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Student Account FAQ
How can I obtain information regarding my student account balances?
There are two ways to get information regarding your student account:
- on-line through WaveNet.
- by contacting the Office of Student Accounts in person, by phone or e-mail.
Be prepared to submit the following personal information in order to get a response: your Student ID Number or your User ID and Password (for WaveNet only)
Where can I get info regarding my loan balances/fees?
Call the School of Law Office of Student Financial Assistance at (310)506-4633.
Where can I get info regarding other charges?
- Room and Board Charges- contact the Housing and Residence Life Office at (310) 506-7679.
- Health Charges- contact the Health Services Office at (310) 506-4316.
- Insurance Charges- contact Wells Fargo Insurance at (800) 853-5899.
- Parking Fines- contact Public Safety at (310) 506-4700.
- Library Fines- contact the Library at (310) 506-4786.
Where will the student's Statement of Account be mailed?
We no longer provide a "statement." Only reminder e-mails will be sent to the student's Pepperdine e-mail address.
The online student account serves as the official student "bill". The account will be updated automatically with every charge or credit posted to the student account. The amount due will be available by viewing the student account online through WaveNet and will reflect the charges, credits, amounts due, and specific due dates for each. Students are responsible for viewing their student account online, for noting the account balances due, and for making the appropriate arrangements for payment to be made by the due date. Notification emails are sent to the student's Pepperdine email address as follows:
- New Activity Notification Email: sent once a week (generally Monday nights) if there have been any new charges or payments made to the account since the prior week.
- Due Date Reminder Email: send out 5 days prior to a balance being due.
- Overdue Reminder Email: sent out 1 day after a due date when no payment was received on the account.
In WaveNet, a student can send an e-mail invitation to ther designee for guest access.
What type of expenses/fees can be charged to my student account?
Generally, tuition and Student Bar Association fees. If you live on campus, the room & board will be added to your account. If you receive parking fines, library fines, and or health fees, they may also show on your student account.
What if the amount showing due is incorrect?
Contact the Office of Student Accounts immediately. They may need to adjust your account or contact another office for further assistance.
How can I request a refund?
Financial aid refunds are automatically processed at the beginning of each term, unless the student has requested that the credit remain on the student account.
How to Request a Non-Financial Aid Refund
Other credit refunds must be requested in writing by the student. Students may contact the Office of Student Accounts in person or by phone at (310) 506-4981. E-mail requests may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com, using the student's Pepperdine e-mail account. We cannot respond to non-Pepperdine e-mail.
As part of the refund process, the student's account will be audited and financial aid will be verified before a refund is processed.
Refunds are issued to the bank account determined by the student through direct deposit. Students will be required to sign up online with their bank information. Students who do not sign up for direct deposit will be issued a check that will be mailed to their local address.
Refunds for a term will not be processed until the term begins. Therefore, refunds will not be issued prior to the start of the semester. A refund also cannot be processed until there is an ending credit balance on the student account.
When are the payments due?
Students can view charges, credits and due dates which are updated daily in WaveNet. Students can view their updated information in their WaveNet account.
What are the late payment penalties?
Finance charges will accrue daily on any past due balances at a rate of 0.027%.
What happens if I am not able to pay?
Please contact the Office of Student Accounts to let us know what your situation is and we will try to work with you. This will not necessarily waive your finance charges. Your registration/transcript requests may be placed on hold until your account is up to date. Accounts with past due balances after the term ends may be turned over to the Account Resolution Department.
What payment plans/options are available?
A payment option must be selected at the beginning of each term. If an option is not selected, the simple payment option will be designated by default. Payment options are no longer available after the first due date.
Simple Payment: the entire amount for the semester is due on the first business day after the add/drop period.
Two Payments Option: Tuition + room/board charges, less any aid, are divided into two payments. A $25 service charge, per term, will be applied to your account and is due with the first payment. This option is ONLY available for the Fall and Spring semesters. The first payment is due on the first business day after the add/drop period. The second payment is due 30 calendar days after the first due date.
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If your account had previously been in Accounts Resolution and is now paid off, you will be required to pay for each future term up front before being allowed to register for that term. If using financial aid to pay for the term, all paperwork must be completed and received by Pepperdine's Financial Assistance Office and any loans must be guaranteed before we will be able to count that aid toward the courses you plan to enroll in.
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What happens if I drop/add a class?
Most students should be able to add/drop online through the end of the add/drop period. If you need assistance, go to Admissions/Records or send an e-mail to email@example.com. If you are withdrawing completely from the semester, a $150.00 Withdraw Fee or a percentage of the tuition charges may still be due based on the date you withdraw from the University.
What if I transfer to another school/university?
You will need to notify Admissions, Student Services and Services, in writing, that you are planning to leave the University. Any balance left on your student account will need to be paid in full before transcripts will be released. Also indicate any change in address and/or phone number. (If you are currently living on campus, you will also need to check out of your room and notify the Housing and Residence Life Office. They will then make any necessary adjustments to the charges you incurred for that semester.)


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Monday, July 23, 2012
thoughts on blogging
I started writing for the same reason a lot of you did, to document our lives and keep in touch with far off family members. Elijah was a couple months old and it was a very convenient way of journaling our life with him.
Little did I know how much I would enjoy it. I look back to old posts and remember things I would have forgotten. It's been a good way for me to clear my head and get my thoughts straight. Sometimes I write out my thoughts and share them for anyone to read and sometimes I never hit publish.
Somewhere along the way I made friends, some I've actually met in "real" life and they've become even closer. I found a handful of blogs I enjoy following and am encouraged by. It's been a fun and unique adventure. I don't feel a pressure to blog. You'll notice sometimes I blog everyday and there are times weeks go by with very little.
But, I've found if I'm not careful I can get concerned about who commented or didn't and how many people followed along. (it's one of the reasons i got rid of my follow box. i don't want to worry about that) I've also wondered if I should make it private or stop it all together. Blogging is a unique thing and brings to light many things to think through. (or sin that needs to be dealt with)
I've learned many times when my thoughts are on who's commenting I've lost focus on why I do this. Like all things in life, I write to bring God glory, not for who reads it. I do hope it blesses anyone who comes across it, but I do this for our family. We love it and I enjoy writing. I don't know how long I'll do it for, but what I've documented so far is something we'll have forever.
13 comments:
- Phil and Bri said...
I hope you keep blogging!! :) I enjoy reading up even though i don't comment every time! You are so encouraging and honest in your posts. You write in a way that I will never be able to. Going private helped me to get over the "comment" issue. Now I blog assuming no one reads haha! :) But I am with you, when I go back and read what our family has been through it is amazing. I would have for sure forgotten many of the memories!
- July 23, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- Jessica said...
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- July 24, 2012 at 6:38 AM
- Kirra said...
Blogging is so weird, isn't it? I wish there was a way for it to be private but still remain conversational. I feel like each time I've gone private I've breathed a HUGE sigh of relief but then it becomes crickets...and I feel like no one is reading it at all (the people that were invited).
I love the comments just because it feels like a conversation rather than just me talking to myself- it feels kinda like writing emails to no one?! I don't know. I know there's so much to process with safety & our sinful hearts & our motives....I just found when I was just blogging privately that no one was there to share things with....and for me, I love to document & be a memory keeper- but I also love sharing ideas & conversing with people about it all.
Sorry for the novel- I think about blogging & how weird/great/sticky it is often. ;) I think you do a great job here & I always find so much of the Jess I know & love- plus you offer us all so much encouragement in being a woman of God.
Miss you always!
- July 24, 2012 at 7:09 AM
- Michelle Elkins AKA Mickey said...
Thanks for the reminder. i love reading your posts!
- July 24, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- kaylee@life chasers said...
I hear ya.
Just know that i love what you write and that I have 'met' you.
- July 24, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- Katherine~ said...
