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Military records are not only historically fascinating, but also incredibly useful for discovering more personal details about your ancestors who served. Because the health of each recruit was so important, not least to determine whether they'd be accepted to serve, physical details including their height, weight, and even chest size are often included in these collections.
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Military records can also give a great indication of your ancestors' movements over the years, if they were posted overseas.
13 unidentified WWI soldiers mending boots at Oatlands Park, Surrey, England 1918, maker unknown. Acquisition history unknown. Te Papa (O.031479)
Surrey Recruitment Registers 1908-1933
This record set contains details of approximately 85,000 men who attested (signed up) for service for regiments in Surrey between 1908 and 1933. Surviving Recruitment Registers around World War 1 are very rare, and so this collection offers a precious snapshot of the Surrey men who served. Extra offices were set up to accommodate the influx of recruits in 1914 in Richmond, Putney, Wandsworth, Streatham, East Dulwich, Peckham, Upper Norwood, Tooting, Mitcham, Wimbledon, Sutton, East Molesey, Walton on Thames, Epsom and Wallington.
Most of these records cover those who volunteered or were conscripted during World War 1, however there are also pre and post-war enlistments included. Each record usually includes the soldier's name, attestation year, service number, regiment, age, height, hair and eye colour, other distinctive physical characteristics, occupation, and notes.
The Weekly Irish Times, Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook, Easter 1916. 1917
The Dublin-based rebellion of Irish nationals against British rule in Ireland was prompted largely by the British government's delay in enacting the Home Rule Bill in September 1914, due to the outbreak of World War 1. This Bill had guaranteed a degree of domestic political freedom, and its suspension meant that the only way to achieve this was through armed conflict.
In 1917, the Irish Times published the Rebellion Handbook, based on a collection of articles which ran in the paper in May 1916. This gave a detailed account of the Easter Rising, including Roger Casement's landing, capture, trial and execution, lists of those taken prisoner, plus an official list of the casualties, names of prisoners, photographs, and maps of key locations in Dublin at the time.
United States, Revolutionary War, Pensions
This collection dates from the early 1800s, when the United States started issuing pensions to military veterans from various early conflicts. It contains more than 90,000 records, each representing an American granted a pension for service during the American Revolution. Most are for veterans of the American War of Independence or Revolutionary War and their families, however some applications for veterans of the Barbary and Indian Wars are included.
The information included in each record may vary, however it usually includes the former soldiers' first and last name, service number, rank, service state, and their spouse's name. Most records have multiple pages associated with each veteran, so be sure to view all the images to ensure you're not missing any crucial extra details.
South Australia Boer War Contingents
The Second Boer War was fought between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic and the Orange Free State from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902. As part of the British war effort, troops were gathered from various colonies of the British Empire, including Australia.
Ten contingents departed from Adelaide to fight between 1899 and 1902. The military supplied six contingents, comprised of 1430 volunteers. The 1st and 2nd Contingents were financed by the South Australia Government, while the 3rd Bushmen's Contingent was privately (and relatively poorly) financed, and the remaining contingents were financed by Britain. Each record in this collection contains a transcript including the soldier's name, birth place, enlistment place, contingent, ranks, notes, state and country.


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"...the Imagination (or love, or sympathy, or any other sentiment) induces knowledge, and knowledge of an 'object' which is proper to it..."Henry Corbin (1903-1978) was a scholar, philosopher and theologian. He was a champion of the transformative power of the Imagination and of the transcendent reality of the individual in a world threatened by totalitarianisms of all kinds. One of the 20th century's most prolific scholars of Islamic mysticism, Corbin was Professor of Islam & Islamic Philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris and at the University of Teheran. He was a major figure at the Eranos Conferences in Switzerland. He introduced the concept of the mundus imaginalis into contemporary thought. His work has provided a foundation for archetypal psychology as developed by James Hillman and influenced countless poets and artists worldwide. But Corbin's central project was to provide a framework for understanding the unity of the religions of the Book: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. His great work Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi is a classic initiatory text of visionary spirituality that transcends the tragic divisions among the three great monotheisms. Corbin's life was devoted to the struggle to free the religious imagination from fundamentalisms of every kind. His work marks a watershed in our understanding of the religions of the West and makes a profound contribution to the study of the place of the imagination in human life.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Assemblée générale 2016
Assemblée générale
Association des Amis de Henry et Stella Corbin
le vendredi 20 mai 2016
à l'EPHE
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Activités : site web, publications en cours, 12e Journée Henry Corbin
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Pierre Lory, secrétaire
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I feel like Wingy is very much like this cat, if not worse.
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I feel like Wingy is very much like this cat, if not worse.
First I want to thank Scott for turning me onto this awesome show. Thanks Scott! I think I might be obsessed now.
I was on my way to Scott's to plan today's class listening to an old RadioLab episode about deception. And at one point on the show they were interviewing a man who's basically a human lie detector. He reads little glitches in people's facial expressions that are representative of an emotion the person is trying to conceal. That's so cool. Then Scott tells me about a TV show he just started watching called Lie to Me about a guy who does just that. Ahh! it's so interesting! Imagine always knowing when you're being lied to. Do you call people out on it? Ummm… sometimes. But if you don't… you still know. How would you ever be able to trust anyone? It's really fascinating… both in the study of the lie, and the psychology of the lie detector. Like I said, I might be obsessed.
I know a bunch of you have been working on hat tricks here and there, especially since you saw a performance of Shesha and Kevin's Hat Trick Shiim Sham:
Well, now the two have broken down the routine, and the tricks in to a series of 12 videos. Hehe, looks like he's posting them as I write this, be cause another one just went up, so hopefully by the time anyone reads this they'll all be available. Currently 5 of the 12 videos are up — starting with:
Check out Shesha's youtube page for more: Sheshazam's Channel
Happy hat tricks!
Every year, I write my words or praise over Stompology… and this year is no different. Why? A bunch of reasons:
1. Rochester. I spent 6 years of my life there and made some really great friends. All of whom I get to see again when I go back. It feels like going home.
2. The vibe. The energy over the weekend is so freakin' high. Everyone's excited and inspired. And everyone feels comfortable. There's no -I'm at a big event and there's such big name people here, oh I feel awkward -- feeling. The instructors are approachable, and just as silly as the rest of us.
3. Solo Jazz. Well, solo jazz just always makes me happy. It feels like I'm really working on something. Particularly when it's something out of the norm. Making my body move in ways it's not used to feels great.
My personal highlights of the weekend:
1. Sharon and Juan's Ballin' the Jack routine class. It was a recreation of a Gene Kelly performance. I can't wait to see a video of the end of class performances. But here's a clip of the man himself:
2. Bethany's Chi Chi routine. That was very different from the standard jazz movement we're all used to -- by that I mean it was flowy motion, instead of sharp, and rhythmically was kind of like hip hop. It made me work hard, mentally and physically. I liked it.
3. Jams at the late night. As usual, lots of dancers have ventured into musicianship and a jam broke out in Mike's room. It was nice to hear and sing along, and have a chance to chill out away from the crowd.
4. Baby Soda. They absolutely killed it at the Saturday night dance! I wanted to never sit down. Wish I could hear them more often.
5. Grill Jam. Always a great way to wind out the weekend. Grillling, haning out, and spontaneous sing-alongs? Yes, this year there was some spontaneous piano bar style karaoke involving jazz standards, classic rock, and even showtunes. In addition, Juan wowed us with some sweet card tricks, and Mike presented some rare clips he recently acquired. The night ended with a few of us sharing stories, and other random happenings. What a great night.
This is why I try to never miss a Rochester event. They're always my favorite.
*Edit: 6/14/10*
Here's a video of the post-class performance of Ballin' The Jack!
Spotted these at Target the other day. Is this a tep in a positive direction for Barbie? Yay for promoting girls having a career but then I noticed how traditionally feminine the career dolls were. A school teacher? A nurse? I hope they have other career dolls like scientist, architect, or stock broker Barbie. I think the most disappointing thing were the little thought bubbles… Take a look, decide for yourself.
I just picked up my new Mac Mini today. If you haven't heard, my poor old lappy has been on the way out — doing things like not being able to play flash stuff and overheating, and crashing up to 8 times a day even! It's getting replaced with a new Macbook Pro when the next generation is released. In the meantime though, it's made me realize I need a stable at-home computer, and that's wehre the Mac Mini came in. It will now manage all vital files/apps and my old macbook will finally get a rest. Phew! Feels nice to have a desktop again.
