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Alternatives: English: A Silent Voice
Synonyms: The Shape of Voice
Japanese: 聲の形
Author: Ooima, Yoshitoki
Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 64
Status: Finished
Publish: 2013-08-07 to 2014-11-19
Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
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Alternatives: English: A Silent Voice
Synonyms: The Shape of Voice
Japanese: 聲の形
Synonyms: The Shape of Voice
Japanese: 聲の形
Author: Ooima, Yoshitoki
Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 64
Status: Finished
Publish: 2013-08-07 to 2014-11-19
Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
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Shouya Ishida, a boy always looking for ways to beat boredom, ends up looking for it in the wrong place. Weirded out by his new classmate, a deaf transfer student named Shouko Nishimiya, he deems her as the target of his ostracizing and bullying. Day after day, Shouya picks on Shouko, unaware of the effects of his thoughtless actions. He finally understands the pain he has inflicted on her when one day, his bullying culminates in her leaving the school, and his classmates begin to shun and harass him every chance they get instead. Determined to right his wrongs, five years later, Shouya, now a third year high school loner, meets Shouko again. Thus begins the story of a young man's path to redemption.
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Koe no Katachi review
Bullying is a concept that many have had to experience in their childhood. Whether it be from looks, intelligence, disability, or other causes, bullying is, unfortunately, commonplace in our society. Bullies are seen as terrible people and victims are shown in a light that causes those who witness it wanting to give the bully the pain they deserve. This is a traditional bullying story in media. However, A Silent Voice explores bullying in a much more realistic manner, showing a bully's life after their victim is no longer part of it, and asking relevant and thought provoking questions, such as: how does bullying affect the bully's life after the fact, can bullying cause self loathing not only in the victim, but also in the bully, and the central question of the story, can a bully find redemption and forgiveness from his victim, even if his actions in the past were cruel and seemingly unforgivable?
Shoya Ishida is a high school teenager who is a former bully. His victim: Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl who's goal was to get along with everyone in her sixth grade class. Due to Shoya's boredom, he begins to bully Shoko, through means such as stealing her hearing aids, writing horrible comments in her notebook, and mocking her speech pattern. Shoya is not the only one to blame for the bullying, as classmates such as Naoka Ueno can be seen as accomplices, but Shoya was the main source. The bullying became so much of an issue that it caused Shoko to transfer to another school. This causes Shoya to become a victim of bullying from those who used to be his friends. Years later, Shoya runs into Shoko by happenstance, and is persuaded to right the wrongs he had created in the past.
The themes in this story are very risky and could easily have come off as manipulative. However, the way these themes are handled are a perfect portrayal of how these issues are in reality. Shoya is plagued by social anxiety. He is unable to look people in the eye, he isolates himself from those around him, and he imagines those around him speaking of him in a bad light, even if their conversation is completely different from his imagination. This is how social anxiety legitimately functions. As someone who has dealt with social anxiety most of their life, this represents exactly how it can affect a person and their psyche. It's not sugarcoating the issue, which is why it is so admirable. All of the themes portrayed are admirable for being blunt and straightforward about their effects. Bullying is not simply shown as a bad person harassing a good person and showing how the good person wins. It shows the long term effects it can cause for a person, how bullying can enhance a person's doubts, how a bully can learn from their mistakes and become a better person. It doesn't create a simpler way to explain the matter. It just shows the reality of bullying, making it stand out from many stories about bullying. Self loathing and suicide are also important topics in this, but these topics are best experienced when reading A Silent Voice rather than having them explained to you. These themes could have easily turned into a manipulative romance story akin to a Nicholas Sparks film, but the author took the time to give the story realism and care in order to make an impact.
The characters have arcs in the story that give them such strong development that they seem to be real people at some points. Shoya is the character with the most development, as he must learn from his past not only to change himself, but to guide Shoko through her fears and doubts. He distances himself from others, but must learn to open up to those around him and be a part of the world around him like he was once before. He must struggle and he does falter and slip back into his habits at some points, but he always attempts to make things right once again. Shoko is also a very well developed character. She is a nice person and never tries to cause fights with anyone, and she is willing to give Shoya the second chance he desires. Many have expressed dislike towards Shoko, as they view her as a typical Mary Sue and find her unrealistic. However, this is not the case. As the story continues, you begin to realize that Shoko is not perfect and has her own demons she must conquer. While I will not spoil anything, I will say that her psychological issues are handled very well and are not just there to make you sorry for Shoko. They are legitimate issues that Shoko must resolve. The rest of the cast does not receive as much development, as they are not the main focus of the plot, but many of them are very enjoyable and have their own role to play in the story. Tomohiro Nagatsuka is the first person Shoya is able to open up to. He expresses friendliness towards Shoya and and almost obsession with him. This is because Tomohiro has found his first friend. His bond with Shoya helps guide Shoya to opening up to others. He also has the best comedic moments in the manga. Yuzuru Nishimiya is also a vital character, as she is the only one who truly understands Shoko. She is very overprotective of her older sister and expresses understandable disdain for Shoya, though their relationship does improve as the story continues. There are many other enjoyable characters, but these are the ones that stand out the most.
While all of the characters are necessary to the plot, there are two that are very anger inducing, even if they are a vital piece of the manga. The first is Naoka Ueno. Naoka is the kind of person that never truly learns from her mistakes. As Shoya is progressing and learning to be a better person, Naoka continues to be the same childish and immature person she was all those years ago. She continues to torture Shoko and cause her pain, while giving an excuse for it that seems petty and ridiculous. She is very important, as it shows how some people will not put in the effort to change themselves and will remain the same even if a change is needed, but this does not change the fact that Naoka is an infuriating character. The other of these characters is Miki Kawai, a character who is possibly more infuriating than Naoka. Miki is a narcissist who changes herself based on what she believes others will like. She paints herself as a saint who cannot do any wrong, while she also participated in the bullying of Shoko, just not as vocally. She never takes responsibility for her actions and lets others take the blame. However, even if these characters are ones that are written in a frustrating way, they still serve a purpose in the plot, which you cannot fault them for. These characters are needed and should not be removed from the plot. Removing them would give the plot less realism and would overall weaken it.
A Silent Voice is not simply a manga you read for enjoyment. This is the type of plot that can change the way an individual thinks about certain subjects and can mold them into better people. This needs to be read by any bullying victim or former bully. Just as Shoko and Shoya had to move on from their past in order to change and improve from their flaws, those reading this may see that they need to change as well, and to not fear said changes any longer.
Koe no Katachi review
*Warning: spoilers for Koe no Katachi (Manga) ahead*
Koe no Katachi is a story about bulling and heavy themes likes being ostracized, so you already know it's going to make you cry.
It's a really good story with a very gripping plot, but it's not for the faint of heart. It explores the discrimination and ostracizing/bullying that takes place in school, and it's not done with finesse and subtlety. It's really open about this, and I find this to be an admirable quality of the story. It also isn't drama and tragedy just for the sake of having it or to make you cry, it carries actual meaning.
It has a nice average length as a manga, and as such doesn't have problems with pacing and filler. Some people have found it to end abruptly, but that I think has to do with what they expected/wanted, not what the manga had set out to do. It says what it wants to say and ends on a strong note, with an uncertain but bright future. Think along the lines of Steins;Gate's ending.
The main pair and how they interact is the star of the show. Given that Shouko is deaf and mute, everything she expresses is done so visually, both in hand language and facial features. It's the extreme of visual storytelling, where the main characters interact without much text at all, in a similar manner to the main characters in Fujiyama-san wa Shishunki. The group dynamic when the whole cast is together is also great, and everyone faces their own monsters in the same way Shouya does. This is a story about redemption through and through, and about owing up to the past, or to oneself.
Given that the story revolves around this communication without dialogue quite a bit, I'd have expected the art to be cleaner. In that sense, I expected the artist to use fine lines to capture the subtly of human facial emotions. Instead, it's rather rough on the form, and the lines themselves are very inconsistent. I don't think it's a bad art style by any means, and the way they adapted it for the movie was sublime. I think it suffers from that inconsistency, and the artist certainly did not make it easy on himself. He does the backgrounds beautifully, and the inking is great, and then the lines defining the characters don't fit the mood of the scene. It's some great art overall and the only real problem is that inconsistency, that and his choice of screentones can become repetitive.
Koe no Katachi a smooth read, and not an especially long one at that. It flows well, and the plot and themes make the story very engaging, at least it did for me. It's the type of manga that can have you empathize with and understand the characters, while also making you utterly despise others. It's a great quality to have, and for such a rollercoaster story with heavy themes, I'm glad it had it.
