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It's difficult to not let a smile creep onto your face whenever the titular character of Frank (Michael Fassbender) comes on screen in Lenny Abrahamson's quirky Sundance standout "Frank." Along with having a normal fit body he wears an oversized, painted artificial head. An artificial head complete with big, wide, blue eyes and a small oval mouth resembling a fish's. With the head on—which is most of the movie—Frank always looks like he's in a constant state of astonishment. He's the leader of an experimental pop band but wearing this head is more than just an attempt to have an original appearance as a musician. For Frank, wearing the head is a lifestyle; even in a private place like the shower he insists on wearing it.
So then why does he wear it? Well, he's crazy. If that sounds like a spoiler it really isn't. While Frank never directly addresses it—when confronted about it by someone early on he responds by saying all faces are weird—it's pretty easy to figure out. We learn that Frank had an abusive childhood and spent time in a mental institution. This oversized head is his way of coping with the world around him, his security blanket. He's only truly alive when he has the head on and it's easy to see why his band mates—people with their own issues—fawn over him. He's enthusiastic and encouraging, almost spiritual. Always managing to find inspiration in everything, even a loose thread on a couch. But he's also obsessive and unstable.
He's a peculiar, and entertaining, character to watch and Fassbender—having to perform without his own face—gives an endearing, spacey performance. His muffled, slightly slurring voice perfectly suited to such an eccentric person. Unfortunately, the movie around him isn't quite as eccentric and inspired but instead a relatively one-note tale of weirdos who don't want to be normal and the normal outsider who threatens their lifestyle.
Part of the problem lies in the fact that Frank and his merry band of misfits are seen from the point of view of that normal outsider Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), a struggling musician who becomes the band's keyboardist. Gleeson is appealing in the role but the character is nothing more than your typical dorky Indie film protagonist. A loser, tired of his mundane unsuccessful life that's just happy to be a part of something so bizarre. So happy that he constantly updates his Twitter for us to see on screen. (A quirky touch that gets old fast.) Without a second thought he goes to live with them on an isolated compound out in the woods to help record their album.
In their almost blind devotion to Frank and his "genius" the band resembles a cult. A dysfunctional cult at that. There's constant bickering among them and certain members threaten to kill themselves or leave the compound, all while they try and make music through unorthodox ways. At one point during a playing session Frank makes everyone pretend to be chickens, and pretend to lay invisible eggs. All of this can be amusing to watch but after a while it starts to feel directionless. You want to say: O.K., we get it, they're all weird! What else is there? The supporting characters by and large remain underdeveloped. Maggie Gyllenhaal's cold and intense performance as Clara—who doesn't like Jon being there—starts to feel especially narrow and inauthentic.
However, as the movie enters its homestretch things only get more fatiguing. After weeks of recording videos of the band and uploading them to YouTube, Jon lands them a gig at South By Southwest. A gig that doesn't go so well. Again, all of this feels aimless, Abrahamson doesn't seem to have much to say other than: Look how weird these guys are! And really the only point of tension is that Jon wants to give the band exposure, but they don't want it. Because, you know, they're weird and unstable. The picture becomes a schlep and even the trajectory of Frank's character becomes cliché and uninteresting. Initially an enigmatic personality he eventually turns into just an average mentally ill person. Again, not a spoiler.
Fassbender gives a great performance and it never gets old watching him and his unusual head interact with the environment around him. "Frank" is by no means a bad movie--there are great moments in it, even during the tedious third act--but in the end, Frank's an entertainingly bizarre character in need of a better movie.


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In pictures: Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival 2017
Potent porters, best bitters and barrel blends competed for attention at the latest hop project by Maidenhead's beer lovers.
More than 1,500 drinkers packed into the Magnet Leisure Centre, in Holmanleaze, for the annual Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival over the weekend.
From Thursday to Saturday, thirsty punters were able to sample a selection of more than 110 beers and 37 varieties of cider and perry.
"There's been plenty of people who like their real ale," said Steve Goodall, chairman of the Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) which organised the event.
"But also there's the Campaign for Real Ale part of that and that is the campaign to get people to try something different.
"The idea is to put beers on that people might not have tried before, or, where we have people who don't often drink beer, offer them something where they can say 'I like that'."
Recommendations for novice drinkers, as well as the experts, came courtesy of a team of about 100 CAMRA volunteers – a feature Mr Goodall, a chemist in his day job and also the festival's cellar manager, thinks is vital to the event's success.
He said: "I think that human connection [with the volunteers] is very important, that's the campaign aspect of the festival.
"And from the volunteers' point of view, that's part of the enjoyment for them, talking to the customers and helping them find something they want to drink."

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text: The Neuron Cells Massage therapist, recognize that many of you are looking for something that will make a significant improvement to the quality of your lives. To be able to help you with the healing process we need to understand each individual and the issues faced daily. There is so much information available at your fingertips that it may be difficult to know which holistic therapy is the right one for you. So, what can we do and how do we do it? There are many scientific and personal opinions as to how massage can be therapeutic. Pain relief, controlling or reducing inflammation and even stimulating the body's metabolism can all lead to some truly amazing results. We talk a lot about the body but what about the brain? You don't need a high IQ to work out that the brain is the remote control and it's up to you how you choose to push those buttons and tune in. The heart is special so why not love it back? The movements used with massage such as effleurage at a slow pace can decrease stress levels after cardiovascular exercise; used at a more vigorous pace, this massage technique can do wonders for blood circulation the fuel the engine known as the body needs. The largest organ of all, the skin, is just one layer; what lies beneath is the connective tissue and skeletal muscles. Just skimming over the surface won't do very much not unless you just want to be stroked. Your massage therapist will know exactly after speaking with you in depth just what you and your body needs, senseless rubbing is not an option. Tension is one symptom that can be relieved with the use of Emmett therapies. Using gentle pressure, this technique targets specific muscle groups and helps to restore their memory. Causes of injury are particularly important as the aim is to use massage as part of the healing process in the most effective and painless way. How you face these injuries and the level of recovery can depend very much on how you are physiologically. Questions, questions! The only way to find out about your lifestyle including habits; not all habits are bad ones but patterns can emerge from the things you do on a daily basis that the slightest change could make all the difference. Sportsmen and women are at risk of injury. There is an urgency to recovery as they want to continue with their chosen sport and even more so, those who compete at a high level. Sports massage treatments are an integral part of regaining fitness levels in a safe and controlled way. Deep tissue massage really targets those areas that are affected by severe tension, pain and tightness; focusing on realigning those muscles that are buried deep within the surface. There are so many practices that heal, many of which are thousands of years old such as yoga and acupressure. The use of these traditional methods is still as popular and is widely used to treat the central nervous system, circulation and metabolism…to name just a few. Throughout the years these treatments have been an essential part of healing not only the body but the mind also. Human anatomy is complex and needs to be understood. There are professionals who make it their life's work to understand the mechanics we call them scientists but ultimately it is up to each of us to maintain and nurture it, treat it with the care it deserves and it will not let you down. It may surprise you to know that as much as 70% of people have not been educated in looking after their bodies. Many do not exercise at all and there are a large number who exercise to look good on the outside; but what about the inside? Doesn't that deserve the same attention? We at Massaggi believe that giving helpful advice will optimize your body's performance. Our mission is to fine-tune the body so it evolves in a positive way. Simple things that can be done every day such as breathing exercises, balanced diet and drinking a good amount of quality water can change the way you feel and your body responds. These life changes are easy and effective. Why you can heal yourself Life is like a book, each day a new page and each year a new chapter in