Most people were pretty surprised when I told them that this was my first ever Lindyfest. The event has been around for many years, is widely loved, and I tend to travel a decent amount. How did I never attend before?! It was either too far away, and therefore, too expensive to get to, or bad timing for me, or something or other… the reasons aren't important. The point is, this year I got to go. I live in Austin, TX now, and Lindyfest fun was just a three hour car ride away.
I got in to Houston Thursday night for the event's first dance. I was expecting a small dance with mostly local dancers and got a dance where I got to hang out with a bunch of my friends form far away places. It made me so so happy. Every night's dance that followed brought the same level of excitement out of me. I think that when I'm really happy, it shows — particularly through my dancing. And this weekend, I felt like I was on. Everything worked. Even when it didn't, it somehow did.
Classes were another great part of the weekend. They held a full day of classes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, a whole day more than most workshop weekends. Classes were incredible. But the thing I want to focus on right now is the selection process for the Advanced track auditions. I was really happy about how this went down. It was Jack and Jill style, for about three songs. The tempos sped up with each consecutive song. But the part I most loved was that at one point, to a rather speedy tune, dancers were asked to only do swingouts. What a great way to clearly see people's strengths! At that speed, either your swingouts are successful or they fall apart. You can fake it a little in a group of 20 other couples to a medium tempo song. You might get lost in the crowd not triple-stepping and doing some fancy looking stuff. But this made it easy to pick out those that were truly ready to benefit from advanced level instruction and those that weren't. I can't count how many times I stood in an advanced level class recently at some events and tried to learn new and challenging material with someone who was not strong on their fundamental movement. This way, people don't over-place themselves, and students can really benefit from class instruction. And for the teachers, they then get a class who's students are more or less on the same page. And they can really challenge them all toward a new concept. And for those who didn't get advanced, and thought it a misjudgment — there were plenty of opportunities to move up later in the weekend. There were two formal auditions (Friday and Saturday before classes), and any teacher could individually advance a student at their discretion during the event. I loved how the class level auditions were carried out. More events should do that.
I took Masters classes over the weekend and an Advanced Tap class taught by Chazz Young. And man oh man, were they mind melters. I think my favorite types of classes are the concept ones. That's why I loved the Masters classes so much. My favorite class of the weekend was Peter and Ramona's class. It was the first one of the weekend and the one that challenged my mind the most. No moves. We just focused on dancing with the person holding our hand. It was about communicating an idea. The class focused on the conversation without words. It was hard. It made us put ourselves in a vulnerable position, not relying on our "go-to" moves. It was great.
I'll definitely go to Lindyfest again. The best way I can describe it was that it was a little, big event. Because it is a big event. Lindyfest is a big deal. People flock to it. But even with all those people, even considering it was half a hotel event, it felt intimate. Ahh, what a great weekend.
I love being in Austin. And last night was awesome. The Fed had a great DJ lineup for the night: Heather, Brooks, and Mike. So much fun dancing. But the night wasn't over then. Some of my favorite musicians were playing at East Side Showroom till 2am. So we went, and danced like mad. Here's the best thing. It made me feel super nostalgic for Banjo Jims. It felt just like Banjo Jim's. Small, intimate, high energy. The band was rockin'.
After East Side Showroom, a bunch of us headed over to Kerbey Kerbey for some Kerbey Queso and other yummy snacks. I think it was about 4am when we finally made it home.
Oh yeah! I forgot to mention. We have a new dancer in town, at least for the next three months. Lindsay, an RIT student and member of swing club is here for a co-op. Daniel Son accompanied her on the trip down. I was stoked to have them both in town and to show Dan the awesomeness that is the Austin scene. And Teni was also in town! It was a really fun night.
Can't wait till next Thursday.
Except it wasn't!
For those who don't know, Thursday night is Austin's usual weekly dance night over at the Fed. It's usually a pretty good time. But tonight was a particularly amazing night, at least for me. Allow me to explain…
Sometimes a lot of dances means I'm having a really good night. But, me solo-ing? That means it's a fantastic night! I haven't much felt the joy of spontaneous solo dancing since I left Rochester. I loved having a group of peers, with different styles, who would inspire me to be silly within the dance. It just seemed to happen naturally. And since I left, I felt like I had to make myself do it. Tonight, and here's the magical part, towards the end of tonight's dance, when more than half the people had left, and Eric was planning on winding down his set, he played something (I don't remember what) that made me want to move. I was ridiculously happy, and the dancing just happened. I don't know, or care if it was bad or good. But it was fun. He followed that up with about three more bad-ass tunes and so, I continued to dance. It was invigorating. When the night ended I was sweating like crazy and red in the face. Best feeling ever.
My body still aches from this weekend. Man, Tena and Scott threw one hell of an event. Where should I begin with my praise?
The music?
So awesome! The bands were two different configurations of local Austin musicians, both which included Ryan Gould, John Doyle and Oliver Steck. I feel so lucky to be able to listen to these guys play regularly in town, and I'm even happier that people from out of town got to hear them and love them too. I hope this means I might get to hear them at other events outside of Austin in the future. Ahh, but lets not forget the DJ's. They all did a great job of keeping the energy and flow of the dance going between the band sets, competitions, and at late nights. But, I'd like to particularly comment on how amazing Naomi's choice of music was for all of the competitions. Not only was it to the benefit of the dancers competing, but for the audience watching. Well, maybe I can't speak for others, but it definitely had me dancing along as I watched and cheered my head off.
How about the competitions?
Oh my goodness, the level of dancing at this event was incredible… at every division! The novice level competitors were so impressive, and most had been dancing only about a year! I wish I had had the guts to travel and compete when I had been dancing just a year. On the other side of the comp spectrum, and a more personal note – this was my first invitational division event. Being invited to compete in it felt like such an honor. I mean, me? dancing alongside Nina and Naomi?! I felt like I was waaayyy out of my league. Little fish, big pond – that sort of thing. So yes, I was crazy nervous. But as usual, once the music started, It was just fun! And everyone has been really encouraging and supportive, making me feel like I actually belonged up there. Now, I want to go into an in-depth description of the Invitational JnJ, but I think it best if anyone interested in it just watch the video, because I am totally incoherent when it comes to that comp. It was beyond words.
And of course there was some late night jam band fun!
Albanie Falletta, another local musician showed up to the late nights, and she joined a few of the musicians who hung around after their gigs at the main dance in some jams. The Killer Dillers also joined in the fun with some singing, dancing, piano playing, and overall goofing around. The side room with the hard to dance on tile floor was the place to be.
Visual evidence?
Pictures and videos are still going up, but here's a few of my favorites from the event and of myself (yes, I'm taking a cue from Sharon on this) from photographer David Holmes. They are really really great shots. And hey! I even got a decent dance picture or two!


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Spot checks by tax inspectorsTuesday, April 5, 2011 14:52
I wonder if anyone you know has been the victim of these? Various business journals have been mentioning for some time that the Inland Revenue has decided to target small companies. On the belief that such businesses would have poor record keeping and so would be able to have more tax squeezed out of them.
It flies in the face of the government's pledge to reduce the burden of red-tape and to encourage entrepreneurship, but the HMRC is a law onto itself. Literally. As long as they are effective in raising money, they seem to be able to make their own rules.
But is targeting 1000′s of small companies a cost effective exercise given the small payback for the amount of time needed to do such investigations? Probably not, so the major benefit must be thought to discourage abuse of the system and encourage SMEs to pay fully all tax.
Most small businesses I know though are not run by greedy Arthur Daleys, but by hard working owner managers, who try their best in filling out the endless Companies House, VAT, PAYE, National Insurance and annual returns forms, but inevitably may not tick all the boxes in the right place or have kept 6 years records.
If these entrepreneurs make a error they don't realise it at the time, so the punitive measures mentioned above are not likely to cause a change of behaviour. It all seems a waste.
But today I received a letter from my accountants suggesting I take out insurance that would cover their costs in the event of a investigation by HMRC. I'm not sure if it is just a scare tactic in order to drum up commission from the insurance providers, or if it is another sign that these investigations are generally increasing. Certainly the cost of dealing with a tax inspection worries me more than the likely outcome.
Hmm, should I take the insurance or live to regret not doing so – a dilemma.
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April 5th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
I'm not normally in the habit of recommending anyone to anyone, if you get my drift. Especially when I don't know you at all but …
The Accounting Bureau (UK) Ltd based in Hemel Hempstead has insurance for all its clients to cover not only the costs of the client but of staff from ABUK attending during HMRC's visitation. I understand that this policy was not horrendously expensive and you might like to suggest a similar scheme to your accountant.
