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Novelist, Journalist, Brutalist? Ben Myers is probably best described as a writer, and a damn good one at that. His latest novel 'Richard', published by Picador, is a work of fiction that looks at the final days of Richey Edwards. Ben kindly took some time to answer our 13 Questions.
HST:I first read your writing when I was an avid reader of Kerrang Magazine. Back in those days I worshipped the writings of Lester Bangs, and one day I too wanted to become a music journalist. The likes of you, Dom Lawson and Stevie Chick brought the music to life for me, with great gig descriptions and on the road accounts. Jesus, I must have brought dozens of albums purely because they got the five 'K's'. Music Journalism is a lot different now, for one thing the word of the Music Journo has a lot less power and influence then it once did, what are your thoughts on the current state of Music Journalism?
Thanks for the kinds words. It might sound odd but I don't really think about 'the state of music journalism' that much. Magazines always seems to come and go, and so do websites – – and bands and journalists, come to think of it – but all that really matters is a) the music and b) the writing. Everything is in flux, all the time. It might not appear that way, but it is. No magazine stays the same for more than three or four years and the mistakes the music or publishing worlds seem make is that there is a tried and tested way of doing things. But to me just means things become stagnant and conservative – whether in music or magazines or websites or literature. Culture should never be static – it's amorphous and the best bands, writers, film makers, poets, artists or creators of any kind should be able to adapt to that. By extension, journalists should be able to report, comment upon or document whatever is happening. Because a journalist or critic really is only a custodian of cultural history. If they think they're anything else, then they're deluded…
HST:'Richard' is a fictionalized account of the final days of Richey Edwards. Richey like Sid Vicious had next to no ability as a musician, yet arguably he was the most captivating component of his band. Both provided the danger, the embodiment of rock and roll and an enigmatic, alluring quality that transcended the music of their respective bands. Meg White too, is significantly less talented than Jack White, but made the White Stripes interesting just by being in that band. Is musical talent overrated in an industry that runs on the power of image?
I'm afraid I'd completely disagree with your Sid Vicious comparison – John Lydon was always the captivating one in the Pistols for me. He had brains, ideas and charisma – and a really under-rated, powerful voice – whereas Sid Vicious was some plank along for the ride. First a playful plank, then later a plank on smack. I don't think Richey Edwards was like of either them really, though obviously his musical ability was limited. I actually think Meg White is a great drummer too. God knows I've seen and heard enough macho homo sapiens with 32-piece drum kits wanking their way through drum solos. A good drummer probably only needs a snare and a hi-hat. But, yes, musical proficiency certainly isn't always needed to become a rock star though I think a little ability probably helps, otherwise everyone would be at it…even journalists…and we couldn't have that. Christ no.
HST:Going beyond the myth, was Edwards's in essence just a young man who got himself in a situation that he was unable to cope with, in a sense was Richey Edwards actually a reluctant rock star?
No, I think he very much wanted to be a rock star – look at all his iconoclastic quotes, his symbiotic relationship with the press and the keen attention to detail in cultivating the band's image. I think he had some problems, which would have been there whether he had been in the band or not. I don't necessarily think being a musician in a band was his undoing, though it is not a particularly healthy, balanced way of living so it surely took its toll, physically and mentally. That's my amateur, sofa-psychologist's assessment, anyway…
HST:Edwards's car was found abandoned with a tape of 'In Utero' inside the tape deck. For me 'In Utero' is the release that best showcases Nirvana, it is their masterpiece. When writing 'Richard' did you spend much time listening to 'In Utero'? What are your thoughts on that album?
I did listen to it, yes. I think it was a good album for Nirvana to make at the time: noisy, abrasive and deliberately non-mainstream. It probably turned on a lot of people to a lot of new things. But then I don't think Nirvana ever made any records intended to be mainstream. That's possibly why they are so admired. That's why I liked them at the time anyway; they were a band who slipped through the net and onto the radio. It's probably a good job they split up when they did though otherwise they might have turned into Pearl Jam. Awful.
HST:Why did you choose to include the Hamlet Quotes in 'Richard'?
I saw comparisons between the character of Hamlet and the life of Richey Edwards; two men weighed down by the expectation of others, but also their own self-created burdens too. It's my favourite Shakespeare play and when I re-read it certain quotes jumped out at me, as if they could have been referring to Richey. 'Richard' was never a music biography, so it felt OK to veer towards more literary pretentions with it – like quoting Shakespeare, which always come across as pretentious…but that's no reason not to do something.
HST:Could you draw a parallel between Metallica and the Manic Street Preachers, in that their sound, their whole band ethos was forever changed by the loss of a key member, to the point that outside of their name, they became completely different bands?
No, I don't think so. Haven't Metallica just been a bunch of moaning multi-millionaires completely out of touch with reality for about two decades now? I never listen to the Manics these days, but I'll still read their interviews because they at least have something to say.
HST:I've heard whispers about a possible movie adaptation of 'Richard', in the right hands could this be a project as successful and artfully directed as Anton Corbijn's 'Control'?
There's certainly been conversation and discussions about turning the book into a film. But such a project would have to be even more carefully handled and considered than the writing of the book was. I have some ideas as to how such an adaptation could be but I'm no film-maker and I know that the writers have very little say so I'm very protective of the whole idea. I foresee it as being a small budget, quiet art-house film – and these are words that no film producers or financiers ever like to hear….
HST:You're an avid walker, a psychogeographer perhaps. How does the experience urban exploration differ from a rural hike, how does the environment affect your thoughts when you are walking?