which to live. The opening page is a new emotion, leaving the bad times as you turn each leaf of paper… Why not you! Do you want to regain balance after being knocked slightly to the side? Are you at crossroads not able to decide in which direction to go in next? The truth is everyone has the ability to heal different level so the connection needs to be made in a customized way. Using the senses will bring us to an understanding of you and your needs. Not all methods have to be textbook, it's like reading from a script; it doesn't flow and you skip the words that are hard to pronounce. The hands are the guide book and they connect in ways that will help to find the priority area of concern. Instinctual awareness is a tool to help to create a customized and unique experience for each individual client. Removing those stubborn layers that have created a physical and mental block is the best gift you can give to yourself. Every living organism needs to be maintained in order to continue to function; a car cannot run without fuel, a computer cannot function when it has a virus. The human body needs as much maintenance and is the most important of all. A massage will last up to one hour, the effects of that can last for much longer. Positive, relaxing, rejuvenating and in many cases life changing; these massage techniques can transform and enhance your performance, even in daily tasks. Service your body and it will perform at its best. Imagine the healing possibilities What is imagination you ask? It is that wonderful thought pattern that can bring, happiness, excitement, new direction and in some people fear. Images of better days spring to mind; all you have to do is visualize how this change can manifest…all you have to do is try. As adults, we find many reasons to suppress that imagination. The importance of healing? Family life, worries, work commitments; but what about the commitment to yourself? A child that uses imagination does not think of consequences, they are free in their innocent minds to explore what has come to their thoughts in a flash. To be a child again is not an option but freeing your mind to all possibilities is! We become slaves of modern conformities and somehow get taken in completely unawares. Imagine those shackles loosening their grip, those heavy chains that bind you from what could have now broken into pieces unable to hold you down again. Imagine this for a moment, now how do you feel? 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Certificate of admission of Thomas Turner, son and apprentice of Nicholas Turner of Sheffield, filesmith, to the Company of Cutlers of Hallamshire on 25 September 1789, Thomas Tillotson master
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The Company of Cutlers was founded in 1624 by an Act of Incorporation, which gave the Company authority over the cutlery industry in Hallamshire, i.e. an area covering the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sheffield is the capital of Hallamshire. The Master Cutler holds office for one year
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Pork, Sage & Apple Meatballs with Cauliflower Mash/
Our latest healthy recipe from Mindful Chef. Sweet and tangy, these pork meatballs are infused with grated fresh apple, wholegrain mustard and sage, to help aid digestive health. They are served with our favourite crispy kalettes and cauliflower mash.
Mindful Chef is a food-box company with over 500,000 health-focused recipes.They believe in reducing your intake of sugar and refined carbs. As a result, they never deliver pasta, bread or white rice - instead all the recipes are based on innovative uses of fresh vegetables.
Deliveries are made Sunday and Monday each week and you can choose up to 5 recipes from the ever changing and imaginative menu. The recipes are all available online.
Ingredients: (all delivered by Mindful Chef)
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 vegetable stock cube
- 1 apple
- 1 brown onion
- 1 cauliflower
- 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tsp dried sage
- 2 x 150g pork mince
- 4 tsp cornflour
- 80g kalettes
- Medium handful of fresh thyme
1. Preheat the oven to 200C / gas mark 6 and boil a kettle. Slice the apple in half, remove the core and finely grate half of the apple (you won't need the other half, keep for a healthy snack!) Thinly slice the onion. Trim the kalettes.
2. Trim the cauliflower, remove the leaves and reserve for later. Cut the cauliflower into small chunks. Place in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Simmer for 20 mins until soft, then drain and mash with a potato masher. Season and stir in the leaves from the thyme sprigs.
3. In a bowl, mix together the pork mince, apple half of the mustard and half of the sage. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Roll the pork mix into 12 meatballs.
4. Heat a frying pan on a medium-high heat with 1/2 tbsp oil and cook for 10 mins, turning occasionally until golden brown. Remove from the pan.
5. Place the kalettes and cauliflower leaves on a baking tray with 1/2 tbsp oil. Place in the oven for 10 mins.
6. Dissolve the half vegetable stock cube in 150ml boiling water and dissolve the cornflour in a small bowl with 1 tbsp cold water. In the same pan that the meatballs were in, heat 1/2 tbsp oil on a medium heat and cook the onion for 5 mins, then stir in the vegetable stock, cornflour, remaining mustard and remaining sage. Add the meatballs to this mix and place a lid on the pan, cook for a further 5 mins until the meatballs are cooked through.
7. Spoon the pork meatballs and sauce onto two warm plates alongside the cauliflower mash, kalettes and cauliflower leaves.
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Birds seem to be popping up everywhere in trivia these days. Just yesterday, I was listening to a quiz show on NPR when the host asked a really thought-provoking question: does it take birds longer to fly south for winter or return north in spring?
Consider the answer and, if you'd like, share your guess in the comments. If anyone is interested, I'll share the fascinating answer.
My buddy Seth tipped me off to A.Word.A.Day at Wordsmith.org. Last week, they ran vocabulary related to birds. The following words all have associations with avians, although some connections are more tenuous than others. Try your luck with this lexicon:
Got any other interesting recent bird trivia?
Individuals or species? Methinks that spring migration has a certain underlying drive to it, while fall migration is more protracted, but it varies per group.
I would think the faster migration would be Spring. There would be an urgency to get breeding underway, the onset of spring in general is more rapid than the deteriorating weather of Fall Winter. There is also the advantage of a short lived bounty of food in the higher latitudes, insect populations surge quickly in the north and disappear almost as quickly, not so much in the south.
Spring migration has been suggested to be faster for the reasons mentioned. But see the new Stutchbury et al. (2009) in Science hard some hard evidence and more fun details.
Everything I have read over the years suggests that birds use a faster pace in the spring, since many have to be on the breeding grounds in time to claim the best territories and take advantage of seasonal abundance of foods. (I suppose this would be especially true of specialists.) In fall they can afford to linger a bit longer, especially for the hardier birds. But of course this would probably vary a lot by family and species, and it would also depend on what routes they take in fall in spring.
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Thousands of students affected by the abrupt shutdown of all 130 ITT Tech campuses received a lifeline of sorts from the government this week, as it unveiled additional resources to help displaced students understand their new reality and to continue their education or receive federal loan discharges. [More]
FTC Rolls Out Interactive Resource For Victims Of Identity Theft
With seemingly daily reports of new data breaches and related scams, it's no secret that identity theft is now more of a concern than ever. In an effort to help victims work their way through the process of restoring and protecting their identities, the Federal Trade Commission has launched a new online interactive tool. [More]
Too Bad We Can't Pump Natural Gas Into Cars — It's Crazy Cheap Now
Not all gas costs are soaring. Natural gas has dipped to its lowest price in 10 years, dropping to less than $2 per 1,000 cubic feet. The last time gas was cheaper than its current rate of $1.984 was January 2002. That's a good sign for your home gas bills, but won't do you any good at the pump. [More]
DOT Updates 'Fly Rights' Airline Consumer Guide
The Department of Transportation has updated its consumer guide to air travel, which provides a quick summary of what to look for when buying a ticket, and what protections you have during travel. It's also a good starting point when you have an airline-related problem and need more information before deciding what to do next. [More]
University Launches Free Financial Education Website
We love free, and we love attempts to make people savvier about personal finance, so we really like this new personal finance website from the University of Idaho. It's got all the basics covered, and there are things like checklists and downloadable worksheets so you can practice what they're preaching. Some of the information is geared specifically to Idaho residents, but for the most part this is useful content that anyone can take advantage of.
Keep Track Of Your Prescriptions With This Free App
If you have to take meds, you know that one of the big issues is watching out for potential drug interactions—the last thing you want is to pass out at the supermarket from uncontrollable flatulence and a sudden onset of glaucoma. Consumer Reports has developed My Medication Tracker, a free desktop app that lets you privately keep a record of your medication history (and related costs), as well as watch out for potential interactions.