April 11th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Accountants are increasingly offering fee protection insurance (in one form or another). We offer a service run by CCH Wolters Kluwer where all clients can be covered, and the average sole trader fee is around £50 per annum (limited companies a little higher, as the directors are also covered).
Depending on the extent of the enquiry, fees resulting from an HMRC Investigation/Enquiry can run into many £000s, so in many ways accountants that do not offer the fee insurance are doing their clients a dis-service. However, like all insurances, if you need it you are pleased that you have it, if you don't need it, it either provides peace of mind or is a waste of money (depending on how you measure things).
January 12th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Are accountants also authorised to do spot checks on their clients? like for example check books and if the cash in the cash till to check if it matches with the cash book??? or only tax inspectors have that authority? Isn't it going against people rights? Thanks for any advice.


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My Nana Havill's speciality. At any gathering there were always cheese puffs on offer.
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Preheat oven to 200 C
Gently mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
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Camper-Counselor Ratio is 4:1. Camp enrollment is limited to 120 children and eighty percent of our staff are former campers and Counselors-in-Training. Each summer begins with a 5 day Staff Orientation focusing on our philosophy, working with children at different developmental levels, facilitating team work in the cabin, and keeping children safe. All staff are personally interviewed and subject to professional background checks. Counselors are supervised daily by Executive Directors.
Kitchen Facilities and Water System: Kitchen is equipped with modern appliances and is inspected by the Kerr County Department of Public Health. Kitchen staff are professional cooks with the San Antonio Public School and have worked in the summers at Echo Hill for 20 years. Most meals, breads and desserts are made from scratch. We serve healthy, kosher-style food that is low in saturated fats and preservatives, with vegetarian options and special dietary plans available. The camp's fresh water supply comes from our own Artesian Well/Pump Water System that is regularly inspected by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality.
Health and Safety is insured with a fully equipped infirmary and on-site licensed Camp Nurse who manages health and hygiene, and professionally stores and dispenses all medicine. In addition we have two certified Wilderness First Aide Responders, a Certified Sports Trainer, American Red Cross Water Front Safety Instructors and Life Guards, and Wranglers who are Certified Horse Instructors. Physicians are on call. Dr. Roger Friedman, our Camp Director has been a Psychologist for 25 years, and Co-Director, Roz Beroza Friedman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. They welcome communication with parents, physicians and all health providers to make camp safe and successful for every camper.
Back-to-Basic Daily Activities: Horseback riding on our own string of 18 horses, swimming, archery, riflery, hill climbing, nature study, backpacking, cookouts, overnight camp outs, basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, tetherball, fossil hunting gymnastics, dance, fishing chess, gardening, kickball, astronomy. Outdoor camper-led Sabbath services follow Friday night meals that include homemade challah for each bunk. Tutoring for Bar/Bat Mitzvah and to improve math and reading skills is available.
Creative & Literary arts: Camper-run radio station (ECHO Radio), camper-run newspaper and literary magazine (The Ranch Review), Writer's Corner on our Website to 'publish' camper's submissions on the internet, camper produced videos, dramatic productions, drawing, water colors, ceramics, pottery, leather work and woodwork.
Campers live in rustic ranch-style cabins with 6-8 bunk beds and wooden drawers under each bed to serve as containers for their belongings. Each cabin has screened in windows, a shaded front porch, indoor bathrooms, hot and cold water, and individual shower stalls.
We are 1.5 hours north of San Antonio in the historic Texas Hill Country. Our 400 acre ranch is nestled in a valley with hills, rustic canyons and open fields for hiking and camping. With over a mile of river frontage, campers swim in small crystal clear, spring fed lake on Wallace Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River. At 2,000 feet elevation the days are dry and sunny, and the nights are cool with brilliant stars shining.
Schedule of Sessions for Children: Girls and boys ages 6-16 attend a four week or three week session, and there is a one week introductory session for children ages 6-10. All camp sessions overlap. Counselor-in-training programs I and II are offered for 15 and 16 year olds and focus on leadership skills, working with children, intensive backpacking and creative arts projects as well as 'internships' in activities of interest.
Camp Culture: All camp programming is non-competitive and child-centered, with a focus on helping campers live cooperatively, safely and learn how to work out disagreements by talking with those involved and taking responsibility for one's actions. High-tech devices like televisions, laptops, cell phones, DVD players, and Electronic Games are not allowed so that campers can focus on the natural environment and play active roles in daily activities. Care packages from home are permitted once a week, with only enough snacks to provide one serving to each camper and counselor in the bunk. The camp provides a Jewish social environment where most campers and counselors are Jewish, though religious and cultural diversity is welcomed. Camper led Friday night Sabbath services are held outdoors, and homemade challah is served at Friday night dinner, where everyone wears 'whites' and Echo Hill T-Shirts.
Periodic Special Camp Programs: Periodically we offer special programs at the ranch including Alumni and Family Weekend Retreats. We also offer one-week skill-based camps for selected age groups like our recent one-week camps for teenagers in Horsemanship, Backpacking and Visual Arts.
Environmental Values: We are committed to the idea that all campers, counselors and management are responsible for preserving the natural environment on our 400 acre ranch for future generations. We use only bio-degradable paper products and recycle all plastics, cardboard, aluminum cans and cooking oil. We teach campers a 'leave no trace' approach for all backpacking and nature study activities so they learn to explore and respect natural habitats. We plan on powering all outdoor lights and converting at least one cabin to operate totally on alternative energy sources in the next few years.
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Change has been a growing subject of discussion in Hollywood as the industry has grappled with movements such as #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo.
So when top Hollywood talent stopped by the Los Angeles Times photo and video studio during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, we asked the stars and filmmakers themselves what change they'd most like to see in the industry.
Not surprisingly, directors including Steve McQueen and Barry Jenkins and talent such as Amandla Stenberg, Jeffrey Wright, Melissa McCarthy, Penelope Cruz, Kelly Marie Tran, Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Geena Davis, Carey Mulligan, Liam Neeson and Brian Tyree Henry had lots to say on the subject.
There'sIno doubt that Stella Meghie's "The Weekend" is chock full of up-and-coming actors. There's "Saturday Night Live" alum Sasheer Zamata in the leading role along with "She's Gotta Have It's" DeWanda Wise, "Insecure's" and "The First Purge's" Y'lan Noel and "Disjointed's" Tone Bell.
But despite the fresher energy they all bring, respect is paid to the veteran of their cast, Kym Whitley. When asked about working with the comedic heavyweight, one word came to mind: "Joy."
One of the films with the biggest Oscar buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival is Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma," fresh off its award-winning debut at the Venice Film Festival. Its three stars, Nancy Garcia, Marina de Tavira and Yalitza Aparicio, stopped by the Los Angeles Times film and video studio to discuss working with Cuarón.
"It was incredible for me because to start, I didn't know, not even in my wildest dreams, I'd ever get to do a project like this," said Garcia. "To work alongside Alfonso, having him help, encourage and motivate me to get the best out of me, I think that was incredible."
De Tavira added: "For me it was a really transforming experience because I was the only actress in the cast. I was working with non-actors and contrary to what you can think, it was me that had to get in the mood that they were all working [in]... Alfonso was asking me to not think as an actress but as a character and I think, this sounds easy, but it's not."
Hollywood knows Viola Davis as a fierce force to be reckoned with. Just one Grammy shy of the EGOT and positioned to score more awards consideration for her turn in Steve McQueen's Nov. 16 heist thriller "Widows," she's one of the industry's most commanding stars.
But, Davis revealed at the L.A. Times studio at the Toronto International Film Festival, making the role her own meant peeling back layers of toughness to find "a level of femininity and vulnerability" that Hollywood has not historically seen in her.
"I don't get to play roles in movies where I am rolling around in bed with Liam Neeson," Davis said with a laugh in the Times studio, flanked by her "Widows" costars Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Rodriguez.
All four praised the McQueen film, co-scripted by the director with novelist and screenwriter Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl"), for granting them the rare opportunity to step out of the boxes the industry might otherwise keep them in.
"Sometimes you get a role that helps you to slay certain dragons in your own life, just certain obstacles, and this was one of those roles for me," Davis said. "It just was a transformative role, a role for me to go to another level of vulnerability."
This year's Toronto International Film Festival has an unexpected onslaught of movies centered around female singers. There's the splashy "A Star Is Born," starring Lady Gaga, the headier "Vox Lux" with Natalie Portman, the rootsy "Wild Rose" featuring a breakout turn by Jessie Buckley and the yearning "Teen Spirit," with Elle Fanning.
