutrient quota for the week, or want for a meatless meal.
You can also serve this soup in shot glasses at a party or as an appetizer! Shot glasses remove the need for spoons.
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This soup is healthy so feel free to put a large bore straw in the soup and drink her down! Although, you might not want to suck the seeds through the straw so leave those off if you need to.
If you want to go full Paleo for this soup, omit the gingersnap crumble and just use the seeds!
If you are looking for another one-pot meal besides my Butternut Squash soup, check out my Bahamian Smoked Sausage Peas and Rice Pot.
Butternut Squash Soup with Gingersnap Pumpkin Seeds
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 12 people 1x
Butternut Squash Soup is a quick, easy, and comforting meal with all the flavors of Fall! Complete with a toasted gingersnap crumble.
For the soup
1 large Butternut Squash (roasted, 4 cups total cooked)
1 medium onion (diced small)
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 medium-sized parsnips (peeled and roasted)
13 ounce can full-fat coconut milk
6 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth if you want vegetarian
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
For the gingersnap crumble
1 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper (omit if you don't want it spicy)
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup ground ginger snaps
2 tablespoons coconut oil
Prep and roast your vegetables
Start by getting your squash and parsnips prepared.
Peel, wash, and cube your vegetables.
If not already done, roast your vegetables in a 400F oven until tender.
Toast your seeds and gingersnaps
Combine, crushed ginger snaps, and coconut oil.
Toast on a foil-lined baking sheet at 400F for 10 minutes or until crispy.
Repeat with pumpkin seeds.
Toss the toasted pumpkin seeds and crushed gingersnaps with 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika.
Make the soup
In a large pot, combine olive oil and onion.
Cook until the onions are clear.
Add the squash, parsnips, and broth.
Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and stir to combine.
Puree in small batches in a blender or use a hand-held immersion blender to puree soup.
Ladle into serving bowls or shot glasses and top with toasted seeds and gingersnaps.
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- Category: Small Portioned Comfort Foods
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Soup, Butternut Squash, Fall food
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independent, self-starter, strong imagination
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- What was the application process for your job? (e.g. submitted resume, paper application, electronic application, all, etc.)
self-started business
- Did you have to interview for your current job? If yes, what did the interview process entail? (e.g., number of interviews, who you interviewed with, group interview, individual interview, etc.)
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- If you can remember, what questions were you asked at your interview?
self-started business
- Is this the job / field you planned to work in?
- If your job is in a different field from your original plan how did you get here? Explain (Plan can be from high school/college/post college/personal plan)
I studied at a glassworking studio for 2 years
5. Background: Are you qualified?
- Was there training for your current position? If yes, what did it entail?
I studied at a glassworking studio for 2 years.
- Do you feel your employer properly prepared you for your job? Explain
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- Do you feel your educational background prepared you for your job? Explain
Yes- I studied what I specifically wanted to do.
- If applicable, do you feel your internship experience helped you prepare you for your job?
6. The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)
- If someone were to observe you at work, what would he or she say is "fun" about your job?
I create what is in my heart.
- What is (are) the most fulfilling aspect(s) and least fulfilling aspect(s) of your current employment? (e.g. fiscal, spiritual, type of work, hours, commute, compensation, etc.)
I make my own schedule and produce what I like.
- Is your current employment part of your career plan? Why or why not?
Yes, I want to do this forever.
- What are your current career goals? (Can be broad or specific)
I want to double the income my business generates.
- Is there anything else you would like to share about your career?
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preparing orders to be mailed
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ship out packages
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glassworking- filling orders
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preparing orders to be mailed
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experimental glassworking
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CenturyLink vs. Spectrum
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Provider Comparisons (Versus)
Type of Service
DSL, Fiber
Type of Service
Download Speeds
Up to 1 Gig
Download Speeds
Up to 60 Mbps
$45.00-$85.00 per month
Starts at $44.99 per month
Equipment Fees
$9.99 per month
Equipment Fees
Included in package price
Installation Fee
Included in price
Installation Fee
Data Caps
1 TB (DSL), None (Fiber)
Data Caps
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction
*Pricing and speeds are subject to change but are current as of 03/1/18. Internet and television offers not available in all coverage areas.
Should I choose CenturyLink or Spectrum as my high-speed Internet Service Provider?
The Verdict
Choose CenturyLink for fast fiber speeds and wide availability.
CenturyLink's single biggest strength is that it's available almost everywhere. This provider is in thirty-six states and covers millions of households. And in select markets, the CenturyLink 1-Gig service brings blazing fiber speeds. Another advantage is the ability to bundle with DIRECTV. Unfortunately, the service in most coverage areas lags behind most cable options. If you have access to decent speeds in your area, CenturyLink is a compelling choice.
Choose Spectrum for reliable service and high customer satisfaction.
Spectrum offers consistent, fast cable internet. The most commonly advertised Spectrum speed is 60 Mbps, compared to CenturyLink's 10 Mbps. Additionally, Spectrum's internet service is priced well, and the company gets great marks across the board in our customer satisfaction survey. Spectrum TV is lackluster, though, with high prices and low channel counts. But if you just need fast, reliable internet, Spectrum is a great option.
Compare CenturyLink and Spectrum plans and pricing in your area:
Coverage Area
CenturyLink is one of the most widespread Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the US, with service available in thirty-six states. The largest coverage areas for CenturyLink are Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, but the provider has an even spread across the whole country, as you can see on the map below.
Spectrum is another widespread provider, though its coverage is much more concentrated than CenturyLink. Spectrum is available in twenty-nine different states, with most of the coverage concentrated on the east coast and Great Lakes regions. Check out the full coverage map below for more details.
Top 5 States:
- Utah
- Arizona
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- Minnesota
Top 5 States:
- Hawaii
- Ohio
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- New York
Customer Satisfaction Ratings
Every year, HighSpeedInternet.com surveys internet users to learn about their experiences with different providers. Our survey includes questions about internet speed, customer service, and reliability. Check out the full survey for more details.
Installation & Setup
CenturyLink's installation process is straightforward—just schedule an appointment with a service tech, and they'll come out and do a professional installation. The best part? There's no additional fee. The company also provides detailed installation checklists and a video guide to help make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible.
Learn how to self-install CenturyLink internet.
Spectrum rounds out the top three for customer satisfaction in installation. Spectrum does charge a fee for professional installation, but at $49.95, it's still reasonable. Overall, there's not much to say about your Spectrum installation, which is good—the easier the install, the sooner you can get to enjoying your new internet service.
