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Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts
Runtime: 2h53min
A Hidden Life premiered at the 2019 Festival de Cannes.
'For the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.' This quote from George Eliot's Middlemarch starts the closing credits of Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life, the relatively obscure true story of Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector during World War II.
Jägerstätter (played here by August Diehl) refused to fight for the Third Reich, and was adamant to not pledge his loyalty to Hitler as all Austrians were forced to do, which led to his arrest in 1943. During his time in prison, he wrote to his wife Franziska (Valerie Pachner), and their correspondence over the years forms the bulk of A Hidden Life's spoken words, delivered through a series of poetic voiceovers.
Following a string of films whose loose, script-free structure was beginning to verge on self-parody (most notably in the documentary Voyage of Time), Malick himself has described A Hidden Life as a return to a more traditional narrative. This rings true, in that his ninth feature has a beginning, middle and end – in that order.
They are, however, recounted through the director's now customary approach, with achingly beautiful bucolic vistas and a large percentage of off-camera dialogue. In fact, it's the on-camera exchanges that provide the film's single, minor bum note, due to a mixture of English and German that is conceptually fascinating but slightly jarring in execution.
August Diehl in A Hidden Life
Ever the philosophy teacher, Malick relies on voiceover to meditate on the notions of right and wrong, using the real letters to simultaneously propel the narrative (despite the lack of actual on-screen warfare, the three-hour runtime never drags) and let the audience partake in a broader discussion about morality that comes to a head with no room for ambiguity. The style may be the same, but A Hidden Life is far less likely to spark debates about its meaning than, say, To the Wonder.
Striving for authenticity, the film is perhaps most admirable in its choice to cast primarily German-speaking actors (Swedish thespian Michael Nyqvist, who passed away during the lengthy post-production, and the Belgian Matthias Schoenaerts are the major exceptions): whether German, Austrian or Swiss (the late Bruno Ganz), everyone lends a truly Teutonic feel to the picture, shedding light on a story that deserved to be told.
At its core, though, A Hidden Life is the most heartbreakingly tender love story Malick has ever brought to the screen, made all the more impressive by the fact that it is largely epistolary. Whenever Diehl and Pachner address each other from afar, A Hidden Life truly soars, highlighting very modern concerns via the deceptively simple story of two people in days gone by, separated by a huge injustice.
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Kanchenjunga north base camp trek Nepal
Kanchenjunga north base camp trek is an ideal trekking trial in the far eastern part of Nepal. Kanchenjunga region is opened for trekking in 1988. This trek is for those; who have enough time for walking holiday and interested to venture into the remote areas of Nepal.
Kanchenjunga north base camp trekking route is little bit long comparatively other trekking routes but rewarding, which follows deeply into the remote Himalayas mountain range, explores the North side of Mount Kanchenjunga. Kanchenjunga is the 3rd highest mountain in the world 8,586m located on the border of Nepal and Sikkim.
Mt. Kanchenjunga it is challenging peak for climbing, Kanchenjunga north base camp trek begins after flight from Kathmandu to Suketar via Biratnagar or drive from Kathmandu to Taplejung or Basantapur. Trekking trail ascend through fascinating green; crop growing villages and pristine forests to the awe-inspiring north face base camp at Pang Pema 5140m, set high among glassier below the Kanchenjunga.
Kanchenjunga trekking route is the most incentive trekking destination that take the trekkers to the rise of Mt. Kanchenjunga. Kanchenjunga north trail attracts everyone by its natural beauty it is made up by alpine lawn, solid temperature and sub-tropical forests.
Kanchenjunga region protected by Kanchenjunga conservation area it required special permit and previous hiking and trekking experience. Best season for Kanchenjunga north base camp trek is February to May and August to November. If given itinerary is not suitable for you, we design another as per your desire and duration of holidays. If you need more information about Kanchenjunga base camp trek fell free to contact us.
Kanchenjunga north base camp trek itinerary
Day 01: Welcome to Nepal, upon your arrival in Nepal our representative welcome and assists to transfer hotel.
Day 02: Kathmandu city tours and preparation for upcoming trek.
Day 03: Flight to Suketar then trek to Phurumba (1020m).
Day 04: Trek from Phurumba to Chirwa (1185m).
Day 05: Trek from Chirwa to Sakathum (1650m).
Day 06: Trek from Sakathum to Amjilassa (2498m).
Day 07: Trek from Amjilassa to Gyabla (2725m).
Day 08: Trek from Gyabla to Gunsa (3415m).
Day 09: Rest day at Ghunsa for acclimatization.
Day 10: Trek from Ghunsa to Khambachen (4145m).
Day 11: Trek from Khambachen to Lhonak (4792m).
Day 12: Trek from Lhonak to Pangpema (5140m).
Day 13: Exploration around North base camp of Mount Kanchenjunga.
Day 14: Trek back to Khambachen (4145m).
Day 15: Trek from Khambachen to Ghunsa (3415m).
Day 16: Trek from Ghunsa to Amjilosa (2498m).
Day 17: Trek from Amjilosa to Tapethok (1322m).
Day 18: Trek from Chirwa to Gadidanda (1892m).
Day 19: Trek from Gadidanda to Suketar (2420m).
Day 20: Flight from Suketar to Kathmandu, evening farewell dinner.
Day 21: After this amazing Kanchenjunga north base camp trek if you are interested for other outdoor activities like Safari, Rafting, Biking, Tours, Peak climbing or more trekking in other region we organize trip according to your desire. If you decide to leave Nepal we will transfer to airport for your onward destination.
Service include
#Airports pick up and drop by private vehicle
#Hotel in Kathmandu for 3 Nights twin sharing with breakfast
#Full day guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu
#Domestic flights KTM-Suketar-KTM via Bitarnagar + airport taxes
#All meals and accommodation during Kanchenjunga trekking period
#An experienced English speaking guide trained by gov. of Nepal
#Highly experienced Kanchenjunga north base camp trekking staffs
#All governmental procedure permits fees and local taxes
#Down jacket, sleeping bag, duffel bag (optional), medical kit etc
#Travel and rescue arrangements
#Farewell dinner at typical Nepalese restaurant
Service exclude
*Visa fees / international airfare to and from Kathmandu
*Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
*Travel / medical insurance and emergency evacuation cost
*Hot and cold shower, battery recharge during Kanchenjunga north trek
*Personal expenses phone calls, bar bills, extra porters etc
*Personal trekking equipment's /gears
*Tips for guides, porters and driver
*All others expenses not mentioned on price include section
Trip note
Base Camp Excursion, Kathmandu, Nepal always thinking about guest's safety; it is our paramount concern whilst traveling with us. Trekking is an adventure tour we reach remote mountain region. Sometime health condition of member, natural disaster, and weather condition of mountain region changed unexpectedly we cannot guarantee it. Please note that trekking guide has the authority to cancel any part of Mount Kanchenjunga trekking itinerary if it is necessary due to safety concerns, be prepared to be flexible if required, otherwise group leader follow the above itinerary.
Additional information
Content of this site provide you the information as possible about Kanchenjunga north base camp trek package. If you need extra information and wish to discuss any aspect of KBC trip or your suitability for it please contact us. If you would like to speak with a reservations consultant, feel free to make a call at 977 9843051359


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We have to admit, we already love having a vice-president that just blurts stuff out without really caring about the ramifications. It's not as funny as, say, having one who can't spell, but it's still pretty good. Earlier today Joe Biden was looking for a copy of the oath of office so he could swear in a group of senior staff. "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts, Chief Justice Roberts," he cracked. Everyone laughed except one dude: Barack Obama, who displayed not even a hint of amusement perhaps because, one day into his presidency, he's not ready to start a feud with the guy who will rule on the constitutionality of his policies for at least the next four years.
