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*A second version of this post can be found at: The Shadow League: Analyzing The Street Harassment Epidemic
I write this entry on a plane to Brasil (sidenote, at this moment the only male Brasilian flight attendant is taking photos wth passengers. It's weird). I've had the great fortune of being on three continents other than my own since May. Brasil will be the fourth country where I've spent my time and Portuguese will be the fourth official language I will have heard spoken since May. The last few months have been thrilling, to say the least. Egypt, Italy and Colombia were all rich and unique experiences and I value each and every moment. Hol' up. I retract the aforementioned statement. I value ALMOST every moment. In reality I could've done without most of the street harassment.
Cairo, Egypt
My girl told me in advance that if I wanted to minimize the harassment by men in Cairo I needed to rock a long tunic that covered the hip, thigh and derrière regions, long sleeves, no cleavage. Wow. I literally went from a beach club in Naples where women with weird fake tans wore thong bikinis one day to a place where showing too much forearm was deemed provocative the next. Gotta love travel. I can't imagine what the harassment would've been like had I not dressed as my friend suggested, because it was intense when completely covered. But the harassment there felt unlike any I had experienced before. Somehow it felt scarier, more threatening. I'd been told in advance that men grab and touch in Egypt, so this was one of the sources of my fear. Talking shit to me can be annoying but touching any body part is taking the violation to an entirely different level. But the other source was the way in which men stared and spoke. There was this air of disdain or contempt that I'd never really experienced and found very worrisome. My own defensiveness, coupled with the fact that my homegirl is a fellow spitfire, had me wondering at point we were going to get into some kind of fight with the men of Cairo. Fortunately I made it out unscathed (although my girl did get into an argument with some men who were ogling lasciviously while on the women's train car when I wasn't around).
Rome and Naples, Italy
Before I ventured out to Rome and Naples I was told by many how aggressive Italian men can be, what lovers of women they are and about their perceived attraction to Black women. And to be honest, I was not terribly vexed by the attention I got from men in Rome. And trust this is not me giving them a white-man pass. They just never seemed overly aggressive or obnoxious. They did however express their appreciation of my physical attractiveness. And I'm not going to front like this is not something that I value. Herein lays one of those internal contradictions I struggle with. I'm totally aware of the beauty myth. The idea that beauty as we know it is socially constructed and is used to disempower women by making us compete against one another and constantly struggle to meet unattainable standards (check out Naomi Wolff for more). I understand how beauty is used to make some of us appear powerful with regard to men but that in reality anything we attain from physical attributes can be seen as a Pyrrhic victory due to all that we must sacrifice in order to achieve it. But at the same time, I would be bullshitting if I didn't say that I DO NOT want to be invisible. I want to be aesthetically appealing, sexually attractive. I want to have a fan club full of fawning men. But fawning in a way which doesn't demean me or minimize all of my other attributes that I feel are far more important. The way that Italian men expressed an appreciation was tolerable to me. I could deal with the intense staring, comments, and teeth sucking because it wasn't incessant, loud or overwhelming. And quite honestly it didn't seem like there was any less interest than in other places. It was just expressed differently. I was in Rome alone and while my East Coast armor wasn't allowing me to be too open to folks there, I never felt threatened. During my last day in Rome this guy tried to pick me up around the Coliseum and win me over with the idea that he was an archaeologist once he found out that I was a budding sociologist. And as nice as it would've been to go out my last night, I didn't trust him or the other two men who asked me later. But one, Giovane was quite interesting, very forward and honest. He spoke English and despite my firm "I don't want to talk to you stranger" demeanor, he proceeded to try and chat me up. As a result of this demeanor he said that I was very hard and that if I didn't want men to approach me then I shouldn't dress sexy. Um, mi scusiiii?? Despite the fact that I really wasn't doing the most, he basically said that he could see my booty from down the street. "Italian women don't have all that" (they really don't, flat as boards) and gestured around his hip, thigh and derrière regions (must be a source of power judging by how much it's emphasized everywhere). Besides the fact that I am never going to support the notion that I need to change so that grown men know how to control themselves, his forwardness was throwing me all off. And this is where I realized how even in NY folks are just not this direct. I was particularly taken aback by his openness with discussing race. He said "you're black but you're white white white. I'm darker than you." Uh, say what?? He was darker, but still. Who feels the need to point that out after 3 min. of discussion? He said "white men in The States don't approach you do they, only black men? Italian men aren't like that." Correct, sir. We discussed this for a while then he tired of me and my standoffishness and said he was leaving because I was too tough. Deuces. I later spoke to an Italian friend about the conversation and he shared that in reality there aren't a lot of women of African-descent walking around there who weren't prostitutes. That hurt to hear. Because no matter how much I go back and forth about my feelings about sex work, it never feels okay that people equate dark female bodies with prostitution.
Cartagena, Colombia
I often tweeted my frustrations about the harassment in Cartagena. Last summer when I spent a month there I was floored by it. My first day there I was walking around by myself and at some point it was so intense that I had to go home. When you're in a new country you never quite know what the line is. Do people grab here? At some point I realized that men there in general didn't grab, they just stare, comment and slurp. Interestingly enough, last year I was touched twice and it was not by Cartageneros but by two people who thought they had license to do so: one drunken Irishman leaving Havana Café at the same time as I was and who had looked like he had been waiting all night to smack me on the bottom, and a massive female prostitute who pinched my leg as I walked through her turf when coming from the beach. Those two experiences sucked, particularly with the Irish dude because I felt humiliated and undefended by my male friends. This summer I returned to spend two months in Cartagena and wanted to hit someone with a little Puerto Rican judo pretty much every day. In the neighborhood where I lived there was a lot of curiosity about where I was from for a while, most assuming I was from Brazil or a daughter of Colombia who had returned. As I came to know more people in the neighborhood the word seemed to go around that I was coming from New York. And this was obvious when I walked through La Plaza from yoga and one idiot screamed out for all to hear in English, "Beautiful ass!!" Grrrr! This type of foolishness I just can't adapt to. And I shouldn't have to. A friend in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia for my non-uuureah readers) asked "oh they are worse than here?" HAHAHAHAHA. Trust, Cartageneros would get the gold were "hollering" an Olympic event. And not because they are good at it but because they are persistent. They make 125 in Harlem look like an oasis of respect for womanhood. And these distinctions are where I start to notice what makes daily harassment tolerable. I'm harassed everywhere Black men are found in mass. So it's not as if I came to the coast of Colombia a virgin to this. But the way it's done there appears compulsive. If I walk by ten men at least eight of them seem COMPELLED to speak, like their manhood depends on it. And what was even more pitiful was the damn script. The power of the word is a big deal on the East Coast. Spitting game is literally a game folks are trying to win. And while you do get a lot of the same dirty "God bless you, Ma"s folks mix in a lot of other lines so at least you don't get bored. Not in Cartagena. It's like they are given a script at 15 years old and that's pretty much what they are going to use until they die. Because harassment knows no age limit. "Hermosa, belleza, la reina, saborosa, modela, blah blah blah." Every guy, in the exact same rhythm too. Oh and the PSSTing and SSSSSing. I ignore once, he does it louder. I ignore twice, three times and he continues, getting louder every time as if the reason I'm ignoring him is because I didn't hear him. This kind of daily work just to get through the streets is taxing. My rule is that if you don't address me respectfully I ignore the shit out of you. And men really do seem to have a problem with basic greetings. There were very few "hello, how are you?"s. Always some extra nonsense. And what was most unfortunate was that you get to the point where it is impossible to make eye contact with men because then they take it as an invitation to go even harder. I couldn't even see an elder and greet him because he too would turn around and make me feel absolutely disgusting. It's beyond an appreciation of the female form or a love for women. You begin to wonder whether men see you as anything else but a sexual object. People will tell you "oh that's how men on the coast are." Well what's that about? Then it begins to seem like the men are feeding into some stereotype about hypersexuality and Black maleness, which makes the whole production even more frustrating.


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The Freeport of Riga is ready for winter and ice navigation
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According to the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers winter navigation in all Latvian ports begins on the 15th of December and ends on the 15th of April. The decision on ice navigation opening at the Port of Riga and the Gulf of Riga, as well as on the necessity to employ icebreakers is adopted by the Harbour Master of the Riga port, on the basis of operational situation at the port and the bay. According to the Freeport Harbour Master Arturs Brokovskis - Vaivods, sea trial of the SIA "Rīgas brīvostas flote" icebreakers "Varma" and "Foros", operating at the Port of Riga, took place last week. On the basis of the at-sea test results, as well as on information from the Freeport office, the Harbour Master is confident that the Riga Port is fully prepared for winter and ice navigation.
