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As you may have noticed if you're following this blog, a lot of research goes into each Poesie collection. Could we just make some scents, slap theme-related names on them and call it a Norse/Jane Eyre/Twin Peaks inspired collection? Sure, but where's the fun in that? Our fragrances are inspired by delving deep into a new world and taking you with us on the journey. So, when the initial idea of a Viking and Norse mythology themed collection came up, who better to ask about Viking foodways than someone we knew was a fan of historical recipes? As it turns out, it was kismet. Because the answer we got was a thorough list of fruits, herbs, and much more that were based on historical evidence -- from an actual archaeologist with connections to the Vikings! The information she shared was so fascinating, we would have been remiss not to give you a peek into the topic.
The smart and lovely Karen is a former student of history and anthropology, who became very interested in pigment and cosmetics history after a foray into an archaeological career. She is now the owner of Crow & Pebble and makes stunningly beautiful eyeshadows and more. You'll definitely want to check them out! In the meantime, thanks for nerding out with us!
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As an archaeologist, the most common question I get has always been, "have you found any treasure?" This is a fantastic question and the answer is absolutely yes!
Of course, when they ask, they tend to mean precious gems and metals, beautiful works of art and jewellery. Sometimes they even mean impressive weaponry like swords and axes. These are incredibly rare, of course - that is why it is "treasure". I haven't found anything like this. Most archaeologists have not. Most of our finds are shards of broken pottery and little bits of animal bones.
So what is the treasure I'm talking about, then? Well - it's the bits of pottery and animal bone. Oh, and dirt. Lots and lots of dirt. Buckets of it. These are the things we use to build a picture of what a past civilization might have been like.
When Joelle approached me about rebuilding the scents of the Viking Age, my thoughts initially went to recipe manuscripts from the time. Of course, that sort of written information simply doesn't exist from then. So I started digging through my archaeological archives. The primary source of my research for rebuilding the scentscape of the Vikings was environmental sample studies. In order to get these, we would fill up buckets full of soil from a particular "context" and analyse what we found therein. A context is a section of the soil that filled up a hole in a certain period of time. By using a geological principle called stratigraphy, we are able to estimate the time period from which the soil contents come. If you'd like a very detailed explanation of how and why this works, you can read the foremost textbook on the subject here for free. If you'd like a basic overview, here is a good one! Using the data from Viking sites across Northern Europe, from Scandinavian and British sites primarily, I was able to give some suggestions as to what kinds of scents you might find in the Viking era. We use water to make organic materials like charcoal and plant seeds and pollen float to the top and strain these from the muddy water, which is then discarded. These bits of organic material let us know what kinds of foods were eaten and plants grown in a particular time period.
Of course, if you stepped through a time portal into the Dark Ages, the first scents to hit you would probably be somewhat offensive ones. Bathing was not a common practise among the peoples of Northwestern Europe, and the infrastructure for carrying sewage and waste away was not particularly developed, at all. However, if we take those things out of the equation, the Viking Home would have been wonderfully fragrant.
Environmental analyses show a wealth of fruit and spices at the disposal of the Vikings. Particular favourites were various types of berries, and especially plums. Plum pits have been found on many Viking sites throughout the Danelaw, Ireland and Denmark. In fact, plums were so popular that both domestic and imported varieties are found at the same sites, implying that the local crop did not nearly meet the demand for them. It is likely they were eaten both fresh and dried as prunes. The berries included cherries, bilberries, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries and were likely eaten fresh. Pears and apples were also quite popular. Peaches were extremely rare, but prized. A major part of the diet was nuts - particularly hazelnuts, although almonds, walnuts and acorns also occasionally make an appearance.
Vikings also grew large flower and herb gardens which would have included poppies, primrose, dandelion, coriander, dill, mustard, hops, sage and fennel. By looking at the travels of the Vikings, and knowing that they even managed to make their way down to Constantinople, in what is modern day Istanbul (we find viking rune graffiti in the Hagia Sofia), they would have access to variety of Eastern spices like black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, saffron, mace, ginger, anise, caraway and cumin.
The final few bits we normally find are the vegetables and grains, which included barley, rye and oats, and carrots, cabbage, radish, peas, string beans, cress and celery. So we know from our environmental analyses that the Vikings likely had very fragrant pantries!
So already we're building a picture of the scent of Viking life, but what about the other parts of Viking life? Well, we know that they set up life in Northern Britain, and travelled as far as the Eastern coasts of North America and as far south as Turkey and perhaps into the Mediterranean. This we have gleaned from the Viking sagas and from finding viking artefacts within Native American and Mediterranean contexts. Their oceanic travels and sagas can also inspire the impression of scents, from the salt of the sea and the ambergris of whales, to the skin (or birch bark) canoes and birch tar associated with First Nations, to the pine forests and summer fruits of North America and the holy resins and incenses of the Middle East.
Though the Viking era seems to be all salt air, steel and blood on first glance, Archaeology tells us differently!
Further reading:
Pernille Rohde Sloth, Ulla Lund Hansen & Sabine Karg (2012) Viking Age
garden plants from southern Scandinavia – diversity, taphonomy and cultural aspects, Danish
Journal of Archaeology, 1:1, 27-38, DOI: 10.1080/21662282.2012.750445 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21662282.2012.750445
Carolyn Priest-Dorman (1999) Archaeological Finds of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Viking Foodstuffs https://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikfood.html
Viking Graffiti, National Museum of Denmark. http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/expeditions-and-raids/viking-graffiti/
L'Anse Aux Meadows, Viking Settlement in Newfoundland, Canada. UNESCO World Heritage Site http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4
Gill Campbell, Lisa Moffett, and Vanessa Straker (2011) A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Methods, from Sampling and Recovery to Post-excavation (second edition) https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/environmental-archaeology-2nd/

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Alright… Here we go… This is the food post. Now, I need to preface this by saying we were probably fairly unprepared as far as planning on where to eat. We figured Yelp and Lonely Planet were fairly good for recommendations and that's basically what we ended up doing for all of our meals in Paris. We had some really good food, but overall impression was that we probably didn't eat at the most "French" places and most of what we ate was good, but not necessarily as great as we had heard from people. (The pastries are a different story.)
With that said, this will be the highlight reel. We still enjoyed everything, and while we didn't feel that Paris had the best food, it was still good and tasty.
Okay, on to the good stuff…
Our flight got delayed quite a bit en route to Paris. We got to Marne-la-Vallée a lot later than we anticipated. I was pretty exhausted - traveling for about 24 hours will do that to you. So I wasn't exactly up to wandering around and stumbling through a new place. Luckily, there was a restaurant at the place we were staying at and a cute mini market with all the essentials.