Biden: "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts" [Think Progress]


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Wang Ying has for the last four years identified herself as a diehard fan of Chinese boy band star Lay Zhang. Recently, the 17-year-old also started describing herself as a patriot who supports China's stance on Hong Kong.
The high school student from Shanghai is among the Chinese citizens who in recent weeks have flocked to Western social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter to criticise demonstrators in the former British colony.
She is part of a growing offensive emerging from China in recent days aimed at promoting Beijing's narrative about what is happening in Hong Kong to an overseas audience. State media outlets, Chinese celebrities and regular internet users have all banded together behind the effort.
While little news or video footage of the Hong Kong protests made its way into mainland China in the early weeks, the subject now dominates the news and most-read topic lists on China's Twitter-like Weibo, with calls for Chinese citizens to take action to "protect Hong Kong".
China's government-owned media outlets have flooded Internet platforms both inside and outside the country with stories and images portraying the Hong Kong protests as the work of "terrorists" manipulated by Western powers and "radical forces".
They have paid to promote their coverage of Hong Kong on sites including Twitter and Facebook, which are banned on the mainland. The companies said Tuesday that the Chinese government has also mounted a propaganda campaign using fake accounts, thousands of which were taken down in recent days.
The efforts have unleashed an unusual dynamic in which mainland citizens who are normally subject to strict controls on their online behaviour have been using virtual private networks to bypass the "Great Firewall" and spread anti-protest messages internationally, as well as on Chinese social media sites.
"It's only really the hypernationalists that are given free rein, their content isn't censored," said Fergus Ryan, an analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) who studies Chinese social media. "They're allowed to conduct campaigns, they're able to organise online … so that happens in China within the Great Firewall, and then we see also it spill out into the wider Internet," he said.
But analysts say it's unclear who Beijing is targeting with the campaign, or what the impact has been.
Lee Foster, an intelligence analyst at U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye, said the fake account campaigns on Twitter and Facebook were "relatively unsophisticated".
"(It's) not too dissimilar we've seen from Russia about 4-5 years ago in terms of very simplistic personas and the use of identical messaging across accounts," he said.
King-wa Fu, an associate professor at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Centre, said he suspected the impact within Hong Kong was minimal.
"The majority of Hong Kong consume local media content," he said.
The Hong Kong demonstrations began almost three months ago as a protest against a new extradition law and have since snowballed into a broader movement to defend the city-state's civil liberties in the face of what is perceived to be tightening mainland control.
Wang said she and her group of online peers, also known as 'fan girls' or 'fanquan girls', began to campaign against the protests after her idol Zhang, a member of South Korean boy band Exo, joined other Chinese celebrities last week to say that he backed the Hong Kong police and Beijing's territorial sovereignty.
"Since our big brother loves our country so much, we fans have to support him," she told Reuters. "So I went on Instagram to post messages such as 'Hong Kong is part of China,' 'Reject violence,' and 'Hong Kong police are the best!'"
They were joined by other internet denizens such as those on 'Di Bar,' a discussion forum that is part of search engine giant Baidu's platform, where calls went out to the group's 31.3 million members asking them to flood overseas social media platforms with similar slogans and posts.
The internet movements were endorsed by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Sunday on its nightly news programme, one of China's most-watched shows.
"These days, from fanquan girls to Di Bar, netizens to overseas students, all the forces which love Hong Kong and China have united to support and safeguard the city,' said newscaster Gang Qiang.
State television's English-language channel CGTN, the official Xinhua news agency and the Communist Party's People's Daily have all taken to Twitter and Facebook with gusto, denouncing the protesters and putting out Beijing's voice.
"What must be hidden and has to flee is not good, but evil," CGTN said in a tweet on Wednesday that was accompanied by a video of masked protesters with captions saying they wanted to hide their identities to avoid retribution.
Xinhua and CGTN paid to promote their Hong Kong coverage, according to Twitter's Ads Transparency Center. Neither outlet responded to requests for comment.
Twitter told Reuters on Monday it would no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media.
China denounced the moves by Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday, saying it had a right to put out its own views. China's foreign ministry on Tuesday also sent a letter accompanied by a 42-page document to foreign media outlets including Reuters, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal outlining Beijing's stance on the events in Hong Kong.
The documents included a timeline of how the protests began, saying that Hong Kong's opposition and some "radical forces" had used the pretext of peaceful demonstration to engage in violent protests, as well as articles which it said pointed to links between "foreign forces" and protesters.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Additional Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom, Ben Blanchard in Beijing and Jack Stubbs in London; editing by Darren Schuettler)


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Millions of people struggle to keep their blood pressure in check, and one of the reasons reported to make that battle even more difficult might surprise you.
Recent research suggests our dental health could be limiting our ability to see real changes in our blood pressure.
Related: Discover the #1 Support Supplement for Blood Pressure Management and a Healthy Heart.
Researchers reported adults with hypertension on medications saw their systolic blood pressure high as the health of their teeth and gums declined. Individuals with inflamed gums were 20 percent less likely to bring their blood pressure to a healthy level compared to those individuals showing no signs of inflammation on their gums.
The report is in the journal Hypertension.
What Does this Mean?
More than 75 million Americans have high blood pressure. That sign alone puts them at a higher risk to suffer a heart attack, stroke, and many other health concerns.
Unfortunately, only about half of those folks with high blood pressure have successfully reduced their blood pressure to healthy levels.
With this new study, individuals with high blood pressure now have another factor to consider when approaching how to lower their blood pressure. While the new research didn't prove causation between gum disease and hypertension, researches suspect poor gum health is another indicator of inflammation throughout the body. This makes it more difficult to manage high blood pressure.
Individuals with high blood pressure and poor oral health can expect a more difficult road to healthier blood pressure.
If hypertension is a concern, consider your dental health.
Patients with hypertension should plan a way to improve their oral health as well as combat high blood pressure.
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Liz Phair
Chrysalis Records [2021]
When Liz Phair's debut album, Exile In Guyville, was released in 1993, she was a critic's darling and an indie rock superhero for her gutsy lyrical bravado. While the album was a modest commercial success, it was named the number one album of that year by Spin Magazine and the Village Voice's notorious Pazz & Jop critics' poll, and in 1999 Pitchfork said it was the fifth best album of the 1990s. But a decade later, on Phair's self-titled 4th album where her record company required that she write four tracks with The Matrix, best known for collaborations with Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne, she was written off as a rock has-been and pop sellout. It's been eleven years since Phair's last album, Funstyle, which she self-released as an indie download with the disclaimer on her website that "you were never supposed to hear these songs."
While Phair has continued to tour routinely with a new album to promote, in 2018 Matador Records released a 25th anniversary retrospective of her debut album, including remastered demos from her earlier work under the moniker Girly Sound. In 2019 she released the first of two memoirs on Random House, titled "Horror Stories." The impetus to return to the studio, Phair told an interviewer, was a call from her manager after the deaths of Prince and Bowie asking if she died what would be her musical legacy? Her response was that it shouldn't be Funstyle, saying she would "not make that mistake again." To record, Soberish, Phair has created a strong collection of songs framed by her melodic sensibility and narrative storytelling, which feel autobiographical to some degree.