Learn how to self-install your Spectrum modem or router.
Internet Speed
The number-one thing to know about CenturyLink internet speeds is that they vary widely with location. CenturyLink service operates on a mixture of DSL and fiber lines, but it's difficult to know what's in your area without entering your zip code in a tool like the one you'll find below. The most common advertised speed is around 10 Mbps, which is probably less speed than you want. However, there are areas that kick things up to as high as 80 Mbps. And if you go for the fiber option and it's available in your area, the 1 Gig connection should be fast enough for anything you throw at it.
Speed: Up to 1 Gig
Spectrum's speed is more consistent. Since Spectrum is a cable service, even the slower speeds tend to be faster than CenturyLink's basic DSL. In fact, the most commonly advertised speed for Spectrum is 60 Mbps—but it doesn't have a service nearly as fast as the 1 Gig CenturyLink offers in some areas.
Speed: Up to 60 Mbps
DSL service is less reliable than cable, simply due to technological differences. That said, CenturyLink generally shouldn't give you any problems. And if you live in an area where 1 Gig service is available, you get to enjoy one of the biggest benefits of fiber: extreme reliability.
Spectrum is in the top five providers for reliability, largely due to technology. Cable service is just more stable and better able to handle heavy loads than DSL. In general, we think most customers will be happy with Spectrum's stable connection.
Monthly Bill
CenturyLink's prices start at $45.00. Whether this is good or bad strongly depends on the speeds available in your area. $55.00 per month for 80 Mbps is not bad at all. If all you have access to is 20 Mbps, though, it doesn't look so great. On the other hand, $85.00 per month for 1 Gig service is great. Again, it's all about location.
Price: $45.00–$85.00 per month
Spectrum's pricing, like its speeds, is much more consistent than CenturyLink's. That helps account for another top-five ranking for the provider. Unfortunately, there's no Gig service here, so if super fast speed is what you want, CenturyLink gives you more bang for your buck.
Price: Starts at $44.99 per month
Technical Support & Customer Service
CenturyLink's customer support sits right about the middle of the road in our survey—and in our experience, that's accurate. The support site is clean and puts the search function front and center, which we like. We found answers to all our questions relatively easily. CenturyLink also offers a tool to track where your support tech is and when they expect to arrive at your home. That's handy if you have a problem too difficult for online support to handle.
The Spectrum support site is not as pleasant to use as CenturyLink's. The main reason is that the site still has to cater to customers with existing TWC, Charter, and Bright House service in addition to new Spectrum customers. Things can get a little convoluted, and the layout just feels a little old-fashioned. That said, Spectrum ranked fourth in our survey, so things aren't all bad.
Advantages & Disadvantages
Bundling Options
Both CenturyLink and Spectrum offer TV and phone service. Customers can bundle one or both to streamline their services and save a little money. Read on for all the details about CenturyLink and Spectrum bundles.
CenturyLink Television
CenturyLink allows customers to bundle DIRECTV satellite TV service with CenturyLink internet. DIRECTV is one of the highest-rated TV services around, though it does require mounting a satellite dish on your roof. Standalone DIRECTV packages start at $29.99 per month. The best value for money is probably DIRECTV ULTIMATE, which gets you 245+ channels for $49.99 per month.
CenturyLink Bundles
Bundling CenturyLink internet and phone with DIRECTV makes for a great TV and internet combo—and prices start at $80.00. Our favorite bundle is DIRECTV ULTIMATE + Internet, which gets you 250+ channels and up to 20 Mbps internet for $110.00 per month.
Spectrum Television
Unlike CenturyLink, Spectrum does offer its own TV service. Unfortunately, it really isn't as good as DIRECTV—there are fewer channels available, even in the most expensive packages, and prices are higher across the board. Spectrum TV starts at $64.99 per month. The best package, Spectrum TV Gold, is $104.99 per month and gets you 200+ channels.
Spectrum Bundles
Spectrum bundles are generally a better bang for your buck than standalone TV. There are three tiers of Triple Play bundles available, starting at $89.97 per month. The Triple Play Silver package is a good middle ground, with 175+ channels, 60 Mbps internet, and unlimited calling for $109.97 per month.
CenturyLink and Spectrum provide modems and routers for a monthly fee. If you want to avoid the fee or increase the speed of your wireless network, you can also buy your own router. Read on for recommendations.
CenturyLink's standard modem-router combo is probably sufficient for most people, but if you need more Wi-Fi range or bandwidth, CenturyLink provides a list of compatible modems.
Our router recommendation for CenturyLink: Zyxel C1100Z.
This modem-router combo offers everything you need for a great CenturyLink experience. You get four Ethernet ports, built-in wireless that can handle speeds up to 300 Mbps, and auto-detection of your CenturyLink network settings for easy set up.
Spectrum also offers a modem-router combo to customers. While convenient, ISP-provided routers tend to be very basic. If you need a little more horsepower from your router, you can pick up your own.
Our router recommendation for Frontier: Motorola 16×4 High-Speed Cable Gateway
This Motorola modem-router combo offers four Ethernet ports, up to 1.6 Gbps Wi-Fi speed, and a built-in firewall for extra security. It's not the most powerful on the market, but it strikes a good balance between convenience, power, and price.
What You Should Consider When Comparing CenturyLink and Spectrum
When comparing CenturyLink and Spectrum internet services, location is critical. If all CenturyLink offers in your area is basic internet, Spectrum is almost always going to be the better bet, thanks to its faster cable speed.
Things get trickier if you can get faster CenturyLink packages. At that point, it really comes down to which provider offers a bundle that best suits your needs. And if CenturyLink's 1 Gig service is available in your area, we highly recommend giving it a shot. It's more expensive than Spectrum's offerings, but once you experience 1 Gig speeds, it's hard to go back.
About the Providers
CenturyLink offers internet service in over thirty states around the US. Nearly sixty million people use CenturyLink, making it the third-largest telecommunications company in the country.
Spectrum is the result of a merger between Time Warner Cable, Charter and Bright House Networks. The combined company provides cable, internet, TV, and home phone to customers in nearly thirty states across the country.
Enter your zip code to see if CenturyLink and Spectrum offer internet and television in your area.
The name CenturyLink and the pathways logo are trademarks of CenturyLink.
Author - Dave Schafer
Dave has written professionally for tech companies and consumer technology sites for nearly five years, with a special focus on TV and internet. He uses his industry expertise to help readers at HighSpeedInternet.com get the most out of their services. No matter the project, he prefers his coffee black (the stronger, the better).