I lived in London and loved to walk and now I live in the countryside and love do the same. When you walk you connect with your surroundings in a way that you don't when you're behind a wheel or on a train. Your body and mind find a rhythm which can be very liberating, I think. It's nice to sweat and get out of breath. It's nice to climb up above everything and look down upon it from a distance. As you walk you take it all in and you can see the remnants of the living history around you, which I find fascinating: abandoned buildings, animal bones, rusting machinery, faded beer cans from the 1980s, old shopping signs, crashed cars, animal runs. You also see dramas being plays out – human dramas and the drama of the natural world – plus you observe changing weather, you hear sirens and birdsong. When I walk I feel alive and part of something big and noisy and dirty and evolving…..
HST:In another interview you mentioned that you found Darby Crash from the Germs a fascinating figure, have you read 'Lexicon devil'? It's written as an oral biography. I've always felt that this is the best way of recounting tall stories about exaggerated characters. Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' is the perfect example of this. Do you enjoy reading oral biographies?
If they're good stories and well compiled, yes I do. Lexicon Devil is fascinating because it documents a particular milieu: that of disaffected, disenfranchised Californian kids at the dawn of the Reagan era, set against a backdrop of Los Angeles with all its fake-spiritual, post-hippy, drug-guzzling, sexually deviant punk stylings. It's a story of dreams, drugs, manipulation, exploitation, nihilism and youth. It's dark and fucked up, but also quite playful and fun too. The Dirt was just very silly, but silly is good too. Motley Crue in their prime reminded me of US troops marauding through Vietnam, indiscriminately consuming, fucking and/or destroying everything in their paths. They're not the brightest individuals, the Crue….
HST:As a fisherman, tell me, what is your finest catch? And also, where is your favourite fishing spot?
I've only fished once or twice in the past couple of years because I feel a lot of guilt about hurting or killing any fish that I'm not going to eat. It makes me no better than a fox huntsman. It just feels too gratuitous at the moment. But as any fisherman knows, you never share your favourite spots…
HST:I've noticed that you've posted a few things about Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Are these kids the next Wu Tang Clan or merely a bunch of young hip hop heads making music and having a good time, who have inadvertently got caught up in a whirlwind of hype?
I just think they're a really exciting new collective of musicians and MCs who are taking hip-hop back to what it should be: raw, controversial, provocative, young, energetic, fun. They're skate kids who I think have as much in common with a band like Bad Brains as they do Wu Tang Clan – two bands who I also love. So they're certainly more exciting than…I don't know…the Arctic Monkeys or The Strokes and all those other bands who look like they would rather be shovelling shit for a living than getting paid a million pounds for 90 minutes work headlining festivals. Odd Future's whole approach seems pretty punk rock in that their 'career' so far has happened completely away from the music business, without anyone's permission, and without following any tedious conventions. There's no clichéd bling or gun talk in their music either and Tyler, The Creator – their most recognisable member – seems like a really smart, sussed guy who will do exactly what he wants to do. In a couple of years they've given over 200 songs away for free. Their beats are stolen from elsewhere, their lyrics are wilfully non-PC and it seems just don't seem to give a fuck about what anyone thinks. I think that's always generally a good thing.
HST:Are many bands nowadays missing out on the harsh musical apprenticeship that came within the frame of the old music industry? Whereby a band would practice for a few years, save up cash and lay down an EP or an album in a proper studio, and then tour for a while, earning their chops the hard way. Now, it seems plausible that a group of mates could in a 48 hour period record a few tracks on their laptop, upload them somewhere and before you know they might become the flavour of the week. Is our hunger for new music, diluting quality, meaning the cream is no longer rising to the top, but struggling to survive in the overpopulated shark tank?
Music is probably at a better place than ever; good stuff generally gets heard. In fact, it's far easier for talent to be heard worldwide now than ever before. Lo-fi and DIY culture is bigger than ever. I think the whole idea of 'paying your dues' is archaic: the kid who has spent five years in clubs and at home learning programming in order to create, say, new dubstep sounds has paid his dues. The only real major change has been the loss of power within the major record labels, which are floundering somewhat or only singing artists with talent who they can develop the hell out of for a few years, then make millions from. Adele would be a good example of this. None of the bigger labels want to hedge their bets on the new Razorlight – and why would they? I mean, how many guitar bands have sold a lot in the past two or three years? Hardly any. Because all the good bands have modest sales and are already signed to the cool little labels.
I've sat in meetings at major record labels and once got a band that I managed signed to Sony and the whole experience was utterly depressing. All they ever wanted to do was drink expensive fizzy water and have meeting after meeting. Each meeting I had cost me the best part of a day in which everyone involved could have been doing something productive. 100 page contracts? Expensive videos? Being seen in the right places? Fuck off. It's not 1995 anymore. (Footnote: the band were dropped before their album was even released) So I think guitar bands have to do their own thing if they want to 'make it' – be exciting, be new, don't be a bunch of predictable cunts, because a predictable indie band who think they're doing something original is much more worthless than the boy band or packed pop star. At least with boy bands, what you see is what you get. There's a sort of vacuous honesty there. I hope I don't sound cranky or bitter – I'm not at all: I'm as excited as music as ever, but my tolerance for bullshit is low because I feel like 'rock 'n' roll' is a played-out notion. When I think of 'rock n' roll' I think about Top Man mannequins in skinny jeans and straw trilby's.