The record opens with one of her strongest pop song hooks, "Spanish Doors," a divorce song where she wonders "What about the kids? What about the house? What about our friends? What do I do now?" She may not want to think about it, which means she doesn't "want to be anywhere/that you and I used to go." One of Phair's unique skills is telling sad tales in light, poppy sing-along songs. In "The Game" she chastises a lover who is less than fair, while "Good Side," acknowledges there are "so many ways to fuck up a life/I tried to be original," before attempting to end a relationship in such a way that "we won't have regrets." "In There" is a sentimental look back at a relationship that wasn't to be but still "I miss the way that we kiss, I confess," while "Ba Ba Ba" and the title track explore the feelings around a one-night stand, or at least the hope to connect. "Soberish" also suggests the issue of allowing alcohol to substitute for courage, and that theme continues in "Dosage," where she suggests that balance is likely better that "sitting drunk at this bar/I haven't been back here in thrity-two years/Now that I'm older and I'm facing my fear."
Musically, Phair is in pretty strong form throughout this seventh studio album, tapping that original, gutsy approach that brought her to the party, and rejoining with producer Brad Wood who had recorded her first two albums and part of her third, as well as worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Better Than Ezra, and The Bangles. Together they strike a fun balance between Phair's pop song prowess and the darker, more real to life inclinations in her story telling. It's a well-crafted sound that doesn't polish away her natural rough edges, but using strings, horns, and a drum machine when it fits the musical construction. Mostly, though, it's traditional guitars, and smart harmony vocals that enhance Phair's choruses. On "Spanish Doors," she recalls Sheryl Crow, for whom she added harmony vocals to "Soak Up the Sun."
In "Hey Lou," Phair puts herself in the voice of Laurie Anderson the wife of Lou Reed trying to entice him out of one of his "assholic distempers." She imitates an acoustic guitar riff that feels like something Reed might have played, and echoes Anderson's unique performance style as she repeats "how did that work out for you?" In "Sheridan Road," another acoustic leaning number, Phair revisits the Chicago neighborhood where she got her start. While the second half of the album moves toward moodier tones, the closer is "Bad Kitty," a rocking reminder that this is the woman who's earliest alt-rock introduction was "Fuck & Run." "My pussy is a big dumb cat," she sings at the front, only to conclude that "Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives… no regrets." And if Phair is seriously worried about her legacy, there's no reason to think this need be her last but Soberish is strong enough a work that she can rest easy, without regrets.
Key Tracks: "Spanish Doors" / "Good Side" / "Bad Kitty"
Artists With Similar Fire: Aimee Mann / Sheryl Crow / Alanis Morrisette
Liz Phair Website
Liz Phair Facebook
Chrysalis Records
-Reviewed by Brian Q. Newcomb
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Below is an email we have received from a user of the Dartford Crossing. We have removed the sender's name for reasons that will become apparent.
"I am in a serious situation financially that within the next month will probably see me lose my house and my family as this I have kept to myself for over a year and now I am at a tipping point with no way to escape.
Here goes…
I live in Kent and work in Essex, so have to go both ways most days using the Dartford Crossing, I was fortunate to have a company car for 3 years prior which was automatically paid for so I never had to worry or even think about paying the Toll, the journey was just the norm.
However personal Tax and Tax on my fuel card led me to no option but to ditch the company car and buy my own car. So I just carried on doing the journeys.
At this point I was also desperately trying to sell my house and purchase a new house, and I had not got a lot of money so was just living month to month.
Then the letters started coming through the door – a £2.50 charge was now £35, and a £5 a day one was now £70. When you get 3 or 4 at once you then all of a sudden get £280, then more and more come through, and that's when you realise that you have not paid. After years of doing it naturally you just don't think… I spoke to my company and they said they would put my car onto their auto pay account, but I don't think they did that for a week or so, so more fines came through.
Now I was in a situation of not being able to pay, as I had so many fines. This is where it gets even more out of hand, as I could not afford to pay so it escalated and all of a sudden it was sent to the courts and ended up with Bailiff company (JBW) pursuing me. Each £2.50 crossing then became £197. The Bailiffs turned up at home so I started to find the money. I took out credit cards so that I could pay the debts as I was getting letters and texts everyday.
Things got even worse just after Christmas when the company removed all private cars off of the scheme, and didn't tell us until a week later, so that meant more fines…
In total I had 67 crossings (about a month's worth) not paid … all innocent mistakes as I just didn't think at the start because I had never needed to pay…
It would have cost £167.50.
I am now having to pay off £11,970.59.
In which £6814.50 is the Dart Charge fees.
And £5156.50 are Bailiff fees.
I have currently paid £4,652.09, without my partner knowing, but because of the pressure this has meant I have fallen into arrears with Council Tax and my mortgage too…
I have to pay another £200 next week otherwise I will break my agreement but I can no longer cope with the pressure of hiding it, and I know I can't pay it next week so the Bailiffs will be at my door…
To date I have now paid the equivalent of 1860 crossings. It was an innocent mistake now I will lose everything. I wrote to my local MP at the start of all the letters for help, and they only advised to make sure I pay the Bailiff on time.
I am only writing this to warn people that debt spirals, and pressure spirals".
Comment: This is indeed a sad case and shows the problems that can arise with camera enforced payment systems which we have consistently opposed because of the large numbers of accidental infringements that arise. This is one good reason (there are several others), why tolls on such crossings should be removed. It is of course worth signing up for the Dart Charge Autopay system if you use the crossing regularly.
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Writer's block is an expression put to use to explain the incapacity to compose a thing a person wish or need to write. Try not to believe that the term is real, if possible, keep in mind that there is no such thing as "writer's block". The idea is somewhat questionable simply because it is unfavorable and erroneous.
What if every occupation or action could declare that as a legitimate reason. If you are mindful enough to mark yourself as having writer's block, then you are able to realize that there is no such thing.
Writer's block is a detrimental expression and it directs you to a damaging result. It must never be mentioned, a lot less shown to anybody. If you don't want writer's block then primarily, avoid acknowledging it as real.
You will also project the information firmly that you are a true writer and reject such fool idea.
Don't be consume by that idea because if you are a true writer your mind will find a way to produce words no matter what. If you come out to the open, you will see and discover many things that will help you overcome it.
If you are seriously have a blank mind when you sit down.
Try to think of this, you need to figure out what you are endeavoring to compose, who you are writing for, what you desire to make them feel, and many more. You don't need an format, but you do need a powerful path.
If you feel forced to get a specific quantity of writing done, then don't be. Try to prevent that condition of being promptly obliged then you change it.
Occasionally individuals normally are not conscious that they are feeling a thing bad that is stopping them from writing. You need to begin discovering states that are terrible for writing. It is essential to recognize that you are not giving up or quitting the writing practice, you are establishing a portion of your procedure.
And also, take some time to relax and don't be in hurry. Nobody are able to do their very own best job, or any work whatsoever, having anyone driving at their back pushing them to do work. This just makes a writer be fully annoyed that may result to a bad outcome. And also try to make sure that you are establishing your procedure and not averting it. Don't do anything that will only disturb your process. Preferably do one thing that aids the procedure. Take a time of silence where you can meditate for a minute or just calm your burning head. The goal is to not feel pushed, not to stop doing the work.


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Many of us struggle with finding the best insurance that will be worth the money we spend. With many insurance policies available, it is hard to actually find one that protects our homes and investments. A Debenhams Home Insurance will make sure that your buildings and its content is save and that you have a peaceful night sleep and a productive day. With a voucher code from Debenhams Home Insurance, you are assured value for a range of policies. Take the wise step and get yourself one and save more on quality.