Overall, it's really good, but it's also pretty sad. Especially at the start, like holy shit what a way to start the manga. That first volume gets heavy right off the bat, and even explores some touchy aspects about the way in which children and adults act.
It's a 10/10 from me, whatever merit that has.
Koe no Katachi review
This manga was worth the read. While there were some parts that were better off not happening, I still really loved Koe No Katachi.
It's use of regret, loneliness, redemption, and depression was really great. It honestly could be applied to anyone else's life and it sure did to mine. I could feel myself relating to some of these characters and it made me love them even more. Of course the characters weren't perfect. They all each had some kind of pain from their past that's dragging them down but that's a good thing. It makes them more realistic knowing that they aren't these perfect righteous people that you would normally see in a manga or anime.
The story was also really great. The setting in which the manga is placed in really fit well with what it was going to show. The story also didn't stray too far from what it was supposed to be and it just shows us what we would expect from the description that we've been given (from the synopsis or any description in websites). Obviously, there were also some flaws in this category. That being a lack of an explanation. To further explain, I mean that the story ends rather open-endedly leaving some readers mad and confused. It also made my brain yearning for an explanation. I think most of the reason for the anger towards the open-ended ending was because of the romance. There was a significant event where there was a slight bit of romance between the 2 main characters but it wasn't delved much after that. And that's what I think the readers are mad about. There's also a bit of some characters own resolve that wasn't explained either. But despite all that, the story that's centered in Koe No Katachi is still unique and something that shouldn't be regarded as "bad".
To say my final words, I think the author managed to create something good with Koe No Katachi. It may not deserve it's 8.80 rating (as of this review) but it still gave us something that we enjoyed. That I enjoyed. Thanks Yoshitoki Ooima for making this.
Koe no Katachi review
The idea for this story is something so real, and it's about a guy doing something that so many of us wish we had the guts to do. He has become a victim of bullying as a result of bullying a girl until she had to drop out of school, and now he wants to apologize to her. Whether or not he actually deserves to be forgiven is up for debate. You see the cruel things he did to her, and the cruel things done to him in turn. It's hard to sympathize with the terrible things he did, yet at the same time you find yourself feeling sorry for him.
The artwork was pretty different from that to which I am accustomed, but I got used to it pretty quickly. It's not bad, but unique, and it's done nicely in its own unique way.
While some characters are pretty two-dimensional, most of them have more depth. This story deals with something so simplistic and turns it into a plot. What is that simplistic thing? Kids are cruel. They lack sympathy and do terrible things to people in order to have fun. Sometimes the only way for them to understand that they're a bully is by becoming a victim.
I've never quite understood the "slice of life" genre before. What constitutes as "slice of life"? It's fiction, so how am I supposed to relate to it? This manga was what finally made me understand the genre. While it's circumstances are extreme, it deals with something so real. To whatever level it was done, when you were a kid, you were probably bullied, and like it or not, you probably WERE the bully at points. I know I was. I always thought I was being bullied, and it's true that I was. Though when I look back at some of the things I did, I was also a bully, for no other reason than the fact that my peers and I thought toying with people's emotions was fun.
Reading this manga made me want to go back in time so I could apologize to the people I hurt, because I know how much it hurt. The cycle of bullying shifts, and the bully becomes the victim, and the victim becomes the bully. Over time we regret, and we beat ourselves up for that. In the end, sometimes the person who bullies you the most is yourself. This manga cuts deep; it hits close to home, and you can't help but be curious as to see what happens next, and there is likely at least one character you'll be able to relate to.
Koe no Katachi review
Koe no Katachiis a good, but very uneven manga. The story is really about Shouya and him dealing with a wide range of issues that include low self esteem, depression and social anxiety and to that end the cast mostly serve as props as he deals with all of these issues.
In many ways, the story is quite idealized as Shouya never does anything reasonable about his situation, nor do any of the adults do anything reasonable like suggest he seek professional help. This is particularly jarring after his mother discovers he had intended to kill himself! On one hand you have to be forgiving about this because it's just light entertainment, but on the other hand it sends a strange message to young readers about how to deal with mental illness and depression.
All of that aside, the good parts of this manga is the awkward relationship between Shouya and Shouko, but the bad parts of it involve common manga tropes around people being oblivious to feelings and unable to communicate their intentions clearly. In that way, it's quite stereotypical, which for such an unusual set-up is a bit disappointing.
Koe No Katachi, despite it's unusual premise, isn't a very unusual story. It puts perhaps too much focus on the idea that "getting a long with people" and "being a good part of society" is the way for people to feel good about themselves, and is less introspective on the feelings that motivate people to engage in anti-social behavior. There is one shining example of a character acting like a normal human being and that's when a side character, Mashiba, stands up to an adult that is clearly in the wrong. Sadly Shouya doesn't really follow his lead, nor seem to really grow from the experience.
If you can look past the faults of this manga, there is an enjoyable and sweet story here that's well worth reading, but there isn't any real wisdom or messages that I think people should internalize. The good parts are really good, but ultimately Koe no Katachi suffers from some uneven pacing and simplistic moralizing.
Koe no Katachi review
One day I sat down with a friend and we were talking about A Silent Voice. He read the manga before watching the movie and said how the movie wasn't as good so I decided to read the manga too after watching the movie. And I will say this, if you never did both, I say do both! Doesn't matter what order, because I don't think one is superior to the other. As the movie tells a story more visual with it's great directing and how it's little attention to detail that we get to see a narrative being played out.
Now I'm not here to talk about the movie as I gave that a 10/10 myself but here to talk about the manga. I think compared to the movie, the manga has a more in depth character built of who they are and to see the inner struggle of each of the characters. We get to see what they are thinking and witness how they struggle to grow or change. Those of us who used to say stupid stuff and do dumb thing, we still think about those things as we grow older. It's not like you can just be like, "well that didn't bother me." Wait I think that back, there are people like that, and I believe Miki was a perfect illustration of that type of person. People who doesn't acknowledge their wrong doing and believe they are in the right without truly maturing.
Then there are those of us who are like Shouya who struggle to learn to accept that people can change. That we contemplate with life and suicide and I'm always sad to see many young people take their life away because of dumb mistake they made in the past. We all make dumb decision in our life, but it's about learning to own up to these mistake and growing and maturing.
Then there's Shoko, those of us who feel like we're a burden to the world and feel like we are useless. That we only hinder others and wonder if people would be better if we never existed. I too know this feeling and reading this I can relate to her so well. For someone who doesn't say much, she speaks in so many volume to those who feel the same way. And if you're someone who's thinking the same thing, seek help.
The overall theme of this manga is not about a relationship between the two main lead though I do hope they end up together (which is implied). This is a story about learning to communicate with others, learning to not only speak... but listening... but not just listening... hearing someone, not their words only, but what's on their heart. Sometimes we only hear the words but not the deeper things. A silent voice captures that beautifully.
There are many other manga that deals with such issue but I feel like this stands out more then most because of how it handles a lot of stuff. It feels more real to each other and we can go on and break down each characters, but this is just a review for now about the manga and I highly recommend reading it! And also watching the movie as you can see the two different way of how they told the story. Is one better then the other? No, they both are masterpiece.
Koe no Katachi review
When I decided to read this story, I expected that this is going to be good but I didn't expected that I will like it right away. The first chapter was some kind of sypnosis taken from Ishida's (Shouya) POV. It's about what happened in their elementary years where he bullied a transferred student who has impaired hearing. When I decided to read this manga, I already know about the bullying so I thought I'm calm, but reading how he bullied Nishimiya, I was really really really mad.
This story started a flashback of Ishida's elementary years when their teacher introduces a new transferred student Nishimiya Shōko, which became a target of bullying because of her disability. It was ofcourse started by Ishida and reading about what he did to her really makes me mad. Back then, Ishida really hates her. He thinks she's a nuisance and he blames her for everything that is happening to him and for ruining the whole class. His bullying to her escalated until the time comes that he became the target of bullying too. That intensified his anger towards her that they've been engaged into a physical fight. The next day, they just found out that she transferred. That's also the start where he was bullied big time and left alone with no friends to speak to and absolutely no plans for the future.
All were explained properly on how the bully was now become the one being bullied. Well, karma is a b*tch they said, and I think he just got his share much sooner. And I would be lying if I said he didn't deserve it, because he really did. I know, I know, no one deserves to be bullied and even though I think he deserves it, I still feel sorry for him especially that even his teacher didn't believed him when he said that he was bullied and that he even told him that he kind of deserves it. Like what the heck?! That teacher doesn't deserve to be a teacher at all! Isn't he the adult here?!