Blogging has brought out some unexpected things in my life! I enjoy it too, but I think we ought to approach it carefully because we are responsible for what we write and think! Although I don't mind when others include my blog in their side bar, I don't keep a blog roll in order to avoid problems. I think we may have talked about this once... my case might be different than most because of what my husband does.
I enjoy your blog. Your love for God and for your husband and kids shines through!
- July 24, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- bandofbrothers said...
i love you Jessica!
- July 24, 2012 at 9:59 PM
You have some genuinely beneficial information composed here. Good job and keep posting good stuff.
- July 26, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- katygirl said...
I've been wanting to comment for like a week but I haven't really say down to really read blogs for several days. I really loved this post. I love your blog and the way you do it. :) and I love that because if blogging, we became friends. I love you! I get to see you so soon. ;)
- July 30, 2012 at 8:07 AM
Very awesome blog !! I couldnt have wrote this any better than you if I tried super hard hehe!! I like your style too!! it's very unique & refreshing…
- July 31, 2012 at 5:13 AM
- Jess said...
Please don't stop. I love your blog. You are so inspiring to me and I wish I knew you in person. You're my kinda gal. So, post as often or as randomly as you like, I'll always come back for more, and I'll try to comment more often so you know I'm here. ;)
- August 3, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- Purposely at Home said...
Jessica, thank you for this post. I really needed to hear it. I have been having some of the same thoughts about followers, commenters, etc.
I LOVE your blog and am encouraged by it. You being one of my first followers, I have loved being able to see your sweet little family grow. :) I hope you are having a great weekend!
- August 10, 2012 at 10:08 AM
- bandofbrothers said...
i miss you and your blog. i know you have been busy, and traveling. so no pressure, obvi.
but i miss your posts! that is all! love you doll!
- August 10, 2012 at 8:56 PM

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Newly divorced Rhonda, haunted by her sister Evelyn's ghost, travels to an old palazzo in Rome to confront Marco, the man who stole her sister's heart—only to find out he's vanished in the wake of Evelyn's death. Meanwhile, Rhonda's nineteen-year-old daughter Olivia, adopted by Rhonda at birth, travels to the mysterious and lush waters of northern Vietnam, where she's been summoned by the missing Marco—a man she only knows from her parents' whispers, a man she has never met or seen.
Soon, truths are exposed and lives unraveled, and the real journey begins. Four lives in all, spanning three continents, are now bound together in an unfathomable way—and they tell a powerful story about love in all its incarnations, filial and amorous, destructive, but ultimately healing as a new notion of what it means to be family comes to the forefront.
"A compellingly crafted story…filled with psychological insights into the actions of diverse, entwined lives…with the absent Evelyn the pivot point of their dance."
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"A careful examination of family ties with an international flavor…overall, this complicated family, full of ambitious women, makes a fresh impression."
"A globalized family tale of love, redemption, and healing, The Absence of Evelyn will challenge every reader's understanding of what it truly means to love. Jackie Townsend's staggering adventure proves that nothing – not time, heartbreak, distance or danger – stands a chance against the power of the heart."
The Absence of Evelyn is an enjoyable read for fans of coming-of-age stories and contemporary women's fiction. It is a quick escapist read that is heartwarming and often inspiring.
THE ABSENCE OF EVELYN is an engaging book, with well-drawn characters set in vivid context, and an engrossing and thought-provoking plot.


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I was Inspired from Ben Frys all Streets project. There he plotted all streets of the United States of America (about 240 million segments). I tried this first for the countries in Europe, France has about 22 million segments, with the goal to get an all street map of Europe.
My data source originate from the OpenStreetMap project and was downloaded from the servers of Geofabrik. First step in the procedure was to convert the pbf-file to the o5m-file format by osmconvert:
osmconvert france.osm.pbf --out-o5m –o="france.o5m"
In the second step, I filtered all relevant streets with the osmfilter tool
osmfilter france.o5m --keep="highway=motorway =motorway_link =trunk =trunk_link =primary =primary_link =secondary =secondary_link =tertiary =tertiary_link =living_street =pedestrian =residential =unclassified =service" --drop-author --drop-version > france_streets.osm
Similar as in the first step, this file is transformed to a osm-file format and by Quantum Gis into the ESRI-shapefile format. This ESRI-data file is now loaded into R.
The geom_segment function for plotting the lines was originares form the blog-post Great Maps with ggplot2. The function conv_sp_lines_to_seg converts the shp-data to lines described by two 2-dim points (start and end-point).
library(sp) library(ggplot2) library(maptools) source("../convert_shp_line_to_seg.R") source("../geom_segment2.R") shpFrance <- readShapeLines("france.shp") linesFrance <- conv_sp_lines_to_seg(shpFrance) rm(shpFrance) streets <- geom_segment2(data=linesFrance, aes(xend=elon, yend=elat), size=.025, color="black") p <- ggplot(linesFrance, aes(x=slon,y=slat)) + streets + scale_x_continuous("", breaks=NULL) + scale_y_continuous("", breaks=NULL) + theme(panel.background=element_rect(fill='#f5f4e0'))
- High-Res (5.7 MB) street map from France
- convert_shp_line_to_seg.R
- The data OpenStreetMap-data is published under CC BY-SA-licence
I plotted this map on my notbook with 16GB RAM which is completely used at the rendering for the 22 million segments. It seems that for plotting Europe another solution has to be developed.
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Humans are fallible. Nowhere is this more so than in a government department. Bearing this in mind, you need to think very carefully before making the significant financial commitment that is required when entering national phase.
When filing and prosecuting an international application in Australia, you should bear in mind that the application is examined by an Australian examiner. The examiner represents the International Search Authority but is not actually a member of WIPO sitting in Geneva or The Hague. As such, the search is carried out to Australian standards. It is a terrible thing to generalise. And I am sure that most Australian examiners are competent. But my understanding is that the examiners are directed to work under certain constraints. For example, an examiner cannot simply follow his or her nose and keep digging up relevant prior art. The search fee component of the international filing fees is a healthy $2200, so you would think that the search results would be adequate. However, more often than not either a European, Japanese or US examiner finds prior art not uncovered by the Australian examiner. This can be devastating.
Let's consider national phase in 4 or 5 countries. That's between $20K and $30K, depending on various factors. What would you pay for some assurance that the first report issuing out of one of those countries does not blow your entire portfolio out of the water? Even 20 percent is $4000 minimum. You could have a very useful search carried out for that amount. It would not be unreasonable to consider more, particularly for more national phase countries.
You should note that an adverse examination report in one country can be just as relevant in all the other countries. It happens regularly that a Japanese report, which is usually delayed, ends up making a big hole in a portfolio. In other words, you could spend literally tens of thousands of dollars before finding out that it is not, after all, possible to achieve patent protection in most countries.
So, searching must remain on top of your list of priorities. You may have searched before filing the provisional patent application. But you should still not assume that all is well. Searches are usually carried out to a budget. The more you spend, the more thorough the search.


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HPA's spring production of Noël Coward's 'Hay Fever' dates have been announced! Click the red link to learn more.
Welcome to Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
Thank you for your virtual visit to our school. As I invite you to explore our website, discovering many of the facets that make up this gem in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, I also hope that you will visit or return to us for a visit in person so that we can get to know each other better. While HPA is known for the things that make us unique, you will find much in common with great schools around the globe:
- Strong, supportive relationships with faculty members and coaches who live for the moments when you grow and become stronger through overcoming challenges and bursting beyond imagined limitations
- A wide variety of excellent academic programs with opportunities for independent study options that will allow you to find and stretch your wings
- A close-knit peer community built on mutual trust and shared experiences that will cheer you on as you begin to settle for nothing less than personal excellence in the classroom, studio, athletic arena, and on the stage.
