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AnswerParty Which cities NFL stadiums have either a dome or retractable roof
The Falcons, Lions, Vikings, Saints and Rams play in Domes. The Cowboys, Colts and Cardinals have retractable roofs.
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A retractable roof is a kinetic architectural element used in many sports venues, in which a roof made of a suitable material can readily be mechanically deployed from some retracted or open position into a closed or extended position that completely covers the field of play and spectator areas. They are generally used in locales where inclement weather, extreme heat, or extreme cold are prevalent during the respective sports seasons, in order to allow for playing of traditionally outdoor sports in more favorable conditions, as well as the comfort of spectators watching games played in such weather. Unlike their predecessors, the domes built primarily during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, retractable roofs also allow for playing of the same traditionally outdoor sports in outdoor conditions when the weather is more favorable.
Another purpose of retractable roofs is to allow for growth of natural grass playing fields in environments where extreme hot and/or cold temperatures would otherwise make installation and maintenance of such a field cost prohibitive. Not limited to stadiums, retractable roofs are also used in residences, commercial buildings, swim centres, and other places with overhead enclosures. Installations throughout the world employ a variety of different configurations and styles.
The National Football League (NFL ) is a professional American football league composed of 32 teams divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The highest level of professional football in the world, the NFL runs a 17-week regular season from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing sixteen games and having one bye week. Out of the league's 32 teams, six (four division winners and two wild-card teams) from each conference compete in the NFL playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, played between the champions of the NFC and AFC. The champions of the Super Bowl are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy; various other awards exist to recognize individual players and coaches. Most games are played on Sunday afternoons; some games are also played on Mondays and Thursdays during the regular season. There are games on Saturdays during the last few weeks of the regular season and the first two playoff weekends.
The NFL was formed on August 20, 1920, as the American Professional Football Conference ; the league changed its name to the American Professional Football Association (APFA ) on September 17, 1920, and changed its name to the National Football League on June 24, 1922, after spending the 1920 and 1921 seasons as the APFA. In 1966, the NFL agreed to merge with the rival American Football League (AFL), effective 1970; the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that same season in January 1967. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most-watched programs in American history. At the corporate level, the NFL is an nonprofit 501(c)(6) association. The NFL's executive officer is the commissioner, who has broad authority in governing the league.
The National Football League preseason refers to the period each year during which NFL teams play several not-for-the-record exhibition games before the actual "championship" or "regular" season starts. Beginning with the featured Pro Football Hall of Fame game in early August, five weekends of exhibition games are currently played in the NFL. The start of the preseason is intrinsically tied to the last week of training camp.
Each summer has most NFL teams playing four exhibition games (referred to by the NFL as "preseason games;" the league discourages the use of the term "exhibition game") from early August through early September. The Hall of Fame game is played first in front of a national television audience, the only game on the first weekend. It does not count toward the normal allotment of four games, therefore the two teams playing in that contest (usually one each from the AFC and NFC) each play a total of five exhibition games.
The National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game (also unofficially referred to as the NFC Title Game ) is one of the two semi-final playoff games of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the National Football Conference. The winner then advances to face the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game in the Super Bowl.
The game was established as part of the 1970 merger between the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), with the merged league realigning into two conferences. Since 1984, each winner of the NFC Championship Game has also received the George Halas Trophy. named after the longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears.
NFL playoff results is a listing of the year-by-year results of the NFL Playoff games to determine the final two teams for the championship game. The winners of those games are listed in NFL Championship Game article.
The overall franchise records are shown in the last table.
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions. In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game. This happened nine times during this era.
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Raise Your Voice 2016 with Ashley Herring Blake
Raise Your Voice is a special annual month-long series on Pop! Goes The Reader whose purpose is to celebrate diversity and inclusivity in literature, with a particular emphasis on #OwnVoices stories. In it, authors recommend books with sensitive, positive and accurate representation that will help to create a resource of diverse books that marginalized readers can turn to when they need them most. Your voice matters. Raise it! For a complete list of the participants and their scheduled guest post dates, click here.
About Ashley Herring Blake
Ashley Herring Blake is a reader, writer, and mom to two boisterous boys. She holds a Master's degree in teaching and loves coffee, arranging her books by color, and watching Buffy over and over again on Netflix with her friends. Her young adult contemporary novel, Suffer Love, is out now from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Her second book, How To Make A Wish, another contemporary about a bisexual girl in the throes of a toxic relationship with her mother all the while falling in love with another girl, will release in 2017.
(You can add Far From You to your Goodreads shelves Here!)
She picked up the book and ran her hands over the cover. It was glossy and black, a string of white lights zigzagging through the darkness. The title was in all caps and bold, a declaration.
Far From You by Tess Sharpe.
Something fluttered in her stomach, a little hive of bees, although she wasn't exactly sure why. She read dozens of books a year, this one should be no different. In fact, this book was a thriller, a murder mystery, which she enjoyed from time to time, but wasn't her favorite. Still, she knew the main character in this book, Sophie, identified as bisexual, and every time she thought about it, the bees took flight again.
She was pretty new to the book community, but she'd heard rumblings and the rumblings made her delay reading the book and desperate for the words inside at the same time. In all her years of reading, she'd never even heard of a book with a bisexual main character. Hell, she never knew she would want to read a book with a bisexual main character. But something about that knowledge, that book's mere existence, sparked something in her gut, her heart, the veins under her skin. She wanted it. What's more, she knew she needed it.
Finally, she felt ready.
Well, ready wasn't really the word.
It was more like a need, a pull inside her that she couldn't name.
The story immediately sucked her in. It was about young girl's murder, a girl Sophie loved. It was about drug addiction and chronic pain. It was about uncovering truth. It was about a girl named Mina who was scared to fully embrace her identity. It was riveting, beautifully written, and she couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
As she read, desperate for the conclusion, she noticed something. Every time Sophie was with Trev, Mina's brother, those bees flew a little faster, a little stronger. She loved reading romance, even if it was a difficult, messy romance. Especially those kinds, in fact. She loved kissing scenes and the tension between two characters who clearly had something between them.
But there was another love in this book. A deeper one, one that pulled at that need in her gut. One that felt new, but that was also something she recognized, a long-buried secret she wouldn't let herself know. But Sophie and Mina dug it all up. The way she felt Sophie's affection for Trev and Sophie's ravenous love for Mina was a shovel to her heart. How both relationships and Sophie's potential to love them both fit into her identity, wrapping around her like her own skin.
It all felt so familiar. So real. So…her.
But she'd never used that word to describe herself before. Bisexual. She never used any word other than straight. It has been creeping on her for a long time, this suspicion that she wasn't straight, this constant hunger to acknowledge something she'd long ignored. She thought about the girls in her past and present, those she viewed with a little bit of envy, a little bit of awe, a little bit of lust. She thought about how she always figured that's how every woman saw other women. That's how we were all wired. But no, she was starting to suspect that wasn't true.
The bees rose up, tickling her blood and stealing her breath. She kept reading, desperate for more of Sophie, for her authenticity, for her mess, for her love, for the way she navigated the world.
But my heart isn't simple or straightforward. It's a complicated mess of wants and needs, boys and girls, soft, rough, and everything in between, an ever-shifting precipice from which to fall.
The shovel fell, its job complete. Everything in her was unearthed. This book kept digging and digging until her lifetime of thoughts and feeling about girls weren't suspicions anymore.
They were truths.
She finished the book, a heartbreaking tale, but nonetheless liberating. Empowering. She found something in between those pages she never thought she'd find.
Herself. A word that brought years of foggy questions into bright clarity.
She knew the truth now. She was bisexual. She went on to make friends with people who shared her story. She read a lot about it, paid a lot more attention to her own thoughts and feelings. Nothing in her outward life changed. It didn't have to. But inside, there was a light where there had formerly been only cobwebs and questions. There was freedom and excitement and relief in knowing herself, in understanding the inner-workings of her heart and mind.
It hadn't started with the book. Her identity was much more complex and ancient than that. But her personal liberation had started with words, with that story laid out with loving care on pieces of paper.
Today, she wonders what might have happened if she'd never read that book.
She wonders where she might be if Tess Sharpe had never written that book.