Dinner at the on-site restaurant Le Bistro was quiet and intimate. The bar area was cute with tiny chairs and tiny tables… But the portions were just right. I had the carbonara (traditional - of course) and the Mr. had the Croque-monsieur (grilled ham + cheese with béchamel sauce) Both were quite tasty. Afterwards we headed to the market for some breakfast stuff and my awesome husband cooked a quaint breakfast the next day. The simple eggs and sausage tasted quite lovely, and eating outside with that "French countryside" (read: golf course :P) view wasn't half bad either.
Our first full day in Paris was amazing of course. Being in a foreign place is always exciting, and as I'd said before, Paris is beautiful. For me, walking around and experiencing a city is more of a priority than checking things off on a list of things to see. Not to say that I didn't have my must-see items, but I digress…
The one thing we did make sure to do every day was to visit one new pastry shop. First stop: La Pâtisserie des Rêves (MAP).
Before I continue, I have to admit something… I love great design. Branding and identity, packaging, simple typography, and an entire design suite dedicated to pastries? I've literally reached cloud 9. These 3 photos cannot possibly encompass how exquisite this shop was. The pastries were on display in an amazing contraption that consisted of pristine bell jars on a counterweight system with what looked like ventilation to keep the pastries at the right temperature.
Oh man, I was trying so hard not to wig out, and therefore only ended up taking this one photo. But really, you just have to see it. I mean... It's just magical.
Okay… Back to the pastries. We ended up ordering just one chocolate eclair as the language barrier was a bit higher than expected. We read some reviews that they did speak English, but perhaps we ended up talking to the only employee who did not get that memo. In any case, we didn't want to be *those people*, so we got our eclair and left.
Look at that glorious piece of pastry art! It was damn amazing. I am not a fan of too-sweet desserts. I know that seems counter-intuitive, but too much sugar is not a pleasant experience for me. This had the perfect balance of chocolate and cocoa flavor. The actual pastry was not sweet, and in fact had a touch of salt, and the chocolate filling was ahhhmazing. Beautifully creamy, but not overwhelmingly heavy... Ahh, this post is making me sad and hungry all over again.
We wandered a bit more and ended up in Montparnasse. After getting lost in little alleyways we made it to Crêperie Josselin (MAP). This place has some great reviews on Yelp, and with good reason. We ordered the Josselin (egg, ham, cheese, mushroom) and Bertine (egg, ham, cheese, onion) and both were quite delicious and not too heavy. The restaurant is small, but luckily for us our jet lag meant that we were eating at an odd time, so we got seated immediately.
The kitchen is open to the dining room, and watching them prepare the food was as awesome as the smells wafting from the window. There was a plate on the counter with a giant slab of butter - my kind of place. The waitstaff were quite friendly and spoke English. There was also a cute older lady manning the griddles that greeted us warmly as we ended our meal and headed out the door.
Travel tip: Crêperie Josselin only takes cash, so stock up on Euros.
The next day's pastry stop was Pierre Hermé (MAP). They have a few locations, but the one we visited is on Rue de Vaugirard.
Sadly, I did not get to snap a photo of the beautiful pastries that we bought due to a train turnstile conundrum. :( Fortunately, they have a beautiful website where you can ogle all the gorgeous sweets. We ordered the désiré (lemon, raspberry, banana mousse) and plaisir sucré (milk chocolate and hazelnut praline). Both were even more amazing than the chocolate eclair from the previous day. The staff here also spoke English. :)
The store is set up almost like a jewelry store, and the experience felt pretty similar as well. After picking out the 2 we wanted, they were packaged in a beautifully crafted box and a super-awesome bag! I literally nerded out in the streets of Paris as I took in the stock of the paper, the die cut of the little leaf shapes, and the glorious box construction. #packagingnerd
Travel tip: BYO fork! A little strange, yes… But there are tons of parks around Paris. Get your pastries in the morning and take a leisurely stroll, find a quiet bench and partake in the awesomeness that is Parisian baked goods.
Lunch was at Coutume Café (MAP). We ordered a couple of lattes and they were very robust and flavorful. They specialize in roasting specialty coffees and it was definitely reflected in the quality of each cup. But while they are known for their drinks, the food was also quite exceptional. Pictured above (clockwise from top right) soup of the day (we think it was a broccoli and cheese soup with pickled beets on top), ham and cream cheese sandwich with pickled onions and spinach, latte, and roasted pork salad on a bed of cabbage with apples, beets and drizzled with balsamic. Overall great experience and would definitely go back again to try a few other dishes.
There are a few more places I'd like to share, but I'll leave it at that for now. This post is a lot longer than I had anticipated. I guess I love food more than I thought. Good night! And see you guys in the next post.


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Keto Thanksgiving Turkey from My PCOS Kitchen
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How to Easily Grill a Whole Turkey from Beauty and the Foodie
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Keto Paleo Dutch Oven Roasted Chicken from My PCOS Kitchen
Low Carb Thanksgiving Appetizers & Side Dishes
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Keto Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes from Low Carb Yum
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Healthy Low Carb Sweet Potato Casserole from Wholesome Yum
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Low Carb Three Cheese Cauliflower Mac & Cheese from My PCOS Kitchen
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Pan Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Cranberries from Low Carb Yum
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Low Carb Candied Pecan Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream from Simply So Healthy
Magical Paleo Pumpkin Crumble Bars from Beauty and the Foodie
Pumpkin Mousse Cake from Divalicious Recipes
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The transmission is the link between the engine and the wheels of your vehicle. Whether you drive a manual, automatic, or semi-automatic vehicle, the transmission plays a crucial role in the performance and reliability of your vehicle. The transmission keeps engine output matched with speed and load conditions. Because engines operate at high rotational speeds, the transmission reduces engine output speed and transmits torque through the differential, driveshaft, and wheels. As engine speed varies, the transmission switches between the gears that influence the amount of torque applied to the wheels. Transmission fluid performs a variety of duties, depending on the type of transmission. Transmission fluid acts as a cooling agent and protects the transmission by lubricating the internal gears and preventing corrosion and rust. In a manual transmission, clutches and gear shifts provide pressure and force—like engagement and disengagement—while in an automatic transmission, transmission fluid provides these same operational functions of force and pressure.
A faulty transmission can negatively affect your vehicle's performance. Symptoms of an impending transmission service include grinding gears, difficulty shifting, slipping out of gear, bucking, and hesitation. Even if your transmission is in neutral, excessive noise is a sign of transmission problems. In a manual transmission, a dragging clutch, or a clutch failing to disengage from the flywheel, is another sign of transmission issues. When this occurs, the clutch continues to spin with your vehicle's engine, and a grinding noise will occur. A burning smell sifting through the air vents is a sign of burning transmission fluid and an overheating transmission. Things that can negatively impact the life of your transmission include extreme driving habits, and excessive loads or heavy towing habits. Because of the necessary pressure and force provided by transmission fluid in automatic transmissions, old, dirty, and unchanged transmission fluid can cause performance issues. Regular transmission maintenance as indicated by your vehicle's manufacturer can help prevent transmission problems, but if you experience any of the above warning signs of transmission trouble, contact us today about transmission repair.