And then there is "Her Smell," a wild, churning character study like no other starring Elisabeth Moss as Becky Something, the leader of a fictional '90s rock group called Something She.
Just like its lead character, the film is aggressive and purposefully obnoxious. It more or less dares an audience to live through its forceful, unrelenting energy — and the self-destructive, pushy pitch of Moss' performance — for most of the two-hour-plus running time to ultimately get to a place of serenity, self-knowledge and grace.
Thanks to the popularity of social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, photography is all about speed these days. But remember when you used to have to actually wait for a photo to develop?
This year at the Toronto International Film Festival, the L.A. Times took a page from the old days by having A-list celebs such as Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde pose for Polaroids (signed by the stars, no less).
The full gallery of signed photos are here for your viewing pleasure, and The Times is also pulling the curtain back on the development process — for those who either don't remember or just don't know — with this fun timelapse video. Click play on the video above to see all the action up close.
Grief, and the multitude of emotions that come with it, form the complex terrain of "Sorry for Your Loss," starring Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh, a woman struggling to cope with the death of her husband.
At the Toronto International Film Festival to debut the first four episodes with director James Ponsoldt and creator Kit Steinkellner, stars Olsen, Kelly Marie Tran and Mamoudou Athie discussed the drama series debuting Sept. 18 on Facebook Watch.
"What Kit always says is, if you're going to tell a story about grief and loss and death, you're ultimately going to tell a story about how amazing it is, and how lucky we are, to be alive," Olsen said.
"I think everybody knows someone who is dealing with or has suffered from depression, and you can't always tell — it's just not always apparent," said Athie, who plays Leigh's late husband, Matt. "The script just had a very compassionate and also honest view of it."
After making a splash with his 2015 directorial debut, the dark, unnerving thriller "The Gift," Joel Edgerton got sent his fair share of suspense scripts. But true to his unpredictable form, the Australian actor turned filmmaker wanted to go in a completely different direction with his next project.
"A large part of what the film business is about is following in the footsteps of something that seems to work, but I've never had that attitude as an actor," Edgerton, 44, said earlier this month at the Telluride Film Festival, where his latest film, the gay-conversion therapy drama "Boy Erased," made its world premiere. "For my next project after 'The Gift,' I wanted to put something positive and moving into the world."
Based on the memoir by Garrard Conley, "Boy Erased" stars Lucas Hedges as a young man who is pressured by his deeply religious Baptist parents (played by Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman) into entering gay-conversion therapy. Slated to hit theaters in the heart of awards season, on Nov. 2, the film has already earned kudos for its emotionally wrenching look at a family being pulled apart over conflicting beliefs and the strong central performances of Hedges, Kidman and Crowe.
A struggling writer finds her voice by forging the letters of famous literary figures in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" a true story based on the life of Lee Israel. Directed by Marielle Heller from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, based on the memoir by Israel, the film stars Melissa McCarthy in a role that has already earned fantastic reviews and awards buzz.
McCarthy stopped by the L.A. Times studio at the Toronto International Film Festival along with co-stars Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells and Christian Navarro to talk about the film.
Israel is a curmudgeon of the highest order, and McCarthy captures both the sweet and the sour in a character who makes no concessions to others.
Back in the day — think late '90s, early 2000s — romantic comedies and dramas with black ensembles were around every release corner.
Stella Meghie's "The Weekend," premiering Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival, revives the tradition.
Starring "Saturday Night Live" alum Sasheer Zamata, "The Weekend" follows a comedian who takes a weekend trip to her parent's bed-and-breakfast with her ex (Tone Bell, "Disjointed") and his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise, "She's Gotta Have It") in tow. While there, she meets a new potential bae in another guest, played by Y'lan Noel ("Insecure," "The First Purge").


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I just finished a fashion show in the living room for Tejal and Danielle. It's become time to part with the clothing, to eliminate just enough so that everything will fit in a few suitcases, and to make those life altering decisions: would I wear this or am I holding onto it because I bought it in a foreign country?
While moving your life across an ocean gets complicated REAL fast, I might also add that it adds a much-needed fresh look at your life. I'm living that "what if" question- if you only could bring one thing to a deserted island, what would it be? Lately, I feel like I'm constantly paring down my wardrobe, book collection, shoe collection (yes, I'm distraught) to my bare necessities and I wonder- if I wasn't moving abroad right now, how long would that "Muhlenberg in Action" tee-shirt stay with me? What about the red signature tank that provided me with so many fun nights at the Discotheque? Or the Nine West sandals, one of which my brother broke last year, that I keep meaning to super-glue?
It's taken an intercontinental move to light a fire under my ass, but it's lit... and from what I know about apartments in Paris, I won't have much space for broken sandals or sentimental tee-shirts anyway. If Aurel and I do decide to live together, I'm going to have to learn to share my half of the closet with his collection of comics... which bodes the question: can slingbacks and comic books ever live in harmony?
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Another reason why you should live in "la compagne" ... 100 m2 = lots of room for my stuff and SOME room for his stuff (books in german, mostly)
your blog makes me miss you THAT MUCH MORE ... vive your trip to France in a couple of weeks and YAY FOR PARIS !! ;-)
ta copine "frenchie"
hope the movie was REAL GOOD, jen!
- m said...
you best not be parting w/ your Advocate "Muma" t-shirt, those things are collectors items.
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The items you will see a lot this week are plain White Tees (or T-Shirts) worn & dressed up in so many ways & lots of Blazers. In the Blazer bunch we have Stripped, Tweed, Hot Pink, Teal, Navy, Mocha, Cream, Olive Green & Floral. As usual we have a lot of Denim Jackets, too, this week we have 3 of them including a Denim Vest. We also have two little Leather Jackets. As far as dresses the High-Low Trend goes strong this week featuring everything from a LBD to Tie-Dye & Stripped ones, in all 4 Dresses of this Style. Stripes go strong this week, starting with a Gorgeous Stripped Maxi in all colors of the Rainbow & even the Classic Black+White kind. But we also have a lot of Floral, after all Spring is here. This week we have ladies wearing a lot of Blue Jeans: Simple, Distressed or Boyfriend Style. Also quite a few pairs of Colored Bottoms, including 2 pairs of Pale Pink Skinnies both of which were worn for two Little Girls' Birthday Parties. We also have our share of White Jeans/Pants There is a little bit of Ombre, a little bit of Lace and a little bit of Peplum this week, too. We also have Rainbow Stripes going on in two Dresses. As far as shirts go, Utility Blouses & White Button-Downs are what we see the most. The trend in Handbags for the week is either Large, Cozy, Leather Bags or Clutches in a Relaxed Fold-over Style or shaped like an Envelope. We see a lot of Quilted Purses, too. Like last week, we have Gorgeous Shoes too, including lots of Sandals since the toes are coming out & pedicures are being shown off due to the warmer weather. We have a lot of Wedges, Nude Pumps, Nude Bow Ballet Flats, Cognac Sandals but this week I also noticed a Lace-up, Strappy Trend in 3 pairs of Stilettos worn by 3 Stylish Ladies. Another Trend in shoes is Criss-Crossing Strappy Styles. A little bit of Gold Metallic & Animal Print in the shoes, also. Also, this week you will find lots of Belts in Different Colors, Widths & Styles, with or without Buckles. And as always lots of Statement Jewelry: Beautiful Stone Necklaces, Bib Necklaces, Crystal Necklaces, Cuffs, Long Dangly Earrings, Cocktail Rings & armful of Bracelets. You will also see many Classic Gold Watches, this week.
Several ladies have not one but two Lovely Looks this week, like Lovely Lynne whose Retro Outfits both of which feature Two Gorgeous Vintage Hats I adored; or Joyful Jenna who had a Beautiful Mustard Blouse, Adorable Purse & Stunning, Girly Shoes with Spikes all of which piqued my interest, this week. Also, for the second time this week I am doing a Week's Best Dressed which this week belongs to Londyn who is a Lovely Fashionista (also one of My Favorite Bloggers & one of the very first blogs I read back 3-4 years ago). And, we have a Week's Best Outfit which this week is a Gorgeous, Girly, Green-Floral Dress paired with just as Gorgeous & Girly Shoes. =) So, if one, two or more of your looks are featured this week, or I have linked up your blog, whether it is for the first time or the tenth time, be polite & link back to this post on a future Blog Post of yours. It is the right thing to do. Thank You & Enjoy these Lovelies!!
