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As students around the country return to school in the coming weeks, many will be asked to write an essay on a familiar theme: how I spent my summer vacation. Many will have stories of riding waves off the coast of sandy beaches, others will have epic tales of harassing siblings while their parents make their way through mountain passes to hidden lakes. Still others will have rich memories of their first ride to the top of the Empire State Building or of a cool ice cream devoured on the edge of a toasty estuary at sunset. How many, though, will recognize in their stories the face of climate change? Who would go as far as to call it "climate change tourism"?
What is climate change tourism? Well, it's visiting the places now that won't be here in 100 years due to climate change. It's visiting the cities that will be under water and the glaciers that will turn to liquid; the places that will be forever altered by our changing climate.
This is how I spent my summer vacation on the shores of North Carolina, where houses are built on stilts sometimes two stories high to avoid inundation from storms, where the rental units come equipped with detailed information on emergency evacuations in case of hurricanes, where the concern of a rising sea is as salient as the salty air—but where the science has been hushed by legislation that bans the use of scientific predictions for coastal policies.
This week, as students return to their classroom, The New York Times reported on the leaked 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report in which, for the first time, researchers stated that they are over 95% confident that human activity is causing climate change. With this comes the concern about impacts, most notably for me and my beach adventure, was that sea level could rise as much as 3 feet by the end of the century. The home I was staying in, not far from the town of Sea Level (I kid you not), would certainly not survive.
Though classrooms this fall will be filled with stories of where the students went and what they saw over their summer break, how many teachers will ask them to think about what it means in the face of climate change? Could teachers ask students to ponder how rising sea levels might alter the landscape of the beach or town that they visited? Could they ask students about what they saw from the Empire State building, and how that might change after another Sandy-type storm? Would educators feel comfortable asking these questions, without concerns of being accused of terrorizing the student or at least importing their personal politics into a typically mundane assignment?
The IPCC report is a serious document with the world's best science on climate change. It is full of news that no one is enthusiastic to hear—but it includes news that we can use. It states that if governments are able to get emissions under control, the impending sea level rise will be substantially reduced. So the report gives a beam of hope for both policymakers and citizens. If brought into the classroom, it would allow students to see what their outlook holds and to understand how it is within their power to change the future.
Just as there are many ways to spend your summer vacation, there are many ways to address climate change with students. The worst option is to say nothing at all—after all, aren't all children eager to share where they've been and what they've seen?
However a teacher chooses to bring climate change into the classroom, it's up to them to show where the students are going in the future and how the students themselves are in control of where we all will end up.


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Unfortunately I am posting this from my University's internet.
We found out when we moved into our apartment that the previous tenant did not pay his Comcast bill, so now my fiance and I are suffering without internet for the last 5 days.
I have no idea how I'm doing it.
So we're waiting on Comcast to "audit" us and make sure that we're ok to have internet in the apartment.
On top of that, they want to charge US an installation charge just so they can turn the internet back on because they had to turn it off because of previous tenants. Why do we have to pay for their mistake? If he paid for his bill in the first place we wouldn't have to pay the installation charge!
So sad that someone else's mistake is now our burden.
It's hard because I have classes that I need to do stuff for that is online. So while I'm waiting for my next class to begin (4 classes today, 1 down! lol) I figured I would blog and let everyone know I'm ok and alive!
I've had two classes so far and I'm already upset.
It's going to be a lot of work and on top of it I have presentations to present this year, something I NEVER had to do my 4 years of college. I hate speaking in front of people because I am really shy and I have a level of anxiety and it isn't helping.
Please tell me I am not the only one that feels this way?
I'm so scared I feel like not doing the presentations.
Anyway, I hope to have internet by this week or early next week, still waiting on Comcast to tell us what is going on and if we're "approved". *rolls eyes*

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I always seem to get a question or two along the lines of "What's it like on a SQLCruise?" as I present at various conferences, SQL Saturdays, and user group meetings. Since we just finished up the 2013 Miami SQLCruise, I thought it'd be a good time to recap so that you can judge for yourself if you'd ever want to do it yourself.
Personally, I think that Tim Ford (Twitter | Blog), together with his wife Amy, are doing better than ever in making the cruise both a top-quality learning experience and fantastic social experience. I've heard from many attendees that they learned enough in the first day or two to make the whole trip worthwhile and, keep in mind, some of these attendees paid for the trip out of their own pocket.
SQLCruise Content
SQLCruise is, first and foremost, a training event. On each cruise, Tim usually pulls together four or five very well known experts in the industry who, in turn present several hours training. Each day the ship is at sea is a day spent in class. Example of the agenda is on the lower right. When the ship is in port, it's a day of activity and adventures. Tim spends quite a bit of time coordinating with the speakers so that the curriculum is both unique and well tailored to the students.
But each and every night, whether at sea or in port, is spent in 'office hours'. For many attendees, office hours are their favorite part of the learning experience. Since Tim caps registration at 15 students, that means the students get virtually unfettered access to the experts. If you've ever attended a conference, you've probably encountered that common scenario where the speakers are busy with presentations and, at the conclusion of their session, are mobbed by attendees with questions. They're lucky to get 3-4 minutes of the speaker's time. On the other hand, the students get hours and hours to talk about whatever is on their mind. And since we're on a cruise ship in the tropics, office hours usually look like the image at top right. It's both very relaxing and very educational.
Another aspect of the content on SQLCruise that makes it unique is the amount of time spent on personal and professional development. The majority of attendees are not newbies. They're mid-career professionals who are doing well and their career and want to take it to a higher level. But as we often find, our earlier years in IT are spent learning how to be really good at the technology part of our career. We like technology and, sensibly, it's the immediate problem we face in day-to-day productivity. But as the years progress and we earn a few promotions, we come to find that rising in the ranks means a lot of communication and, gasp, office politics. The speakers, in many cases, have careers the students would like to emulate. This is where SQLCruise really shines. Imagine being able to pick the brains of senior technologists and managers in a friendly and welcoming environment. How great is that? In fact, many SQLCruise attendees (I know of several from each cruise I have attended) have used the professional counseling they received on the cruise to enact an energetic new phase in their career with big pay raises, exciting new jobs, high-profile blogs, and all sorts of other really cool things like that.
You'll have to suffer through excursions like Trunk Bay on St. John's in the US Virgin Islands.
SQLCruise Experience
Now that I've told you about the grueling educational side of SQLCruise, did I mention that we do all of this ON A CRUISE SHIP IN THE CARIBBEAN?!? The cruise ships are, if you will, an enormous Vegas hotel on the water. There are casinos, a constant parade of entertainment, live music, comedy, pools and water slides, discos and dancing, live game shows - the works. Ask Neil Hambly (Twitter | Blog) about the dancing!
Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of SQLCruise for many attendees is that you're on a cruise ship in the Caribbean hundreds of miles from bandwidth. That means very limited connectivity. Although I've witnessed a student or two have to miss a class to put out some sort of fire back at the office, this is a really rare occurrence. In fact, it's much less common than what I've seen at the big conferences because you're so disconnected from all fast forms of bandwidth. Yes, there is an expensive sort of satellite connectivity on the ship. But your boss would have to be pretty desperate to keep you on the front lines while on one of these trips. Now I don't know about you, but my training events are always more enjoyable when I don't have the cares of the office weighing on my mind.SQLCruise Instructor Allen White ( Twitter | Blog) teaches about PowerShell for the SQL Server professional at right. Notice his casual but totally appropriate attire. Shorts, sandals, and comfy shirts are the norm even in class.
SQLCruise Cost
SQLCruise costs less than $200/day for the training. That compares to more than $300-400/day training costs of most commercial training centers who use the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC). On the other hand, there's the cost of the cruise itself. But again, the cruise is all-inclusive for lodging and meals (but not alcohol). So, for me at least, the cost of cruise itself was actually a little cheaper than a standard, nice American hotel chain like a Hilton, Marriott, or Sheraton.
It's a great event and a great way to spend a week. I hope to see you at a future SQLCruise!


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"Punishment for this offense has been achieved."