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The Bourbon Show - Pint Size #11: Bourbon Trivia Part II
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3.14 Vegan Pi Company set for permanent home in Sheffield
It was only last month that a popular vegan cafe in Sheffield announced its closure, but now another vegan eatery is set to take its place along a popular city street.Â
3.14 Vegan Pi announced they would be setting up permanent residence, after taking over the lease of a space on Abbeydale Road which was formerly home to The Burger Garden, before they shut up shop yesterday.
Co-owners of The Burger Garden, formerly BurgerLolz, Maisie Manterfield and Shaun Whelan took to Facebook to break the news last month, saying they were looking forward to exploring other '˜amazing' vegan restaurants across the city for themselves. Â
3.14 Vegan Pi is set to reopen in its place on September 7, specialising in vegan pies, mash and peas and the owners have hinted at some special opening offers.
You may have heard of the name before, as these popular pies have already been available from The Burger Garden, The Plant on Campo Lane and at recent pop-ups in the Moor Market.
Shaun Whelan, co-owner of The Burger Garden said: 'To avoid the shop being filled with a non-vegan business, we managed to pass the lease over to the one and only 3.14 The Vegan Pi. The doors we be reopened on 07/09/18 for some amazing vegan pies.'
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INRA - How to reduce food loss and waste in urban areas ?
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The evolution of urban lifestyle is often put forward to explain the significant increase of food losses and waste. Many reduction measures, both prevention and recovery, food losses and waste have already been proposed or experienced by urban communities, businesses and citizens. They mobilize technical changes, organizational, regulatory and standards that should be analyzed in the light of changes in food systems and urban contexts.
This conference builds on a study by a group of international experts led by INRA, on optimizing human consumption and reducing city waste. It provides a detailed analysis of the levers, opportunities and obstacles to the development of urban food systems "zero waste," according to the outlook for these systems.
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Detected by Europol EC3 and Trend Micro in November 2016, Alice is a simple malware variant specifically designed to force an ATM to empty its cash dispenser. Unlike other ATM malware, Alice does not collect information and cannot be controlled by the device's numeric PIN pad. In order to deploy this malware, threat actors must have physical access to an ATM via its USB ports or CD-ROM slots. Prior to running, Alice checks for compatible Extensions for File Services (XFS) systems by locating several registry keys and will display the message 'Error -43!' if a supported XFS system is not found. If successfully located, a window will appear requesting that the user enter an access code for authorization. Alice also has the capability to connect remotely via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP); however, this feature does not appear to have been used in previous attacks.
Reporting and Technical Details:
- December 2016: New "Alice" Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out Cash (Bleeping Computer)
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text: Asthma Prevention Print Does Being Overweight Affect Asthma? By Pat Bass, MD Updated August 10, 2019 Medically reviewed by a board-certified physician Getty/Blend Images/John Fedele More in Asthma Prevention Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Triggers Living With Asthma in Children Have you ever asked yourself or your doctor "does weight affect asthma?" Do you remember what you weighed 20 years ago? I weighed about 40 pounds less than I weigh today. It really just slowly crept up on me- slowly but surely, a couple of pounds per year. While I and everyone else I talk to chalks it up to turning 40, 50, or whatever your latest age benchmark, maybe worsening asthma symptoms are really about those extra pounds? Does Weight Affect Asthma? While it might not seem like much, gaining 5 just pounds has been shown to worsen asthma control and quality of life. In one study published in the journal Respiratory Medicine gaining 5 pounds, compared to those who gained less or lost weight, was associated with a/an: 22% poorer self-rated asthma control18% poorer self-reported quality of life31% increase in the odds of requiring a steroid burst The authors concluded that "strategies to prevent weight gain could help patients achieve better asthma control and improve asthma-related quality of life. A clearer understanding of the mechanisms by which body weight/BMI influences asthma control and other asthma-related outcomes will enable treatment specialists to formulate treatment programs that include a weight-management component." In fact, few studies have rigorously examined treatments in overweight/ obese asthmatics or the impact of weight loss in asthma. Overweight Leads to Different Responses to Asthma Meds In this scenario, weight has a direct impact asthma control. While there have not been studies specifically targeting overweight or obese asthmatics, obese patients do not appear to respond to controller medication in the same manner as non-overweight asthmatics. On the other hand, response to rescue medications is not altered. Not surprisingly, current research in asthma has not targeted obese patients specifically and this should be a target of future clinical research. Currently, there are no recommended treatment differences based on your weight. Does Weight Loss Affect Asthma? It may seem self-evident that if overweight is associated with poorer asthma control and decreased the quality of life that weight loss would reverse this. While most Americans will benefit from taking off a few pounds, I cannot guarantee it will improve your asthma. Several studies have suggested that weight loss from bariatric surgery improves asthma control in obese patients. One study I have discussed previously stated that medication refills decreased by as much as 50% following bariatric surgery. More recent publications are have demonstrated improvements in asthma symptoms as well as pulmonary functions tests 5 years following surgery. One of the main limitations of all studies involving bariatric surgery and asthma is a small size, limiting the generalizability of the results. While these reports are promising, bariatric surgery is a fairly radical step. The procedure has its own risks and complications. If lifestyle modifications targeting weight loss produce similar results, surgery may not be worth the risk. A small randomized clinical trial (RCT) that involved diet and exercise demonstrated improved quality of life in 83% of participants and asthma control in 58% of participants following a 5–10% weight loss. In the dietary intervention, participants used 2 meal replacement shakes, one main meal, 2 snacks along with dietary counseling. In the physical activity, intervention patients received a gym membership and 1 hour per week of personal training with a tailored physical activity program. While this study and a few others are promising, to date no large, multi-center trials have been undertaken to see if these results could be replicated. Implications for Me So I think I can answer the question posed at the beginning of the article "does weight affect asthma" with a yes. While I cannot recommend weight loss for asthma specifically in overweight and obese patients, I can recommend weight loss for these patients in general. Patients in small studies have achieved meaningful improvements in asthma outcomes with weight loss. Any overweight or obese patient should attempt weight loss after appropriate medical consultation. The methods utilized in the RCT above are certainly achievable in your own community if you have the resources to see a dietician and a personal trainer. However, with the right motivation and a little bit of knowledge, you can develop your own weight loss plan without a lot of expense. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Sign up for our Health Tip of the Day newsletter, and receive daily tips that will help you live your healthiest life. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Haselkorna T, Fishb JE, Chippsc BE, Millerd PE, Chene H, Weiss ST. Effect of weight change on asthma-related health outcomes in patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma. Volume 103, Issue 2, February 2009, Pages 274–283 Scott HA, Gibson PG, Garg ML, Pretto JJ, Morgan PJ, Callister R, Wood LG. Dietary restriction and exercise improve airway inflammation and clinical outcomes in overweight and obese asthma: a randomized trial.. 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One of the problems with making short communications (Facebook, Twitter, etc) is forgetting what I've actually said. In looking back over what I've said for the past few months, I realize that for all the referencing of the projects I've done I haven't really said much about them. So, with that in mind, here's where all the projects stand.