Nikki takes her new Prabal Gurung, Neon, Bright, Stiletto Sandals for a spin trying them with rolled, Distressed Boyfriend Jeans, a Loose & Cozy Latte Sweater, an Electric Blue Leather Clutch and lots of Fun Bracelets & Rings.
Candida does Classic in her Own way with Blue Jeans that fit her Great, Black Pumps, White Tee, a Stripped Cardi that looks like a Blazer, Black Sunglasses, a Trendy, Long Necklace & Berry Lips.
Carly tries the Hi-Lo Trend in a Rainbow, Watercolor Pretty Dress from Target with a Grape Bomber over it & Stunning Aqua Necklace+Earrings Set, bottoming off with Suede Gray Pumps.
Sheila wears an Adorable Navy/Red, Stripey, Breezy Dress with Denim on top, Cropped Leggings & Cute Black/Cognac Sandals. But I love her Teke Tote & tiny Star Necklace from Michelle Chang, the most.
Megan also wears a Hi-Lo Target Dress but hers is Black & looks Perfect paired with the Denim Jacket. I absolutely love her Leaf Necklace, Fun Python Flats from Blowfish & Cozy, Large, Gray/Taupe Theit Handbag with all the Gold Hardware.
Alyson wears an Off-White Breezy Top with See-Through Stripes mixing it with Gorgeous Floral Skinnies & Gold Metallics: Intricate Stilettos, Envelope Purse & Vintage Watch.
Lynne's 1st Outfit shows off one of her two Hats this week, this one is an Aqua/Turquoise Cloche with a Large Flower Band which she paired off with a Wrap Paisley Dress in the same colors & Wine T-Strap Pumps.
Lynne's 2nd Outfit features a Retro Gray Beanie with a 3D-Flower paired with a Black+White Polka Dot Sheath, a Colorful OBI Belt & Gray Mary Jane Pumps with Intricate Straps.
Alison is ready for Spring in a Rainbow Stripped Maxi & Cute Sky Blue Cardi. Her entire ensemble is from Target. She showed some different Handbags with this Maxi but I loved it best with the Matching Clutch.
Erin paired very Loose, Burnt Orange, Summer Pants from a Thrift Shop with a Simple White Tee adding a Floral Clutch, lots of Gorgeous Gold Necklaces & a Classic Gold Watch.
(from one Erin to another)
Erin's 1st Outfit features Gorgeous Brown/Blue Ombre Pants from H&M with a Simple Black Turtleneck & more Blue: Mirror Sunglasses, Teardrop Stud Earrings, David Yurman Bracelet, Cocktail Ring, Skinny Belt, Pointy Pumps. She added a Large Black Leather Purse from Fendi.
Erin's 2nd Outfit is lots of Hot Pink paired with a Stripped Black+White Blazer. The Hair on her Bow, Stud Earrings, Tunic, Necklace, Chain Link Bracelet & Hunter Rain Boots are Adorable!
Chelsea has on the 3rd Hi-Lo Dress of the week, hers is a Gray Tie-Dye Pattern from Guess which she pairs with Chunky Suede Gray Wedges & Beautiful, Black Dangly Earrings.
Daphne is a Dressy Casual Mom in her Perfect-Fit Blue Jeans worn with the Perfect, White V-Neck Tee & Light Pink Tweed Blazer. She bottoms off with Steel Gray Sequined Ballet Flats & a Gorgeous, Box-Shaped Beige & Ivory Bag from ShoeDazzle.
Mia wears a Sleeveless Shirt-Dress by Michael Kors in a Gorgeous Orange shade with a Masculine, Leather Brown Belt & Feminine, Brown/Orange Stilettos, looking Lovely!
Bethany proudly wears Bold, Bright Pink Stripes with a Gorgeous Crystal Necklace dressing up her Jeans with her Favorite Bow Flats from J.Crew & Matching Beige Clutch from Francesca's.
Rebecca wore these BabyPink/Blush Skinny Jeans for her Daughter's 5th Birthday pairing them with a White Tee & Denim Vest, Cute Cognac Sandals & a Long, Multi-Strand Necklace.
Jenny wears a Girly, Blue, Bow-Tie Blouse with a Girly, Off-White, Lace Pencil Skirt accessorizing with a White/Black Bag, Silver Stone Bracelet & Leopard Pumps.
Katie's Free, Hot Pink Blazer is so Pretty & Looks Great with the Pink/Blue Blouse by Old Navy in a Large Floral Print showing off her Baby Girl Bump. She Accessorizes with Closed-Toe, White Wedges.
Megan rocks this 2-in-1 McQueen Top with a Rocker-Chic Harness Belt, Simple Black Sandals & Raspberry Trousers. She rocks her Bright, Colorful Mohawk even more!
Noel wears her Bright Coral Shorts with a Black+White Stripey Tee, a Fedora & Cognac Accessories: Funky Wedges, Leather Bag & Pendant Necklace.
Kate's Cropped Boyfriend Jeans are Dressed Up with that Gorgeous Parrot Top in Teal/Red, Classic Black Blazer & Teal Suede Wedge Pumps.
Jenna's 1st Outfit features this Mustard Yellow Button-Down she is crushing on, paired with Springy White Bottoms & Cognac, Oxford, Lace-up Bootie-Sandals with Electric Blue Toes.
Jenna's 2nd Outfit features a Blue Mini paired with a Gorgeous White Sweater with Crystal Embellishment on the shoulders, that match the Silver Spikes on those Girly yet Rocker White Stilettos with Bows.
Agnes choose a Baby Pink & White (plus Preppy) Outfit for a little Girl's First Birthday Party with a White Button Down under, her Crystal Necklace & Favorite Nude, Bow Flats.
Alison's 1st Outfit is of a Minty pair of Skinnies in her Jean Collection wearing them with a White Tee, Open, Black Cardigan, Paisley Wedges & Pretty Mint Jewelry.
Alison's 2nd Outfit is also Springy Skinny Pants in an Orange Animal Print by Gap. She adds a Classic White Button Down, Coral Drop Earrings & Nude, Patent Leather Wedges.
Lindsay also wears Mint which she loves & I agree because her Blouse is Beautiful & the color pairs well with the Raspberry Cardigan. She adds a pop of Neon through her Stone Necklace.
Jessica wears her Awesome Fringe Mini from Zara, with a Structured, Nude Blazer that matches her Nice Leather Handbag. Her Shoe Choice is Lovely Cognac/Metallic Wedge Sandals.
Tiffany's Pink/Lavender Floral Scarf is the Gorgeous Focal Point of this Elegant Ensemble of Cropped Coral Trousers, White Tee & Nude Leather Blazer. She added Gorgeous, Flower Encrusted Earrings & Cocktail Ring.
Ashton is another Girl this week wearing Mint with Cream/Nude in her Gorgeous Maxi Dress matching with Cross-Strapped Nude Wedges from Target & a Lovely Ivory Clutch by Francesca's.
Heather is wearing two Trends: Lace (Top) & Blush (Skirt). Actually three, because the Skirt has Pleats. What a Feminine Combination!
1st Outfit is this Feminine & Sassy, Green & Gray Wrap Dress which she wears for a Fun Evening Out in Town with her New BCBG Pumps & Red Clutch.
2nd Outfit is a Mixing of tiny Polka Dots between the Blouse with a Peter Pan Collar & Pin-Dot Tights from Victoria's Secret. Adding a Red Alligator Purse & Stunning Black Pumps with Gold Cap-Toes.
3rd Outfit is a Black+White Pencil Skirt worn with 2 Pops of Color: Teal Green Blazer & Beaded Coral/Red Necklace. She chose a pair of Sexy Criss-Crossing Black Stilettos for this Work Look.
4th Outfit is a Sexy Cobalt Blue, Hi-lo Shirtdress paired with Criss-Crossing, Strappy, Sexy, Brown Stilettos, Small Black Purse & Lots of Leg for a Night Look.
5th Outfit is Londyn doing a Sexy LBD for a Bachelorette Party, with lots of Cut-Outs. It has a Criss-Crossing detail, too. She wore once again a pair of Gorgeous, Sexy Black Stilettos.
6th Outfit has a Feminine Kick between the Circle Red Mini Skirt Belted, with a Ruffled White Blouse Tucked. She wears a 3rd pair of Sexy Black Stilettos with this.
7th Outfit is this Cute, Girly, Ruffled Dress which is great for Spring or Summer paired with Burnt Orange Accessories: a Double-Buckled Belt, Tiny Clutch & T-Strap Heels.