She wonders what difference she might be able to make to girls or boys or anyone like her, a person without mirrors in books for too many years.
A book changed her life. Books change lives. She feels that responsibility, that power, that honor with every word she reads and with every word she crafts on her own pages, hoping she can pay it forward.
Title How To Make A Wish
Author Ashley Herring Blake
Pages 336 Pages
Intended Target Audience Young Adult
Genre & Keywords Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIA
To Be Published May 2nd 2017 by HMH Books For Young Readers
Find It On Goodreads ● Amazon.com ● Chapters ● The Book Depository
Grace, tough and wise, has nearly given up on wishes, thanks to a childhood spent with her unpredictable, larger-than-life mother. But this summer, Grace meets Eva, a girl who believes in dreams, despite her own difficult circumstances.
One fateful evening, Eva climbs through a window in Grace's room, setting off a chain of stolen nights on the beach. When Eva tells Grace that she likes girls, Grace's world opens up and she begins to believe in happiness again.
How to Make a Wish is an emotionally charged portrait of a mother and daughter's relationship and a heartfelt story about two girls who find each other at the exact right time.
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What a lovely piece about an incredible book! Loved reading your experience, Ashley <3
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Roseann Mechele (Fish) Long
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Roseann Mechele (Fish) Long, age 54, of the Painttown community in Cherokee passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
Rose was a strong, compassionate, independent, loyal, brave and very hardworking woman. She was a great example of what a wife, sister, mother, and granny should be. She enjoyed her time, her special friends, and her students from the time she worked at Smoky Mountain Elementary school. She also worked at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino where she made great friends as well. If she wasn't working you could find her riding in the mountains, cruising on the lake, making crafts, having a house full of family, and listening to music. She was very caring and her family always came first. Rose obtained a Bachelors in Business from Montreat College and later in life retired from Smoky Mountain Elementary School and Harrah's Cherokee Casino.
Rose is survived by her husband Leonard Long, her father Curtis Ray Fish and her mother Annette Faye Fish, her children Miranda Long Stamper, Michelle Lynn Long and Madison Hye Long of Cherokee. She is survived by 4 grandchildren; Matix Danger Stamper, Joscelyn Kierce Stamper, Cambry Amarra Stamper, Joe Keet Long; and her sister Beatrice May Locust and her husband Luke Locust, as well as her sister in laws, Sammi Saunooke and husband Brian Saunooke, and Josie Long. Also surviving are her nieces and nephews; Jim-bob, Joe-Don, Tre, Crystle, Luke, George, Utsela; and many great nieces and nephews.
Rose was preceeded in death by her brothers, Joe Curtis Fish and Barry Curtis Fish, as well as her niece, Justice Rain Bark.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Bethabara Baptist Church. A service will follow directly after starting at 6:00 pm.
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1. Take A Golden Moment
2. Avoid Negativity
It is of course natural to want to avoid dealing with these negative staff-members. If they are so insecure as to routinely defame their students, they will think nothing of turning their bullying tactics on you once your leave the staffroom. However, if you wish to continue to enjoy the company of the rest of your workmates sooner or later it will be necessary to deal with the negative teachers. If you do engage them, do not invite conflict. Engage them with empathy and positivity. Remember, any teachers who are having continuous conflict with students are most likely insecure in their practice or in some other aspect of their personal lives. Though it is a thoroughly negative means of drawing attention to deeper problems, this constant giving out is, in its own way, most likely a cry for help.
A good way to deal with such teachers is to not allow them to make their criticisms personal. Draw the focus away from the child and instead identify with the teacher what the behavioural issue is and what is a reasonable solution. So instead of saying "Mike is just an annoying kid", which enables the negative teacher, ask "How can we get Mike on the right track?" Keep responding only in this tone and turn the teacher's negativity into productivity. This forces the negative teacher to change his attitude and it also ensures that the staffroom remains a stress-free place where all teachers can relax during their hard-earned breaks.
3. Manage your Physical Well-being
- Bring a cheerful-looking glass jug or a canister to school. Keep it on your desk as a reminder to drink more water. Set yourself a daily goal.
- In winter, clementines are a great and easy-to-eat source of Vitamin C. Keep a net in your cubby or pigeonhole.
- Like your students, pack a morning snack and lunch. It will prevent you snacking throughout the day and keep you in control of your diet rather than putting you at the mercy of the canteen or local gas station.
- If you can, come an hour early to school and go for a jog or a swim in the school facilities. You will be refreshed and energised for the day ahead when the students arrive.
- Keep one day of the weekend for yourself and your family/friends. It is too easy to allow school to consume your private life. Be strict about giving yourself permission to relax.
- If you fall ill do not come to school. You will not want to let your students down and no one will thank you for making your colleagues and students ill also.
- Establish a good sleep-pattern and avoid drinking alcohol excessively during the week and on Sundays.
- Be fair to your family/friends. Manage your stress by agreeing to 10 minutes only to blow off steam about your day when you come home.
- If your social circle is dominated by teachers keep school-related conversations positive and constructive.
- Be forgiving of yourself and keep perspective. You will make mistakes and you will have off-days but luckily you are not a heart surgeon. There is always tomorrow to get it right.
As you begin the new academic year please be aware that you are in a profession that is hugely rewarding and important but also stressful. In order to minimise stress and be the best teacher you can be for your students write a stress-management contract for yourself. Promise that this year you will take a golden moment each day, you will avoid negativity and you will commit to practical and manageable activities to maintain your physical health.
Importantly, if you are worried that you are becoming burned out please do not hesitate to seek professional help.


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All passports issued by the US State Department after January 1 will have always-on radio frequency identification chips, making it easy for officials – and hackers – to grab your personal stats. Getting paranoid about strangers slurping up your identity? Here's what you can do about it. But be careful – tampering with a passport is punishable by 25 years in prison. Not to mention the "special" customs search, with rubber gloves. Bon voyage!
1) RFID-tagged passports have a distinctive logo on the front cover; the chip is embedded in the back.
2) Sorry, "accidentally" leaving your passport in the jeans you just put in the washer won't work. You're more likely to ruin the passport itself than the chip.
3) Forget about nuking it in the microwave – the chip could burst into flames, leaving telltale scorch marks. Besides, have you ever smelled burnt passport?
4) The best approach? Hammer time. Hitting the chip with a blunt, hard object should disable it. A nonworking RFID doesn't invalidate the passport, so you can still use it.
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New art exhibitions, the OLA Film Festival and Shakespeare outside are happening in the East End art scene this weekend. Here is this week's list of where to find art and culture in the Hamptons, the North Fork and Riverhead.
AMAGANSETT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – "Amagansett Art: Across the Years" is on view on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. A Red Dot Closing Party will be held on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibition is located at Carriage House behind Miss Amelia's Cottage, Main Street at Windmill Lane, Amagansett, NY 11930. www.amagansetthistory.org.
KARMA - "Matt Connors: Reverse Telescopes with Inflected Baffles" has an Opening Reception this evening (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through Oct. 5. The gallery is located at 249 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930. www.karmakarma.org
JEDEDIAH HAWKINS INN BARN GALLERY - "HongJung Park" has an Opening Reception on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is located at 400 South Jamesport Ave., Jamesport, NY 11947. www.jedediahhawkinsinn.com.
THE LYCEUM GALLERY at Suffolk County Community College - "PAUL FARINACCI: BACK TO SCHOOL AND OTHER TALES OF WOE" presents an Artist Reception next Thursday (Sept 19) from 4 to 6 p.m. at college's Eastern Campus. The exhibition opened on Sept. 3 and continues through Oct. 26. Light refreshments will be served. Farinacci's architectural sculptures and large-scale drawings seek to unmask hidden worlds behind the facades of suburban life.
RIVERHEAD FREE LIBRARY - "Video Screening and Discussion with Andrea Cote" takes place on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. The discussion relates to Cote's Riverhead-centric Community Public Art Project, "Eyes on Main Street." Some of the personalities featured in the Art Project will be in attendance, including Pat Snyder, Patti Robinson, Danielle Gisiger, and Liz Strebel. The Riverhead Free Library is located at 330 Court Street, Riverhead, NY 11901. For more information on "Eyes on Main Street," visit www.eyesonmainstreetriverhead.com.