I really want this review to be spoiler free, but it can't be helped. So I'm going to speak straight ahead and tell you what I really think about this story 😉
Ishida is now a senior in high school and he practically planned everything and save some money by selling all his belongings to maybe not feel guilty about what he's going to do. He's not angry to Nishimiya like he did before but he is now guilty of what he did to her. After saying sorry to Nishimiya in person, he's planning to jump off the bridge and commit suicide. Yep. This story is kind of dark, well, what do you expect? Bullying sometimes leads to suicide, but instead of the one being bullied, it's the bully who's committing it. But after meeting Nishimiya again and talked to her, he kind of changed his mind. I really thought that she will kick his butt after what he did, but she just smiled. Wow, this girl really is so nice and so innocent even after all that happened to her.
Their first meeting after 5 years didn't just stopped there until they finally became friends, isn't that just nice? I'm still suppose to hate Ishida because of what he did to Nishimiya before but after what he endured and he finally decided to live his life repenting and making sure she'll be happy again, I guess that should be enough eh?
Ishida then helped Nishimiya to reunite with Sahara, their classmate in elementary and every kids that was supposed to be close to her. All was doing great actually and btw, we've got to meet Nishimiya's younger sister Yuzuru too. She was bullied too before because of her sister's condition so I really thought she'll going to resent her for that, but instead she's protective of her that she even looks like a guy now because of her short hair. After the incident at school, she did her best to make her sister happy. But I guess by now she understands that she became more happier now that Ishida is here. I know it's bound to happen but I still can't contain it when Nishimiya tried to tell Ishida that she likes him. Aww, young love indeed.
Nishimiya was then reunited with Ueno and Kawai but it wasn't that pleasant like it did with Sahara. These kids really have a lot of issues and is acting like they didn't do anything wrong to Nishimiya. Ofcourse it's Ishida that should be blame the most but those two including his former "supposed" friends are to blame too. They did some nasty things too anyway. It happened too fast that I was surprised when Nishimiya tried to commit suicide 'til Ishida came to rescue her, but he then fell and was comatose. I know Ueno was a b*tch but she became nastier after the accident. My! I really wanted to get her out of the manga and strangle her. So is Kawai, she's acting nice and all but deep inside she's really not that nice.
I think all of them has their own issues including both Ishida and Nishimiya's mothers but I'm glad that in the end, they both settled it. Well, to be correct, they all actually settled it. I'm just happy that finally all of them is in the right track especially Nishimiya.
I really like this story. I've been into romance lately and it's really kind of hard to sway myself away from that mood, but this story just did that as early as its first chapter. I love the message of this story. It is really something that all of us should ponder and learn especially younger readers. It doesn't just talk about bullying, redemption, family but also about friendship and how to overcome your fear. All of us can totally relate to each characters; you could either relate to Ishida, to Nishimiya, Nagatsuka, Ueno etc.
It was also great that the author added the part about Nishimiya's mom; on what happened why she's so strict to her and even mean especially about her haircut when she was in Elementary. And speaking of haircut, I think it's because of Ishida's mother that she's influenced to take hair dressing course.
It was actually my first time reading a story where the main character has disability and it was really kind of nice. Well, scratch that, it was great!
Koe no Katachi review
Personal Rate: 10
Rate based on the different characteristics: 9.75 rounded up to 10
I came to read this manga after having watched the movie which I loved to bits. Slice of Life series usually get at best a 7 in my books because I just tend to get bored easily. I personally think it's one of the most difficult genre since, it is difficult to avoid giving the feeling that the story is getting nowhere.
If you haven't watched the movie... I'd advise to watch it first... because you're bound to find the movie lacking compared to its manga version. I had the chance to love the movie before trying the manga and I'm glad it was such. The movie's wonderful really... but yeah, the manga is even more.
Maybe it's because I've been the subject of bullying myself that the story struck a cord so vividly I don't know... But overall, I do think this is a series that should be read by teenage kids... And here goes why:
Story: 10
We follow our main character's journey to redemption after he's bullied and been bullied for what he did in the past. The story isn't so much about the fact that the girl he bullied is partially deaf but rather this character trait explains why she was such an easy target. This being said, it's made clear that anybody can be the subject of kids' amusement, it's mostly a matter of bad luck.
There is not much to the story itself, after all it's slice of life... But it is handled with such care that no scene feels empty or devoid of meaning.
Art: 9
It's gorgeous. It took me a me a bit of getting used to, but it's pretty and contributes to the serene atmosphere throughout. I bought the French edition so I don't know how it's published in the US or in the UK, but the French edition chose to publish the colored pages in black and white... which is a pity because I'd rather have paid some extra euros to get them in their pretty version.
Character: 10
That is definitely Koe no Katachi's strongest asset. Its characters are flawed but real. In fact, I could even tell who was who is my own life reading it.
Shouya is a one of the most compelling character I had the chance to read about. Yes he was a bully, but his repentance and his own self-hatred is very difficult to watch at times. Very early on, it's made pretty clear that Shouya's biggest problem isn't getting forgiveness... It's that he just can't forgive himself which is made even more difficult by Shouko, the girl he used to bully, because she never got/gets angry or blamed/blames him.
All the secondary characters felt real and palpable from Shouya's best friend who hides his hurt behind a fake bravado to Satoshi Mashiba who cannot get past his own hurt and gets angry as soon as he sees someone getting the same unfair treatment he did.
Nobody gets Scott-free either. The silent witnesses, those who wanted to go against the flow but got bullied for it and those who participated although they were uncomfortable doing so. Even the home teacher is open to judgment. He's not judged per say, but his attitude and comments speak for themselves. Unfortunately, I could also relate to that, I've had the bad luck to meet the same type.
Naoka's character is the most difficult to like and excuse... but it is also true that sometimes you just can't get along with everyone. She's a difficult person, and we've all met people that we just can't get to like even if everybody says they're nice.
If I had one thing to complain about, that would be that we don't get a closure for Shimada and Hirose, Shouya's former best friends who turned against him. It's true that in life, well you have to let bygones be bygones and in that sense it's realistic. They've moved on with their life, probably thinking of what they've done from time to time without having the chance to get a real closure. It's the same for Shouya. It would have been nice, if they could have at least talked but the open ending leaves that to the imagination.
Enjoyment: 10
Needless to say, I've enjoyed immensely. I was surprised at how much I wanted to see what followed. I wanted to root for Shouya and for him to forgive himself. I found it even more difficult when some that were partially to blame as well were happy to let him bear all the guilt on his shoulder. It was unfair and he never tried to get away from it.
Overall: 10
It's been a while I haven't loved a slice of life story so much. Of course, we all have different stories but whether you were bullied, or were the ones bullying or observing silently stressing about being the next target, the overall message is that as long as you try to use these experiences to move forward as a human being, you've got the right to forgive yourself just as forgiving others is the only way to move forward as well.
If you've started life on the wrong foot, keep striving forward. That is very simple and sounds cliché but Koe no Katachi manages to show you how such a simple thing is really difficult to achieve when you're really trying hard.
I wish I had the chance as Shouko did to meet my former bullies. At least if I saw they changed, I'm sure I could leave this bad aftertaste behind. No such luck unfortunately.
Anyway, must read. Really. And I think this author just moved up to my "to-buy" list.
Koe no Katachi review
The Ending was awful so the my Overall Rating is far lower than what it was before it reached its conclusion. Without that Ending, I'd have given it a 9.
The story progressed rather naturally and, despite the failure that was its Ending, it's a series I'd recommend. The art was nice and consistent. The themes were good and the handling of being Deaf was far from stereotypical and disrespectful. The cast was nice too for the sake of the story.
There's really nothing to overly praise or overly criticize. Minus the Ending. That Ending was a travesty for such a well-done story. Didn't expect it to be as good as it was after that One-Shot, either.


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Culture-aware approaches to modeling and description of intonation using multimodal data
|Culture-aware approaches to modeling and description of intonation using multimodal data
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|International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW)
|Koduri, G. K.
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|Computational approaches that conform to the cultural context are of paramount importance in music information research. The current state-of-the-art has a limited view of such context, which manifests in our ontologies, data-, cognition- and interaction-models that are biased to the market-driven popular music. In a step towards addressing this, the thesis draws upon multimodal data sources concerning art music traditions, extracting culturally relevant and musically meaningful information about melodic intervals from each of them and structuring it with formal knowledge representations. As part of this, we propose novel approaches to describe intonation in audio music recordings and to use and adapt the semantic web infrastructure to complement this with the knowledge extracted from text data. Due to the complementary nature of the data sources, structuring and linking the extracted information results in a symbiosis mutually enriching their information. Over this multimodal knowledge base, we propose similarity measures for the discovery of musical entities, yielding a culturally-sound navigation space.