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Avoiding Social Media Is in Your Best Interests
Many people use social media to check their notifications, browse the news and engage with posts and other people before even getting out of bed. In fact, about 7 in 10 Americans use social media to connect with each other, according to a PEW research study. Considering that social media has become a heavily integrated part of our daily lives, it's important to be cautious of its negative impacts on your criminal case.
Say, for example, you have a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and/or Snapchat account. These are among the most common social media platforms used in America for the past few years. At least once a day, you engage with these platforms in the form of 'liking,' 'commenting,' 'sharing' and/or 'posting.' These actions seem normal, right? Well, they are, unless you are charged with a criminal offense.
If you are accused of a crime, we strongly advise against using social media in any and every way possible. Contact us online or by calling (201) 574-7919 to learn how to best fight your charges.
Social Media Use Could Lead to Self-Incrimination
Your Miranda Rights warn that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. This applies to anything you say online as well. It may seem harmless to scroll through your Facebook feed and 'like' a funny post, or 'retweet' a compelling post on Twitter, but these actions may have consequences.
Let's reflect on the countless school shooting/bombing threats, or threats of public violence made on social media. Many times, the people behind such online threats were caught and punished. Those who engaged with these threatening social media posts, via 'likes,' 'comments' etc. were also investigated. While this is a more severe example, it's fair to say that everything you do on social media can work against you. If posting a photo from a wild night out online could prevent you from getting a job, you can surely believe that using social media following your arrest can hurt your criminal case.
Protect Yourself and Your Future: Stay Offline.
As soon as you are aware of your criminal charge, be very careful about what you do online. This doesn't mean deactivate all of your social media accounts; the better alternative is to refrain from using social media and monitor your internet searches so that the court doesn't use any questionable data against you.
If you are charged with something serious like a sex crime and you use social media, anything from 'liking' photos of people in swimsuits or spending too long on an underage female's social media profile could harm your case.
It's better to be safe than sorry. Contact the Law Offices of Joseph R. Donahue, LLC online or by calling (201) 574-7919 for a free consultation with our criminal defense expert!


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Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, visitors can enjoy the Stanford Mansion, maybe even drop by the Governor's Mansion. They're part of the list of 70 state parks that were slated to close July 1 because of budget cuts. Now only one, Providence Mountains in remote San Bernardino County, remains doomed.
Despite a $31-million line-item veto by Gov. Jerry Brown, most will stay open at least a few more weeks thanks to private donations.
"This is kind of a reprieve," California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman said. "And so it's still incumbent on all of us to figure out good long-term solutions to save these treasures."
But no one is coming to the rescue of the state's poor children and college students. The governor reduced the number of subsidized childcare slots for mothers in the welfare-to-work program, known as CalWorks, by 14,000. And Cal Grants will be 5 percent smaller, mostly for those who attend private schools, but the cut also applies to some students in public colleges.
The new budget is a triple-whammy for CalWorks recipient Sheaba Jackson. The state's new spending plan already cuts welfare from four years to two. The line-item vetoes now put her childcare at risk and as soon as her grades were up, she wanted to apply for a Cal Grant.
"What we need is our resources and it's being taken from us. It's very difficult," Jackson said. "If you're cutting us off at the knees, how can we walk?"
In all, Brown slashed another $200 million from the budget using his line-item veto authority. He's putting that money in reserves to boost it to nearly $1 billion for emergencies.
But the $92 million for CalFire, for instance, may not be enough.
"If we have a bad fire season -- and we hope that we don't -- if the cost of fighting those fires outstrips that $92 million in the budget, we go to the reserve to cover the additional costs," California Department of Finance spokesperson H.D. Palmer said.
Democratic leaders feel the money could be better used to prevent deep cuts to social programs, instead of letting it sit in a bank account.


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What Jared–Trump's Prison Reform Meeting Excluded!
Last Thursday, Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law and adviser, and President Trump held a counsel on prison–justice reform. The meeting was attended by politicians, religious leaders, and others from the right.
When Trump was elected, it was not expected that Trumpism would address prison–justice reform. However,Jared Kushner was personally interested in reform, since his father, had served time in federal prison for economic crimes. Six months ago, he was assigned reformation of the criminal justice system.
Unfortunately, liberal organizations, like the ACLU or the NAACP were excluded to obtain the support of far right conservatives like U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who attended the meeting.
The meeting focused on re-entry policies. In order to have effective re-entry, former inmates need housing, employment and education opportunities upon release. Effective re-entry programs would reduce our high rate of recidivism.
President Trump stated at the meeting, "two-thirds of the 650,000 people released from prison each year are arrested again within three years."
Yet, President Trump, Jared Kushner, and everyone else at the meeting did not discuss sentencing reform–the topic was excluded in order to pacify right wing conservatives such as our present Attorney General Sessions. We cannot ignore that the United States has the most inmates and prisons in the world. There are over 2 million inmates in the United States. Locking up the mentally ill and incarcerating nonviolent addicted offenders does not benefit society. Although violent crime has decreased, mandatory sentencing and the three strike laws have removed discretion from many courts in sentencing offenders. All of these policies have led to mass incarceration.
Trump's record does not reflect justice reform. The first actions by the Trump administration revealed their opposition toward justice-prison reform. Sessions instructed his 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys to charge all defendants with drug offenses– the maximum penalties. While a senator, Sessions opposed reform of the justice system.
Sessions, during the end of the 2017 holiday season, rescinded the 2016 Obama Justice Department letter which opposed debtor's prisons. Numerous state's jails are considered modern debtor's prisons, because so many poor people are locked up, since they cannot pay fines or make bail.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that he was rescinding an Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana.
You cannot discuss and advocate prison–justice reform, without reforming the harsh sentencing policies of the United States, which has led to our country having 25% of the world's inmates, but only 5% of the world's population.
Trump's and Jared's prison justice reform policies should not be judged by meetings, but by the Trump administration's actions.
By: Bradley Schwartz
Founder of prisonpath.com
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"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart."
—Thomas Watson Sr., chairman and CEO of International Business Machines
You've made an investment in your business, now it's time to market it effectively. Having a website is a pretty important step towards that goal, but it's also important to have a website with messaging that reflects your business effectively. If you're not sure about your messaging, that's where a web designer with marketing skills can help..
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Larger proportion of incident unrecognized MI in women
Sex-Based Differences in Unrecognized Myocardial InfarctionLiterature - Van der Ende MY, Juarez-Orozco LE, Waardenburg I et al., - J Am Heart Assoc. 2020;9:e015519. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015519
Introduction and methods
Symptoms of dyspnea, nausea and fatigue may be indicative of ischemia, and more common in women. However, these symptoms are more likely not to be mentioned by patients, or unnoted or misinterpreted by the doctor. This may lead to possible underdiagnoses of myocardial infarction (MI) [1].
Studies have investigated unrecognized MI and findings suggest that up to 64% of MI is not recognized at first presentation [2], with a larger proportion of unrecognized Mis in women [3,4]. Limitations of previous studies however are that they report prevalence of unrecognized MI and date of ascertainment (data of decades ago). More informative data on incidence of unrecognized MI is limited. This study aimed to determine sex-specific incidence rate of unrecognized MI in the Lifelines Cohort Study and describe sex-specific association with self-reported symptoms and other potential predictors.