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The committee rejected concerns raised in testimony by the ACLU, the Archdiocese of Washington, the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington and a group of nationally-recognized legal scholars, including Robin Fretwell Wilson, professor at Washington & Lee University Law School. In calling for broader religious liberty protections in the bill, the experts cited well established United States Supreme Court case law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a federal law that applies to the District of Columbia.
Under the bill, religious organizations do not have to participate in the "solemnization or celebration" of a same-sex marriage ceremony. An earlier version of the bill also exempted them from "the promotion of marriage that is in violation of the entity's religious beliefs." The revised language significantly narrows that exemption to the "promotion of marriage through religious programs, counseling, courses, or retreats."
In a last-ditch effort to corral 40 anti-abortion party members whose votes are needed to pass health care reform, Democrats last night agreed to let the whole House vote today on an amendment that would bar insurers participating in the new government-run health care exchange from providing abortions except in the case of rape, incest or to protect the mother's health. It would also prevent people who receive federal subsidies from buying private insurance that covers abortion.


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Once upon a time, drivers could take advantage of the unused parking meter time left by other drivers, count on a grace period before the meter's red "expired" flag would pop up, and, most importantly, be able to park, pop a quarter in the meter, and be on their way. But individual New York City parking is being phased out, and the new boss isn't always the same as the old boss.
It was 9:45 p.m. The movie was starting at 10, and every big, gray multispace meter on the street outside the Ziegfeld Theatre in midtown was out of order.
But since the demise of coin-operated meters in much of Manhattan, whose "fail" icons would indicate their state of disrepair in a split second, it took a while for me and a few others who wanted to see a Saturday night flick to discover the meters' broken status.
In each case, lacking the eight or so quarters we'd need to get more than two hours in parking time, we dipped credit cards into the big, gray box and waited. And waited. After 10 minutes, when no one's card worked, everyone finally figured out the machines were down.
Everyone parked, no one got a summons, and none of us expected the city to give us back our 10 minutes.
Other municipalities are streamlining parking in unique if big-brotherish ways. Here's a look:
Paying by cell phone
On some meters in Las Vegas, drivers can make meter payments via their cell phones and receive text messages warning them 10 minutes before the meter expires. They can then buy more time without visiting the meter again.
In Coral Gables, Fla., motorists register their license plate number, credit card information and cell phone, then call a special number and input a lot and/or space number after they park.
Smart spots
These are pavement-embedded sensors which detect whether or not a space is occupied. When someone drives away, the sensor clears the meter, so you can't hitchhike on someone else's dime.
In-car meter
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Drivers in Aspen, Colo., purchase meters that hang from the rear-view mirror and pre-pay for a block of time. They switch the meter on when they park. It counts down the time and replenishes itself by automatic payment.
Infrared license plate scanners
In Sacramento and Chicago, parking enforcement vehicles are rigged with infrared camera systems that scan license plates and link to a GPS system, which can tell them which cars have been parked too long in a two-hour zone.
Multipurpose parking cards
In Bridgeport, Conn., motorists can purchase metered parking with a debit card that also can be used to shop at participating stores and other municipalities.


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The 4 Mindset Steps to Take Positive Action and Enhance Your Life (part 2)
After recognising that in my whole life there was a huge lack of initiatives and actual creative procedures, I, as well, found that I was never trained to set plans and goals. Shouldn't we have goals? I know it sounds obvious, everyone supposingly wants some things for their lives. But... Have you set specific goals?…
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Light up letters have been the must have wedding decoration for a few years now, but traditionally these have been quite expensive to rent, let alone buy. These cream/white plastic moulded low cost marquee lights are perfect for your home, wedding or as a gift
This stylish LOVE circus sign stand either be hung or stood alone on shelves, bookcases, mantelpiece really any flat surface in your home that deserves a touch of old Hollywood glamour.
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MSG Equipment team of professionals recommends you to carry out all repair operations in the car workshops without using your own hands. Self-repair often becomes the cause of chronic malfunction. Surely, you saw these grief-drivers who hang around day and night under the hood of their car. The desire to save on a trip to a service center by car turns into permanent breakdowns, rapid wear of parts and, consequently, frequent financial expenses.
Inexpensive test of the starter or alternator of your car means diagnostics in a well-equipped car workshop with special alternator or starter diagnostic equipment, when a specialist with a huge experience promptly solves problems with your car. As a result, the repair itself is relatively inexpensive, and at the same time there is a guarantee that the repair will not lead to new breakages in the near future.
Each car has a starter of a particular model. The car starter is one of those mechanisms that are directly included in the basic set of parts and units. If you take out the starter from your car, it will simply not be able to start. However, it may fail to start also in case when the starter is broken and needs repairing.
A modern car is largely controlled by various electronic systems. Mechanic way of testing is gradually dissolving into the past and is not used in topical series and models from top automakers. An active use of electronic systems leads to a "digital" approach in diagnostic work. In particular, restoration of starters implies using of starter testing facilities.
If you want your car to start without problems in the future, do not engage in "self-treatment", you risks to aggravate the situation.
Car alternator is the main source of electricity in your car. It provides power to the audio system, all functional elements and, of course, the engine itself. If the alternator breaks, in fact the machine turns into a pile of iron, plastic and glass.
The alternator is a rather complicated mechanism, and, therefore, to check it for defects, first of all, it's essential to dismantle it. And only after identifying the breakdowns in the process of disassembling and diagnostics, having coordinated everything with the owner, a mechanic begins the repair.
By remanufacturing the alternator, you not only repair the failed unit but also save money instead of buying a new unit. The point is to diagnose it with the subsequent replacement of components with original or analogous ones. This is especially true for parts that are particularly worn out. Using alternator test bench gives an opportunity to make complicated things easier.
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A How-to Guide: Locating the Most Professional Home Inspector Picking the best home inspector Buffalo can be an overwhelming undertaking, particularly on the off chance that you have never procured one. It is essential for you to peruse eagerly everything about this article for you to have the capacity to locate the best Home Inspector Buffalo. Since each and every approved screen is required to stick to comparative standards, numerous people believe each and every home administrator is identical. This is the truth that everyone should know. On the off chance that two examiners were to assess a similar house, the examination reports and discoveries could be very extraordinary. Basically expressed, a few assessors invest more energy, are more experienced, and are more exhaustive than others. For instance, a few assessors inspect the rooftop by strolling on it, ascend into the loft and into slither spaces under the house while others don't. This is the very motivation behind why it is critical for you to screen the home examination procedure to ensure that the home auditor your simply contracted is doing his occupation appropriately. To help you with that, here are the critical contemplations that you have to observe while contracting Home Investigator Buffalo. The first thing you need to remember is the license of the home inspector. It is very important that the home inspector you hire is a licensed one. You can check the Buffalo's land board to check if the home assessor is authorized in light of the fact that each state is strict about this.