But, our differences make all the difference. Nowhere else will you be able to experience all of the above, and more, in an environment this diverse, and in a community that will challenge and help empower you like we will. We blend these basic ingredients into a shared, often-magical journey of life, work and play in surroundings of otherworldly beauty. As you will learn from exploring this site, our island is home to a surprising, unique, and accessible world of landscapes, climates, cultures, and communities, providing tailor-made opportunities for you to discover passions that will inspire you for a lifetime. Our windy perch in Waimea's ranching country, a 2,500-foot saddle between the Kohala Mountains and majestic Mauna Kea, forces us to become deeply rooted in sustaining values, while giving us the opportunity to see what Hawai'i Island and the world beyond has to offer and build it into your experience.
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What does TULUM SOUNDS like? An interview with Hugo Branco
Hugo Branco, Artist Resident and creator of Sound-Escapes speaks with us about his stay in Tulum, his experience in Residencia Gorila and Sound-Escapes, a project that integrates diverse pieces like a track of all the Tulum's sounds that got his attention.
1. Hugo Branco, can you talk about your work and passions?
I've basically have worked in many creative projects, more in the line of sound. I started as a DJ fifteen years ago then moved to production and experimentation, I think sound is a very plastic matter that you can really work a lot with and it has a strong influence on the lives of people. Besides sounds I'm very interested in words because when I was a kid I wanted to be a travel writer. Being a DJ took to me to travel and to know other places, and also cooking, three things that interested me are those: sound, palabras, travelling and food.
2. What was THE PLAN before you arrived to TULUM?
I was going to come to Tulum and be here for two months. Finally I stayed for four months. The plan was to run through several Latin countries recording sounds that got my attention of each city that I picked from each country while writing about it, also collaborating with other artists and make a performance of each place. My first stop was going to be Tulum and then get to Mexico City.
3. And what did it REALLY happened?
I arrive to Tulum because I wanted to land in soft land, I started to meet people and hear about other places inside México. I went to Bacalar, to San Cristobal and I wanted to go to Oaxaca but couldn't, at the end I didn't even reach Mexico City. I was hired by an Ecoturism Agency, and started working with them and that's how I ended up staying more, my idea was to keep traveling but now I'm going back to Porto because we got a grant to work with another project. Certainly I will come back and keep persuading the first plan, because it feels like the beginning of something and all the doors are being left open.
4. What did you expected before coming, and what did it really happened?
I had the urge to do the whole trip at once, being in a city and moving to the next and so on. But once here I started relaxing and feeling that I could stay as much as I wanted and that I could end up absorbing more experiences like meeting more people, doing more traveling, collaborating with other artists, moving around to know what can happen. I feel more relaxed in a sense and more confident of what life has reserved for me.
5. Can you talk a little about the project "Sound-Escapism"?
The project Sound-Escapism was also a project that changed; finally I decided to take another approach, what I did is more on the narrative side. I did a sound story about Porto, starting very abstract until it gets to a sort of rhythm and fades out giving space to Tulum. Where I record the basic sounds like the wind on the palm trees, the waves, the birds, then I go to the generator sounds that are on the beach because is a big contrast. I wanted to translate this paradox. What I'm doing is something very personal; I'm not trying to say that Tulum sounds like this; I'm trying to say that this is what to Tulum sounds for me. Then I start playing the sounds of the vendors: the shoemaker, the bread guy, the ice cream guy, and the gas company… I'm very happy with the result.
6. Since you already describe in your blog your experience in Residencia Gorila, can you give us a more personal approach?
My trip to México was like being caught by a metallic hand and then getting dropped somewhere else. You lose the context that helps define yourself so when you lose you have to redo it. When I arrived to Residencia Gorila I started a personal rebuilding process that is faster and harder when you are amongst lots of people. By living together in community you are constantly getting mirrored by other people. I have to say now I'm much more easy with myself than when I arrived. I went to travel to Bacalar and to San Cristobal, and this is where I felt completely being myself. When I came back to Tulum I had a job and I felt more independent, I knew people and the place and how to work with the energy. To sum it up being in Residencia Gorila was kind of (good) shock, being with other artists that have other processes, in a creative and emotional way different from mine, a very important and beautiful thing that I loved experiencing.
7. Did you collaborate with someone else's project during your time in Gorila?
SÃ. At the end I'm doing some work with Lushlife, a guy that makes incredible music (read the interview here); also with Anna Kin an amazing photographer. During my stay at Residencia Gorila they were people making music and dancing, and I recorded everyone doing their things. I helped with the videos that Spencer Keaton Cunningham was making. Alejandro Canela made the drawing for my webpage, and is completely what I wanted. In some way there is interaction with everyone and everyone is constantly influencing you.
8. What would you say to the next artist that lands in Residencia Gorila?
Enjoy, take your time… just make the most out it! Is a good place to work, is a good place to have creative and social experiences and to get inspired by everything that's going around you, you have the beach right there; you are around amazing people all the time, so make the most out of it!
READ Hugo Branco's experience in Residencia Gorila and in TULUM!
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Sizzling times by runners on a hot Westport morning
Temperatures were already in the 70s and the humidity was high early Saturday, but that didn't stop a record field of 262 runners from stepping out for the Westport Road Runners Summer Series 5K at Longshore Park, the latest in the summer-long series sponsored by the group
Luke McCambley, 23, of New York City, won with a blistering 16:18 minutes time on the 3.1-mile course, while Julie McElroy, 44, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., placed first among women at 19:20.
The 5K run was the second in a series of 10 organized by Westport Road Runners this summer. Each race is progressively longer, from 2.3 miles to 10 miles, and held Saturday mornings at different Westport sites including Staples High School, Compo Beach, Burying Hill Beach and Longshore Park at 260 Compo Road South. The series, sponsored by the town's Parks and Recreation Department, is open to both residents and non-residents. Every mile is marked and runners receive a numbered tongue depressor as they cross the finish, which helps track their placement and is entered in a raffle for donated prizes.
Tony Trujillo, a massage therapist available for the morning's runners, said the race has a great track record, pun intended. "An amazing fact about this series is they've never cancelled a race," he noted. "They came close one year, with (Tropical Storm) Irene, but still managed to hold it."
That is a significant hallmark since the race series has been conducted for 51 years. Race Director Laddie Lawrence shared some background. "It was started by Chuck Smith, an assistant football coach at Staples High School, Matt Johnson, a physical director at the YMCA, and Howard Burling, a Westport police lieutenant," he said. "They marked the distances with a police car that had a broken odometer, which is why we have different distances today. We have tried to maintain as many original race features as we can."
The races "used to be very simple," said Lawrence. "I'd show up with a box of sticks and a clipboard, and we'd get 30 runners. Now we'll get over 150 people per race and have sponsors and food and water stations. Still, the race is very family-oriented, encouraging people to become fit."
Brett Jones, a director with Sherpa, a goal-oriented fitness center and the event's water sponsor, said the business has been involved with the race since 2007. "This is a great grassroots series and aligns with us well," he said. "Sherpas help guide people up mountains, and we help local runners climb up their own mountains."
Some of Saturday's runners were first-timers, like Leo Biala of Stamford. "I'm an avid runner and have done local races like the Boston Build-up," he said. "And though I'm a member of the Nike Westport Running Club, this is my first Summer Series race."
Other runners were veterans, like Westporter Andrea Williamson. "I've been doing this series for the past 10 years -- not every race but select lengths from 5K to the limit," she said. "It's low key. You don't have to wear a number. Everyone knows each other. You get to see new people join. How lucky are we to live in such a beautiful place? And I'll just run into the water at Compo Beach afterwards."
There were younger runners in the field as well, like 12-year-old Nicole Rizzo from Derby, who placed third among women. "We run on a team in school and do 5Ks during the summer all the time," she said. "We did select races in the series last year. It's a good experience."