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Pork Chops and Gravy
One of my favorite ways to have pork chops when I was growing up was when my mother made what my brother, sisters and I called "Goopy Pork Chops". Great for home or camp cooking and simple to make, here is my version of an old family favorite that I have adapted for Dutch oven cooking.
4 Bone-in center cut pork chops
4 tbs olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
4 oz mushrooms, sliced
2 cups beef or chicken broth
½ cup flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp nutmeg
Put two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into a pre-heated 12 inch Dutch oven then add in the sliced onion. Cook the onions until translucent then add in the sliced mushrooms. Cook until onions and mushrooms start to brown then remove them from the Dutch oven and set aside.
While the onions are cooking, mix the flour and spices together on a plate or in a small bowl. After removing the onions and mushrooms, add the rest of the olive oil to the Dutch oven. Dredge the pork chops in the flour and spice mixture then brown them, a couple at a time, in your Dutch oven. Once browned, arrange the pork chops in the bottom of your Dutch oven. Place the onion/mushroom mixture around the pork chops. Pour enough broth (use a low sodium broth) into the dutch oven so that the pork chops are covered.
If cooking outdoors, use 24 charcoal briquettes. Place 12 briquettes beneath your Dutch oven and place 12 on top of the lid. Cook for one hour at 350° then serve over brown rice, noodles or spaetzle.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Business of Halloween
I received this infographic a few days prior to Halloween but haven't had a chance to post it before now! I love infographics and this one definitely has a lot of info related to 2011's Halloween!
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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is appealing to the public to choose to rehome a rescue dog or cat as it reveals a growing number of people are turning their backs on homeless animals – and logging onto the internet to find a new pet instead.
In the UK, a new dog for sale advert is created online every two minutes, while a new cat for sale ad is created every four minutes.
Battersea's unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats are struggling to find new owners as they compete with the many animals for sale on poorly regulated websites and social media.
Battersea's Deputy Chief Executive, Peter Laurie, said: "Our dog rehoming has been declining for years – last year we rehomed 8% fewer dogs than 2016. Now we are seeing similar trends for cats too. We were rehoming growing numbers of cats until last year when numbers fell 16%, as we and most animal charities struggle to compete with the mammoth platform of online sales.
"You can buy a pet with the click of a mouse, often with no idea if you're going to get the same animal as the cute photograph that caught your eye and with no real idea of its background or personality.
"It's animal rescues that then pick up the pieces. In the first three months of this year alone, we've taken in more than 100 dogs bought online, whose owners can no longer care for them, often due to veterinary problems or behavioural issues they didn't know they had."
Battersea hopes its new awareness-raising campaign, launching today (5 April), will show the public the unconditional love and care given to each and every dog and cat that comes through its doors to get them ready for a new home. They are backed by broadcaster Sue Perkins, who owns rescue Staffordshire Bull Terrier Tig and provides the voiceover for Battersea's new TV advert.
Sue said: "Getting Tig is certainly one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'd urge anyone considering adding a dog or cat to their family to adopt one from somewhere like Battersea. Buying online is so risky – you don't know what you're getting and you could be fuelling an irresponsible breeder. What lies beneath some of these adverts is truly heart-breaking. When it comes to pets, rescue is definitely best."
Sandy, a 10-month-old Mongrel was brought to Battersea last year when her owners, who had bought her from an advert online, discovered she had serious problems with her hips and they could not afford the vet fees.
Battersea's expert veterinary team carefully assessed and treated her before finding her the perfect home, where she'd have plenty of mental stimulation and the right amount of exercise for her condition. Her new owners were given a full assessment and sat down with our vets to talk about what Sandy's future may hold.
Peter Laurie added: "We're certainly not saying that everyone selling pets online is doing so irresponsibly and many websites are actively taking steps to improve in this area, but too many irresponsible breeders are benefiting from the system.
"It's time to give rescue animals a much bigger platform – there's nothing as rewarding as giving a dog or cat in need a second chance in life. At Battersea, we'll spend as long as it takes to get to know our animals so we can give their new owners a realistic and full picture of their new pet. You'll go home with a new best friend and the comfort of knowing it's the right fit for your family."
To find out more about the dogs and cats waiting for a second chance at Battersea, and to learn more about the campaign, visit www.battersea.org.uk.


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The first native title claim in Victoria was made in 1994 by the Yorta Yorta people. The claim was contested through the Federal Court and High Court and resulted in a negative determination in 2002.
In June 2004, the Victorian Government entered into a co-operative management agreement with Yorta Yorta over certain public lands that formed part of their native title claim area.
On 13 December 2005, native title was determined to exist for the first time in Victoria for the people of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples of the Wimmera.
On 30 March 2007, the Gunditjmara people in the south west of Victoria were also found to hold native title. The Victorian Government consented to both of these Federal Court determinations.
On 22 October 2010, the first agreements under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) were reached with the Gunaikurnai people of Gippsland.
On 27 July 2011, the Federal Court found that the Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar peoples hold native title over some areas of Crown land in the south west of Victoria.
On 28 March 2013, the State and the Dja Dja Wurrung people entered into a Recognition and Settlement Agreement under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act.


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American Ninja Warrior is a television show that airs on NBC and the Esquire Network. The center of the show is a demanding obstacle course that requires phenomenal strength and agility. For six seasons, athletes have come to the show in search of fame and recognition of their abilities. This past week, for the first time, a woman completed the this brutal obstacle course.
Kacy Catanzaro if a 5-foot tall gymnast. Her height posed particular challenges, as many of the obstacles require a lot of reach. But Catanzaro, a former NCAA Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year, had all of the strength and skill necessary to prevail.
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Imma be lazy today. So I'm just doing this..........
Song by: John Lennon
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Please Sister
I've steered away from papers, on-line or hard copy. No NPR. No nothing. I made the mistake of engaging in political 'banter' on FB and realized early-on that was a mistake. I couldn't stand people lauding John Bolton with praise. He's done nothing noble.
So anyhooo........why not just change direction entirely?
David Sedaris has a new essay out centered on his sister, Amy.
It's good. It's not great. But it's not BLOTUS & Co., so.......that's a win.
And it is linked here.
FYI - as a general rule, I don't read Elle........not that there's anything wrong with it.......
Song by: the Cardigans
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Lo / Hi
Emotionally, I can be all over the place on this. And by "all over the place", I mean utter despair or glimmer of hope. Those are really the only two things out there for me politically. No real in between. And let me tell you - it. is. exhausting !!!
I'm sure if I made an appointment, got pre-certed, paid my co-pay and got on Dr. Spo's couch, he'd diagnose me with PTSD.
I know it is dangerous for patients to go diagnosing themselves (thanks WebMD!), and while I am not a boarded behavioural health specialist, I believe that since November 2016 I am living post-trauma. ....and I'm not sure I am even kidding.
This last week of highs and lows regarding this mock trial is infuriating. I did (and do) still think it's a GOP sham - from #moscowmitch to Susan Collins. Even Romney's words of having witnesses falls flat. If course, I never thought you could believe a word from his mouth.
But then John Fucking Bolton has seemingly been holding on to a huge tidbit of information that he'd rather save for his book than for his country. So - clearly mixed emotions: info that could really bring down BLOTUS vs John Bolton's idiocy vs #moscowmitch now knowing there is actual cooberation to the charges and still wants no witnesses and still wants to move it through at lightening speed.
And now you don't have to wonder why I feel so fucked up with all of this.
The current ray of light is that as of 21:05 yesterday, #moscowmitch doesn't think he has enough votes to block witnesses. Praise be.
But I'm going to bed in a few minutes, so who knows what the news will be in the a.m. And who knows if Bolton would even testify, and if so, to what would he testify.
I think of Whitewater and Susan McDougal, refusing to testify to the republican run House and given 18 months in prison. The democrats were weak with the dozen folks who refused to testify. Not one held in contempt. WEAK.
This whole thing of nothing sticking to BLOTUS has really got me bummed out. The news as of late for the democrats running has been nothing but bad . They certainly can't play nice and will come back to bite them all, and in turn anyone looking to overturn the White House in 2020.
.....maybe it's time to up the dose of my antidepressant.
Song by: the Black Keys
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
I know everyone has their time and place, as we are not here forever, but you gotta figure it was a shitty last 60-90 seconds of their life. The terror and probably almost known certainty before the actuality has to be sheer terror.