With those words, which are found near the end of an August 8 motion to dismiss a spurious battery charge against Sandpoint, Idaho resident Rita Hutchens, the author – Bonner County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Shane Greenbank – incriminates himself.
For about a year, Greenbank tirelessly pursued a charge he knew to be entirely devoid of merit. His petulant motion to dismiss – a document littered with grammatical errors that occurred because the author's protruding lower lip obstructed his view of the computer screen – offers unambiguous proof that his objective was not to convict Hutchens of an actual crime. Instead, he sought to inflict punishment on her for seeking redress for criminal violence she suffered at the hands of a Sandpoint, Idaho police officer.
Rita Hutchens is a tiny 57-year-old internationally respected quilt artist who has never committed a violent act against anybody. She was accused of "criminal battery" because she allegedly threw a ballpoint pen at a desk in the Sandpoint City Hall while doing research for a potential lawsuit against the city.
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That writing utensil supposedly ricocheted off the desktop and glanced harmlessly off the blouse of a deputy city clerk named Melissa Ward. The supposed victim suffered no injury and did not press charges. Yet his incident, insisted Greenbank in a complaint filed last October 5, was a violent assault and a "grave offense against the peace and dignity of the state of Idaho."
Greenbank, whose flair for rhetorical exaggeration would strike a hormonal adolescent girl as excessive, accused Hutchens of "willfully and unlawfully us[ing] force or violence upon the person of Melissa Ward." Bear in mind that this was not a case in which a pen was employed as a shank, as occurred in a previous episode here in Idaho, nor was the pen hurled like a javelin. It was tossed carelessly at a desk, which means that there was no criminal intent – an indispensable element of an actual crime.
The same cannot be said of the assault she endured at the hands of a Sandpoint police officer named Theresa Heberer, who attacked Hutchens in front of her home in November 2011. After jumping Hutchens from behind and handcuffing the victim, Heberer held a lengthy conference with her supervisor in an effort to contrive a charge that would justify an arrest. They eventually settled on "obstruction," a charge that was thrown out of court by Judge Barbara Buchanan several months later.
"There was no reason to touch her," Judge Buchanan observed. "She did not have to answer [Officer Heberer's] questions. She has a Fifth Amendment right not to do that…. You can't be charged with resisting and obstructing for exercising your Fifth Amendment right, and she did have every right to say, `I don't want to answer your questions, I want to go in my house.' There is no basis for an arrest, there is no reason for a search warrant."
After seeking medical treatment for the injuries she had suffered, Hutchens filed a damage claim with the City of Sandpoint. When that request was denied, she filed a notice of tort claim against the city. She was doing research into that claim on August 8 2012, when the pen-throwing incident took place.
The existing audio record of the August 8, 2012 confrontation at Sandpoint City Hall was made by one of several city officials who had surrounded Hutchens while she was trying to examine records of her unlawful arrest. Her chief antagonist was city attorney Scott Campbell, whose office had turned down her damage claim several weeks earlier. The specific official who rejected that claim was Lori Meulenberg, who had prosecuted the obstruction charge against Hutchens.
Hutchens wanted to be left alone to examine the records without Campbell and others swarming her and looking over her shoulder. It should be recalled that she was the victim of a violent crime committed by one of their associates. She finally gave voice to her exasperation.
"I'm tired of you people! Just leave me alone!" she exclaimed. "I just want to look at the record, which I have a right to do, now, in private."
"Actually, you don't have a right to do [that] in private," Campbell said in a taunting voice that oozed condescension.
As Hutchens attempted to read the records, Campbell continued to violate her personal space in a fashion that he would have considered legally actionable if he had been on the receiving end. This could be considered a deliberate provocation, and if so it had the intended effect.
"Do not look over me!" she shouted at Campbell, who continued to behave like an adolescent bully.
"Is this a public place, Rita?" Campbell said, mockingly. "I have as much right to be here in a public place as you have."
At this point, Hutchens took the initiative to de-escalate the situation by saying that she would leave and "come back tomorrow with a witness."
What this means is that Hutchens was not looking for a fight; she was looking to avoid one. She was never the aggressor in any sense. Outnumbered, harassed, and mocked by city officials who had no respect for her rights, she withdrew from the office, allegedly throwing down a ballpoint pen as she left.
A few seconds after Hutchens departed, the silence was broken by Melissa Ward, the supposed victim.
"She just threw a pen at me," Ward snickered. Yes, the "victim" laughed at the incident.
"Should we prosecute her?" an audibly amused Campbell asked Ward. Significantly, there is no indication that Ward – the identified "victim" – agreed that Hutchens should be prosecuted. Ward's giggling comment is the only indication that a pen was thrown by anyone. Hutchens adamantly insists that she didn't hurl the object, but simply left the building in disgust.
After Hutchens was charged with battery last November, she filed a subpoena demanding that Ward, the purported victim, provide a signed criminal complaint. Campbell, who instigated the persecution campaign against Hutchens, filed a motion to quash that subpoena.
That motion was granted by the Idaho First District Court, which ruled that "requiring Ms. Ward, the victim in this matter, to provide a signed complaint is unreasonable."
In what sense would it be "unreasonable" to require the alleged victim of criminal battery to sign a complaint? Ward didn't require medical treatment, and she's not functionally illiterate, so she is physically and intellectually capable of either writing or dictating a coherent narrative. The only way that the term "unreasonable" has relevance here is as a description of the charge itself – and Campbell's desire to prevent any critical scrutiny of the incident responsible for that charge.
Rita's midnight arrest, April 16, 2013.
The confected charge was a misdemeanor offense. Yet after Hutchens declined to appear at a pre-trial hearing late last year, an acting judge named Don Swanstrom (who is no longer in service, and might not have been authorized to act as a judge at the time) issued a day-or-night bench warrant for her arrest.
According a 2011 state Supreme Court ruling (Idaho v. Skurlock), a warrant of that kind is generally inappropriate because at night time people enjoy "a heightened expectation of privacy that should not be disturbed by a knock on the door and the presentation of a search warrant."
Nonetheless, three officers kicked in the front door to Hutchens' home on April 16 and dragged her away. In the course of this Gestapo-grade act of overkill, one of the officers discovered what was identified as "drug paraphernalia" under her sofa – which resulted in yet another charge being filed against her.
The judge who was originally tapped to hear the "paraphernalia" case was Lori Meulenberg – yes, the same Lori Meulenberg who prosecuted the obstruction charge and subsequently denied Hutchens' damage claim for the injury she suffered during her unlawful arrest in November 2011.
Finally, on July 23 – more than three months after this case was reported in detail in this space – the Bonner County Daily Bee published a story offering a critical examination of the campaign to incarcerate Rita Hutchens.
"Despite being a low-level offense, the battery case against Rita Nancy Hutchens has some of the trappings of a high-stakes affair," observed the Bee. The article noted that the midnight arrest was questionable (at best), and that the treatment of Hutchens "stirred dismay by those in the community who contend law enforcement and the courts are running amok in Bonner County."
It was likewise notable that the case was "being closely followed by city officials. City Attorney Scot Campbell attended [the July 19] hearing, as did police Chief Corey Coon and Det. Derrick Hagstrom."
Why was the crème de la scum of Sandpoint's ruling clique so interested in this trivial case, and so perversely determined to see Rita Hutchens incarcerated? Why did Shane Greenbank insist on having her submit to a mental evaluation – a demand that resulted in her being arrested for contempt on two occasions?
Shortly after Hutchens was seized in her home in a midnight police raid, Greenbank filed a motion demanding that she be forced to undergo a psychological evaluation because of what he described as "unusual behaviors and affects – both in court and in her filings." He also made the remarkable claim – without providing a molecule of supporting evidence — that he had also been "battered" by Hutchens "outside of court when he served papers to her in the clerk's office…."
The absence of any further description may lead the otherwise uninformed reader to assume that Rita Hutchens, who is 5'1" tall and weighs about 110 pounds, knocked Greenbank on his tax-fattened ass, which is something he richly deserves. What happened, in fact, is that Greenbank shoved a sheaf of legal documents into her face – and Hutchens shoved them right back. This, we are supposed to pretend, was an act of criminal "battery."
