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For the first time ever, a baby Orangutan has flown business class from Moscow to London. The special rescue journey was made possible by a team of experts from IAG Cargo, Monkey World and Moscow Zoo.
Loren, an infant Bornean orang-utan was rejected by her mother immediately after birth at Moscow Zoo and has since been cared for by keepers. Experts from Moscow Zoo have worked tirelessly with the world renowned Dorset sanctuary Monkey World to help give baby Loren a family of her own kind again.
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Gone with the Wind
dir. Victor Fleming, 1939
Opening Statement
I use a few movies as a kind of comfort food. If I'm sad or stressed, sick or very tired, there are some movies that will make me feel better. Gone With the Wind is one of my comfort food movies, and even now that I understand how wrongheaded and racist the portrayal of African Americans are — by Felicia Elliott, July 24, 2017
First Viewing: Out of the Canon
I knew it was set in the South, I knew there was some drama between Scarlett and Rhett and that Rhett did not give a damn about something, I knew it was indescribably long, and I knew it was considered racist. I was already disinterested, but sprinkle some racism in the mix and it was pretty easy to just take a hard pass on this one — by Sarah Gorr, July 25, 2017
Re-thinking the 12th Academy Awards
It is often said that 1938-1939 produced some of the best films in history. Obviously, two of the most well-known and well-loved films were released in 1939: Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Besides those two monuments, a great many other films were represented at the 12th Annual Academy awards. And when I say a great many I mean it — by Felicia Elliott, July 27, 2017
Between Two Souths: Fanaticism and the Cause
Gone with the Wind is a film concerned with defeat and survival. After all, in any civil war, regardless of country, a victory is not the only important goal. It is what happens after the victory, particularly in regards to the losing side now living side-by-side with the winning one, where the real damage can be done — by Zachary Davis, July 28, 2017
Related Review: The Beguiled
When The Beguiled was first released in 1971, it was met with confusion and disappointment by viewers. Audiences came to the film expecting to see the hard-boiled action director Don Siegel and star Clint Eastwood were known for. What they found instead was a bizarre Civil War-era meditation on the complexity of desire — by Marcus Emanuel, July 29, 2017
The Cinessential Podcast, Ep. 17
The Cinessential Editors Sarah Gorr and Aaron Pinkston hash out their complicated feelings of Gone with the Wind. Topics include: the film's overt racism, Rhett & Scarlett, Hattie McDaniel's Oscar win, whether the film should still be considered a part of the canon, and more! — August 2, 2017

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It was about two and a half years ago that I first became aware of the Heaven Hill brand of bourbons as they stand today.
Well, that's not exactly accurate. On my very first trip to Kentucky, I had a miniature bottle of Heaven Hill Bonded (White Label) that came with the glass I purchased at their gift shop. I thought it was good, but I didn't have much to compare it to yet. Oh, and I used to occasionally buy the Gold Label Bonded when it was still available locally. But after that went away, I pretty much stopped thinking about the Heaven Hill brand.
Until about two and a half years ago, that is. I was putting together the beginnings of the idea that would blossom into the "If You've Had..." series of posts when I happened upon Heaven Hill Bonded (White Label). I was planning to do a post comparing all of Heaven Hill's bonded bourbons and picked it up. Somewhere between the time I bought it and the time I decided to review it, Fred Minnick had decided to give the green label version some good publicity.
And that brings me to my last trip to Kentucky. If you followed me on Instagram about that time, you might have seen a cart filled with a combination of White Label and Green Label bottles. Filled because I loved the white label for the price. But since Fred recommended the Green, I grabbed a few of those too.
But now I'm down to my last bottle. I've been saving it to do another installment of "If You've Had..." this time on just the three Heaven Hill Branded Bourbons (look for that next week) and I realized I'd never reviewed this formally. So now...this.
Heaven Hill 6-Year-Old, Green Label
Purchase Info: $9.49 for a 750 mL bottle at the Party Source, Bellevue, KY (September 2016).
Details: 6 years old. 45% ABV
Nose: Leather notes combine with mint, brown sugar and hints of ripe fruit.
Mouth: Sweet with a peppery heat. Brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mint.
Finish: Long and lingering. Sweet, but after a moment bitter dark chocolate notes appear.
Thoughts: This is a very tasty bourbon. There's enough heat and complexity to keep you interested, but not so much it'll distract you from other things that might need your attention (like writing this post, for instance). It's good enough to drink neat in a pinch but is sufficiently inexpensive that you can use it in a cocktail without hesitation. This is a very versatile bourbon that is easy to recommend for the price. Think of it as the slightly lower proof Heaven Hill version of Wild Turkey 101. About the same age with all that brings to the table.
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APME Update
Thursday,March 14, 2013
March 15, 2013Deadline for Community Journalism Public Service Initiative
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Oct. 28-30, 2013APME Conference, Indianapolis
APME is now accepting entries for its 2013 APME Journalism Excellence Awards, which honor superior journalism and innovation among newspapers, radio, television and online news sites across the United States and Canada. The awards seek to promote excellence by recognizing work that is well-written and incisively reported.