SYLVESTER MANOR - "The Tempest" will be performed on Friday at 5:30 p.m. on Manor Lawn. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. The performance of William Shakespeare's play was directed by Madeline Savet. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, students and children free. The Manor is located at 80 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964. For tickets or more information, call 749-0626 or visit www.sylvestermanor.org.
TRIPOLI GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART - "New Paintings" by Eric Freeman has an Opening Reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through Oct. 14. Freeman experiments with the traditional medium of oil on canvas in new ways. The gallery is located at 30 Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY 11968. www.tripoligallery.com.
PARRISH ART MUSEUM - "10th Annual OLA Film Festival" takes place Friday through Sunday. The festival opens at 5 p.m. on Friday with a screening of the documentary Innocente. The screening will be followed by live music by Mambo Loco on the terrace at 6 p.m. The film Tanta Agua will screen at 3 p.m. on Saturday, and the festival concludes on Sunday with a screening of the documentary Salvador Allende. Tickets for each film are $10 or free for members/students/children. The Mambo Loco performance is free with museum admission. The museum is located at 279 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill, NY 11976. www.parrishart.org.
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Want to know what's happening in the Hamptons art community? How about the North Fork or NYC? Visit HamptonsArtHub.com to find out.
There's plenty of art news, art reviews, art fair coverage and artists with a Hamptons / North Fork connection.
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There was a book tag going around at the end of last year (mostly on BookTube) called "The Creatures of the Night" book tag. And since I recently developed a
small addiction to BookTube (aka: YouTube videos about books), I've been watching a lot of these videos. And it looked like fun, so I thought I'd do it. I kind of feel like a rebel for doing all these book tags I haven't been tagged for. Oh well.
This tag is a great source of Halloween reading recommendations (though I will be posting my top ten Halloween reads at the end of this month), so I thought I'd be perfect since we are halfway through October (seriously, how did that happen?). Here are my recommendations for creatures of the night:
Vampires: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. The Historian is awesome in that it's kind of grown-up vampire fiction. It follows the original legend, and the vampire in question is none other than Vlad Dracula. For me, this is the ultimate vampire novel (other than Dracula, of course).
Werewolves: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling. I think the only other books I've read that feature werewolves are The Mortal Instruments series and Twilight. And neither of those come close to Harry Potter.
Zombies: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. I just finished this book about a week ago and really enjoyed it! The only other zombie book I can think of is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, which is also really entertaining.
Ghosts: The Diviners by Libba Bray. The villain in this book is a serial-killing ghost named Naughty John. In my opinion, he is definitely one of the creepiest characters on this list.
Witch/Warlock/Spellcaster: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Harry Potter is the obvious choice here, but I decided to go with this one because I love it just as much, and the White Witch definitely gave me nightmares as a child.
Fairy/Fae: Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Honestly, other than traditional fairy tales, this was the only book with fairy/fae I could think of that I really love. It does help that the faery in question is a beautiful girl with cat ears.
Demons: Beowulf. You can't really compete with Grendel. Or his mother. (Unless you're Beowulf.)
Angels: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. The angel in this book is one of the coolest characters ever, but I think any more info than that would be a spoiler. So just go read it, okay?
Aliens: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Definitely one of my favorite sci-fi books of all time, and the only one I can think of that actually has aliens in it.
Superpowered Humans: Matilda by Roald Dahl. This book seems a bit out of place on this list, but I don't care because I love it. The many hours I spent trying to move things with my mind as a child will attest to that.
And that's it! This was such a fun tag, and it's made me realize that I really need to read more "creature" books because I did have trouble with a few of these. Hope you enjoyed this list, and stay tuned for my top ten Halloween recommendations coming up in a few weeks!


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Joseph Andriano's short stories have appeared in The Chattahoochee Review, Argonaut, and Louisiana Literature. He has also written a novel, Song of Circe, which was a finalist for the New Century Writers Award, and which he is currently attempting to publish. He has also published two books of literary/cultural criticism.
Maria Luisa Basualdo has a background as a modern dancer and now dedicates herself to freelance photography and teaching yoga. She lives far from her native Argentina in the bayou country of Lafayette, Louisiana, with her husband, daughter and dog.
Stephen Bitterolf was born in 1976, in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his BA in Art History from Pennsylvania State University. He is represented by ZieherSmith in New York City, where his forthcoming exhibition of drawings "Mostly Cloudy" opens in March, 2005 and includes 10 works on paper depicting a photograph of Fallujah from the New York Times. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Chad Faries has published poems, essays, photographs, interviews, and creative non-fiction in Exquisite Corpse, Mudfish, New American Writing, Barrow Street, The Cream City Review, Afterimage, Post Road, and others. He has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and was a Fulbright Fellow in Budapest. He now has almost four unpublished manuscripts. When not traveling he is a carpenter and professor. He is about to buy a Victorian home and a Triumph motorcycle in order to solidify his artificial existence as a renaissance man.
Chris Fink is Assistant Professor of English at San Jose State University and faculty advisor to Reed Magazine. His fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, including Phoebe, North Dakota Quarterly, The Cream City Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Hayden's Ferry Review and others. This is his second appearance in the Emergency Almanac. He is a recipient of a 2003 Silicon Valley Artist's Grant.
Christine Hahn lives in Seattle, WA. She is a student at Antioch University Seattle, where she studies expressive arts therapy and works on the staff of KNOCK Journal. With her partner Nico, she has begun work on the new Flossie, a forum for comparative shorthand, ephemeral notation, constraint-based scribble and margin literatures.
Hansen lives in Seattle but prefers Norway. After twenty years of informal
education, he began his formal education in 2000. He along with others started
Jayson Iwen just got home from the grocery store and is enjoying a screwdriver at the moment. Soon he will lie in his bed, next to his dreaming wife, and read Jimmy Corrigan: the Smartest Kid on Earth, for about ten minutes, before he too is dreaming. In his dreams he is an Assistant Professor in the English department at the American University of Beirut, which, ironically, is what he is when he's awake. Don't worry. He's okay. The bomb wasn't anywhere near his apartment.
Gary MacDonald teaches English at Virginia State University, concentrating on culture and literature of nineteenth-century United States. His most current work involves native American literature and eco-critical perspectives. His favorite color is blood.
Jerry McGuire has published two books of poems, The Flagpole Dance (Lynx House) and Vulgar Exhibitions (Eastern Washington University). Much of his work is poetry, drama, and experimental fiction done in collaboration with musicians, dancers, and visual artists, and designed for specific performance environments. He is Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Like L. Frank Baum, Molly McQuade is a once and future Chicagoan.
David Poolman is an MFA graduate from the University of Windsor, and a graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Working in video, print media and installation, he has exhibited both nationally and internationally including the Red Square Film and Video Show at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Video-Film-Tagen Thuringen & Rheinland-Pfalz in Gera, Germany, and at the ECM Videoformes Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He is currently a sessional instructor at the University of Western Ontario and Co-director of SPARK VIDEO CANADA, a monthly international video series in London Ontario.
Rowland was born in in Adelaide, Australia. In 2004 her work was featured
in a group exhibition at Guild & Greyshkul, New York and in solo exhibitions
at Western Exhibitions, Chicago and ZieherSmith, New York. Her
work will be featured in a group exhibition this summer at Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Lupe J Solis, Jr., Chicano writer, teaches Ethnic Literature/Creative Writing at Southwest Minnesota State U. His book of stories won the Minnesota Voices Project for Short Ficition, 1997, and he is currently finishing his first novel, Como Se Dice?