New FoodSafety Website Helps You Stop Accidentally Poisoning Your Family
The USDA and Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled a new website focused on food safety at foodsafety.gov. It's got lots of info on how to keep food from spoiling, but better still it's a good launching pad for filing complaints, or keeping track of what's going on in your state (check the "state agency" widget in the bottom right column).
"How Do I Stop Fax Spam?"
Harry keeps getting spammed via his fax machine. Frankly, we think fax machines stopped being relevant or useful in about 1998, but until the rest of the world catches up to our way of thinking, here are some ways you can try to limit the damages.
Biodegradable Coffins, "Composting At Its Best"
Biodegradable coffins allow you to rest in peace without putting a permanent dent in the planet or your wallet.
Cremation: The Cheap And Environmentally Friendly Alternative To Burial
Cremation is catching fire as Americans look for low-cost, low-resource alternatives to burial. Cremation often costs half as much as traditional funerals – $4,000 instead of $8,000 – and does not require wood or land space. This combination is putting the heat on traditional funeral homes.
In theory, death care should be immune from short-term economic swings. Death is one of only two sure things in life, and the U.S. population is aging.
Learn The Basics Of Money
Kiplinger has launched a new site designed to teach the basics of money management and handling your personal financial life. If you're getting started, or starting over, there's numerous good articles here about budgets, investing, picking banks, retirement plans, insurance, etc. etc, delivered in the straightforward and personable manner for which Kiplinger is known.
Find a Farmers Market Near You
Farmers markets are a happening thing right now—everyone who's anyone knows that if you don't buy your mud-covered carrots from a sleepy teenager who just drove four hours into the city that very morning, then your carrots will taste like sawdust, the dinner party will be ruined, and you won't get that promotion. But how do you know where the nearest farmers market is located? You could ask around, or you could hit up this handy farmers market locator from the USDA, which lets you search by market name, state, city, county, zip code, or forms of payment.


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By Juliet Eilperin and Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, October 31, 2004; Page A08
The most comprehensive international assessment of Arctic climate change has concluded that Earth's upper latitudes are experiencing unprecedented increases in temperature, glacial melting and weather pattern changes, with most of those changes attributable to the human generation of greenhouse gases from automobiles, power plants and other sources.
The 144-page report is the work of a coalition of eight nations that have Arctic territories -- including the United States, which has hosted and financed the coalition's secretariat at the University of Alaska.
The findings, which reflect four years of study, confirm earlier evidence that the Arctic is warming far more quickly than the earth overall, with temperature increases in some northern regions exceeding by tenfold the average 1 degree Fahrenheit increase experienced on Earth in the past 100 years.
"For the past 30 years, there's been a dramatic increase in temperature and a decrease in the thickness of ice," said Robert W. Corell, a senior fellow with the American Meteorological Society and chairman of the Arctic climate impact assessment group, which produced the report.
Those changes are already having practical impacts, including a reduction in the number of days each year that the tundra is hard enough to be driven on or drilled safely for oil. They can be expected to have even greater impact in the near future, the report predicts, in terms of agriculture, wildlife ranges for terrestrial and marine plants and animals, and global shoreline flooding because of increases in sea level caused by melting ice.
Warming could benefit certain sectors, the report said, by easing marine shipping and improving access to offshore oil and gas resources in the Arctic.
The report is scheduled to be released Nov. 9, but its summary findings were reported yesterday by the New York Times.
Gunnar Palsson, Icelandic chairman of the Arctic Council, predicted in an interview last week that the report "is going to generate a great deal of attention throughout the world."
"Climate change is not something that's going to happen -- it is happening all over the Arctic," Palsson said. "The Arctic is sort of a bellwether" for the rest of the earth.
Iceland has had much warmer summers recently and not much snow in Reykjavik the past two years, Iceland Ambassador Helgi Agustsson said. Palsson said Icelanders fear two of their most commercially valuable fish -- capelin and herring -- are migrating to cooler waters, which "would have a pretty big economic impact."
The report's authors believe Arctic temperatures will rise several degrees in the coming decades, according to a summary prepared by Gunn-Britt Retter, a technical adviser with the council's Indigenous People's Secretariat. Winters are expected to become warmer, and wet periods in the Arctic are expected to become longer, more frequent or both.
If nations want to temper or reverse that trend, Corell said, they will need to act quickly because carbon dioxide, the gas that is the prime culprit in global warming, typically lingers in the atmosphere 100 years before being recycled.
"If you were to put the brakes on right away, it's still going to take a long time for that supertanker to slow down," he said. "So there's a time scale issue here that does relate to how you decide what to do and how quickly."
Palsson said that while his country and a few others are suffering the most immediate effects from warming, other nations would have to take steps to curb climate change. "In order to contain these problems, we cannot think in terms of regional solutions," he said.
The Bush administration has consistently resisted calls for mandatory curbs on carbon dioxide emissions, saying that it would cost too many American jobs. A coalition headed by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) is pushing legislation that would establish a pollution trading system aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 2000 levels by 2010, but it lacks the votes for passage.
Dana Perino, spokeswoman for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said the council's work "is part of the $8 billion the Bush administration has committed since taking office to climate change research. It reaffirms the importance of moving forward with the president's sensible strategy to address emissions in a way that keeps our economy strong."
Several sources said State Department officials had questioned some of the council's policy recommendations, which are to be released Nov. 24.
Palsson would not address possible administration resistance to aspects of the report, saying, "the Arctic Council is not a political forum for negotiating policies." But he added, "This is a highly political subject."
It is not entirely clear why the Arctic is warming much more quickly than other areas. One factor is probably albedo, or the heat-reflecting value of ice. Once icepacks melt and that reflective power is lost, temperature increases can accelerate more quickly than while icepacks are intact.
Scientists have found that melting icepacks are more porous than previously believed, a factor that speeds their melt rate once melting begins.
Of particular concern is the rate of melting of Greenland's ice, Corell said. Scientists have estimated that a total melt of that icepack would increase global sea levels by more than 25 feet.


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WCAPS Art Forum Curator, Hannah Traore
Hannah Traore is a recent graduate of Skidmore College where she received a Magna Cum Laude in Art History with a minor in Studio Art & Honors Forum. She recently was curator of "Africa Pop Studio" at the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore, and is Founder and Director of Arts Day at the YMCA, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Visit to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Join WCAPS for a guided tour of the "Outbreak" Exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History on October 2nd.
Visit to the Phillips Collection
In August 2019, members of WCAPS visited the Phillips Collection to see "The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement" exhibit. After the tour, the group engaged in an exchange with WCAPS Executive Director, Amb. Bonnie Jenkins and the Director of the Phillips Collection, Dorothy Kosinski. Please click on the photo below to see the photo gallery.
The Lizt Alfonso Dance School
The Lizt Alfonso Dance School, located in Havana Cuba, was founded in 1991 by director and choreographer Lizt Alfonso. In addition to being an accomplished ballerina and choreographer, Lizt Alfonso has found success as a dance instructor of ballet, flamenco, and traditional Cuban dances, and has opened an academy for young and aspiring ballerinas, as well as the Lizt Alfonso ballet troupe. This group inspires in women confidence in their dancing abilities and the foundation to meet any type of challenges they may face in their future. Well done Lizt!
Amb. Jenkins, Founder and President of WCAPS, and
Lizt Alfonso in Cuba
In Cuba, Ambassador Jenkins met with Afro-Cuban activitsts and members of the rap group Obsesion, who fuse activism into their music.
