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Have you notice the bizarre activities of our Philippine weather lately? We knew it's still summer time...the season, base on experience will not be over maybe until up to mid July or early August BUT why these past days in the middle of a very hot summer afternoon (in fact tossing around 36degrees)
we can hear thunderstorm followed by strong surge of rain showers? Sometimes raining hard with bright clouds above. Oldies even have tales circulating on a myth that there is a marriage going on between human and spiritual beings when its raining on a bright sunny day.
The spiritual connection is maybe there, but more of the evil kind if you are aware what is a HAARP or Chemtrail.
I was listening to PAGASA weathermen reporting the other day, and he seems to be out of words to explain the unusual weather condition. He confirmed though that we are still very much in the summer season; however, he gave no valid explanation where was these rain coming from. I look at the 3D model of the past days weather activities and it's illogical to find a singular mass of dark cloud in the midst of calm topography.
Could this be a HAARP attack from China? After learning that China along with 3 other countries (USA, Israel, and Germany) have this type of geo-engineering technology; it made me suspicious of our weather condition. After all we have this recent tension with China over there at West Philippines sea.
Maybe most of you is asking what is a HAARP? Basically, it is a weather altering devise (cloud engineering) and although it has been denied many times of its possibility to be used as a weapon...many theorist think otherwise. Just think about this: is it possible, for a super powerful laser to super heat the ocean, create a huge evaporation that will gather enormous amount of water that will turn the clouds dark in a particular area? Or add some toxic chemicals into the clouds, oh well simply to poison the people you want exterminated?
The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is anionospheric research program jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the University of Alaska, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).[1]Built by BAE Advanced Technologies (BAEAT), its purpose is to analyze the ionosphere and investigate the potential for developing ionospheric enhancement technology for radio communications and surveillance.[2] The HAARP program operates a major sub-arctic facility, named the HAARP Research Station, on an Air Force–owned site near Gakona, Alaska.The most prominent instrument at the HAARP Station is the Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI), a high-power radio frequency transmitter facility operating in the high frequency (HF) band. The IRI is used to temporarily excite a limited area of the ionosphere. Other instruments, such as a VHF and a UHFradar, a fluxgate magnetometer, a digisonde, and an induction magnetometer, are used to study the physical processes that occur in the excited region.Work on the HAARP Station began in 1993. The current working IRI was completed in 2007, and its prime contractor was BAE Systems Advanced Technologies.[1] As of 2008, HAARP had incurred around $250 million in tax-funded construction and operating costs.HAARP has been blamed by conspiracy theorists for a range of events, including numerous natural disasters. Various scientists have commented that HAARP is an attractive target for conspiracy theorists because according to computer scientist David Naiditch, "its purpose seems deeply mysterious to the scientifically uninformed".[3]MORE THAN JUST TYPHOON
Aside from HAARP's undeniable capabilities to alter the weather, it was also blamed for other major earthquake and tsunami. How it was done was quite complex but the simplest explanation I can come up is the principle of domino effect. Hurt one part of the environment and the rest will follow.
Before the devastating Japan tsunami, eye witnesses had recorded Chemtrail (chemical trail spraying) or cloud formations that was commonly link to HAARP activities...so was it a man-made tsunami? There are also reports of seeing persistent chemtrail before the huge Haiti earthquake. (see video for proof)
Evidence of Chemtrail. Aside from supper heating the ocean or playing with the Earth's ionosphere...there are also harmful chemical sprayed to clouds
In an article, A Sylph Encounter (April 2012), I made a promise to share what is a chemtrail, well maybe it's about time to talk further on this subject. The strange Philippine weather reminded me of that promise as a blessing in disguise?
First, as I've pointed out before, Sylphs are spiritual creatures appearing in cloud form while Chemtrail is man-made strange cloud formation which appear as a result of aerosol spraying or HAARP activities. The distinction is quite easy if you become more aware to this phenomenon. Take note, the chemical content of this spraying is very very harmful to us and our environment.
For the uninformed on what is a chemtrail, they would probably think that it was just natural jet plane exhaust, and I don't blame you if you believed that propaganda; I was made to believe that lie too before. But after actually observing a jet-plane cruising across the sky, I have not witness a horizon to horizon trace mark similar to the trail chemical spraying leaves...plus the aftermath of chemtrail seems to instantly affect cloud formation if you wait to observe and unlike jet-trails that easily disperse, chemtrail stays for hours and they even spread. I'll be showing you images of Chem-trail activities to further illustrate...
Wait! A point of attention that I must share with urgency. An anonymous source shares that it does not only affect Global warming but also is Creating a blockage in the brain of the interaction of various amino acids that relate to higher consciousness and the increase of dopamine in the brain producing a listless, euphoric state of lower, reactive mind.
Although I haven't thoroughly examined the possibilities of the above report, I feel that it must be shared as precaution...however, I don't know how to physically deter this attack, as I am still researching on this matter but I know one sure method that never fails...and that is prayers. Continue praying to God that we may all pass the test of tribulation. Always trust in the name of Jesus Christ.
The good news however is that, recent chemtrail watchers had discover that there are growing number of chembusters appearing to stop the genocidal aerosol spraying in our atmosphere. Among these chemtrail busters are Sylphs who literally do battle with these clouds. I also heard concern organizations setting up chemical altering devises, which I will share sometime later, again, if God allows.
Additional Info:
Geo-engineering refer to large-scale technological proposals to fix global warming or climatic changes by altering the condition of our oceans, clouds, weather, and atmosphere using latest technologies. The danger about this technology is; it is not generally accepted by the Scientific community.
Examples of geoengineering schemes is Ocean Fertilization or dumping nutrients into the seas to grow algal blooms, however the biochar that it produces deliberately pollute the upper atmosphere with sulphur and aluminum properties that reflect the sun ray. The result is also called white clouds or stratospheric aerosols.
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Set the Division Furtive Type 50 LED Watch Using Your Smartphone's Light
Smartwatches may be ubiquitous, but some of us prefer conventional timepieces, as their batteries last longer (if we're talking about Quartz watches) and they are supposed to do one job only: tell time.