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If you are looking for the best Home Inspector Buffalo, it is very important for you to consider the experience of the contractor. It might shock you to discover that anybody can turn into an authorized home monitor, and in almost no time. While involvement in the development business is extremely useful, it is not required. This may be different in the future, yet starting at now, a man basically needs to go to the required hours at a guaranteed home assessment school and effortlessly overcome the state home examination test and they are viewed as an expert home investigator, paying little mind to the way that they have never investigated a solitary home in their life. You will not know but rather the monitor you contract may be its first time to do the home investigation work.
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Colloquium 4/17, "From Plans to Land Change: the Role of Land-Use Policies and Planning in the Transformation of Metropolitan Regions"
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Dr. Anna Hersperger
Land change is one of the key processes of global environmental change. It is the result of interacting political, economic, cultural, technological and natural deriving forces and the respective actors. To date, land-change science has devoted little attention to spatial policy and planning in metropolitan regions despite the widely accepted premise that planning affects urban land-change. Conceptualizing the role of planning in this context is a great challenge, partly because this research is situated at the interface of two paradigms: planning scholars tend to stress contextually and social construction of space; whereas land-change scientists lend themselves to generalizations and are incline to assume realities that can be objectively described. In this presentation, research on growth management approaches in Switzerland and strategic spatial planning in European urban regions is used to illustrate and discuss methodological and empirical issues in linking planning with concrete land changes on the ground. Our research shows that governance processes of plan-making and plan-implementation can be decomposed, quantified and integrated into land change models. However, much more research is needed to establish a truly theory-based approach to describe and model the role of planning in urban land use change.


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SimpleEnigma needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 102 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Tarantin Industries, Inc.
We provide e-commerce services to the propane industry which is not tech savvy. We are looking to upgrade our existing e-commerce site to make it easier to use and more user-friendly. As part of this process, we are expanding our reach from strickly B2B into a B2B/B2C model and this will mean we will restrict some products from public consumers.
We are open to all design ideas that help make the user experience easier. If we got a design that uses our blue color from the original site and mixes the qualities that we mention about the sites below that would be a great starting point.
We will be looking at the header and footer of each page very closely.
The header needs to have the main navigation, the logo, and a very prominent search bar. The footer needs to have all the secondary information links.
We will need links to the categories and featured products on the home page. We will also want to showcase the training link on the home page.
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Despite Newsweek's declaration that President Trump is responsible for rising anti-Semitism in Sweden, a New York Times contributor Friday pushed back against that narrative and placed the blame on Muslim immigrants and leftists.
"Historically, anti-Semitism in Sweden could mainly be attributed to right-wing extremists," Paulina Neuding, editor in chief of the Swedish online magazine Kvartal, writes in The Times in a piece titled "The Uncomfortable Truth About Swedish Anti-Semitism."
"While this problem persists, a study from 2013 showed that 51 percent of anti-Semitic incidents in Sweden were attributed to Muslim extremists. Only 5 percent were carried out by right-wing extremists; 25 percent were perpetrated by left-wing extremists," she continues.
Neuding's column contrasts with Newsweek's Cristina Maza's assurances that violence against Jews can be attributed to Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, despite the fact that violence against Jews in Sweden has been steadily increasing for years.
Nevertheless, these facts did not stop Maza from asserting that "Because of Trump, people are burning Israeli flags and attacking Jews."
The fact that these attacks can be largely attributed to Middle Eastern immigrants and refugees puts Sweden in an awkward position, according to Neuding.
"The fear of being accused of intolerance has paralyzed Sweden's leaders from properly addressing deep-seated intolerance," she wrote.
While attacks against Jews increase, Sweden's government appears committed to its dedication to diversity and multiculturalism, even as its own citizens suffer. Neuding cites an incident last week where the country's state television channel blamed Trump's decision to move the US embassy in Israel to "influential Jewish donors," while another Swedish newspaper concurred with Newsweek's bizarre thesis that a local firebombing of a synagogue was "linked to Trump."
To combat this spike in violence, Neuding recommends that the Swedish government "do more to counter attempts by foreign clerics" who radicalize the nation's Muslim community.
"In Sweden, as in other European countries, radicalization of Muslims is often funded and organized by foreign entities," she wrote.
Because of repeated attacks against their community, many Swedish Jews have opted to simply flee the country. Despite these fears, Sweden's government seems paralyzed from acting.
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Hello everyone!
How has your week been? It's been my first week of the year working out on location, on four different days, in rain and gales! It's been a challenge, although I am as always, so grateful for the work. I've missed taking photographs though, and I have earmarked a chunk of next week for taking lots of pictures. On the subject of photographs, I'm considering looking into selling prints of some of my photos. Postcards and maybe notecards. I'd love to know if any of you lovely readers would be interested in purchasing my photographs, so do leave a comment!
Back to today's post. I'm sharing my photographs from the January issue of Reclaim Magazine, and my monthly feature. (The February issue is just out so do grab a copy if you love vintage and reclaimed interiors!) For the January Issue, I shared four ways to upcycle vintage glasses. I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for pretty vintage glassware. Especially as it's so easy to pick up cheaply at car boot fairs and thrift shops and charity shops. It's a wonderful, decadent treat to get them out of the cupboard to use with friends (twice a year!). So why not use them for some thing else? Give them a new purpose, and save them from gathering dust in a cupboard.
Candle Holders
Use pliable wire to make a cradle to suspend your glass and hold a tea light. Suspend from the top of mirrors, ledges and shelves for a magical light display.
1.Cut four pieces of wire approximately 30cm long
2.Take the first two pieces of wire. Place them parallel,one either side of the top of the stem. Twist the wire either side of the stem firmly all the way to the end, so that the stem is trapped in between.
3. Repeat with the other two pieces of wire.
4. You should now have four pieces of wire pointing up from your glass. Arrange them so that they are at an equal distance around the glass. Gather the ends up and twist to make a loop.
Miniature Gardens
Bring a little nature inside and use your glasses to make tiny botanical gardens. Place a layer of grit in the bottom of your glass for drainage first, before adding a little compost. I planted moss, succulents and a little hyacinth bulb in my glasses.