Stetco is an Assistant Professor of Drama and Film at the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is the director of The Milena Group, an interdisciplinary
movement theatre ensemble she founded in 2001. Her recent shows include:
The Fantastical Nightmares of Mr. Dorian Gray, Scar, The Language of Mannequins,
Milena Stripping (National Playwriting Award), Interview, Seducing Velasquez
(produced by Theatre in the Mill, UK). Her short stories and plays have
been published both in her native country, Romania (Poesis, Echinox, Steaua)
and in the US [Dispatch, Metrotimes, Interdisciplinary Humanities, mark(s),
Dayana Stetco is an Assistant Professor of Drama and Film at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is the director of The Milena Group, an interdisciplinary movement theatre ensemble she founded in 2001. Her recent shows include: The Fantastical Nightmares of Mr. Dorian Gray, Scar, The Language of Mannequins, Milena Stripping (National Playwriting Award), Interview, Seducing Velasquez (produced by Theatre in the Mill, UK). Her short stories and plays have been published both in her native country, Romania (Poesis, Echinox, Steaua) and in the US [Dispatch, Metrotimes, Interdisciplinary Humanities, mark(s), gender(f)].
Adam Ward lives and works in NYC. Without his wife and kids he is a pile of very small rocks. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he collects wayward snails from the neighbor's brick wall behind his house. The rest of the week he tries to remember what it is he's supposed to be doing. And then once he remembers, he does it.
Weiner was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey and grew up in Vermont. She
has exhibited at Lisa Boyle Gallery in Chicago and has solo exhibitions
with Sixspace in Los Angeles in Apirl and ZieherSmith in New York in May,
She received her MFA from Hunter College and lives and works in Brooklyn.
Henry R. Williams was born and raised in the piedmont of North Carolina; he currently resides and works in New York. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming from The Southern Humanities Review, Fire (Oxfordshire), The Brooklyn Review, The Emergency Almanac, Offerta Speciale (Torino), among others.
Judy Wilson is originally from Virginia. She spent the decade of the '90s in the deep South, first working on her Ph.D. at The University of Southern Mississippi under the tutelage of the Barthelme brothers and Mary Robison, and then serving as the Director of the Alabama Center for Literary Arts. Currently, she is the Director of Creative Writing at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Her work has appeared in various publications including the Southern Literary Festival Anthology, Skylark Literary Annual, Mississippi Review, Der Brennende Busch, Product, Antietam Review, The Atlantic Monthly's Atlantic Unbound, Caprice, Urban Pioneer, Reed Magazine, Out of Line Anthology and others. She has received a number of awards for her fiction including the Southern Literary Festival Award for Best Short Fiction, the Joan Johnson Writing Award, the Henfield Foundation's Transatlantic Review Award, and the Truman Capote Fellowship. Her novel Shutdown is nearing completion.
Kyoko Yoshida was born and raised in Fukuoka, spent seven years in Kyoto, and five years in Milwaukee. Presently Assistant Professor in English at Keio University, she lives in Yokohama. Her stories have appeared in The Cream City Review, Panic Americana, Chelsea, and others.
Dave Yost has just returned from back-to-back stints with the U.S. Peace Corps (Mali) and the Burmese Volunteer Program (Thailand) to pursue an MA at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His short fiction has appeared in The Iconoclast and edifice WRECKED.
Scott Zieher is co-owner of ZieherSmith, a contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. His first book of poetry, VIRGA was the winner of the 2nd annual Emergency Press book contest and will be published in the spring of 2005.


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About That Donut Hole1
February 12, 2011 by wcobserver
The Medicare Prescription Drug program (Medicare Part D) has now been on the road for 5 years and, in the view of some, needs fixing. Since some folks in government are really good at "fixin' what's not broke," the new Health Care Reform undertakes to deal with the most controversial part of it; namely, the notorious "doughnut hole." Most of you senior citizens know what I'm talking about, especially if you have been blessed with a Part D Rx card. And I definitely consider the Part D benefit as a blessing. I could show you people in West Fork who couldn't afford their prescriptions before the program. Now they can. However, the design is somewhat confusing (to put it mildly). It looks like a Zebra designed by a committee. The original idea was for a catastrophic plan with high deductible so that people spending more than, say $300 monthly would get some help with the high cost of their medicines. But some in Congress thought that unfair. In their view, the program should have a more immediate benefit for a larger number of people. Think of that as "sugar-coating" the pill. So, a low threshold benefit …Read More...
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Free Tax Prep Offered0
February 12, 2011 by wcobserver
Staff Report WEST FORK- Free tax preparation will be offered to seniors and low and middle income residents of south Washington County through April 12 at the West Fork Fire Station. The program which is now in its third year in West Fork is part of the national AARP Tax-Aide Program. This year four AARP Certified Tax Counselors will be available every Tuesday beginning Feb. 8 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. No appointments are necessary. "We're happy to have Winslow or Greenland or people from anywhere," said Marilyn McLaughlin, one of the Certified Tax Counselors that has volunteered with the AARP program for seven years. "We like to stay busy while we're down there." All of the tax counselors are volunteers, according to McLaughlin, but had to complete and pass an IRS certification course to become an AARP certified tax counselor. "We can do most returns for people," said McLaughlin, who listed the 1040 return with schedules A,B, D, 1040 ES, 2241, 1099, and schedules K-1 and EIC among the forms that could be prepared. "We can't do a return if a person has rental property or has business expenses over $10,000." McLaughlin said they also could not …Read More...
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Cafe Customer Crash Creates a Stir0
February 12, 2011 by wcobserver
By Steve Winkler West Fork- What should have been a routine trip to pick up Friday's supper at a local restaurant didn't go as expected for Leroy P. Sherrid, 73, of West Fork. As he pulled into the parking lot and neared the southwest corner of the building "his foot slipped off the brake pedal and onto the accelerator. The sudden acceleration caused him to crash into the building," stated the report of the incident by Patrolman Ken Ingalls who arrived on the scene at Jakes' Pizza at 74 Main Street at 4:45 p.m. There were no customers in the restaurant at the time and no one was injured. "There was a bang and a picture fell off the wall," said waitress Melissa Smith. "Then I saw him backing out." "The whole town was down here taking pictures," said cashier Nancy Jones adding that, "We were swamped, a lot of people got stuff to go." The building sustained extensive damage to the window, electrical wiring, wood framing and brick exterior reportedly estimated at $20,000. The 2005 Dodge Ram pickup had minor scrapes on the front bumper with repairs estimated at $200 according to the police report. Mr. Sherrid had no …Read More...
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Clarks Motor Clinic Reopens0
February 10, 2011 by wcobserver
By Susan McCarthy WINSLOW- Clarks Motor Clinic reopened in mid December after it had been closed seven months following the death of its owner, Don Clark. Brecken Clark, 29, one of Clark's sons reopened the shop that he says has been a large part of his life. "Our childhood was this place right here. It's pretty neat to do something that came from your childhood. Not many people get to do that," said Clark who has worked with his Dad throughout his life. "I've done nothing but vehicles." Clark said the garage will still offer most of the same mechanic services it did when his father ran the shop. He joked that the list of "not offered" services is easier to name; that list includes air conditioning, front-end alignments and computer diagnostics. Clark said that his "old man's" shop offered computer diagnostics, but the machinery was sold after his death. "This place…it was all him. He took charge and ran everything. When he passed, it all stopped," he said. Clark said his brother Kimberlon Clark, a teacher in Mountainburg, has spent a lot of time at the garage helping his brother reopen the business. He said they have found solace …Read More...
The Mexican Mennonites1
February 10, 2011 by Steven Worden
Without a doubt, the Plaza Hotel in Cuahtemoc, Mexico, has everything you need: on the main drag, a cathedral around the corner, cheap rooms (less than $18 US a night), good lumpy beds, central heat, and hot water. Ok, so you can hear the people next door as distinctly as if they were speaking right into your ear. No place is perfect. After dark, as you pull into the walled parking lot behind the hotel you may notice another less conspicuous amenity: in the dark, a man sits quietly in a '70s model Ford pickup and eyes you closely as you unload your gear. Not to worry—he works for the hotel and his job is to sit in his old pickup all night long and keep watch over guests' vehicles. He also is in charge of the heavy metal door in the wall that lets cars in and out after dark. Actually, one of the nicer benefits of the Plaza is the café next door. After a restful night of tossing on your lumpy bed and overhearing and weighing the merits of disputes in neighboring rooms, nothing beats lingering over a $4 breakfast of eggs, toast, coffee, and orange juice, …Read More...