That being said, the Type 50 Limited Edition LED watch created by Montreal, Canada-based Division Furtive is anything but conventional. To start with, it does not have any buttons, so the ones who don't know what the Type 50 is about might be led to believe that the watch's hour and minutes cannot be set. Needless to say, they would be wrong, as the wristwatch can be set, and even in multiple ways.
Division Furtive created an innovative system that relies on light signals for setting the watch. The first method implies using your computer's display as the source of light. You need to go here, select the offset in case you're traveling, and click on Set. The other method relies on the Division Furtive Android app. Tapping or double tapping the front crystal provides access to additional functions, such as day of the week and Moon phase.
The energy saving function of this watch is really impressive. The LEDs only light up to tell you the time when you're looking at the watch, so some sort of accelerometer must have been used. In all other situations, the device is in a sleep state that preserves energy. This is definitely something other watchmakers could learn from. Type 50 uses an AAA battery, as well as a backup battery to remember the settings while changing the main one.
Division Furtive turned to Kickstarter to get their project crowdfunded, much like they did in 2012 with the Type 40 and Type 46 limited edition watches. The campaign is not over yet, as there are still 7 more days to go, but the $49,970 CAD funding goal has already been reached, so backers will receive the Type 50 LED watch in January, February, or March, depending on how much they pledged. Early Birds could secure a timepiece for themselves for the equivalent of $174, but all those spots are gone now, so if you still want one, consider pledging $219 or more. Only 1,000 pieces will be ever made, so if you want one, hurry!
Type 50 isn't for everyone, but just for those that can appreciate innovation.
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A recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that intense exercise was associated with decreased libido in men. That's right: all those hours of lifting, pumping, and squatting in the gym may actually be ruining your sex life. (Unless, of course, the gym doubles as your sex life, in which case, good for you for learning how to multitask.) But if you're worried that your pursuit of bodily perfection will leave you rock hard everywhere but where it counts, Josh Grimm has a few tips for you.
The founder of Fitnut, a customizable personal training and nutrition coaching service, first recommends starting your day with a smoothie rich in antioxidants and fancy-sounding things like quercetin, believed to be an endurance enhancer, and l-arginine, an amino acid used to treat erectile dysfunction. Here's the recipe for his morning Fitnut Power Punch, which he says will really rev your engines:
• ½ cup cold, cooked steel-cut oats (loaded with l-arginine)
• 1 whole banana for potassium (prevents muscle spasms during aerobic activity)
• ¼ cup of black raspberries and/or blueberries (phytochemical foods to enhance libido)
• 1 sliced apple (quercetin)
• 1 sliver of fresh ginger root (increases blood flow)
• 1 tablespoon of almond butter (rich in arginine and "good" fats)
• 1 teaspoon of maca powder (testosterone and fertility enhancement)
• 1 serving of your favorite brown rice or pea protein (recovery)
• Round out with 8–12 ounces of almond milk or coconut water
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Grimm also suggests consuming foods rich in antioxidants throughout the day, such as chili peppers and nuts for your libido, beets and spinach for increased blood flow, grass-fed beef for stamina, and red grapes and pumpkin seeds for increased testosterone levels.
Once your libido's supercharged and blood is flowing freely, it's time to incorporate some performance-enhancing exercises. The focus should be on your core — the abs, glutes, and pelvic muscles — because, says Grimm, "a strong core will help increase stamina and can aid in the increased production of testosterone levels while also stabilizing the lower back region during exercise, sex, and any stamina-inducing activities."
Try out Grimm's Stamina and Stability Superset, consisting of six circuits with three exercises each. Take little to no rest between the exercises and a maximum of 30 seconds' rest between each circuit:
Circuit 1: Abs
Kettlebell Russian twists x 40
Kettlebell standing woodchops x 20 Kettlebell overhead crunches x 30
Circuit 2: Upper/Lower Back
Seated cable pulls x 15
Seated cable lower back extensions x 15
Kettlebell bent-over rows x 15
Circuit 3: Glutes/Quads
Kettlebell forward lunges right x 15
Kettlebell forward lunges left x 15
Kettlebell goblet squat x 20
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Circuit 4: Abs
Side right plank hold to failure
Supine medicine ball V-up x 30
Side left plank hold to failure
Supine bridge hold and release x 30
Circuit 5: Upper/Lower Back
Dumbbell bent over single row right x 15
Dumbbell bent over single row left x 15
Dumbbell good mornings x 15
Circuit 6: Glutes/Quads
Dumbbell glute bridge x 30
Dumbbell split squat right x 15
Dumbbell split squat left x 15
Hopefully, all this work will help improve your sex life. But if all else fails: Practice, practice, practice.
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Following graduation, NYU undergraduates typically secure jobs with leading companies and/or are admitted to top graduate and professional schools at a rate higher than the national average. Each year the Wasserman Center for Career Services surveys recent NYU graduates to track their post-baccalaureate plans. The results reveal exceptionally successful graduates of our bachelor's degree program, Global Liberal Studies.


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I'm Still Not Over...Tod and Copper in 'The Fox and the Hound'
Growing up on Disney movies, I was constantly learning valuable life lessons while simultaneously crying my eyes out. For example: Simba defeats Scar in The Lion King and the good guys win! I learn all about fighting for what's right and good overcoming evil. Mufasa appears in the clouds and tells Simba how proud he is of his son! I burst into tears for the hundredth time during that hour and a half. That was simply my relationship with Disney movies. However, there was always one film that filled me with irregular amounts of joy … and ripped my heart from my chest more than the rest. So let's talk about The Fox and the Hound.
The Fox and the Hound told the story of Tod, an adopted baby Fox, and Copper, a young hound dog in training. Tod and Copper were neighbors, and when they were still young (a.k.a. before their societal roles were forced upon them), they were the best of friends. They hung out every day, even when Copper was told he wasn't allowed to because he was a hound dog, and Tod would one day be his prey. But Copper didn't care. He spent his days splashing around with Tod and attempting to howl in what might be the cutest two seconds in cinema history.