Winter navigation in Latvia is beginning on the 15th of December, that means that ship-owners by this time are obliged to prepare the vessels for safe navigation at low temperatures. There should be the appropriate equipment on board to free the hull from icing. The greatest threat to the ships during the winter is an ice layer on the hull, formed due to low air temperature, wind and splashes, it has an impact on the stability of the vessel and the vessel may even turn over. The Freeport Harbour Master Arturs Brokovskis - Vaivods: "The floating craft of the port of Riga is ready for winter navigation, but most importantly, approaching winter season, we must be ready for the difficult ice navigation conditions."
Icebreaking at the port of Riga and the Gulf of Riga and up to the Irbe Strait or the Kolka Rags is provided by SIA "Rīgas brīvostas flote" icebreakers "Varma" and "Foros". Last week sea trials of both icebreakers was performed and the Freeport Harbour Master was informed of the icebreakers' full technical readiness for ice navigation. Latvian Maritime academy students also took part in the sea trials with the aim to get acquainted with icebreakers' operation, their technical capabilities as well as ice navigation peculiarities at the Port of Riga and the Gulf of Riga.
Mr.Arturs Brokovskis - Vaivods: "Within the very Riga port water area the icebreaking services are needed only rarely. Due to permanent maritime traffic there is practically no thick ice layer, besides, the tugs, operating at the Riga Port, are suitable for ice conditions and parallel to traditional tugging they can be engaged in ice-breaking. The Freeport of Riga Authority mainly provides icebreaking services at the Irbe Strait and the Gulf of Riga to help ships take the road to the port of Riga, in compliance with the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers "Regulations on the Procedure of the Latvian Waters Use and Navigation Regime Thereof". Ice navigation conditions, season length and icebreakers workload at the Gulf of Riga are very difficult to predict, they depend not only on low temperatures, but also the wind direction and other conditions."


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While in the hotels and restaurants they are close gatherings in there, you could just even go and have some fun in the entertainment area where you can see some lottery machines to play like in casino and many more. just enjoy but remember hold on and don't get carried away on that games because i heard too many people while they played on that game, the lost their most valuable things in them,like broken family, lost their houses and many more which is personal and that's not good because that's addiction already.
So before you go into to that particular games, you must have to know first the consequences before it would be too late for you too wake up and discover that all you're valuable things are gone. so be alert and as always have presence of mind before playing that game.


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By: Matthew Cunha
The Boston Bruins limped their way down the stretch going 1-4 in their final 5 games and as a result will have to play the 105 point Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. From analyzing the matchup, all factors point to this being an exciting, high scoring, 7 game series that may be more the Bruins bargained for in the first round.
Team Stats: The Leafs scored 270 goals (Bruins – 267) and gave up 230 (Bruins – 211). That ranks T3rd in goals for, and 12th in goals against. The Bruins ranked 6th in goals for and 4th in goals against. The Maple Leafs had the 2nd most productive power play at 25% and the T10th highest penalty kill efficiency at 81.4%. The Bruins rank 4th in power play percentage, and third in penalty kill percentage.
History: The Leafs took three out of four from the Bruins this season and have won 8 out of 9 from the Bruins in regular season matchups. Two of those games came early into the season before the Bruins hit their stride. The Bruins took care of business on February 3rd beating the Leafs 4-1. Toronto would get the next one on February 24th, with a 4-3 win after a controversial goal beat Rask in the final minute of the game. This is their 14th meeting in playoff history with the only recent series happening in 2013. The Leafs had one of the most epic collapses in sports history squandering a 4-1 lead in the third period as the Bruins won game 7 in OT 5-4.
Forwards – The Maple Leafs have a deep, deep three line punch. It all starts with their first line center and 2nd year player Auston Matthews. The speedy Matthews scored 34 goals and 29 assists in just 62 games this season. He is joined on a line with William Nylander and Zach Hyman who have a combined 32 goals. Unlike the Bruins who have their top scorers, (Marchand, Bergeron, and Pastrank) on the same line, the Leafs are spread out creating a resilient attack for other teams defense pairings. It will be interesting to see how Bruce Cassidy handles this as he likes to routinely stick Chara-McAvoy out their vs the other team's best line. The leafs 2nd line of Patrick Marleau, Nazem Kadri, and Mitch Marner has a combined 81 goals with all three having more than 20 goals. Their 3rd line accounted for 61 goals including 36 from James Van Riemsdyk. Their fourth line features ex-Montreal Canadiens and deadline acquisition Tomas Plekanec. Their forward depth is Maple Leafs biggest attribute and could pose substantial problems for the Bruins.
Defense – If their forward depth is their strength, their defensive depth is a little lacking. First paring Ron Hainsey is a 12+- and is alongside Morgan Rielly. Reilly has 6 goals and 46 assists, but is also a -4 despite Toronto's +40 goal differential. 2nd pairing Jake Gardiner has been the most consistent with 52 points and a +9 rating. He is joined alongside Nikita Zaitsev. Their bottom pairing of Roman Polak and Travis Dermott combine for a solid +21. Overall this group is not bad, but lacks a clear #1 pairing able of playing 30 minutes a games and sometimes plus like you will likely see from Chara-McAvoy.
Goalie – The Leafs will rollout Frederik Andersen in net. This season, Andersen .918 save percentage and allowed 2.81 goals against in 66 game played for the Leafs. Andersen went 38-21-5 on the season. Andersen equaled his career save percentage this season, allowing more goals a game then his 2.55 career average (Rask, 34-14-5, .917, 2.36). Andersen took the Ducks to the Western Conference Finals in 2015 and was game away of taking them to the Cup before they blew a 3-2 lead vs the Blackhawks as he allowed more than four goals in the final four games. Andersen lost his job in 2016, before being implemented in the first round with a 2-0 series deficit. He brought the Ducks back to a 3-2 series lead before losing their last two games and being traded to the Leafs in the offseason. Last year, him and the Leafs lost in the first round 4 game to 2 against the Capitals. Andersen has shown some ability in these situations, but has also chocked.
Important Injuries – None
Bruins Probable Lines – No Ryan Donato for the Bruins in game 1. Riley Nash is still out with an injury, with Rick Nash coming back in.
(68GP-34G-51A-85PTS) – (64-30-33-63) – (82-35-45-80) | Total Goals: 102
DeBrusk-Krejci-Rick Nash
(70-16-27-43) – (64-17-27-44) – (71-21-13-34) | Total Goals: 54
(77-16-31-47) – (60-10-1-11) – (57-14-19-33) | Total Goals: 40
(82-10-12-22) – (75-6-8-14) – (18-2-4-5) | Total Goals: 18
Chara – McAvoy
(73-7-17-24) – (63-7-25-32) | Total Goals: 14
Krug – Miller
(76-14-45-59) – (68-1-15-16) | Total Goals: 15
Grzelcyk – McQuaid
(61-3-12-15) – (38-1-3-4) | Total Goals: 4
(34-14-5, .917, 2.36)
Consensus: The Bruins have a better defense and a slightly (not much) better goalie, but the forwards on Toronto are a little bit deeper. These are the only two teams who have three thirty plus goal scorers (Matthews, Kadri, Van Riemsdyk, Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak). The Bruins have them on one line, the Leafs have them separated. Both teams play fast, and it should create for some exciting high scoring games in this series. At the end of the day, the Bruins slight edge in back and in net has to give them advantage when the game tightens in pressure situations. However, the Leafs will require a little bit too much effort for the Bruins with the Lightning likely awaiting for the next round.
Bruins Win in 7
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Star Wars Destiny Cards to pair with the "Way of the Force" upgrade
I wrote in a piece leading up to the release of the Way of the Force set for Star Wars Destiny that I really liked an upgrade called "Way of the Force" because it opened up pairing options assuming the character had dice that were comparable or better than a 3 cost upgrade. The card allows you to use a single die version of a character that you can make elite with this upgrade later. Traditionally, other than Sabine Wren and the SoR Palpatine very few characters that cost 18 or more at elite are competitive which makes a bunch of popular characters somewhat useless because their pairing options tend to be weaker or very limited. However, with this upgrade perhaps we can repair the value on some of these characters.
Here I pitch some pairings I have played with or schemed up with our contributor George.