It should be acknowledged, I suppose, that this act would be sufficient to hurt Mr. Greenbank's feelings. He is an individual of remarkably delicate sensibilities: About five years ago, while defiling Kootenai County as an assistant prosecutor, Greenbank was slapped down by a judge who declared a mistrial in a domestic violence case because Greenbank, in an attempt to manipulate the jury, started crying during his opening statement.
After initially trying to deny what he had done, Greenbank was forced to admit: "I did have tears running down my face, I did have snot running down my face." First District Judge Fred Gilber pointed out to the snot-faced prosecutor that this was not the first time the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office had been censured "for appealing to the passions or prejudice of the jury."
Greenbank's repeated demands that Hutchens undergo a psychiatric evaluation were similarly intended to prejudice the public against her. This is a violation of the ethical standards that govern prosecutors (yes, I was also surprised to learn that such guidelines exist, although they do nothing to inhibit the corrupt ambition of those who occupy the office).
Rule 3.8(f) of the ABA's ethical standards specifies that prosecutors must refrain from making "comments that have a substantial likelihood of heightening public condemnation of the accused"; Rule 3.6(a) forbids prosecutors to make comments that they know or reasonably should know "will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter."
Greenbank's untutored speculation about Hutchens' mental health was widely reported, echoed by camp-followers of the ruling municipal clique, and had a hugely damaging impact on her public reputation.
"They set out to destroy my reputation – really, to destroy me," Hutchens told Pro Libertate. "The claims they made about my mental health were in the paper all the time, and it's absolutely destroyed my business. If this had actually gone to trial, there's no way I could have been treated fairly by a jury after they had done so much to prejudice the community against me."
After being incarcerated for contempt of court in mid-July, Hutchens finally underwent the psychological evaluation, which resulted in a terse and unembellished statement that she was entirely sound of mind. This didn't deter the irrepressibly snotty Mr. Greenbank from using his motion to dismiss the charge to traduce his victim one last time.
"[W]hile it is unfortunate that the psychological evaluation did not result in some treatment recommendation that may benefit the defendant – and, by extension, the public – the State has done all it is able to do in order to minimize further risk to the public," sneered Greenbank. He neither explained why his judgment of Hutchens' psychological condition was superior to that of a credentialed mental health professor, nor did he provide any evidence that she ever posed a risk to the public.
The down-market Javert took some measure of comfort in the gratuitous suffering he had inflicted by incarcerating, impoverishing, and defaming an innocent and helpless woman whose "defiance" (his word) simply had to be punished.
Since Hutchens "has spent many more days in jail than she would have if she had actually been convicted of this offense," Greenbank gloated, "punishment for this offense has been achieved."
It is widely known, though rarely acknowledged, that prosecutors pursue punishment at the expense of both truth and justice. Bonner County is host to a specimen of that tribe in whom resides the distilled malice one so often finds in that occupation, untempered by the rudimentary intellectual discipline necessary to maintain the pretense of a commitment to principle. Greenbank's persecution of Rita Hutchens was nothing less than criminal, and if so much as a particle of justice still exists he will face the consequences of his actions.


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OSTERTAG, BOB/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, JUSTIN BOND: Pantychrist
Sampler and turntable band/force of nature underpin spoken, howled, sneered, pure sound, stand-up and sometimes almost sung monologues by JB. Theatre, noise and club tempi, with Rolls Royce action from Bob and Otomo. Some will find the texts entertaining, others may find themselves nonplussed (I count myself mainly in the latter category) but they mostly fit right in. There are spooky and funny moments. And a great overture.
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Fotos: Banhez Mezcal Artesanal
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Photos from my recent trip to Oaxaca with Banhez Mezcal Artesanal.
The Beat Generation || Vogue UK October 2015
22/11/2015 § 1 Comment
Holy moly, this is so good…
Models: Heather Kemesky (Hive), Suvi Koponen (Next),
Damaris Goddrie (Viva) and Issa Lish (Storm)
Photographer: Karim Sadli (artandcommerce)
Stylist: Francesca Burns
Via Visual Optimism.
QC Prêt-à-Porter || Tuxedo Season
18/11/2015 § 3 Comments
Gold, nude, black, leather and lace.
These are a few of my [current] favorite things:
Clockwise from top left:
Maison Martin Margiela Jazz Club Candle
Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
Larsson & Jennings Saxon Watch
Essie All Eyes On Nudes Matte Nail Polish
Garance Dore Love Style Life
Only Hearts Penelope Bralette
Frye Carson Harness Riding Boot
Bauble Bar Mason Pavé Ring
Recent items of note:
Hacker tips on how to travel the world for free. [via Vice]
Dear Men: please feel free to order a Cosmo. I won't judge. I mean I'll try. [via MSN]
Smoking your cocktail in a bong is a real thing. [via LA Mag]
A brief history of the restaurant matchbook. [via Eater]
Keep in touch:
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Dear Hip-Hop: we're breaking up. And it's definitely Drake's fault.
16/11/2015 § 1 Comment
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**Disclaimer: I'm about to liberally exercise the f-word and talk about sex, which is somewhat out of character for me on here. If that's not your thing, I would encourage you to skip to my next post. No hard feelings.**
Dear Hip-Hop,
What's good? I admit it's been a bit since we've spent quality time together, and I'm sorry about that. There's just so much music out there and TBH, I've been feeling like maybe we've drifted apart recently. And that maybe (PROBABLY) this time its for good.
How did we get to this point? This new song by Drake, honestly. You know, "Hotline Bling?"
Yeah, I'm not sure why his phone blings instead of rings either, but that's not my main concern here. Neither are the old man dance moves. First, I want to ask for a bit of clarification as to what Drake is actually upset about in the song.
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
And I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
Ever since I left the city,
You got a reputation for yourself now
Everybody knows and I feel left out
Girl you got me down, you got me stressed out
'Cause ever since I left the city,
you started wearing less and goin' out more
Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor
Hangin' with some girls I've never seen before
Ok, there's a lot here I want to unpack, but first, is Drake essentially upset because a girl he used to only talk to in the middle of the night — only talk to in order to coordinate sex, mind you, (only mean "one thing") — is now out on the prowl herself? Okay. Okay, great. So, it's totally okay for him to only talk to her for sex (in a purely transactional matter), but it's not okay for her to go out and get in the mix on her own. And its especially not okay for her to hang out with girls he's unfamiliar with. Have I got that straight?
These days, all I do is
Wonder if you bendin' over backwards for someone else
Wonder if you're rollin' up a backwoods for someone else
Doing things I taught you, gettin' nasty for someone else
You don't need no one else
You don't need nobody else, no
Why you never alone
Why you always touching road
Used to always stay at home, be a good girl
You was in a zone, yeah
You should just be yourself
Right now, you're someone else
And this person she's "become" – it's not really herself, because if she was being herself, she would sit at home and wait for Drake to return to town and then be available only to him, right? Wait, sorry — only available to him in the middle of the night. Because that's what good girls do?
Ok, glad that's clear. My next question is, where does a barney like Drake, who looks like the guy who would offer to do your Algebra 2 homework JUST to get your phone number, exactly get off? I'm supposed to believe he has so much swag he's owed this girl's sexual freedom? Or even receive a vote on how she should live her life? GTFOH. For real.
Hip-hop, this is why we are breaking up. You used to be exciting. You used to be soulful. You used to be angry. Now, you're just….Drake-ified. And the sexist tropes you continue to trot out make it really hard to even casually listen to you.
It's because your words have power, even if the mouthpieces are whack as hell. Hip-hop, think of all the people listening to you on the subway, in the car, at home. Think of a generation of men repeating over and over to themselves that a girl isn't a good girl unless she stays home and waits to service me sexually, on my terms. Think of a generation of women, singing along, quasi-endorsing that this is an okay way for men to think about their sexuality. Because when you say things, either out loud or in your mind, they affect you — your thoughts, your mood, your state of well being. It's not a blatant indoctrination, but it just keeps creeping in and I really think it's affecting the way that we relate to each other, as human beings.