There are four changes this year: The Digitial Storytelling category is taking a more feature approach to multimedia storytelling. The Public Service Award now carries a $1,500 prize for the Overall Winner of the three divisions, as awarded by the APME Foundation. There are also more clear definitions in the Innovator of the Year categories. And the First Amendment Awards offers a $1,000 prize for the overall winner in the Sweepstakes Award, now named the Tom Curley Sweepstakes Award in honor of the retired president of The Associated Press who championed these rights. The award is sponsored by the APME Foundation.
Four of the categories offer monetary awards: the Seventh Annual Innovator of the Year Award for newspapers, the Public Service Awards, the Fourth Annual Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism and the First Amendment Awards.
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Ken Paulson of the First Amendment Center in Nashville will be joined by these Freedom Sings musicians: Lari White (from Broadway and the Tom Hanks movie "Cast Away"), Don Henry (Grammy Award-winning songwriter, songs recorded by Miranda Lambert and Ray Charles, among others), and Bill Lloyd of the hit-making country duo Foster and Lloyd.
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APME seeking applications for Community Journalism Public Service Initiative
As it continues to show support for the work of small news organizations, the Associated Press Media Editors announces the second year of its Community Journalism Public Service Initiative.
Media companies in metropolitan areas (MSA) of 100,000 or fewer people are encouraged to apply for the grant. The recipient will receive $1,000 to jump-start the initiative and a trip to the annual APME conference to present the project.
It's easy to enter: Just draft a proposal of 500 words or less and include examples of how you would approach the project. It should be multiplatform, include social media and address a long-standing community issue.
Last year's winner was The Daily Citizen of Beaver Dam, WI. The newspaper won the grant with its series on "Mental Health on Hold," a multimedia project on mental illness in the community. Staff members Megan Sheridan and Trista Pruett then presented their work on the project at the APME conference in Nashville.
This year's winner will have the opportunity to present at the conference in October in Indianapolis.
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The deadline for applications is March 15. The grant will be awarded in April.
Great Ideas
KEEPING THE PEACEThe Daily Astorian, Astoria, Ore.Laura Sellers, digital development director
The Daily Astorian had former Astoria Police Chief Ron Louie come to their office to discuss workplace safety and conflict negotiation skills. The session was videotaped and is now available to our staff. Louie is a skilled presenter and offers tips and techniques that are very useful to all staff who work with the public. Editors at all offices were strongly encouraged to watch the video with staff as a group. A Q-and-A session followed the presentation. Multimedia producer Eric Keto produced the video. He includes links to highlights in the video so shorter segments of the video can be viewed as time allows.
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President Obama's re-election has put national health care reform on a fast track - at least in some states. The Affordable Care Act is the biggest addition to the nation's social safety net since the advent of Medicare nearly 50 years ago and will affect every American in some way. Yet it also is far different from the health insurance program for seniors or Social Security, which are administered the same no matter where a person lives.
To help its members understand the health care law and its local impact, The Associated Press is planning a sustained initiative focusing on how health care reform will play out in each state.
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- AP: U.S. censoring information more citing national security- Portland Oregonian: Wind farm project may not qualify for tax credits after all - Reno Gazette-Journal: Plea deals undermine existing gun laws- Minneapolis Star Tribune: Prepaid debit cards carry few safeguards- Dallas Morning News: Sex education in Texas is latest culture battle- The Record: High-stakes, bitter, fight over ailing N.J. hospital- Atlanta Journal Constitution: Lobbyist spending falls as reform looms
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BEAT OF THE WEEK: Jamal Halaby
It's the latest horror to rise out of Syria's civil war: Scores of women who escaped across the border to Jordan are turning to prostitution to make ends meet.
Jamal Halaby, chief correspondent in Amman, first heard about it three months ago from a Facebook contact who had seen women working as prostitutes on the streets of the northern Jordanian city of Irbid.
Halaby decided to see for himself. He drove 50 miles to Irbid, where he indeed saw two women waving at elegant sports cars, trying to hook up with young Gulf Arabs attending a nearby university. Both women claimed to be Jordanian - although they had heavy Syrian accents - and said they were waiting for a male relative to pick them up from the city's main boulevard .
BEST OF THE STATES: Mike Schneider
It didn't take long for Orlando Correspondent Mike Schneider to spot the pattern: A new state law requiring county clerks to redact Social Security and credit card numbers from all criminal and civil filings repeatedly was being cited as the reason he couldn't get files in a timely manner as required by the state's Sunshine Law. He also realized it must be a statewide problem, and that the AP was uniquely positioned to organize a statewide test.
Tulsan Myra Worley dies at age 67
Myra Worley -- the wife of longtime Tulsa World executive editor Joe Worley -- has died at age 67. The newspaper reported Sunday that Myra Worley died last week of cardiac arrest at a Tulsa hospital where she had been taken after suffering flu-like symptoms.
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AND FINALLY ... Reporter faces life's toughest deadline with book
By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press
All the time-stamped rigors of daily journalism are behind her, but the pace of Susan Spencer-Wendel's life has only been hastened. She is dying. And dealt a diagnosis she knows she can't beat, the race is on to finish.