The Lifelines Cohort Study recruited a contemporary adult population of >150.000 participants in the Netherlands to examine health and health-related behaviors [5,6] and included systematic collection of serial electrocardiographic evaluations (at baseline and 5-year follow-up visit). Participants were asked about specific symptoms in the past 7 days using questionnaires, at baseline and follow-up visits. ECGs data of 57276 women and 39927 men were available. Median follow-up was 3.8 years (3.0-4.6, 25th and 75th percentiles).
Main results
- A total of 139 (0.24%) women and 305 (0.76%) men reported to be diagnosed with MI.
- Based on ECG changes, another 59 women and 60 men were classified as having unrecognized MI. This results in a proportion of unrecognized MI in women of 30% and 16% in men (P<0.001). The difference was greatest in age categories of 40-49 and 50-59 years (43% vs. 17%, P=0.001 and 30% vs. 11%, P=0.008, respectively).
- Incidence rate of recognized MI age-standardized for the general Dutch population was 1.69 (0.84-3.19) in women and 2.67 (1.86-3.95) per 1000 person-years in men (P<0.001). For unrecognized MI, the general population adjusted incidence rate per 1000 PY follow-up was 0.23 (0.14-1.45) in women and 0.63 (0.24-1.52) in men.
- Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was lower in individuals with unrecognized MI compared with recognized MI (24% vs. 41%, P=0.001). Compared with individuals with unrecognized MI, individuals with recognized MI more often reported chest pain or dyspnea. Dizziness and nausea were the most commonly reported symptoms in individuals with unrecognized MI. Compared with referents (without evidence of an infarction), individuals with unrecognized MI did not significantly report more symptoms.
- Hypertension, smoking status and blood glucose levels were predictors of unrecognized MI, with no difference in association between men and women.
The proportion of unrecognized MI was higher in women than in men (30% vs. 16%) in a contemporary adult population. This translates to an incidence rate of unrecognized MI of 0.23 in women and 0.63 in men per 1000 PYs. Notably, individuals with unrecognized MI did not report more symptoms than those without evidence of an infarction. Predictors of unrecognized MI were hypertension, smoking status and glucose levels.


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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Kellogg, Lennar, Spirit Airlines and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:
Kellogg (K) – Kellogg jumped 8.1% in premarket trading after announcing plans to split into three separate public companies. One entity will comprise the snack and international cereal businesses, another the U.S. cereal business and the third will be a pure-play plant-based food producer.
Lennar (LEN) – The home builder reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $4.69 per share, beating the $3.96 consensus estimate, with revenue that also topped forecasts. However, the company said it began to see the impact of higher interest rates and rapidly appreciating home prices toward the end of the quarter.
Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit rallied 8.1% in premarket trading after JetBlue (JBLU) increased its takeover offer for Spirit by $2 to $33.50 per share. Spirit plans to decide by the end of the month whether to stick with its deal to merge with Frontier Group (ULCC) or to accept JetBlue's bid. JetBlue rose 1.6%.
Mondelez (MDLZ) – Mondelez is buying energy bar maker Clif Bar & Co. for $2.9 billion with additional payouts possible depending on financial results. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter.
Valneva (VALN) – Valneva shares soared 81.8% in the premarket after Pfizer (PFE) agreed to buy an 8.1% stake in the French vaccine maker for more than $95 million. Pfizer and Valneva are already joint venture partners in developing treatments for Lyme disease.
Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla added 3.2% in premarket action after CEO Elon Musk gave more details on the planned job cuts announced earlier this month. Musk told Bloomberg the company would cut salaried staff by about 10% over the next three months, resulting in an overall reduction of about 3.5%.
Twitter (TWTR) – In the same Bloomberg interview, Musk said there are still some unresolved matters regarding his deal to buy Twitter, including information about spam accounts and finalizing the deal's financing. Meanwhile, a new SEC filing from Twitter recommends shareholders vote in favor of Musk's $54.20-per-share takeover bid. Twitter added 1.2% in the premarket.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) – Exxon Mobil was upgraded to "outperform" from "neutral" at Credit Suisse, which pointed to Exxon's investments in attractive oil and gas projects. Exxon Mobil added 2.6% in premarket action.
Sunrun (RUN) – The solar power company's stock rose 2.5% in premarket trading after Goldman said Sunrun remained the best way to invest in residential solar growth. Goldman rates Sunrun "buy" while it downgraded rival SunPower (SPWR) to "sell" from "neutral." SunPower slid 2.7%.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) – The brokerage firm was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at UBS, which called Schwab a quality name well insulated from credit and market risk. Schwab jumped 3.3% in premarket trading.


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If you are a woman in your late forties to early fifties, chances are you may have kids who are dependent on you for something, even if they are not living with you. To add to the mix, you or your partner's parents may be moving into the stage of older age, perhaps also needing some assistance, or just a bit more of a watchful eye. Depending on their overall health, a sudden crisis may be just around the corner that will require you to become involved in the situation. The truth is, with two generations depending on you for care and, possibly, financial help… you are a member of the Sandwich Generation!
As luck would have it, with menopause spanning the ages of 45 to 55, and the average female caregiver being about 49-years-old, we are now seeing the phenomena of caregiving and "The Change" converging at an increased rate. Blame these overlapping life passages on good healthcare and longevity. You wouldn't find this happening long ago. In ancient times, life expectancy at birth was 25-years-old. In the USA in 1800, it was 40-years-old. A woman may not have lived long enough to experience menopause, and her parents would have pre-deceased her many years before. So, her only caregiving requirements would be for her children and spouse—there would be no Sandwich Generation and little menopausal activity during those eras. And even if there were, household sharing among generations would have provided built-in support for each other, much more than they do now. Also, many of the current Sandwich Generation caregiving problems arise from its members' isolation and distance from family due to career and other demnds.
Sorry ladies, if you are of a certain age, it's in the cards: just as the stars align in the sky, you're most probably going to enter menopause at the same time you begin caregiving a parent, and possibly at the same time you might be caring for children too. All is not lost though. Knowing when your mother reached menopause can give you a clue as to when you will too, especially if her sisters and her mother (your grandmother) all reached it at the same time. Trying to anticipate when you can expect to enter menopause and preparing yourself for some typical symptoms—such as irregular periods and spotting, hot flashes, night sweats, and irritability—can help a great deal.
Also perimenopause (the transitional time around menopause) can cause very uncomfortable symptoms for some because of changing hormones, and it can begin years before your last menstrual period. Thus you might experience this before entering your Sandwich years, but you can at least anticipate it.
Prepare Your Mind for a Confluence of Feelings
Caregiving and Menopause = Similar Feelings of Loss
As your parents need more help with basic household chores or start to lose their hearing, sight or memory, you may be hit with a "reality check" that they are growing older. They may appear frailer and not rebound as quickly from an illness … and that can cause an adult child to feel sad. At that same time, if you are entering menopause, you may feel that you are losing your youth, your fertility and your ability to have children. These are all feelings of loss that can occur during menopause and can have a very strong and lasting impact on a woman's overall health and well-being. Sharon Dornberg-Lee, Clinical Supervisor of CJE SeniorLife Counseling Services, notes "Simultaneous work, caregiving and child-rearing demands leave many women feeling exhausted and with little time or energy to devote to self-care. It is important for women not to lose sight of their physical and emotional needs during midlife. This may mean getting supportive counseling to address issues relating to changing self-image, one's own aging and caregiving stress, as well as getting medical advice on coping with symptoms of perimenopause or menopause. Simply taking a few minutes a day for respite, a mindfulness practice, walking or other self-care activities can make a big difference."