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A Bridge Into The Past0
February 10, 2011 by wcobserver
Tim V Scott Yes it is cold, but spring will be here soon. During these brief three months, Devil's Den prepares for the next nine. With Spring Break, the tourist season kicks off, and it really does not end until Thanksgiving. Since trails are one of our most popular facilities. It is very important to get them in a presentable condition by March. This year we had two trail projects. Whenever possible we like our trail projects to match the existing works of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From 1933 to 1942, the CCC built Devil's Den State Park. In fact, without the CCC we would not have the Arkansas State Park system we have today. While the conditions in the country at that time were not ideal, the end results are places like Devil's Den State Park, Petit Jean Mountain State Park and Crowley Ridge State Park. The first project was on the Devil's Den Trail. Rock steps replaced work that was completed in the 1970's. Rock is more in style with the works of the 1930's. The sandstone steps blends in with the environment which makes them appear as if they occurred naturally. Actually, having …Read More...
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Greenland Company Turns Trash to Treasure0
February 10, 2011 by wcobserver
By Susan McCarthy You don't have to look further than Greenland to see how one entrepreneurial company is turning plastic and wood waste into gardening products. Just off I-540 in a non-descript building that you probably drive by most every day, about 75 temporary and full time employees transform waste that was once destined for a landfill into gardening boxes and gardening stones for a variety of retailers including Wal-mart and Sam's Club, which is no small feat even for someone with the right kind of connections. Greenland Composites is owned by Burt Hannah, who is more widely known for his candles than for turning plastic shopping bags, discarded shrink wrap and wood waste into a composite material. "For the most part, the major materials are all recycled," said Tim Moore who smiles with a boyish grin when asked what his title is. "We don't go much on titles. You could probably call me plant manager…I've been called a lot of things," he says with a laugh. Moore says the company purchases its plastic from a number of sources including West Fork's Renewable Resource Center, but that the majority of it is purchased from Walmart who encourages its customers to …Read More...
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8 Survival Tips From The 1900s That Are Still Brilliant Today
Survival pointers and hacks have actually been around for centuries, and, for the most part, are simple pieces of info handed downed through generations.
We show you among its most fantastic archives a list of innovative life hacks that have actually made it through from the 1900s.
These life pointers were printed on "cigarette cards," which were discovered inside cigarette packs. Consumers might gather and trade these distinct and fascinating little cards and now, they've been digitized for our pleasure.
1. How To Remove A Tight Ring
"To remove a tight ring from the finger without pain or trouble, the finger should be first well-lathered with soap.
"It will then be found that, unless the joints are swollen, the ring can easily be taken off.
"If, however, the finger and joints are much swollen, a visit to the jeweller is advisable."
2. How To Pick Up Broken Glass
"To pick up broken glass quickly and cleanly, a soft damp cloth will be found to be most effective, for it takes up all the small splinters.
"The best plan is to use an old piece of rag that can be thrown away with the glass."
3. How To Preserve Valuable Vases
"If the following precaution is taken, the danger of knocking over a valuable vase will not be so great.
"Partly fill the vase with sand, which, acting as a weight, keeps it upright and firm on its base.
"This idea is particularly useful in the case of vases which are inclined to be top-heavy, owing to their having small bases."
4. How To Extract A Splinter
"A splinter embedded in the hand is often very painful to extract.
"A good way to accomplish this is to fill a wide-mouthed bottle with hot water nearly to the brim, and press affected part of hand tightly against mouth of bottle.
"The suction will pull down the flesh, and steam will soon draw out the splinter."
5. How To Keep A Paint Brush Handle Clean
"To do away with the annoyance of a wet and sticky brush handle, which is so unpleasant to the amateur painter, get a piece of card or tin and make a hole in it through which the handle can be forced, as shown in the picture.
"This prevents the paint from running down."
6. How To Detect Dampness In Beds
"In order to detect dampness in a strange bed and so be warned of the danger, a small hand mirror should be slipped between the sheets and left for a few minutes.
"Any mistiness or blurred appearance of the mirror's surface when withdrawn is an indication of dampness, and the bed should not be slept in."
7. How To Cool Wine Without Ice
"If no ice is available for cooling wine, a good method is to wrap the bottle in flannel and place it in a crock beneath the cold water tap.
"Allow the water to run over it, as shown in the picture, and in about 10 minutes the wine will be thoroughly cool and ready for the table."
8. How To Cut New Bread Into Thin Slices
"The difficulty of cutting new bread into thin slices can readily be overcome by the following expedient.
"Plunge the bread knife into hot water and when thoroughly hot wipe quickly.
"It will be found that the heated knife will cut soft, yielding new bread into the thinnest slices."
"New boots are sometimes very difficult to polish.
"A successful method is to rub the boots over with half a lemon, allow them to dry, after which they will easily polish, although occasionally it may be found necessary to repeat the application of the lemon juice."
h/t: littlethings.com/life-hacks-from-the-1900s/?utm_source=nrem&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=health


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Staring at one's mobile phone is becoming an increasingly common pastime, especially if you're watching your favourite videos on the go. Here's how it's done.
Staring at one's mobile phone is becoming an increasingly common pastime, especially if you're watching your favourite videos on the go. Here's how it's done.
Getting that Video Conversion Program
Download the SUPER video conversion program from http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html. SUPER, as in Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Render, is highly recommended because of the simple one-click steps that let you encode your video files to the appropriate format for your mobile device.
Select Your Video Output Resolution
Mobile devices don't just vary in screen sizes, but resolutions too. Know the native resolution of your mobile device, and select the corresponding resolution, if the resolution is not listed, click on 'More' and customize the resolution that matches your mobile device.
What is H.264
Wondering what your phone's specs means when it supports H.264? This widely adopted codec is a compression technique that allows videos to be shrunk down to a manageable size. Translate that to the mobile device, and you'll get to bring more videos with you.
Tweaking Audio Output
Audio quality is important for the best movie experience. For now, let's err on the safe side and use the default settings. You can tweak the audio encoding settings to your liking too. For example, while a higher bitrate means better quality, this also leads to a larger output file, thus taking up additional storage on your microSD card.
Know Your Supported File Formats
It's imperative that you know which file formats are supported on your phone. Nonetheless, a few file formats such as AVI and MP4 are widely accepted on most mobile devices. Click Encode, and let SUPER perform its magic.
Transferring Files
Want to watch the videos on your new iPhone 4? Well, that requires you to sync the iPhone 4 with the files loaded onto iTunes.
Transferring to an Android phone? Hook the device to your PC, and select Mount Disk Drive to access either the internal or microSD storage on your Android phone. For other mobile platforms, simply transfer the file to your microSD card and you should be able to play the file direct on your mobile device.


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The Real Greek has just launched its first ever standalone Vegan menu, which includes thirty flavoursome vegan dishes.
To celebrate this The Real Greek is giving away 100 free vegan jackfruit gyros souvlaki wraps. The wraps are a vegan twist on a traditional gyro – packed full of fresh tomatoes, red onion, tahini sauce, sweet paprika and jackfruit wrapped in flatbread.
Served on a first come first serve basis, 50 wraps will be available from 12pm on Wednesday 4 April and another 50 wraps on Thursday 5 April.
Christos Karatzenis, operations director of The Real Greek, said: "While The Real Greek has always been proud to have a variety of vegan-friendly options on its menu, creating a special dedicated menu was a natural step for us – veganism is ingrained in Grecian history and culture, with the first vegan diet created by philosopher Pythagoras in 550 BCE – it was more than a theory! We're excited to launch this menu that is a result of listening to our customers, and leaning on tradition, to craft what we believe is one of the most varied and flavoursome vegan menus you'll find in the UK today."


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81. Little girl kisses from my precious nieces
82. Pansies and snapdragons in bloom and ready to plant
83. Paying off another credit card
84. My fav sushi roll at Ichiban, with Mama and Cindy last Thursday
85. A "thank you" card from a friend
86. Multiple opportunities to witness to my students
87. A clean and organized laundry room
88. Finishing the packing away of Christmas decor...finally!
89. Catching a few minutes here and there to read
90. Enjoying the last two classes of this semester, and this degree! :-D
91. My Wireless Mobile Mouse
92. Valentine's chocolate!!!
93. Text messaging
94. The remembrance of a faithful father, Opa. RIP.
95. Hanging out with Aly, Wes & the Jones girls at Monterrey's yesterday, and for white queso...YUM!
"Give thanks to the Lord! His Love Endures Forever!"