Her greatest story. Her toughest assignment. Her final deadline.
Spencer-Wendel's job as a court reporter at The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post made her a local fixture, reporting on everything from the 2000 recount to Rush Limbaugh's legal woes. But what was once a constant rush to be first with her courthouse scoops has become a dash to live her remaining days joyfully, complete a long goodbye to those she loves, and record it all in a book that has drummed huge interest and multimillion-dollar book and movie deals. The clock ticks forward as her body is betrayed by Lou Gehrig's disease and yet so much is left to do. Her life has been full of happiness and she sees no reason her last days should be much different.
"Life is full of chapters," she says, knowing full well this is her last.
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LISTEN - Burning Man 2018
A 20-foot human heart sculpture made from speakers and mirror inviting visitors to enter and amplify their heart beats.
LISTEN - Burning Man 2018
A 20-foot human heart sculpture made from speakers and mirror inviting visitors to enter and amplify their heart beats.
"Listen" is a larger-than-life, physical, connective experience of the heart - an opportunity to stop and listen.
We (Aaron Fowler and Erin Desmond) are both artists motivated to create and move from a place of love. This summer we're joining forces and collaborating on an interactive sculpture, which we're bringing to Burning Man 2018.
Our first year at Burning Man, a utopian city erected in the desert of Black Rock City, NV for a week each summer, we are ecstatic to contribute our beating heart to the community and speak to this year's "I, Robot" theme. In a world increasingly driven by technological connection, we're encouraging slowing down, turning inward and connecting to the beat of your heart's visceral current.
A staggering number of repurposed, pulsating speakers make up the sculpture's exterior. Upon entering the heart's multi-faceted interior, you are transported to another world and invited to reflect and listen to your heart - literally. Surrounded by mirror mosaic and reflections of red velvet, you find digital stethoscopes hanging at heart-level, allowing you to listen to your heartbeat - or the beat of a friend - or the beat of a stranger. Multiple heartbeats can be merged together, as each stethoscope is amplified through the speakers on the exterior, creating a sound experience that emanates outside into the desert landscape, echoing subtly across the playa. Who knows what new beats will be mixed?
Earlier this year, Erin envisioned a large scale heart piece incorporating stethoscopes, while Aaron's love of layering found objects sparked his idea to use speakers and mirrors. All at once these visions collided and we knew that the interior heartbeats must be amplified out to the exterior, connecting introspection and community.
Although making its debut at Burning Man, "Listen" will not be burned, but will live on for other audiences to experience (albeit, with an altered interior, as supporters have the opportunity to own a mirrored triangle mosaic from the interior).
As the heart is being built, we have realized that not only do we need many more used speakers than expected, but finding them is more difficult and costly than we imagined! We are adamant about recycling speakers, rather than buying them imported/made in sweatshops from new plastic.
We need your old speakers!!! We also need your neighbor's and your cousin's and your grandma's speakers. Any speakers we can take off your hands - small, large, working, broken - or any tips on where to find large quantities are very much appreciated. We are happy to pick up if you are local to Los Angeles. Speaker donators will receive a heart postcard (or other rewards if donating a large quantity!)
Follow our building process on Instagram.
Each of the rewards, made by Aaron and Erin, provide an opportunity to tune into the heart. We hope you enjoy them as they remind you to listen!
Risks and challenges
Our heart's construction must be completed, transported in a truck to Black Rock City, NV and installed for the opening day of Burning Man on August 26th. Thanks to our hard working team, we are on track with our building schedule!
We're so happy to have received an Honorarium grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation and space to build our team's own camp from Burning Man. However, as the project unfolds, we've found that we do need additional financial support to fully realize the "Listen" sculpture and camp, including the many extra speakers, process of transportation, added power and fuel supplies, two weeks' camp supplies and structures for the desert, compensation for our team members already hard at work, and tickets for those who can't afford a reduced-rate ticket, to allow opportunities for all our team members.
We're truly grateful for your support in any form, including sharing our campaign with your people, donating your old speakers, and joining our heart-opening movement!Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Molly Picon
Molly Picon (Yiddish: מאָלי פּיקאָן; February 28, 1898[2] – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic story-teller.[3]
Molly Picon
Mollie Picon[1]
February 28, 1898
New York City, U.S.
|April 5, 1992 (aged 94)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|Resting place
|Mount Hebron Cemetery, New York City
|Years active
Jacob Kalich
(m. 1919; died 1975)
She was first and foremost a star in Yiddish theatre and film, but in time, she turned to English-language productions.
Early lifeEdit
Picon was born in New York City, the daughter of Polish-Jewish emigrants: Clara (née Ostrow), a wardrobe mistress, and Louis Opiekun, a shirtmaker.[4] Opiekun is a Polish language name meaning "guardian" or "caretaker". Her surname was later changed to Picon. Her career began at the age of six years in the Yiddish Theatre. In 1912, she debuted at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia and became a star of the Yiddish Theater District, performing in plays in the District for seven years.[5][6]
Picon was so popular in the 1920s that many shows had her adopted name, Molly, in their title. In 1931, she opened the Molly Picon Theatre.