THIS WEEK'S LOVELIEST LOOK IS MARIE OF THE JOY OF FASHION. She is My Most Favorite Look of the Week.
MY OWN FAVORITE LOOKS FOR THIS WEEK. What do you think?
This Color-block Look is one of my Two Favorites this week because I love both these colors together, the Floral Tights, Fun+Colorful Crystal Bracelets & Bow Clip on my hair. It was the Perfect Dressy Outfit to wear for Dinner to a 60th Birthday Party.
This Floral & Lavender Look is also my Favorite because I wore my Favorite New Leggings with a Cardigan I really like from my Collection & even added some Floral Jewelry for more Girly Appeal. I am also wearing one of my Most Favorite pairs of Ballet Flats with this.


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Cake Smashes seem to be one of the most popular things I do in Photography and I am thrilled by that. I getting nothing but pure excitement when someone books in a Cake Smash. They are honestly one of the best ways to celebrate your little ones birthday in style and have some fun along the way (don't forget there is always left over cake to eat).
I had lots booked in last year for Cake Smashes and I celebrated lots of 1st and 2nd birthdays smashing cake and getting really messy and I'm so excited to meet everyone who is booked in this year for a Cake Smash! But be prepared, it will get messy!
During the Spring/Summer the weather will be improving so Cake Smash sessions outdoors is always a great idea too! Taking full advantage of the lovely Spring/Summer vibes in the background of your photos.
What happens during the cake smash session?
The session takes an hour and this will made up of 3 parts. The 1st part is some portraits of your little one before all of the mess begins. The second part is of course the Cake Smash where all the fun begins and the 3rd part is post-cake mess, photos with your little one amongst all the mess as well as getting to eat the leftovers!
Don't forget your session comes with a password protected online gallery for you, your family and friends to take a look at the finished photos, 2 digital copies and 1 6x4 print all of your choice. You will also be welcome to purchase anymore prints, digital copies of any other extras afterwards.
The session does not include a cake, so you are welcome to choose your own, get one made by lots of talented and local Cake Makers (please message me for recommendations) or I can provide a cake for an extra cost. This will be totally up to you for you to decide which is best.
If you're interested in a Cake Smash, feel free to send me a message or view my work over on the Cake Smash tab on my website. You can also find me on Facebook at Abbie Wyatt Photography or on Instagram.
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Humans might just envy Caenorhabditis elegans. It has been found that tiny amounts of alcohol nearly double the lifespan of this particular worm. However, even the UCLA chemistry professors who discovered this bizarre phenomenon, are unable to explain why.
This study was intended as a model of aging. Tiny amounts of ethanol were given to worms and they found that, instead of dying soon, the worms were living much longer – sometimes almost twice as longer!
Cholesterol and Ethanol
Steven Clarke, the biochemistry professor at UCLA and lead author of the study, surmised that it's only the high doses of alcohol which affect an organism adversely. Alcohol in low concentrations might actually be helpful. He says:
We used far lower levels, where it may be beneficial.
The team studied the worms right from their larval stage to adulthood. The worms eat bacteria and live for a mere 15 days. The tiny amount of alcohol was noticed to extend the life of the worms to 20 to 40 days consistently.
The lab tested the effect of cholesterol on these worms. They injected cholesterol, which is quite harmful in humans, since it often tends to clog up vital arteries and veins in humans. What they found was that the ethanol ingested earlier was helpful in dissolving the cholesterol, and indeed cholesterol dissolves in ethanol rather readily. The dilution of the ethanol administered earlier was 1-in-1000.
No one knows why!
Different concentrations yielded similar results. The team tried concentrations of 1-in-20,000, but the results were still positive. The effect was however not found when the concentration was increased to about 1-in-250. The puzzle is still open.
The lab is now trying to isolate the factor, which leads to this strange behavior. They suspect a gene. This immediately opens up the question as to whether this same procedure can be helpful to humans or not. Afterall, we share a large percentage of our genetic baggage with these worms. There is more – the worms ingesting alcohol look healthier than ones which do not. Says Paola Castro, one of the members of the group:
At high magnifications under the microscope, it was amazing to see how the worms given a little ethanol looked significantly more robust than worms not given ethanol.
It is possible that the worms are using the ethanol directly as a source of food.
Before you ask, let us just say that this procedure may not really be applicable to humans. And if you really want to drink, kindly give yourself a better excuse than 'Even a worm drinks and look where that's got it'.


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Winsted City Council Minutes
Present: Floyd Sneer, Bob Kegler, Jeff Albers, Tom Wiemiller, Gary Lenz
Staff: Attorney Eggert, Aaron Reeves, Betty Zachmann
Mayor called the meeting to order.
Kegler motioned to accept the minutes as written, Albers seconded, unanimously carried.
Reeves reported the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the old city hall was completed and a public hearing will be held shortly.
Council members Lenz and Wiemiller handed out informational sheets to the council prior to the meeting, and Lenz had previously called council members for a special meeting to meet with another architect at the old city hall on April 5th. Reeves questioned Councilman Lenz regarding continuing to pursue another architect for review of the old city hall, since last meeting's motion stated nothing more would be done until next council meeting. Reeves also informed Lenz a special meeting could not be called.
After discussion about the demolition bids, Albers motioned to accept Option No. 1, from Wickenhauser, in the amount of $59,780.00, with the contingency of the EAW completion, permits, as required, and clearing of legal issues. Kegler seconded, (At this point, Preservation spokesperson Mary Wiemiller stated that their Attorneys are prepared to file the injunction tomorrow Apr. 5th), to stop demolition, Ayes: Kegler, Albers, Sneer; Nayes: Lenz and Wiemiller, motion carried. The City of Winsted's insurance coverage will be investigated, for coverage, should injunctions be filed.
Brought to the council's attention is the option of purchasing an existing building (which the City had previously rented under a different owner), now owned by Millerbernd Mfg. on 6th St. So. next to the fire hall. Minor renovation would be needed for city hall operations, and if a library would be included, there would be additional renovation costs. No action was taken.
DFA noise levels have lowered, due to adjustments on their equipment, but the noise still is above the allowable decibel.
Postmaster stated that they are in the process of repairing the roof and interior of the building.
DTED has approved a grant and all conditions have been met for Scherping Systems/Walker Stainless to receive a grant in the amount of $150,000.00 for expansion of its manufacturing business.
Lenz motioned to approve the cost of approximately $14,435.00 to update Well #2, and the increase capacity from 275GPM to 500GPM, pending permit approval from Dept. Of Health. Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
DNR Trail request was tabled.
It was decided to leave utility rates as they are, after discussion by council.
Wiemiller motioned to pay the following bills:
General 1366-1400 and
130304-10306 $56,930.36
Payroll 36392-3411 $13,129.52
Fire Dept. 3320-3331 $6,315.26
Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
Mayor noted that the City and Civic & Commerce jointly, placed an Ad in the local Journal to inform people of the great need and importance to complete and return the census forms.
Kegler motioned to approve the proposal from Nova Consulting Group in the amount of $4,427.00 to monitor the ground water at the Maintenance building, due to removal of gas tanks. Lenz seconded, unanimously carried.
The Lake Association had requested the City participate jointly in a total cost of $800.00 to place an iron treatment inside of the swim curtain for the coming year. It was stated no permit is required, and that the treatment is environmentally safe. Additional information is being requested by the City Council.
Lenz motioned to adjourn, Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
Betty Zachmann
City Clerk-Treasurer
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'America's Got Talent' finalist Mandy Harvey to appear at UP Abilities
Back in December, Mandy Harvey posted a selfie while sporting a reindeer hat with jingle bells and wrote, "Hahaha it makes me laugh knowing I'm making a bunch of noise!"
The woman has a sense of humor.
The ukulele-playing singer-songwriter, who turned 30 in January, was a finalist lauded for her perfect pitch and original songs on Season 12 of "America's Got Talent" last year, placing fourth. This despite going deaf from a connective tissue disorder as a college freshman — while studying vocal music education. Then came a big fall: dropping out of school and into depression, until she found her way back to music.
Since her "AGT" run, she's co-written a memoir, "Sensing the Rhythm: Finding My Voice in a World Without Sound," sung the national anthem for the New York Giants and served as an ambassador for No Barriers USA, a nonprofit that organizes life-changing experiences for youth, veterans and people with disabilities.
Harvey will speak and perform at ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival's UP Abilities speaker series. Ahead of her appearance, she talked about her remarkable 2017, adapting to a new normal as a musician, what she misses hearing — and what she doesn't. She spoke by phone from Tampa, Fla., reading then answering questions orally via closed captioning.