Bryant was a hell of a basketball player, and apparently a great businessman as well, as he left his companies with over $2 billion (with a 'b') in assets.
He was also a probable rapist.
I mean, he settled for an undisclosed sum of money to the woman who claims he sexually assaulted her. Nothing says 'not guilty' like a cash settlement and a non-disclosure agreement, am I right?
I only bring it up, as almost no one else has. Some reports of his death don't mention it at all. Those who do, have it buried in paragraph 27 - and as we all know, people's attention spans don't usually make it that far in any article.
Again, I only bring it up as if he weren't a super well known, wealthy sports figure, it would lead the story, if not the headline: Rapist and 8 Others Die in Crash.
But you're not going to see that here. .....and that faux-headline is the wrong approach as well, I might add.
I have said it before and will again, I'm sure, but I hate hate hate it when BLOTUS is right (well, to a degree), about #fakenews.
Not his fake news, that is made up and tries to pass off as truths. Not his lies that actual truth in news are lies, when it makes him look bad. No, I'm talking the partial truths or the skewed parts - as news is biased. No doubt about it. So Bryant gets a different end to his story (well, to a degree) than (m)any charged or convicted felon.
Let's look at Greta Thunberg this past week.
The top image is the one that most all media used of her and four other women who spoke regarding climate change at Davos last week - and was the one AP sent out for use. The bottom one was the full image. Yes, the Ugandan activist was cropped out.
I find it hard to believe this was a coincidence. It's bias and it's real. I don't even think you can make the argument for 'space in printing'. If so, you could have cut the white girl out on the far right. ....but the AP didn't do that.
So you get partial news, because, I dunno - it makes the readers feel better? The advertisers?
I'm not belittling Bryant or his death. Both are just facts. And I'm not making fun of his death when I say the next two things:
1. It took BLOTUS off the front page for two days. Hall-e-fucking-lujah. Mind you that can be a band thing, as he like diversions. Though I think John Bolton took care of that 12 hours later.
2. LeBron cannot savor his moment of passing Bryant's scoring standing just the day prior to the fatal accident. I like LeBron the humanitarian - with his decent works with at risk youths, but I am very over the basketball player.
So, I'd like the media to do a better job of reporting. I think that's the bottom line here. Not only would it just be a reporting of fact (Kobe's death is all emotional reporting), but it's reporting the truth. Imagine how fucked BLOTUS would be if, sans emotion, rhetoric or conjecture, the press just reported the happenings of his days. He would have ended his term months ago.
Imagine how empowered women of colour might be had they been able to see the full Davos photo.
Media does us a disservice on a daily basis. I think they try to do the right thing, but ratings and advertising rates rule the roost. When your news organization makes more advertising dollars than your prime time shows........well..........you get what they pay for.
Song by: Def Leppard
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Monday, January 27, 2020
My Music Monday
I do like the Killers. They've been featured here a few times.
That said, I usually stay away from Greatest Hits disks, as I normally have what they already offer. I mean, I'm sure bands get some sales from people who liked a song here or there, but not the rest, so the waited for compilation. Or as a guy I used to dated called it: a copulation.........and no, he was not being "funny".
Normally anymore though, greatest hits packages include a new song or two because..........they think someone will buy an entire disk for two songs?
That might have happened before the iTunes.
So, I never paid attention to the 2013 greatest hits release from the Killers. I'm not sure I knew they had a copulation before a few months ago. They don't seem like they've been around long enough for one. But the record company like the almighty dollar, don't they?
I did, in fact, download their two "new" songs - that are now seven years old. Both seemed ok. One is ok, one is better than ok. I won't go out on a limb to say it's great. These add-ons, you gotta figure they're pulling stuff from the vault to slap onto a hastily put together product for the holiday season. I mean.......I'm guessing.
Still it took me a few listens to get into "Just Another Girl".
I like that it doesn't necessarily stick to the predicted rhyme formula. I think that might be the biggest draw for me.
I do like the rhythm section. I think Ronnie Vannucci is a great drummer. He was very impressive to see live. And once the song gets going, I really like Mark August Stoermerer's bass line.
The video? For a Killer's fan, I assume it would be cute - as the entire things is a compilation of shots from most, if not all, their other videos over the 10 years prior. I'm guessing if they looked a little harder - like 3 more minutes - they could have found someone who had more energy and could lip synch better (read: at all). She plays all the Brandon Flowers roles. The rest of the band is just the band.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Ad of the Month
Subaru has so many good dog-centric ads, it is hard to pick just one, but what the hell. This is coming from their newer batch of commercials and it ranks near one of their best. My opinion, of course.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
They Love Each Other
Two each. That's all I got this week, but they're good ones.
Song by: Grateful Dead
I love when he's excited to see me in the middle of a walk.
He does it in almost the exact same place on our afternoon walks.
Sophie is VERY attentive.
Dozens of times per day, she grabs my arm until I go back to petting her.
Snow Day Shep Romp
He seems to like the snow a lot. Not so much slush or salt, but snow - yes.
It is winter. When no dad who curl up next to - you'll find her at the radiator.
Song by: Grateful Dead
Friday, January 24, 2020
Small World
Sometimes it takes a trip across the pond - metaphorically speaking - to happen upon someone who is only down the freeway.
Meredity, whom you've read about there....often, send me a few messages yesterday (which is now two days ago), the first one being the one at your left.
My response was: "oohhhhhhhh, this isn't going to end well."
The original message was from her aunt (whose name and address I blocked out here.
This, of course, has nothing to do with her aunt, but in general, people who find this blog after say, 17 years, and have already semi-identified me, isn't going to go my way.
But I am after all........me! So I guess this is all like Six Degrees of Blobby.
Honestly, I'm fine she found my blog - other than the fact I used the "c" word yesterday in regards to Hillary Clinton - by which i STAND!, thank you!
The odd thing isn't that Ditto's aunt and I are separated by only 20 miles (give or take), but that she had to find me via John over at Going Gently. That's more like 3,572 miles (give or take).
To answer the longevity question - of Dith knowing me - she comes close to 35 years, but not quite. I'm thinking Dith and I are at 32 years. Summer of '88, I believe.
To get Aunt Sally up on a few Dith / blog sightings (I mean, I'm assuming she is now a regular reader).
Meeting Dith.
A birthday tribute to Ditto.
Here is a little photographic history.
Dith's 50th.
I mean, you have 5,504 posts to get through. 5,500 if you read the four hyperlinked ones above. Now get crackin'. There will be a quiz!
Song by: Adrian Belew
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
In the 2016 primary, I did not vote for her for a couple of reasons. She was doing well enough on her own that she was already a serious contender for when the convention rolled around. The other reason: she wasn't my first choice.
It doesn't matter now who it was, but events of as late have kind of confirmed what a horrible person she probably always was. And note: I said 'person', not 'woman'. This isn't a misogynistic kind of thing. I voted for her in the general election.
I totally get that anyone who is to be president (present one excepted) has to have balls of steel.....or at least ovaries. The job calls for a calculated personality. And I'm sure it's more difficult for a female in that type of leadership role.
Side note: when in meetings lately, I notice both male and female physicians calling their male counterparts by "Dr. Fill In The Blank", but call their female counterparts by their first name. It's horribly biased. And conditioned, as the females take part in the same behaviour.
I am also not one of these folks who wants to have a beer with a candidate: not you Liz Warren, not you Shrub. First one, it seems like you've never had one in your life, and for Bush, well.......recovery!
Still, it seems that cobalt steel would be warmer and more flexible than Hillary. And less calculating, We can all say 'likeable' shouldn't matter in an election, but we are all kidding ourselves. And there is a difference between unlikeable and loathsome. In office today are both. Reality is: we want someone we like and respect.
Back in 2015-2016 she and Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (though Deb took the fall........kind of) conspired and exercised bias against Bernie Sanders to favor Clinton - including, but not limited to, halting any access of the Sanders campaign to the DNC databases and to telling DNC staffers to only publicly talk up Clinton. Wasserman-Shultz had to resign. But she landed on her feet.........as the 'honorary' chair of Clinton's campaign. Yayyyy.......women supporting women........who are just as corrupt as men!?
In lieu of all that, Bernie endorsed Clinton eventually, and did a lot of stumping for her in the last 2-3 months of her failed campaign. Yes. Failed.
In theory, the 2016 election should have never been that close, but Hillary underestimated not only the GOP, but the DNC as well. Presumptive winner doesn't mean 'winner'. She felt she had to only sway enough undecideds to win - and she was wrong.