Now, I hear your protestations, hip-hop. Drake isn't all that bad! He was on Degrassi Jr High! He had a cute Bar Mitzvah video! And his song isn't that sexist! Maybe he also realizes he is really REALLY lame and maybe there was more to the relationship than we are hearing in the song!
Okay, well, as a bookend, let's take the other hip-hop/r&b artist in the top 5 this week on the Billboard Hot 100: The Weeknd, and his song The Hills.
I only call you when it's half past five
The only time that I'll be by your side
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, yeah
I only fuck you when it's half past five
The only time I'd ever call you mine
I only love it when you touch me, not feel me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me
When I'm fucked up, that's the real me, babe
I'mma let you know and keep it simple
Tryna keep it up don't seem so simple
I just fucked two bitches 'fore I saw you
And you gon' have to do it at my tempo
Always tryna send me off to rehab
Drugs started feelin' like it's decaf
I'm just tryna live life for the moment
And all these motherfuckers want a relapse
Full confession: yes hip-hop, I love the music the Weeknd makes — THE MUSIC. It's dramatic and interesting and it makes me feel like I either want to punch someone in the face or rip all their clothes off. I fully appreciate the novel quality of his art. It really does makes me feel something.
But these lyrics? I can't. I've seen concert footage of Abel (The Weeknd's government name) leading hundreds of people screaming about how they will only be calling at 5:30am, and it makes me sad. It makes me sad to think about people walking around humming the hook — which is catchy as hell, I admit — and what that might be doing to the way they feel about their relationships. And I'm a reasonably confident, self-assured adult — can you imagine what these words are doing to younger, more malleable minds? Are you surprised there are sexting rings in high schools? You shouldn't be. You're only supposed to touch me, not feel me.
But wait, I hear you complaining hip-hop: isn't this what the modern age of relationships is? Isn't it actually so evolved of us to liberate sex from commitment and empower everyone to do whatever we want and hook up with people at all hours of the night? Sorry, I'm really skeptical. While it's a modern notion to treat sex and relationships more casually, I'd argue it's probably less evolved. A lot of people are unhappy, unsure and lonely — even if they are having A LOT of sex. We haven't figured out how to feel about these arrangements — much less how to feel GOOD about them, and so we get songs from Drake about being upset some girl isn't willing to exclusively give him…casual sex? What?
Hip-hop, I am tired of you using sex as a commodity. A commodity that men own and women spitefully keep from them. A commodity that men are owed and should receive whenever they decide they want it, however they want it. A commodity that when spent by women is magically transformed into something slutty. How are we supposed to teach our little girls to feel good about sex — when sex is the safest and most accessible it's ever been in human history — when Future is writing bars like "I just fucked your bitch in some Gucci flip flops"? (Side note: Which is a 10-word masterpiece of materialistic, emasculating, slut-shaming misogyny, when you think about it.) (Side note to the side note: Future, do you need a hug?) The point is, if we keep treating sex like it's nothing, how equipped are we to handle it when it is something?
You've let me down, hip-hop. You've grown fat and lazy and you make me feel rotten. Where are your songs about actually connecting with someone? About love? About respect? About ANYTHING remotely happy? Why, hip-hop, have you allowed yourself to become so one-dimensional? And where the hell did Common go? And while the circumstances I just described aren't entirely your fault, hip-hop, this is a boundary I can easily draw for myself.
So, it is with regret (?) that I inform you that we are breaking up, hip-hop. It's not me, it's you.
Well, it's you and Drake.
Field Notes: Joshua Tree, California
12/11/2015 § Leave a comment
Currently, New York is turning to fall, complete with fiery foliage, dipping temperatures and rain showers. If I'm completely honest, it's my third favorite season here — firmly ranked only slightly above winter (and spring only gets the slightest of advantages because it means summer is next). You can definitely blame my formative years, spent in the terminal sunshine of Los Angeles. So while I am coping with this seasonal shift, my mind has been traveling back in time to a trip I recently took to the High Desert of California, and Joshua Tree in particular.
Less than a three hour drive from LA, Joshua Tree and its Low Desert sibling, Palm Springs, have become something of a destination with the popularity of concerts like Coachella and interest in what I'm going to loosely call as "desert vibes." While Palm Springs has always been the more built up of the two destinations, and is now home to some really great resorts, I'd recommend passing on all that for a quieter experience a bit to the north.
I wanted heat, quiet, stars and colors. I got all that AND dinosaurs. AND a ghost town. Who could ask for more?
You're going to need sustenance.
Fun fact: I've never actually had an In-N-Out burger. What you see above is my grilled cheese on the right. I suppose I'm some sort of bad Californian, but I'll definitely still defend it against all challengers to the "best burger in the universe" crown.
This is the "cracked iPhone screen" filter.
Kinda like those glamour shots at the mall, no?
Recognize these two? No? Are you sure?
(Skip to 4:50…or watch the whole thing like I just did. Again. TEQUILA!)
The Cabazon Dinosaurs are a famous roadside attraction on your way into the desert on Interstate 10, and worth a brief stop. Dinny, the Brontosaurus, was built over a period of eleven years, beginning in 1964; and Mr. Rex followed in 1981. Funnily enough, since the passing of the original owner and sculptor Claude K. Bell, the property has fallen into the hands of a bunch of creationist supporters, so inside Dinny — a larger-than-life dinosaur containing original Bell frescoes of the Cro-Magnon Man — you can find a museum and gift shop dedicated to the idea that dinosaurs appeared the same day Adam and Eve did. Hilars.
Sidenote: I was going to link you to the dinosaurs' site until I noticed the current feature article is on Ben Carson, the "The Pediatric Neurosurgeon with Gifted Hands." So, yeah. No. I'd still recommend checking them out for kitsch value, though! Just avoid the nonsense museum and take pictures sitting on the huge dino feet.
Cabazon Dinosaurs
50800 Seminole Drive
(immediately north of Interstate 10)
Cabazon, CA 92230
Your best bet for lodgings in Joshua Tree is Airbnb. I found this darling cabin for a song. With cozy spaces to relax and a remarkable outdoor soaking tub, it's heaven on deserty-earth.
Soaking. Tub.
Ok, so you're all settled in to your cozy desert home. What next?
Go to the Joshua Tree Saloon for beers, burgers and live music.
Take a sound bath at the Integratron in nearby Landers.
Go to Pioneertown in Yucca Valley, an Old West set that was created in the 1940s as a place for actors and crew to live while filming television shows like The Cisco Kid. It's still somewhat lived in and super weird – a ghost town with living ghosts. While you're there, hit up Pappy + Harriet's for…okay, also for beers, burgers and live music, but the live music here is a ticketed sort of thing.
Hike, camp or drive through Joshua Tree National Park, a unique ecosystem where the Mojave and the Colorado deserts meet. It looks a little like space to me…like if Dr. Seuss designed space.
On the way home, bask in the chill desert vibes and listen to a lot of Fleetwood Mac.
At least, that's what I did.
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The Bee's Knees Cocktail
12/10/2015 § Leave a comment
A honey of a cocktail if there ever was one, the Bee's Knees cocktail is a relatively simple gin tipple that I frequently make at home. All you'll need are a few fresh ingredients, a bottle of your favorite gin, and a shaker.
The Bee's Knees
2 oz. Brooklyn Gin
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz. honey syrup (1:1)
Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, garnish with a fresh slice of lemon.
But wait, what the heck is honey syrup (1:1)?!
Don't you worry girl, I got you.
Grab a small mason jar and your honey container. Put equal parts honey to warm water in the jar. You won't need much to make one cocktail, but having a bit on reserve in the fridge is a classy move, so let's do 2 ounces each of honey and water. Screw on the lid and shake it up until it is thoroughly mixed. Voila, you just made honey syrup! Refrigerate any unused portion and throw it away after two weeks.
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The Art of the Home Bar (or, Low Grade Hoarding of the Spirited Kind)
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While I have yet to use the oven in the apartment I've lived in for over two years, one area of my kitchen that gets a fair amount of attention is my home bar. What started out as a few bottles of my favorite spirits — no obscure liqueurs, no tools, no doo-dads — has gradually evolved into one of my favorite places in my apartment. Its remarkable growth can be explained partially by the fact that I currently work in the spirits industry, but it's also true that few things bring me more pleasure than collecting.