* Shai Azul
Infernal Divine – our second compilation – is 95% tracked. We thought we were done a few weeks ago, but then we got the clever idea of trying out our new female alto (call her hitch) on one of the songs. That gets done tonight. We have a guest guitarist emailing us a few guitar solos as well. We started mixing last week; that's an interesting time. It's when you take everything you've been working on so carefully and diligently over the course of months and throw half of it out. Not that it was bad, mind you. Just too much stuff going on. Album photography was completed earlier this year. Beginning work on the art/packaging. Still not sure if we're going to press any CDs or whether this will all be digital. Early 2012 looks like the release date. Work on the 3rd album is already in progress, with about 6-7 song ideas being bandied about. With our present lineup being pretty stable, I'd sure like to be talking about pressing CD number three this time next year. Awfully ambitious, that. But it could happen.
* Redshift Heretic
Vic and I have combed through about 14 different scratch tracks and have landed on about 7-9 of them to start producing. I still want to have a few more songs in the 85-120 bpm range, but we have plenty to work with as is. Once Infernal Divine is mixed, this project is going front burner. If you don't hear from me between December and February 2012, I'll be easy to find. Just look in the home studio for the guy with headphones on. People still keep asking us what the difference between Shai Azul and Redshift might be; after all, the music has a lot of crossover (techno/industrial/metal/pop/rock). In short – the lyrics in Shai Azul have emotional weight and significance. In Redshift, the lyrics are less about content and more about 'does this sound cool?'. It also lets us try out things like spoken word, wildly effected vocals, narration, and other ideas that don't necessarily fall into the typical realm of sung melody/harmony. For that matter, some Redshift songs are straight instrumental.
* Starspawn
Oily's solo project continues to evolve and write. So far we have 3 songs solid in addition to intros and outros; we'd like to have 5 actual songs on the first outing. Oily is working on the overarching story and arrangements. I, on the other hand, am working my extreme metal chops, which is something I am really enjoying. I didn't get a chance to play in any metal bands until I was older, so this is like unwrapping musical Christmas presents every day. First half of 2012 looks good for this EP.
(Quick crash course in extreme metal. Thrash=Metallica prior to the Black Album; fast, riff-heavy, intense. Death=similar to thrash, good luck understanding the lyrics. Black=see Death, add overtly Satanic imagery, tremolo picking, and simpler production. Doom=see Thrash, slow it down by 300%. Starspawn has elements of all these.)
Time to head back into the studio; I just got a new keyboard module that has me rethinking the synth tones for ALL the projects…


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Kaitlyn began studying music at the age of 7, first with piano. Her piano teacher allowed her to create her own compositions and even sing at piano recitals. This is where Kaitlyn fostered her love for music and especially her love for creating. She then went on to study the violin in elementary school while also adding clarinet into the mix at the age of 12. She played both instruments through high school and even managed to play first chair clarinet at her high school graduation.
During her high school years, Kaitlyn began taking classical voice lessons. Her teacher, Winifred Hartman, showed serious interest in advancing her singing skills and challenging her to audition for collegiate classical voice programs. Kaitlyn then auditioned for USC, Berklee College of Music, Belmont College, and Indiana University. She was accepted into Belmont first and committed, little did she know that 2 months later she would be accepted into one of the world's finest music schools, the "Jacobs School of Music" at Indiana University with a scholarship. She ended up turning down her
opportunity to study at Belmont and take her scholarship at IU. This is truly where her music career began.
After 2 years of training rigorously studying classical voice, Kaitlyn decided her curiosity for jazz had to be hacked. She changed her major to jazz studies under the direction of Dr. Steven Zegree. Zegree gave her forewarning, "This will be the hardest you'll ever work. Are you ready for that?" Kaitlyn with complete confidence said yes.
After another 3 years studying jazz at IU, Kaitlyn graduated and received a Downbeat award for best Soloist at the Undergraduate level. This was a very special way for Kaitlyn to begin her professional career in music.
Since, Kaitlyn has performed in some of Colorado's premier venues including Red Rocks Amphitheater, The First Bank Center, Chautauqua Auditorium, and many more. Her career has only just begun so please watch out for the amazing music she will create.


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THAI NGUYEN (VNS)— An exhibition featuring more than 500 artefacts on the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap was opened yesterday in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The exhibition showcases the life and work of General Giap, including his critical role in leading resistance efforts against the French and Americans. Visitors will also have the chance to view important books, such as General Vo Nguyen Giap - the Era's Famous General Through Foreign Documents, and General Vo Nguyen Giap with the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Important documents will also be on display including secret message number 1574, dated May 7, 1975 that the General sent to Vietnamese troops on the way to liberating Sai Gon (now HCM City). Thousands of people are expected to visit the exhibition which opens at the provincial General Science Museum and will run until November 15. — VNS … [Read more...] about Thai Nguyen opens exhibition honouring revolutionary life of General Giap
The man who recorded General Vo Nguyen Giap's life in photos
PANO - Colonel Tran Hong, a former photographer of the People's Army Newspaper, told his stories about taking photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap for nearly 20 years. Colonel Hong said that he took first photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap in 1973. Later, the general visited Hong's photo exhibitions two times, in 1992 and 1995. Since then, Hong was selected to take photos of the General at many events. Over 40 years as a photographer, Colonel Hong took more than 2,000 photos and held 4 photo exhibitions on General Vo Nguyen Giap, especially featuring the general's simple daily life. Many viewers shared that they felt as if they were meeting General Vo Nguyen Giap when they saw Hong's photos. On the 55th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, at a photo exhibition by Colonel Hong titled "General Vo Nguyen Giap and his moments", Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Huy Hieu, former Minister of National Defence, said that he was very touched to see the exhibition. It was a meaningful … [Read more...] about The man who recorded General Vo Nguyen Giap's life in photos
Photo exhibition about General Vo Nguyen Giap's life and career
Nearly 50 photos about General Vo Nguyen Giap's life and career are on display at a photo exhibition which opened on October 10 at the Vietnam News Agency office at 5 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi. This exhibition aimed to show gratitude to the great contribution made by General Vo Nguyen Giap to the Party, State and Vietnamese people, in the cause of national liberation, construction and defence. The photos were selected from thousands of photos in the archives of the Vietnam News Agency. Photos depict President Ho Chi Minh, General Vo Nguyen Giap and comrades in the High Command in the Dien Bien Phu campaign; President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap's visit to several army units in 1957; General Vo Nguyen Giap and representatives at the 7th Party congress in 1986. The exhibition will run until October 14./. … [Read more...] about Photo exhibition about General Vo Nguyen Giap's life and career
VNA exhibits General Giap's life and career images
[/caption] HA NOI (VNS) - Nguyen Phuong Mai couldn't take her eyes off a black and white portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap in a green soldier's hat. "I feel so close, warm and moved," the native Hanoian said. "It really touches my heart. Later today, I will take my 10-year-old son here so he can understand more about the General." The portrait is among 50 photos depicting the life and career of the legendary General Giap that are on display in front of the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) headquarters at 5 Ly Thuong Kiet St, Ha Noi. They illustrate the long, illustrious career of the General, who rendered significant services to the Party and the nation during his revolutionary life spanning over 80 years. Visitors to the outdoor event can relive the resounding victories Viet Nam claimed under his leadership, such as the historical Dien Bien Phu Victory in 1954, the Ha Noi - Dien Bien Phu Victory in the Air in 1972 and the historical Ho Chi Minh campaign to liberate the south and … [Read more...] about VNA exhibits General Giap's life and career images
Photos depicting General Vo Nguyen Giap's life
(VOVworld) - The photo album "General, commander in chief Vo Nguyen Giap", published on the 100th birth anniversary of the general, portrays the talented military commander of many major campaigns in the cause of national liberation. These photos have been selected from the album "General, Commander in Chief Vo Nguyen Giap" by the External Information Service (Ministry of Information and Communications), which was published on the 100th birth anniversary of the General. General Giap and the battles Moments of General Giap's life … [Read more...] about Photos depicting General Vo Nguyen Giap's life


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Tonight, Tuesday 9th October marks the first of the Longplayer Legacies, curated by Ella Finer. These are a series of three live concerts by amazing composers hosted at the lighthouse in Trinity Buoy Wharf, London.