So, it totally baffles me - and then yes doesn't - when she has the nerve, not only to say that no one likes Bernie, but that she would consider not endorsing him should he get the nomination.
That is cunt-like behaviour.
And in the Hollywood Report you said this, no less. Thanks for setting the tone for what the Right already thinks about your kissing up to the star crowd as opposed to us commoners.
Hill - Bernie put you through your paces in 2016 when you thought it would be a cakewalk to the nomination. That your unfavorables were high is not Sanders' fault. That you couldn't sell yourself to some of his folks after the nomination is not his fault - you dismissed them early on and continually. But you beat Bernie - so let it go.
Who you didn't beat was BLOTUS. If you find him half as repugnant as whomever is running your Twitter feed, then you'd think you'd want him out of the White House should Sanders win the nomination.
I get that Bernie can be hard to take, but honey, look in the mirror.
You don't have to endorse him. You don't have to vote for him. You don't have to campaign for him. Just shut the fuck up and keep your opinions to yourself. If you want to derail him should he get the nomination, go for it - but you'll be reviled by just about anyone who isn't wearing a MAGA hat.
You already have my vote for that.
Song by: Daryl Hall + John Oates
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Cooking with Blobby
Yesterday marks 35 years with on Mr. 710.
I know, right ? If I can eek out 15 more years, there is a gold anniversary somewhere for us. For two letters, 'if' is a might big word.
So, there was discussion on going out to eat. Do it up right. But middle of the week can be a non-starter depending on how our work week is going. So, I just told him I'd cook - and he picked up most of the ingredients. Most, because I forgot to tell him 'all'. Ooops.
Salmon was my dad's most favourite meal. Let me rephrase, my mother said it was turkey, but no matter where he ate out, the order was salmon.
For the longest time - like all my life to the last year, I've never been a fan. Lox, yes. Full on salmon, not so much. But my few forays with it over the last year has made me come around - so that's what we had for dinner. With broccoli. On one sheet.
It seems like a lot of ingredients, but this is super simple and relatively quick.
4 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated (about 1 tablespoon)
1 garlic clove, finely grated
1 pound broccoli, trimmed and cut into florets, thick stems discarded
2 scallions, trimmed and cut diagonally into 1 1/2-inch segments, plus thinly sliced scallions for garnish
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for brushing the salmon
Kosher salt and black pepper
4 (6-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
½ lime, for serving
Sesame seeds, for serving
Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
In a small bowl, whisk 3 tablespoons sesame oil with the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, ginger and garlic until smooth. Set the glaze aside.
Place the broccoli florets and 1 1/2-inch scallion segments on a sheet pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, toss well and roast for 5 minutes.
While the broccoli and scallions roast, place the salmon fillets on a plate and pat dry with paper towels. Brush all over with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Toss the broccoli and scallions and move to the edges of the pan, clearing spaces in the center for the salmon fillets. Place the salmon fillets, evenly spaced, on the center of the pan. Brush the fillets generously with the glaze.
Return the pan to the oven and roast until the salmon is cooked through but still slightly rare in the center, about 12 minutes.
Squeeze the lime over the broccoli and sprinkle with salt. Scatter the sliced scallions and sesame seeds over the salmon, and serve hot.
First off, the broccoli was great (though way too much for two people)! I know I should lead with the salmon, but if you roast broccoli the wrong way, everything is ruined. The lime really adds something, as most people use lemon. This was much better.
The salmon was flaky and cooked well. The glaze was nice, but next time, I think half way through cooking, I'd put on another application.
The fillets seems large, and we figured there'd be leftovers. Alas, there were not. Broccoli, yes. Salmon, no.
This one we'd definitely do again.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Take This Job and Shove It
I am SO tired of their behind closed doors bullshit. But unfortunately, I don't think my call will do a thing.
But in other news...........
Devin Nunes' cow's owner * - Devin Nunes - has his lawyer trying to get California representative Ted Lieu to publicly apologize for insinuating that Nunes has met and knows serial political interferer, Lev Parnas. Oh and that he worked to conspired with Parnas to undermine the US Government.
Oh - and if there is no apology, then Lieu will be sued by Nunes - and by association, his cow too. Naturally.
But Lieu, for whom I have great admiration, wasn't about to just stand down so not to get hit with a lawsuit. No. He did one better. And he didn't even have to call his lawyer to do it.
....and yes, you have to read the whole letter.
Personally, I would have liked him to add, "up your ass" to the last line, but I get that not everyone is as crass as I am.
For the life of me, I cannot find a response from the lawyer, Nunes or the cow! Has anyone else seen / heard of a response? I'm curious.
*for those unaware, there is a Twitter account called "Devin Nunes' Cow" (@DevinCow), to which Rep Nunes is suing...................a made up twitter cow.
Song by: Johnny Paycheck
Monday, January 20, 2020
My Music Monday
Fleetwood Mac has been through like 89 different iterations. At least six alone since Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nick joined the band.
So in that regard, how difficult could it be to miss a transition? Not very, I say.
After Buckingham departed in 1987, the band brought in Rick Vito and Billy Burnette as replacements. This version of the band lasted one album and maybe two tours - one for sure.
Somewhere in 1991-1992, the band became a foursome - with Nicks and Vito leaving the band.
Allegedly on their 1992 collection 25 Years - the Chain, the quartet of Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Burnette recorded a McVie song called "Love Shines".
Like a lot of her music in the 1987-1995 years, this was written with her then second husband.
McVie was the ground between Nicks flightiness and Buckingham's wanna-be quirkiness. They all needed each other to off set the other two - no matter which way you look at that triad.
"Love Shines" is nice and harmless. That is the McVie way. But this is ok, but not overly interesting. It's also not as lightweight as the disk she did with Buckingham back in 2017.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
The group is on Columbus LGBTQ History.
For those who need a slight Blobby history lesson of their own - I spent 14 years in Columbus and THE Ohio State University, where I met not only 710, but my besties of whom you read about here......often.
I was "happy" enough just to be a voyeur to this group for the first few days. There seemed to be a lot of drag show pictures. Unlike many, I'm not a huge fan of the art. I don't disapprove of it or anything, but I have seen far far far too many bad shows. My thing is: if you're gonna go to all that effort and get all dolled up (let alone the prep to get make, wigs, shoes, etc), at least know how to lip synch.....or the words to the song you selected. (though Mr. Larry. who used to cut my hair, was excellent at his drag craft!)
So the drag aspect of this history was not in my social circle. A lot of those posts were lost on me. Ditto with the gay softball stuff - as I never played.
I did kind of on-line stalk some people who posted and commented. I knew some of the folks - adjacently. And then there were the posts from 2012, and while yes, it's technically 'history', it's past my time in Columbus and that all felt foreign to me.
710 and I left town in 1995, and you know before that, homos weren't really taking their SLRs out to the gay clubs, so I have way fewer pictures than most that I could even contribute.
Morty texted me Friday night, asking if it was ok to tag me in a picture he was wanted to post. Of course it was, I said right away...............and then I double-backed making sure it wasn't from one certain night of our lives. He assured me it wasn't, so I said, 'yes'.
You see the picture above. I don't know what look for which I was going back in 1992 (?), but thankfully for all, it didn't stick. I'm there with Mitchell and Morty. I adored both, but it took a long long time to gain Mitchell's approval. In retrospect, I can't say I blame him. I miss him daily!
From that post, one comment came back to me - a very casual friend, who was doing his own pseudo-stalking. He said something we were both thinking - and I'm guessing a lot of people who are posting and finding each other after years are doing the same - {paraphrase} "yes, I'm still alive".
From that era, if it wasn't potential od'ing or prison time, it was AIDS. There is a lot of statistical evidence present to assume we might not still be roaming this planet. Oh - and since many of us are now in AARP land, natural causes cannot be ruled out anymore.
My melancholy, I think, set in the same way I had it when living in that town, participating in that life.
I had great friends, but the friends of friends, never warmed up to me, nor I to them, so my circle never expanded. I think, some might have recognized me by site, but certainly not by name. Me, being me, I knew who they all were. The odd thing is: I felt left out of groups I didn't want to be in the first place. I'm sure there's a psychological term for that.
Still - those feelings arose while going through all these posted images.
There are some Bruce D posts with all his 'friends' who were all shirtless, tanned and handsome. I was never going to be in that group or get an invite. I couldn't even get an acknowledgement from him when in P-town in 1990. Sometimes you're just not worthy.
I did throw up a test balloon on this group. I posted one of my own pics, the few I had, from a party I had. Two - count em - people liked it. I laughed to myself. Others are racking up dozens and hundreds of likes. I confirmed my absence for the last 25 years didn't really make a mark on anyone.