I loved K2 in Rogue One and when he came out as a 15/20 character with a cool but limiting ability I knew it would be tough to make him work. I tried a few pairings like the original Rey and did reasonably well but it is a tenous thing to ramp up K-2SO before he dies since he is the obvious target. But if you take him with a single die and pair him with the new Luke Skywalker you have 24 points of health and several high damage and shield sides. Luke is the bigger opening threat and so K2SO lives long enough to get weapons "bestow"ed, "equip"ped, and redeployed launching him back into action to finish the game. The deck can use "Synchronicity" on every turn for rare hero damage from hand and can have great economy with "It Binds All Things" or "Reaping the Crystal" plays.
2. Kallus
Kallus looked like a beast when he dropped, but his pairing with Mother Talzin wasn't ideal and no other pairing worked much better and he never really got traction in the meta despite 4 damage sides and a useful Power Action. Taking him one die at 14 though can pair him with the new Fifth Brother for a devastating combo of power. Fifth Brother is very scary and has to be the early target and if/when he dies ("Rise Again" or "Dark Ritual") Kallus has 12 health to finish out the match. Playing "Way of the Force" is a worthy 3 cost upgrade so you get those damage sides and have another die that you can use the Power Action on if you need to pair it with the modified sides from the Fifth Brother's or Maul's Sabers you probably put in this deck.
3. Darth Vader
The original big bad villain perhaps could come roaring back in a single die form paired with the ever sneaky Seventh Sister and with her seeker droid you can still get a 4 die start. Vader's ability works just as well with a single die, and if they decide to still focus on killing him first we know that Sister can bring the heat especially with how much you can ramp her up by the time they eat through his 13 health.
4. General Grievous
The new Grievous looked scary but the likelyhood of him living long enough to get 4 weapons played on him didn't look likely. However, with a single die your opponent may decide to wipe out Seventh Sister or whoever you decided to pair with him first giving you more time to load him up. You may not want to play "Way of the Force" if you go for the 4 weapon trick, but if you just want to load him with weapons or utilize his Wheel Bike you can enjoy making him elite later.
5. Mace Windu
I think Mace is a borderline selection. At 16 for a single die he may still be the focus of your opponent's damage and therefore not live long enough to get that second die out. But maybe pairing with a strong 14 cost like the new Cassian and loading them up with the upgrades and putting something like Force Illusions on Mace you can pressure them to aim for the partner first allowing him to finish which his ability and die makes quite possible.
As a final note it should be noted that Way of the Force can provide an opportunity to build a deck that can have two good characters to play the new Dark Saber card on where you can get the 15 or 20 bonus on either character making that Legendary card even better in those decks.


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I took Dizzy to the vet this morning, and the reason that she's been limping the last few weeks is arthritic knees. That also goes to explain why it's sometimes worse that others. The vet gave me an anti-inflammatory to give her for pain, and a glucosamine type drug.
Scotties are such sweet dogs, with nary a complaint about pain - except for the yelps over acute pains like a stepped-on tail. Dizzy was happy to go in the car, happy to "gossip" in the yard, and even sniffed other dogs in the office, instead of starting fights. She refused to limp until after we made the decision to take x-rays, and she enjoyed waiting for them to develop, since it meant concentrated petting time.
Scheduling her appointment for first thing in the morning was great -- Critter held Flood for me, while I put Dizzy on the leash and left for the vet. Flood really can't stand being left out.
It's quite cold this morning - my car says 18°F; my widget says 11°F. Windchill is even colder. The radio reports no precipitation, but there are tiny flakes in the air.
I've got a nail appt. this morning, and then time for a nap before I pick up Tigger and take him for tutoring. I worked last night, and only got about 4 hours sleep before I had to get up.


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Podcasting since 2006, Roley is a look at current events, culture, creativity, and the trials and tribulations of a unconventional middle-aged man with an equally unconventional family.
Tips For The Time-Strapped Podcaster
Sep 2 • 11 min
You want to do a podcast, but you feel like you have no time to fit that into your already busy schedule. I have some ideas for you.
ScrappyGull 010: The Biggest Mistake New Podcasters Make With Episodes
Aug 27 • 5 min
Let's set the scene: You have recorded an amazing podcast. It's got amazing content, you've got a clear point to get across, and you're excited to get it out to people…and no one sees it.
ScrappyGull 009: "How Often Should I Podcast?" Consider These Three Things
Aug 27 • 5 min
ScrappyGull 008: Roley's Completely Subjective Opinion About Podcast Length
Aug 27 • 5 min
There are as many answers to how long a podcast should be as there are podcasters, and the truth is there's no set answer. In the final analysis, it's not about the time, but how you fill it.
ScrappyGull 007: The Three Questions You Need To Answer Before Starting A Podcast
Aug 27 • 8 min
If you're a hobbyist, this may not be that important to you. If you're serious. there are some things to consider
ScrappyGull 006: The Three Kinds of Podcasters
Aug 27 • 5 min
ScrappyGull 005: Apple Site Pages, Google Searches, and You
Aug 27 • 6 min
There have been some big changes to Apple Podcast landing Pages and Google Search. Both mean good things for podcasters.
ScrappyGull 004: Simple Rules for Guests
Aug 27 • 11 min
ScrappyGull 003: Four Reasons Why Templates Might Work For Your Podcast
Aug 27 • 9 min
ScrappyGull 002: Don't Sweat The Launch
Aug 27 • 9 min
Just because you don't hit a home run when the first episode drops doesn't mean you failed at launching a podcast. You're just placing a very large and unnecessary expectation on yourself. Just Do Your Show.
ScrappyGull 001: The Three Waves of Podcasting
Aug 27 • 9 min
There are three waves to podcasting: The Marketers, the Storytellers, and you.
Welcome Back To The Neighborhood
May 20 • 27 min
It's been about three years, but I did something about a month ago that got me thinking.
So, About Last Week
Apr 30 • 18 min
338: The Joy Of Breaking Stuff
Apr 24 • 20 min
337: Rantasm — College And The Human Cannolis
Apr 23 • 20 min
336: Past And Prologue
Apr 22 • 26 min
335: Nobody Has It All Figured Out
Apr 19 • 7 min
334: Disposable Yugo Policy
Apr 18 • 7 min
333: I Was Anxious Before The Red Bull
Apr 17 • 11 min
332: You Can Pay To Be Stupid?
Apr 16 • 13 min
331: Surprise! Check Your Fringe!
Apr 15 • 18 min
330: Sneezequake and the Leaking Faceholes
Apr 12 • 9 min
329: Intentional Tech
Apr 11 • 6 min
328: Splaining is the New Gate
Apr 10 • 9 min
327: No.
Apr 9 • 13 min
326: My First Ejection
Apr 8 • 9 min
325: Your Priceless Advice
Apr 5 • 21 min
324: Embrace the Boredom
Apr 4 • 23 min
Apr 3 • 14 min
322: Sanguinis Pura
Apr 2 • 16 min
321: Hi, Scrappy
Apr 1 • 14 min
320: Bubba's Bet
Mar 29 • 15 min
319: Do The Brexy Wexy
Mar 28 • 21 min
318: The Audacity!
Mar 27 • 17 min
317: The Backlash
Mar 26 • 21 min
316: Tie Goes to the Runner
Mar 25 • 17 min
315: You Keep Using Those Words…
Mar 22 • 16 min
314: No Neckties, Please
Mar 21 • 15 min
313: Babs Should Have Been On Line One
Mar 20 • 17 min
312: The Episode You Were Expecting
Mar 19 • 37 min
311: Better Late Than Never
Mar 18 • 7 min
310: Not On Fleek
Mar 15 • 12 min
309: Everybody Lives!
Mar 14 • 15 min
308: Varsity Boos
Mar 13 • 19 min
307: The Batshit
Mar 12 • 15 min
306: Pump The Shark
Mar 11 • 22 min
305: Better Red Than Dead?
Mar 8 • 15 min
304: Cleaning out the Podcatcher
Mar 7 • 15 min
303: Filling In The Blanks
Mar 6 • 16 min
302: Too Ranty
Mar 5 • 2 min
301: Launch The Toxic Fandoms into Orbit
Mar 4 • 16 min
300: Heath Slater, World Champ
Mar 1 • 16 min
299: Involuntary Dozing
Mar 1 • 17 min
298: Up Your Game, Vince
Feb 28 • 25 min
297: An Arcane Smackdown
Feb 27 • 14 min
296: Just Out Of Reach
Feb 26 • 26 min
295: He Went Full Cynic
Feb 25 • 18 min
294: A Case Study in Douchery
Feb 22 • 21 min
293: Focus Is Not A Strong Suit
Feb 21 • 21 min
292: You Are Not The Demo
Feb 20 • 14 min
291: What's Best for Business?