For spirits, my first look is Astor Wines. They're humongous. But it's definitely worth exploring your neighborhood to find a local shop you like. They'll be able to order you pretty much anything — as long as you ask them nicely.
For tools and glassware, check out Cocktail Kingdom.
For how to bring it all together, refer to the Death & Company Book. Written by the folks behind one of New York's preeminent cocktail bars, this tome is no joke. Be prepared for indulgent discussions about the bar itself and the folks who work and drink there, and on how to make over 500 cocktails. Mind you, "indulgent" in the best possible sort of way.
And if history is more your thing, David Wondrich just re-released his classic IMBIBE!, which traces the beginnings of the great American invention: the cocktail as we know it today.
Where to keep it all? If you're like me and have no space (hello teensy Soho apartment life), make due with the best surface available. In my case, as shown above on Instagram, the bar is perched atop my midcentury modern dresser…which is technically in the kitchen. I told you my apartment was small! If you've got a little room to work with, I love bar carts like this one, this one and ESPECIALLY this one.
Lastly, I'm personally a big fan of straws and vintage swizzle sticks. Add something personal or original to the mix to truly make it your bar.
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Start 'em Young
22/06/2015 § 2 Comments
I hope everyone had a lovely Father's Day! I spent it a bit far from my dear old Dad, since he lives out west and I'm in New York, but at least we had the chance to talk on the phone. I've been sitting on these photos, of Arizona rancher James A. Shugart and his children, for some time — but perhaps I was actually waiting for Father's Day. Taken in 1954 by Allan Grant for Life Magazine, my favorite image is probably the one of James Jr., pouring his morning coffee.
These photos are similar to an older post of mine, The Youngest Cowgirl, also featuring Allan Grant's work for Life.


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Cielena, a Krimuldas Novads, Latvia, native, made her collegiate debut, pounding a team-high 40 kills, hitting .333, blocking 17 balls, including two solos, serving six aces and coming up with seven digs as the Buccaneers went 2-2 with a five-set win over the No. 18-ranked team in the nation.
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Oven-Roasted Potato Salad
I pack this delicious potato salad in a cooler to dish up cold at picnics or transfer it to a slow cooker to serve it warm for church potlucks.—5;Terri Adams, Kansas City, Kansas
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- 1 large whole garlic bulb
- 2 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 medium green peppers, cut into large chunks
- 2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
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Sick of Christmas yet?
For months, stores have been shoving holiday decorations at us, with twinkly lights, mechanical elves and ornament-festooned trees crowding the aisles.
And it's only going to get worse. Christmas is still a ways off. Enough time to listen to Bing Crosby and David Bowie warble "Little Drummer Boy" more than 13,000 times. Really. I did the math.
This is too much, you think. There must be a way out, you hope.
And there is: a holiday vacation where a person can avoid the excesses of the season — no Christmas lights, no carolers, no guys in seedy Santa suits, no crazed holiday shoppers. A place where halls remain undecked.
We have found several destinations where a traveler won't — or probably won't — have to deal with all the vulgarities that have obscured the true meaning of the holiday. We're sticking with domestic suggestions here, though you can always find additional getaways in remote locales. You likely won't hear that dispiriting barking-dogs version of "Jingle Bells" in rural China, for example.
So here's a short list of spots where the holiday excesses will be limited, if not altogether invisible. Grab a suitcase and start packing. Just leave the elf ears at home.
San Francisco: One would think that San Francisco's sprawling Chinatown might be a good option.
One would be wrong.
"It used to be so very non-Xmas-y years ago," Linda Lee, owner of All About Chinatown Tours (allaboutchinatown.com), said in an email, "but as you can imagine, China makes all of our Xmas decorations, so when you walk through (the streets) of Chinatown, you see ornaments, lights, Xmas music. ... Plus the tourists wear Santa hats all season long."
Now there's a festive visual. But a few blocks west of Union Square is Japantown, where an escape is possible.
Look no further than Hotel Tomo, a pop culture- and anime-themed hotel. The hotel's Players Suite was designed for gamers — with an 8-by-5-foot LCD screen, huge beanbag chairs and wall-to-wall screens where you can play Xbox. You also get your own private club where you can lock yourself away, watch music videos and dance till your feet explode.
Dawn Shalhoup, a spokeswoman for Japantown (sfjapantown.org), has a few other suggestions. Among the highlights are New People, a shopping area focusing on Japanese pop culture; traditional tea ceremonies a visitor can schedule at Hokka Nichi Bei Kai; and mochi from Benkyodo, one of only three traditional mochi makers left in the U.S. "Or you can go to the Paper Tree, where there's an ongoing display of origami — masterpieces, I guess," she said. "I don't know how else to describe them."
Shalhoup said a survey a couple of years ago found that the No. 1 reason people visit Japantown is food. If you're curious about what's there, Edible Excursions (edibleexcursions.net) offers a three-hour tasting tour. "It's a pretty magical place that's not obvious," Shalhoup added.
Moab, Utah: If it's isolation you want, this is the place. This small town in eastern Utah is a great jumping-off point for hikers — from serious canyon explorers to families wanting to look at dinosaur tracks and petroglyphs — because it sits near Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
"Moab is my favorite place to visit between Thanksgiving and Christmas," said Shane Burrows, who runs the must-visit website climb-utah.com,. "Rooms are dirt cheap, and the days are cool and make hiking to ruins, rock art and arches a pleasure."
Parking lots and trails in the national parks are nearly deserted, he said, daytime temperatures are usually just warm enough so you can hike in a jacket, much preferable to the near-100 temperatures at the height of tourist season.
And even better, for our purposes here, "Moab has no big stores or Wal-Mart."
Burrows said rangers try to funnel 90 percent of the tourists into 10 percent of the parks. "It makes it easy for them to manage the park that way," he said. "That leaves 90 percent of the park crowd-free and off the radar of most tourists, and that 90 percent contains an amazing amount of treasures."
Las Vegas: Nope, no flashing bright lights here.
Oh, of course there are. Who are we kidding?
But Paul Mello, director of marketing for vegas.com, said a visitor won't necessarily be assaulted by jingling bells.
"People do it all the time," he said. "Vegas doesn't close for Christmas. There is a little less going on. But there's plenty of people who aren't into that whole holiday Christmas thing — single folks, or people not visiting their kids."
There will be holiday shoppers on the strip, he warned. But you can duck them and stick with what makes Vegas Vegas.
"The casino floors look very similar to the summer. The blackjack tables look the same. And the showrooms are the same for the holidays as any time of the year," he said. "It's much more a Vegas experience than a holiday experience."
His final piece of advice: "Vegas is a great place to escape reality. The holidays are a reality."
Fourpeaks, N.Y.: Fourpeaks Adirondack Backcountry Camps (4peaks.com) makes Moab look like a Super Bowl halftime show.
According to owner Martin Schwalbaum, there are no maps that show the 700-acre private wilderness, in New York's Adirondack Mountains, about 17 miles from Lake Placid.
"We're off the grid and off the maps."
Once you find Fourpeaks — and if you appreciate solitude, it's worth the search — you'll discover seven cabins that Schwalbaum built (4peaks.com/fcamp.htm). Generally about a quarter-mile apart, they're rustic and homey, with complete kitchens, fireplaces, handmade and antique furnishings and privies (portable flush toilets are available as an option). Water for washing comes from pumps; you bring in your own drinking water. Propane gives visitors heat and light and is used for cooking too. Television? Electricity? Ha. And ha again. Or ho-ho, if you will.
There is access to the area because it was populated in the 1800s and early 1900s, and the residents built roads. When electricity started coming into upstate New York in the 1920s, they moved to cities to enjoy its benefits.
"The land, the last physical changes were from the Wisconsin glacier, about 15,000 years ago," Schwalbaum said. "The glacier left about 9,000 years ago, and the land is untouched since then."
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There are four mountains with 2,000-foot peaks — climb, walk or snowshoe them, or wander 20 miles of hiking and skiing trails.
If that seems too strenuous, sit around the cabin and read, play fetch with your dog (pet-friendly vacations are encouraged) or just observe nature.