She appeared in many films, starting with silent movies. Her earliest films were made in Europe; among the first was the Yiddish film East and West, made in Vienna in 1923, which is the earliest of her films that survives.[7][8] The film depicts a clash of New and Old World Jewish cultures. She plays a U.S.-born daughter who travels with her father back to Galicia in East Central Europe.[7] Her husband Jacob Kalich played one of her close relatives.[citation needed]
Picon's most famous film, Yidl Mitn Fidl (1936), was made on location in Poland and shows her wearing male clothing through most of the film. In the film, a girl and her father are forced by poverty to set out on the road as traveling musicians. For her safety, she disguises herself as a boy, which becomes inconvenient when she falls in love with one of the other musicians in the troupe. Later Mamele was made in Poland.[9]
In 1934, Picon had a musical comedy radio show, the Molly Picon Program, on WMCA in New York City. In 1938, Picon starred in I Give You My Life on the same station. That program "combined music and dramatic episodes that purported to be the story of her life." Two years later, she starred in Molly Picon's Parade, a variety show (also on W.M.C.A.).[10]
Picon made her English language debut on stage in 1940. On Broadway, she starred in the Jerry Herman musical Milk and Honey in 1961. In 1966 she quit the disastrous Chu Chem during previews in Philadelphia; the show closed before reaching Broadway.
She had a bit part in the 1948 film The Naked City as the woman running a news-stand and soda fountain towards the climax of the film. Her first major Anglophonic role in the movies was in the film version of Come Blow Your Horn (1963), with Frank Sinatra. She portrayed Yente the Matchmaker in the 1971 film adaptation of the Broadway hit Fiddler on the Roof.
Molly played the role of Molly Gordon in an episode of CBS's Gomer Pyle, USMC and had a recurring role as Mrs. Bronson in the NBC police comedy Car 54, Where Are You?.
In the comedy For Pete's Sake (1974), she played a madam ("Mrs. Cherry") who arranges a disastrous stint for Barbra Streisand on a job as a call girl.[11] She later played a role on television on the soap opera Somerset and appeared in a couple of episodes of The Facts of Life as Natalie's grandmother. Her final roles were cameo appearances in the comedies Cannonball Run & Cannonball Run II as Roger Moore's mother.
Picon wrote a biography about her family called So Laugh a Little in 1962. Later, in 1980, she published an autobiography, Molly.
- An entire room was filled with her memorabilia at the Second Avenue Deli in New York (now closed at that location).
- The New Century Theatre, a former legitimate Broadway theatre located at 932 Seventh Avenue at West 58th Street in midtown Manhattan (since closed and demolished), was at one point known as the Molly Picon Theatre.
- She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981.[12]
- Picon Pie, a biographical play, ran off-Broadway from 2004 to 2005.
- In 2007, she was featured in the film Making Trouble, a tribute to female Jewish comedians, produced by the Jewish Women's Archive.[13]
- Costumes she wore in various theater productions are displayed at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Picon died on April 6, 1992, aged 94, from Alzheimer's disease in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Yankel Kalich, her husband from 1919 until his death in 1975, died from cancer. They had no children. She and her husband are interred in the Yiddish Theater section of the Mount Hebron Cemetery in New York City.
|Look After Your Daughters
|East and West
|Yiddle with His Fiddle
|Itke aka Judel
|Let's Make a Night of It
|Specialty Act
|Khavtshi Samet aka Mamele
|The Naked City
|Soda-Selling Shopkeeper
|Sarah Rabinowitz
|Episode: "The Jazz Singer", a TV production starring Jerry Lewis
|Car 54, Where Are You?
|Mrs. Rachel Bronson
|3 episodes
|Come Blow Your Horn
|Mrs. Sophie Baker
|Fiddler on the Roof
|For Pete's Sake
|Mrs. Cherry
|That's Life
|The Cannonball Run
|Mom Goldfarb
|Cannonball Run II
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WW9-3N6
- ^ Jewish Theatre.com Archived November 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tucson Daily Citizen (Tucson, Arizona), August 29, 1952, p. 16
- ^ "Molly Picon Biography ((?)-1992)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Milton Plesur (1982). Jewish life in twentieth-century America: challenge and accommodation. Nelson-Hall. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Shandler, Jeffrey (2014). Shtetl: A Vernacular Intellectual History. Rutgers, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 41.
- ^ "This Week in History: Award for Yiddish actress, Molly Picon, June 28, 1980". Jewish Women's Archive. jwa.org. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Mamele (1938)". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. Pp. 523, 337, 455.
- ^ For Pete's Sake on IMDb
- ^ "26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame." The New York Times, March 3, 1981.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women". New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "East and West" [film catalog entry]. National Center for Jewish Film. jewishfilm.org. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Mamele on IMDb
- Eth Clifford. Molly Picon – So Laugh a Little, Messner, 1962 (see [1]).
- Lila Perl, Donna Ruff. Molly Picon: A Gift of Laughter, Jewish Publication Society, 1990, ISBN 0-8276-0336-3.
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Molly Picon.