There are many things that I'm still not over when it comes to this movie. I'm still not over how freakin' adorable these two were as young babies running around (See: Tod playing with Copper's ears). I'm still not over how unfair it was that society pulled them apart when Copper had to become a hunting dog. And I'm really still not over the moment when Copper's owner threatened Tod's life, forcing Tod's mother to drive out to the middle of nowhere and leave Tod on the side of the road in what might be the saddest four minutes in cinema history:
And if I'm able to keep writing through my many tears, I'm definitely still not over the moment when I thought all hope was lost for Tod and Copper, and at the last minute, Copper faced down the barrel of his owner's gun in order to save his onetime best friend.
But even after all that, they were still forced to go their separate ways. As a young child, I couldn't fathom the idea that even though they still loved each other, they couldn't be best friends again. Why was life so unfair?!
I spent weeks trying to figure it out until finally, my mother explained that the movie ending didn't mean their story ended. So, in my world, Tod and Copper remained secret best friends, society be damned! However, I still feel a constant ache in my heart that the film didn't end with them side-by-side. If their friendship can't make it, then we're all screwed. I apologize if you were expecting this to end on a positive note. If it did, then I'd probably be over it by now.


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Had some fun tattoos this week. Got to do my first chest piece. The customer already had the wolf and moon, as well as the roman numerals, but he wanted to fill in the rest. So I added trees and clouds that blended into the clouds on his arm. I also added shading on the lower part of his pecs to give the illusion that he has a bigger and more chiseled chest. His comment: "I look like I've been going to the gym!"
Another new customer has very little open skin left to tattoo, but has "the itch" again, so we found a spot for this little gem. Get it? Little gem?
The next one tugged on my heart strings and made me feel the feels. Of course.
And my favorite of the week was a walk-in who wanted a bear, an octopus, or something Star Wars-y. So I showed him some of my watercolors and he opted to go with the octopus and add a watercolor background. I have to admit, I'm proud of this one. I really love doing this style, so I hope I get more requests for stuff like this.


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The Kansas University football team offered a sneak peek at the 2014 squad when it released an updated roster on its website Tuesday.
The most significant revelation was that offensive lineman Dylan Admire, who started two games at center last season, dropped some weight and moved to tight end/fullback.
Admire, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound junior-to-be from Blue Valley West High, is down 50 pounds from his weight at this time last year. Admire earned his shot at center — his high school position — because of his intelligence and work ethic, but his lack of size was too much to overcome up front.
To accommodate the position change, Admire switched his number from 66 to 86.
Other notable nuggets from the updated KU football roster include:
— The absence of Ricki Herod, Brian Maura and Neal Page, all former scholarship players who are no longer with the team.
— The absence of H's or F's from the position column. From here on out, it looks like running backs will be called running backs and wide receivers will be called receivers. On that note, senior-to-be Tony Pierson and red-shirt freshman Colin Spencer both are listed as wide receivers.
— Junior running back Darrian Miller is on the roster and reported for Tuesday's first day of spring semester classes.
— Tight end Kent Taylor, who transferred to KU from Florida and will have to sit out the 2014 season, is not yet listed on the roster but is in town. After taking his official visit last weekend, Taylor returned to Florida with his family on Sunday per NCAA rules and then came back to Lawrence on Monday. He took in Monday's KU hoops game with linebackers Ben Heeney and Schyler Miles.
— Mid-year signees Ronnie Davis (CB), Keyon Haughton (OL) and Anthony "Fish" Smithson (S) all are listed on the roster and are in town for the start of the spring semester. Davis is slated to wear No. 23, Haughton will wear No. 70 and Smithson No. 9.
— Position changes of note: Former cornerback Greg Allen is now a nickelback; former Buck Ben Goodman is now a defensive lineman; former linebacker Kellen Ash is now listed as a Buck.
— Number changes: Senior wide receiver Nick Harwell switched from 88 to 8; red-shirt freshman receiver Colin Spencer switched from 20 to 88; junior nickelback Courtney Arnick switched from 58 to 28; sophomore kicker Matthew Wyman switched from 28 to 17; sophomore cornerback Piers Christian switched from 28 to 39; sophomore offensive lineman Sean Connolly switched from 75 to 62; and sophomore kicker Austin Barone switched from 39 to 19.
— It should be noted that, with the exception of Admire, none of the weights were updated on the most recent roster. That likely will take place before the start of spring practices in March.
Good to see that Darrian is back.
It will also be interesting to see what other changes result from our new OC.
I'm glad that the staff has made a move with Admire. He deserves a chance to contribute and clearly wasn't going to be very helpful in the middle of the OL.
Tait, are you going to try to get an interview with him to ask how/when the decision was made to change positions? If he's truly already lost 50 pounds then the decision may have been already made before the end of the 2013 season.
You bet. Won't be until spring ball starts, but it'll be interesting to hear from him about it. The more I think about the move, the more I think he could really help KU as a fullback, provided Reagan's offense has use for such a player.
I do agree, though, about the 50 pounds. It's not like he lost the 50 in the past six weeks. It probably started toward the end of 2013.
Matt- does the loss of three scholarship players provide additional ones for this years class?
Not necessarily, but it does open up three spots overall.
What I mean by that, is the total number that they can take in this class is still 26. Just losing these guys does not bump that up to 29 automatically. But there are always ways to try to see if you can count guys back toward other classes and things like that, so you never know how much this kind of thing could help.
One thing it could do is free up a scholarship for a guy like Joe Gibson, who came as a walk-on and now might be the No. 1 option at center heading into the spring.
Thanks, Matt. You know, that's a very good point- Gibson will surely be one of the top considerations. Thanks for the coverage,man. As always, well done.
Thanks. Appreciate that!
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SDCC '17: Xbox's Crackdown Comes To Comics Courtesy Of Dynamite
by Olly MacNamee
Written by Shane McCarthy (Transformers: All Hail Megatron, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) Crackdown by Microsoft Studios, for the Xbox will make it's comic book debut this November 8th, dealing with the catastrophic global events that set the plot in motion for Crackdown 3, which is released the day before for the Xbox on November 7th. It's worth mentioning that anyone picking up the game then will also get the comic for free too.
In Crackdown 3, releasing November 7 as an Xbox One exclusive, a series of devastating blackout attacks have taken the world and The Agency by surprise. From out of nowhere, a new enemy has targeted major metropolitan areas with a never-before-seen form of elemental warfare, plunging vast swaths of society into darkness and chaos. In the aftermath, the Agency has picked up a hot lead – and now they'll stop at nothing to find the ones who knocked the world down, to deliver a harsh dose of Justice…by any means necessary.