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie in 2011 signed into law civil unions, which represented Hawaii's diversity, protected people's privacy, and reinforced our core values of equality and aloha.
In 2012, a lawsuit was filed against Gov. Abercrombie in his official capacity claiming discrimination for failing to allow same sex couples to marry. The governor has declined to contest the lawsuit citing elements of the civil union law. The Attorney General is defending the Department of Health in carrying out its duty under the current law. This legislative session, there are bills to address marriage equality and Gov. Abercrombie is urging the Hawaii State Legislature to hear those measures.
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Author: Adam Gidwitz.
Pages: 252.
Published: November 11th 2010.
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile.
Serie: part one of 'A tale dark and Grimm.'
In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.
I absolute adore and love this book. It was so good and well written. Before I knew it, I finished it and I only wanted to read more. This is the story of Hansel and Gretel. Not the story we always get told, no, this is 'the real story'.
The king dies and his son becomes the new King. He gets advise from Johannes. Everybody trusts this man and he's been alive for a very long time. After seeing the portrait of a beautiful, but sad woman, the boy wants to find her and marry her. She will make the perfect queen. Johannes warns him, because there is one big problem. The woman has been married to a lot of men, but they always die soon after the wedding. The boy is crazy in love and doesn't listen to the advise, so they go on their journey.
During the travel, Johannes hears the conversation of three birds. They tell him a story about the king. There will be three situations where the King will die, unless someone takes care of it. If the king will live after those attempts, he will be save and the curse will be lifted. He can't tell anyone about it, otherwise he will turn to stone.
Johannes is such a loyal man, that he takes care of it. The king marries the girl, but they see Johannes as some kind of traitor. Johannes is scented to death, so he tells them everything and he turns into stone. The king feels so bad about it; he's full of grieve. One day, he is told that there's a way to return Johannes. He must cut of the heads of his two children, Hansel and Gretel, and he must smudge the blood on Johannes statue. The king obeys and Johannes, Hansel and Gretel comes back to live.
The two children are shocked; what kind of father and mother would sacrifice their children like that? They run away. After that, they get into a lot of trouble, but they always find a way to survive it. In the end, they return to their house and it's a happy ending. You must find out for yourself what adventures they find during their wandering. I thought the story was clever told and I liked that you get to now so many different things about Hansel and Gretel. It's not just the regular story (with the witch), but there's so much more. I loved everything about it. Hansel and Gretel are very nice characters.
If you want an original retelling of a not-so-popular fairytale? Than this is the one! And the second book comes out in September :) I'm looking forward to it!


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I had intended to write up another off-field preview for the 30 Jays in 30 Days series this weekend.
(And really: before I go any further, can we all give a tip of the cap to the Tao for having taken this endeavour on? As it reaches its conclusion, and Opening Day gets ever closer, I think it's been a fun, insightful exercise to take stock of the roster the way this series has. It's been a lot of work, though, and Tao deserves our thanks for it. Even if he didn't take me to Florida with him.)
But instead of adding a preview of Dwayne Murphy or Pete Walker or the guys who tape ankles in the clubhouse, I felt like this time would be better spent discussing the outcome, which we learned today, of the "Battle for Left Field" that had unfolded during Spring Training. Travis Snider was optioned to AAA Las Vegas earlier today, making Eric Thames your starting left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. At least for now.
In fact, there wasn't really a battle at all, in any official sense of the word. When Alex Anthopoulos comes out and says something to the media, even if it sometimes sounds less than definitive or leaves him all kinds of wiggle room, he generally means it. In retrospect, Anthopoulos, along with pretty much every other person in the organization, couldn't have signalled louder that Thames was getting the left field job unless they walked around Dunedin carrying #TeamThames bullhorns.
It's not that they were leading the fans on with a false display of real competition for the job; it's that a lot of us (me included) projected our own desire to see a real competition onto the otherwise mundane preseason preparation in Florida. It was easy to get caught up in a spring training position battle, even a contrived one, because spring training would be as exciting as Uno night at your grandma's place without some storylines like this.
I love Travis Snider, and I'm sad about this. But I don't think Travis Snider is getting a raw deal, or getting jerked around by the organization, or being developed improperly, or that he should (SHUT YO MOUTH) be traded. In fact, quite the opposite: this might be the first time in four years that anyone in the organization is being 100% honest with the guy. He knew going into camp that he was probably going to be on the outside looking in on Opening Day. Then he came in and had a pretty damn good camp. And OF COURSE he did. He's a very talented hitter; he was facing weaker competition than he would during a big-league regular season; and he had (I would think) some degree of certainty about what the end result of this whole exercise was going to be, so he had a chance to just go out and play some baseball.
In "Moneyball", Michael Lewis looked back at Billy Beane's ignominious big-league career and contrasted it to the likes of Lenny Dykstra. The picture was of a tightly-wound perfectionist with the highest of expectations wrapped up in him; as opposed to a loose cannon who never understood why anyone would doubt he could play in the bigs, because all you had to do was go out there and play the bloody game the way you know how. Sometimes I wonder if there's a little bit of that Billy Beane conundrum going on with Travis Snider. The skills and the tools are there. But that absolute certainty is elusive. That faith in his own abilities; that confidence that he can just let it all hang out on the diamond and the inevitable result will be elite-level success; that I'm-good-at-this-and-I-don't-give-a-shit-what-you-think attitude. With a ticket to Vegas in hand and almost nothing to lose, it's entirely possible we saw some of that attitude begin to emerge this spring in Dunedin with Travis Snider, and I suspect the organization wants to see if he can build on it now.
You can look just down the dugout at a 21-year-old Brett Lawrie and see that whole package ready to explode onto the Major League scene. It's the kind of supernova arrival that we fans of Snider have been hoping for – expecting, even – for about three years.
But Travis Snider isn't Brett Lawrie. He's also not Billy Beane, or Lenny Dykstra, or anyone else. There's no template for success in the major leagues. There's just thousands and thousands of prospects and non-prospects trying to find a way to put it all together. We probably shouldn't forget that Snider is still – still, after all the false starts and dashed hopes – closer than most are to doing so.


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|Lena Marie Winje, 1897
Lena Marie Winje was a child of the Minnesota prairie, born on her parents' homestead in Granite Falls Township, Chippewa County on January 22, 1877. She is pictured here in 1897 as a high school graduate.
The 1870s were an exceptionally difficult decade for farmers in the rural Midwest, rife with blizzards, drought, and multiple locust infestations. Welcoming a new mouth to feed into a family was a joyful occasion, but also an uncertain burden. Lena's Norwegian-born father, Eric Larsen Winje, read for the law while serving as the Chippewa County Clerk from 1882-1886. After passing the bar exam, he accepted a position as an attorney in Duluth, and the family moved across the state to the shores of Lake Superior.
Norwegian-American girls growing up in the late 19th century had few expectations. Their immigrant parents worked hard to provide opportunity for their children, but it was the male children who most often benefited. The cards were stacked against females: it was expected that they would be caretakers, not just for their husbands and children, but also for aging parents. If working as single young women, they were expected to leave their jobs once they married. That is why Lena Marie Winje's career, which progressed from teacher's aid in high school, to rural one-room schoolhouse teacher, to Superintendent of Becker County Schools, warrants some attention. Her career was certainly unique within my ancestral family of immigrant farmers.
Lena is remembered as a sweet-faced woman of gentle character, whose kind eyes quickly won over children and adults alike. She was exceptionally close to her next younger sister, Emma Thalette Winje; neither of the sisters ever married. In Lena's case, it could have been that she preferred to continue supporting her aging parents by keeping her career. It is also possible that she never married because she wished to avoid the risk of having children. The Winje family had a serious run-in with diphtheria in 1888 after their move to Duluth, and the two youngest children died. Lena had a weakened heart as an adult--a condition known to be a frequent side-effect for many who survived a case of diphtheria.
Duluth Central High School, from an old postcard.
In Duluth, Lena attended an urban high school, Duluth Central, where she received some training as a teaching assistant and graduated in 1897. She then moved with her family to Sacred Heart in Renville County, where they lived for eight years, followed by another move to Detroit Lakes, Becker County, in 1908.