- Molly Picon on IMDb
- Molly Picon at the TCM Movie Database
- Molly Picon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Guide to the Papers of Molly Picon (1898-1992) at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York.
- Pages from a Performing Life: The Scrapbooks of Molly Picon at American Jewish Historical Society
- Women of Valor exhibit on Molly Picon at the Jewish Women's Archive
- Molly Picon at Find a Grave


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There is something magical about snail mail.
I love to walk out to the mailbox and find a piece of a friend's heart wrapped in a paper envelope with my name lovingly written on the outside.
Elizabeth Gilbert said in an interview with Oprah recently that all the questions she gets asked by artists come down to some form of fear. I found these six things helped me move through my own fear and get on with the creating and promoting of my own work. May you find something that helps you manage your fear too.
I reflected on this short conversation later in the day. His words were a double-edged sword. On one hand, most people would agree that it is good to do new things, to challenge yourself, and to forge onwards. On the other, it is also the kind of thing you say about poorly behaved children, "Oh my, they have a lot of energy, don't they?"
There is only a limited time in each day. I want to get the most out of it. Focusing my attention on what is truly important is hard. There is a constant barrage of interruptions: the phone keeps ringing, the emails keep coming, and the to-do screams my name. The interruptions can be managed but I also struggle because my energy fluctuates during the day. Sometimes I feel really energetic and maybe even able to leap tall buildings and other times I feel foggy and drained and not even able to remember something I just read. This is where energy journaling comes in.
There are times of the day that my energy is naturally higher. I am a morning person and I have all sorts of electric vibes from 6am-11am. At around 3pm I am not much good for anything but a quiet coffee. I pick up again around 7:30pm but it is short lived and at 8:30pm I might as well call it a day. But these are not the only energy fluctuations.
My energy can be affected by who I spend time with. Some people get me excited and help build my confidence and other people diminish my resources and leave me empty. Places can do that too. I love a warm coffee shop to boost my mood but stuffy office cubicles make it really hard for me to tap into my enthusiasm. And finally there are tasks or activities that can leave me bolstered or blue. Surfing Facebook is a sure trip to the doldrums but listening to my music or doing some yoga lifts me up and renews me.
I had to keep an energy journal for a while to get clear on all of this...activities, times of day, people and places. It is simple enough. Check out an Energy Journal template here.
If we can not only tap into our naturally energetic times of the day but also shift our energy through our activities, company, or location, we can make more of our moments. I want to make the most of mine and I want that for you too.
I get a terrible feeling when I think about debates. Fear doesn't describe it well enough. It is more like the feeling you have when you are investigating an odd noise coming from the basement. It is the tingle that runs up your spine coupled with intense curiosity and heightened awareness. You head down the stairs and flick on the light and you just don't know what to prepare for.
From a young age I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. You probably were too. It is the easiest way we label people in our society. He is a teacher, she is a lawyer, they are baristas, bus drivers, salespeople, and astronauts. It is clear; the contribution I make to the world is through my title.
But what happens when you don't have a specific title? What happens if the work you are doing does not fit into the defined pigeon holes of our culture? Are you not making a contribution? Are you unrecognizable?
I've made up a title or two for myself (Opportunity Cultivator was one) and this only leaves people scratching their heads. I don't fit into a box for them. They are unclear about what I do. My work seems inexplicable and irrelevant.
When you are working on a few projects, that are nothing alike, how do you craft a neat little title that encompasses them? Or do you have to choose only one traditional title, one facet of who you are, to placate the asker and shrink into a single piece of who you are?
I am a dabbler who follows many paths of curiosity at a time and this leaves me struggling with my contribution. It is as though I am walking through a library and reading only the first chapter of every book. I don't want to finish each book; I want to see the context and connection between the books. How do the first chapters compare? What is the same? What is different?
The world does not welcome dabblers as contributors. I have no specialization they can point to for my years on earth. I have fallen short of the 10000 hour rule in countless disciplines. Does this mean I have not made a contribution?
No. It means I must find my validation internally. The world cannot be my yardstick. It will never understand my need to peek inside the cover and then move on to the next book. It will never recognize the many contributions I have made and how the collective of these gives me a unique viewpoint on the world. The world cannot define me in a pigeon hole.
I am not a pigeon. No loss there. I don't want to be a caged bird anyway.


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The identity for the museum consists of a simple wordmark and stationary system that relies mainly on typography and a unique typeface to carry the brand. The approach allows each exhibition to project a unique identity based on the content without causing tension between the overall museum brand. The wordmark is flexible and playful, adapting to a variety of interpretations and visual explorations while still maintaining it's legibility.


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Raumin Neuville, President:
What I do: Raumin Neuville is a junior at UC Davis studying Biological Sciences with emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. He spends his time volunteering at a student-run clinic which primarily serves the homeless population in the Sacramento area and researching the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injuries.
Why I joined NAB: Raumin's grandfather had developed Parkinson's Disease and required attentive care due to the verbal and mobility setbacks from the illness. By joking around with his grandfather and kindling joy in his grandfather's life, Raumin noticed the impact of his interactions. Through the program, Raumin hopes to relay his similar experience to dementia patients, and create a meaningful relationship with his buddy.