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We're 12 October 2018 which means it's world arthritis day! According to this day I decided to share how this chronic illness affects my everyday life. I feel like this disease often gets associated to elderly people and people often don't believe how hard it actually is to live with it.
First of all I'd like to say that I'm 23 years old now, I only got the diagnosis of RA last year but it's been going on since I was about 18 year old, so I'd like to give some background information. I started to notice that my joints were quite painful, mostly my back and knees. I used to be quite small as a child and all of a sudden I grew quite quickly so my doctor always said that the pains were just normal growing pains as my body grew too fast at once. I didn't think much of it and just carried on life like I normally did.
I used to do all kind of sports from gymnastics to swimming. I never really did those sports for a long time except for horse riding. I started this sport when I was about 12 years old I think, absolutely loved it, I was actually looking to get into the professional side of it as the ultimate goal was to reach the Olympics. I had to stop this dream due to the pain I had during and after riding at the age of 18. At that age I also started nursing school, first year everything went well but during my second year my right knee started to swell up and be very painful, I thought it was just because of the internships I was doing, the long hours standing up. I didn't think much of it until I once knocked my knee against a patients bed and I couldn't bare the pain, the nurse I was working with told me I really need to see my GP as it might be a nasty infection (I recently had a tattoo done on that place so there's always a risk).
I went to my GP and he basically immediately referred me to a rheumatologist. So I went and took several tests, I must say I never thought it would be possible to do so many blood tests, MRI's and x-rays in like a month time. The tests came back and my specialist was sure I had some type of arthritis but he didn't had a clue of which one yet. I started medications and I was pretty hopeful everything would go back to normal soon. But my body did not respond on any of the medications I was given (we still haven't found the right ones). In February 2017, I was 21, my body developed another chronic illness, CIDP, due to a medication I was taking for my RA. CIDP is a neurological disorder which targets my body's nerves, in my case it causes numbness, pain and less strength in my legs, arms and hands. I received plasmapheresis for several months, twice a week.
I'm 23 now and I'm worse than ever.
It's not only my right knee anymore that's affected by my RA but also my left knee, both elbows, both wrists, my right thumb (I cannot hold a pen anymore for example), my jaw, my right hip (I actually got the news a few days ago that I'm in need of a new hip, I remind you that I'm only 23) and both ankles. I walk with a cane and going to places, like shopping or going out with friends, isn't possible anymore as walking and standing up for longer than one minute makes me have an unbearable pain. So for now online shopping is like a lifesaver haha.
I need help for all sorts of things but the thing I struggle with the most is the fact that I need help to get washed and dressed (I also use a bath seat, they're amazing). It's humiliating to be honest. I can imagine that it's already a hard thing to accept when you're like 80 but being 23 and not being able to do your personal hygiene is very very embarrassing. It's something I struggle with the most mentally and I still haven't really accepted it. But I did found a way to make the whole progress of being washed and dressed by someone else less 'painful'. The music of Twenty One Pilots seem to ease my mind during the whole thing, I can't really explain how but I did try it with other music and it did not have the same effect. I hope that someday I can thank them even though I don't know how, it's not like I could tell them "Hey, your music eases my mind while I have to be washed/cared by my nurse". It'd freak them out haha.
Another thing I'm kinda embarrassed is to need/use is a raised toilet seat, we have 2 toilets in the house and I decided to only put the raised seat upstairs so that way if guests are around they don't see the raised seat. A bit silly, I know, as I could use those on both but I still have a hard time accepting needing those sort of things. Due to my RA I also recently got the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, I won't go into that as I really want to focus on RA but I wanted to mention it as it's very common that most people don't get diagnosed with just RA but also with other chronic illnesses linked to RA.
The constant pain I'm in makes it very hard to handle everyday life. Getting out of bed is often a big task on it's own. Getting downstairs involves being very careful to not trip and fall. Getting coffee means hoping there's some milk already open as I can't open them myself. Getting in the sofa means making sure I have everything near me first so I don't have to get up again and risk falling while being alone whist my mum is at work. Getting showered means being washed and dressed by someone else. Having dinner means often that my mum needs to cut my meat into pieces as I can't do it. Going outside means relying on someone else as I can't drive at the moment.
Doing normal everyday stuff isn't normal everyday stuff for me anymore.
This is what it is like to live with RA.
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After signing on with the FBI, Brian knew exactly what to expect: wearing a tuxedo, playing baccarat against people wearing monocles, drinking martinis, and having a glamorously dressed Rebecca on his arm. Oh, and he would be playing with Uno cards.
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PAHA's 74th Annual Meeting will be held on January 5-7, 2017 in Denver, Colorado as part of the 131st American Historical Association's Annual Conference. The theme for the 2017 AHA conference is "Historical Scale: Linking Levels of Experience." AHA encourages contributors "to trace links among scales—spatial, temporal, and topical." This theme provides an excellent opportunity for the Polish American Historical Association to showcase research carried out by its members, as well as to present it in a comparative perspective.
We invite scholars who work on the Polish American experience as part of the greater Polish diaspora as well as those who deal with migration, ethnic, and regional studies. We invite proposals for sessions as well as individual papers.
Presentations may address the following areas:
- Polish American experience – all aspects (history, sociology, literature, art, music, etc.) in the Americas
- Migration and settlement patterns, ethnic experience and interethnic encounters, Polish Americans and Poland
- Intersections of ethnicity, gender and race
- Ethnic press, ethnic lobbying, labor issues
- Polish Americans and Polish American communities in the American West
The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2016. Abstracts for papers and panel proposals are now being accepted and should be submitted to the Chair of the Program Committee: Grazyna J, Kozaczka, Ph.D., Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY 13035; phone: 315-655-7302; email: email@example.com.
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PAHA encourages graduate students and young scholars (up to three years after graduation) to apply for our travel grants. Two such grants of $500.00 each will be awarded to offset travel costs to attend the 2017 PAHA Annual Meeting in Denver. The grants will be awarded by the program committee to the two best conference proposals dealing with Polish American topics submitted by graduate students/young scholars. To apply please include a brief letter of application and a CV together with the paper proposal. Each awardee must present the paper at the conference in person and will receive the check at the conference in Denver. Also Graduate Students are encouraged to apply for the Graduate Student Research Paper Award, please see details at: Call for Nominations Page.
All presenters are encouraged to submit their papers for possible publication in PAHA's scholarly journal, Polish American Studies.
The Polish American Historical Association holds its Annual Conference in conjunction with the American Historical Association (AHA). The full information about the AHA conference can be found at www.historians.org. PAHA members who plan to attend PAHA conference only do not need to register for the AHA conference, but are required to register for the PAHA conference by November 15, 2016. Registration may be done on-line at www.polishamericanstudies.registration.html.
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The Polish American Historical Association announces the call for nominations and applications for the Graduate Student Research Paper Award.
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A paper should be sent via e-mail to: email@example.com before April 15th, 2016.
In addition to the recognition by PAHA and a potential paper publication offer from the interdisciplinary, refereed scholarly journal The Polish American Studies (the publication is not guaranteed), the winner will receive a $1,000 travel grant to present the paper at the PAHA 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver, January 2017. The conference is held in conjunction with the American Historical Association.
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- Mieczyslaw Haiman Award is offered annually to an American scholar for sustained contribution to the study of Polish Americans.
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- Skalny Civic Achievement Award honors individuals or groups who advance PAHA's goals of promoting research and awareness of the Polish-American experience and/or have made significant contributions to Polish or Polish-American community and culture.
- Amicus Poloniae Award recognizes significant contributions enhancing knowledge of Polish and Polish-American heritage by individuals not belonging to the Polish-American community.