HST:I was in a café the other day sipping some OJ and eating a Tuna Salad Sandwich. Next door to me sat a pretty dolly bird in a floral dress. She looked a bit like Zooey Deschanel. She was reading something on a kindle, yet the glare of the bright April sun that was coming through the window affected her ability to read the screen. I kept thinking that it would've been easier to read a paperback book rather than carry that stupid gadget around. What are your thoughts on eReaders?
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Guest post by Joy Curzio
I'm not a fan of professional wrestling or mixed-martial arts or generally anything that involves brute force so I don't know what a match for something like this would look like. I would imagine—having seen my son's 6th birthday party—that there are bodies slammed to the floor, objects hurled at heads, insults spit across rooms (along with some actual spit just to make it more realistic), and climbing of objects (that clearly state "DO NOT CLIMB") simply to launch off said objects so as to more successfully slam more bodies to the floor. And repeat.
Again, having never seen a "blood sport" match, I'm assuming that these matches take place in environments that lend themselves to these physical displays—soft padded floors that wipe up easily—not in SCIENCE CENTERS in the mall.
This wasn't the first birthday party we've had for our son, but it was the first at which I was genuinely appalled by his behavior. The science center was his pick—he's that kind of kid…or so we thought. Having been an only child up until recently, he doesn't do too much roughing and tumbling at home or with kids he's been friends with for a while.
Having started kindergarten this year, he's made a number of really good friends, which is great. But then to see him and his friends in action—tearing down the castle the girls made of giant blocks, throwing magnetic sand at each other, putting each other in headlocks between pizza and cake—was shocking. He went from Bill Nye the Science Guy to Hulk Hogan in a matter of minutes.
Now I know that some of you are thinking that I was being naive in assuming that my son wasn't ever going to throw a kid to the ground and yell, "Your butt has poop in it," and then run off laughing. I guess kids all across the country do that every day. But he really never has played that way, and he doesn't play that way with every friend—just a few. So I can't help but wonder if my son even LIKES to pummel and be pummeled by other kids or if he is just doing it to fit in.
I also can't help but wonder where the line is—what is normal physical play and what is sociopath-in-the-making play. I'm not the type of mom who thinks her kid never does anything wrong, and I certainly don't want the type of kid who blindly follows other kids, but I do wonder if some kids are better than others in terms of how my son interacts with them. Didn't we all have kids who we weren't allowed to play with growing up because they were "bad influences"?
My husband and I did speak to our son several times during the party. We also tried to get the staff of the science center more involved in terms of promptly initiating the "organized activities." I didn't want to ruin his party, and I of course want him to have fun and be himself, but the time and place was all wrong for rough stuff. Or so I thought.
None of the other boys' parents really seemed to mind (the girls' parents were frantically shepherding their kids to the nice quiet Exploring Color room). So then I started wondering where the line is for adults. We read so many articles about "helicopter parents" who inhibit the spirits of "free-range kids" who turn out to either be super successful due to the amount of "grit" in their characters or stressed-out 50-somethings with heart problems because they weren't "emotionally attached" to their parents.
No matter what we do as parents there is someone who will tell you that it was wrong—that you just totally messed your kid up for life. I clearly thought the birthday party had turned into a scene from Mad Max, and the other parents clearly thought that the kids were having fun.
Because there aren't really right answers (although I'm sure that there are some answers that are better than others), I decided to talk to a bunch of moms—of boys and girls—and see if I could get any ideas…the wisdom of the group.
A mom of two older boys gave me what I think was the best advice for me. She said that her older son loves to use his imagination with his friends, regardless of the size of the group. Her middle son, however, is super physical if he plays with more than one kid at a time. So her solution was to limit play time at the house for her middle son to just one friend at a time.
That worked for me because 1) it reiterated my belief that not all boys play in a physical way and 2) it made physicality okay if in an appropriate setting. It was like a Best-Of-the-Internet advice compilation in one real-world package.
So now I feel a little more confident in my direction, but I'm still interested in lines–behavioral boundaries for parents and for kids. I'm still unsure about the best way to encourage my son to be himself and have fun but to also not be a total lunatic. I'm still horribly insecure about each and every parenting choice I make because I know that there's a counter-argument just a click (or disapproving stare) away.
I guess the only thing I feel good about—that I know no matter what the internet or the "village" we all supposedly should have says—is the love I have for my sometimes-pro wrestler and sometimes-science star of a son.
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Sketch Challenge #206
Happy New Year Peeps!! First thing I want to do is say "Thank You" to everyone whose cards we used as an inspiration for last year's Sketch Challenges. I also want to say "Thank You" to everyone that linked cards to the Sketch Challenges last year. And last, but certainly not least, to Sandy, Paula, and the rest of the OWH team who have given their help and support to me this past year. "You are all heros and I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Reminder: Inspiration for upcoming sketch challenges comes from everywhere… your links to OWH challenges, your blogs, and from cards that are mailed to Sandy for the troops. You just might get an email from me this year asking for permission to use one of your cards for a sketch and as a sample. So keep linking your cards to the challenges, and sending them in for the troops. Ya just never know when you might get an email from me!
That being said… are you ready for the 1st Sketch Challenge of 2014? Here ya go…
Inspiration for the sketch is from this bright and cheerful card from the ever talented Cheryl. Her inspiration came from another card maker whom Cheryl gives credit on her blog "Gone Scrappin…". Pop over to Cheryl's blog to leave her some love, and see where she got her inspiration. The link is here.