Future plans and hobbies: After graduating from UC Davis, Raumin plans on taking several years off for research before applying for medical school. In his free time, he likes to hit the gym for an intense workout, listen to music, hike, and cook, which further entails his enjoyment of eating food.
Mekaleya Tilahun, Vice President:
What I do: Mekaleya Tilahun is a junior at UC Davis studying Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior. She spends her time as an intern in a preventative health care advocacy group called "RIVER", and as an E-board member of MEDLIFE at UC Davis, a national organization dedicated to providing accessible health care through mobile clinics in various countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Tanzania and India.
Why I joined NAB: While Mekaleya has not seen signs of dementia in her grandmother, living with her has opened her eyes to the lonely and often reclusive life of that of an elderly person. Mekaleya is looking forward to creating personal, meaningful relationships with dementia patients in the same way that she has done with her grandmother. She believes that these visits will not only be benefiting the elderly, but also will create a sense of perspective in volunteers, as they will continue to carry these precious memories with them for the rest of their lives.
Future plans and hobbies: As an effort to incorporate her love of art into her schedule, Mekaleya is a recently employed mural painter for the biology learning center. She also enjoys traveling both abroad and locally and hikes regularly with her friends. She plans on taking a gap year to continue volunteering and to travel before attending medical school.
Kristen Hayden, Secretary:
What I do: Kristen Hayden is a third year student at UC Davis studying Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. She interns at a lab doing research on pain and itch neural pathways and works at the UC Davis Veterinary Hospital.
Why I joined NAB: She believes the interaction between a student and their buddy is beneficial to both parties. It is important to give back to other people, and give patients with dementia the attention and respect that you would want later on in your own life.
Future plans and hobbies: After graduating from UC Davis, Kristen plans to take a gap year working as an EMT and volunteering at animal shelters before continuing on her education at medical school. When she has the time, Kristen enjoys listening to music of all genres, playing French horn and trumpet, and spending time with family in Arizona.
Casey Crumrine, Treasurer:
What I do: Casey is a second year honors student at the University of California, Davis who is studying International Relations. She works as an Academic Peer Advisor for the University's Honors Program and is a research assistant for a History Ph.D. candidate on campus.
Why I joined NAB: Casey is the Treasurer for Alzheimer's Buddies at UC Davis. She joined Alzheimer's Buddies with the hope of making a positive impact on the life of her buddy and their family. As someone who had a grandfather with Alzheimers, Casey hopes to help her buddy and their family through what can be a difficult time.
Future plans and hobbies: When she is not reading or studying, Casey is hiking, drinking mass amounts of coffee, or volunteering within the Davis and Sacramento area. As of right now, Casey is looking into going to law school or getting an MBA upon graduating from Davis, though the Peace Corps has not been completely ruled out. She hopes to find a career that will allow her to continue to help others.
Alyssa Fumagalli, Media Coordinator:
What I do: Alyssa Fumagalli is a junior at UC Davis studying Psychology and Communications. She is a performing member of Released Contemporary Dance Company on campus and is also actively involved in Greek Life.
Why I joined NAB: Growing up around a grandmother and great-aunt with Alzheimer's Disease, I realized at a young age that extremely meaningful and insightful relationships can be formed with members of this population. As Media Coordinator, it is my goal to highlight these unique relationships and promote Alzheimer's awareness in the Davis community.
Future plans and hobbies: After my graduation from UC Davis, I hope to work in the field of Clinical Psychology and provide care for individuals suffering from mental illness.


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I was out and about Saturday morning helping re install some rainbow yarnbombs that had been hacked down (story here). I couldn't resist putting a little yarnbomb on this gnome in a local store.
and I got up very very early eeeeeek! Time to trike and then work in the studio.
Going back to Dayton Art Institute later this week to yarnbomb with some pals, jafapal Nancy, Johanna Smith and Susan Gartner. Can't wait to see what Susan and Johanna put up :) Meanwhile Nancy and I are working on some knit twits and felt butterflies .
You're reading art by corrine bayraktaroglu originally posted on Jafabrit's Art.
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Apple continues to set its sights on the gaming industry, touting its massive, low-cost game selection as a reason to buy an iPod touch (or iPhone) instead of a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS.
During today's iPod event, Apple showed off this chart. It illustrates that the iPhone platform has almost five times the number of game and entertainment titles that Sony and Nintendo's portable systems have combined.
That's impressive. Apple has done a good job courting game companies large and small to make games for the iPhone -- such as Electronic Arts' "Madden," which launched today. But we'd add that most of Apple's titles are simple, casual games -- which exaggerates the number.
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Nowadays properties in Spain can be one of the best bargains. The country has leading market position on the world property market among other prestigious countries, which also sell affordable housing. Spain offers a great variety of properties. The highest percentage of deals is with vacational properties along the coast. Private houses and villas are more preferable followed by apartment complexes situated in the megalopolises. Spanish property either from a developer or from an owner is equally profitable as investment because of its high quality and prestige at the same time.