Caregiving and Menopause = Similar Feelings of Anger
Anger bubbles to the surface when you are caregiving day in and day out. Maybe you are asked a few too many times to fetch something after you have just settled into a chair after a long day of caring for someone else.
Maybe your partner could pitch in a little more. You feel put upon by all the demands on your time. Irritability and discontent arise out of losing control of your life and your body. You are losing a function of your body—your ovaries are basically shutting down and the physical symptoms make you feel angry, tired and depleted.
Caregiving and Menopause = Similar Feelings of Stress
Caregiving, especially the Sandwich variety, can cause stress, stress and more stress. Menopausal stress adds to the caregiver stress, creating a vicious cycle. Problems can spiral as stress also affects clear thinking. For example, a prescription may need filling, but when you think to renew it, the doctor is out of town. Or your child forgot to bring his assignment to school, but he calls you while you're in a hospital waiting room with your mom. Or you forgot to cancel an appointment for your dad, and there's a $150 charge for a "no-show." These issues snowball and stretch you in multiple directions, so that you have no time to think through solutions or call a friend for support. This extreme stress exacerbates menopause symptoms to the point where it can really hurt your health and interfere with your ability to care for your parent or your children.
Other Similarities
Besides increased stress, caregiving and menopause can also cause insomnia, weight gain, fatigue, anxiety and depression. That's quite a list of serious symptoms and some remedies are definitely in order.
Ways to Soothe Your Body
Take Some "Me" Time
The first thing you can do—and all the other suggestions follow this one—is to take time for yourself … even when you think there isn't any to take. You MUST tear yourself away. Tell yourself that your kids need to learn how to figure certain things out for themselves; that they need to start taking responsibility for their own choices. You must have room to breathe or you will be too drained to cope with the challenges of caregiving.
Take a Long Soaking Bath
This is not an indulgence, this is a requirement. A long bath combats the emotional stress of caregiving and can be very calming. Add Epsom salts to the bath water. When soaking in Epsom salts, the bath can combat fluctuating hormones that cause hot flashes. Because menopause prohibits the body from completing the body's natural detoxification cycle (this can cause heart disease and weight gain) taking a bath with Epsom salts helps remove the toxins in the body.
Drink Lots of Water
Staying hydrated is important for caregivers because it can help them avoid headaches and irritability. Also sipping cold water can help alleviate hot flashes. Common wisdom recommends drinking half of your body weight in ounces a day, i.e., if you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60 oz of water.
There's a Strong Interrelationship Between Weight Gain and Lack of Sleep
Weight gain and lack of sleep have been studied a lot in terms of caregiving and menopause. Because of an inability to focus on themselves (for example, getting enough exercise) caregivers can struggle with their weight. It has been shown that 30 minutes of movement a day (including gardening, cleaning or walking) can help you get seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, which in turn can help prevent weight gain.
Get By With a Little Help From Your Friends
Another big factor that has an impact on caregiver outlook and mood is spending time socializing with friends. It doesn't have to be friends going through the same thing you are, but it can help to have someone with whom to empathize and commiserate. Also, sharing caregiving duties is a possibility. Whatever support can be garnered, grab it! Don't forget the love and support that might be available from family members, including siblings and cousins, second-cousins, aunts, uncles, step-brothers, and step-sisters … you get the picture.
Menopause … Not All Bad?
We've heard all the negatives, but on the other side of the coin, there are some women who have been lucky enough to report that menopause wasn't that bad. The reason? Every woman's menopause onset and symptoms can vary. So can their approach to being a Sandwicher and caregiver. One woman spoke of being a menopausal Sandwicher and caring for her dying mother. Having her kids at that time was actually a lifesaver, not a burden for her. And she was going through a divorce, too!
For some, the onset of menopause can give women a sense of freedom from menstruating after 40 some years and also a huge relief of no longer having to fear getting pregnant. That's real liberation for many!
Did you know Your Eldercare Consultants has a Geriatric Care Manager who specializes in Sandwich Generation caregivers?
The Program is currently offering a no-obligation consultation (a $150 value).
Also, CJE Counseling Services provides private counseling sessions to help you with depression, anxiety and other concerns when you feel like you can't cope with the demands of caregiving two generations.
Please call our CJE SeniorLine at 773.508.1000 to schedule an appointment for either of these services.
Information for this article from Wikipedia and North American Menopause Study


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My last week of Preschool Storytime! I ended up doing quite a few changes at the last minute here–I really do like the Amy Wu books, but the day of storytime I just wasn't feeling Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon, so I swapped it for an old favorite. (Do make sure you check out Amy Wu though!)
I also filmed a video for Little Blue Truck but that did not appear at all in my storytime. There is a lot of rhyming in that book, which makes it harder to ad lib/not recite word for word (and this was not a week for memorization). Also, the flannel set I so carefully crafted is way too big to fit on my flannel board setup. I was so proud of the work I put into this flannel set–and it ended up not working out at all beyond a YouTube video (though at least I have that).
Even though Little Blue Truck was a wash, I did get to present one of my favorite storytime activities ever–Make A Pig. This is much more entertaining with an audience in front of me, but it was great to return an old favorite, even in the more limiting virtual format.
Next week is another storytime special week–I am very excited to have fun with Molly of Denali and celebrate all things Alaska. If you aren't familiar with the Molly of Denali show (or app or podcast) check it out–it is so well done.
More Preschool Storytime Content:
Find additional storytime content at the links below:
– Storytime Resources (includes all storytime outlines)
– Virtual Preschool Storytimes
– Virtual Baby Storytimes
– Virtual Toddler Storytimes
– Virtual Family Storytimes (including themed special events)
– All Virtual Storytime Outlines
Preschool Storytime Intro Song & Rhyme
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Go on a letter hunt at home! Pick a letter and find all the items that start with that letter. This will help build your child's letter knowledge while having fun!
Book: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: Jump Jump by Joanie Leeds
Fingerplay: Shapes Song
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A circle is a shape that is round
A circle is a shape that is round
A circle is round, no corners can be found
A circle is a shape that is round
A triangle has three sides, three sides, three sides
A triangle has three sides, 1, 2, 3
A triangle has three corners, three corners, three corners
A triangle has three corners, 1, 2, 3
I am a square. A lovely square!
I have four sides. They are all the same!
I have four corners, four lovely corners.
I am a square, and square is my name.
Book Retelling: Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle (not used in storytime)
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Action Rhyme: Row, Drive, Fly
Row, row, row your boat (sway)
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Drive, drive, drive your car
So quickly down the street
Merrily, merrily, merrily
Driving can't be beat!
Fly, fly, fly your plane
Fly your plane so high
Merrily, merrily, merrily
Way up in the sky!
Chug, chug, chug the train
Goes quickly down the track
Merrily, merrily, merrily
Hear it click click clack!
Flannel: Make A Pig
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Nick Paradise is just like one of us. He grew up going to Kennywood every year for Oakmont and Verona Day, the neighborhood where he grew up. Nick loved Kennywood so much, he is now Director of Public Relations and Social Media for the famed amusement park, now in its 119th season. From historical fun facts about the park to brand-new enhancements to rides, we learned everything you'll ever want to know about every Pittsburgher's favorite amusement park. Potato patch fries anyone?
PITTSBURGH BEAUTIFUL: What's in store this summer for Kennywood?