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I started studying with the OCA in 2007, I chose the OCA because I wanted to have the opportunity to develop creatively through studio-based courses and look at 20th century arts and the current art scene. You can learn from other artists through primary research, but use informed intuition of this knowledge as a conduit for your own practice. I am after beauty, a purity in painting. Have I achieved my own take on bio-morphic abstraction? I have followed my own path to achieve a personal aesthetic and facture.
I have just gained a 1st for my BA (Hons) Painting.


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Friday, May 6, 2011
Despair, is that still a word?
I woke and and for some reason word, "Despair" came to mind. I have had days in recovery that weren't that great, and my emotional pain was not pleasant, but I have never been consumed by despair, since I had enough and tried a step based way to live. My life today, just for today is as opposite from from "Despair" as night is to day. Today there are pockets of light in me that I honestly haven't even realized are there, purging the embedded despair that I thought were original dark parts. I have been revolutionized and revitalized. Despair is the heart of the dark, and I never want to to be consumed by it again. Light-living is way more cool than trying to learn to love the dark.
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By Glen
In 2013 we conducted the first ever wide scale survey of fans of The Airborne Toxic Event, inviting followers of the band to weigh in on their favorite songs, albums and lyrics, concert-going and listening habits, TATE merchandise and more. Two years later, with a pair of new albums added to the Airborne catalog, it was time to revisit the polls.
Nearly twice as many fans responded this time – 320 in all, making the data twice as meaningful. As with the 2013 edition, consensus is that completing the survey was a fun yet torturous experience, with some respondents reporting symptoms such as internal screaming, emotional turmoil, intense guilt and burning hatred for the author. To which I respond, I never claimed it would be easy.
In any case, a big thanks to all who took the challenge. Here's what we learned.
The Airborne Toxic Event has a reputation of appealing to a wide age spectrum; that much can be seen simply by observing the crowd at any TATE show. The survey bears that out, with all age categories well represented. And though the average respondent to this year's survey was slightly younger than in 2013, overall we still found that almost 60% of Airborne fans are over 30.
In terms of gender, we had about a 60/40 split in favor of the females, which seems to line up about right with what we've observed about the TATE fan community.
In a question that was asked for the first time this year, we found the band's fan base to be heavily skewed towards the USA, with four Americans responding for every one from elsewhere in the world. This would seem to be a function of the amount of touring the group does in the U.S. relative to other areas, combined with sheer population volume.
Depth of Fandom
Survey respondents tended to be longtime fans, with 87% having climbed aboard the Airborne train sometime before the end of their second album cycle. This is both expected, and some cause for concern. Expected, because a poll of this nature naturally appeals to the hardcore fan, and hardcore fans take time to brew. Concerning, because The Airborne Toxic Event has released three albums since 2013, and it would appear that their core fan base has somewhat stagnated in that time. While that helps explain why the TATE community feels like such a close-knit family, perhaps we all need to work together to bring in some new blood – spread the Airborne gospel, so to speak.
In results that are most identical to two years ago, over three quarters of respondents listen to The Airborne Toxic Event almost every day, while 87% call TATE their favorite band. So, while the survey failed to get a good read on "the casuals," we certainly seem to have our finger on the pulse of the diehards.
Internet Habits
Things have changed in the past two years. In 2013, we asked three questions concerning use of the forum on the band's website, which has since passed from existence. Though we regret its loss, it isn't overly surprising, as the stats showed that the forum was running a distant second to social media as the primary means through which fans preferred to interact with one another.
Speaking of the TATE website, it's worth a close look in its own right. Only a quarter of the band's biggest fans feel the need to visit the site more than once a month, with a third of them dropping by "rarely" or "never." It seems as though the ubiquity of social media has made the website something of an afterthought – not just for fans, but for the band themselves. A quick scan of the news section reveals that, 9+ months into the year, only a dozen updates have been posted thus far in 2015 – and this in a year when the band released two albums and numerous videos, and embarked on three separate tours. Even when news was deemed big enough for a website update, the same information was released simultaneously through social media and in e-mail blasts, either of which was sure to reach most fans before they stumbled upon it on the website. Aside from providing easy access to upcoming tour dates and the online merchandise store (which itself is rarely updated these days), it's difficult to see what function the site is fulfilling at the moment.
While we at This Is Nowhere have been thrilled (and very pleasantly surprised) to see our number of followers and daily page visits steadily grow over the past couple of years, this was our first opportunity to get a sense of how often individual readers are swinging by the site. It's gratifying to see almost half of you visiting at least weekly, and we thank you for it. We'll keep pumping out the content if you keep reading!
Our next question should lay to rest any doubt as to the importance of social media to the marketing of the group in 2015, with a majority of fans citing The Airborne Toxic Event's social feeds (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) as their primary source of band news. Add in This Is Nowhere's social media arm, and we're up to three quarters of fans. For our part, we aim to be complementary to what the band is doing online. When it comes to "hard news" – tour dates, upcoming releases, etc. – there's clearly no better source than to get it directly from the horse's mouth. We try to fill in the gaps by sharing everything else that's out there, which the band tends not to share – articles that others have written about the band, album and show reviews, photos and videos, and of course our own original content. Between the band's social media accounts and ours, we're pretty confident that there isn't much Airborne content on the Internet that's slipping by unnoticed.
Over the past two years, engagement with The Airborne Toxic Event on Facebook has stayed steady around 90%. The real growth areas have been Twitter (up from 70% to 76%) and, especially, Instagram (44% to 61%). This is consistent with the overall growth of these platforms in that time period.
Individually, only Anna Bulbrook operates a Facebook fan page, and it's a little surprising to see that just 59% of fans are currently plugged into it. Her page is very active, what with the addition of her new band, The Bulls, to her resume this year, and we certainly recommend that you give her a follow if you haven't already.
On both Twitter and Instagram, the results are fairly predictable. As the face of the band, Mikel Jollett has the highest followership, with the other band members following more or less in proportion to their frequency of posting. As the new kid on the TATE block, Adrian Rodriguez' 42% following on both outlets is impressive.
Now, if we could just get Daren Taylor on Twitter…
Next time we do this survey, you can count on a Periscope question. A mere six weeks ago when we were preparing the questions, Periscope really wasn't a thing in the Airborne community. Adrian posted a couple videos several months ago, but since then, nada. Now, though, we suddenly have fans scoping gigs, and both the band and two more of its members (Steven Chen and Anna) have dipped their toes into the Periscope pool. Definitely something to watch going forward.
General TATE Fandom
This brings us to the section of the survey that is something of a grab bag of questions that touch on various aspects of being a fan of The Airborne Toxic Event.
Thus far, TATE has chosen not to go down the road of establishing an official fan club. Many other bands offer annual memberships that include exclusive web content, early bird access to concert ticket on-sales, and unique recordings and/or merchandise. Should Airborne ever decide to test the waters in this area, they are likely to find a receptive audience, with over 80% of respondents prepared to spend $10 or more, and a third willing to pay upwards of $30.
The Airborne Toxic Event is a literary band; with a little digging you can still find their old "Books of the Week" recommendations on their website. Every fan knows they owe their name to DeLillo's White Noise, and that's enough to have motivated 35% of fans to read the classic. It's not the world's easiest read, but it's a bit like a TATE treasure hunt. Look closely, and you'll find many recognizable references – not just the band's name, but themes and lines that have found their way into all sorts of Airborne songs, from "The Lines of the Cars" to "The Graveyard Near the House," amongst others.
Speaking of literary references, Mikel's own short story "The Crack" is essentially the song "This is Nowhere" in longer form. Or maybe it's the other way around? Either way, if you're in the 48% of fans who haven't yet read the story, we recommend that you do. You may even find yourself hoping Mikel somehow finds time to finish that novel one of these days…
The Airborne Toxic Event is well known for their accessibility to fans. Whether it's Mikel hopping down from the stage to spend an hour greeting fans on the floor at the end of a show, or various band members patiently posing for selfies with tongue tied fans outside the venue, all five of them are extremely generous with their time. 56% of fans have met at least one of them, and if the other 44% desire to do so, they will likely have little trouble if they're willing to hang around for a bit next time the band comes through town.