Larry Achiampong will be playing live tonight from 7.30pm. The concert has sold out but you can still listen live on this link. The link will go live at 7pm BST tonight and the concert will begin promptly at 7.30pm.
Our warmest thanks to Sound and Music for supporting this event.


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A spacious organic ambient mix inspired by subterranean realms!
Artist – Track – Album & Buy Link
Dave Luxton – The Quietest Place On Earth – Collected Ambient Works II
II Nøthing II – Oxygen – Artificial Nature
Steve Roach – Atmosphere for Dreaming (portion) – Atmosphere for Dreaming
Gallery Six – In This Perfect Dream – Portraits of Past Vol. I
Sinius – Shale and Cinder – Zohar
Vidna Obmana – Challenging Boundaries – Subterranean Collective
Forrest Fang – Dream of the Last Fisherman – The Fata Morgana Dream
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Hiring Your First (or Next) VA Domestic or Abroad with Bonnie Fahy
Episode 277: Show Notes
Hey everybody, and welcome back to The Strategy Hour. Today we are super happy to have a conversation with Bonnie Fahy, who is the founder of SourceIt where she helps her students and clients grow their businesses through outsourcing. Bonnie has a particular approach, which she calls "hybrid sourcing", that can make your company run more smoothly and iron out some of the traditional issues with getting outside help. Bonnie is going to be telling us all about how it works and how you can use it to your great advantage. Sound great? We think so! She is going to be giving concrete, actionable advice on how you can build your team and grow your revenue through some very simple steps. So you are not going to want to miss this episode!
The subject of hiring and how you go about sourcing your employees can sometimes be taboo; but don't worry, in this fearless conversation we break down all these walls and give you the real inside scoop. Here at TCC we have had our fair share of successes and failures with hiring over the Internet and we are so excited to share Bonnie's revolutionary and forward-thinking rules of the game with all of you, our listeners. Bonnie even tells us how she managed to quadruple her income in just three months using the strategies she is going to be explaining today! This means that by outsourcing smartly, you can have a lot more money in your pocket and also free up more time to do the things most important to you. Get ready, and let's dive in!
The Outline of What Bonnie Does and What Hybrid Sourcing Is
As some of us undoubtedly know, outsourcing team members can be a horror story and this is mostly because marketers do not always give you the full story. If you are going to be hiring through correspondence you need all the information that is can be available to you. Just plain outsourcing is not enough! Bonnie believes that you need the best of both worlds, the worlds being local expertise and international affordability. So the skill becomes knowing what to outsource from where. Bonnie tells us that when she is outsourcing for content and writing positions she always looks local because of the of the cultural understanding and perspective that it offers. When she is looking for someone for a position in tech, any web design or video work, she usually looks abroad because it is just so convenient. If you can mix these two streams of work you might be well on your way to a better model. She also reminds us how we can build long term relationships with the people we do hire, and just because people might be external to our immediate environment does not mean they are peripheral to our lives and company's future.
Using Outsourcing to Quadruple Income Quickly
When Bonnie started out, she was doing almost everything herself and she quickly realized she was not excellent at everything and as a result her first two years working were very difficult. These struggles gave her the idea to hire some help and in turn showed her how she could use virtual work to her advantage. When she saw how much an outsourced VA and new team member boosted her income and business, she imagined how she might be able to systematize this situation and resell the service to clients. Bonnie uses Asana to keep her team on the same page, but also uses a hands on approach in some select situations. Her whole team is hired in this manner, having a VA found locally and the foreign graphic designer and video editor. She really believes that this can be a powerful tool for anyone!
How to Get Started Hiring an Outsourced Team
There are three main steps in the hiring process and they are really not that difficult! The first is to create an attractive job ad, second is to simply filter appropriate candidates and then comes the interviewing process. The ad is very important, even more than you might think. Some entrepreneurs forget to put effort into making the job appear desirable because this is really how you entice good people to work with you! Bonnie tells us that a good way to go about it is to talk about the culture at your business, what drives you, the perks of working there and what the people who work there are like. Speak about your industry! You need to give a potential applicant a reason to want to apply. There are a variety of websites where you can post ads but remember to cast a wide net to ensure visibility! Filtering candidates effectively can save a lot of time and Bonnie does this by creating a form that automatically eliminates irrelevant resumes and cover letters. Some tips from Bonnie on the interviewing process are to steer away from questions that gauge enthusiasm and to ask what someone wants to get paid. A good test can be to create a hypothetical situation and see how the person deals with a scenario. You mostly want to hire people that are going to make your job easier by being able to take action and responsibility, so try test for that at this stage.