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VIDEO: Ye Ali – City Girls
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Portable Protest - Casey's Pawns
Ref: 0316
Matériaux: 50 Military combat suits, gold foil silkscreen print, leather, felt, wooden head pieces and original Lambda colour photographs of the intervention at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Dimensions: Installation variable
Exhibition history: 2007 Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich; 2006 Centraal Museum Utrecht, Holland; Franco Sofiantino Gallery, Turin; 2005 Gwangju Biennale South Korea; 2004 Victoria & Albert Museum London, UK
Courtesy: The Artists and Collection Luigi Franco, Turin
Portable Protest is a response to the 2nd Gulf War and the Fallujah invasion of 2004. The body of work was commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for a performance held on 25 June, just five days before the hand-over of sovereignty to the Iraqi government and the start of the withdrawal of US and allied forces. Fifty volunteers took part in a passive protest for peace wearing gold-printed combat suits. For over two hours we silently meditated the future fate of Iraq and its citizens amid the tombs, sepulchres and war trophies from historical battles and combats.
Portable Protest toured to the 2006 Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, a city famous for student protests against the dictatorial regime and now a symbol of the country's pro-democracy resistance – a movement with special poignancy in light of the political situation that still divides the peninsula.


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So I'm not entirely sure what all happened to my Evergreen run...but Moon almost set up on me at the 1st barrel...got him around it and then he made the most beautiful turn for his 2nd barrel...Right in front of it!!
This year the Evergreen rodeo committee put in a new gate for the timed event people to enter. At the opposite end of the arena from where everyone used to go in. It was also a side gate.
Okay, so normally gate positions don't bother me too much. Moon is very controllable at the gate and I have not had much trouble getting him lined up the way I want him to before letting him go. In fact, side gate entries are often beneficial to us because I have the opportunity to set Moon up with our preferred straighter line to our 1st barrel.
Moon trotted into the arena with the greatest of confidence, but kind of locked up once inside. He didn't really want to turn his head to the right so he could get into position to leave. I had noticed the same thing when we were going down the alley at Cripple Creek. He had his head cocked off to the left and wasn't really picking up his first barrel.
The funky thing about how they had things set up at Evergreen was the fact that they had this huge arena to work with and then only gave us 15 feet behind the timers. The end of the arena was rounded so if you wanted more of a running start, you had to ride to dead center of the arena...which I didn't. I was wanting to ease him in farther, but could tell a fight was coming so I just rolled him and sent him toward the first barrel. We didn't have much room to get a running start and I'm sort of wondering if I forgot to let go of the reins?
I mean, I wasn't worried about Moon running past the 1st barrel again or anything. That happening the night before was just a fluke. So either I just didn't get enough of a run at the 1st barrel where I felt Moon was leveled out and it was time to let go...or Moon over-anticipated running past the barrel and rated himself down. ??
Anyway, we got around that barrel and I just let him go. We are running across there, I get my left hand on the rein, go a couple more strides and slide my hand down the rein and whoop! Moon just set in and made the most beautiful turn. Problem was...we weren't at the barrel yet.
Moon realized his error as he was coming out of that turn, threw his head in the air and just took off. I just pulled him around in a circle, but he was charging and thrashing because he didn't know what to do. He located the 2nd barrel and turned it again. I just kept him in the turn until I got control of him and we walked out of the arena. I was more than a little stunned. I mean, I've not had that happen to me before, not on Moon or any other horse for that matter.
T was standing outside the gate and was like, 'What happened dude?' I just pulled my shoulders up to indicate I didn't know. I told her, "I dunno. I just slid my hand down the rein and he just turned. He was right there and felt as soft as could be. Sure felt like a pretty turn though.' T laughed. She said, 'It sure was. I didn't even realize you missed the barrel until you came back around.'
I cooled Moon out, untacked him and shortly thereafter is when he tried to kill Cujo and that was the end of hanging out and talking about anything. So I loaded up and headed home.
All the way home I kept thinking how glad I was that I had already planned on staying home this next weekend. I need some down time. I basically know what most of my problem is with Moon...I seem to have such a hard time getting 'in time' with him. Every once in a while we get it together, but even then I just feel like such a sloppy rider and I cannot seem to 'feel' anything he does.
The thing is, I don't really feel one way or other about it anymore. I'm not disappointed or frustrated or mad...I'm not even sad. It's just weird how I cannot seem to get in time with Moon, after all this time and after all these runs. But after thinking about it for a day, I did what I do...got on the bat phone and talked to someone I think my be able to help.
To Be Continued...


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Oakes Faculty Fellows
The Oakes College faculty represents a wealth of expertise from the natural sciences to the humanities, and we are proud to have some of the top scholars in the world among our faculty. Our students major in nearly every discipline at UCSC—from economics and computer science, to theater arts and Latin American and Latino studies—and they are well supported by the depth and breadth of the Oakes College faculty and the extensive knowledge of our advising team.
TBA is Oakes's faculty chair!
The Chair of the Faculty is an Academic Senate member, other than the Provost, who is elected by the college Faculty to serve a two year term, and will serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Division Arts Division
- Department
- Digital Arts and New Media
- Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
- Affiliations Feminist Studies Department
- Phone 831-459-3221
- Website
- Office Location
- Digital Arts Research Center, 325
- Office Hours Tu & Th, 1:15-2:15 pm and by appointment
- Mail Stop Digital Arts Research Center
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Game Design, Digital Arts, Digital Humanities, Digital Media, Gender Studies, Feminist Theory
Biography, Education and Training
micha cárdenas, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Art & Design: Games + Playable Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. cárdenas is writing a new algorithm for gender, race and technology. Her book in progress, Poetic Operations, proposes algorithmic analysis as a means to develop a trans of color poetics. cárdenas's co-authored books The Transreal: Political Aesthetics of Crossing Realities (2012) and Trans Desire / Affective Cyborgs (2010) were published by Atropos Press. Her artwork has been described as "a seminal milestone for artistic engagement in VR" by the Spike art journal in Berlin. She is a first generation Colombian American.
cárdenas is an artist/theorist who was the winner of the 2016 Creative Award from the Gender Justice League. She was the recipient of the inaugural James Tiptree Jr. fellowship in 2014, a fellowship to provide support and recognition for the new voices in science fiction who are making visible the forces that are changing our view of gender today. She has been described as one of "7 bio-artists who are transforming the fabric of life itself" by io9.com.