Diane Macklin, Storyteller, performed at the WCAPS "Workshop for New Ideas" July 22nd event.
Diane Macklin, Master Storyteller engages audience with a "dynamic" style – whether as a performing artist, keynote speaker, or workshop/residency leader. Her background in theatre, dance, and cultural mediation join together with her focus on storytelling as a transformative and healing art form to elevate humanity. She has performed from Massachusetts to California for venues such as Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park, National Association of Black Storytellers, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, International Storytelling Festival's Exchange Place, National Docent Symposium, and many more.
Sadie Barnette
Regarding her work, Sadie Barnette said, "This is abstraction in service of everyday magic and survival in America." Using text, glitter, family Polaroids, subculture codes and found objects, Barnette confronts the systematic racism that exists in America. Multi-talented, her work spans the realms of drawing, photography and large-scale installation. Barnette's recent work focuses on the 500-page FBI surveillance file kept on her father, Rodney Barnette, who founded the Compton, California, chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968. Using pink spray paint, glitter, and crystals, Barnette uses these primary source documents to engage in an intergenerational reclamation of power. Barnette asserts, "I am the Oakland 80's baby of the radical and armed movement of love, the interracial, outer-spacial, and of disco idealism. I am the improbable celebration of my parents' acts of resistance, gender defiant grace, fierce Midwestern kindness, dearly protected optimism and humor."
WCAPS Art Forum Discussions
The WCAPS Arts and Policy Forum panel discussions highlight local women of color artists whose work reflect the themes of peace, security, and conflict. The Art Forum seeks to create a safe space to encourage new ways of understanding how issues of peace, security and conflict affect women of color globally. These discussions seek to promote engagement of women of color in peace and security along with artists to raise awareness and target young women who may find interest in peace and security issues through a different medium. The first such panel discussion took place on June 21st at NYU's Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. Additional panel discussions are being planned.
Anita Alvin Nilert of Art to Zebras is art advisor for WCAPS and the organizer of these discussions.
Thu 6/21 | Screening & Discussion | Women, Race, And Dignity: This Ain't A Eulogy
Below is the video recording from the WCAPS Art Forum's inaugural event: a screening of Taja Lindley's short film, This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-Membering. The screening was followed by a discussion between Lindley and Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins on the intersections of women, race, and dignity in our society, through the lens of art and policy. The event was presented by Art to Zebras, New York University Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, and WCAPS. The event took place at the Hemispheric Institute in New York.
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Taja Lineley, and Hannah Traore, at the June 21st WCAPS Peace, Security and Art event also hosted by the NYU Hemispheric Institute and with Art to Zebras.
"On Dignity: Policy and Art"
Adrienne Gaither's series How I Got Over will serve as the foundation for a dialogue with the artist and Ambassador Jenkins. Recounting recovery from traumatic events, reflecting their impact and visualizing what it means to become "whole" again, Gaither reclaims geometric abstraction for the purposes of healing. Though bright and colorful, the paintings have undertones of violence in an attempt to affirm the trauma and recovery process as valid and deserving of space and recognition as a survivor. Gaither attempts to normalize the conversation around trauma, recovery and the space it occupies in our human existence. The work provides a platform for a discussion of the intersections of race, gender and dignity in our society.
Presented by Art to Zebras, the Georgetown University Department of Art & Art History, the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, and Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS).
Tony Gum
Tony Gum uses irony in her photographs to comment on the precarious nature of water in her home country of South Africa. Her striking, bright photographs combine traditional water practices with the more modern evils of capitalism. She positions a coke crate on her head the same way a water bucket would be traditionally placed. The alteration though, is more sinister than it appears. Diabetes is a growing epidemic in South Africa as more and more sugary drinks flow into the country. Safe drinking water on the other hand, is not available.
Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
"Make Change" Anoushaka Shankar, India
Hazel Scott was a magnificent pianist and outspoken on issues of inequality and civil rights.
"This Ain't A Eulogy" - Taja Lindley
Based on Taja Lindley's solo healing performance ritual that debuted at La Mama's SQUIRTS in 2015, "This Ain't A Eulogy" is drawing parallels between discarded materials and the violent treatment of Black people in the United States. People in the African Diaspora have a long history of repurposing, remixing, and transforming oppressive systems into valuable cultural practices.
Art from Joanne Michelle Ocampo, WCAPS Young Ambassador
Joanne Michelle Fernandez Ocampo's is a WCAPS Young Ambassador who is also an aspiring artist who connects some of her art with issues of peace and security.


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Location: Sydney, Australia
Proxima is a tech company headquartered in Sydney and the creator of Iris, a conversational intelligence platform that enables businesses globally to automate and orchestrate their customer communications at scale. Read more about Iris.
We're a fast growing team looking for a talented sales executive who enjoys working closely with customers to understand their objectives and design a solution to enable them to achieve their goals across their communication channels.
The successful candidate will be working with a diverse range of clients in different markets and verticals. They will gather customer feedback while working with the team to help align our product roadmap. This role needs to communicate effectively across the internal team and customers, have the ability to shift gears at a moment's notice, and enjoys the challenges of providing excellent customer service in a fast paced environment.
If you're passionate sales professional with several years of experience working in tech, we should chat.
Ownership of the full sales cycle from lead to close
Establish lasting relationships with senior executives and decision-makers
Foster new relationships for Iris through outbound efforts
Educate customers on the value of business messaging with Iris throughout the adoption cycle
Identify customer needs and collaborate with Proxima teammates to ensure customer success with special emphasis on signup, upgrade, and renewal
Initiate, negotiate and close new and renewal contracts with customers
Communicate and organise/escalate issues appropriately including: billing, legal, security, on boarding, and technical inquiries
Prepare and educate customers on new features and releases
Monitor and identify adoption and utilisation trends
Provide recommendations based on customer's business needs and usage patterns to positively influence the product roadmap
Conduct periodic customer health-checks with an emphasis on customer happiness
Serve as the voice of the customer and collect feedback to drive continuous improvement across all areas including product
3+ years of Software Account Executive experience
Relevant sales experience, preferably in a SaaS organisation
Experience managing a pipeline and closing mid to large contracts
Excellent communication skills both with customers and internally
Proven negotiation and closing skills
Strong track record of navigating within large and mid-market organisations
Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively
Experience presenting to senior managers and the C-suite
Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously at various stages of the buying process
Takes an active interest in increasing customer satisfaction and deepening customer relationships
Ability to be flexible and adaptive
Experience with enterprise SaaS vendors preferred
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Metal roofing is the most cost effective roof covering, period. That takes into account its longevity, virtually no maintenance, energy savings, safety, and durability.
LONGEVITY: Metal is the only roofing that I know that will realistically last 40 years.
MAINTENANCE FREE: Metal does not need yearly cleaning.
ENERGY SAVINGS: Metal not only reflects the suns rays, but it cools off quickly when the sun stop shining. Other roofing products hold heat for a long time and keep dissipating it into the attic well into the night. A recent customer of ours observed a 16% decrease in attic temperature when they went from a shingle roof to a tan metal roof. That temperature decrease correlated into a decrease in their electric bill over the summer.
SAFETY: On a commercial building, safety is an important consideration. Not only do you eliminate the need for pressure cleaning the roof which is a hazard, but you don't have to worry about tiles breaking and falling on a person or car below.
DURABILITY: The durability factor takes into account that you will come through a hurricane much better than any other type of product. A metal roof will reflect wind borne debris rather than absorbing it like other roofing products.
There are other advantages like fire, rot, and bug resistance which are not commonly discussed.
Besides the energy savings factor, metal roofing is "Green" because of cleaner water runoff and because of its longevity there will be a significant reduction of waste going into the landfill every 20 years when most roofs need replacement.