Honestly, I'm not moping - I totally get these were and are my own insecurities. I just kind of thought I was beyond those - and I am mostly. It was just a weird flashback.
I did reply to one post - a still dear friend - who truly was about the history, and asked to remember those who are no longer with us. While Craig didn't mention AIDS, that's really what it was. It was somber, sobering and endearing.
This also sent me down a rabbit hole for a friend of mine, Stuart, who died in 1995.
I would take him to the hospital and stay with him. I would call his brother collect via a hospital pay phone (no cell phones yet!), to update on progress. Stuart's parents came in the middle of the night - literally - and took him home, where he died. I never saw him or talked to him after they showed up.
So the hole of rabbits of which I speak, has been trying to identify his death notice and place of internment. I know, should it exist at all, it is here in Cleveland. But I think their 'shame' won't have me finding a record anywhere. I haven't located his brother either, just to drop a note. For me getting to think about and process that, I do thank this group.
We will see how long I stick with this Facebook group. It will most likely run in the background. Perhaps my perspective will change, perhaps not. If we're being honest about FB, some posts are for recognition. I'm not going to get that here - outside of my friend's of 30+ years. And that's ok.
Maybe I'll be a voyeur, or maybe not.
Song by: Bush
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Another week; another set of doggie and kitty pics. Not all doggies are mine.
Song by: Etta James
Daycare can really take it out of a guy
Double trouble.
This guy was SO sweet. He wouldn't let me let him go.
Got to see Sigge, when I picked up Shep. He's such a love bug.
His excitement to leave daycare has not waned.
I love Sophie all the time. But she looks so good on this rug.
Yes. He's ferocious
Song by: Etta James
Friday, January 17, 2020
I Know Him
The tangled web you weave. Webs, I suppose.
My lord, now we are onto illegally spying on our own ambassadors - and the whole impeachment thing, which is just going to go nowhere.
It's this Lev Parnas thing that is just killing me. Not necessarily in a bad way.
First off - I am ah-mahzed that a man under conviction would go on any talk show, let alone Rachel Maddow. Of course, the barrage of, "I don't know him" statements that came out from just about anyone.
People. It is the digital age.
It seems there isn't a BLOTUS family member this guy didn't get pics with - other than Ivana (no k) and Tiff. It's hard to believe they were a series coincidences that everyone below just happened to get a pic with a person they don't know.
At the very very least - Secret Service is NOT doing their job.
Song by: Jonathan Groff
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
Baking with Blobby
Then I try to make homemade rolls (for the very first time, I might add) and I get to go back and say something exactly like, "I am NOT a baker".
I'm 91% I followed the directions to a T., but.....I dunno.
I won't go as far as to say they were like Ellie Mae Clampett's biscuits, but I'm not about to say they were good either.
I would say they are 'edible', but only because I ate one.
1½ cups warm water
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. yeast
3½ cups flour
1 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1 tablespoon milk
4 oz Asiago Cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 400 degree and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Mix warm water, sugar and yeast together. Let that sit for 5 minutes.
Add flour and salt to the water, sugar, and yeast.
Divide the dough into 12 sections.
Roll each section into a ball and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Let rest for 10 minutes. Whisk the egg and the milk in a small bowl.Brush on the top of each roll with the egg wash.
Sprinkle generously with asiago cheese.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
They looked nice. Maybe you need to serve them right from the oven. Honestly, I never tasted any cheese at all. My sister either liked them or was lying through her teeth, but I know what I tasted (or didn't) and 710, I believe was honest with me - and
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For months now people on both sides of the political spectrum have been handwringing about how to beat Donald, or whether he might beat himself. The Republicans will be the first to fall by virtue of the fact that they meet Donald head-on in primary season but make no mistake – the Democrats will have to face him soon enough.
To just about everyone in the media, the circus turned serious contender has been nothing short of a jaw gaping mystery. You mean a total outsider with a loud mouth and ridiculous policy positions hasn't been laughed out of the race? What about Michelle Bachmann, Todd Akin and Sarah Palin? That's what's supposed to happen to these kinds of people!
But lo, Trump has managed to elude the grip of death that has doomed so many before him leaving the media in their collective confusion to wonder about their own relevancy in this new, bizarre world. How does this end? And if I can't predict the future with any reasonable degree of accuracy on this roller coaster, what good am I to anyone as a pundit?
But there is a simple answer, and that answer is to ignore the 3 Bs (bullying, bloviating and bombast) and forcefully return the conversation to one focused exclusively on policy. Donald can be beaten on policy, but if he's allowed to run his entire campaign using the 3 Bs, he'll control the news and the election.
Imagine for a moment a match-up in a general election between President Obama and Donald Trump. How would President Obama handle Trump and his 3 Bs? Obama wouldn't get caught up in Donald's web of nonsense. He would stick to the policy discussion, ignore personal attacks, and beat Trump by discussing his positions. The problem we've had this election cycle is that Trump has figured out that if he talks about waterboarding, carpet bombing, Losers and Megyn Kelly, he doesn't have to talk about healthcare, minimum wage, gay marriage, or how he's really going to handle Putin in the Ukraine, or North Korea, or Iran. Pulling back the curtain is the way to expose Trump to the middle of the road voters who decide every election.
At the end of the day, Trump is a showman who has relied on smoke and mirrors to drown out his competition. But his co-campaigners have also allowed Trump to control the dialog, flailing away with various tactics in their attempts to dodge the steam roller. Cruz tried by killing Trump with kindness – at least at first. But you can't win playing a willing second fiddle. Bush tried feebly to stand up to the campus bully with predicable results. He was verbally wedgied out of the race. Rubio is finally putting up a stronger fight, but even if it wasn't too little too late, it wouldn't work anyway. You can't out-3B Donald Trump. You simply need to change the rules back to the default. Get campaigns talking about campaign issues, and not Donald's latest foray into his beloved mine field of taboos.
But Trump has used the Bs to great advantage and obscured from the public his lack of policy sophistication as his Achilles heel.
Recently Donald mentioned that he's a fan of Planned Parenthood. This is policy kryptonite that not even Donald can overcome with some of his prospective supporters. If Hillary can find enough policy positions that are untenable to his RINO hating base, he'll prove himself the closet liberal they are all afraid of, and he'll lose vital support. Policy, and nothing else will sleigh this dragon, but we need to steer the conversation back from the brink of darkness. If Donald continues to be allowed to control the news cycle with the 3 Bs, he'll control the election.


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Autumn is in the air ..... August 31 2019 1 Comment
The cooler crisp mornings are on the way and we are busy preparing for Autumn at Cloudberry. Our boutique is slowly filling up with the start of our ever changing collection and the website is being added to daily....
For us, this is an exciting time, designs that have been carefully handpicked over the last 12 months arrive and take their place in our windows, on our shop floor and a selection are uploaded onto our website. We hope that you will be as excited about embracing the coming season as we are.
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I grew up being taken on enough road trips and day trips to know that my mom's probably got notes for the mileage between many of them. She probably also has notes on rest stops, restaurants, and other general landmarks in addition to directions. It's probably partially due to her incessant note taking that sparked an idea in my head. After our last trip abroad, I decided to start keeping a travel journal. But it might not be what you think.
In all fairness, it's probably more a sign of my bad memory than watching my mother take notes. During the last trip my husband and I went on, we ended up at a few places we really liked. They weren't on tourist websites, must-see recommendations or anything of the sort. They were mostly restaurants we stumbled upon and loved or sights that we really enjoyed seeing. Some have websites. Others don't. And I know that if I make a list on a sheet of paper, or even a digital file, I'll never find that list, digital or physical, the next time we're traveling.
So I bought a small notebook. I use it to write down the special locations that we want to remember. A cafe in Salzburg. A traditional Bavarian restaurant, a biergarten and a pub-style cafe in Munich. Whatever that we feel is worth remembering. I note the name and the location. The notebook isn't large or bulky, it's pocket-sized, so I can slip it in my purse the next time we travel.
The benefits of keeping the notebook are that, obviously, everything is in one place. I keep it on a bookshelf in our home so I always know where it is. But it also means that next time we travel I don't have to remember the name of the restaurant and then use the internet to search for it's location. I've already got the address written down so I can just look it up on a map and find my way easily. Of course, that's assuming these noteworthy spots are still open but I'm going to assume they are. (I can assure you from my own experience of traipsing across Berlin for a "must" restaurant that had been closed since the guidebook had been written, there's nothing fun about that wild goose chase.)