NICK PARADISE: We're very excited! We've got a number of new things this summer, like a 4D theater showing a Lego Movie 4D Experience. It's like a mini-sequel to the Lego Movie that came out a few years ago. It appeals to children but there are a lot of jokes for adults too. The 4D theater concept includes an immersive theater experience like vibrating seats, getting squirted with water and more. It's a great thing to take advantage of in excessively hot or bad weather and is fun on its own merit as well. Then the Sky Rocket coaster will offer a virtual reality headset to patrons can experience a ride within a ride and be transported to a virtual world—everything they do and see on the screen matches what the coaster does in real life. It's one of the newest trends in the amusement industry.
PB: Why do you think there is such a magic about Kennywood for Pittsburghers?
NP: From a guest perspective, it's a Pittsburgh institution. Everyone always remembers Kennywood day every summer. There's our ethnic heritage days, school and community picnics and more. Some families have been coming to see us for over 100 years. We're only one of two national historic landmark amusement parks (the other being Playland in Rye, NY). Here at Kennywood there are rides and roller coasters that not only parents but grandparents and even great grandparents rode. The Jack Rabbit is 97 years old—there's something about all that that's hard to duplicate. The relationship between Kennywood and Pittsburghers is very unique. Other regions don't have a connection with an amusement park like Pittsburghers and Kennywood do. We do everything we can to preserve that.
PB: What are some of your personal favorite Kennywood memories?
NP: I went once a year for Oakmont and Verona day. It was such a cool experience for us kids, there was Christmas and Kennywood day. Kennywood day was like our Christmas of the summer. We always worried about who'd we ride with that day and made sure to have our ride partner. I remember my grandmother going with our family when she was in her 70s and early 80s—she'd ride two rides, the merry-go-round and the turtle. Looking back on it, it was so cool that it was a multigenerational thing. Kennywood is like a rite of passage. Once kids grow up and get to be seniors in high school, they sometimes get tired of it, take some years off and once they get older and have kids of their own they instantly want to bring their families to Kennywood, generation after generation. There's really no other park in the country that kids get to get out of school to go to an amusement park.
PB: What's the funniest, craziest or most interesting story you've heard about Kennywood?
NP: There are so many, some I can share, some I can't. I love a lot of the history around it, like Noah's Ark opening in 1936 when Pittsburgh experienced some of the worst flooding in its history. When the ride was remodeled in 1996, Pittsburgh was hit with flooding again. What are the chances? Everyone has favorite personal stories. There was a connection a family forged at Kennywood, an extremely touching story and a tearjerker. That one was one of my favorites. (More on that story can be found here in a link from Nick).
PB: Are there any new rides or food to watch out for at the park this summer?
NP: We've made a lot of changes to our food and beverage lineup. Guests can expect to see a new topping to Potato Patch fries—Potato Patch Poutine, made with fried cheese curds and gravy. We've also brought back the Potato Patch burger, made with the iconic fries on top. There's also a new barbecue vendor in the Swinery and a concerted effort for healthy eaters. There is a completely gluten free stand now in the park as well as an overhauled Kiddieland menu with organic, antibiotic free choices. We're excited to heed the calls of guests to offer more for those with dietary restrictions. Of course, there are many cheat opportunities at Kennywood too!
PB: Why do you think Kennywood does so well balancing nostalgia while still changing with the times?
NP: It's always been essential to Kennywood's success. There's a sense of community and innovation. The Jack Rabbit was a revolutionary coaster when it was first built with an extra set of wheels underneath its track to make it go faster. Nowadays, that system is on every coaster that's built. We've always been at the forefront of innovation. It's a fine line, continuing to offer coasters like Phantom's Revenge while staying true to what makes Kennywood unique with older and rare rides.
PB: What has consistently been Kennywood's most popular rides and food items?
NP: Potato patch fries! We like to joke they're our most popular ride in the park. We average over 500,000 orders each year. There's also our square-dipped ice cream cones, deep fried Oreos, funnel cakes and corn dogs—things you'd never eat unless you were at an amusement park. As far as rides, our roller coasters always grab the most attention, especially our three wooden coasters which are still here and holding up well.
PB: What sort of feedback have you received from Pittsburghers lately?
NP: We get all kinds of feedback, especially now that we're active on social media. This may be unique to Kennywood, but where most parks ask for new rides, we get a lot of feedback saying to bring back older rides. For a lot of guests, whatever they rode in their childhoods was crystallized as the best era of rides. It has a lot to do with the innocence and happiness of a child, I think. We love input as far as what guests would like to see added.
PB: What do you think tourists should know about Kennywood?
NP: They should know that just because we aren't in downtown Pittsburgh directly, we have a fantastic amusement park and are just 15 to 20 minutes from downtown. We combine entertainment with history, we're not about waiting in line forever and offer a traditional experience. You know how when you come through the Ft. Pitt Tunnel, you're wowed by the Pittsburgh skyline? For Kennywood it's a bit of the same thing, when you go through that tunnel into the park, you're instantly transported back to a simpler time, a park with gardens and green space and rides all over the place. People visiting from out of town have recommended us to friends and said things like "they have the Kangaroo and Bayern Curve, you never see those anymore!"
PB: Finally, our blog is called "Pittsburgh Beautiful." Why do you think Kennywood makes Pittsburgh beautiful?
NP: Kennywood is Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh is Kennywood. Things like Noah's Ark and our wooden coasters are etched in people's minds. I mean, think about "Kennywood's open"—what other area has their own catchphrase for a pants fly being down? It really is an institution in the area, and we are proud of that. We have people that have worked here for decades, some since they got their first jobs as 15 or 16 year old teenagers. We are the largest youth employer in the region, offering critical experience before they start their professional lives. A lot of this is what makes Pittsburgh beautiful too, and a beautiful place to live or visit.
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I created some fashionable new art.wear inspired by everything around me. Every journey I take inspires the art I create.
My partner in crime Bill Mumy and I finally finished, re- worked, polished and decided it was time to let our novel ON PURPOSE out into the universe. 25 years in the making.... Set to be released in September.
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I became an action figure! Penny and the bloop are Lost In Space action figures. How fun is that... I sold out of the signed ones I had on my site and I'm trying to purchase more I can sign and send out. I will keep you posted.
I went to Salzburg again with my group of lovely folks and they experienced with me the behind the scenes locations and memories from when I made the movie, The Sound Of Music. I hope to do it again next year. Let me know if you are interested in joining us. We always have a blast.
I will have some of my work on exhibit at this Family Of Artists show opening this weekend at the historic Art Directors Guild 800 Gallery. I was honored they used my image of my Dad's hands for their invite.
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Friday, August 09, 2013
playing on my mind
Obviously there must be a reason for the need to post something, anything, this thing. The reason is that Andrea is about to release a, wait for it, brand NEW zine! Hooray!, I hear you cry. So here is a first glimpse of 'An Idle Daydream Based On Colour' a pen review (of sorts); as it is titled.
This Daydream is all about pens used in making some of Andrea's iconic images. So if you like pens, or like the work of Andrea, or both, or are just interested in the tools of an artist then read on.
The zine is A5 size, professionally printed on a lovely 170gsm silk paper, 12 pages and includes not only images from this very worldwide blog, not only a story about the pictures' creation but also a new illustrated pen on most of the pages, representing the pen used (sometimes) in that pictures', er, creation.
I have one of the 'Daydream's here and it is smoothly gorgeous. They will available worldwide from the Etsy shop SOON. Possibly by the time this is read by you, you lovely followers of the wonderful work of Miss J.
Thank you letting me bother you, and do check out the new zine, I think you will like it.
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Lovely new zine,...oooooh! It will be added to my collection forth-with, if not sooner!
Hope you get your technology under control soon, these things can be so wayward can't they?