Feb 19 • 20 min
290: It's Time
Feb 18 • 23 min
289: Is It Blowed Up Yet?
Feb 15 • 16 min
288: Not Blameless
Feb 14 • 15 min
287: Same Playbook, Different Cover
Feb 13 • 17 min
286: The Meter Is Broken
Feb 12 • 15 min
285: What'd I Miss?
Feb 11 • 13 min
284: What's It Gonna Take
Jan 23 • 14 min
283: Less Than Five
Jan 21 • 25 min
282: A Vortex of Suck
Jan 21 • 18 min
280: The Ira Glass Ceiling
Jan 16 • 30 min
281: Incels Don't Shave
Jan 16 • 26 min
279: Return of The CHB
Jan 14 • 19 min
278: Ready for the Star Goat
Jan 11 • 20 min
277: Contentreprinfluencer
Jan 10 • 29 min
276: Pop Up Vidiot
Jan 9 • 29 min
275: Despite The Time
Jan 8 • 35 min
274: Zen Stoic A'Hole
Jan 7 • 25 min
Episode 273: A Mobile Lubatorium
Jan 4 • 20 min
272: I Won't Be Rowing Anywhere
Jan 3 • 26 min
271: No Toaster
Jan 2 • 24 min
270: Tantrumerica
Jan 1 • 33 min
269: Find Me A Saddle
Dec 31, 2018 • 6 min
268: October 28. 2018
Oct 28, 2018 • 30 min
267: October 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018 • 41 min
266: October 7th, 2018
Oct 7, 2018 • 69 min
265: Control
Sep 15, 2018 • 40 min
A return to variations on a theme.
264: Big Magic, Alex Jones, UBI
Aug 6, 2018 • 59 min
263: Roley's Voter Inversion
Jul 29, 2018 • 49 min
262: Intended Unintended Consequences
Jul 2, 2018 • 36 min
261: Public Shaming, Journalism, and Us.
Jun 25, 2018 • 54 min
Tonight: Public Shaming. I have a moral dilemma about this. There's one thing journalists need to do between now and 2020. And, there's one thing we need to do right now.
260: Are We Doing This?
Jun 18, 2018 • 50 min
I have a question: What Price, America? Tales from the Hundred Acre Hood. Stay Solid…Stay Weird.
259: Driveway Podding
Jun 9, 2018 • 42 min
Death of a Hybrid, and the DOMS is strong with this one Project Update and Gear Recommendation: PostPlanner (affiliate link) A teachable moment comes when I tell you I'm recording my parts of this podcast in my driveway. Music for this episode by Epidemic…
258: Trumpiananmen
Jun 4, 2018 • 20 min
Dedicated to a hero we need, and a name we'll never know.
257: Perfect Butt Height
May 31, 2018 • 16 min
I blinked and missed half the year, I swear. More about my ongoing project, and more about cars, and the noises one might make sometimes entering and exiting them.
256: It Needs To Be Comfy
May 30, 2018 • 13 min
This evening, I spent some time doing something I absolutely hate doing, but it's about time I did it…256
255: Bad Days and 1A's
May 29, 2018 • 28 min
I talk about my horrible day, my (so far) horrible experience with home health aides, and I address the Roseanne Barr debacle. There are a lot of F-Bombs in this episode, you've been warned.
254: RoleyShow 5/28 — About Beginnings
May 28, 2018 • 18 min
Today I started creating content for the new project, there's a little of the how and why of that here.
253: RoleyShow 5/27/2018 — Dissatisfied
May 27, 2018 • 29 min
I'm dissatisfied with the way things are going, and I'm going to change things. Summer Project 2018 is underway.
252: Roley 4/16/2018
Apr 16, 2018 • 13 min
An overview of a Saturday off where I test drive a camera I'm thinking about, and a story of getting pulled over by the police on Sunday…yeah, I go there.
251: Roley 4/13/2018
Apr 13, 2018 • 15 min
Comey, Pee Tapes, and holding a grudge. How did TV, the Internet, and technology ruin your life?
250: Roley 4/12/2018
Apr 12, 2018 • 11 min
How will we consume news twenty years from now?
Roley 249: 4/11/2018
Apr 11, 2018 • 18 min
Not everything is political, but I start off that way today. Devin update. Where should you upload your Podcasts?
Roley 248: 4/10/2018
Apr 10, 2018 • 13 min
m ready for the warmer weather, but if I'm honest with myself, I've missed a lot of winter. I don't remember a whole lot of the past three months or so…
Roley 247: Post Mania Thoughts
Apr 9, 2018 • 11 min
Some thoughts coming out of NXT Takeover and WM 34.
246: Roley 4/7/2018 — NXT And WM 34 Predictions
Apr 7, 2018 • 14 min
I've never been happier to produce a show than this. NXT Takeover: New Orleans and WrestleMania 34 Predictions with Guest Host (and first time ever podcasting) MIGS!!!
245: DailyRoley 4/6/2018
Apr 6, 2018 • 13 min
Facebook, and what to do with it. I'm searching for answers, and they're not easy to come by.
244: DailyRoley 4/5/2018
Apr 5, 2018 • 12 min
Youtube followup, and lessons learned.
243: RoleyDaily 4/4/2018
Apr 4, 2018 • 14 min
My daughter and the gym Money for Time YouTube Shooting
242: DailyRoley 4/3/2018
Apr 3, 2018 • 9 min
So, let's try doing a small daily thing. That's what she said? Right.
241: RoleyShow 2/25/2018
Feb 25, 2018 • 81 min
A meeting at Modest Proposals, Inc., Migs predicts WWE Elimination Chamber, and the week the Right ate itself.
240: February 19 2018: Crypto, Fergie, Kucinich, Buffett
Feb 19, 2018 • 61 min
It's Monday. I return to to work after being out for about three and a half weeks. My son Devin is still in the step-down unit at VBGH, and while I feel somewhat guilty about leaving him there, the simple economics of the matter dictate that I must return…
239: RoleyShow 2/18: Devin Update, Ronan Farrow, DACA, Parkland, Mueller.
Feb 16, 2018 • 60 min
Devin Update, Ronan Farrow, DACA, Parkland, Mueller.
RoleyShow 2/14/2018: One On Every Platform
Feb 14, 2018 • 34 min
Happy Corporate Display of Love to all of you. Today, we're updating you on Devin's status (get used to that), Kris' not so secret to keeping the Redhead happy, and How Logan Paul and Howard Stern are related.
RoleyShow 2/12/2018: Grand Designs
Feb 12, 2018 • 37 min
So, where were we? Busy making plans, when life happened…
Roley January 2018 — The Doldrums Issue
Jan 1, 2018 • 37 min
The Doldrums come to us all. The question is, how do we cope with them, wait for the eventual wind to come and get us out, and get moving again? Let's talk about that.
RoleyShow 11/2: The View From Here
Nov 2, 2017 • 15 min
A little talk about that Personal Brand you don't want to admit you have.
RoleyShow 11/1: No, Really, You're Gonna Be OK
Nov 1, 2017 • 14 min
Right now, what I want to do is talk to all of you out there that are overwhelmed.
RoleyShow 10/31: Your Weekly Dum
Oct 31, 2017 • 11 min
Your To Do List sucks.
RoleyShow 10/30: The Same Old Thing
Oct 30, 2017 • 8 min
Do you wanna know why a lot of ideas suck? I'll tell you why. They're not different enough.
RoleyShow 10/27: Up In The Cream Tower
Oct 27, 2017 • 20 min
It's a Freaky Friday here on Roley, and as is usually the case Roley's been involuntarily restrained. In his place tonight is new guest host Dorene. We're not exactly sure what she does. When we asked her what her qualifications were to host a podcast she…
RoleyShow 10/26: Rice Krispy Formations
Oct 26, 2017 • 31 min
First, an brief pro tip: Nothing feels as good as when you're hitting all cylinders on the health front. I'm back to normal after feeling under the weather for a couple months, it's only bee the past couple days that I've noticed the surge in my energy…
RoleyShow 10/25/2017: The Grind
Oct 25, 2017 • 41 min
Sometimes, it's just about putting your head down and slogging through. You do it, I do it, and for the first time—I think ever—I actually want the grind. Because, I want what's on the other side of it. I want the next level.