The Conversation Around Salaries, Wages and Interview Project
A good starting point for a discussion on salary is to advertise it as DOE (depends on experience), but if you know what you want and how much it is worth to you, you can also state this explicitly. There are plenty of ways around the difficulties of wage negotiating and pegging it at the right level will benefit you in the long run. Bonnie likes to use a quick screener call with applicants, no longer than ten minutes, where she just lays out what she expects and touches in with them. The first interview should not leave you feeling strongly either way about a someone, you just want to lead the conversation in the right direction and Bonnie often uses this opportunity to suggest an interview project which most people agree to. This can be a quick test to see if the person is a fit. Bonnie likes to keep it very brief, something that can be done in about an hour. The best way to go about doing this is to think about what you will be requiring from them and a short way to assess how well they can do it. You probably also want to test self-sufficiency and if someone can take ownership of a situation. Another great tip from Bonnie for this part of the process is to ask for clarification and double check that everyone is understanding each other. This helps to build a report and gauge the suitability of the person too.
The Outline of What Bonnie Does and What Hybrid Sourcing Is. [0:03:52.2]
Using Outsourcing to Quadruple Income Quickly. [0:09:51.5]
How to Get Started Hiring an Outsourced Team. [0:15:20.4]
The Conversation Around Salaries and Wages. [0:27:35.2]
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Doubling Down - Fuji X-T1
It has been a few years since I started playing around with Fuji X-Trans cameras. Up until I bought my X100s, I was a pretty solid "Canon Guy", but after seeing some of the images being shot with the - then new - X-Trans cameras, I had to see what all of the hype was about.
After purchasing the X100s, if you have been keeping score, I fell in love. The hype was real. It has been my daily, walking about camera for about 2 years now. Not only is it unbelievably more portable than my workhorse Canon 5D MKII, it also doesn't really sacrifice much in terms of image quality, which would have been a deal breaker. The downside is that it is a fixed 35mm equivalent, which is not a problem in-and-of itself, but there are times when you do want the flexibility to swap lenses, zoom, etc.
For the past few months, I have been keeping an eye on the X-T1 as an extension of what the X100s has provided me - portability with outstanding image quality. Where the X100s was limited by a fixed lens, however, the X-T1 can swap lenses, sacrifices nothing in terms of image quality, provides a much larger EVF and is weather resistant. What isn't to love?
Last week, I finally doubled down on Fuji and bought an X-T1. I had given some serious thought to purchasing a new Canon, but the X100s has convinced me that where Canon has been making incremental updates to their systems, Fuji is clearly future-focused and is providing new and innovative features - not to mention regular firmware updates to help get additional life out of aging hardware.
At this point, I would say that it is too soon to give a proper review, but I would argue that the X-T1 is an unbelievably nice camera that packs a serious punch in a small package. In fact, the end-to-end quality has been so good that I am considering it as a full-blown replacement for my full-frame Canon, which I would have nearly considered impossible.
I suppose that for now I would say that the X100s and the X-T1 "experiment" has been proving extremely positive. Look for more photos to come over the next few months, but for now, here are a few test shots from the past few days.
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(See all of my Book Reviews) – "The Oppressed" eBook was published in 2018 and was written by Matt Thomas. This is Mr. Thomas' second publication. This is the first in his "Wroth Worlds" series.
I received an ARC of this novel through https://www.netgalley.com in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this novel as 'R' because it contains scenes of Violence and Mature Language. The story is set in the far future. The primary character is Bryan Howe leader of Free Human Special Forces Detachment 8222.
Earth had been invaded and conquered by the Hetarek. Much of the human population on Earth has been exterminated. The remainder has become Hetarek slaves. A few from Earth escaped the Hetarek and, with the help of the Ahai, have fled to the stars. The Free Human forces have begun to fight back against the Hetarek. They have already taken a few systems, now they have set their sights on Earth.
Howe and his team are inserted on Earth to start building a guerrilla army to rise up and assist in an invasion of Earth. But Howe and his team have a difficult job. Not only do the Hetarek keep a close and ruthless watch on the remaining humans, but the humans consider Howe and his colleagues "Runners'. They are looked down upon because the humans that have survived on Earth feel that they were abandoned. With a generation having passed, it is difficult to recruit survivors to risk everything to support the 'Runners'.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 11+ hours I spent reading this 375-page science fiction novel. I liked the plot of a conquered Earth being retaken. There is a lot of action and not all of the characters you start out with survive. This is just the beginning of the story of a much longer struggle. The cover art is OK, but I would have preferred something closer to the storyline. I give this novel a 5 out of 5.
My book reviews are also published on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/31181778-john-purvis).


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I remember having discussions about caste in middle school where classmates would unanimously ask me to shut the fuck up – not because they were casteist, but because, at least to them, my discussion was always out-of-the-syllabus. That's how caste and gender are still taught in school – as syllabi rather than realities.Read More
Balancing my privilege with the legitimacy of my own identity and emotions has been challenging, and it pushes me into a constant state of expressing myself and holding back. I'm still learning about how I can hit the sweet spot between taking up space that isn't mine, and allowing myself to see myself as a legitimately queer being.Read More
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We are all gifted with the innate ability to feel and recognise love as an emotion and expression. But we are never taught about how to use it and how important it is to accept that love exists in many forms. I guess we really need to learn how to USE our love, i.e., Understand, Support and Embrace the love that we have for ourselves, and the love we have to share with the world.
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Rafiul Alom Rahman is the founder of The Queer Muslim Project (2017), and of the Delhi University Queer Collective (2014). In an interview with Avali and Arunima from The YP Foundation, he talks about the challenges of organising around queer issues and politics within university spaces, about the queer movement in India, and about the importance of The Queer Muslim Project - not only in the lives of Muslim-queers, but also in the larger socio-political context of the country.Read More
I write not in the hopes of swaying any of your future decisions. I am in a happy place now and wouldn't wish you to take an alternate route at all. You might already be thinking of all the possible course of actions you could be taking in the coming time. While not all of your wishes will come to fruition, hereon you won't regret any step that you take.Read More
Maybe it is time for the queer community to reflect upon its own hypocrisy, and realise that even queer spaces, which aim to be inclusive and accommodating of diverse identities, can be intolerant of differences.Read More
During LGBTQ awareness sessions in college, Kokila Bhattacharya was asked, "Bhopal mein Pride kyun nahi hua?" So, a group of individuals took on the mission! Here's some gyaan on that.Read More
In a short conversation with Avali and Tara from The YP Foundation, Ritwik, Jamal and Chitraksh from Transmen Collective talk about issues of representation, inclusion and marginalisation of trans youth in the larger queer movement in India. They share with us the challenges of forming collectives such as the Transmen Collective, as well as recognising and acknowledging the intersection of queerness with other identities.Read More
A large portion of the last decade has been quite tumultuous for the LGBTQIA+ community in the country. From the decriminalization of Section 377 in 2009 by the Delhi High Court to its recriminalization in 2013 by the Supreme Court, from the state recognizing the discrimination people from the hijra community face to the more recent disaster that was the Transgender Persons Bill of 2016 - the community has been through a lot.Read More
Frankenstein's monster is a thing of utter despair. Its creator is a parent unwilling to acknowledge their child's existence and their right to live , even though he's the one because of whom the so-called monster comes to life in the first place. Once created, the 'monster' was shunned and thrown out of civilization.