Shane McCarthy says:
I'm really excited to be a part of bringing the Crackdown comic to life. I'm a big fan of the games and have been from the first one! What I'm most excited about is exploring the Crackdown universe further and taking a longer look at what it's like to be a part of it. It's going to be a lot of fun seeing what makes these Agents tick as they punch their way to a better world!
The fertile field of games ripe for comic book makeovers is nothing new for Dynamite who have only recently announced their Fruit Ninja comic and were responsible for last year's beautiful coffee table books, Art of Atari and Art of Atari Poster Collection. That's just naming a few.
Crackdown will be solicited in an upcoming edition of the Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, so retailers out there, look out for this title if you want to order it for those gamers out there. There's a lot in the comic book community, as we all know. Including myself!


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Elmwood commissioned me to create a brand mark for 'Amplify' – a new alcohol-free spirit with a unique blend of botanicals, orange citrus, lemon, ginseng, juniper and lemongrass.
The pack concept was based around the creative concept of elevating all of your senses without limits. The vibrant background canvas was hand painted by artist Sophie Abbott, and the word mark had to sit alongside this, adding to the energy, excitement and attitude.
Multiple versions were created with a variety of writing implements in order to find an expressive stroke that captured the essence of the brand. The final marque was created by hand with a broad edged marker on heavily textured paper.
"We asked Dan to create a brand mark for Amplify; it was a tricky brief as the typography needed to balance artistic expression, a sense of freedom and modern craftsmanship. Dan nailed it and added real beauty to the brand and bottle. It was a pleasure working with him".Daisy Crowder – Senior Account Manager, Elmwood


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Top 2018 draft prospect Ryan McLeod traded to Mississauga
He's the youngest of three hockey brothers, but that doesn't diminish the expectations surrounding center Ryan McLeod, a potent offensive force whose OHL rights were just traded to his hometown Mississauga Steelheads.
McLeod was originally selected third overall by the Flint Firebirds – the franchise formerly known as the Plymouth Whalers – but had not reported to camp and was not expected to, since there was also a lot of NCAA interest in the youngster. But the Steelheads had a built-in advantage; Ryan's brother, Mikey McLeod, already plays for the team (eldest brother Matthew is going NCAA at Canisius College in Buffalo) and now the two will play together.
Flint swapped McLeod for six picks – three second-rounders and three third-rounders from Mississauga – and will also receive two compensatory picks in the 2016 OHL draft because McLeod was a "defected" top-five selection. One pick will be fifth overall and the other will be tacked on to the end of the second round.
How good is McLeod? He's just turning 16, but coming off a great season with the Toronto Marlboros, the powerhouse squad that won the OHL Cup in a 3-2 overtime thriller over Don Mills. McLeod was the MVP of the tournament with seven points in seven games, using his wicked wrister and playmaking acumen to do damage. While we're very far away, he'll be one to watch for the 2018 NHL draft.
And here's the thing: Even though McLeod was selected third overall, he easily could have gone first. There was a 'Big Four' in the OHL draft this year and they could have gone in any order. As it was, Israeli product Daniel Levin went first to Sudbury, Gabe Vilardi went second to Windsor and Owen Tippett went fourth to Mississauga, where he will now be joined by McLeod.
The Steelheads are getting real interesting real fast. Mikey McLeod just helped Canada win gold at the Ivan Hlinka and has many dynamic traits, much like little bro Ryan. Defenseman Sean Day already has a magnifying glass on him, while fellow blueliner Nic Hague starts off his first OHL campaign this fall. Hague is already 6-foot-6. I've also been told that dynamic Swedish winger Alexander Nylander will be joining the team. His brother, Maple Leafs pick William Nylander, will be playing in nearby Toronto for the AHL's Marlies.
Day, Nylander and Mikey McLeod are all up for the 2016 NHL draft. Add in undrafted Swede Daniel Muzito-Bagenda – a big-bodied power forward who can really grind – and there will be many reasons to get out to the Hershey Centre this season.
On the Flint side, it was important to get a good haul for Ryan McLeod. The Firebirds are starting anew in the Michigan town and while I'm sure fans will accept some growing pains in the first season or two, nothing fills an arena like winning. GM Terry Christensen is new to the OHL, (though he does have extensive experience elsewhere) but he'll have to make the most of his selections – whether he keeps most of them or packages others for established players.
Right now, the erstwhile Whalers are flush with veterans such as goalie Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina) and defensemen Josh Wesley (Carolina) and Alex Peters (Dallas). Youngsters such as William Bitten and Zach Grzelewski hold a lot of promise up front, so Christensen needs to keep the ball rolling. McLeod would have been great, but it was not in the cards. So now the GM must look to cash in at the 2016 draft.


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The Goddard, Kansas, general sales tax rate is 6.5%. The sales tax rate is always 7.5%
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The lean canvas is a tool that helps entrepreneur with forming their idea into a macro plan and later (hopefully) a full function service or product.
You can use something like a good pitch deck to do the same. The core in these tools is to help you articulate what are you going to do and how you are going to win with it.
Let's have a look at the page below. You can click on it to see it on a full page. If you wish to work with such a template – scroll down and print the clean one that we got in the bottom of this post.
The idea here is to think on our idea and to break it down to the different aspects.
We will fill in short bullet points each section. If you have a co-founder or advisor/mentor to consult with, please do so. It will improve the final result. Also, show the result to many people that you respect. Each might give you a point of view you didn't think about. Continue reading


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A 1913 renovation marked the end of Members using the Chamber as their primary work space. Even the flooring beneath was torn up, a casualty of changes necessitated by the crowded House membership. Workers replaced the desks with theater-style seating, with Members sitting wherever they pleased, but generally respecting the center aisle's division by party affiliation. A brand-new office building provided more spacious workspace than a Chamber desk ever could.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, "Tearing Up House Floor, Washington," https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/PA2013/PA2013-03-0025a/
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Monday, September 9, 2013
AfterBuzz TV SYTYCD: Final Results Preview
I cannot believe we are down to the very last show of So You Think You Can Dance. Season 10 has been such a great ride for all of us on AfterBuzz TV. Before we bid goodbye and before Jake and I head off to Dancing With the Stars for Season 17, we have one final guest for you. It's another fantastic All-Star from Season 3, Neil Haskell. So get those final questions in for our last show.