cárdenas completed her Ph.D. in Media Arts + Practice in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She is a member of the artist collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0. Her solo and collaborative artworks have been presented in museums, galleries, and biennials including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2018); House of Electronic Arts Basel (2018); Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (2018); Henry Art Gallery (2017); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2015); ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (2014); the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2014); Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (2011); Centro Cultural del Bosque, Mexico City (2015); CECUT, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Mexico (2009); the Zero1 Biennial, San Jose, CA (2012); and the California Biennial, Newport Beach, CA (2010). She has given keynote talks at the Allied Media Conference, the Association of Internet Researchers, the Digital Gender Conference at Umea University in Sweden, the Dark Side of the Digital Conference, and the Vera List Center at the New School in New York. She is on the advisory boards of FemTechNet and the York University Center for Feminist Research.
cardenas' poetry has appeared in the anthologies Troubling the Line, The &Now Awards 3, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves and Writing the Walls Down. She has published book chapters in Plants, Androids and Operators – A Post-Media Handbook, Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, Queer Geographies, The Critical Digital Studies Reader and the Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Her articles have been published in CTheory, the Media-N Journal, the Ada Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, The Journal of Popular Music Studies, and the AI & Society Journal, as well as the magazines No More Potlucks, Mute Magazine and Make/Shift Magazine.
Selected Publications
micha cárdenas, Elle Mehrmand, Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Brian Holmes, James Morgan, Allucquére Rosanne Stone, Stelarc, The Transreal: Political Aesthetics of Crossing Realities, New York: Atropos Press, 2012.
micha cárdenas and Barbara Fornssler, Trans Desire / Affective Cyborgs, New York: Atropos Press, 2010.
In Progress
Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Movement in Digital Media
Articles (in refereed Journals)
"Monstrous Children of Pregnant Androids: Latinx Futures After Orlando." Special Issue on Orlando Pulse Massacre. Gay and Lesbian Quarterly. GLQ (2018) 24 (1): 26-31.
"Imagining A Trans World", Special Issue on Ursula K. Le Guin. Ada Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology. 12. Alexis Lothian ed. http://adanewmedia.org/2017/11/issue12-cardenas/
"Dilating Destiny: Writing the Transreal Body Through Game Design." Jump Cut Journal, No. 57. Fall 2016, https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/-cardenasDilatingDestiny/index.html
"Trans of Color Poetics: Stitching Bodies, Concepts, and Algorithms." Scholar and Feminist Online Journal, 13.3. 2016. http://sfonline.barnard.edu/traversing-technologies/micha-cardenastrans-of-color-poetics-stitching-bodies-concepts-and-algorithms/
"Pregnancy: Trans Latina Reproductive Futures." Transgender Studies Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1-2, Pp 48-57. 2016.
"Shifting Futures: Digital Trans of Color Praxis." Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, No. 6. 2015. http://adanewmedia.org/2015/01/issue6-cardenas/
"Operation Faust y Furioso: A Trans [ ] Border Play on the Redistribution of the Sensible." with Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Elle Mehrmand and Brett Stalbaum, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Vol. 21 No 1, pp 28-42. 2015
"Local Autonomy Networks: Post-Digital Networks, Post-Corporate Communications." Media-N Journal, CAA Conference Edition 2013, , http://median.newmediacaucus.org/caa-conferenceedition-2013/local-autonomy-networks-post-digital-networks-post-corporatecommunications/
"Introduction." Media-N Journal, CAA Conference Edition 2013.
"Imaginary Computational Systems: Queer Technologies and Transreal Aesthetics." with Zach Blas, AI & Society, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp 559–566. 2013
"Blah, Blah, Blah: Ke$ha Feminism?" Journal of Popular Music Studies, Vol 24. No. 2, pp. 176-195. 2012.
Articles in edited volumes
"I Would Rather Be An Android Goddess." In Eric Kluitenberg ed. Tactical Media Anthology. MIT Press. Forthcoming.
"Dark Shimmers: The Rhythm of Necropolitical Affect." In Johanna Burton, Reina Gossett and Eric Stanley eds. Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility. MIT Press. December 2017.
"Queer OS: A User's Manual." with Zach Blas, Jacob Gaboury, Jessica Marie Johnson, Margaret Rhee and Fiona Barnett. In Matthew K. Gold and Lauren F. Klein eds. Debates in the Digital Humanities Vol. 2. University of Minnesota Press. 2016.
"Movements of Safety, A Safety Movement, Safety in Movement." In C. Apprich, A. Iles, J. Berry Slater and O. Shultz eds. Plants, Androids and Operators: A Post-Media Lab Handbook, Mute Publishing. 2014.
"Becoming Dragon: A Transversal Technology Study." In Arthur Kroker and Marilouise Kroker eds. Critical Digital Studies Reader, 2nd Edition. University of Toronto Press. 2013.
"Becoming Dragon: A Transversal Technology Study." In Patrick Keilty and Rebecca Dean eds. Feminist and Queer Information Studies Reader. Litwin Books. 2013. (Reprint)
"Becoming Dragon: A Transversal Technology Study", Code Drift, Essays in Critical Digital Studies. 2010. http://www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=639 (Reprint)
"Sustenance: A Play for All Trans[]Borders." with Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Elle Mehrmand and Brett Stalbaum. In Laura Cull and Will Daddario eds. Manifesto Now!. University of Chicago Press. 2013.
"I am Transreal." In S. Bear Bergman and Kate Bornstein eds. Gender Outlaws the Next Generation, pp. 116-121. Seal Press. 2010.
Poems in Anthologies
"What If We Got Free?" and "150" in Small Portions. 7. Sarah Baker, Laura Burgher, Tracy Gregory, and Travis Sharp eds. https://smallportionsjournal.com/category/issue-7/
"Redshift and Portalmetal." in Stephanie Boluk, Leonardo Flores, Jacob Garbe, Anastasia Salter eds. Electronic Literature Collection Vol. 3. February 2016. http://collection.eliterature.org/3/
"net.walkingtools.transformer" and "We Are the Intersections." The &Now Awards 3, Northwestern University Press. 2015. ("We Are the Intersections." Reprinted in Laura Erickson-Schroth ed. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, Oxford University Press. 2014.)
"Redshift and Portalmetal, Excerpt." Writing the Walls Down, pp. 105-111. Trans Genre Press. 2015.
"Micha Cárdenas." Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, pp. 388-398. Nightboat Books. 2013.