Metal roofing comes in a variety of styles and colors to suit your preferences, needs, or budget.
I am a believer in metal. If you need any other help, let me know.
Scott Kauffman
Building and Roofing contractor


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Be careful with your drug consumption. Especially cookies! They can be stronger than you expect. It is wise to eat half then wait an hour or so before you eat any more. Better to start small and work your way up. Don't mix with alcohol. If you feel woozy or have an injury, or need help, ask JUNGLE PATROL or go to the Nimbin Town Hall Information Booth. The Oasis Café Green Zone is also a quiet place to chill out.
Driving a point home….
If you are thinking it's safe to smoke in your parked car, don't. Police officers home in on the flick of lighters and glowing joints in cars at night, checking it out and busting people. So smoking bongs/billies in car parks at night is not a good idea.
Nimbin streets are glass and alcohol-free zones during MardiGrass. Remember it's a Cannabis harvest festival not a beer fest.
Jungle Patrol grew from the volunteer groups of early MardiGrass gatherings. Jungle Patrol roams the streets, encourages people to keep the peace, and bears witness when they do not. Jungle Patrol provides visitor information, crowd safety, primary first aid, event communications and police liaison, operating from Friday 8am through to 8am Monday morning.
Safety First: Parents, Teens and Drugs
Although we urge young people to minimise all drug use while their body is still growing, national surveys show that many do not heed our warnings. To prevent adolescents who do experiment from falling into abusive patterns, we need to create fallback strategies that focus on safety. Putting safety first requires that we be careful to provide our young people with credible information and resources. We also need to teach our teenagers how to identify and handle problems with alcohol and other drugs—if and when they occur—and how to get help and support.
Join us in advocating reality-based approaches to drug education at home and in school that foster open and honest dialogue around the risks and consequences of drug use. We also invite you to critically examine random student drug testing, an invasive policy that can erode relationships of trust between students and adults at school and unintentionally direct students to more dangerous behaviors.


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Commit 584b75bb authored by Committed by François Cartegnie
demux: ts: fixed duration probing
Symptoms: I have a recorded .ts file that is around 15 seconds long for
VLC can play the stream fine, but the displayed duration is 10s.
When VLC reaches the end of the file, it seems to realize that there is
more data and increases the duration as the file plays.
Digging into ProbeEnd:
I digged into the code and found the ProbeEnd method.
It calls ProbeChunk, with output args (the pcr and a found boolean).
If pcr == -1, the previous chunk is taken, until PROBE_MAX is reached.
However, the i_pcr received from the ProbeChunk method is the pcr of the
last packet, and not the pcr of the last packet with a pcr.
It means that most of the time, the pcr is -1 and the previous chunk is
read, even though b_found is true.
What's the use of that condition? I removed it, please correct me if I'm
The ProbeStart has the same suspicious condition, so I removed it too. I
also saw the suspicious `i_pos > 0` which is always false at the first
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Deep purple velvet, tailored light grey, natural elements, dark brown wood floors and white walls...this combination leaves me speechless. Michelle James, former fashionista turned lighting designer, did a number on this majestic Brooklyn townhouse. I am just head over heels by the mix of style, its so eclectic chic.
I love the fireplace and the parisian-like molding going on in this home. I think these interior architectural elements are done so right.
When can I move in?
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text: Legal Midwest National security concerns can block or unwind your real estate deal The Committee on Foreign Investment has even taken a strict review of wind farms in the past. Ashley Gault Tod Northman Recent federal legislation aimed at reforming the review process of the Committee on Foreign Investment ("CFIUS") and expanding the authority will bring more real estate transactions within CFIUS's reach.CFUIS is a federal committee that has the authority to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses to determine if the transactions pose national security risks. For example, CFIUS historically considered foreign control of U.S. businesses that were involved in weapons activity, aerospace or that hold substantial sensitive data about U.S. persons.Growing foreign investment in the U.S. spurred Congress to expand CFIUS's reach. Before the new law — Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ("FIRRMA") — was signed by President Trump, CFIUS previously only had jurisdiction to review transactions that could result in "control" of U.S. business by a foreign person.Under the new law, CFIUS has the power to scrutinize any foreign investment in a real estate transaction that involves a purchase, lease, or concession of U.S. real estate that is located within or functions as part of an airport or maritime port or is in close proximity to a U.S. military facility or other sensitive governmental operation.This means that CFIUS's authority now extends to developed and undeveloped parcels, leasing and acquisitions meeting the above criteria. Presumably, CFIUS will prescribe forthcoming regulations that define "close proximity." Single-family units and property in urban areas are excluded.Impacts on Deal ActivityThe effect of these changes will be to impact real estate transactions that involve foreign interests. Whether the new law slows deal activity remains to be seen, and future regulations will help define what teeth this new law has.Foreign companies that invest in U.S. real estate, U.S. companies that have foreign investors, and sellers and landlords who receive offers from either of those categories, need to understand the impacts of FIRRMA in order to manage their foreign investment risk. Lenders should also have heightened awareness to CFUIS review as CFUIS involvement may occur after financing has been put in place.The broadening of the types of transactions that fall within CFIUS's review indicates an intent to review any real estate transaction that could potentially pose a threat to national security activities. As part of the due diligence review, companies need to consider whether proactively seeking CFIUS approval is worthwhile. Filing a pre-close voluntary notice can act as a safe harbor and protect against post-closing investigations that could ultimately require a divestiture or unwinding of the transaction.How CFIUS WorksCFIUS's role is to evaluate whether and to what extent a covered transaction could impact U.S. national security. It is chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and typically operates by consensus. Submissions, deliberations and decisions are confidential. CFIUS makes recommendations to the president of the United States about any covered transaction by or with any foreign person which could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. If the president determines that a covered transaction could pose a risk to U.S. national security, the president may suspend or prohibit the transaction, or impose conditions on it.If a covered transaction is potentially within CFIUS's jurisdiction, the transaction parties should notify CFIUS of the transaction. If the transaction is submitted and cleared by CFIUS, it is cleared forever which eliminates CFIUS risk. However, if a transaction is not cleared by CFIUS prior to closing, it can be reviewed at any time.Formerly, preparing a filing was a substantial undertaking that required intrusive personal disclosure, including information about financial holdings of the investor and the investor's officers, directors and owners holding more than a 5% interest in the investor.In reality, companies routinely file an informal draft notice. Then, after receiving guidance from CFIUS staff, companies file a formal notice. In practice, CFIUS staff frequently treats a formal notice as a draft and suggests changes.Under the new law, once CFIUS formally accepts a filing, it reviews the transaction and decides whether to clear it or commence an investigation instead. If CFIUS still has not resolved any potential national security concerns at the end of the investigation period, CFIUS is responsible for making a formal recommendation to the president as to whether to clear or block the transaction. The president then has to decide whether to suspend, prohibit or impose conditions on the deal. The new law also permits, but does not require, CFIUS to adopt a brand-new filing fee of 1% of the transaction value, capped at $300,000.Few transactions have been rejected outright through the CFIUS process – more typically parties withdraw the transaction from review and terminate the transaction if staff suggests that approval is unlikely. Alternatively, CFIUS will frequently impose mitigation measures to restructure the transaction to address U.S. security concerns. Examples of mitigation measures that CFIUS has required include creation of a corporate security committee