Unfortunately, as bizarre as it may be, I have often reluctantly admitted to similarities between the lives of a trans-women, like me, and that of Frankenstein's monster.
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The eldest son of Nathanil and Elnora Hawthorn, and arguably the least mature of all. Weylon has a brilliant mind and a talent for healing, as his father does, but refuses to apply himself, despite being his father's apprentice. He concerns himself with chasing after young women, and is known as something of a tomcat around Bree. He is only truly affectionate with his mother.
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I'm attending a function tonight celebrating one of my son's ex teachers achievements. She was awarded educator of the year honors in our area. That's no small feat. To be singled out amongst her colleagues, all of whom are probably pretty darn good educators in their own right. It takes a special breed of person to handle disparate groupings of kids day in and day out, year in and out. To bring them a love of learning while maintaining discipline and order in the classroom. And believe me, there were times in her classroom when discipline was sorely tested. You can't just whack a kid with a ruler anymore when they get out of line. Frankly, I sometimes wonder if that is progress or not. Teaching is a career that my patience could not handle with the grace and endurance Sheryl has exhibited. So way to go teacher, hope you let your hair down tonight and enjoy the accolades.
Educator of the Year
May 14, 2010 by saunaboy


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Stop Worrying about F--ing Russia
Russia is a smokescreen — all of it. Not just the scandal, but the semi-scandals that it's spawned, including the assertion that Obama wiretapped Trump's phones. Obama did request wiretaps on Trump associates. And they courts approved them. So why would Trump turn our eyes back to the Russia scandal by pointing out how federal courts approved wiretaps on that same Russian scandal?
Because it's what he wants us to be talking about.
The more we focus on the story of what he and Russia did, the more we keep our eyes off of Steve Bannon's very real and pressing dangers. We forget about Travel Ban 2.0, killing worker safety laws, and stripping the financial sector of any semblance of public responsibility (AKA The Big Short, pt. 2). Trump may seem "on the ropes" over Russia, but there is still no evidence of any wrong-doing. It's still just media conjecture and baseless spin — two areas where Donald Trump can actually claim to be an expert.
While he keeps us at bay over allegations the general public can't prove, however, Viceroy Bannon is dismantling the very regulations that keep America safe and solvent. And the more we act like Russia is the enemy, the easier that jobs becomes.
Russia is Not the Real Enemy:
We are so far ahead of Russia in every viable metric it's almost inconceivable that we're more worried about them than our own sham government. Think Russia is the enemy? We have missiles in Europe pointed straight at Moscow. You think Russia has rockets in freaking Nova Scotia? A missile base in Mexico? Not to mention that our economy could eat theirs for a light snack, even on it's worst days(though Trump lifting sanctions could change that).
Sure, Russia dinged up our Democracy a bit. But this is, unfortunately, the way elections are run from here on out. Trump took the cheap, online-driven grassroots model that Obama made famous and turned it to 11 with grand success. That Russia helped Trump win was less of a decisive push and more of a cherry on top. The "bombshell" late email announcement from Comey was only helpful because Clinton somehow didn't save one last bullet for herself — but we shouldn't pretend that a reality star orchestrating a last minute shake-up wasn't blindingly obvious in hindsight.
In sum — Russia may have helped Trump win, but it didn't cause the Democrats to lose. Let's be honest, the DNC should have shut this hack down in 2015. They were one factor in an already lost election. It's time to deal with the effects instead of praying to change the cause.
Besides — we've interfered with so many elections in the past that it'd kinda funny (in a terrible, wish-it-was-fictional way), that someone actually did it to us.
Furthermore, Trump was proud of his connections to Russia during the election, advocating a reset in relations with the nation. Hardly the pose of someone who wanted to hide potential connections. It is, much more, the stance of someone who is giving us exactly what we want — a distracting, unprovable scandal. And, now that he's embroiled Obama in it all, the classic Trump straw man, we're eating it up in the hope he'll get impeached.
Very Real Issues Require our Attention RIGHT NOW:
We're not getting Donald impeached. An independent, thorough investigation might, but that is already clearly underway in the bowels of the Deep State. What we are doing, however, is giving him the perfect cover to rip up years of regulation and legislation on Wall Street, the environment, and consumer protections. Steve Bannon, on a crusade to break us down and start anew in a white, free-market fantasy land, doesn't give two shits what we find out about Russia. He just wants us to keep looking.
And, as a result, we've allowed financial advisors to work against a client's best interest. Bannon's fact-free Russian free-for-all allowed him to dump sludge and waste in our waterways ("toxic-riverway", to be fair, is what Bannon types into Zillow housing searches). Our pre-occupation is why we're using lead bullets in natural preserves again. I don't even think hunters want lead bullets back — Bannon is just at the point where he can kill regulations because, well, fuck you.
Russia is way behind us, a distant and unlikely threat. But Steve Bannon, death incarnate, is wreaking havoc in our small intestines as we speak. I understand that we want to impeach Trump over this but, really, it doesn't look good for us. In fact, the Russia scandal is just giving more ammunition to Trump's anti-news diatribes. We're spending hours a day on stories that say nothing new and are, admittedly, light on facts. Breitbart is eating it up.
Our Only Evidence Comes From People We Shouldn't Trust:
Because we don't have anything but conjecture right now. We still don't have enough evidence — we have leaks. And, furthermore, I refuse to put my hope in the American Deep State. And yet liberals have bent ass-backwards to pray that our CIA and FBI — agencies whose histories are full of both international and domestic terrorism, wiretapping, and murder — will somehow save us by ridding the world of Trump.
The fact is Trump and his surrogates are kinda right on this one. There is no evidence. Not yet, at least — not publicly. And that Russian Ambassador everyone is meeting with? He's also in photos with Pelosi — photos she lied about. As much as we get pissed about fake news, liberals are the ones caught in an echo chamber of conjecture and accusations. This isn't to say we should ignore Russia's connections to Trump — it's just that we should stop talking about things without evidence or new information. What are we — Trump supporters?
Until we wake up to issues we can actually challenge, more and more regulations will hit the chopping block. For chrissake they tried to fit in a regulation demanding that for every new rule proposed, two more must be overturned. I can already see Bannon suggesting new rules every day just to slash two existing ones, like some demented chain reaction of Magic cards (which Bannon definitely plays — just look at that mealy complexion). They don't seriously think we're that stupid, right?
No — they just think we're too worried about / praying for a Russian scandal to care.