Take care,
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- andrea joseph's sketchblog said...
Thank you both guys. I seem to be online again but I've been without internet for so long I don't like to tempt fate!
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This week has been full of animals! Its been really sunny, and one of our friends told us when its too hot and the grass dries up, the cows and horses dont have enough to eat in their yards, so sometimes the farmers will let them out to go find grass along the road or the river. My mom and I went to San Marcos the other day and we saw this horse. It followed us all the way down Rio Blanco road.
I told my mom I thought it was a stray that needed a home at our house. She told me she thought it was a good reason to keep the gate closed.
When we were walking down the street in San Marcos, we saw a bird that had hit a window. It had a weird eye, so I think it probably didnt see the window. It let me pet it before it flew away.
We went to a restaurant for breakfast when we were in town. The usual Costa Rican breakfast has eggs, gallo pinto rice, fried banana, natilla (like sour cream) and toast. I think its boring but my mom likes it. Sometimes she even makes it at our house.
The next day, we saw our neighbors cows having a 'beach day' across the river from our house. Theyre funny to watch.
One morning I woke up and saw mapache prints on the river bank outside our door. My room is literally ten feet away, but three stories up. I could have seen them!
Its baby lizard season, so there have been tons of baby lizards everywhere. Ive been catching them and letting them go. They're very fast. I think they all hatch brown, and then turn blue or green when theyre teenagers. I havent seen anything but brown lizard babies.
And when we went to the Dairy in Monday, Abels horse was in his front yard. It let me pet its nose. Abel rides this horse a lot.
Yesterday, a really strange thing happened. A bird flew into MY window and knocked itself out. I found it laying on the patio downstairs and I held it for a little bit. When i knew it was going to be okay, I put it in a box the rest. I stayed there so no other creatures would get it. When it felt better, it flew up into our rafters and stared down at us. Im glad it didnt die.
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Q you have a kind heart. and a great eye for looking that all the different things on the farm.
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Hello Q! You sure have a lot of interaction with wildlife down there. I'm glad you help look out for the animals that need assistance. Not sure I know what animal left the prints below your window.
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Mapache is raccoon ln Spanish sincerely Quinn
Wow, lots of animal information there Q, thank you, very interesting. You are right, the lizards are all born speckled brown, and when the males get older they turn green and blue to attract the ladies, but the females stay brown so they are camouflaged. Keep up the good work keeping us educated.
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|Microbevels front and back.
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From Handbook For The Artisan, Mechanic, And Engineer 1870:
"The oilstone should be moistened with good clean oil not disposed to dry; otherwise, it becomes thick, like glue or varnish, and entirely prevents the action of the stone upon the tool."
In fact, the oil is used to float the filings up off the surface of the abrasive. The blade then pushes the floating filings away from the part of the abrasive in use. Think of the oil as a cutting fluid. [According to Metallographic Polishing by Mechanical Methods, cutting or abrasion fluids have no effect on the rate of abrasion, but do flush the abrasion debris away from the working surface.]
The idea that dry honing is somehow better than wet honing has been popularized by a book called The Razor Edge, which is discussed below. The author claimed better results using a dry fine silicon carbide stone for final honing of knives used in industrial meat cutting shops. A fine silicon carbide stone is about 240 grit. If you hone with such a coarse stone then you should expect unusual results. Unless you think that 240 grit is a suitable final honing grit, don't follow his advice.
In case there is any doubt about my recommendation here: Never hone (or grind) with a dry abrasive!
Of course, powered grinding is a bit different because the belt or wheel throws most of the swarf off the abrasive (and into the air and eventually into your lungs).
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An alternative that seems comparable is to use a magnet! Put a magnet on the blade and the filings will stick to the blade rather than remain on the abrasive. Periodically you remove the magnet and the filings fall off.
I have some experience with this effect - something that just happened during the Norton 3X testing. For some reason, grinding on the very coarse Norton 3X papers caused the blades (all blades used in the test) to become magnetized! All the filings adhered to the blade, so did not clog the abrasive. They had to be wiped off the blades, since the blades appeared to be permanently magnetized.
Unfortunately, the bits of abrasive are not magnetic and do remain in the abrasive. The abrasive becomes clogged and has to be cleaned somehow.
All in all, baby oil is a much better choice. Once the honing/grinding session is over, a wipe (or a blotting up with coarser grits) with a rag and the abrasive is clean, with no dust (filings, broken abrasive) in the air.
I have not been able to find any evidence that these claims are true. If you look at my micrographs of plane blade edges, you will find no evidence that the filings floating in the oil damage the edge. In fact, if you look at pictures of the sharpening station you can clearly see the swarf has been for the most part swept out of the active area of the abrasive. The same is true for swarf on the bench stones.
I suspect that the effect they encountered may be a result of using too coarse a final honing abrasive. It is not clear what grit they used for honing - the book only mentions medium and fine abrasives. If their oil stones were Norton crystolon stones, then the fine stone was 240 grit, or about 54 microns. Their final abrasive was almost 4 times as coarse as my first abrasive. When used with oil, the broken abrasive is swept out of the honing area so the abrasive is always 240 grit. Perhaps when used without oil, the broken abrasive remains in the honing region creating a swarf, much as with Japanese water stones. This swarf may have a smaller actual grit size (larger grit number) than the stone itself, resulting in a honed surface with smaller scratches. That is what the proponents of Japanese water stones claim.
In both cases (too coarse an oil stone used dry, Japanese water stones), relying on the breakdown of the abrasive to create a new finer abrasive seems more magic than science. If you don't hone long enough - how long is long enough? - you don't get the effect you need. Some people may get good results, some using almost the same technique may get poor results.
With microbevels, these 3M abrasives, and a honing oil, you get consistent results - no magic.
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As you push the plane blade forward on the abrasive, imagine the abrasive rising up slightly in front of the blade edge. The blade is not being honed by a flat abrasive -- it is being honed by a curved abrasive. The result is a bevel that is not flat. It has the effect of increasing the included angle right at the edge. This is referred to a dubbing.
This effect is common on leather strops. There you have a soft surface which compresses under the edge, rising as soon as the edge passes (you pull in this case of course). A leather stop will always dub the edge slightly (another good reason not to strop). The harder the strop the less the effect - buffing compound on hard maple does not dub.
You get the same effect with buffing wheels - even with hard felt buffing wheels. The harder the wheel the less the effect.
This use of the word dub, to round over, is not in any online dictionary I looked at.
Yes, it will. If you do not use glued down abrasive, the abrasive could easily ride up in front of the blade and dub the edge. If you press really hard, the effect will be greater. If the abrasive backing is flexible or weak, allowing the abrasive to bunch in front of the blade, you can get dubbing. If you use the abrasive dry or if you allow too much swarf (especially the bits of the wire edge that break off when you switch from front to back to front) to build up, you could get an abrasive effect from them which would dub the blade.
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Update 2006 I have switched from putting 3 different abrasives on a single sheet of glass to using multiple sheets of glass. My current setup uses 6" x 16" x 5mm glass, glued to 1/4" Masonite. Look here for a picture and here for a discussion.
In the past I use one large sheet of glass. The result is not as portable, but is still an option. Get a larger piece than you need and you will have lots of room for parts of the three sheets of abrasive. A piece 15" wide by 14" long should do pretty well. The glass need not be really thick, since the rigidity is provided by the (plywood, Masonite, MDF) backing board, and of course the bench on which that sits. If you have to bear down on the iron to get it to sharpen, it is time to freshen your abrasive paper.
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