with security policies, annual reports, and independent audits; advance notice to customers of changes in control; and a mandate that only U.S. citizens handle certain products and services.Example: Unwinding Wind FarmsEven though it occurred before this summer's reform, an Obama-era CFIUS case involving four wind farms in Oregon illustrates well how CFIUS operates.Ralls Corp., a Delaware corporation owned by two Chinese citizens, purchased four Oregon wind farm companies without seeking clearance from CFIUS. One of the farms was within or in the vicinity of restricted air space at a Naval weapons system training facility. CFIUS received notice of the deal after closing and notified Ralls that it was reviewing the transaction, leading Ralls to make a voluntary filing. Following review, CFIUS ordered Ralls to stop construction on the projects and ordered Ralls to divest all of its interests in the project within 90 days.CFIUS provided no further justification for its decision, and wind farms in the area were operated by Danish and German companies. Ralls filed suit, alleging that it had been unconstitutionally deprived of its property without due process of law, since had not been able to participate meaningfully in CFIUS's deliberations. The D.C. Court of Appeals agreed with Ralls' due process arguments, ordered CFIUS to disclose all non-confidential information, and remanded the case to the District Court for further deliberation. The Court of Appeals did not address a last-minute claim of executive privilege, leaving it to the lower court to decide whether executive privilege applied.Despite "winning" at the Court of Appeals, Ralls eventually abandoned the transaction after CFIUS again affirmed its finding that national security interests were implicated by Ralls pursuing the wind farms. By law, the CFIUS decision is non-appealable.Lessons from Windfarms Example• If CFIUS elects to challenge a transaction, the parties nearly always abandon the deal if CFIUS will not agree to mitigation steps.• Mitigation is not always available. Of note, it was reported that only one of the four wind farms were within the restricted space, yet CFIUS challenged the entire transaction and there is no indication mitigation was ever discussed. The failure to voluntarily file first may have played a part in CFIUS's approach.• Nationality matters. Transactions by Chinese investors are subject to particular scrutiny, even if there is no obvious ties between the investor and the Chinese government.• Because of the facts described in the lawsuit, the amount of information we have about Ralls is extraordinary. All submissions to the Committee are confidential, as are its deliberations and decisions. Indeed, Ralls' suit was based on the secrecy of CFIUS's proceedings. Typically, the only information available about a CFIUS proceeding is provided by the investor.• The president has nearly unfettered authority under the statute and need not justify his or her decision. Whether executive privilege would provide further protection has not been resolved.• CFIUS monitors deal flow to discover unreported transactions.Tod Northman is a partner in the corporate group at Tucker Ellis LLP. Ashley Gault is an associate in the real estate group at Tucker Ellis. Both work out of the firm's Cleveland office. tagsOhioClevelandTucker EllislegalCommittee on Foreign Investment


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I am a traveler. I come from a family of travelers. I am raising a family of travelers. My husband has an anchor that holds him to our small town, but I don't think my family has ever had that. We've lived in several continents through the ages and come from a city of explorers and travelers.
When I am not traveling I am a serious person. I am a CPA. That's about as serious as it gets. I am also a mom to three very wonderful and inquisitive children. I am a wife to my soul mate. I coach soccer, I am Rotarian, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a small business owner and I volunteer in way too many things. But most of my time I spend planning a trip. The next trip is always the best.


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Are you looking to take the next step in your career? Want to find a roadmap to improve your work and increase your value as a designer? Over the last year I've helped hundreds of students improve by stepping through practical advice and insight into Design Thinking and better Design execution. My fear is this is going to sound like a bad spiel, or worst yet like that guy who used to be on youtube with his stupid leased Lamborghini. But the truth is I love what I do and I want to share my passion and knowledge with others.
Who am I? I'm Nguyen, a Creative Director/freelance designer/maker with 10 years of experience. Early on in my career I was lucky enough to have landed at a great studio that had great mentors. And I owe so much of what I know to them. I learnt a ton during that period, without these amazing people throughout my career I wouldn't know what I know today. In that time I've been fortunate enough to work for brands such as Nintendo, Nissan, Adidas and Target. And have generated tremendous value for these companies (millions). It's been 10 years already.
From small clients to billion dollar businesses, and all the valuable lessons learnt along the way. As a designer I've always wondered what's on the other end. To take a sneak peek on the process of designers and agencies I've admired. I get a lot of questions about my work via dribbble and email. So I decided to create a course that shares that very blueprint. Something that I would have loved at the beginning or mid-way through my career.
Being a great designer involves a myriad of skill sets. Most courses focus on a single aspect – but I wanted to design and create a course that was more like a road map. Something that was a bit more end to end, that you can refer back to when required. A road map that gives you a great foundation to build from so that can you can see how the design process all ties in together. Understand the impact and the value design has along with the details and tools to make it happen. I am of the firm belief that you need to be passionate and resourceful in this industry.
Only the best float to the top. If you go through the concepts and apply them I have no doubt that it will increase your value as a designer. And start kicking ass! Something that looks at Design Thinking and Design Execution. The skills and process to think like a leader all the way down to the tools, craft and foundation to make it happen. A course with practical industry insight, a process that the best companies in the world use and most importantly something without all the "bullshit". Something that can help you level up.
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We are researching the experiences of those who left the Armed Forces at age 50 +, to understand the employment barriers they face.
Of the thousands of people who leave the Armed Forces every year around 1,000 of them are aged 50+. Many of those who leave aged 50 or over have reported difficulties deciding on their future career, translating their military experience to civilian employment and dealing with the change in work/life balance.
We are asking people of all ranks who have left, or are leaving, the Forces at 50+ to share their experiences of transition so we can better understand the challenges and employment barriers faced.
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Whether you found your transition hard or easy we want to know about your experiences. This research will help military charities, the veteran community, employers and the Ministry of Defence to gain a better understanding of how to support 50+ Service leavers in their transition to civilian life.
Join one of our group discussions or take our online survey to let us know your thoughts. This research project is cross-service and for all ranks.
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text: Any idea what new cartridges are coming for 2005? Big Red has two, not sure about Big Green yet tho but hear that they also have something coming. Will let you guys in on some info shortly, going to shoot something this coming week that is quite interesting. Was told "If I tell you - I have to kill you..." a few weeks ago. But now the press releases are being written and some lucky dudes are going to play... Just for fun - what do you think Winchester might be coming out with for 2005? Any guesses for Remington?


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Thanks to alice's post that it had opened,
William and I had a very pleasant and highly delicious dinner at Sumika on Thursday night. Open just a week, the entire kitchen is on display in the middle of the room with the grill chef front and center. Separated from the seating by a glass partition an enormous hood drafts the smoke away from the grill, yet the aroma of the bincho charcoal still perfumes the air and is quite tantalizing when you step inside. We had reservations for 8:30pm, and were directed to the end of the 8-seat counter. This gave us a great vantage point for everything going on in the kitchen.
Our tiny waitress, Mashu (sp?), was a darling kewpie doll with apple cheeks, girlish voice and diction, and so eager to be helpful. When she came back to us with the bad news that the tsukune was sold out, so profuse was she in her apologies, we felt we needed to soothe her!