If you missed the fan questions from tWitch and Allison Holker, click here.
Most importantly, who do you think will win this week? Fik-Shun or Aaron? Jasmine or Amy?
Also, the AfterBuzz TV crew is supporting Courtney Galiano's Beat MS Dance Walk on Sept. 22. If you would like to donate to the cause, you can find our team page here.
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What has been your favorite routine from this season? (for anyone really!) and what has it been like being an all-star/being called to be one? #WhosGonnaWin #teamJACK my wednesday nights will not be the same without you guys, until next season! #crossingmyfingers!ReplyDeleteReplies
P.S. great job last night!! #LetsGoToTheBeach!!Delete
Hi! it's Malaak from Saudi Arabia (you might remember me Kristyn haha) anyways my questions for Neil:ReplyDelete
1. where is the coolest place you've been to
2. do you have any pets?
3. What was the last movie you saw?
4. If u weren't famous what do u think your job would be ?
5. where do you see yourself 20 years later?
totally random questions, hope they're not too much! XOXO
In DWTS, where contestants gain more money week by week as they progress, does the same thing happen in SYTYCD or is it just 1 final $ prize for the winners in the end?ReplyDelete
Can you describe what you expect the contestants to bring to the dance floor when they are paired with all-stars(level of technique, personality, etc)
Also, is there one style of dance that you have not yet learned that you would be willing to give a shot?
Thank you for my BIRTHDAY XXXXX KRISTYN AND JAKE XXXXReplyDelete
Favorite dance that you did on the show, ever?ReplyDelete
Dance that you wish you had danced but someone else did?
Favorite choreographer and dancer to work with?
Favorite Broadway show of all time?
Favorite character in a broadway show that you would love to play someday?
Who are your stand-outs from this year's auditions that you wish they can come back next year and make the top 20?ReplyDelete
PS: Did you know that Amy was dancing on "kind of a fracture" foot? :O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7shFR-EnEAk
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:34 PM
Loved Bring It On: The Musical...was Steven the original role you auditioned for? Randall?ReplyDelete
Any funny memories during the show's run? Cast member you were closest to?
Your ultimate "dream" gig?
Out of all the SYTYCD seasons, which would you have wanted to be a part of (besides season 3)
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2013 at 7:24 PM
is it hard to stay in shape as a dancer, and what are some good core exercises?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2013 at 7:46 PM
what do you do when you aren't an allstar or dancing? do you teach classes?ReplyDelete
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The following interview charts the recent story of occupied social centres which emerged in London from 2002-2006 drawing heavily on the Italian 'centri sociali'. One participant explains their involvement, their aims and what they tried to achieve.
What were the origins of what you were doing in London?
It was after MayDay 2001 and we occupied the Radical Dairy December, January. It was a small shopfront cum house with a basement, very small on the corner of a sort of residential area. There were about 20 of us that were involved, and the reason we occupied it was because a lot of people had been to Italy and seen the social centres there before that. Before people went to Italy they didn't actually know what social centres were. Everyone was completely new to any sort of political involvement, it was a first entry point, the sort of anti-capitalist movement in London. I mean I came from Reclaim the Streets and Wombles had been formed for about seven, eight months before we were involved in MayDay 2001, then, Genoa, Gothenburg. A quite intense period of summit mobilisation.
Some of us had been to Italy in March for a People's Global Action Conference which was held in Milan, near…and saw the sort of diversity of people involved in it. The scale of stuff was a complete contrast to what we were doing, and people wanted more than just that, they wanted, you know, a connection with people and ideally to be involved in political intervention on a daily basis, and so the Radical Dairy was a chance to do that.
But the Radical Dairy was a conscious effort to bring together what we thought or felt the Italians were doing with social centres and what we wanted to do with social centres. So we made a really strong effort, you know, for ourselves, not to call it a squat, but to call it a social centre, really bigging it up, and that was a really conscious effort to break that sort of insular squat political culture.
Why were you doing it? Because you wanted a social centre like in Italy?
We wanted a social centre as a solution to the problem that anti-capitalism had a lot of people who turned out, but there were a lot of scare stories. We wanted to have a public connection with people and re-root ourselves with radical politics within a certain geographical locality, basically transform an area, look at what sort of social needs there were in an area.
The centres are like a beacon for people within an area that would have sympathies with them or would actually learn about how we viewed the world and what was going on and to see what we can do with them. And I felt at the same time that there was no sort of separation. There wasn't like a sort of Maoism where we were going to root ourselves in the community then build an army.
But what was it about social centres that would meet social needs?
Firstly, they didn't last for just one day. Going down to the Reclaim the Streets demonstrations, or street parties, June 18th in 1999 in London or anything else I really felt it was that kind of an alternative social relationship, away from the logic of capitalism as I saw it anyway. That is what inspired us – to create a space that had that kind of inspirational element but on a much more daily basis. At the same time I felt that there was the problem with the anti-capitalist movement, basically that it mobilised once every six months…we were serious about changing the world, so how do you do that if you are only communicating to one section of society?
We knew about the squat culture in London, even though no-one at the time in the Wombles was squatting. Everyone was renting or living in halls or whatever, most people had jobs and stuff. And it was never a thing that we wanted to set up a commune or anything. I was completely against that kind of thing. We wanted to be part of society so Radical Dairy was just like an experimentation in trying to realise that. No one normal would go into a squat, it is just the same old crusty types that go in squats.