RoleyShow 10/24: Balancing The Accounts
Oct 24, 2017 • 39 min
Sorry about yesterday, the voice was kinda gone. You know, I'm really of two minds right now about things as it pertains to both where we are as a society here in the US, and that affects how I approach this podcast. I have a goal here, but current events…
RoleyShow 10/23/2017: [ARCHIVE] WYRD 101 1/4/2011
Oct 23, 2017 • 46 min
Taking you back to January 4th, 2011, the first show for Terrestrial Radio on WNMR 107.1 We talk about Captain Owen Honors of the USS Enterprise, A talk about New Year's Resolutions, Twitch calls in to discuss Hexting, and a segment called You're Not This…
RoleyShow 10/20: Bright Blue Eyes
Oct 20, 2017 • 25 min
This weekend, my youngest child—my daughter—will turn 18. This episode is for her.
RoleyShow 10/19: The Last Republican
Oct 19, 2017 • 30 min
You watch FOX News. You Listen to Rush Limbaugh. You listen to Sean Hannity. You don't know what you're talking about. Read things.
RoleyShow 10/18: Low to High
Oct 18, 2017 • 26 min
The day started off badly with hearing about the death of Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip. Truthfully, I've been listening to The Hip all day at this point. I share a story about the time I saw them play live. The day ended wonderfully, as I got to have…
RoleyShow 10/17: It Started With Crackers
Oct 17, 2017 • 40 min
Member of The Flock Cody sends a Dr Seuss Style tongue twister I felt obligated to try. Roley's EDC Obsession Continues, and an exchange on FB leaves me wondering where all the original thought and logical debate went.
RoleyShow 10/16: I Will
Oct 16, 2017 • 41 min
Roley discusses the #MeToo phenomenon taking over Twitter and Facebook today, engages in a little self reflection, and discusses where we go from here. LINKS: #MeToo Movement:…
RoleyShow 10/13: [2009 Archive] LOC Episode 33
Oct 13, 2017 • 34 min
Technical difficulties in the studio tonight, so here's an archive show from 2009: The Left Of Center Show Episode 33. On this show: Roley details a meeting that didn't end well, which set him off on a path.
RoleyShow 10/12: Dance Kelly Dance
Oct 12, 2017 • 27 min
Roley tried streaming live to facebook using some new contraptions called Open Broadcasting Software, Audio Hijack, and Loopback so that his FB audience can hear the full poddlement, but his late 2009 iMac is screaming at him for doing it. Roley soldiers…
RoleyShow 10/11: The Unhelper
Oct 11, 2017 • 24 min
Today, we're gonna keep it simple. I've read a ton of self-help books. They all have something in common.
RoleyShow 10/10: The Distraction
Oct 10, 2017 • 27 min
We let so much distract us during the day. How do we put a stop to that?
RoleyShow 10/9: Uncorked
Oct 9, 2017 • 38 min
Roley talks Bob Corker, Jemele Hill, and Social Media Addiction. LINKS Judd Legum on Twitter: http://twitter.com/juddlegum NYT: Bob Corker…
ROLEYSHOW 10/6/2017: The Blackheart Returns
Oct 6, 2017 • 23 min
You'll have to forgive me, I'm channelling a ghost from the past. Or maybe the future. It doesn't really matter. Here I am, and here you are. I'm Alex, and I have some things to tell you.
RoleyShow 10/5: Zumbaya
Oct 5, 2017 • 23 min
Hannah Weatherington is our special guest for this show, who wants to give us…Another View. This can't possibly end well.
RoleyShow 10/4: I Think It Was The Cheese Whiz
Oct 4, 2017 • 38 min
Roley talks more about his experimenting with a Bullet Journal. Also…Rex. C'mon. We know. Finally, Roley shares an article from Jeff Jarvis and one about personal branding, and tries to tie them together using the outdated concept of having a little…
RoleyShow 10/3: Stoned
Oct 3, 2017 • 44 min
Thanks Tom Petty, Getting back to the Grind, The Floydian Renaissance, Roley's minimalist EDC experiement, and a bit about the vote at the UN today. LINKS Bullet Journal Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm15cmYU0IM The Universal Declaration of…
RoleyShow 10/2: Not Again
Oct 2, 2017 • 41 min
Yes, it's about guns. I've been mad about this topic since Newtown. No, I won't stop being mad about this. This is a rant, pure and simple. The Not Safest of Not Safe for Works. This must end, and we must end it.
RoleyShow 9/29: The Denouement Episode
Sep 29, 2017 • 24 min
After yesterday's episode, I thought I'd just shoot the breeze for a minute and not try to get too spun up. Thanks to everyone who left me feedback about yesterday. It helped.
RoleyShow 9/28: Trumptastic Rantasm
Sep 28, 2017 • 49 min
After sharing some good news, I launched into what can only be described as a Classic Roley Rantasm over the months-long clusterbang we've been subjected to.
RoleyShow 9/27: Resuming Tomorrow
Sep 27, 2017 • 2 min
Sent with my apologies. We'll resume the poddlement tomorrow.
RoleyShow 9/26: The Affordable Care Act
Sep 26, 2017 • 39 min
Part 2 of our series on Health Care. Today, we cover the history and provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare
Sep 25, 2017 • 33 min
I'm going to try to be as serious as I can this week, because this week is an important one for all of us. I'm going to take on Health Care in the United States. Today, an overview of the History of Health Care Legislation in the US, which also gives us a…
RoleyShow 9/22: About Charm
Sep 22, 2017 • 24 min
Today, let's talk about Charm. Now, I decided to use the term charm, because there's a certain portion of my brain that really wants to gameify this stuff, and I remember Charm being some kind of old Role Playing Game character trait.
RoleyShow 9/21/2017: About Effectiveness
Sep 21, 2017 • 24 min
On today's podcast, let's talk a little about effectiveness. I define effectiveness as your ability to Get. Shit. Done. I'm not really talking about workrate, which is how much shit you can turn out, but rather HOW you work. HOW you work is actually more…
RoleyShow 9/20/2017: About Commitment
Sep 20, 2017 • 24 min
Today, I want to talk to you about commitment. To me, commitment means those things in your life that you have placed in a priority, that you have carved out time for, that happens in a regular interval. This is HARD for me to talk about on a few levels.
RoleyShow 9/19/2017: About Focus
Sep 19, 2017 • 22 min
Today, I want to talk to you about focus. For the purposes of this talk, let's define Focus as the things in your life that has your attention. Those things that have a priority, although I will say it's not always something that you have placed in…
RoleyShow 9/18: About Values
Sep 18, 2017 • 25 min
Part 1 of a series this week. On today's show, I want to talk to you about values. Now, this means a bunch of different things to a bunch of different people, but for the purposes of this talk, let's define values like this. Your values are a definition…
RoleyShow 9/15/2017: NFL Week 2 Picks
Sep 15, 2017 • 17 min
Week 2 of the NFL, I'm 9-6 going into this week, let's see if I can improve that. Next, I might need to book a trip to Camp Quityerbitchin.
RoleyShow 9/14/2017: NFL Week 1 Results
Sep 14, 2017 • 21 min
Roley shakes off his sickness just long enough to reveal how his picks did for Week 1, and covers the bail revocation of Pharma Bro, and the guilty plea of DaddyOFive
RoleyShow 9/13/2017: Nothing Grabbed Me
Sep 13, 2017 • 25 min
A recap of the Apple Keynote through the eyes of an Apple user, not an Apple Fanboi.
RoleyShow 9/12/2017: A Small Sour Dot
Sep 12, 2017 • 29 min
Part of staying in flight is about admitting when we don't fly so well. Today, I didn't fly very well at all, and I'm going to share that with you. Also on the show, my opinion on the Equifax leak. It's pretty much what you think I'd say.
RoleyShow 9/11: Stop The Disaster Porn
Sep 11, 2017 • 27 min
At some point we have to look in the mirror and ask, "Am I OK with this?" After watching the live coverage of Irma this morning as it hit Florida, I decided I was not OK with this. None of us should be OK with this.