From the counter we could watch the cooking and also see what's in the display case. It has some chicken parts --- hearts, skin, liver --- not listed on the menu. But no gizzards or white meat to be seen. Pacing for the grilled items was just right for us, allowing us to eat them while fresh off the grill. Here's what we tried:
pasta salad - amuse bouche of spiral pasta with a spicy mayo dressing
momo (thigh) - pretty big chunks of boneless thigh meat, very juicy and delicious with the tare sauce, just a bit of carmelized grill marks, cooked just right for us but some might find it too rare and soft-textured, preferred this to the smaller bits of breast meat served elsewhere
teba (chicken wings) - done to a turn (bones still pink), very succulent and juicy again, might have liked the skin and fat rendered more
tsukune (chicken meatball) - sold out
hatsu (heart) - sliced in half then skewered, more tender than expected with only a bit of chewiness, very good with the sauce even though we'd ordered it with salt only
kawa (chicken skin) - rich essence of chicken flavor, again would have preferred this more rendered and browned and with salt as ordered instead of sauced
shishito pepper - nothing wrong with this, but I decided I prefer these peppers seared in oil with more salt instead of grilled dry as they didn't pick up much from the smoke
cherry tomato roll - three cherry tomatoes wrapped in thin slices of kurobuta (black pig) belly, loved the sweet and melt-in-the-mouth quality of the pork, but the cherry tomatoes weren't top notch or fully ripe, would order the asparagus or enoki versions next time
"chicken risotto" (ochazuke) - soft-cooked rice topped with shredded nori, big flakes of shaved bonito, chopped scallions, and pickled plum plus a dab of fresh wasabi root on the side of the bowl, savory and intense chicken stock added from a teapot (no tea in this one), tons of flavor and a bargain at $4, we loved this!
fried chicken (kara age) - added this appetizer at the end when we needed one more dish to feel satisfied, excellent version with subtle ginger and garlic tones, softish greaseless crust, and ultra-juicy chunks of dark meat
tempura fig with vanilla ice cream - good concept, but the ice cream was grainy and poor quality, nice figs and frying job, needed a bit of tart sauce such as balsamic or strawberry to unite the elements and bring out the sweetness of the figs, overall impression was dull and flat. From his vantage point, William could see that the figs were fried in the same oil as the chicken, which he said shouldn't be a problem tastewise as long as the oil is fresh but vegetarians might object to the mixing.
Besides the tsukune, the other item we wished we'd tried is the onigiri. Seeing these on the grill bathed in white smoke, they've got to be fantastic. Our waitress strongly recommend the oyako-don for next time as her favorite of the rice dishes.
When we asked for the bill, we were offered hot tea. It was nice to linger a bit longer with our tea and not feel rushed. It also gave us a chance to observe the staff training in the kitchen on knife skills by slicing and trimming daikon. Watching the master chef correct their hand positions and body postures was very interesting as well as the respect he demonstrated for the tools of the trade.
One of the principals stopped by to ask how our meal was and where had we heard about Sumika. She told us that the figs were dry-farmed from her own backyard. She explained that currently reservations are requested while the staff is in training mode and getting up to speed. However, a few walk-ins have been accommodated each evening.
The tab for the two of was $54 with tax, tip and a generous pour of Harushika sake ($9). This was the same as the bill I noticed for the couple sitting next to us. We thoroughly enjoyed our first exposure to a yakitori bar and think this place is going to be very popular. Call for a reservation and go now before Sumika is discovered.
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That means SF might have some competition in 2004, at least for those looking to cool off. The waterpark will also include an FEC. Not expecting anything major there, but the waterpark competition alone might bring some decent attractions, like a master-blaster or a space bowl, to the area. Competion can only be good for us here!:)
Also, Paul Allen (of microsoft fame) is preparing a 10-20 million-dollar attraction for the area, to be called SFX, The Science Fiction Experience. Described as "part museum, part amusement park...", it sounds like it may have some awesome simulator attractions. An advisory board includes science-fiction writers Greg Bear, Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler, and Arthur C. Clarke.
And, on an admitted stretch, The Great Northwest Theme Park, still has a web destination, even though it must be dead...;)
"I'm not amused, son. Now hand over your real ID!"
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Glad to see some people realize this and are willing to build. One of my last feeble excuses for not moving back up that way seems to be vanishing. Whether that's good or bad for me remains to be seen ;-)
--Greg, aka Oat Boy
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In regards to coaster, and waterparks... I have heard many many rumors. Of course, the Great Northwest park does appear to be dead, as well as "Space World" or whatever it was gonna be called down in Winlock off of I-5. That's too bad, because it was quite literally in my uncle's back yard. Literally. However, I have heard rumors of some larger rides being built in the area. Who knows where these things come from, but with the large cash balance that still remains in this area, mostly thanks to Microsoft, there are always possibilities. :) With that, I will continue to hope and pray. ;)
I don't take offense to idiots. I am an idiot. Hear me roar.
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'Tis Always the Season to Give Books
This annual holiday cause marketing campaign was a way to encourage people to put their money where their mind is and pledge to give books as gifts during the holidays. I worked with illustrator talent like Lisa Congdon and Steve McDonald, as well as internal resources to make religiously neutral, but unmistakably seasonal, campaign creative for a cozy California winter.
30K+ engagements
70K books donated to the nonprofit First Book over 3 years
Campaign planning, content creation, art direction
How do we promote a wide range of products during our most important sales moment of the year, and in a way that doesn't feel too commercial?
A cause marketing campaign wherein we asked our community to "pledge to give books this holiday season", and for every pledge we would donate a book to a non-profit partner. Our audience pledged by posting with the hashtag #givebooks or entering their name in an online form. In the third year the incentive was expanded to be buy a book/give a book on our e-commerce website. The campaign took place across social media channels, and included a website that would be updated with pledges as they came in so progress could be tracked.
"I #givebooks because books say 'this is who I am' and 'this is what I know and love
about you.'"
— Campaign Participant
2017 creative direction developed in-house, illustrated and designed by Alina Buevich
2016 creative direction, illustrated by Steve MacDonald
2016 creative direction, illustrated by Lisa Congdon
The @GiveBooks Instagram account from which we hosted giveaways and posted answers to the question: "What's your go-to book to give?"


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Vintage Boho Floral Tassel Cardigan
The Urban Doll
Be feminine in spirit and boho in attitude when you slip into this Vintage Boho Floral Tassel Cardigan. In a mishmash of Bohemian inspired colors and floral print across this long, lightweight cardigan.
Note: Please refer to the size chart for measurements when ordering. No two designers are alike on sizing..
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Material Type: Chiffon
Decoration: Floral Tassel Boho
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Style: Casual
Clothing Length: Long
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This week is DIY. Random things keep getting my attention from random sources.
This is adorable, seems super easy, and I don't know the source it's from.
Simple instructions. Let me know if you make one.
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The Blackmore Vale by F A Stewart
Ref: FAS002
Getting away from a find at Yarcombe.
These are all original colour prints. They all come framed in 1/2 inch gold frames with a cream mount and measure approximately 6x12ins. Published in 1935, they make a very hansome gift at an affordable price.


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Tara Reid, Kevin Nash will bring the thrills to Fear Fete
Fear Fete Horror Con and Film Festival gets going Friday at the Coast Convention Center.
The three-day convention promises to be "two cons for one price" as it will offer both a horror convention and a convention for gamers.
Fear Fete will feature a horror-film festival that includes sub-genres such as traditional horror films, science fiction, paranormal films and horror films centered on religion and the occult.
The films will be shown in blocks both Saturday and Sunday. A full schedule can be found online at fearfete.com
A Fear Fete costume contest is planned for Saturday beginning at noon.
No con would be complete with celebrity guests, and Fear Fete is no exception. Among those scheduled to attend are "American Pie" star Tara Reid, WWE star Kevin Nash and various stars from "Walking Dead" and other horror shows and films.
For gamers, Gamer Fete will have demonstrations of the latest games, including "Doom," "Super Smash Bros" and "Mortal Kombat XL."
A video-game tournament and a costume contest also are scheduled for Gamer Fete.
The event will also include FX panels and demonstrations and a 25th anniversary panel featuring the cast from Wes Anderson's "The People Under the Stairs."
Jeff Clark: 228-896-2329, @thejeffclark
If you go
What: Fear Fete/Gamer Fete
Where: Coast Convention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd. in Biloxi.
When: Oct. 14-16; time of events varies daily. Check fearfete.com for a full schedule.