By 1915, there were 126 rural schools in Becker County, and Lena Winje apparently taught at several of them. Teaching in the early twentieth century was challenging, but quite different from the modern experience. Lena not only had to keep a lesson plan book for each day, but also had to arrive early and build a fire to warm the building, as well as do the janitor work before and after class. In a one-room schoolhouse there were pupils of many different grades and skill levels, and the teacher was required to prepare seat work for each of them. It wasn't until about 1940 that pre-planned workbooks became available. Also, with the school as a focal point of the community, Lena spent many hours planning and arranging help for the usual number of programs, carnivals, and basket socials that pupils, parents, and neighbors so enjoyed. [1]
Lena appreciated the challenge and rewards of teaching, and continued in the field for close to forty years. A capable and well-respected teacher, by 1920 she had served as Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Detroit Lakes School District, and in 1926, ran for the position of Superintendent of county schools. [2]
When the filing period for county offices closed on June 1, 1926, five candidates vied for the two nominations allowed for Superintendent of Becker County Schools. Results from the primary election showed that Lena earned the most votes of any of the five candidates, while Anna G. Rogstad, the incumbent, had the second highest votes. The superintendent race on the 2nd of November was between Winje and Rogstad, neither of which claimed any party designation. Rogstad earned 2204 votes, but Lena Winje won the election easily with 3954 votes. She took the oath of office on January 3, 1927, and served as Superintendent from January 1, 1927 to January 1. 1935, earning a salary of about $1,900 annually. That the election could have been won so easily over the incumbent indicates that either Rogstad was not doing an adequate job after years in office, or perhaps it speaks to Lena Winje's popularity as a teacher and community member. [3]
Lindbergh! Oh what a plucky lad was he,
Lindbergh! His name will live in history.
Over the water, he flew all alone.
Laughing at fear, and at dangers unknown,
Others may take this trip across the sea
Upon some future day,
But take your hats off to plucky, lucky Lindbergh,
The eagle of the U.S.A.
|Campaign ad displayed in Detroit News Tribune, October 28, 1926, p.5.
The office of Superintendent was not for anyone who expected to sit and do desk work all day long. Lena had to attend many special events, including those away from home. In March 1927, she spent a couple of days at the State Teachers College at Moorehead, Minnesota in order to observe a rural school demonstration. She was also required to make numerous visits to rural schools in all types of weather, suffering inhospitable driving conditions, especially through the winter season on muddy, ungraded rural roads. She probably carried a few cloths in her car so she could wipe her shoes before making an inconspicuous entrance into each classroom. [4]
With a half-year's experience gained, Lena Winje began the first grueling round of visits to one rural school after another in the autumn of 1927. The local newspaper tracked her visits in monthly school reports drawn up by local rural teachers. Getting a start first thing in September, she visited Districts numbered 40, 52, and 90. The teacher at District No. 90, Gustave H. Backmann, penned a glowing report of his class's interaction with Miss Winje:
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[1] Lake Park Historical Society. People's History of Becker County, Minnesota. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1976, p.123.[2] Lena Winje as Assistant Superintendent of Schools: 1920 U.S. Census for Detroit City, Becker County, Minnesota, ED 9.
[3] Dates of Lena Winje's service as Superintendent of Becker County Schools is from People's History of Becker County, Minnesota, p.358. Primary election information obtained from the Duluth News Tribune, 3 June 1926, p.1, col.1, and 24 June 1926, p.1, col.7. Final election results published in Detroit Lakes Tribune [change of name], 11 November 1926, p.7. Superintendent salary is from Detroit Lakes Tribune, 6 January 1927, p.1, col.7.
[4] Rural school demonstration at Moorehead: Detroit Lakes Tribune, 17 March 1927, p.5, col.4.
[5] Lena Winje visits with Becker County School Districts No. 40, 52 and 90: Detroit Lakes Tribune, 6 October 1927, p.5 & 7.


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Have a cupcake or mini-pie in honor of the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected a woman's right to choose. Don't like desserts? Here's some other ways to celebrate.
- Contact your congressional representatives and tell them to defend Roe and other pro-choice legislation.
- Volunteer with a pro-choice organization in your community.
- Participate in a pro-choice demonstration or parade.
- Put a pro-choice bumper sticker on your car or bike.
- Host a get-together at your house where you and your friends trade information about reproductive rights and upcoming legislation that could impact those rights.
- Support a pro-choice candidate who's running for office in your area—either with time or your vote.
- Post about the importance of reproductive rights on your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or OtherSpace.
- Buy an airplane, put a "Keep Abortion Legal" banner on the back, and fly over your town every morning.
A special shoutout goes to Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee, the Texas lawyers who won the 1973 case. Weddington was only 26 at the time! Most of us don't win our first Supreme Court cases until we're in our 30s.


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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Latest Whisper Ridge woes: Police search the perennially plagued teen mental health facility February 23 in response to allegations of sexual assault. The Arlington Boulevard institution has faced investigations of abuse under its earlier incarnations as Millmont Center and then the Brown Schools of Virginia. Now the state mental health commissioner threatens to yank its license.
Latest City Council candidate: Councilor Rob Schilling announces he'll seek reelection in the May 2 election. Schilling, Council's only Republican, faces Democrat challengers Dave Norris and Julian Taliaferro.
Latest School Board candidate: Vance High, who ran for City Council in 2004 as an independent, announces his bid for a spot on Charlottesville's first elected School Board. High, a former teacher, says he's running in honor of Corporal Jeffrey Starr, a former student who died in Iraq May 30.
Most homophobic state, Part 1: Attorney General Bob McDonnell opines that an executive order protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination as state employees– signed by former Governor Mark Warner and Governor Tim Kaine– is unconstitutional.
Most homophobic state, Part 2: After both houses of the General Assembly overwhelmingly approve a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, both bodies agree that the full text of the amendment, which opponents say could be used to deny benefits to unmarried couples whether gay or straight, will be on the ballot in November,.
Best protest props: Students demanding $10.72 an hour for university workers at a February 21 living wage rally carry oversized $10 bills that they drop on the desk of the secretary of UVA President John Casteen– until university police deny their entrance to Madison Hall. Melanie Mayhew has the story in the Daily Progress.
Biggest muffin mystery: UVA students are not allowed to give muffins to UVA's housekeeping staff as a show of support, according to a February 22 WINA report.
Worst first: Danielle Howard, 22, is found shot in the middle of a street in Gordonsville shortly after midnight February 22, the first Central Virginia killing of the year.
Biggest assist in the investigation: An NBC29 photographer finds a shell casing on the scene that investigators say is from a Sig Sauer, but wouldn't comment whether that was the type of handgun used to kill Howard.
Most confusing cousins: A special grand jury sorts through testimony from partying eyewitnesses to the shooting of Ashley Toney, 19, resulting in the conviction of Christopher James Green of felony murder February 22. Charges originally were brought against Green's cousin, Phillip Jamar Green.
Most meritorious Wake Forest alum: Former Daily Progress owner Eugene Worrell is awarded Wake Forest's highest honor, the Medallion of Merit, February 21.
Most challenging: The Dave Matthews Band's charitable arm, Bama Works, pledges $550,000 to complete the City Center for Contemporary Arts, aka the Live Arts building, and challenges the community to match its donation to raise the $1.1 million the arts center needs to finish its capital campaign by the end of the year.
Worst blow to the neighborhood model: Scottsville Town Council votes nay to an ordinance that would have allowed higher-density development.
Biggest jackpot: Eight meatpackers in Nebraska split a $365 million pot, each pocketing a $15.5 million after-tax check.
Most serious playing around: An estimated 500 board-game enthusiasts flood the DoubleTree for a frenzy of play February 22-26 at PrezCon 2006.
Whitest: A study shows that the majority of students who check "other" for race on college applications later identify themselves as white, the Cav Daily reports.
Biggest exhale: A House of Delegates subcommittee kills a Senate bill to ban smoking in all indoor spaces– including restaurants and bars. Bars?