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12 Best iOS Screen Recorders to Record your iPhone and iPad without Jailbreak
- Part1. [Video Tutorial] 3 Easy Ways to Record iPhone without Jailbreak
- Part2. Best iOS Recorder Apps
- Part3. Record iOS Screen on Mac
- Part4. Record iOS Screen on Windows or Mac
- Part5. [Video tutorial]Recommended:Best Game Recorder&Video Editor in one
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Part1. [Video Tutorial] 3 Easy Ways to Record iPhone without Jailbreak
Watch the video below to learn how to use 3 best tools mentioned in this article to record iOS
Part2. Best iPhone and iPad Screen Recorder Apps:
1. Airshou:
This application is developed by Shou.tv creators and works perfectly on iOS 9. The best thing is that it utilizes very less processing power but still cam serve with high quality recording results. Professionals often love to use this application for recording of games and applications but when it is connected to microphone for audio recording then it suffers too much noise. This application works perfectly on portable devices and leads to complete screen coverage with awesome recording results.
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2. Vidyo:
Vidyo application serves users for recording screen videos along with active audio controls that can be internal voice of the device as well as audio from the microphone at the same time. The resolution offered goes up to 1080P with 60fps and there are so many attractive mixing features for advanced recording results. The sad part is that users cannot hear voice from speaker when audio sound is being recorded.
3.BB Recorder:
Here is one more screen recorded for active users that helps in easy mirroring while recording. The best part is that it allows easy streaming with extremely easy user interface. BB Recorder can be utilized for camera recording, live screen recording and basic screen capturing needs. The installation process is very simple and it has power to serve users for professional usage.
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4. Dr. Phone:
It is time to enjoy mirroring with crystal clear game recording feature on iOS 7.1 and iOS 10 using Dr. Phone iOS screen recorder. You can avail this software tool in iOS as well as windows version with the best feature that is one click start function. Users can also enjoy customized settings with the application so that desired videos can be created easily. This application can be used for presentations, education, gaming, business and other recording needs.
5. CoolPixel:
You will be glad to know that CoolPixel is not just a video recorded rather it also serves as an advanced video editor software program. People love to use this screen recorder for games but it is not able to capture the game audio during recording process. With this software tool you can add so many filtering effects to videos along with subtitles, cutting and dragging combinations. Users love to take benefits from its creative editing support.
6. iRec 2.0 ($7.99):
iRec is one of the most simplest and efficient screen recording tool that can capture videos at very high resolution. Some of the incredible features of this software program include: simple to use, well designed navigation platform and high quality video output generation abilities. People love to use this screen recorder for capturing game events or just to create interactive tutorials.
Part3. Best iPhone & iPad Screen Recorder on Mac:
1. Capto ($29.99 Mac):
Here is an easy to operate application that can assist users to capture screen movements, recording and for advanced image as well as video editing requirements. It comes with intelligent file manager and serves with quick sharing features.
- Advanced file management.
- Offers easy sharing.
- Dual type audio editor as well as image and video editor.
- Screen as well as Web capturing abilities
2. ScreenFlow ($99 Mac):
This software tool allows users to record any selected portion of screen so easily over iOS. It can capture the signals from video camera, microphone, computer's audio as well as multi channel audio devices at the same time.
- Users can edit any desired portion of video and images with texts, transitions and animations.
- It allows users to share all kind of files with ease.
- Best solution for educators as they can create advanced tutorials.
3. QuickTime Player (Free Mac):
This software program is owned by Apple and is rated as one of the most powerful screen recorded with built in type media player. Users can view wide number of file formats using this software tool. The advanced video recording technology results in rich quality output with improved audio combination.
- Advanced multimedia platform.
- Highly sophisticated media player.
- Supports advanced video technology.
- Flexible file formats.
- Fast processing.
Part4. Best iPhone and iPad Screen Recorder for Windows and Mac:
1.AirServer ($14.99 Win/Mac):
Here is an advanced screen mirroring software program for Xbox One, PC and Mac. With the help of this program one can receive Miracast Streams, Google Cast and Airplay etc. same as that of an Apple TV. The advanced editing features of this screen recorder application make it to stand in the top ranking among all screen recorder software programs.
- You can record videos with this software on iPhone and iPad even with separate voiceover.
- The advanced post recording facility allows users to work on contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, sharpness as well as flipping of screen.
- Game play demos can be easily created.
2.Reflector ($14.99 Win/Mac):
Reflector is popular as a wireless streaming and mirroring receiver that can help users to stay connected with any external device. The mirroring feature works for all devices on real time basis. Reflector is capable enough to organize and present multiple devices of different specifications with ease.
- Allows easy and efficient management of all connected devices.
- Real time mirroring facility available.
- It is much easier to record screens with voice over.
- Media streaming is possible with reflector.
- Advanced security features.
3.X-Mirage ($16 Win/Mac):
X-Mirage is rated as one of the most professional software tool for Windows PCs and Mac devices. Users can stream content wirelessly using this software and it further allows easy mirroring with iPod, iPad and iPhone etc.
- Efficient mirroring feature is available.
- Users can prefer to connect with many iOS devices at only one platform.
- You can enjoy one click recording function that makes recprding much more simplified.
- It offers very fast processing along with advanced editing features.
Part5. Recommended:Best Game Recorder&Video Editor in one
If you need a free screen recorder without time limitation and watermark, I highly recommend Filmora scrn.