I think the Radical Dairy was quite a limited place, very small but in the main it looked really excellent, really inviting. We linked up with loads of anti-gentrification campaigns in Hackney, because 'Hackney Not for Sale' had an office there. We had a massive library with about 700 books that were contributed by people. We had internet access and we had a bar. We had teas and coffees all day, we had musical events, sound systems in the basement and we noticed that when we actually started doing that, there was a lot of interest from people in the street, a lot of families wandered in. We had tables and chairs outside and people would come from shopping on Saturday morning and they would be sitting outside on our tables and chairs and asking for a tea and I was sitting down with them and chatting. Just ordinary working class men and women of all ages, different races as well. There were a lot of black and Asian people that would come to the place quite often, it made a real presence in the area. We had Indymedia film nights and a lot of the times on a weekend we had loads of kids. And some of the time we had so many kids running around, you would get their parents coming in at about six o'clock in the evening, and saying 'have you seen Andy or little Charlie?'
Were there any negative reactions?
There was half a dozen odd situations which got really nasty, fights and smackheads and the rest of it. But on the whole they were dealt with quite well because we made every incident a situation to mobilise people and to actually discuss that. How do we deal with crackheads? How do we deal with drugdealers trying to take over the place? How do we combat this? From that we learned that it wasn't actually a problem, it was a way of developing us. If someone turns up at the door who is like a 50 year old working class woman with three kids who has just come back from the market, who says well what are you about then? You explain. You know you have to develop a language to communicate with people and that was the most exciting thing that we were talking to the most random people you could imagine on so many different issues, and that was the best thing about it.
What about connections with local struggles?
So yeah there were demands made on us to support stuff, and we didn't support them as much as we could have done. We were doing so much to maintain the place and to present the whole thing that we didn't have time to actually concentrate on other stuff. That was the massive failings of it. Keeping the space and like, you know, cleaning the space up and making sure it was always presentable, and people were always in the building.
How did the political activity of the Wombles affect the Radical Diary?
We had May 2002 which we organised through Radical Dairy. During that time, we got raided by police. Before that, our electricity got cut, there were about 50 riot cops who raided the place, computers got seized, that galvanised support in the area as well because people saw it. Then we started seeing people's true relationship to the place. Residents came out on the streets that morning shouting at the police. I remember this woman saying 'my kid goes to that place, he can't go to the park where there's too many fucking crackheads, why aren't you concerned with the crackheads?'
What were relationships like with the community?
There were a lot of locals that would come in and cook once a week, there were a lot of teenagers, teenage girls that would come and use the computers to do their home work. They actually wrote letters to the police after we got raided saying, we need this space, we need our computers because we do our GCSEs on them and stuff, and would completely understand the idea of self organisation and say well you know it is an excellent thing you are doing, we want to contribute. So they would come one night and cook for us.
What were the things at that time that struck you that weren't right?
It was hard for a lot of people to realise that we were not there to project our lifestyles, our politics onto a place. Instead we were there to work in conjuction with people. Very much trying to have a dialogue with people, create things basically out of that. And also this thing of people not prioritising those kind of struggles that have been emerging in the area and responding to them. That was the biggest thing. I mean some of us felt that that was what we needed to do, but how to do that was something else.
How long did it last for?
It lasted for about 13 months, which is quite a good run, until February 2003.
What happened next?
After the European Social Forum in Paris in November 2003 we had made a lot of good connections and developed a bit and then decided we wanted to open another social centre. We wanted a social centre because we thought it was the thing that created a meaning to and expand what we were doing. At that point our idea of social centres got a bit more sophisticated. There was a No Borders night we had which was our main reason for occupying the place.
Where was this?
This was in Kentish Town in London, January 2004. We had a meeting with about 30 people to discuss what we wanted from a social centre, what we wanted to happen and why, and everything else we learned from the mistakes of the Radical Dairy ; occupied the place on Fortess Road, resisted eviction, put a call out trying to make this kind of impression that we wanted to create a movement around social centres. It lasted about six weeks and then Grand Banks got occupied just down the road.
Now that started off a completely public space. It was a truly public space; we had a relationship with the kids in the local area and a school, it was an excellent place. We wanted to have more political meetings, be a bit more politically developed, more events that were really like popular in the area, a good perception by people that weren't 'us' about the place. Lots more people, families and kids came to the place. Lots of kids getting involved, a lot of kids taking on the place and managing it. We also had a lot of events happening there, we started getting involved in the European Social Forum in London and used that as a place to organise. So yeah, we decided to do a social centre again as a way to resolve issues around how you actually create a movement. So we occupied, and then also at the same time we wanted to be involved in migration issues, through No Borders.
Considering it was quite a limited space it worked pretty well and we tried to make it as professionally looking as possible, you know we bought a coffee machine. We were doing various sorts of discussions and trying to make the place look nice. We had exhibitions up. We started an anti copyright cinema for which we did a lot of flyposting. Each time we had an event on we leafleted literally 400 houses around the area constantly, and for the anti copyright cinema we had the most busiest night with about 120, 130 people. We were basically premiering Hollywood films.
We also wanted to revitalise the social centre network. At that point there was another social centre, 'Use your Loaf', which had been going for about a year. With Grand Banks there was this thing because it was so essential to the area, so visible and stuff, as soon as we occupied it we had people from the area coming down before we even opened, asking if we wanted furniture. When we opened up I think the first day we had about 60 or 70 kids just walk in at lunchtime and it just you know, overwhelmed us basically. It was a case of, well we don't really need to publicise what we are doing. A lot of them were like 15 or 16 and we asked them 'what do you want out of the place?' And they said, 'oh, we have been banned from the shops here, and, you know, there is nowhere to eat'. So we said, 'ok, we will start doing food'. So we started doing food everyday and it got busier because people came down for lunch. It was a public space basically. People were meeting there on the Friday evening before they went clubbing.
What were the major problems?
The major problem was that it had been dominated by non political activists, so there were a lot of burnt out people saying why are we doing it? Why as anarchists are we cooking food for middle class kids? For them they didn't engage with the fact of trying. The most productive thing we can do is create an accessible place where people are engaging in an analytical dialogue with us and then developing from that point onwards. Also not patronising people. They create their own sort of political engagement as well rather than some sort of factory thing where they come in non political and they come out as anarchists. And stuff doesn't work like that.
How long were you there for Grand Banks?
Mid February to August 2004. It was quite a short time. Then we got evicted, and then we did the Beyond ESF stuff in November 2004 (at the London European Social Forum). We had the initial eviction on May 19th. We had about 200 people for the eviction. People came out of school for it and it was really successful and a lot of kids who used the place were interviewed in the local paper which made it a big story in the area, and then obviously we got evicted in August.