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|Concept and Design:
|Justin Achilli, Philippe Boule, Bill Bridges, Dean Burnham, Ken Cliffe, Conrad Hubbard, Mike Lee, Chris McDonough, Matthew McFarland, Aileen E. Miles, Ethan Skemp, Richard Thomas, Mike Tinney, Stephan Wieck, and Frederick Yelk
|Second-Stage Concept and Design:
|Justin Achilli, Bill Bridges, Dean Burnham, Ken Cliffe, Chris McDonough, and Frederick Yelk
|Third-Stage Concept and Design:
|Justin Achilli, Philippe Boule, Carl Bowen, Bill Bridges, Ken Cliffe, Conrad Hubbard, Ethan Skemp, Mike Tinney, and Frederick Yelk
|Werewolf: The Forsaken is inspired by Werewolf: The Apocalypse
|Werewolf: The Apocalypse was created by Mark Rein•Hagen
|Written by:
|Carl Bowen, Rick Jones, James Kiley, Matthew McFarland, and Adam Tinworth. Werewolf and the World of Darkness created by Mark Rein•Hagen.
|World of Darkness co-created by Stewart Wieck
|Additional Material:
|John Chambers, Ken Cliffe] Forrest B. Marchinton, Deena McKinney, Wayne Peacock, Sean Riley, Matthew J. Rourke and Ethan Skemp
|Developed by:
|Ethan Skemp
|Developmental Assistance:
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|Carl Bowen
|Art Director:
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|Layout and Typesetting:
|Aileen E. Miles
|Interior Art:
|Abrar Ajmal, Dave Allsop, Clint Langley, David Leri, Britt Martin, Matt Milberger, Mark Nelson, Torstein Nordstrand, Michael Phillippi, Steve Prescott, Jeff Rebner, Jean-Sebastian Rossbach, James Ryman, Ron Spencer, Richard Thomas, Jamie Tolagson, Conan Venus
|Front & Back Cover Design:
|Matt Milberger, Aileen E. Miles, Richard Thomas
|First- and Second-Stage Playtesters:
|Krister M. Michl, Daniel Byström, Robert Holmberg, Mattias Renmark, Nils-Johnson Andreasson, David Bergkvist, Dee McKinney, Buck Marchinton, Wayne Peacock, Dana Jones, Kirk Jones, Fred Grass, Ben Chism, Alan Alexander, Bishop Lewis, Jarett Underwood, James Luke Boswell, Matt Ragan, Jay Ragan, Paul Garmer, Carol Garmer, Aaron Wheatcraft, Jim Zubkavich, Gala Ferriere, Julian Hubbard, Reuel Castillo, Rachel "Bunnie" Winter, Albert Mowatt, Brent Halstead, Malcolm Sheppard, Tara De Blois, Kearsley Sheider-Wethy, Ted Sunnerton, Stephen Sharpe, Chad McGrath, Douglas A. Forsyth, Ryan Brandos, Robin Nair, Cassandra Brackett, Matthew Petosa, Jasmine Marie Gribble, J. Entsmiger, Kraig Blackwelder, Ben Heisler, Jacob R. Martinson, Richard Luke Bennett, Joey Turner
|Third-Stage and In-House Playtesters:
|Justin Achilli; Philippe Boulle; Carl Bowen; Bill Bridges; John Chambers; Ken Cliffe; Conrad Hubbard; Chris McDonough; Mike Tinney; Aaron Voss; Frederick Yelk
|Many kudos to the array of stalwarts and visionaries who took the word "werewolf" and turned it into the first incarnation of Werewolf proper: thanks to Mark Rein•Hagen, Bill Bridges, Robert Hatch, Josh Timbrook, Wes Harris, Richard Thomas, Andrew Greenberg, Stewart Wieck, Travis L. Williams, Sam Chupp, William Hale, Samuel Witt, Geoff Pass and to all the others who weren't mentioned by name but who marked the game with their ideas anyhow. Thanks also to the many authors who helped fine-tune the idea of roleplaying werewolves again and again, polishing the bones until this new book could be born from the foundations of the old. We couldn't have done it without the trail you blazed before us.
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Werewolf: The Forsaken Rulebook is the core rulebook for Werewolf: The Forsaken. It is described as "a game of savage fury", and is the second game for the Chronicles of Darkness (the "New" World of Darkness).
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From the Onyx Path catalog:
- Full Moon Rising
- The world is in shadow. To one side stretches the forest, to the other the city. Your claws are stained with blood. Your senses whisper of prey that runs before you, and of predators who stalk even the likes of you. You hear the howls of your brothers and sisters. Luna rises. Your blood boils. It is time to hunt.
- Wolves at the Door
- Werewolf: The Forsaken the game of bestial violence and supernatural terror is the second core setting sourcebook intended for use with White Wolf's new Storytelling System™. Werewolves are creatures of original sin, tainted by ancestral crimes and driven to hunt by the shame of being abandoned. This book details what it is to be Forsaken, one of the Tribes of the Moon. Create your own werewolf pack and seek redemption or give in to your savage nature.
Prologue: Fresh Meat Edit
Fiction. A pack of Uratha track down a young werewolf about to go through his first change, but things don't go according to plan.
Introduction Edit
An overview of werewolves, Forsaken-style, plus notes on theme, mood and appropriate inspirational literature and media. Also includes a lengthy lexicon, including many terms from the First Tongue.
Chapter One: The World of the Forsaken Edit
The society, legends and enemies of the Uratha.
Chapter Two: Character Edit
Character creation rules, building on those for mortals in the World of Darkness Rulebook. Includes all the traits specific to Uratha, including Gifts.
Chapter Three: Special Rules and Systems Edit
Rules for Uratha specific actions and circumstances, like interacting with spirits, changing forms, and dealing with the Death Rage.
Chapter Four: Storytelling and Antagonists Edit
Advice and suggestions for running a Forsaken chronicle, and details of various antagonists from the Pure to the Hosts and other menaces.
Appendix One: The Spirit World Edit
An overview of the Shadow and its denizens, including rules for creating Spirits.
Appendix Two: The Rockies Edit
An introduction to Werewolf: The Forsaken's signature setting, the Rocky Mountains.
Epilogue: Skins Edit
Fiction. The aftermath of the young Uratha change, following on from the Prologue.
Background Information Edit
Mark Rein•Hagen is credited no less than four times in the opening pages for creating Werewolf and/or the World of Darkness.
Memorable QuotesEdit
Characters Edit
- Dana Knife-to-the-Back, signature character for the Blood Talons Tribe
- Doomwise, signature character for the Bone Shadows Tribe
- Elias Winterborn, signature character for the Storm Lords Tribe
- Heartsblood, signature character for the Hunters in Darkness Tribe
- Kalila Bleeding-Edge, signature character for the Iron Masters Tribe
- Nameless, signature Ghost Wolf character
Uratha, Father Wolf, First Tongue, Spirits, Pangaea, the Shadow, Hosts, Luna, the Pure Tribes, Spirit-Ridden, First Change, Death Rage, Auspice, Tribes, Rites
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They say the pollen this year is going to be worse than it has been in years.
I have been hacking and coughing since I mowed our front yard last Monday...a week ago.
I don't normally have issues with allergies, though I seem to recall saying that same thing last year as I was sneezing and wheezing?! And silly me thought I didn't need to wear a mask while mowing, but I was later proven wrong when I woke up on Tuesday morning, barely able to swallow and with itchy, runny eyes!
Needless to say I have learned my lesson...and with my new found wisdom, I have also banned myself or Mr. Tide from mowing the backyard until we get enough rain to knock down whatever pollen is causing our current discomfort.
As I gazed out for Earth Day today, on our own little piece of this earth, I realized that our yard is mostly weeds, and if we don't mow it soon, we'll likely lose the dogs in it if we're not careful. The bunnies don't seem to mind though...lots of good dandelion greens to munch on out there!