It's a powerful screen capture and also a video editor without any limitation
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I did not figure it out yet. But I know you can capture your screen and your webcam with Filmora scrn, which is much cheaper than Camtasia. Also, you can record your screen first and then make a PIP video with Filmora. https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/video-overlay.html
Yeap. But you have to update to iOS 11 to use the built-in screen recorder on your iPhone.
Yea but how do i get a video recording overlay? How do i get a small box of me on camera as i record the screen???
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The Actual Structure of eBay's Feedback Mechanism and Early Evidence on the Effects of Recent Changes
eBay's feedback mechanism is considered crucial to establishing and maintaining trust on the world's largest trading platform. The effects of a user's reputation on the probability of sale and on prices are at the center of a large number of studies. More recent theoretical work considers aspects of the mechanism itself. Yet, there is confusion amongst users about its exact institutional details, which also changed substantially in the last few months. An understanding of these details, and how the mechanism is perceived by users, is crucial for any assessment of the system. We provide a thorough description of the institutional setup of eBay's feedback mechanism, including recent changes to it. Most importantly, buyers now have the possibility to leave additional, anonymous ratings on sellers on four different criteria. We discuss the implications of these changes and provide first descriptive evidence on their impact on rating behavior.
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Daine and Numair were talking quietly between themselves with sky song chirping away as they talked. If the young dragonet had been able to communicate via mind speak she would have been able to tell the humans what was in the books, but she could not mind speak yet so she had to wait patiently not a strong point of hers.
Raoul, Buri, and Neal were in a group discussing the book while having a drink and some pastries Thayet joined them still not really talking to her husband, "she was better then all us boys, no matter what the stump says, she could out best any of us at any weapon" Neal was telling them hearing this Wyldon turned away and walked over to the king.
looking around the room George noticed the groups and knew that many were all talking about how good the young girl really was.
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HOOSIER HERO OPENS UP ABOUT HIS 448 DAYS SPENT AS A WORLD WAR II PRISONER OF WAR — FOX59 — BROWNSBURG, Ind. — It`s been more than 70 years since World War II ended. According to Veterans' Affairs, more than 130,000 Americans were held prisoner. 93,000 were held in the European theater alone. One of those captured in Italy is Hoosier veteran Ray Sells.
Sells had just graduated from high school and entered the U.S. Army. Sells, an army corporal with the 141st Regiment, arrived in Italy with the 36th Infantry Division. Shortly after landing, the 141st sustained heavy losses during a battle. Hundreds of Americans were captured, including Sells.
"It was at Rapido River crossing in southern Italy this group of us made it across there. All of a sudden we were surrounded by these German soldiers," said Sells.
He and his fellow soldiers were loaded into boxcars and sent to a stalag, a prisoner of war camp. "That`s when they transported us up from southern Italy up into Poland," Sells explained.
Sells opened up to us about his time as a prisoner of war at his home at American Senior Communities Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living Facility.
"They weren`t too harsh on us. I definitely had it better than those in the South Pacific. We got some fair treatment. We were not mistreated," said Sells.
CHEYENNE VA TO CONDUCT 'NO VETERAN DIES ALONE' TRAINING — JOURNAL ADVOCATE — The Cheyenne Veteran Affairs Medical Center will conduct its annual "No Veteran Dies Alone" training on Thursdays, beginning Aug. 4 through Sept. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the medical center's auditorium, located at 2360 East Pershing Blvd., in Cheyenne.
Emotionally mature volunteers from all walks of life are needed for a variety of positions including program coordination, clerical support, as well as patient and family support. According to VA Chaplain Carol Carr, some volunteers will have a unique opportunity to be available during the death and dying process of our American heroes.
"Many patients, especially those with long hospitalizations or those residing in the facilities Community Living Center benefit from the regular visitation, companionship, and support of the program volunteers," Carr said.
She said, the facilities 20-hour training program prepares volunteers in honoring veterans; meeting the emotional needs of those who would otherwise be alone at the end of life; as well as providing family members with a brief respite while keeping vigil.
Those interested in participating in this training should contact the Cheyenne VA Medical Center's Voluntary Services at 307-778-7317 or Chaplain Services at 307-778-7377.
VETERAN AMPUTEE BERATED FOR PARKING IN A HANDICAP SPOT — T&P — Marine Corps veteran Brandon Rumbaugh lost his legs in Afghanistan, but a store employee confronted him for parking in a handicap spot.
On July 17, Marine Corps veteran Brandon Rumbaugh and his girlfriend pulled into a local GetGo convenience store in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
Rumbaugh lost both legs in 2009 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while attempting to rescue a wounded member of his platoon in Afghanistan. Most people would likely agree that his decision to park in a handicap spot was justified.
But not everybody. As his girlfriend entered the store, Rumbaugh was still getting out of the car. Upon seeing his girlfriend enter the store, a customer confronted her, asking why the couple felt entitled to park in a handicap spot. So Rumbaugh came to her defense. That's when a GetGo employee got involved.
Rumbaugh told WPXI News that the employee asked, "Why are you so upset? I'm not the reason you lost your legs. I didn't shoot them off."
Rumbaugh told WPXI that he was stunned by the remark and asked the employee to repeat what she said. And she did.
After the exchange, Rumbaugh went home and posted the story on his Facebook.
According to WPXI, when reached for comment, the employee didn't deny what she had said, but she did defend her actions, suggesting that Rumbaugh was "belligerent." As a result, Giant Eagle, GetGo's parent company, fired the employee and issued this apology:
"At Giant Eagle, Inc., having respect for others is essential to how we serve our communities, and is a belief we insist each Team Member hold in the highest regard. The recent comments made by a former Elizabeth GetGo Team Member were completely inappropriate and entirely unacceptable, resulting in the Team Member's termination. We once again extend our sincere apologies to Mr. Rumbaugh for his unfortunate experience."