Tickets: $35 at the door, but several ticketing options can be puchased at fearfete.com


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We are looking for passionate, dedicated infrastructure engineer to join the Bare Metal team. Our small and agile teams deliver state of the art products and services to enable our customers to operate anywhere, anytime.
While our head is in the clouds, our heart is in bare metal. You will be working on virtual infrastructure navigating all the challenges that come with automating more than 80 000 bare metal servers. You must be passionate about building high performing reliable platforms.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain and support the datacenter infrastructure
- Understand and maintain the software running on said infrastructure
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- 3rd line incident support
- Working closely with other departments at Leaseweb
- Identify and propose solutions for improvements or structural problems.
Who are you?
You are passionate about Scrum/Agile values, principles and practices. You believe that continuous improvement also applies to yourself, and have the desire to grow.
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Mariners Insider Blog
The MLB Draft blog: live updates in progress
7:14 -- The Mariners made their final pick of the day, selecting Ackley's teammate Kyle Seager - a 2B/3B - from UNC. That is all for the Mariners today. More stuff after I file my story.
6:29 -- With the 51st pick, the Mariners take first baseman Rich Poythress out of the University of Georgia.
6:01 -- The Mariners with the 33rd pick catcher Steven Baron. We talked about this earlier and DAve Cameron from the USS Mariner had said the Mariners had a pre-draft deal with him. He's considered to be the best defensive high school catcher.
5:16 -- The Mariners take Nicholas Franklin, a high school shortstop from Florida.
I really thought they were going with RHP Tanner Scheppers here, but they went shortstop. Perhaps its fitting on a day when Yuni Betancourt is sitting for the fourth straight game.
He's 6-1, 170 and has committed to Auburn.
5:06 --- Ackley and teammate Alex White were on MLB TV. And Ackley said he was surprised to be selected at No. 2. He might be the only one.
We are going to have a conference call with Ackley in about 10 minutes, right about the time the Mariners will be picking 27th, but you know what, we adjust that's what you do.
As Orian pointed out in the comments, I said Aaron Gibson, when I meant Kyle Gibson, Just a mistake of too many names at once.
4:55 Well any hopes that RHP Kyle Gibson would slip to the Mariners at pick 27 because of the stress fracture in his forearm have been dashed as the Twins take Gibson at No. 22.
Here's the last few poicks.
16. Diamondbacks: Bobby Borchering, 3B
17. Diamondbacks: A.J. Pollock, CF
18. Marlins: Chad James, LHP
19. Cardinals: Shelby Miller, RHP
20. Blue Jays: Chad Jenkins, RHP (
21. Astros: Jiovanni Mier, SS
22. Twins: AAron Gibson, RHP
4:21 --- Well, I've now cooled down since my temper tantrum.
Here's the last few picks
12. Royals: Aaron Crow, RHP -- Crow was drafted by the Nationals last season but didn't sign. He's been pitching in independent ball. It's a bit of a surprise that he's dropped this far, but it's a steal for the Royals, who are trying to build a staff around Zack Greinke and former No. 1 pick Luke Hochevar.
13. Athletics: Grant Green, SS -- Remember when there was some talk about the Mariners taking Green at No. 2 way back when. But he didn't have much of a year this year and there were some doubts that he could even play short at the big league level.
14. Rangers: Matthew Purke, LHP
15. Indians: Alex White, RHP -- the second UNC player to go in the first round.
The D'Backs have back to back picks here.
4:03 -- I've absolutely had it with this blog software. I write about three paragraphs on some picks and also toss in a joke about Bud Selig being dense and his haircut and it disappeared into the Internet ether.
How are you supposed to live blog when you have to wait five minutes before being able to edit the post? How? How? What if something important happens in that five minutes? Ok, that's my rant. We are supposedly getting new blog software soon. So I will shut up and apologize to the TNT for my ramblings.
Here's the picks that have transpired since then.
6. Giants: Zach Wheeler, RHP (
7. Braves: Mike Minor, LHP
8. Reds: Mike Leake, RHP
9. Tigers: Jacob Turner, RHP
10. Nationals: Drew Storen, RHP
11. Rockies: Tyler Matzek, LHP
I wonder if Bill Bavasi had any input with the Reds pick at No. 9. I'm going to say no, because I like the pick. I've watched Leake pitch a few times this season on TV and love him. Manager Don Wakamatsu and I talked about him the other day and Wakamatsu loved how he attacked hitters.
3:31 -- Jack Zduriencik is on the MLB Network right now, and he mentioned that he believes it will be a "short period of time till he's a big leaguer" when asked about when Ackley could be playing for the Mariners.
The Padres took Donovan Tate at No. 3, while the Pirates take catcher Tony Sanchez at No.4.
3:20 p.m. --- The Mariners take Dustin Ackley with the second pick. It's official. It's the right pick. And something that was expected since we were just handed bios on him, 10 seconds after the pick.
From the press release: "Dustin has had an excellent career at North CArolina and in our mind was the best position player in this year's draft," Mariners scouting director Tom McNamara said. "We feel we are adding a great combination of talent and character to our organization with this selection."
3:15 Well, that was anticlimactic ... Strasburg was taken, it's weird hearing a pick and not hearing New York Jets fans booing.
So Stephen Strasburg is going to the Washington Nationals. Rumors were that he was going to demand $50 million. He does have Satan, er, Scott Boras as his agent. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out. But I'm sure the dozens and dozens of Nationals fans are excited.
3:03 p.m. -- Obviously Strasburg will be taken with the first pick. Taking a pitcher with the first pick can be a dicey proposition. Joe Posnanski takes a look at this premise with on his awesome sports blog.
The host of this draft show -- I forget his name - yeah, his voice is already driving me insane.
Also, ESPN's Keith Law is reporting that the Pirates with the fourth pick will select catcher Tony Sanchez of Boston College. Sanchez was projected as a late first round pick, but supposed the Pirates have a pre-draft deal done, and he'll probably much less money than the fourth slot.
2:47 p.m. -- Well, we are here at Safeco Field awaiting the Mariners picks. I'm kind of trying to decide how to do this. I think we'll do it like we do the game updates, only I will list the time and keep the newest updates at the top.
A few things ... Baseball America which is largely a subscription site. However, it has a draft blog which is fantastic and free. So that's a useful guide.
Their draft guru Jim Callis is set on the Mariners taking Dustin Ackley.


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Independent Living with Peace of Mind!
Pine Haven Christian Communities now offers independent living!
Our Pine Drive campus duplexes are a great option for independent seniors who want the comfort and security that Pine Haven can provide.
Our duplexes are bright and comfortable with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, basement, and an attached, oversized, one-car garage. Each unit is 1337 square feet in size, so you'll have plenty of space! And the cathedral ceilings and plenty of windows offer lots of light for a cheerful, beautiful home.
Just check out these spacious floor plans: Main Floor plan Basement space
Pine Haven independent living consists of 7 duplexes, for a total of 14 homes. Three of these buildings are right across from our assisted living apartments in Oostburg on Pine Drive, and the other 4 are adjacent on 12th Street!
Every resident in these beautiful homes can rest easy, knowing that as a Pine Haven resident, you'll get preferred placement should you ever need any of our other services - like rehabilitation or assisted living. Plus, the residents at our Pine Drive campus welcome visitors who enjoy coming to socialize. So you'll have plenty of opportunities to stay healthy and active!
Amenities include:
- Snow removal and yard care
- Salt provided for water softeners
- General maintenance and repairs of all building systems and appliances
Stay independent, and stay secure - at Pine Haven!
Our duplexes are currently all occupied!
If you are interested, please contact us for placement on our waiting list!