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In the summer of 1969 I visited Cesar Chavez in Delano. I was 21 years old Jewish girl from small-town Indiana working for Migrant Legal Services in South Florida as a community worker. Unofficially I was supporting a farmworker leader to organize, then unionize, farmworkers there, in part by publishing a newsletter, Nuestra Lucha (Our Struggle). On a vacation road trip I spent a few days in Delano to help out. Mr. Chavez graciously received me at his bedside; he was recovering from a hunger strike.
We talked for 20-30 minutes. He asked me many questions about the workers' situation in Florida and I, as assigned, asked him to come to Florida to fire up the migrant and other farmworkers. He insisted that I must take more leadership in the cause. I raised lots of objections: I'm young, I'm white, I'm a woman, I've never been a farmworker, etc. He insisted that these were not impediments, that I had the talent and skills to be a leader and that it was my responsibility to use them.
I was thinking, but did not tell him, that I was afraid to take the risks that he and Dolores Huerta had. That I was not able to envision a life without having children, and that I'd read how much Ghandi's children resented his work and felt neglected by him. I went away feeling honored by his confidence in me and burdened by the heavy responsibility he'd laid on my shoulders. Most of all, though, I felt guilty knowing that I'd never live up to his expectations. I still feel guilty, still think about those moments in Delano.
I never became a leader in the farmworker movement, but I did go on to be a minor leader in my adopted city of Milwaukee, where I've worked for more than 40 years on civil and human rights issue. I hope he would not be too disappointed in me.


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Last week, I interviewed Donald Trump, and the week before I interviewed Kevin O'Leary. In the finale of the interview series, I sat down with Generic Debt Blogger, who has a (mostly) neglected Twitter account, and once did a guest post here at Financial Uproar.
Nelson: Generic Debt Blogger, thanks for joining us on the interview series. Do you have an actual name, or should I call you GDB?
GDB: My name is Madison. Or Piper. Or Lena. Think of the most derivative name you remember from college, and I have it. You know, that stupid overachiever who thought that college had to be AMAZING, even though regular people think it's just a pit stop to get to where you want to be? Well, I have a secret. That girl was me, and I started a blog. We're very interchangeable.
N: Well. That was very…self-aware. Maybe I'll just call you GDB.
GDB: No, silly! Tee-hee! Call me by my very clever pen name, Centsible Sense. I am literally the first person to make that joke. We like to have fun over at my blog.
N: Okay, Centsible. How's your quest to pay down those student loans going? Because lord knows, you have debt. You always do.
GDB: It's hard paying down debt! Instead of spending $500 per month on clothes, I've had to cut it back to $300. A girl can barely clothe herself for $300! And then I had to cut back my wine consumption! And Starbucks! And manis and pedis! And dates! And 4 GB of data per month on my new phone! I still spend on those, but still. I had to slightly cut back. I'm all about balance.
N: What else are you doing to pay down your debt faster? Maybe you have some tips for my readers.
GDB: Two words Nelson…SHOPPING BAN. OH MY GOD, have you even done a shopping ban? It's so INSPIRING!! My life was just filled with disposable garbage before. Now I'm spending so intelligently! I've cut $5,000 per year from my spending! And it felt great! I'm so blessed to have discovered shopping bans!
N: So, I'm confused. You still buy things like Starbucks, meals out, and other stuff that could be easily cut, yet still call it a shopping ban? How do you decide whether something is included in the ban or not?
GDB: (pained look) Oh look girls, we have a non-believer here! Tee-hee! Nelson, it's really simple. You decide beforehand what's included and what isn't, and then change the rules once it gets hard! I'm allowed to buy all necessities, 3 meals out per week, Starbucks, the *occasional* mani and pedi (once every two weeks, because only hobos have rough cuticles), and $5,000 per year worth of travel.
N: Wait. You just said you saved $5,000 in spending, but then you spent it on travel. So what exactly have you accomplished?
GDB: God, you're just a hater. Why do you have to look at everything negatively?
N: I prefer to call it the truth.
GDB: The truth is you're a meanie.
N: So what are your plans now? Are you going back to school?
GDB: How'd you know?!?!
N: Lucky guess. What are you going to study?
GDB: I'm getting my masters! In psychology! No, wait. It's women's studies! Or maybe it's in social work! I definitely think more education will make me more employable in the future. Way more more than real world job experience. No boss looks for that, and I would know. I've held down a full-time job for months now.
N: That seems to be a pretty common refrain from new grads. Why wouldn't you be a little more patient and wait a while longer? It seems like you're rushing life a bit.
GDB: Nelson, I can't stay. Did you know the boss asked me to make coffee once? Can you imagine? The patriarchy is conspiring to keep me down, and it's not going to change unless me and my sisters stand up for ourselves!
N: I'm not even going to justify that with a response. So, how much do you have in your emergency fund?
N: And how much do you owe in student loans?
GDB: $52,583.94. Not that I'm counting or anything! Tee-hee! 😉
N: Why wouldn't you put that money towards your debt?
GDB: You NEED an emergency fund, silly.
N: No, actually you don't, especially if you have a job that's pretty secure. And even if you do happen to get laid off, you could use credit temporarily. Or you could at least invest your emergency fund.
GDB: It IS invested, thank you very much! Tangerine and 1.1% FOR THE WIN. I'm pretty good at investing. It's *almost* as much as the 4.25% that my loans are charging.
N: I don't think that's actual investing.
GDB: I have an investing e-course. Want to hear about it?
N: You seem woefully unqualified to have an investing e-course.
GDB: I've made money over the last TWO years.
N: Don't you think that money would be better put to use paying down your debt?
GDB: No. You know what? You don't get to judge how I live my life. PERSONAL FINANCE IS PERSONAL PERSONAL FINANCE IS PERSONAL PERSONAL FINANCE IS PERSONAL PERSONAL FINANCE IS PERSONAL PERSONAL FINANCE IS PERSONAL.
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Almost every parent or guardian has a schedule of when his child's first visit will be at the pediatrician's office.
But a child's first visit to the dentist will vary, depending on the opinion of the dental practice. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is encouraging parents or guardians to have their child seen when "the first tooth appears, or no later than his/her first birthday."
Dr. Andrew A. Beuttenmuller, a pediatric dentist in Watertown, said early intervention will lead to good oral hygiene practices and the prevention of decay. "I have a lot of people think of baby teeth as baby teeth, and when there's a problem take them out," he said. "They play more of a role with development."
A lack of brushing even a child's first tooth, or flossing neighboring teeth, combined with what a child eats and drinks, can play a role in baby teeth possibly becoming infected. Dr. Beuttenmuller said that infection could be a problem for the developing tooth underneath it. While most infections are localized, he said, they can spread to other teeth, and, in the most severe case he has seen, caused a child's eye to close.
That ideally will be avoided through outside, specialized training sessions and visits to area schools for Dr. Beuttenmuller's staff. "If I can get a first-time parent who doesn't know not to do the juice in sippy cup at bedtime, that's huge," he said. "The goal is to catch cavities when they're in the small range." The larger goal, he said, is for people to be cavity-free.
Dr. Scott R. Day, a general dentist, said he likes staff at Gouverneur Dental Associates to see a child when his or her first tooth comes in because "we can do a lot with parent education at that time."
"They need to know dental disease is a communicable disease," he said. "Parents who have dental diseases can transmit it to their kids. Dental disease also can turn into systemic diseases." To avoid that, the solution starts with prevention, he said. Brushing teeth should be made a habit every morning and night, beginning when a child's first tooth arrives.
Dr. Day said a child's first visit to his office may entail more of a fun introduction to the staff, so children are comfortable and recognize that it's not another pediatrician office. Some children get scared about dental visits in their youth, and it sticks with them through adulthood, he said, which is something he wants to help prevent.
At the office of Dr. William C. Tinelli, Watertown, dental hygienist Tenaha L. Sparacino said young children are encouraged to attend a dental visit of an older sibling or parent. While parents or guardians may bring their children to Dr. Tinelli's at an early age, she said, patients are encouraged to have their first appointment at that particular office when the child is around age 4.