So the eviction day we had the doors open and we just had small barricades outside and a sound system and the bailiffs came and went. The police came to us and said we are not going to support the eviction saying 'we want to end this peacefully', and stuff like that and 'we all think you are doing great work here and we have got no problems with Grand Banks.' That was kind of reiterated teachers and stuff like that, parents, and then the raid in August was like Scotland Yard, there was all the Forward Intelligence Team, there was riot police and about 30 bailiffs.
What would you say were the main achievements?
The Camden Daily Journal is quite a good local newspaper and there were people writing to it and quoting Grand Banks basically, quoting our newsletters not from mainly political perspectives but really about use of space. Why don't we open up all the empty buildings? Why don't the Council reappropriate any empty buildings and give it over to people who want to do social projects in it, and people writing that sort of stuff. Also after the first eviction there was an actual editorial saying there was this massive thing about political apathy amongst young people and someone said 'how come you have got hundreds of kids walking out of school to support their social centre?' It was a social centre not a squat. Everybody knew about the place basically. I mean even the pub across the road, an Irish pub, they came over to us because we were doing screen printing and we were selling like hundreds of t-shirts.
I mean this is the thing. We want to get to a stage where our ideal situation is where we want to give the building back to people, to this community that is created there, and say 'right you run the place now'.
Was there any intimidation against the kids to stop them using Grand Banks?
There were certain kids that had a lot of problems. They were violent. They would go out violent, they had a lot of problems like you would see their dad coming out of the Irish pub at one o'clock in the morning completely pissed and dragging their kids out and giving them like a punch in the face and stuff. You would talk to like 13 year old girls saying 'I don't want to go home because my dad will just beat me up.' You know all this stuff, and you had a faction within the Wombles saying we are not social workers. Fucking hell, it is like the reason people don't engage in politics is because they have got so much shit in their lives. That is a bigger issue, whether they are being beaten up by their parents or being attacked on the streets by gangs or whatever. Other forms of domination beyond capitalism that result from capitalism aren't seen as political, which a few of us did see as very political. We had managed to create a space that we were part controlling and you have got the whole of society there. And it is a dream isn't it – a dialogue between different sections of society about loads of other things.
What happened after the ESF in London?
In something like November or December we formed a small collective that was going to occupy a place. It was an initiative within the context of this new student group and only two of us in that collective were involved in Grand Banks. We occupied a building in January 2005, which we were kicked out of within seven or eight hours by police on Huntley Street. Two days later we found the other place on Gower Street which became the 'Institute for Autonomy'. Everything seemed fine, a massive place and we set the place up as being both living accommodation and a social space. So the first and second floor and the ground floor and the basement and the garden were social spaces and there were three floors of accommodation. There was a lot of enthusiasm. There was a hacklab that actually worked, computers and stuff like that. There was a screen printing lab. There was a café which was really popular which was mainly in the afternoons. And we also had a whole room which was an infoshop.
What was the relationship between this space and the previous occupied spaces?
I think a lot of people had heard of the other places, some had been to it. A lot of the students had been to 'Beyond the ESF' as well so we had some sort of connection with them and they knew our politics anyway. It started off quite organically. It was like we are in the university area, it is called the Institute of Autonomy, let's start relating to our immediate community which is students and people who work in the area. Let's do activities that might bring them in. So we had the radical theory forum every week. The thing about the Institute for Autonomy is that the preparations for the 2005 G8 (meeting in Scotland) about March to April dominated it. The G8 dominated it and made it sort of like a G8 social centre at that point. It became a place where we could distribute propoganda about the G8 and stuff, sell train tickets.
How did the Institute of Autonomy end?
We sent people down to Senate house, the University of London offices basically and had a discussion with them about what we were doing. They were saying 'ok, how long are you going to be there' and stuff like that, we said 'July' because we knew we were going to be in Scotland in July at the G8 and basically it worked. And so July 7th 2005 they had the eviction date which was excellent for us anyway. In 2006 we went on to open up 'The Square' on Russell Square but that's another story. A big focus there was to support the No Borders network and raise money for it.
How many people have been involved in all these projects?
It seems like each time we occupy a place we make different connections with different sets of people. I was saying about Radical Dsairy, there were all the old Reclaim the Streets, samba band, critical mass people, squatters, class war people and that was the first time we met them basically. The same with Grand Banks and then the Institute of Autonomy and the Square, a lot of students and lecturers as well that we have got connections with now. You could say that it went from nothing to a network of two or three thousand people maybe even more who have an affinity with social centres. We have had social centres since 2004 making these links. People are still around. They haven't disappeared. There is a political network that manifests itself each time we occupy a building and speak in the same language and put out the same kind of propaganda. People come down and they get to hear about it and that is a really interesting thing, because obviously we want to develop it even further and further and further.


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Pritchard: Tips for getting fit for ski season (column)
Better Version of You
Helping others increase fitness for winter sports is the lion's share of what I do as a professional. Implementing effective means of training is essential to success whether I am assisting an Olympic athlete or weekend warrior.
Globally speaking, there are quite a few solid, safe exercises and recommendations that can be made no matter what one's goals are.
Demands of sport
When writing a program for an athlete or client, I begin first by analyzing the demands of their sport, or that which they are seeking to participate in. The needs of a competitive 16-year-old female alpine skier will vary greatly in comparison to those of a 40-year-old male who snowboards recreationally on the weekends.
That being said, it is generally accepted that both individuals will require absorption and transfer of large eccentric and isometric forces whilst on the hill. This means that mobility, stability, strength and transfer of force are of top priority no matter the goal.
A place to start
The first and perhaps most important place to address is one's mobility.
A great deal of dorsiflexion is needed throughout each turn and movement for skiers/snowboarders, thus the ankles should consistently be tended to. Additionally, the knees, hips, shoulders and thoracic spine must all have adequate mobility to ensure proper body alignment for each turn or jump taken.
Next, stability throughout the core is absolutely essential. The core provides stabilization and transfer of force, encompassing nearly everything from the shoulders to the glutes. Directly related to skiing, a strong core or high level of stability aids in the upper-lower body separation needed to execute precision turns. Adding movements such as paloff presses, bear crawls, Turkish get-ups and loaded carries will all assist in improving the core.