VETS DESERVE BETTER THAN THE VA'S PROPOSED CHANGE FOR ANESTHESIA — THE HILL — The quality of care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been the subject of news headlines across the country for more than two years now. Unfortunately, the VA is currently considering a health care proposal that would fundamentally lower the quality and safety of anesthesia care for our nation's Veterans by removing physician anesthesiologists from oversight of anesthetic care.
The proposed policy, which was published for public comment in the Federal Register, would change how advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) deliver care at the VA and it's getting America's attention. With only a few days remaining until the close of the comment period, more than 95,000 people have posted comments and observers have called this federal regulatory issue one of the hottest topics in Washington.
The Federal Register is full of proposals that may seem more exciting or controversial, but I believe this issue has caught the public's attention because people sincerely care about our nation's Veterans and believe their health care should not be compromised.
Americans understand that it would be wrong to lower the standard of care provided to these men and women who have so bravely served our country.
Here's the issue. The proposed policy is one way the VA is trying to improve access to care for patients. The new policy would expand the role of advanced practice registered nurses so they can act like physicians. The advanced practice nurses include nurse anesthetists, who currently work as part of a team with physician anesthesiologists. Under the new rule, physician anesthesiologists would be removed from the team and the operating room, leaving nurses to administer anesthesia and make life or death decisions that frequently occur during anesthesia.
NEW YORK MAN HELD NAVY VET, 81, CAPTIVE FOR FOUR YEARS TO STEAL HIS BENEFITS — NY DAILY NEWS — A New York man who held a Navy veteran captive for four years while he stole the veteran's benefits was arrested Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
Perry Coniglio, 43, who allegedly beat and starved the "mentally diminished" Korean War veteran while getting high and living lavishly in an adjoining room at a miserable motel, was charged with unlawful imprisonment, grand larceny, criminal possession of a weapon, endangering an incompetent person, menacing and unlawful possession of marijuana.
The victim, 81-year-old David McClellan, who suffers from advanced dementia, was controlled "with brute force and intimidation," Detective Joseph Cornetta told the Hudson Valley News Network.
McClellan was imprisoned in the U.S. Academy Motel in Highland Falls. The victim lived in a cramped room cluttered with rubbish and heaps of his assorted belongings. He slept on a mattress stained with mildew and a pillow covered with drops of blood, rarely bathed and was fed a bowl of cereal each day, police said.
5 THINGS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT PTSD SINCE 9/11 — T&P — New research shows post-traumatic stress treatments are advancing, and there is hope for those suffering its effects.
There's no need to reiterate the common platitudes about post-traumatic stress disorder that we've all heard before, focusing on demystifying the "invisible wounds of war." The conversation has moved beyond that now, and post-traumatic stress is no longer being looked at as a "disorder" but as a normal reaction to abnormally stressful circumstances.
Experts have learned that it's not necessarily a life sentence, but rather a treatable condition that can be attacked from a number of different angles. Still, while it's an extremely positive thing that we're collectively making an effort to move beyond outdated and damaging stereotypes, PTSD remains an undeniable challenge that creates real suffering — as anyone who has ever gone through it, or walked through it with a loved one, can attest.
After the start of the post-9/11 conflicts, the study of post-traumatic stress grew rapidly to meet the needs of returning veterans. Ph.D. and former Army Lt. Col. Glenn R. Schiraldi detailed many of these changes in a recently revised edition of "The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery, and Growth," which includes detailed information on what has been learned since the beginning of the 21st century. Among these new insights are five main takeaways.
What constitutes an official diagnosis of "PTSD" has been expanded.
BILL PROVIDING DENTAL INSURANCE FOR VETS GOES TO OBAMA — DR. BICUSPID — A bill to provide dental insurance for U.S. military veterans and their eligible family members was sent on July 19 to President Barack Obama for signing after being approved by the U.S. Senate on July 13 and the U.S. House of Representatives on July 14. It will allow veterans enrolled in a health insurance plan through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to buy dental insurance at reduced rates through MetLife or Delta Dental.
The VA Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016, S. 3055, continues the current veteran dental insurance pilot program that was established by legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) in 2010. This bill expands eligibility for the program to all veterans who do not currently receive dental benefits from the VA.
"We're supportive of all efforts to extend dental coverage to veterans, and reauthorizing this program certainly would do that," ADA President Carol Gomez Summerhays, DDS, a third-generation Navy veteran, told DrBicuspid.com. "Anything that deals with the military and veterans is very important to me."
The three-year pilot program was due to expire at the end of 2016.
VETERAN'S SUICIDE RAISES CONCERN ABOUT IOWA CITY VA CARE — IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN — The death of an eastern Iowa veteran is raising concerns about reports that the Iowa City veterans hospital denied him inpatient treatment hours before his suicide, and one Iowa lawmaker is asking officials for answers.
Sgt. Brandon Ketchum, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, died by suicide in the early hours of July 8, at age 33, said his partner, Kristine Nichols. She said that, hours before his death, he sought inpatient treatment for mental health concerns at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Nichols, 33, who lived with Ketchum in Bettendorf, said he struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse after serving in the U.S. Marines and the Army National Guard. She said that when he asked for a bed at the hospital, his doctor turned him away with instructions to take his medication.