For more information about pediatric dentistry, visit www.aapd.org.
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RELEASED: March 2016
GENRES: Soul; R&B
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
IT is a rarity encountering a musician who brings faith and hope...
into music. In the sea of love-against-the-rocks-cum-my-heart-is-broken songs; it is refreshing finding someone who strays away from such obvious themes. After the recent upheaval in the world- attacks around the globe- we need to embrace music that gives us strength and makes us reflect. There is selfishness and self-obsession among many current-day artists. Writing a love song- for instance- is a necessary and brave move. After a while, the tutored listener yearns for something more fulfilling and inspiring. My featured artist- who I shall introduce shortly- is bringing hope and faith to people. I do not mean in an ecumenical sense, exclusively: something uplifting in a general sense, more like. There are not many musicians out there who use their voice and songs to promote purity, thanks and honesty. I feel like there is much negativity and accusation in today's songs. I am starting to sound like a middle-aged man- I shall temper my rant- but there are masses of vitriol, pain and finger-pointing to be found. Once in a while, we want to listen to music that has that positivity and redemptiveness; using music as a gospel, in a sense- reaching listeners and concentrating on something deeper and more profound. Music is a tool that should inspire and amaze people: do something primal and elicit all sorts of emotions and thoughts. There are opportunities being wasted and too many who plague music with their own pain and opinions. In the way politicians have the platform to make real change- and really don't when you think about it- musicians are similarly privileged.
When I think of Joy Oladokun; I am amazed by her for a number of reasons. I shall go into more depth, but for now, let me introduce her to you:
"Joy Oladokun is a LA-based singer/songwriter who combines the sounds of roots rock, with folk songwriting and a voice that oozes with soul and honesty. Writing and playing the guitar from the age of 10, Joy has always used music as a way to make sense of the struggles and celebrate the triumph of life. In 2015, Joy self-produced and released her debut EP titled 'Cathedrals', still available on iTunes. Last year, Joy raised $30,000 in a Kickstarter campaign for the funding of her first full-length album.
Joy Oladokun has recently released Shelter, the first single taken from her upcoming debut album. As for the meaning behind the song she adds 'Shelter is a song I wrote about learning how to receive love, and fighting to give it without reservation or condition'.
Her debut album Carry is set to be released on April 29th. Joy states 'Every song stemmed from a lesson I learned, or a lesson I'm still learning. I write to process and to heal, and I sing to help others do the same. I think this past year has taught me that my voice is one of the few gifts I have, and I can use it to spread a lot of love and lift people up. That's the heart behind the album, and that's my motivation as a person too.' Joy will embark on a worldwide tour later this year to support her new material".
Again, I'm at the feet of an L.A.-based musician. It seems inevitable to find myself in this position: with every passing week, I swear I will wean myself from the alluring bosom of Los Angeles. Oladokun has an arresting voice that delivers its messages with a stunning weight and authority. When I listen to her sing; hear those tones rise and power: you cannot help but be blown away and overwhelmed. With such a weapon at her disposal: Oladokun uses it to teach lessons and exorcise demons inside her. As our heroine has already stated: songs stems from experiences and harsh realisations; the aural projection of reality check and revelation. Yes, you are going to get the odd line about love and broken hearts: by-and-large, the music concentrates on something much wiser and deep. It is rare to find a songwriter who does things differently to everyone else. Her album, Carry, is released in a few weeks and has come about due to a (successful) Kickstarter campaign. The fans and followers have backed the L.P. and ensured it sees the light: clearly there is a lot of love and support for Joy Oladokun. Music is an industry that demands relentless dedication and a- seemingly endless- supply of money. I feel financial concerns are pricing upcoming artists out of the business. You can have immense ambition and plenty of energy: that can all dissipate when the issue of financing and money comes into view. Certain people have views on crowd-funding websites. Many consider it a bit of a cheat: an easy way to get money for projects; not an honest way of doing things. I disagree with this completely. I have reservations- with regards this issue- when it comes to celebrities and big bands. I have seen many well-off celebrities use these sites to raise extra money: funds they surely have in their pocket?! Crowd-funding websites are essential for musician and a way for the art-form to survive. Was it not for the generous pockets and faithful hearts of her followers: Carry might never have seen the light of day? I am glad it has as it is among the most impressive and unforgettable albums this year. Shelter is a wonderful window into a record that amazes and stuns with every listen. I am looking at social media and seeing the reviews come through: writers are eager to lend their praise and adulation to Oladokun's cause. Not just confined to L.A.-based writers: around the world; the paen and appreciation have been flooding in. It makes me happy to see this happen. Joy Oladokun is among the strongest and real musicians out there: somebody born to do this; gives music the soul and honesty it desperately craves. I know touring dates are on the cards this year. Whether Oladokun will come to the U.K. - let's hope she does- is another matter. There is a great fan-base waiting here and thousands who would come to her gigs and show their support.
I have seen commentators and reviewers who share the same opinion: Joy Oladokun is an artist who sounds like a veteran; someone who has been producing albums for many years. The truth is, this young artist has been playing for a few years- she has many years in front of her. Shelter is the latest cut from one of the most prolific and impressive musicians around.
MJ was released near the end of last year and is a heart-stopping and tender thing. A curious and wonderful song: you start to picture the scenes and get to the roots of its mysteries. Backed by guitar- a beautifully raw and rumbling string- that voice swoons and seduces. Praying for peace and answers; "We're no more than strangers" is a coda that causes emotional reaction and curiosity. Whether documenting a broken love or falling friendship: our heroine is not going to kick and scream; not beg and let things get her down. That strength and resilience overrides the mood and shows incredible fortitude and strength. Even from such an early track; you hear that authority and conviction. Sounding seasoned and completely in-control: the song makes an enormous impact and shows the heroine in entrancing mode.
Falling Stones was released shortly after (MJ) and is a similarly-paced song. If anything, there is a softness and gentleness to be found. Perhaps the finest and sensitive song from Oladokun: it is a pure Folk song given a modern twist. Finger-picking guitar backs a song that tackles demons and investigates the issues of loneliness. The heroine turns the lights out and closes the door: the floor's writing is being read; she falls asleep and thinks about life. Here is a song that has maturity and wisdom at its heart. Our heroine looks back at hearts she's broken: how life has thrown obstacles and the struggles she has witnessed. There is no sense of guilt and anger to be found: just a woman that wants to make things better and learn from these lessons. Each new occurrence/pain makes her stronger and more determined. This is reflected in a song that gets inside the head and makes you think about your own life.
Little Runaway is perhaps the most haunting song from Joy Oladokun. The voice is at its most shivering and shimmering. The song's subject is running and affected by liars and the deceitful. The heroine is singing to him/her and wanting a safe return. Maybe they (the runaway) wants a dream life and something safe: not quite what they have right now. As the song progresses, it seems like a call to a lover or friend. Oladokun will do anything just to be with them: the chance to sit with her and put down their weary head. It is a scintillating song that explodes with emotion and declaration. One of the most direct and urgent songs you can hear: that bare-naked, exposed voice is a thing of beauty. It cracks and holds; it coos and strikes- so much pain and heartache come through in some moments.
Given the varied and consistent catalogue shown: it seems Carry will include a few of these tracks. I would love to see all the aforementioned included: the songs show the different sides to Oladokun and just what she can achieve. So confident and cemented in her early days: few musicians have that sort of ability and quality at such an early stage. Not only will her album show what an amazing talent we have: its reception and reviews will (one hopes) give her the confidence to keep making music- to grow and do what she loves. A lot of artists seem rather cautious in their sapling recordings: Joy Oladokun is one of the boldest and determined musicians I have ever heard. Long may she continue!