Moving on from mobility and stability, strength is of absolute importance when it comes to performance on the hill. Bending the ski to make a sharp turn requires loading a large force to one side of the body at a time. Training modalities should be aimed at strengthening the body in a similar fashion and ensuring no asymmetries for safety.
What must also be considered is strengthening the posterior chain, as most ski and snowboard movements heavily load the anterior portion of the body. Strengthening the glutes, hamstrings and lower back will aid in injury reduction.
Glute ham raises, reverse hyperextensions, Nordic hamstring curls, deadlifts and glute bridges are all examples of exercises to add to your program for increased posterior chain strength.
Lastly, training for winter sports should include movements throughout various planes of motion. A common error I see is programs that only work through the sagittal plane. Winter sport athletes move through large ranges of motion, especially those competing in acrobatic events. Effective programming must include movement through the frontal, sagittal and transverse plane.
Jimmy Pritchard has a B.S. in exercise science from Colorado Mesa University and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is the director of strength and conditioning at Ski & Snowboard Club Vail. Contact him at 970-331-3513 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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During the final phase of the iLEAD DreamUp to Space Mission 2021 Experiment Design Challenge, our finalist teams created short videos pitching their ideas and the plans they developed for how, in the event that their experiment is chosen, they will use the opportunity for their school site and community outreach. Learners were required to include subject matter experts to support their experiment designs. Their proposals and videos are being reviewed by a panel of science and space experts, and the top two teams will have their experiments flown and conducted on the International Space Stations, targeted for an April 2022 launch.
Over the next few weeks, we're presenting video pitches from the teams. Today, we spotlight SCVi learners Dominykas Jonusonis and Jacob Laughlin, asking "What is the effect of microgravity on radish?"


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Ojibwe Author Brings Indian Country to Hungary
Columnist, poet, playwright and humorist Jim Northrup, Fond du Lac Ojibwe, will take on the role as an ambassador for Indian country next week during a speaking tour sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Hungary from February 10-14.
Many Hungarians already know Northrup's work thanks to Hungarian poet Gabor G. Gyukics, who translated Northrup's poetry into Hungarian for the book Nagy Kis-Madár (Big Little Bird). Gyukics, the catalyst for Northrup's invitation to Hungary, has translated the works of several Native writers.
"I was told about Jim's poetry by Carter Revard, an Osage poet, and another American poet, Chad Faries," Gyukics said. "When I visited the States a few years ago, I wanted to meet Native American poets because I was and still am working on a contemporary North American Indigenous poetry anthology."
"Gabor came to our house to learn about the Anishinaabe," Northrup said about the visit. "It was sugarbush, and so we put him to work right away. We had to tell him it was safe to drink the sap out of the tree."
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Hungarian poet Gabor G. Gyukics joins Jim Northrup, an Ojibwe author, and his dog on a trail to sugarbush to tap trees for syrup. Gyukics visited the Northrup home in Sawyer, Minnesota, and will serve as his translator when Northrup speaks at events in Hungary from February 10-14.
At the Northrups' Sawyer, Minnesota, home "we've had visitors from all the Scandinavian countries—Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway—and Scotland, England, Macedonia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Germany, Italy, France … and Red Lake," said Northrup, ending with a typical tease referring to the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.
In Hungary, Northrup will speak and read from his memoirs and poetry.
"We are organizing readings at literature-affiliated venues, but also try to focus on American studies departments of universities and even high schools," Monika Vali, a cultural specialist with the U.S. Embassy in Hungary, wrote to Northrup.
One stop is at a cultural institute, Laffert Kuria in Dunaharaszti, known for its collection of "Native Indian replica" items. Northrup will bring actual cultural items, including birchbark baskets he makes and some locally harvested manoomin (wild rice).
"Jim can tell the Hungarians many things about Indians in the past and present," Gyukics said. "Hungarians—me, too—were brought up by reading the works of J.F. Cooper and Karl May. We also had many picture books and albums of Indians. Hungarians feel a close tie to Indians and are very sympathetic to their cause."
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For Hungarians, added to the works of American writer James Fenimore Cooper and German writer Karl May, would be interpretations of Hungarian scholar Ervin (Goffesmann) Baktay, who studied and wrote about India and its culture, but who also was fascinated by the American West. Baktay organized the first "Hungary Indian Tribe" in 1931 and became its "chief" as "Reposing Buffalo."
"These tribes still exist, though on a moderate level," according to Gyukics. "So Jim can satisfy our interest in Indian culture and life and religion further and surely he will help us to understand Indians better."
Northrup, a former U.S. Marine, treats queries about Native culture in whatever spirit the questions are asked. Many non-Native people, especially in Europe, are curious about Indians, but have ideas formed from mythos rather than reality.
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Just a few days before heading to Hungary, author Jim Northrup spoke during a reception Tuesday, February 4, at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. His reading, reception and a special master class were part of the university's "Continuing a Literary Dialogue in the Eastern Upper Peninsula" initiative. Northrup will do readings and talks during a week-long trip to Hungary.
"I'll have to go to dispel the image of American Indians from Hollywood, the Karl May stories from Germany," said Northrup, adding that those from foreign countries aren't the only ones misinformed. "Oddly, I met a U.S. representative from Ohio who said, 'You're really Indian? I thought we killed you all off.'"
Northrup, who served in Vietnam, hopes to have time to meet with the U.S. Marines at the embassy in Budapest.
While Hungarians learn about the Anishinaabe people from Northrup, he plans to learn more about their country. "I remember the Hungarian movement in 1956, when the Russian tanks came in." That revolt against Soviet Union domination ended with 2,500 Hungarian people killed and more than 200,000 refugees—an experience of displacement with which Northrup can empathize from Native history in the United States and Canada.
One thing Northrup isn't sure of yet is how Indian humor might translate into Hungarian, but he has a few zingers at the ready:
"When do the Indians know it's safe to go out on the ice? When the white men stop falling through."
"Why is the United States interested in exploring on Mars? They think Indians have land up there."
He'll have to report back on how those jokes play in Budapest.