Essays in Published Conference Proceedings
"Productive Confusions: Learning from Simulations of Pandemic Virus Outbreaks in Second Life." SPIE Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2011 Proceedings, with Laura S. Greci, Samantha Hurst, Karen Garman, Helene Hoffman, Ricky Huang, Michael Gates, Kristen Kho, Elle Mehrmand, Todd Porteous, Alan Calvitti, Erin Higginbotha, Zia Agha M.D. 2011.
"The Transborder Immigrant Tool: Violence, Solidarity and Hope in Post-NAFTA Circuits of Bodies Electr(on)/ic." with Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Elle Mehrmand and Brett Stalbaum, Community Practices and Locative Media Workshop, Mobile HCI 2009 Proceedings. 2009.
"Becoming Dragon: a durational, mixed reality performance in Second Life." SPIE Electronic Imaging Proceedings. 2009.
Art Publications
"What if We Got Free?" In Eunsong Kim and Gelare Khoshgozaran eds. Contemptorary.
"Local Autonomy Networks: Queer and Feminist Geographies of Violence." In L. Lau, M. Arsanios, F. Zuñiga-González, M. Kryger eds. Queer Geographies: Beirut, Tijuana, Copenhagen, pp. 110-117. Museet for Samtidskunst // Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.
"Transborder Immigrant Tool." with Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Elle Mehrmand and Brett Stalbaum, in Sarah C. Bancroft ed. 2010 California Biennial, pp. 56-59. Orange County Museum of Art, 2011.
Sustenance, A Play for All Trans[]Borders, with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0, Printed Matter
"San Diego / Tijuana: Free Phone." Inflexions: A Journal for Research-Creation. No. 3. 2009.
Selected Presentations
"Poetic Operations: Towards Algorithmic Analysis", Digital Humanities and Computer Science Colloquium, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, November 2017
"Health Beyond Gender." What Now? Symposium, Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York, NY. 2016
"Shifting Poetics: Imagining Trans of Color Futures." Association of Internet Researchers, Phoenix, AZ. 2015.
"Shifting, Flickering Futures: Digital Trans of Color Praxis." Beyond the Page, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
"Redshift and Portalmetal." Gender, Bodies and Technology Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, May 2014
"From The Transreal to Decolonization." Digital Gender: Theory, Methodology, Practice Workshop, HUMlab, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, March 2014
"Local Autonomy Networks: Post-Digtial Networks, Post-Corporate Communications." Dark Side of the Digital Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2013
"Local Autonomy Networks." Differential Mobilities Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, 2013
Invited Talks and Workshops
Closing Plenary, Crossing Boundaries Symposium, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
"Border Interventions: The Interstices of Geopolitics, Identity and Violence", International Communication Association, San Diego, CA
"Data and Power", Allied Media Conference, Detroit, MI
"Trans of Color Scholarship," Trans* Studies Conference, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
"Off the Books", Plenary, Babel Working Group, Toronto, ON
Closing Plenary, Writing Trans Genres, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Invited Talks
"The Android Goddess Declaration: After Man(ifestos)", IAS Research Colloquium, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, WA
"Poetic Operations: Creative Strategies for Resisting Fascism in the US", Transgender Studies Series, Gender and Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"Image X Community Featuring Dr. micha cárdenas", The Aja Project, San Diego, CA
"Poetic Operations", Performances, Lectures and Screenings in Media Art, University at Buffalo
"Trans of Color Poetics and Pedagogy", Intersectional Approaches to Computational Studies Speaker Series, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
"Shifting Poetics: Trans of Color Movement in Digital Media", Performance Studies Speaker Series, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
"Shifting Poetics: Trans of Color Movement in Digital Media", 5 Colleges DH Speaker Series, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
"Trans Latinx Futures", University of Puget Sound
"Local Autonomy Networks: Post-Digtial Communications", Feminist and Queer Approaches to Technoscience Colloquium Series, iSchool, University of Toronto, March 2014
Selected Performances
Performances and Exhibitions
2012 ZERO1 San Jose Biennial, San Jose, CA
2010 California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA (performance in
collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. lab, curated by
Sarah Bancroft)
2009 Mérida Biennale: Arte Nuevo InteractivA '09, Museo de la Ciudad, Mérida, Mexico (exhibition in
collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. lab)
Solo Exhibitions/Performances
2017 Este Suelo Secreto (To Be Human Once More) and Pregnancy, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle
(Curated by Chris Vargas)
2014 Redshift and Portalmetal, Beyond the Page, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA (curated by
Nicole Restraino)
Redshift and Portalmetal. Gender, Bodies, Technology Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
Virginia (opening night keynote performance)
2008 Becoming Dragon, Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, UCSD
Collaborative Solo Shows
2016 UNSTOPPABLE, INCA Institute, Seattle, WA (curated by Aeron Bergman and Alejandra
2014 Local Autonomy Networks: Anti-Anti Utopia, Living as Form (Nomadic Version) Antioch
University, Yellow Springs, OH (performance in collaboration with Antioch students)
2013 Local Autonomy Networks: Berlin/Lüneberg: The Safe Itinerant / The Insecurity of
Mobility // Der sichere Wanderer/ Die Gefahren von Mobilität, Berlin Hauptbahnhof,
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, Post Media Lab, Lüneberg, Germany (performance in
collaboration with Zach Blas, NM Rosen and Tikul)
2010 Becoming Transreal, UCLA Freud Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA (performance in
collaboration with Elle Mehrmand)
technésexual, SoundSense Studio, CIEMAS, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
(performance in collaboration with Elle Mehrmand)
virus.circus.touch, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY (performance in collaboration with Elle
Sustenance: A Play for All Trans[ ]Borders, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibitions/Performances/Screenings
2017 "Beautiful New Worlds. Virtual Realities in Contemporary Art", Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany (Curated by Ina Neddermeyer)
Between Nothingness and Infinity, Navel Gallery, Los Angeles (Curated by April Baca and Allison
2016 Peacock Rebellion at I.D. Festival, OBERON, Cambridge Massachusetts
Hacking/Modding/Remixing as Feminist Protest, Miller Art Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University,
Morewood, Pittsburgh (Curated by Angela Washko)
Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (Curated by Chris Vargas)
Contesting/Contexting Sport, neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany (curated by
Željko Blaće et al)
Bubble and Clickbait, Alice Gallery, Seattle (curated by Susan Surface)
Cover Reveals, Alice Gallery, Seattle (curated by Julia Freeman)
Out of Sight Festival, King St Station, Seattle (curated by Julia Fryett)
What You See is What You Sweat, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle (curated by C. Davida
Ingram, Chieko Philips, Christopher Shaw, Leilani Lewis and Zorn B. Taylor)
Trans & Genderqueer Poetry Reading, Fluxx Gallery/Studio, Tucson, AZ (curated by Trace
2015 voz-a-voz, YYZ Artist's Outlet, E-Fagia, Toronto, ON (curated by Maria Coates
and Julieta María)
Fall Convergence, University of Washington | Bothell
That's So Gay: Fall to Pieces, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON (curated by Syrus Marcus Ware)
That Used to Be Us, Haw Contemporary, Kansas City, MO (curated by Carrie Riehl)
Our Cold Bodies: Shifting Poetics in Trans Science Fiction, UCLA, Machine Dreaming
iMappening 2015, SCA Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Boom, Bubble and Blast: Art Against the Crisis, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany (curated by
Cecilia Wee, Janneke Schönenbach & Olaf Arndt)
2014 HTMlles Feminist New Media Festival, Opening Night, Montreal, QC
Intergenerational LGBT Residency Open Studios, Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island
An Unbecoming Cabaret, Writing Trans Genres Conference, Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg, MB
2013 Wanting in Arabic Book Launch, Trish Salah, Beit Zatoun, Toronto, ON
Proyecto Ella, Mil M2, Santiago, Chile (curated by Francisco González R.)