Q: What kind of reaction have you gotten from people, particularly those with disabilities, since you appeared on "AGT"?
A: It's very interesting that a lot of people tell me I'm the only person who does this. I am surrounded by brilliant deaf musicians all the time. So it's kind of beautiful to be helping to further the idea that "deaf can" and to shed a little bit of a light on how there's different types of disabilities.
There are invisible disabilities. I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 3. My whole body dislocates all the time, and it causes extreme pain. I have fragile nerves and joints, and sometimes I have trouble walking. … I'm seeing more and more people who have stuff like EDS, and they'll show up in their wheelchair, and this'll be the first time that they've left their house in a very long time. We just kind of hold onto each other and cry for a minute because the struggle that you deal with on a day-to-day basis, people just don't see it, and they don't understand it. It's nice to be able to show that I'm very much OK with my scars, and your scars are beautiful, too.
Q: What are visual tuners, and how do they help you?
A: I use one called Pano Tuner. It's a free app. You can sing into it, and you can see what notes you're singing. You plug them into software programs so you can see how your tone is shaped. There's a lot of technology out there that never used to be. I work a lot with dynamics of how loud I'm talking, like speaking into balloons and then feeling the texture on my fingertips, and then I get used to the feeling on my throat. I'll have other people talk into the balloon so I can feel them be so much louder or so much softer than me and adjust accordingly.
I play music using vibrating speakers. … When somebody sits with you and breaks down this thing that you're feeling over here, that's the bass, versus this thing that you're feeling here, this rhythm pattern, that's the drums, and this sporadic thing over here, that's the singer. You can kind of paint a picture and then play it while looking at it to see what notes they're singing or what key it's being played (in).
Q: You write at the beginning of your book about the heartbreak of not remembering your father's voice. What sound do you miss hearing most?
A: I do miss his voice. I miss the common things, the things that used to really annoy me, like an alarm clock. The sound of your zipper as your fly is being pulled up so that you know it actually is up. The sound of the door as it closes, to know that it's really shut. My feeling of security really went down the tubes when I couldn't hear anymore. When it got dark, I'd get very afraid because I can't hear people coming up behind me. It took me a very long time to be able to sleep with the silence. … But I don't allow myself to dwell on what I'm missing and instead focus on what I've gained, which is I'm a better person, I love people more, and I appreciate music more.
Q: On the flip side, what don't you miss hearing?
A: (Laughs.) Oh, my gosh! If I want to take a nap on a plane where there's a screaming baby sitting right next to me, I can just close my eyes, and they're gone. How many people would pay good money to have that temporary fix? I used to joke with my mom that I wanted to ignore her so well that I lost my hearing. That's just a joke! I love my mom. But I can meditate on the busiest subway station. There are some significant beauties to it.
Q: You told the BBC you received death threats from within the deaf community for reading lips and speaking orally. What did you think about that?
A: It's a small percentage of people, and I feel like the BBC interview really blew it out of proportion. … The deaf community has been pushed down for such a long time. We haven't even recognized American Sign Language as a true language for very long. We used to institutionalize people. There's a lot of pain in the history of having deafness as part of your life. For me, I just see it as, this person has pain that they're dealing with. But it has not deterred me. … You can allow those voices to be big or just not give them the power they're wanting. Why give them a voice?
Q: What's next?
A: We need to work on creating a more inclusive music experience. I'm really so frustrated with going to festivals and there not being any closed captioning or interpreters. Why not allow the vast majority of people to understand what's being said? And not just ASL or English. I'm making a point this year to learn to sing a couple of songs in different languages and then sign them in their appropriate language as well. I want to sing a song in French and then sign using French Sign Language. We're going to break down some barriers this year. That's my goal.
More Information
ReelPeople: UP Abilities
What: ReelAbilities' speaker series featuring Mandy Harvey; Joseph Bensmihen, advocate for people with disabilities who has cerebral palsy; and Caroline Casey, Dublin-based entrepreneur behind the global #valuable campaign for inclusion in the workplace
When: 7-9 p.m. (doors open at 6:15) Feb. 15
Where: HCC West Loop South Campus
Tickets: $18; reelabilitieshouston.org


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Rita BiswasPosition: Associate Professor
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Professor Biswas' research interests include international financial markets and banking. She has published in journals such as The Financial Review, Journal of Financial Services Research, Review of Futures Markets, Global Finance Journal, and more recently, in Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions and International Journal of Media Management. Her teaching interests are in financial management, M&As, and international corporate finance. She has won several undergraduate and graduate teaching awards including the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013) as well as the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013). She is a frequent teacher in Executive MBA programs worldwide, including at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Bankakademie, Germany and at Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Professor Biswas received a Master's in International Economics from University of Rochester, NY in 1985 and a Ph.D. in International Finance and Banking from Texas A&M University, TX in 1990. She enjoys foreign travel, languages and cultures.
Recent Scholarly Work
Rita Biswas, "Total Factor Productivity, Growth and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies," in John W. Kensinger (ed.) Research in Finance, Volume 32, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, forthcoming.
Rita Biswas, "Entrepreneurial Finance: Special Issues Pertaining to Emerging Markets Dynamics," in Na Dai and Donald Siegel (ed.), Entrepreneurial Finance: Managerial and Policy Implications. The World Scientific Publishers, forthcoming.
Rita Biswas and Eric Ofori, "Democracy and Stock Market Development: The African Experience," in John W. Kensinger (ed.) Overlaps of Private Sector with Public Sector around the Globe (Research in Finance, Volume 31) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.65 – 86, 2015.
Richard Chipman, Tyler Cozzens, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Rita Biswas et al, "Costs of Raccoon Rabies Incidents in Cattle Herds in Hampshire County, WV and Guernsey County, OH, USA," Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Volume 243, No.11, 2013.
Duchessi, Peter and Rita Biswas, "Value Creation in the Publishing Industry: The Impact of Acquiring IT Services Firms Between 2002 – 2007," International Journal on Media Management, Volume 15, No.4, 2013.
Rita Biswas, "International Takeovers and Restructuring," in"The Art of Capital Restructuring: Creating Shareholder Value through Mergers and Acquisitions", Edited by Kent Baker and Halil Kiymaz, Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011.
Eric Girard, Amit Sinha and Rita Biswas, "The Efficacy of Conditional Cost of Carry Models in Pricing Oil Futures," Review of Futures Markets, Volume 18, No.3, February, 2010.
Biswas, Rita, David Buzen and Hany A. Shawky, "On the Use of Covered Bonds as an Alternative Mortgage Funding Model for U.S. Banks," Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Vol. 3, No.2, March, 2010.
Eric Girard, Amit Sinha and Rita Biswas, "The Relationship Between Information Flow and Energy Futures Volatility," Review of Futures Markets, Volume 16, No.3, February, 2008.
Eric Girard and Rita Biswas, "Volume versus GARCH Effects: Comparative Evidence on Developed and Emerging Stock Markets," The Financial Review, Volume 42, No.3, August 2007.
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Shared Topic - Looking Back at Wrath
This is my response to a shared topic over at Blog Azeroth, though it strays from just my feelings from the beginning of wrath and goes on to tell how things started until now.
Very long storytime!
I went into Wrath with a pirate-named guild I was completely miserable with. I'd already been thinking about quitting and secretly had some friends help me charter a guild for myself on an alt just in case I wanted to move during a bout of the now former GL treating some of our raiders badly. Said raiders transfered off the server. At the time, there were no other options, it was raid with this one late night group, transfer, or don't raid.
It was unfortunate that at the time Wrath of the Lich King dropped I was in the middle of working six weeks of mandatory overtime. I escaped from work a few hours early the night Wrath dropped to collect my copy at the midnight release.
My roommate and I were some of the first DKs out of starting zone. I didn't tell anyone in my guild who my DKs were and spent that first night hiding, not wanting my guild leader, who had called the slot as DK in the guild, to know that I had a DK. (I actually beat my GL out of the DK area.) After that first night I banished myself back to overtime and spent two more weeks working and only playing minimally.
When I got my freedom back, several players had already gotten close to or had broken 80 and were acquiring achievements from running normal runs. I was somewhat discontent to be behind and left out. I turned off achievement spam and usually had guild chat turned off on my main chat tab. I was really unhappy in the guild and didn't want to read what people were saying.
I hit 80 on my two toons in good time and the day my Paladin hit 80 some old friends I did retro raids with took me into heroics. These players were already progressing through clearing Naxx25, their healers were burnt out, and they knew I was a good player.