Nichols said she was closely involved with Ketchum's treatment. She said he received inpatient treatment in the past, and continued to receive medication and counseling through the VA health care system.
Nichols said Ketchum, after leaving the hospital, texted her about what happened. She said he spent the night in a house he was fixing up in Davenport. About 2 a.m., he posted on Facebook about his frustrations, she said.
DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE FOR A NEW VA TBI EXAMINATION — DISABLED VETERANS — Department of Veterans Affairs is sending new VA TBI examination reprocessing letters to veterans entitled to new exams due to VA's failure to use qualified doctors.
The examination notice letters include language highlighting that veterans run the risk of a rating reduction if their traumatic brain injury (TBI) claim is reprocessed. No doubt luminary (sarcasm) Under Secretary Tom Murphy had his hand in that one. But they do get the point across.
Act now. If you do not, you lose out.
Veterans receiving the notice letters have one year to opt in for a new examination. If the qualified doctors confirm a previously undiagnosed TBI, they could be entitled to significant health care and compensation benefits.
For a little background, VA repeatedly failed to follow its own policy standards for examining veterans for disability compensation who reported TBI. As a result, many veterans were misdiagnosed due to VA using unqualified doctors.
After being outted in the press (first by me to NBC), VA Secretary Bob McDonald made an equitable relief decision to grant the nationwide re-examinations.
One of my clients was "patient zero" and we busted VA through the press starting in spring 2015. What unraveled was a huge 24,000 veteran scandal spanning almost a decade. McDonald did the right thing by announcing the equitable relief resolution.
WOMAN HOPES NEW CUBA RELATIONS WILL HELP FIND AIR FORCE VET DAD — T&P — Sherry Sullivan believes her father, Geoffrey, an Air Force vet, was shot down over Cuba 50 years ago.
Although more than 50 years have passed since Sherry Sullivan's father went on a five-day work trip and never came home, it is still hard for her to keep from crying when she remembers him.
"Little girls love their dads. My dad, to me, was bigger than life," Sherry Sullivan said of her father, Geoffrey Francis Sullivan, a pilot she believes was shot down over Cuba and tortured and imprisoned there for decades. "He shouldn't be forgotten."
Sherry Sullivan has spent 32 years actively searching for her dad, in that time accumulating about 100,000 pages of often heavily-redacted information about him. She also has filed lawsuits against various American government agencies and Cuba, and she won by default a $21 million wrongful death judgment against Cuba in 2009 in Waldo County Superior Court.
A federal court in 2012 dismissed her claim against the island nation because her lawyer was unable to verify that he had successfully notified Cuba of the judgment despite efforts to serve papers through the Swiss embassy and through Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries with which Cuba had diplomatic relations.
POLICE: MAN WHO PROMISED VETERANS HELP STOLE $500,000 — NECN — A Stafford Springs man is accused of promising to help more than a dozen veterans, then scamming them out of half a million dollars, according to state police.
John J. Simon Jr., 69, of Stafford Springs, is accused of defrauding 15 victims of $510,000 under the guise that he paying a lawyer to help them obtain Social Security benefits and money from Veterans Affairs claims.
The victims told investigators that Simon never got them their money and investigators said they were not able to find the attorney Simon claimed to be working with.
Police said the alleged scam started in June 2011 and several victims gave Simon less than $2,000, so the statute of limitations for those misdemeanor charges expired, but others gave him more than $2,000, according to court paperwork.
SAILAHEAD – HELPING TO HEAL OUR VETERANS — NORTHPORT PATCH — Next Saturday, July 30th, Centerport Yacht Club will be hosting SailAhead's 2nd annual event "Let's Take a Veteran Sailing". With the support of Greenlawn American Legion Post 1244, 140 veterans and family members, mostly from Long Island, will attend this event on a fleet of at least 45 sailboats.
Our special SailAhead guest this year is Veteran George Eshleman, Director of Unified Warrior Foundation. George served in the military for several years. Last year after the tragic loss of a friend, he decided to hike the Appalachian Trail carrying the name tags of 218 veterans who ended their own lives. Much like many veterans, George has also fought the temptations of suicide.
George, like SailAhead, is focused on spreading PTSD awareness in order to work towards healing veterans and decreasing the number of suicides, which is currently at least 22 a day!
SailAhead will honor the memory of these 218 veterans by having George and the tags on the fleet's flagship. With the approval of the families, SailAhead has duplicated the tags and will keep them at all times on one of SailAhead's boats. The spirit of the 218 veterans will live through their name tags and will accompany SailAhead's veterans each time our boats go out to sea.
The purposes of the event are as follows:
VETERANS' ACTIVIST PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM FELLOW VETERAN — LONG ISLAND — Suffolk County, NY — The founder of a Suffolk County veteran's organization today pleaded guilty to two counts of grand larceny for his theft of nearly $90,000 from a 71 year old former veteran who suffers from post- traumatic stress and dementia, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.
State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho told the defendant, John J. Lynch of Wantagh that if Lynch is to avoid jail time, he must pay the victim back and forfeit a Porsche he registered and titled to himself but purchased with the victim's money.
The 76 year old defendant is the founder and former executive director of Suffolk County United Veterans which operates the "John J. Lynch Veterans Men's Shelter" in Yaphank.
"The defendant's crimes were unconscionable," District Attorney Spota said. "Our investigation found that he exploited a vulnerable fellow veteran who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and trying to cope with severe memory and confusion issues. From February of 2013 through February of 2014, Mr. Lynch had the victim write checks payable to him or to his business, J. Lynch Staffing, and we also found evidence that the defendant also had the victim pay his American Express bills. The total amount of money stolen is $87,260 dollars," said Spota.