RoleyShow 9/8/2017: NFL Week 1
Sep 8, 2017 • 36 min
Roley picks Week 1 of the NFL. He's not an expert, he's an Oakland fan so clearly, he hasn't seen good football in YEARS. Next, there's an Irma update that came out during recording… Finally he goes after PETA for some bullshit science that was debunked…
RoleyShow 9/7/2017: Large Bags of Wind
Sep 7, 2017 • 30 min
I got triggered today over my fear and fascination with hurricanes. Irma finally has my attention because they mentioned that only Allen was a stronger storm in the Atlantic. Allen was the first hurricane of several that I've gone through, and Allen was…
RoleyShow 9/6: I Will Cut A Bitch Over A Cross Pen
Sep 6, 2017 • 32 min
Roley talks to Tiger Mom Hanna Weatherington, who was very distraught about what happened to her boys on the first day of school.
RoleyShow 9/5.2017: Can't Find NOAA Anywhere
Sep 5, 2017 • 31 min
Roley waxes today about being at the tail end of raising kids, What's Irma doing in the Caribbean, and Trump possibly ending DACA today. That lead to a sidebar about Roley growing up in the 1980s, and remembering that as a pretty awesome time to be…
RoleyShow 9/4/2017: I Need A Manbag
Sep 4, 2017 • 26 min
Today, I talk about something that intrigues me and horrifies me at the same time: Everyday Carry.
RoleyShow 9/1/2017: The Last Fiero
Sep 1, 2017 • 31 min
No news today, no happenings, just a story about a wonderful car.
RoleyShow 8/31: Maybe Not Aqualung
Aug 31, 2017 • 27 min
Karaoke Post-Mortem, Houston and our need for a healer-in-chief at times, and Terry Pratchett's final wish.
RoleyShow 8/30/2017: Happiness Through Karaoke
Aug 30, 2017 • 29 min
A story about how Kris found personal happiness through finally not caring what people think, not being afraid to make an ass out of himself, and copious amounts of karaoke. I suppose the alcohol is implied when we say 'karaoke' right? LINKS Wanna B's…
Roley 8/29/2017: A Rising Tithe
Aug 29, 2017 • 30 min
On this episode, we talk about the roasting that Joel Osteen is getting right now for not opening his megachurch to Houston flood victims, then we go up a couple levels and talk about the lie of prosperity gospel as a whole. LINKS Joel Osteen says it's…
RoleyShow 8/28/2017: You Can Blame Dave
Aug 28, 2017 • 31 min
30 Minutes, without a net. Also, I brought some old friends. Al, Bubba, and Ellie are back. We talk about the reason I'm starting to do a Monday through Friday Show, which goes off the rails right off the bat. Also, we talk about the giant bag of wind in…
Roley 8/21/2017: I've Already Kind Of Failed
Aug 21, 2017 • 22 min
Keeping things simple. You know, not like this podcast.
Roley 8/14/2017: How This Podcast Smells
Aug 14, 2017 • 23 min
A podcast with porpoise. About making widgets and have nothing else to do.
Roley 8/7/2017: Pushing Buttons
Aug 7, 2017 • 26 min
An afterschool special edition. Only not.
Roley 7/31/2017: I don't care about the Jordans
Jul 31, 2017 • 23 min
Between sneezes, I talk about how I'm tired of the President tweeting from the toilet.
Roley 7/15/2017
Jul 15, 2017 • 12 min
It's been a minute. Let's catch up. LINKS: Maine Media [http://mainemedia.edu](http://mainemedia.edu) Chincoteague Pony Swim [http://www.assateagueisland.com/ponyswim/ponyswim.htm](http://www.assateagueisland.com/ponyswim/ponyswim.htm) Patreon…
Roley 6/18/2017: Workplace Collisions
Jun 17, 2017 • 7 min
In the workplace, you're going to run into all kinds of people, and from time to time conflicts come up. So, what do you do when you have the kind of conflict that threatens to remove all professionalism from the workkplace?
Roley 6/11/2017: Zero To NaNoWriMo in Never
Jun 11, 2017 • 7 min
If you're anything like me, you've got a zillion ideas in your head, but the trouble is getting it out of your head and on paper. That transition is the most painful experience, because not only do you not know how to start, you're also fighting that…
RoleyShow 4/27/2017: Orrick, Nordstrom, Bond
Apr 27, 2017 • 15 min
On deck, what's a Sanctuary City? Nordstrom and fake mud jeans in News of Why We're Doomed, and No, Mr. Bond, I Expect you to DRIVE. LINKS: JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP…
Roley 4/25/2017: Stealthing, Obama, O'Reilly
Apr 25, 2017 • 15 min
Hey, you sick twisted freaks, It's Tuesday April 25th. On deck, I talk about an act that pathetic boychilds engage in, The return of Barack Obama, and why we encourage a certain level of douchery. LINKS: [HuffPo Australia:…
RoleyShow 2/24/2017: The Year of the Rat: Sleep
Feb 24, 2017 • 44 min
Episode 1 of The Year of the Rat. This is probably my most ambitious experiment. For the next year I'm literally going to turn myself into a lab rat as best I can, and I'm taking you with me through the maze. First up, one of the more important problems…
RoleyShow 2/14/2017: Dead Ass Romans
Feb 14, 2017 • 26 min
On this episode, I talk about my journey from being raised Catholic to rebelling against my Catholic faith, to Finding books like Das Energi to Way of The Peaceful Warrior, to the Dhammapada, to a year of studying the Self-help gurus, to Tim Ferriss, and…
RoleyShow 1/30/2017: Electoral Dysfunction
Jan 30, 2017 • 55 min
The best-laid plans of mice, The Week in Rebuke, Roy Earl helps us understand electoral dysfunction, Crushing Gases isn't what it's cracked up to be, and a talk about the Patreon thing and other things related to things and stuff. You can find us on…
RoleyShow 1/23/2017: This Podcast Kills Fascists
Jan 23, 2017 • 21 min
A good old fashioned Rantasm about what I saw over the weekend. Enjoy!
Roley 1/17/2016: Uterine Warfare
Jan 16, 2017 • 56 min
A derailed tale of a flared temper, A running tally of the Trumpocalypse, News from behind the lines of Uterine Warfare, and Fools on Parade.
RoleyShow 1/9/2017: It's Never Been A Nice Place
Jan 9, 2017 • 51 min
Recorded just after Snowpocalypse 2017, Roley talks about dealing with snowstorms in the South where they're not always prepared to deal with it. LINKS: IT'S NEVER BEEN A NICE PLACE Martin Shkreli got suspended from Twitter for being insufferable.…
Jan 3, 2017 • 57 min
Welcome to 2017. I advise you to strap in, because this one is more than just blowing the rust out of the pipes. I'm getting back into a personality-driven podcast, and it's going to be about one thing: where the show prep takes me. I don't mind telling…
The Advent Project Day 28
Dec 24, 2016 • 2 min
Today, I thank you.
The Advent Project Day 27
Dec 23, 2016 • 3 min
Today, the talk is over. It's time to act.
The Advent Project Day 26
Dec 22, 2016 • 6 min
Today we review it all.
The Advent Project Day 25
Dec 21, 2016 • 4 min
Today, we talk about the darkest day.
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Today is in the Nick of Time.
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Dec 19, 2016 • 6 min
Today, we talk about The Chill
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Dec 18, 2016 • 22 min
Today, we recap Week 3
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Dec 17, 2016 • 9 min
Today, we talk about The Benjamins
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The Advent Project Day 19
Dec 15, 2016 • 10 min
Today, we talk about the hustle.
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Dec 14, 2016 • 6 min
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Cats: Happy.
Me: Lazy.
Rick: Errands.
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How sad that we have to end our year with one chocolate related recall from the FDA. In our effort to keep you all safe, Sisters and Brothers, we share these with you without added comment, empowering you to do more research and protect yourself. But this recall is a "really?" one and I think you'll understand why when you read it.
Concertos in Chocolate Issues Allergy Alert on Milk in Solid Milk Chocolate Santa
Consumer Contact: Chris Widlar 303-447-1001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 18, 2013 - Concertos in Chocolate of Boulder, Colorado is recalling 450 solid milk chocolate Santas. Because of possible mislabeling it may contain undeclared milk products. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk products run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
Solid Milk Chocolate Santas were distributed in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Utah and Idaho through retail stores.
This product is packaged is a clear, plastic bag with a green label and green bow under the Concertos in Chocolate brand. The bag is 7" tall and weighs 5 ounces. The UPC number is 85869500072. "ENJOY BY" dates on the bag range from September 1, 2014 to November 1, 2014.