Funny faces were made at me from guildmates after I got heroic gimmick achievements and geared rapidly that day. These friends took me to my first Naxx10 clear, making myself be one of if not the first person in my guild to clear Naxx. These friends were much better to me than my guildmates at the time. Sadly they xfered off the server when we had bad queues.
The next week the raid leader split the raid team into two ten man teams and I got stuck with the "b team" with a slow witted older holy priest who really just wasn't very good. We got further than the other team.
I went on said guild's first Naxx10 clear and two-healed it with a holy priest the next week. We wiped several times on KT--If I got iceblocked it was a wipe. The guild transitioned into 25 mans after that and thus began the long struggle.
The GL had asked people to nominate new officers and leads for the new expansion. I wanted to be Paladin class lead but the other holy paladin was already officer so I had no chance at that--but healing lead was a possibility. But honestly I'm a bit shy and I sometimes feel I think I'm a better healer than I really am. If I figured that if I was worthy, someone else would nominate me, no one did.
We wound up with the holy priest I two-healed Naxx10 with as our lead. She was a super nice and sugary older woman from the west coast and a fairly good healing priest. A cougar and an eskank who ingratiated herself with all the male members of the core. She insisted upon things like spammy res macros that say who you're resurrecting and giving us healing assignments in a channel. These assignments were horribly spammy, hard to read, and easy to forget. I opted to not res because if folks are concerned about who is ressing who they could use a mod for that.
On Heigan she did disease removal assignments based on party (hey, we have decursive, we don't need party assignments, just hit the little boxes). It was then that I lost all respect for her as a healing lead: She gave my druid friend an assignment to remove diseases from one of the groups. The druid swore at me in tells about the stupid healing lead and I pointed out that druids couldn't remove diseases and that we have decursive. She wasn't pleased with me.
I was assigned to beacon our Ret Paladin on trash so he wouldn't kill himself with seal of blood. At the time, beacon didn't transfer heals that weren't effective. I found people were sniping heals from me on my assigned tank and the poor Ret was dying as a result. I tried to talk to the healing lead about this but she didn't understand.
Meanwhile, I'd been pugging heroics on my hunter and came across people starting another guild that had playtimes that were a little earlier but still doable. They had offered me an invite to their guild, finding me (including my quirky puns and humor) to their liking, then I told them my main was in a bigger raiding guild. The offer still stood, but they weren't counting on actually getting me.
The derpy healing lead made a post on the guild forums, saying nice happy things about some of the healers (who also secretly hated her), saying snide remarks to me about begrudging sharing heal targets with other people (not understanding my issue with the ret dying due to other healers sniping), and telling my druid friend that she doesn't understand how to utilize him and that he makes he want to rip her hair out.
I can't follow a healing lead that knows less about the healing classes and how to utilize them than I do. This woman hadn't bothered so much as to even go look at wowwiki and learn the very basics about her healers. Assigning druids to remove diseases? REALLY?!?
I tried talking out the guild leader about her calling people out on the forums, and why she was behaving poorly for a leader, but he was unreceptive, probably because she had him by the balls. I had attempted to get into vent with the healing lead and talk like adults but she didn't want to.
I decided it was time to move on and played hookie for a Malygos raid. I didn't want to log in and gquit in the middle of a raid, I just wanted to see myself out with as little impact as possible. They wiped on Maly until 5am so I didn't get to pull the trigger and logged in logged early the next morning before work, looked around, saw five people online, most of whom I didn't know, and in and quoted Jerry Seinfeld, "But I don't want to be a pirate!" /gquit.
My druid friend gquit later that evening. Our former GL tried to get us to come back by trash talking me behind my back to the druid. He called me a "maverick" which I turned into a meme.
We began life in a new guild, the one who had opened an invite to me earlier. I did this against my gut feeling that said to go start my own guild. I figured I'd try being an Indian some more.
The new guild started out great, I made a lot of new friends, but eventually a girl returned to the server who was a level 70 holy paladin. She began trying to get all the tanks to help her level. She wanted to raid as holy despite us having three holy paladins already.
She made drama when my tank refused to help her and then when my GL broke up with his GF she started to e-date him and my tank was driven out of the guild by the guild leader. The e-skank was level 79.
My tank and I had made connections across the game, friends in top raiding guilds across the server. We did spend time hanging out with those outside friends too so the tank's moving on wasn't entirely detrimental. Those external friends would come in very handy later.
We started Ulduar on a low note, the person I enjoyed playing with and healing was gone, but I kept it together and healed my assigned tank on Razorscale but my heart wasn't in it.
My computer was somewhat laggy so I moved myself away from the rest of the raid to reduce the chance that I'd die to fire, and despite my tank being the last to die I was confronted by the guild leader about my "poor performance".
He was using his meter to look at how healers did. I'm fairly sure that my hanging out somewhat farther away from the rest of the group made me appear lower on the meters just by being out of range. He claimed I was inactive during the fights for long periods of time when in actuality I didn't stop casting the entire time I was up. (I even got complimented from the guest tank for doing an amazing job.)
He said I didn't cast as many flashes of light as the other paladins.
I told him that I use holy light and holy shock more than I use flashes of light and that he should probably use an online log parser instead of meters like World of Logs or WWS, as they're more accurate.
I was gkicked for not casting enough flashes of light. I said, "Sorry it didn't work out.", took a screenshot of our conversation and posted it.
I logged out of my character, onto an alt, powered up my other account, made an alt, transfered gl of my own guild to the alt, logged back to my main, ginvited myself, made myself leader. My druid buddy followed later, and the e-skank hit 80 and quickly replaced me.
Over the following days I got many tells from friends asking why I wasn't in guild anymore, and why my tank wasn't, and what was going on. I told no stories, I just gave them a link to see what happened and what was said. The general response was, "omg, what a jerk!"
The guild leader quit the game / guild a short while later and passed lead to an easily-worked up junior officer and in the week that followed my removal the guild bled out. The e-skank pillaged the guildbank on the way out.
My tank, the druid, and I embarked on our own journey. It was time for us to go our own way. The two have been amazing assets to the team. We began to collect new people and our tiny guild began to grow, I started setting up open Naxx10 runs. Our friends from top guilds clearing Ulduar already came along with us on our early runs.
It was about this time that an old friend from BC returned to the game. He had gotten me to co-lead 25 man open raids in BC on the server, this had been fairly successful. He was good at finding people so he got onboard. He had the confidence I didn't, to go out there and ask people, strangers, spam trade, and do things I don't feel comfortable with.
I started up a Naxx25 open raid that ran for a few weeks, he slowly began to help with recruiting. (He invited the eskank that had gotten involved with my previous guild which others didn't like at all, I politely asked her to leave.)
People didn't like the priest, who tried to be raid leader while yelling and being a jerk. The people who were regulars told me privately they didn't want to raid if he was leading. The priest was a good person deep down but was acting like a jerk and everyone, even his best friend, agreed.
He got further and further out of control. He became pretty abusive to me in tells, and I told him the kindest way possible that he needed to get help for his RL problems, that I knew there was a good person deep inside, and that he needed to find that person... then I booted him and stopped talking to him.
Reardless, he left us messages of positive support in our recruitment thread, and has since contacted me and told me how he took my advice, turned his life around, and is moving in a positive direction, that in the end I had been a positive influence in his life. He thanked me, for being a friend, for being patient of his badside and seeing his good side. It meant a lot.
We pushed on and acquired a lot of interesting personalities, some grew to be assets, others grew to be obnoxious, some went their separate ways, a few ex-members trash-talk us behind our backs.
We cleared Ulduar10.
We cleared TotC10, ran pugs for TotC25.
Now we're in Icecrown25 working on Lady D.
We may just hit critical mass and succeed.
And maybe, just maybe, with Cataclysm will come us starting on time and giving other groups and our critics a run for their money. Maybe...
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- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Nice positive ending :)ReplyDelete
I've met many a teehee girl (though e-skank sounds much more fun) and obnoxious people and raid leaders who just didn't know what they were doing.
Have given up trying to find a home now, I truly think the only place I'd be comfortable these days is in a casual guild, or in a guild made by myself and friends. Problem is, now's a bad time to make a guild, and my server is always a bad place to make a guild.
By the way, recommend you go back and get Yogg down on 10 man, purely because I know you'll all feel amazing for doing it as it is a pretty hard encounter. Nothing better in this game than the feeling you get after downing something hard :D
// lazy-sniper.com
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