Not surprisingly, TATE's devoted followers tend to amass collections of goodies connected to the band, with less than 10% of respondents eschewing memorabilia entirely. The standard concert t-shirt leads the way at 71%. The musicians' generosity with the guitar picks, strings and drumsticks that they toss out by the boatload means that almost half the fans surveyed have at least one of these prized items in their possession.
Meanwhile, if the band is in the market for some new product ideas, a live performance DVD would be wildly popular. Fans are also eager to snap up special edition cd's, vinyl and lithographs.
The Airborne Toxic Event's members tend to be fairly low key about their charitable involvement, but it's well known that Amnesty International and the Wounded Warrior Project are close to their hearts. A third of fans have followed their lead in giving back to these important causes in some way.
Mikel loves to cite all the TATE tattoos that fill the front row every night, and while that may be a slight overstatement, the TATE-oo is definitely a thing. 24 of 320 respondents already have one (up from 7 in 2013), which is a pretty impressive number given the level of commitment required. Incredibly, of those fans who haven't yet taken the plunge, fully half of them have given it serious consideration. Watch for a TATE-oo gallery coming soon to This Is Nowhere – and if you've got one, send us a pic!
Confession: I have not yet succeeded in converting my wife into a TATE fan (though my 11-year-old daughter is well on her way!). Here I find myself in the minority, as among those with a significant other, two thirds of fans share this passion with their husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend. I'm jealous of you all.
Songs and Albums
Okay, before we get into this section, let's clear this up: Yes, as many of you protested, these are impossibly difficult questions. For me, as for many of you, it's like being asked to choose my favorite child – except instead of choosing among four, I'm choosing among 10 or 20 or 50. My answers would undoubtedly be different tomorrow, and are always dependent on my circumstances and mood.
Still, I think there's value to be found in playing along with a "gun to my head" scenario. Ask me off the cuff to name my favorite Airborne song and I may tell you that there's 10 I can't choose between, but faced with a question that doesn't allow for a second choice, my gut guides me. And when we aggregate 320 fans' gut reactions, we can begin to draw at least some provisional conclusions – not just as to which songs are at the very top of the heap, but also some that may even be underrated by the band themselves.
So… let's get into it.
We'll start with album ownership and listening habits. No surprise that our sampling of hardcores reveals that most own all six albums, and just a handful own fewer than five.
The fact that our survey catered to the biggest fans no doubt contributed to the next results, with 84% primarily listening to owned copies of the albums, be it digital files, cd or vinyl. No doubt a poll of more casual Airborne listeners would reveal a greater reliance on streaming services.
Two albums have been released since the 2013 survey, but that wasn't enough to move the needle much when it comes to favorite TATE album. The debut album won comfortably then, and it did so again this time. It's a bit disappointing to see Dope Machines and Songs of God and Whiskey combine for just 10% of the vote, but keep in mind that we're ranking our favorite children here – they are all very well loved. It is interesting that SOGAW outpaced Dope Machines at a rate of 4:1; again I'm in the minority here, as I would tentatively say that Dope Machines is my second favorite Airborne record. Well, maybe third. I don't know. Ask me again tomorrow.
Airborne is unique in that each of their six records exhibits a distinct musical style; an identifiable sonic flavor. Of all the delicacies on offer, fans love the largely acoustic, strings-fortified stylings of All I Ever Wanted best of all. And though the core fanbase by and large embraced the electronic direction of Dope Machines, there is still a preference for the orchestral rock that is TATE's bread and butter.
Lyrically, one third of fans point to All at Once as their favorite, a choice that is no doubt solidified by the presence of the runaway winner of the "favorite song lyrics" category (see below). It was a strong showing for Songs of God and Whiskey, which many see as a throwback to Mikel's songwriting in the early days of the band.
Turning now to the four albums that were covered in the previous survey, not a lot has changed. "Sometime Around Midnight," "The Graveyard Near the House" and "Bride and Groom" all remain atop their respective albums. The one major change comes from All I Ever Wanted, where the title track rose from fourth place in 2013 (behind "Duet," "Innocence" and "The Book of Love") all the way to number one this time around.
The new albums are where the greatest interest lies. The mantle of favorite song from Dope Machines was the most hotly contested of any album. With the exception of "Time to be a Man," every other track was clustered between 8-16% of the vote. In the end, current single "One Time Thing" barely edged out the ethereal ballad "The Thing About Dreams."
Songs of God and Whiskey, on the other hand, had a clear winner: "The Fall of Rome." My personal choice, "Change and Change and Change and Change," squeaked its way to second place over another strong contender, "Strangers."
The difficulty of the task reached its apex when we asked fans to name their favorite song from across the entire TATE catalog. "Sometime Around Midnight" remains the undisputed king of the castle, but as you can sense from the combined dominance of the "Other" category, a ton of songs received votes – 47 different tracks, in fact. One that caught my eye is "The Way Home," which came in tied for sixth, despite being a relatively obscure b-side that isn't even available for purchase in North America, apart from buying the European version of Such Hot Blood through the TATE merch store.
Musically speaking, "Midnight" again is the top choice of the masses, with album-mate "Innocence" coming on strong in second. Underrated Such Hot Blood gems like "The Fifth Day," "Safe" and "The Storm" rise to prominence in this category.
No surprise when it comes to favorite lyrics, as "The Graveyard Near the House" remains the most cherished among all the words Mikel has penned. "Midnight" and "All At Once" scored strongly in both music and lyrics, earning their place among the most powerful songs the band has created. "Something You Lost" placed highest among new songs.
B-sides/non-album tracks proved to be an interesting battle ground. Though "The Way Home" registered strongly when it came to favorite song overall, it was beaten out in this category by "This Losing." Fellow oldies "The Winning Side" and "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" remain as popular as ever.
When it comes to our TATE wishlist, a studio version of the punk arrangement of "The Kids Are Ready to Die" remains the most wanted recording. The original longer version of "The Secret" made a rare appearance at last month's fan-choice show in Philadelphia, and according to this survey, we'd love to see more of it. The mysterious lost title track from Such Hot Blood comes in a solid third.
When it comes to covers, "The Book of Love" maintains its grip on top spot, garnering 30% of the vote – more than double the closest contender. But watch out for "Pursuit of Happiness." The Airborne Toxic Event played the song regularly throughout the summer and fall, and that was enough to vault it straight into third place. Should they release a studio recording or even a YouTube rendition, it's sure to rise even further.
There is definitely a streak of traditionalism running through the Airborne fanbase. Despite the band's success in opening many of us up to electronica through the release of Dope Machines, a slim majority of fans would still prefer the band resist the urge to dabble in remixes of their songs. The message: there's no improving upon perfection!
Live TATE
The next three questions remove all doubt that we are dealing with the hardcore Airborne fan with this survey. 45% of respondents have attended six or more TATE shows, with 5% having seen more than 25 gigs. Over 60% have left their state or province for a concert, with 12% going to a show in another country. And over 60% have spent two or more hours in line to stake out the perfect spot at the barrier, with a quarter saying they've lined up for 4+ hours. All in all, it appears we have a serious addiction on our hands.
The Airborne fan community is a tight-knit bunch, no doubt aided by the fact that we spend so much time in line with the same faces at so many shows. Significantly, almost 40% of TATE fans have made lasting friendships with people they've met through their shared passion for the band. It's a big part of what makes going to lots of shows so much fun.
A solid 65% of fans follow Airborne's setlists online when the band is on tour. TIN's setlist database is a true group effort, with dozens of fans having contributed to the collection. With your help, we usually get the setlist posted before show night ends, and we are missing only two setlists from the past two years of touring. Thank you to each and every reader who has helped make this possible.
Airborne shows come in many different flavors, and fans are pretty divided on which is their favorite. While the high energy rock show came out on top (narrowly), there are tons of fans who are dying to see them perform with the Calder Quartet or a full orchestra.