This recall was initiated after some milk chocolate Santas were found labeled with dark chocolate Santa labels. The dark chocolate Santa label that was applied did not list milk products within the ingredients.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Consumers who have purchased Concertos in Chocolate Solid Milk Chocolate Santas are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Chris Widlar at (303)447-1001 Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.


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Vanguard Susana Colina Just Released Her Spring 2017 Collection ... And It's Ethically Enticing
SUSANA COLINA has finally launched her much anticipated Spring 2017 line in collaboration with NYC-based sustainable jewelry designer XR.
Colina is a pioneer in the luxury sustainable fashion industry and we're honored to have her as a MelaninASS Vanguard. Her commitment to responsible fibers is stellar and even more important is her attention to feminine detail. "This collection celebrates femininity, shapes, and geometric lines mixed with a clear and minimalistic aesthetic. It represents my own personal views on space and movement while maintaining a strong commitment to the ethical and sustainable practices that represent our values." With a minimalist approach, Colina continues to transcend what it means to be a responsible artist. Not only that, but this visionary made it a point to be more diverse in her model selection. Sustainability is not just about the environment and social efforts but it includes diversity - cultural sustainability! Thai model Ploy Ploymanee S. is nothing less than striking.
Photo Credit: Svetlana Blasucci
Colina also introduced the PHOENIX BIODEGRADABLE PROGRAM. It's a research base that will study and experiment with sustainable fabrics in order to contribute of the knowledge, improvement and progress of the future of fashion.


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Roof Tent
Saturday 2 June 2012
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Posted in: Photoblog
The situation were very hot, and I really want to put my head up high. And accidentally, I got this interesting view and I really want to take a picture.
This nice mottled color of roof tent were taken at Jakarta State University, Rawamangun – East Jakarta, Indonesia.


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The Republic of Ireland's trip to the 2016 European Championships is now starting to gain momentum as the finals get a lot closer. Over the past couple of days Martin O'Neill and his squad of players have been together in their Dublin base and have played a couple of games against Switzerland and Slovakia. It was a chance for O'Neill to have a good look at his squad and see who the form players are. After the couple of days together the manager will have very little time to get all his plans set in stone as the tournament is now less than eighty days away. It was also a chance for the fringe players to impress and put in a good case to be included in the squad that boards the plane to the championships. So over one hundred and eighty minutes who impressed and who has blown their chance of a European Championship appearance. Well read on below and let me try to unravel the talking points of the two games.
The build up started on the 25th of March when Switzerland game to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Swiss who are ranked 12th in the world was a perfect game to start the build up to France. In games like this in a build up to a major tournament, that the result can sometimes become secondary. Although it is always great as a team to keep the winning momentum, managers can learn more sometimes in a defeat. Martin O'Neill need not have worried about a defeat after Ciaran Clarke's header from a corner settled the result. In fact what was more important to the manager and his coaching staff was how the team performed in a very competitive game. There are games when you have to dig in and work hard for a victory, this was one of those games. The Switzerland team played with a high tempo and caused the Irish no end of trouble, but manager O'Neill would have been delighted with the way his team went about their job to keep a clean sheet. On the night a rock in the Irish defence was Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy who cleared everything thrown at him. The team as a whole worked extremely hard and it is a performances like this that will be needed in France. Switzerland were pushed on by their captain and star player Behrami but nothing was going to break down a solid Irish defence. The only thing that put a damper on the whole night was a very serious injury to striker Kevin Doyle, who had to have surgery on a horrible gash on his leg. It was bitter blow for the very likeable Doyle as this was seen as his chance to show O'Neill that he could still do a job at international level. The statistics in years to come will show that Ireland won by a goal to nil, but what was more important, which stats will never show, was how the team gelled and put in a great shift.
Following on from Friday night was a game against Slovakia which gave the manager a chance to have another look at how his squad would perform. The Irish team had come in for a lot of bad press after the Switzerland game, even though they won. The argument was that the Irish never took the game to the Swiss, but in my opinion this was not an option as the Swiss passed the ball at a very high tempo on the night. So what did O'Neill change for this game, well he played Wes Hoolahan from the start and this made his side look so much better going forward. The Irish manager went into the game without Walters, Robbie Keane, Darryl Murphy and the unfortunate Doyle who had picked up his injury in the Swiss game. Hoolahan, Jame McClean and Shane Long played as a diamond shape up front and the Irish looked magical going forward. At the back Paul McShane came in for a lot of stick as he was at fault for the Slovaks first goal as he totally messed up on a header which let the opposition in for the goal. As we all know, mistakes like that at International can be catastrophic against a team who play so fast on the break. Paul's positioning for the Slovak second goal had to be questioned as well but it was unfortunate that the ball deflected off him and flew in. It is always the same when your luck is down, these things can happen. The Irish goals came from two penalties, the first penalty in my opinion was a bad call by the Norwegian referee. Both penalties were put well by Shane Long and James McClean. A two all draw was a result both sides seemed to settle for at half time as the second half was a pretty poor forty five minutes. One awful piece of news to come out of the game was a very bad injury to goalkeeper Rob Elliot which has now put him out for the rest of the season. It has taken a long time for Rob to get a chance at international football and the injury was a huge disappointment for the lad.
So on reflection, what has been learned from the past two games as Ireland edge closer to the 2016 European Championships Finals? The manager and his coaching staff must surely be happy with the way things are shaping up in terms of team spirit and commitment. The only real downer on the whole get together was the injuries to Doyle and Elliot and news of an injury also to Shane Long. It is not long to go now and O'Neill can only hope that apart from long term injured players, everyone else can be fit and raring to go for the finals. The squad will reassemble in May and they face Holland and Belarus before departing to France, these games will give Martin another chance to fine tune things


text: "1000 Steps" is a new Project I began after I relocated for a new job located in Oshkosh, WI. The project name derives from the number of steps it takes to walk around my office building in a full circle. Using a Yashica Microtech Zoom 70 point and shoot camera I purchased from a Goodwill that was located about a mile away from work, I started to look for and capture subjects within various 1000 step loops around my place of work. For the project I have restricted my self to only using only a point and shoot type 35mm camera and color film to capture subjects within any 1000 step loop from the front door of my work office I may take. I use my Fitbit watch to count my steps as I walk the loops to ensure I am not going too far away from my starting point.


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Patented Power Line Communication Technology Allows 108-Year-Old Cathedral to Upgrade to LED Exterior Lighting With Digital Control, Without Having to Rewire for Data
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Dec. 9, 2015) -
Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.
St. James Cathedral in Seattle has used Lumenpulse's innovative, patented Lumentalk technology to upgrade its exterior lighting system to flexible, high-performance LED luminaires with digital control. Lumentalk, a power line communication technology, uses existing electrical infrastructure as a bi-directional carrier for lighting control data, allowing the creation of networkable lighting systems, without the cost and disruption of having to re-wire for data.
"The St. James Cathedral is a landmark project that showcases the impact Lumentalk can have on older buildings and structures," said François-Xavier Souvay, President and CEO of Lumenpulse. "With Lumentalk, the Cathedral was able to quickly modernize its lighting system, increase flexibility and eliminate future maintenance issues, while still keeping installation costs low. It's a real digital control facilitator for structures like this," he said.
Designed by Eluned Lighting, the new lighting system at St. James uses a range of Lumenpulse's high-performance LED luminaires, including Lumenarea, the company's new family of street and pole-top luminaires, wall-mount fixtures, bollards and light columns.
"Lumenpulse offers smooth, even light, efficacy, quality and variety, and with their luminaires we were able to achieve a cohesive, integrated design: I got an attractive pole and pendant from Lumenarea; brilliant beams from Lumenbeam; and could run power and control over existing cables with Lumentalk," said Linet Henry of Eluned Lighting. "It was invaluable to be able to use the existing wiring for cutting-edge control."
Launched in 2012, Lumentalk has since been specified for a number of high-profile projects, bringing LED and digital control to the Blatnik Bridge in Minnesota; eliminating costly annual maintenance at the Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College; and creating a connected lighting system with over 500 luminaires at the Next shop in Rugby, UK.
For more information, please visit Lumenpulse.com.
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About Lumentalk
Lumentalk is a patented technology that enables digital control of LED lighting over existing AC power lines, thus reducing installation costs and facilitating the conversion to LED lighting. With Lumentalk, electrical wiring becomes a stable, noise-free, high-speed communications link, enabling LED fixtures to be controlled without additional wiring for data. The technology is protocol independent, making it compatible with common dimmer and control standards such as Triac, 0-10V, DALI, DMX and ELV.