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The creators of "Smallville," the long-running series about Superman's teen years, are suing Warner Bros., claiming the studio has cheated them out of millions in profits.
The suit was filed late Friday night in LA — after the producers got word that the show had renewed for another season, its tenth.
The suit by creators and producers Miles Miller and Alfred Gough claims that, because Warner Bros. makes the show and then sells the show to its own networks — the CW and the now-defunct WB before that — it never got fair-market price for the series.
The series producers have been under-paid because of what the suit calls "unfair self-dealing."
Lawsuits like this have become common since the early 2000s, when the federal government loosened the rules that used to restrict networks from buying shows from their affiliated studios.
The producers of "Home Improvement" (Disney/ABC), "Will & Grace" (Universal/NBCV) and "The X-Files" (Fox) all sued their studios and reportedly won millions in settlements.
Complicating the lawsuit, however, is that Warner Bros owns DC Comics and the screenrights to Superman.
The series — about the years in young Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) life before he realized he could fly and possessed other superpowers — has never been a ratings bonanza.
But its steady, loyal audience made it a staple of the young-appeal TV networks since its debut in 2001.


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THE J.CREW FACTORY SALES ASSOCIATE [Hourly Part-Time, reports to a store director] What The Role is All About Our Sales Associates: Deliver amazing service and are always talking about our value, design and style. Connect with multiple customers at a time, making things quick and easy. Utilize knowledge and skills garnered from requisite training and fit sessions to drive sales. Provide an engaging and efficient checkout experience. Are multi-taskers, jumping into any activity as needed to support the business. What We Expect From You Friendly, helpful and always smiling, for starters. Customer focused. Curious and courageous: ask great questions and listen intently. Be the best at what you do by achieving your goals. Bring your smarts; we want thinkers who always do the right thing. Pride in your appearance and your store. Technologically savvy while at the same time knowing that devices don't dominate dialogue. How We Measure Results Achieve daily sales and KPI goals as assigned. Achieve or exceed task-specific time standards. Achieve J.Crew card goals. Achieve Enterprise Selling targets by adhering to Standard Operating Procedures. Complete training with flying colors. Fine Print Our Sales Associates: Are at least 18 years old. Communicate effectively and confidently. Process information and operate store systems accurately. Are available when we're busy, including: nights, weekends, and holidays. Assist in processing and replenishing and keeping the store looking great. Can bend, reach, stretch as well as lift, carry and move at least 40 pounds |18 kilos. Can move around the store with ease and be accessible to customers. We are committed to affirmatively providing equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, legally protected physical or mental disability or any other basis protected under applicable law.
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CheckManager Plus® offers you an innovative way to manage and store your old checks. With this innovative check imaging solution, there is no fumbling of returned checks and shoebox filing systems. In place of actual checks in your monthly statement, this new technology provides exact image reproductions of your checks for the month neatly printed out on 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper. There is no charge for this service. Here's what you'll receive:
- Image reproductions of your checks for the month, organized by check number
- Printed out on 8.5" x 11" three-hole punched sheets of paper
- A special FREE three-ring binder with yearly tabs for easy storage
- Instant on-line access to these images (front and back), anytime of the day as long as you are signed up for On-line Banking
- An optional CD ROM that conveniently contains all of the year's check images (there will be a nominal charge for this)


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- Date: 11/19/2019 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Students learn the basic techniques of self-defense from Sahn Taekwondo instructors while improving balance, strength, coordination and flexibility. Classes are designed for children of all ability levels and are offered three days a week. Students may drop-in as desired. All Sahn TKD instructors are black belts and certified by the World TKD Federation. Students may visit other Sahn TKD locations around the country. Children are chaperoned from Upper Blue and Breckenridge Elementary. Students outside of Breckenridge schools are welcome but need to provide their own transportation. Visit website to purchase passes.
Date: August 23-June 3
Days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
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Mozilla Labs has released the first working prototype of Ubiquity, a natural-language command-based shell for the Firefox web browser. Although the Ubiquity project is still in early stages of development and the software still has some serious bugs, it already offers some useful functionality and exudes an enormous amount of potential.
The Ubiquity prototype, which is implemented as a Firefox extension, offers an unobtrusive and extensible command interface that enables users to interact with the browser and a number of remote web services. The user can launch the Ubiquity command interface with a configurable keyboard shortcut and then type in an instruction. The command interface has an autocompletion mechanism which attempts to guess the rest of the user's command string and then displays available results.
The command interface is conceptually similar to desktop launcher tools like Enso, Quicksilver, and GNOME-Do. Unlike those tools, it places a strong emphasis on web content manipulation and web services. In many ways, it's like an interactive mash-up system. Ubiquity can respond to user instructions in several different ways. It can directly alter the contents of a web page, it can manipulate the browser interface, it can load a page in a new tab, and it can display output in a notification pop-up.
One of the commands that particularly impressed me performs in-place translation of selected text blocks. The user selects a bit of text, initiates the Ubiquity command system, and then begins typing the word "translate" to select the translation command. Ubiquity will use a remote translation web service to automatically detect the language of the selected text, translate it into English, and display a preview of the English translation in the Ubiquity results listing. When the user hits enter to complete the command, the foreign text in the page itself will be replaced inline with the English translation.
Ubiquity offers some very compelling functionality in its current state, but it still has a lot of limitations. The biggest weakness is its lack of support for pipelines. Modularity and support for combinatorial command chains are the greatest strengths of the conventional Linux command-line shells. Ubiquity would be far more powerful if it provided a way to supply the output of one command as the input to a subsequent command.
Ubiquity is largely an experiment in user interaction, but it is likely that some of its functionality will eventually be streamlined directly into the Firefox browser itself. One potential integration vector is the Firefox AwesomeBar, a rich autocompletion system that matches user input against fragments of URLs and page titles and offers the best results based on how frequently a page is visited and how long ago it was last viewed. Many enthusiastic fans of the AwesomeBar have speculated that the system could be expanded to encapsulate more functionality and potentially even a full command system. Perhaps the AwesomeBar could converge with the search box and the Ubiquity command system to form a next-generation Firefox UberBar.
One of the principal developers of the Ubiquity extension is Aza Raskin, the founder of Humanized and son of the celebrated Macintosh luminary Jef Raskin. Aza and several of his colleagues from Humanized were hired by Mozilla earlier this year to work on experimental projects that could shape the future of the web. I've had the pleasure of meeting Aza at several open-source software community events and I've always been immensely impressed by his excellent presentations on software usability. He has bold ideas and very intriguing solutions to seemingly intractable usability problems.
Aza advocates creating software that conforms to the Taoist notion of Wu Wei, which is to "act without doing." The Ubiquity extension, which clearly builds on the experiences that the Humanized developers cultivated while creating Enso, is a profoundly elegant articulation of that Taoist concept.
Further reading
- Mozilla Labs: Introducing Ubiquity
- Mozilla Wiki: Ubiquity user tutorial
- Mozilla Wiki: Ubiquity developer tutorial
- Aza Raskin: Ubiquity in depth


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This isn't really a major news item, but it hits pretty close to home for me. Somebody apparently tried to steal the state historical marker for Harrow School in Cumberland Gap. Rev. A.A. Myers founded the school as one of the Appalachian missionary efforts that sprang up throughout the region in the late nineteenth century. Harrow eventually expanded to become Lincoln Memorial University.
Some doofus tried to swipe the Harrow School marker
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My friends Wiener dogs and her Pug made so much racket that she went out with a flashlight to see what they were barking at. Whatever had green eye shine. She saw it three nights in a row then saw something near her pool. She could not see it clear but knew it's size and how it was sitting. It had to be a big cat coming in for water. She is now putting a puppy pad down for them at night so they don't need to go out.
Jake the boxer is in a fenced area that used to also have horses. He even sounds the alarm when a turtle gets in his area. One night my son called for me to shut him up. When I went out he ran to me with wild eyes. He was grateful to be closed in his dog lot. He barked his complaint a few nights ago. It was a big opossum that was scaring him. A big opossum can take a dog down. Rachel shot it. We did not think to check for a pouch for babies. We went out the next morning and took them out but they had been cold and hungy for too long and did not make it.


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