Trans Technology, Rutgers University, New Jersey (curated by Bryce J. Renninger and
Christina Dunbar-Hester)
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco, CA (screening)
Transcreen: Amsterdam Transgender Film Festival, art exhibition "Lost & Found Transgender
Image Making", Public Library of Amsterdam (screening curated by Eliza
Free: Two Spirit, Queer and Trans People of Color Visions of Freedom, National Queer Arts
Festival, San Francisco, CA (curated by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha)
Mangos with Chili, Waterloo, Toronto, Canada (curated by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-
Samarasinha and Cherry Galette)
Free: Mangos With Chili, La Peña Cultural Center, Oakland, CA (curated by Leah
Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Cherry Galette)
Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics VIII Encuentro, Trasnocheo, Escola de
Teatro, São Paulo, Brazil (curated by Susana Cook)
Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics VIII Encuentro, Urban Interventions, Escola
de Teatro, São Paulo, Brazil
2012 Makeout Weird, Whistlestop, San Diego, CA
MIX 25, New York City, New York (screening)
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco, CA (screening)
HTMlles Feminist New Media Festival, Montreal, QC
Punk Ass Queers, Riverside, CA
Wanderlust, Highways Performance Space, April 2012 (curated by Raquel Gutierrez)
Trans-Anarchism, Highways Performance Space, April 2012 (curated by Leon Mostovoy)
Digital Humanities and Creative Activism Symposium, Institute for Multimedia Literacy in Los
Angeles and The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics at NYU
RADAR Reading Series, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA (curated by Michelle
Collaborative Performances in Group Shows
2014 Waterscapes: The Politics of Water, Kumho Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (exhibition in
collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. ab curated by Hyewon
The Wall in Our Heads, Goethe-Institut, Washington D.C. (exhibition in collaboration with
Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. ab curated by Paul M. Farber)
Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary
Art, Scottsdale, AZ (exhibition in collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/
b.a.n.g. lab curated by Claire Carter)
global aCtIVISm, Zentrum fuer Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany (exhibition
in collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. lab curated by Peter
Anti-Atlas of Borders, Museé des Tapestries, Aix-en-Provenance, France (exhibition in
collaboration with Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. lab, curated by Isabel
Teaching Interests
Games as art and activism, algorithmic analysis, interactive narrative, science fiction, XR/VR/AR, alternate reality games, practice-based research, networked performance, trans of color poetics, queer of color critique, decolonization


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Mumbai, April 17:
Actor Shahid Kapoor has finished shooting for "Rangoon", a period romance drama film set during World War II.
"Morning tweeps (a person's followers on the social media website Twitter). Last day on 'Rangoon'… Feeling the vibes," Shahid tweeted on Saturday night.
The film has been directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.
"Rangoon" also features actors Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut with Shahid playing an Indian National Army (INA) soldier. (IANS)


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sec•tion(ˈsɛk ʃən)
1. a distinct subdivision of anything, as an object or community.
2. a distinct part or subdivision of a newspaper, legal code, chapter, etc.
3. a part that is cut off or separated.
4. one of a number of parts that can be fitted together to make a whole.
5. one of the 36 subdivisions of a township, being one square mile (2.59 sq. km or 640 acres) in area.
6. an act or instance of cutting; separation by cutting.
a. the making of a surgical incision.
b. the incision itself.
8. a thin slice of a tissue, mineral, or the like, as for microscopic examination.
9. a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane, showing its internal structure.
a. a small military unit consisting of two or more squads.
b. a small tactical division in naval and air units.
11. a length of railroad track, roadbed, signal equipment, etc., maintained by a single crew (section gang).
12. any of two or more trains, buses, or the like, running on the same route and considered as one unit.
13. a segment of a naturally segmented fruit, as an orange.
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15. Also called section mark. a mark (§) used to indicate a subdivision of a text or a reference to a footnote.v.t.
16. to cut or divide into sections.
17. to cut through so as to show a section.
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The "V" Quick fill system as fitted to the HM1000x rifles, these were introduced in the summer of 2013 and can now be purchased to fit older HM1000 rifles and any of the Theoben Rapid rifles.
Regulated and Fast flow versions available.
Kit comes with New inlet adaptor, or regulator body.
Main quick fill body complete with gauge and quick fill, gauge and fill are reversible.
Push on dust cover.
High pressure versions are available: Made with a special high pressure seat allowing up to 250bar fill pressures with no deviation in regulated pressures through the bottle charge as the inlet pressure drops. WARNING! make sure your bottle can take 250bar, the Carbon Fiber and most 500cc bottle will take this, check the markings to be sure before fillling
contact us or register your rifle.


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Zrythm is a native GNU/Linux application built using C and the GTK+3 toolkit and borrows ideas, concepts and code from other projects such as Ardour and Jalv. It is designed to be intuitive to use and is built with the intention to provide GNU/Linux users a full-featured alternative to proprietary DAWs, while offering a unique approach to workflow that other GNU/Linux DAWs lack.
First Commit
The first commit was made on
Wed Jul 25 22:35:01 2018 +0900.
Current Stage
Early alpha. Somewhat functional but has unimplemented features and crashes a lot.