About Lumenpulse Inc.
Founded in 2006, Lumenpulse designs, develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of high performance and sustainable specification-grade LED lighting solutions for commercial, institutional and urban environments. Lumenpulse is a leading pure-play specification-grade LED lighting solutions provider and has earned many awards and recognitions, including several Product Innovation Awards (PIA), three Next Generation Luminaires Design Awards, a Red Dot Product Design Award and a Lightfair Innovation Award. Lumenpulse has more than 451 employees worldwide, with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Canada, and offices in Québec City, Boston, Paris, London and Manchester. Lumenpulse is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LMP.
Additional information about Lumenpulse, including its 2015 Annual Information Form, is available at www.lumenpulse.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
To view the photo associated with this press release, please visit the following link: http://www.marketwire.com/library/20151208-Lumen_photo_800.jpg
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Eurozone GDP growth highest since financial crisis
Growth of GDP in the Eurozone hit its fastest rate in 10 years, as financial recovery moves full steam ahead. Meanwhile, the UK sees a marked improvement in consumer confidence.
European Central Bank's financial stimulusThe data was seen as vindication of the financial stimulus programme launched by the European Central Bank, which has seen the main interest rate reduced to zero and billions of euros spent a month on buying financial assets.Bert Colijn, senior eurozone economist at ING, said, "Economic growth has shifted to a substantially faster growth path over the course of 2017 and current GDP data confirms that. Eurozone growth for 2017 as a whole was stronger than many advanced markets, like the US and UK for example."While detailed breakdowns have yet to be released, it seems that the eurozone economy continues to fire on all cylinders. Investment has yet to recover from the crisis fully but has been an essential contributor to growth during the year."
Related stories:
- Macron calls for a redirection of globalisation
- Latest jobs data intensify focus on skills and productivity
- IMF: Growth prospects good, at least in the short term
Strength of the Euro remains uncertainBut Mr Colijn added that he remained concerned that the strength of the euro in international markets could push up the price of exports and hold back growth in 2018.
Jacob Deppe, head of trading at online trading platform Infinox, commented, "This is the best economic growth the eurozone has seen since before the global financial crisis. Where we go from here is anyone's guess."But with both the US and eurozone growing in tandem, and with Asian economies on a roll, the hope is that 2018 delivers continued growth, further confidence and economic stability for the first time in a decade."There remain issues on the horizon. Unemployment in the eurozone, while falling, is still too high, particularly among the young."
Consumer confidence in the UKIn other economic news, consumer confidence in the UK was reported to have grown at its fastest rate for a year, according to the YouGov/Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) Consumer Confidence Index for January. The reading for the month stood at 108.2, up from 107.1 in December.Nina Skero, head of macroeconomics at Cebr, said, "Higher-than-expected GDP figures, a drop in inflation and now an uptick in consumer confidence – the new year is off to a promising start."With household finances and upcoming business activity metrics both on the rise, the 2018 slowdown that many had expected looks less likely to materialise. At Cebr, we expect the UK's economic performance this year to remain broadly in line with that seen in 2017."It's not all good news, though, as consumers remain doubtful about job security and future house prices."
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Annexation is a provincially legislated process of transferring land from one municipality to another. Annexation can be used to expand boundaries (accommodating future growth), relocate fragmented land parcels (resulting from natural/highway boundaries), solve a development problem or provide services that are mutually agreed upon.
Annexation is legislated by the Province through the Municipal Government Act (MGA) and can take, on average, 2-5 years to complete.
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Cereal for Coffee feeding kids, growing community spirit
Story and photo are published with permission from SU QLD.
Lots of hungry tummies are being filled at school with a good, healthy breakfast, thanks to Brisbane charity, Cereal for Coffee.
Cereal for Coffee partners with Brisbane chaplains and school breakfast clubs to provide breakfast to the one in five Australian children who go to school every day without food.
Founder Philip Sargeson said the idea was born from his wife, who was a teacher, seeing her students come to school every day without food.
"We started to ask ourselves, 'What can we do? How can we help?" Mr Sargeson said.
"We did research that showed one in five students go to school without food, but we live in a First World country where a lot of people waste food.
"Students lose two hours of learning time by being hungry because they can't concentrate. If a kid goes to school, even if just once a week without breakfast, over a year they lose an entire term because they can't focus or have issues in class."
So Cereal for Coffee was born in 2015 with nine cafes in the Wynnum-Manly area giving away a coffee to every customer who brought in a box of cereal. That year they collected 450 boxes of cereal for school breakfast programs. Donating the cost of one cup of coffee provides breakfast for 18 students.
Fast forward to last year's event, which included 54 cafes and collected 1200 boxes of cereal for hungry children and young people in school breakfast programs around the city.
"Ultimately the kids get food in their bellies, but it's also helping the school and their community to provide that need," Mr Sargeson said.
"I've heard from teachers that it brings that sense of community into school, and the students are not afraid to ask for a piece of toast or a bowl of cereal, which is breaking down those social barriers because it's open to everyone."
Mount Gravatt East State School chaplain, Allison van Zanten, sees the difference Cereal for Coffee has made in her school.
"We had a breakfast club at Mt Gravatt East State School but I was struggling," chappy Allison said.
"Then I met Kim Peries from Pet City Mt Gravatt at an under 8s day and she's super passionate about kids having a healthy breakfast before school, and I shared with her about breakfast club and she said, 'We should get Cereal for Coffee involved'.
"So they got involved and now they look after everything. It's now called the Top Up Club and it's at the tuckshop Monday to Friday, every single morning, and it's free."
Chappy Allison said having Cereal for Coffee run the Top Up Club meant she could spend more time with the students who drop in, rather than being busy behind a counter making toast.
"It's about more than providing breakfasts but building relationships and trust with the students, to identify those who regularly missed breakfast, and often lunch as well," she said.
"This has been a good way for students to be more open about it, so when kids don't have lunch we can take them to the tuckshop and get them something for lunch, like make them some toast. The kids are more comfortable about coming forward now.
"The community is connecting with the kids now, too".


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Phil Collins: Tomorrow Is Always Too Long
Screening + Talk
The feature-length film Tomorrow Is Always Too Long by Phil Collins has been described as a "modern day city symphony" and "love letter" to Glasgow. A paean to Scotland's largest urban center, the film effortlessly interweaves a range of voices from institutions and communities that define the complex character of the city. Collins combines original and archival footage into an imaginary media landscape. In between Paul Robeson's May Day visit to Glasgow in 1960 and adult silhouette animations by Matthew Robins, impromptu broadcasts shot in a disused TV studio and bursts of electronic soundtrack by Mogwai's Barry Burns, a cast of non-professional Glaswegians perform songs by Cate Le Bon with an accompaniment by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The film's diverse but unified character mirrors the city's inhabitants, who unexpectedly burst into song amid a sensory overload of public-access-style channel surfing. This rich and thoroughly collaborative effort brings together a cross-section of voices–from schools, hospitals, public parks, nightclubs, and a prison–into a single filmic space. Moving gracefully among the genres of musical, documentary, and animation, Collins majestically captures how ordinary aspects of everyday life can take on extraordinary and poignant proportions.
Image credit: Phil Collins, Tomorrow Is Always Too Long, 2014. HD digital video, Hi8 and VHS; color, sound; 82 min. Courtesy Shady Lane Productions, Berlin and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York.
Phil Collins
Phil Collins is a British-born filmmaker, visual artist, cultural organizer, and educator based in Berlin and Wuppertal. His diverse practice is characterized by close engagements with place and communities, which over the years have included, amongst others, disco-dancing Palestinians, fans of The Smiths across three continents, Kosovan-Albanian refugees, the youth of Baghdad, anti-fascist skinheads in Malaysia, the homeless population of Cologne, and teachers of Marxism-Leninism from the former German Democratic Republic. Rather than static portraits, the works resulting from these collaborations articulate the nuances of relations embedded in the aesthetic regimes and economies that define everyday existence, from news and politics to entertainment and shopping. Throughout, Collins upholds a commitment to myriad forms of experience across the social spectrum, and an interest in the contradictory impulses of intimacy and desire within the public sphere.
Collins's works are represented in collections such as those of Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Tate Gallery, London; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In Spring 2016 his first feature film Tomorrow Is Always Too Long (2014) will be theatrically released in Germany.