It's tough to say what the future holds in this regard. It's been over two years since the band played with the Calders or a symphony. Dope Machines is less of a natural fit for that style of performance – not that they couldn't do something spectacular with it, I'm sure. It remains to be seen whether they'll go down that road again in the future… but one can hope!
We all have our live TATE bucket lists, though anyone who was lucky enough to attend last fall's Fillmore residency had theirs largely obliterated. Still, there are rarely played gems that we all ache to see performed, whether or not it would be our first time seeing them.
Leading the list are a pair of All I Ever Wanted ballads: "A Letter to Georgia" and "Duet." The good news is, "Georgia" was played at the two most recent TATE shows, likely owing to the fact that it was part of the fan request list for the Shazam private show in Philadelphia. We'll see if it continues to be played as the current tour winds down. In all, seven of the top 15 songs in our ranking were played at the private gig.
Such Hot Blood also features heavily on this list, with four of the top eight songs coming from Airborne's underrated third album (if you count b-side "The Way Home").
When it comes to favorite live songs, the top of the list is littered with selections that are Airborne standards – songs from the first two albums that you'll see at 90% of Airborne gigs, with "Innocence" being the one major exception. Moving further down the list, the highest ranking new song is "Wrong," which is positively electric on stage. "A Letter to Georgia" is the one true rarity to crack the top 15.
If the band is looking at ways to pad their concert revenues, one area that they may want to explore is selling audio recordings of their gigs. 83% of fans would be happy to pay for a clean recording of a show they attended.
TATE on Video
Funny thing about this category: two years ago I had a total brain cramp. I fully intended to ask a bunch of questions about TATE videos, but when I sat down to prepare the survey, I completely forgot, not realizing that I had left out an entire category until it was much too late. So this is the first time we've asked Airborne fans to weigh in on their favorite videos.
Speaking of brain cramps, I had a minor one this time, too – somehow failing to include "Numb" as an option in the favorite official music video category. It was especially dumb as it's one of my personal favorites. So, with apologies for that oversight, here are the results.
"Sometime Around Midnight" wins another category, with the second video produced for the hit song taking top spot. Next up was "All I Ever Wanted," followed by the beautiful living portrait that is "Timeless." The two new songs to spawn videos, "Wrong" and "California," both finished middle of the pack.
Turning to the ever popular bombastic acoustic videos, our findings mirrored those of the band when they conducted their own poll last year, with "Half of Something Else" being the clear winner. Apart from that, opinion varies widely, with all the other videos bunched between 1-8% of the vote; "The Graveyard Near the House" placing at the top of that logjam. Among new songs, "The Fall of Rome" had the highest rating, finishing in a tie for fourth. "One Time Thing" and "California" were also in the mix.
After spoiling us with acoustic videos for every song from their first two albums, The Airborne Toxic Event scaled back and started getting more selective about which songs they release in this fashion. "Bride and Groom" is the fans' choice for the song we'd most like a Bombastic video for, followed by "A Letter to Georgia." Unfortunately, it's pretty unlikely that the band will go back in time to tackle those. Among new songs, the top picks were "Strangers," "Why Why Why," "Wrong," "Dope Machines" and "Change and Change and Change and Change." Personally, I'd love to see the electronic compositions from Dope Machines reimagined as acoustic pieces. "One Time Thing" is spectacular, and I'm sure songs like "Wrong" and "Dope Machines" would be no less so.
In 2009, The Airborne Toxic Event filmed a full length gig in London, England. Featuring the entire first album, the ultra-rare "Echo Park," an early version of "A Letter to Georgia" and the first ever live performance of "All I Ever Wanted," the concert film Does This Mean You're Moving On: Live from Koko, London is an absolute treasure. Unfortunately, it's a hidden treasure, currently available only on Google Play and Quello. As a result, only 10% of fans have seen it; many have likely not even heard of it. With three quarters of fans saying they would buy it if it were released on DVD/Blu-Ray, it would behoove the band to look at making this special video more widely available. (Read our review.)
Next we turn to the subject of live-streaming of concerts. Through the years, The Airborne Toxic Event have played a number of festivals that are streamed online, including Austin City Limits, Coachella and Lollapalooza. Last fall, the second night of the band's Fillmore residency was broadcast through Yahoo! Live, allowing fans around the world to experience All at Once night in San Francisco. Overall, 65% of fans have watched one or more TATE live-streams, and an impressive 60% say they'd be prepared to pay to do so – another revenue opportunity for band management to consider.
Closing Questions
And now we come to our final questions – the ones that didn't really fit anywhere else, but that we wanted to pick your brains on nonetheless.
We'll start with Shazam – a word that has appeared in our pages with increasing frequency of late. With the growing importance of this song identification mobile app within the music industry, The Airborne Toxic Event is strongly encouraging fans to Shazam their latest single, "One Time Thing" – even offering up some amazing prizes as incentive, including a private show, the opportunity to pick the setlist for said show, and the latest: dinner with the band in Denver. As a result, loyal fans have Shazamed "One Time Thing" tens of thousands of times in the past couple of months – though, unfortunately, the app only counts one Shazam per person per day towards its totals.
Anyway, we wanted to dig into the Shazam habits of TATE's most dedicated supporters, and here's what we found: exactly 50% of Airborne fans use Shazam; the other 50% probably think I'm speaking Greek. Furthermore, only a third of TATE fans have ever Shazammed a TATE song. This means that a sizable portion of big time Airborne fans who are on Shazam are not using the app in relation to their favorite band.
This isn't surprising, as people use Shazam to discover new music, not to identify songs that they already know and love. But with industry executives using Shazam counts to determine everything from radio play to which bands to bring to town for live shows, it is a real problem – especially for a band like The Airborne Toxic Event, which has a relatively small but rabid fan base that skews a little older than the typical Shazam user.
On the plus side, over 80% of respondents claim that they would Shazam TATE daily if they knew it would help the band. So let me just say: it does help the band, immensely. Shazam "One Time Thing" daily, whether or not there's a contest running in your area.
Last year, Anna Bulbrook struck out on her own, forming a new band for which she is the frontwoman: The Bulls. Though The Airborne Toxic Event clearly remains our first love and priority here at This Is Nowhere, we've expanded our coverage to include The Bulls, as we would for any Airborne band member who had a significant side project on the go. Of course, we do so with fingers crossed hard that The Bulls and Airborne will happily co-exist forever and ever.
According to the polls, almost three quarters of TATE fans are following Anna along in this new journey. A built-in fanbase is a luxury that few new bands enjoy, and it has no doubt contributed to The Bulls' strong start. Much more to come in this regard, I'm sure.
Finally, we wrap up the survey on a slightly selfish note (sorry about that). We're a year into writing Toxic History, a carefully researched biography of the band that traces the origins of The Airborne Toxic Event from those first dark days in Mikel Jollett's apartment right up to the present day. We're just over halfway done, and it's already book-length… which got us thinking: maybe this should be a book?
We're so glad you agree. 85% say you would purchase it – that's 272 copies! We thank each and every one of you.
It looks like the vast majority of you are most interested in a printed version, so that's where we'll focus our efforts. If we have to go the self-publishing route, we're fully prepared to do so, but in that case we would probably hold a pre-sale to ensure that I don't end up with a garage full of unsold copies.
In terms of the timeline, we're on pace to finish writing it by the end of next summer. We will likely refrain from posting the last few chapters online; gotta save something new for the finished product! We'll explore our publishing options before we get to the end of the writing process, so hopefully we can get it out fairly quickly once we finish. Ideally, I'd love to have it available before Christmas 2016, but we'll see what's possible. Stay tuned for more information – and thank you for your support!
This brings us to the end of The Airborne Toxic Event Fan Survey 2015. Did any of the results surprise you? Leave your comments below!
Thank you very much to all who took the time to respond. Look for the next edition of the survey to come sometime after album number six.
Note: TIN reader Kelly Milligan turned the survey results into a gorgeous infographic poster. Check it out and download a free copy here.
Glen is the founder and editor of This Is Nowhere. He's grateful for an understanding wife and kids who indulge his silly compulsion to chase a band all over the Pacific Northwest (and occasionally beyond) every time the opportunity arises.


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