There are darker explanations as well — such as a purported financial interest for the Intelligence Community to kick off the Cold War anew, even though I highly doubt — when faced with the overwhelming multi-national threat of ISIS and watching our every communication — the people at these agencies really want another conflict on their hands. Still, even Dennis Kucinich is on board to divest from the Russian scandal for a few weeks. There are investigations in place, and and I'm not saying we forget bout it entirely. I'm just suggesting we have bigger battles over the next 4–8 years.
Because even when we do get Trump out, you know who we'll have left?
Mike Pence: the Great White Dildo himself (seriously — he's so damn smooth looking). And you better believe he's going to crush any regulation standing between him and God's America.


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Letitia Stevenson
Letitia Stevenson
|Second Lady of the United States
|In role
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
|Vice President
|Adlai Stevenson
|Preceded by
|Anna Morton
|Succeeded by
|Jennie Hobart
|Personal details
Letitia Green
January 8, 1843
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|December 25, 1913 (aged 70)
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
|Resting place
|Evergreen Cemetery
|Political party
|Adlai Stevenson (1866–1913)
|4, including Lewis
|Lewis W. Green
Mary Peachy Fry
Letitia Green Stevenson (January 8, 1843 – December 25, 1913) was the wife of Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson I, who served in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland.
Early life[edit]
Letitia Green was born on January 8, 1843. She was the daughter of Presbyterian Reverend Lewis W. Green (1806–1863), who was the head of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and Mary Peachy Fry, a descendant of surveyor and adventurer Joshua Fry. She was educated at the Walnut Hill Female Institute in Lexington, Kentucky, and a school near Gramercy Park in New York City. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, she returned to Lexington. After her father died the next year, Green moved with her mother north to Chenoa, Illinois, where her sister Julia lived. There, she met and was courted by Adlai Ewing Stevenson, a graduate of Centre. The pair wed at Julia's house on December 22, 1866.[1]
The Stevensons moved into a house in nearby Bloomington in 1869, shortly after the birth of their first child, Lewis, so named for her father. They carefully planned their family in an era before this was common or publicly accepted. Letitia maintained the household in the frequent absence of her husband.[2] Daughter Mary, nicknamed "Bessie", was sickly as a child and eventually succumbed to tuberculosis in 1895. Lewis was also frequently hospitalized due to complications from an injury sustained while hunting. Stevenson traveled with her son to sanitariums across the region. Eventually, Stevenson's responsibilities waned as Lewis married and daughters Julia and Letitia left for boarding school. After a political appointment in 1884 led to a move to Washington, D.C., Stevenson became engrossed in the emerging women's rights movement.[3]
When Adlai was nominated for Vice President of the United States in 1892, Letitia campaigned on his behalf. Already used to public speaking through her leadership of Bloomington women's clubs, Stevenson spoke on her husband's behalf, especially in opposition to the Lodge Bill. She also typically wrote an acknowledgment letter to local media after campaigning in a city.[4]
Lewis Stevenson became the Illinois secretary of state and father of Illinois Governor and 1952 and 1956 Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Their great-grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, was a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981 and an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986.
She suffered from severe rheumatism and migraine headaches that often forced her to wear leg braces. Nonetheless, she was described as a "keen observer and judge of people, and a charming hostess"".[5] She helped establish the Daughters of the American Revolution to try to heal the divisions between North and South after the Civil War and succeeded Mrs. Benjamin Harrison as President General.
She died aged 70 in 1913.[6]
- ^ Baker 1997, pp. 102–103.
- ^ Baker 1997, pp. 105–107.
- ^ Baker 1997, pp. 111–112.
- ^ Baker 1997, pp. 150–151.
- ^ "VP Adlai Stevenson". 30 May 2014.
- ^ "MRS. A.E. STEVENSON DIES.; Wife of ex-Vice President and ex-President General of D.A.R." (PDF). The New York Times. 1913-12-26. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- Baker, Jean H. (1997). The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393315981.
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|Honorary titles
|Preceded by
Anna Morton
| Second Lady of the United States
|Succeeded by
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4 ways to prevent log-in fatigue at work
Your staff has enough to do without being asked to devise yet another username/password combination. Try consolidating and standardizing.
No matter what your job title is or your responsibilities are, if you use a computer, you probably have to log in. If you're like most modern workers who jump from task to task or even location to location, you log into more than one program more than once a day.
If you are a smart person who provides a lot of value to your company—I'll assume you are—wrestling with multiple username/password combinations can be completely demoralizing.
Logging in many times a day can be the bane of your work existence if it interrupts your regular work schedule and causes frustration. Are you and your colleagues victims of log-in fatigue?
Here are the top five signs:
- You know all of your nieces' and nephews' birthdays.
- Your hand is constantly penned with number and letter reminders.
- Y0u 0veru5e c0mm0n pa55w0rd tr!ck5 in ema!l5 t0 c0-w0rker5.
- You've recently wasted at least 15 minutes coming up with a new username/password combination.
- You're known to chant mnemonic devices whenever you log into a new program.
Adding enterprise social media to an organization's already time-intensive routine of program log-in requirements can mean yet another helping of frustration on your employees' plates, but it doesn't have to be so. Let's consider what could bring on log-in fatigue:
1. Separation of social and systems. If your company's technology won't allow new social media tools to be an integral part of your current systems, log-in fatigue can result. Asking people to shift from their current programs and tasks to log into a new program is a poor way to encourage adoption of social tools. It's a similar case if you are not integrating social tools into your current intranet platform.
2. Lack of standardization. If your organization has not decided on a particular tool and instead has implemented a number of tools doing similar things that require multiple log-ins, your users are probably experiencing log-in fatigue—or will be soon.
3. Tool variety. When you want to avoid log-in fatigue, variety is not the spice of life (unless that spice has turned rancid). Having different business units within your organization choose different enterprise social media applications can lead to log-in fatigue. Say, for example, your sales force is using Chatter for micro-blogging, the internal communications team is using Yammer as its corporate internal platform, and other departments have other platforms. This sort of structure can make logging in and conversing inefficient and a source of annoyance.
4. Partial buy-in. Though baby steps can be useful in the process of implementing and adopting an enterprise social media strategy, you must have full support of management to avoid log-in fatigue—as well as a number of other weighty problems. If management is only partially on board, you are more than likely unable to incorporate social tools into your existing work processes. That means more log-in requirements and steps for employees.
Companies that embrace social media tools but ignore the threat of log-in fatigue stand to lose. Log-in fatigue can cause your people to simply stop using social tools. Even likelier than that risk, many potential users won't adopt the new tools in the first place. If a tool exists, even if it's great, people will stop using it because they don't want to deal with one more username/password step.
If you already have an enterprise social media strategy in place, be sure that you are integrating these tools with existing platforms so that an additional log-in isn't necessary. If your social tools aren't consolidated and standardized throughout your organization, start consolidating and standardizing.
Andy Jankowski is the founder of Enterprise Strategies. A version of this article first appeared on the Enterprise Strategies blog.
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