Speaking about the price of properties in country Spain it would be unfair to say that they are inexpensive. They are affordable for investors with average income. Most profitable are properties offered at bank auctions. The cost of bank-owned properties is 50-70% less than the standard cost of properties on the market. Another benefit is that a foreigner can buy properties in sunny Spain getting a mortgage. In case of buying mortgage property with a bank loan you don't need to pay initial instalment.
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My wife says before she's a teen, I fear she's right. Even if I keep her off social media, someone might find a way to threaten her because of something I've said. There's enough of that going on.
And while the catalyst for my thoughts is GamersGate, this isn't about the primary first causes of debacle, per se.
Instead, it is about the ugly side, the trolling, doxxing (posting personal information, such as address/location), death and rape threats that seem to be present any time a woman posts anything that is remotely controversial.
In the past, I've passively supported some horrible people who have done some horrible things by not speaking out clearly enough. By not calling them on their shit. And that is done, I regret, on some level, it took looking at my daughter to motivate to change my stance, but so be it. So if you are a troll, whether for the lulz or great justice, I'm done with you in my social circles.
If you support the people who do these sorts of things, expect me to call you out, I'll do it privately because no one reacts well to being publicly called out.
If you associate with various forums online that generally promote/generate/originate these behaviors, I'm going to be wary of you.
The only way to eliminate activities is to make it socially unacceptable to engage in them.
That is my goal - to make this behavior online as socially unacceptable as casual racism - I don't believe I can stamp it out, but I can eliminate it from my social circles. And that will have to be enough.
I need to apologize for my part in assisting in that culture - and it is thanks to a post by Kathy Sierra who was apparently a target of Weev's tender ministrations. Yes, that Weev. Internet folk hero for his time in jail, and general internet asshole. I knew him before he was an internet darling, he went to the same college I once attended, and we were at the same gatherings. I socialized with him, not closely, but enough I knew what he was like online.
"Eh, he's just an asshole online," I used that to shrug off comments, plus I wasn't close to him.
And that enabled him to some degree. No, there's nothing I could have done to restrict him or stop him. My friends speak admirably of him in someways, but always with the caveats "well he is an asshole and a troll online." And you know what? While I am content that justice was done in case, in my opinion, but I'm done lauding him in whatever small fashion I did. No more posting articles where he shows up. No more commenting on other people doing the same. This may be a bit of closing the barn door after all the animals have fled, but it is what I can do at this time.
If someone is an asshole and troll online? They are an asshole and jerk. The extra caveats aren't needed. We spend enough of our time interacting online that there should be no difference in our expectations of our behaviors online and on the street.
Some of this is fighting rape culture. Some of this is fighting the culture of online anonymity. No, this won't come easily, it won't come quickly. But it can be done. It will take a lot of effort. It will take community action.
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Make a Bird Feeder Webcam with your Old Phone
Brian Hinderberger
Birdwatching, or birding, is a fun activity to watch wildlife with your free Presence App with your old smartphone device. You can watch birds over the Internet, using mobile phones set up in remote your back yard. Presence Pro increases your encrypted cloud video storage by 100x, allows you to capture longer and better quality videos of wild birds or animals with less time between recordings.
Before you Start
We need to remember that our old smartphones we're about to convert into a bird or wildlife camera is a device that's sensitive to weather conditions. So, we need to prepare a weather and water resistant place to stage your old phone. You also need to plan to keep the camera out of direct sunlight and be sure the electrical connections for the charger are also protected from getting wet.
Find Another Bird Feeder
An affordable bird feeder has all the right elements for your phone. It's made to keep the birdseed dry and provide a transparent casing so both you and the birds will see the birdseed.
We chose a plastic bird feeder that was cone shaped that cost $6. It has a hole in the bottom to stage on a small post so it's stable so it only captures movement from birds.
You can easily waterproof the bottom with plastic and tape. Be sure that the holes of the bird feeder are completely sealed. You don't want small insects or water to make its way into the seed container at all.
You'll also need a back of brown rice. This will help keep the interior of the bird feeder webcam dry while naturally looking like it's filled with birdseed!
Download Presence App
Connect your old smartphone or tablet to the Internet with WiFi or over a cellular connection. Download the Presence app and register a new user account or sign up with an existing account. Like any WiFi camera, you should leave your device plugged into wall power. We use your email address to send motion detection video alerts from your camera.
Add a Local Camera
Once you're in the Mobile app, tap into "This Camera". Your smartphone or tablet transforms into a camera. View your camera from anywhere in the world when you sign into Presence with the same username and password on a different smartphone or tablet. The iOS camera supports landscape and portrait. The Android camera supports landscape mode only.
Do not turn off or lock your device!
If you lock your device, turn it off, or exit the Camera, then your device is no longer a WiFi video camera. If you want to make the screen go dark, press the Dim Screen button at the bottom of the camera screen. The camera will still be running, but the screen will appear dark (tap the screen to re-enable it). Since the device is always on, be sure to plug in power to keep it alive for a long time. Also, consider enabling "Do Not Disturb" mode in your device's iOS Settings. Presence will only transmit video when you connect to your camera remotely.