Lynch will be formally sentenced by Justice Camacho in early October on a date convenient for the victim's family to attend.
MILITARY SHOULD EMPOWER VETS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP — STARS & STRIPES — Defense Secretary Ash Carter made waves last month when he announced two new proposals that will dramatically increase the Department of Defense's flexibility in shaping the structure of our military. If approved, the proposals would allow more civilian workers in high-demands fields to enter the military mid-career, give the military more discretion in how they promote (or don't promote) current servicemembers, and provide more incentives for soldiers to voluntarily leave the service before retirement. These changes are a radical departure from the military's current approach to managing its talent, and this increased flexibility is badly needed at a time when the military is trying to adapt to changes on and off the battlefield. However, if enacted, these changes will necessarily disrupt the traditional military career path, and likely result in more servicemembers leaving the military in the middle of their career and looking for work in the private sector.
CHEROKEES HELP SMITHSONIAN PLAN NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL — NEWS ON 6 — TULSA, Oklahoma – Tribal leaders from Oklahoma are helping create a national Native American Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
There are local Native American memorials including one with an eternal flame near downtown Tulsa, but now Native American veterans will have a national memorial honoring them in Washington, D.C., something they feel, is very well deserved.
Many of those veterans filled a room at Tulsa's Hard Rock Casino and Hotel, making sure a new national Native American veterans memorial will capture their unique warrior spirit.
"The warriors are the ones that kept the tribe fed, protected the tribe, they definitely had their place," said Debra Wilson.
Native Americans serve in greater numbers per capita than any other ethnic group. Debra Wilson is Cherokee and served six years in the U.S. Marines. Her father, grandfather and siblings all served as well.
FORMER VETERANS AFFAIRS LABOR UNION PRESIDENT STOLE $150,000 IN CHAPTER'S FUNDS — DAILY CALLER — William Davis, a former local chapter president for the American Federation of Government Employees, was sentenced on Wednesday for embezzling $150,000 in funds. The 56 year-old New York resident will serve 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to stealing from the union.
The AFGE is the largest national labor union, representing 670,000 federal workers. Davis' chapter, Local 1119, covers 300 employees of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Montrose, N.Y.
While serving as president, Davis "used a debit card for the Union Bank Account issued to a deceased former Union officer to make hundreds of charges and cash withdrawals for non-Union expenses," according to the Justice Department's report. Ironically, the AFGE's website lists "identity theft protection" as one of its "exclusive benefits."
In addition to swiping the card for a variety of purchases including men's clothing and electronics at retailers such as Apple, RadioShack, Best Buy and Walmart, Davis also bought money orders, which he used to pay his monthly rent.
To mask the misuse, Davis falsified annual financial disclosure documents throughout his term as president, annotating just $7,000 of the spending.
A representative from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York told The Daily Caller that the investigation into Davis began after another union staffer discovered the abuse and reported it.
In addition to time in prison, the court ordered that Davis repay the entire $150,000.


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llcj - That is not the case in all areas and as I said, we only have the older Kindle models. The staples near me does not carry the Sony. The Future Shop or Best Buy we went to only had Kobo & Sony's locked up in a cage. They didn't even carry the Kindle. This was back in October.
The Staples, Best Buy & Future Shop Canada's websites don't even list the Kindles. I know The Source (formerly Radio Shack) carries Kindles including the older keyboard ones. Nobody I've found has the new ones. Not even the non-touch black Kindle.
I know for a fact that stores essentially rent space to different manufacturers and when they don't pay, they don't get much shelf space. Certainly not a prime spot that's for sure. I frequent Sephora and have gotten friendly with the staff. Even the makeup companies pay for space in the store. It's at a premium. While websites have unlimited space, physical stores do not and can't carry every line nor every product from those lines. Pay for play. No pay, no display.
And Staples isn't exactly the first store that comes to mind when thinking to buy electronics. While they do carry stuff like that, they're known as an office supplies place.
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Comparative Administrative Law
Edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman and Peter L. Lindseth
Chapter 11: 'Creatures of the State': Regulatory Federalism, Local Immunities, and EU Waste Regulation in Comparative Perspective
Fernanda G. Nicola
Fernanda G. Nicola The European Union (EU) has committed itself to strengthening local power in a variety of ways. Since the 1980s, Brussels has aimed to increase the legitimacy of EU law and policy by enhancing the number of subnational actors and participants in its decisionmaking processes. In reaching out to individuals, associations and especially to local actors, the EU could potentially undermine the power of its Member States. However, EU law continues to privilege the relation between Brussels and its Member States rather than its developing relationship with subnational actors. Thus, when aiming to increase the power of local governments, EU law often encounters a problem: such empowerment either does not take place, or it backfires in ways often disruptive of the EU's supranational aims. This situation resonates with what US local government law scholars have called the 'creature of the state' problem. In the name of decentralization, federal courts allow states to structure local power in any way they see fit; the federal courts cannot mandate particular local power structures in furtherance of federal goals without violating the constitutional commitment to federalism. Likewise, when EU law regulates local matters such as waste management, it cannot create new legal powers for subnational actors. Rather, decentralization through EU law relies on the existing national-local structure, which differs in each Member State and creates two different types of problems. A first problem is present in both the EU and the US and concerns the challenge of regulatory federalism, that is, the...
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