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Luxury fashion's slowly coming around to plus sizes
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Fashion designer Prabal Gurung was sitting in a taxi on his way to a Victoria's Secret show last November when a bus roared past. The advertising on the bus — Lane Bryant's "I'm No Angel Campaign," — turned out to be the answer to a question he'd had for two years.
"I wanted plus size to be a big part of my brand's DNA. I was thinking, 'How the hell am I going to do this on my own? Do I launch it?' and when I saw the bus it really hit me: that's my answer."
It took less than a year for the two brands to announce a plus size partnership. Gurung, who regularly cuts up to a size 22 but struggles to sell them to stores, was Lane Bryant's fifth partnership with a luxury designer.
Gurung is unique in that he's one of the few luxury designers devoted to luxury plus size fashion, a market that is growing year on year. Increasingly, many women are complaining mass-market retailers lack variety and don't sell clothes they want to wear. Yet calls for high-end designers to step into the space appear to be falling on deaf ears. The reasons why there's reluctance is also unclear, with many luxury labels refusing to talk about about the topic.
The plus size market for women's clothing is estimated to be worth $20.4 billion this year, up from $17.4 billion in 2013, according to market research company NPD. And that figure is likely to continue to grow, with the percentage of 13 to 17 year old girls buying plus size clothing almost doubling in the past four years, from 19 percent in 2012 to 34 percent this year, according to NPD. The term "plus size," is widely thought to be above a size 12 or 14.
There are a number of contemporary brands that specialize in larger sizes, like online retailer Eloquii and Lane Bryant, but when it comes to luxury brands, the selection and range of larger items is much smaller, and many designers don't go past a size 12 or 14.
There are a few exceptions, of course. Designer Michael Kors has three lines which cater to the plus size market, two that go up to a size 16, or XL, and the third up to a size 24. Luxury Italian knitwear brand Missoni also cuts up to a size 16, while Marc Jacobs and Valentino stop at size 14. Burberry confirmed it does not offer plus sizes and it also declined to comment on past rumours of a plus size collaboration with British singer Adele.
Social media paves the way for change.
Typically, high fashion is centered around sample sizes of zero to two, with the majority of models in campaigns, runway shows and ads, chosen for their height and slender builds.
But social media is giving power and a voice to people who want to see change, and to some extent, it's working.
In February, Sports Illustrated featured model Ashley Graham, who's a size 16, on the cover of its 2016 Swimsuit edition. Four months later, Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones tweeted that no designers wanted to dress her for movie premier. Luxury designer Christian Siriano tweeted back saying he would. The result of both situations put the conversation around plus size front and center. Siriano, widely praised for dressing Jones, was quick to respond it shouldn't be exceptional to work with people who aren't sample size. "Congrats aren't in order, a change is," his Facebook comment read.
Data shows the conversation on the issue is growing. Over the past six months, the term "plus size" was mentioned 2.9 million times across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms, according to social analytics firm NetBase.
Toni Box, senior director of social and content at PMX Agency, said of the Facebook posts, Tweets and Instagram comments that included "fashion" and "plus size," 63 percent were negative and in response to how a plus size women was defined. The comments that mentioned "luxury" and "plus size" together, which only accounted for one percent of the total comments, were all negative, and focused on calling out luxury brands who are not making larger sizes.
"Judging by the data, it seems that the luxury space, to some extent, still excludes plus size," she said.
"The issue is that most designers design because they love fashion and creativity, and not necessarily to solve a problem or answer a market need," said Shira Sue Carmi, founder of the business management firm, the Launch Collective. It's this thinking and design process that's holding luxury designers from entering this space, as well as their experiences with fashion magazines and runway photos which are centered around an idea of a "fictionalized" woman, not one whose body needs to be addressed and flattered, she said. "You only need to look at designer sketches to see how most of them think about clothing and bodies."
Steps to solving the problem.
Two thirds of America's female population wears a size 12 or larger, but luxury designers are largely ignoring those figures, says Lane Bryant's CEO Brian Beitler. "The high end market is gaining curiosity, but I wouldn't tell you high end is running into a curvy customer space."
The brand's collaborations with luxury designers including Isabel Toledo, who designed Michelle Obama's 2009 inauguration outfit, and Christian Siriano, is just one example of retailers and designers trying to increase the options of high end fashion for the plus size market. The collaboration with Gurung, which is due to hit shelves next March, will also be priced lower than his typical collections, ranging from $48 for a t-shirt and $398 for a leather jacket.
Gurung is outspoken and critical of how slow the luxury fashion industry is to change. He said when he offers up to a size 22, retail and department store buyers rarely take the size. But he doesn't lay all the blame with them. "Retailers are all trying to figure it out, they have logistics and it's unfair to tell them they're not changing fast enough."
What's next.
Social media has been a catalyst for conversation, but Gurung believes the biggest driver of change will happen through small boutiques, and he thinks that's where conversations need to start happening. He said his brand is launching e-commerce later in the year, but declined to give any details as to whether plus size pieces would be readily available.
Smaller retailers have the advantage of being on the shop floor with customers and knowing what they want and need, said Dawn Klohs, one of the owners of A'maree's, a duo of small California-based clothing boutiques. "Department store buyers are not on the floor with their customers. There's a disconnect," Klohs said. She stocks high end designers including Peter Cohen, Valentina Kova and Arts and Science, up to sizes XXL, or size 16. "A lot of people create larger sizes, but it's not what a larger size wants to wear."
Brand reps need to shift their thinking too, Klohs added. Many reps will tell her size 12 and 14 will be too large when she requests them and her buyers have to reinforce their customers want them. "We're like, 'No, you don't understand we need that size.' A lot of people don't think that way," she said.
The fashion trends forecaster, WGSN, said acceptance towards plus size models and fashion has seen some major turning points this year, noting the increasing number of Lane Bryant partnerships, Ashley Graham's appearance in Sports Illustrated, and plus-size model Candice Huffine's appearance in designer Sophie Theallet's Spring 2016 show. "The plus size market is definitely on the verge of another revolution," said Lourdes Linares, WGSN's West Coast editor.
From Gurung's perspective the conversation has started, but it still has a long way to go.
"The conversation should no longer be, 'X, Y, Z is doing it','" he said. "It should be, 'Why isn't everyone doing it?'" Still, he's optimistic that winning over the small boutiques is the first step. "Big changes happen in small places."
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Since end of October, the latest release of Microsoft's ERP solution Dynamics NAV 2017 has been available. Many of the new features help to simplify users' daily work with the system – including in financial accounting. Particularly significant new features include a new PayPal link in invoice documents and the upgrading of the OCR service which was introduced in the 2016 version.
In this age of online banking, along with PayPal, Microsoft is responding with a special innovation, offering the chance to insert a hyperlink for the online payment service into the invoice.
By clicking on this link, customers are forwarded directly to PayPal, allowing them to pay the respective invoice more conveniently and more quickly online. The necessary invoice information is transferred to PayPal by Dynamics NAV, so the customer has just to confirm the payment.
The link can also be attached subsequently to sales invoices that have already been booked. In addition, Dynamics NAV 2017 allows the user to flexibly configure which documents should contain a PayPal link. The link can be added to both individual invoices and all invoices as standard with the corresponding Settings.
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To simplify the completion of sales processes for users, the previous version of Dynamics NAV introduced a special OCR service. Along with the introduction of the PayPal invoice link, the OCR functionalities have now been upgraded.
With the text recognition service from Lexmark, incoming receipts in PDF format (scanned or received electronically) can be converted into a structure which is easily processed by the ERP system.
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Kevin Love makes it dramatic in setting modern double-double record
Kevin Love has made double-doubles automatic. He's taken the drama out of getting them.
So he added a little drama himself Wednesday by almost not playing due to a sore knee (he banged knees with an opponent last game and it swelled up), then playing with a balky brace on it.
Didn't matter.
He got his record 52nd consecutive double-double fast (in the middle of the second quarter with a free throw) as his Timberwolves were blowing out the Indiana Pacers. That moved him past Moses Malone into first on the modern list, since the NBA/ABA merger.
According to the Associated Press Love became the ninth player to ever (pre- or post-merger) to have 50 or more double-doubles in a row. The others are Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Walt Bellamy, Wilt Chamberlain, Elvin Hayes, Jerry Lucas and Bill Russell. Chamberlain holds the all-time record of 224.
That's not to diminish Love's accomplishments. He has been consistent and worked hard on a team that needed this kind of production. He has had chances because the Wolves are so bad — they are now 12-40 during the streak — but he took advantage of it.


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