Enable motion detection
Motion detection is off by default, and you can turn it on in your camera's Options, both locally and remotely. You can also use Modes to toggle motion detection on and off across all your cameras, based on your Rules. By default, your camera will enable motion detection when you go into Away mode and disable motion detection when you go into Home mode.
Make sure your Camera is Running Efficiently
Soft reset both devices: << This is usually the most effective thing that you can do. It keeps all of your data but cleans out your device.
(Presence) Clear Data: << This is usually the most effective thing that you can do.
Go to your Android Settings > Apps ( Applications ) > Presence> Clear Data.
Definitely on your camera device. A good idea to do this on all devices.
Move device closer to the router.
If you are using wifi and if it is an option. Sometimes just moving it a bit helps.
Give the viewer some time to connect to the camera- It might take a little while?
Enable Dedicated Access
Help prevent unwanted exiting of Presence or access to other apps. Dedicated Camera is our enhancement of an iOS feature called Guided Access.
This require you to make and enter your PIN number to exit your camera. Your camera will not crash or exit while it's running as a dedicated camera. Nobody can tamper with your saved videos or settings. This is highly recommended for every Presence camera.
Enable Dedicated Camera - Dedicated Camera helps protect your camera from crashes and tampering.
1. Tap into iOS Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access (at the bottom) > Turn on Guided Access
2. Open your Presence Camera
3. Triple-tap the Home Button on your iOS device to start Guided Access mode, transforming the device into a Dedicated Camera. You may need to teach your iOS device a PIN number the first time you open it.
4. Triple-tap the Home Button on your iOS device again and type in your PIN number to exit Dedicated Camera Mode
Final Tips
- Remember to dim your screen with your remote
- You can stream live to your other devices but you lose the ability to record from motion. So if you spot a bird while streaming just press the red record button.
- Be aware that your neighbors may not appreciate a camera pointed to their own back yard. Position the camera so their property is out of view and put it near the bird feeder.
- Remember to put the camera within range of your Wi-Fi signal so it can stream and upload video to the cloud.
- You can make your new bird cam a Twitter cam!
Happy Birdwatching!
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Just One Song, Part 5
The winner of the Just One Song Part 4 contest is....Larry Epke! As a prize for sharing his opinions on this blog, he will receive, by U.S. Postal Service, a specially recorded compilation CD.
This time around, for part five, I'm going to pick artists who have a very large body of work from which to select. It's going to be a little torturous for me to choose just one song by these artists, but maybe that's the point.
Here are our four artists for Just One Song, Part 5:
*Elvis Costello, with or without the Attractions
*The Supremes, with or without Diana Ross
*The Who
*James Brown
So before we recess so that you can consider your votes, I'll give you my choices for "just one song," at least the just one song I'd choose today, at this hour, on this computer.
Elvis Costello & the Attractions: There are so many possibilities here, but I'm going to go with I feel is the single most astonishing song Costello ever did: "Beyond Belief."
The leadoff track on 1982's Imperial Bedroom has a sonic universe entirely its own; a dramatic, foreboding lyric; a riveting, unwinding melodic progression that never repeats; and a spectacular performance by both singer and backing musicians. Pete Thomas' drumming, in particular, is amazing...It apparently came on a first magical take after a long night out.
The track doesn't sound like anything Elvis ever recorded, and in fact doesn't sound like anything anyone has ever recorded.
For those of you who don't know it, here it is.
Let's see...
Picking a song by the Supremes is really an interesting exercise. Like other Motown acts in the 1960s, many of their album tracks were simply covers of other Motown artists' hits. But there are occasional great Supremes songs that aren't often heard. "He's All I Got," the b-side to 1966's "Love is Like an Itching in My Heart," is superb, a bright shiny melody, interesting backing, and excellent trio performance.
But I'll go with "You Keep Me Hangin' On," a rapid-fire bolt of lightning also from 1966. Its unique Morse Code-like guitar intro sets an immediate sense of danger and impending terror, and the rushed, almost breathless pace and amazing on-the-one beat lend an emotional impact to the song. The Supremes themselves are also outstanding on this record.
Moving on to The Who...it's almost like they were a different band every album, so picking their best song could be seen as a referendum on which iteration of the Who one likes the best.
But although my favorite album of the band's is Sell Out, my favorite Who joint is "Bargain," from Who's Next. Roger Daltrey is a star here, and the band is hot, mastering both the heavy and quiet sections; Townshend's vocal on the bridge is one of his best ever. There's a lot of competition for the best Who song, and some other faves would include "Out in the Street," "Run Run Run," "The Kids are Alright," "Sunrise," "Summertime Blues," and "Glow Girl."
It's not quite so hard for me to pick a favorite James Brown song. While "Sexy Sexy Sexy," "Hot Pants," and "Cold Sweat" are great, the one I like the best, by a good margin, is "Licking Stick--Licking Stick" from 1968. There's something about his interaction with Maceo Parker that just shines, and the beat is fearsome. My friends Carlos and Andie had it played at their wedding, and that's good enough for me.
So...looking forward to hearing your opinions! Peace. In a couple weeks, I'll select a lucky winner from all the responses.