The reason I am typing is to review and investigate Shelter. Given the weight of love and degree of consideration the song has been granted already- what can I provide? Starting with a combination of gentle piano- carefully paced and elliptical- we hear some far-off, wordless vocals: the earliest moments cause you to lean into the speakers and inside a dreamy and peculiar sound. Emotive and distant; direct and mysterious: there are contradictions and conflicts to be discovered. Some people might get an impression of Adele in Oladokun's voice. There are similar tones and conviction, but for my money, that is where the similarities end. Oladokun has far more gravitas and variation to her sound: it is a deeper and more fascinating vocal. The early words are from a woman that is trying to mend fences and talk things through. Her sweetheart is walking out the door; ignorant and blind to the issues in front of them. Things need to be discussed and reconciliation arrived at. Our heroine is patient but keen to get the dialogue started. Shelter was inspired by- in Oladokun's words- the need to fight for love without reservation; learning how to receive love. Looking at indiscretions and faults- the hero has negative and is not perfect- there is not that need and desire. While many songwriters are angry and short-tempered when it comes to the imbalance in love: here, there is that need to maturely discuss things and make the relationship stronger and purer. With only one demand- "Promise you'll be honest"- you cast your imagination inside the song and are sat alongside the two lovers. Oladokun keeps the composition slight and bare: the piano is fleet-footed and punctuating; it is the rich and emotive vocal that is given the spotlight here. Without pretense and pressure; without force and demands: this relationship can only grow and succeed if they are on a level plain. Showing compassion and maturity: the duo needs to work through things and come together.
There is positivity and faithfulness that rides through the entire song. There are never any regrets and harsh words: the heroine is a safe haven and shelter for her man; she will protect him when needs be. Before too long, the vocals layer and augment: the song starts to build and the narrative changes direction. It takes a while to make a "house a home" it is said: things will not improve and be wonderful in such a short time. A tense and spattering beat joins the mix as the song accelerates and kicks up. With energy and fresh impetus: Shelter transforms from gospel-like investigator to motivated soul jam. Oladokun brings that chorus back in and it has gained fresh relevance: sounding bigger and more memorable than the first time around. Many songwriters have covered similar themes- learning from hurt and changing the past- but few with such a conviction and originality. At every stage, that deep and entrancing voice ensure each lyric is given huge meaning. The song's hero has been scarred before and seems reluctant to lend his heart freely. Our heroine understands this and is not looking to rush things. What they both need- that desire coming through- is a strong and safe love. Mutual indemnification if you will: it may not sound like Romeo and Juliet but it is what both crave and need. The hero has his wounds and gone through hard days; our heroine promises safe arms and a secure foundation. If the hero is lost and in need of a shelter: Oladokun is going to be there and will not run away from things. I know our heroine has reflected on real-life events, but it makes you wonder. Is this relationship- the one being investigated- still going? Shelter seems like such a logical definition of Carry: the purest and honest song you can ever hope for. The album is sure to feature different angles on love, faith and support: Shelter is the most evocative and beautiful example of this. By the final seconds, you are powerless to resist the power and potency of the chorus. Oladokun layers her voice- some wordless coos in there- and ensures her intentions and promises are heard and understood.
When things do end, you smile and take it all in. Shelter has a contemporary sound- I have mentioned the likes of Adele; perhaps an apt comparison- but looks at the soul and folk of the '70s and '80s. Those legends of the genre- from Tracy Chapman to Aretha Franklin; to Marvin Gaye- might come to mind but you cannot overlook the singularity and personality of Joy Oladokun. Here is a singer that does not want to be compared with anyone else and has her own way of working. There are not many musicians that write such positive and inspiring songs. Shelter is one of the most overtly hopeful and fighting-against-the-odds songs. When I review similar tracks- that try to build a relationship- the outcome is always the same: things hit the rocks and there is blame left in the air. Not the case here. That strong ethic remains throughout- talking things through and just knowing (our heroine lets it be known) there is comfort and safety to be found in the storm. With that in mind, you cannot help but fall for Shelter. The terrific production values allow Oladokun's rich and expressive voice sit at the top of the mix: unimpeded and at its most striking. Few songs this year will leave such an impression in the mind.
Shelter has resonated with a lot of people over the last few weeks. Since its release; I have seen so many reviews come through that say the same things. The positivity and adulation cannot be overstated: a singular moment that cannot be faulted or diminished. There are a lot of promising solo artists that each has their own sound. I am hard-pushed to compare Joy Oladokun with anyone else. A heartwarming and joy-seeking artist: how many musicians look for the positives in life? I feel we are becoming unevolved and going backwards somewhat: so many aspects of society are regressing to past days. With violence and uncertainty rising; political turmoil and horror- the unstoppable force of the monster Trump- we all need a common grace and light. In the past, music used to provide that. I am not sure what it is but things are starting to disintegrate and fragment. Fewer trailblazers and emerging; the captivating spirit of Rock is weaning; the surprise and originality are coming out of music (to a degree). When I look at Joy Oladokun I see a musician from a different time. She has elements of the soul greats of the past: when the likes of Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone used to rule; the Folk goddesses like Tracy Chapman reigned. Essentially, we have a musician that is bringing the good and virtuous back into music. Someone who is promulgating positive messages and baring her soul with it. Shelter is a gorgeous song that gives thanks for this love; it does not pour cynicisms and scorn on it. There are those who use music to portray the tragedy and heartache of love: being duped, dumped and infected by something wholly regretful. Oladokun is not your average songwriter, sir: she gives love without reservation; ensures her heart and soul is received with no malice and prerequisites. Who can argue with such a force of nature? If more musicians were like our heroine then the industry would be in a much better position. It is not just the words and ethics that impress me. That central voice is undeniably raw and wonderful. You get shades of Soul and Folk greats- bits of Chapman seep through at times- but such is the originality and flair of the voice. It is hard to take it all in for one reason: it is a pure and very real sound. Artists- not all, but many- ululate and project too much they disguise their personality or mimic others; they lose focus and control.
Oladokun is one of the most direct and natural singers I have heard. There are no added ingredients or needless showiness: just a passionate young woman who wants her music to inspire and uplift. The sermon-like songs are having an effect and making their mark around the world. When Carry is released, it will show Oladokun at full flight and full force. I cannot wait to get inside the album and revel in its many sides and emotions. If Shelter is anything to go by; we are about to witness one of the most essential and impressive albums in years. I will end looking at Oladokun's future and how she fits into the current scene. I have talked about her tour dates and plans- taking the music around the U.S. - but surely a stop-off in Britain is on the agenda? The U.K. holds so much love and affection for one of music's most promising stars. I know a few London venues that would host Oladokun and see the bodies pack in. With summer approaching, it seems the perfect time to have her come to London: seduce and amaze the audiences with that singular and mesmeric sound. From there, who knows? Carry is the result of crowd-funding faith and a lot of demand. Once the dust settled and the record has been received; where does the L.A. musician head? There is no telling how far Joy Oladokun can go. She has said herself- on a Twitter post from a couple of weeks back- you can be red-hot one moment; forgotten the next. Love, as she attests, will outlast everything. As a musician, the parable is relevant indeed: there is fickleness that means the very best can be buried and overlooked for no reason. Putting faith, love and acceptance into her songs; trying to lift the listeners and provide guidance: I find it hard to believe Joy Oladokun will ever be forgotten and passed by. Whilst I type, I am listening to Shelter (again) and letting it do its thing: washing into the subconscious and soothing the soul. It also- clever little thing- hits the heart and provides immediate reaction. I wonder how a song can do that, but when it comes to Joy Oladokun there is…
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The only school we knew anything about was The Slade School of Fine Art in London, so I sent them my first bird painting."
The Slade, too, turned him down. He had no talent, they said, and he wasn't worth teaching.
The bus driver position was looking more likely all the time, except for a 'chance meeting that changed my life'.
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