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Following on from the stupendous and unfortunately sold out debut "Live In Stereo", Gnu Inc, the new label specialising in limited runs overseen by Vic and Mrs Godard finally unleashes the songs of "Blackpool" to the record-buying public.
"Blackpool" was a show staged in Scotland in 2003, featuring music by Vic Godard and lyrics by the renowned author Irvine Welsh.
The title track is a jaunty banjo-led seaside singalong, but a tribute this blatantly isn't. Blackpool's mayor may well give Irvine and Vic the order of the boot rather than the freedom of the city on hearing this.
"Hand Jobs" - combining the tawdry with the downright bitter – the prostitute's lament on how the money isn't as it should be – a prophetic song given as this was written pre-credit crunch.
"The Sewer Song" – a paean to alcoholism, with guest Jock Scot convincingly portraying a tourist who has obviously had one over the twelve, and the bruisingly political "The Working Class Song" – finally available now dear old David is in Number 10 – its as if Mr Welsh pored over a doom-laden crystal ball.
A gloriously accomplished work fusing gritty realism with the good old music hall, the "Blackpool" EP is a taster for the full album that is touted for release in 2011.
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A strangely bewitching album – and one that that tampered with one or two of my personal musical prejudices, Kristof Schreuf's "Bourgeois With Guitar" is already being touted as a work of genius in his native Germany.
Originally the frontman of influential indie-punk outfit Kolossale Jugend (a straight translation of "Colossal Youth", Young Marble Giants' only album) Schreuf 's first solo album is an unusual cover version collection – "Bourgeois With Guitar" could easily be the first acoustic mash-up assemblage – without a mixer or sampler in sight.
The tracklisting only tells part of the story. "My Generation" is an acapella performance blending Townshend's words with the music of the folk anthem "Scarborough Fair", and Schreuf travels further into the beyond with the astounding "Search And Destroy" – Iggy's call to arms crooned to the tune of The Doors' "The End"! Musicians galore will be pondering, "I wish I had thought of that".
Schreuf's beloved idols AC-DC are treated to three laid back treatments, most effectively on "Highway To Hell". "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" encompasses no less than three other songs within it's framework – The Rolling Stones' "Miss You", The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", and Richard Hell's "Blank Generation".
Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" is transmogrified into a psychedelic pastoral haunt, incorporating Christopher Cross' "Ride Like The Wind" – an exercise where the terminally risible is elevated to listenable with Schreuf's measured execution.
The most telling example of this is his rendering of the Nick Straker Band's "A Walk In The Park". A song long pushed to the back of this reviewer's memory becomes an all-encompassing work of emotional beauty, only to be pushed aside by Schreuf's imp of the perverse when he introduces an excerpt of Simon and Garfunkel's "Cecilia". The mind boggles.
Juggling prejudices and musical genres and casting them to the four winds in a minimalist, modern folk fashion, "Bourgeois With Guitar" proves to be a grower with each listen. Not for closed minds.
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Wildflowers Still Blooming but Bluebonnets Winding Down 04-17-19
The wildflower season is winding down. There are still wildflowers blooming, but at this point, the grasses are growing taller than the bluebonnets. We won't be making any more updates to the map on the main page, but you can still take some scenic drives around the county. It's been a good season, we've enjoyed having all of you come visit Washington County and hope to see you again soon! Check out our calendar for upcoming events, including the Burton Cotton Gin Festival this weekend and our FREE Hot Nights, Cool Tunes concert series in July in Downtown Brenham.
Thanks to Antique Rose Emporium for these photos to show what a difference 2 weeks of rain & sunshine can make. FYI, their gardens are beautiful this time of year & a great stop while you're in Washington County.
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What are the best locations for bluebonnets in the Brenham area?
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Keanu Reeves has gone from strength to strength for the past three decades. He has a way of turning characters that might be a tough sell to mainstream audiences into timeless icons of the silver screen, beginning with the time-traveling pothead that is Ted "Theodore" Logan. Continuing his legacy-building as Jack Traven, Reeves gave us a lead protagonist in a Die Hard-esque movie that wasn't a John McClane clone. As Neo, reeves blew audience's minds with the imagined truth of their reality. And as John Wick, he gave us a bloodthirsty assassin that we could empathize with. Here are Keanu Reeves' 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes.
10 John Wick (87%)
What began as a gritty little B-movie has blown up into one of Hollywood's foremost franchises. John Wick is a visceral action thriller with intense fight choreography and engaging direction, the likes of which has only been rivaled by its subsequent sequels, which have somehow managed to continually up the ante. The unforgettable film that started it all begins with the death of John's wife. All he has left in the world is a puppy that his dying wife gave him for company, and then some punk crime lord's son breaks into his house with a couple of goons and kills the dog. Naturally, we spend the rest of the movie following John on a vengeful rampage through the criminal underworld.
9 The Matrix (88%)
This is the film that made every late-'90s moviegoer question the nature of their own reality. The Wachowskis cooked up something truly brilliant when they blended William Gibson-inspired cyberpunk and allusions to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with the imagery of Japanese kung fu cinema. The Matrix is a unique movie, yet it has universal appeal. Combining lofty ideas (we're all experiencing reality as a computer program from goo-filled vats controlled by alien robots) with well-crafted action sequences (helicopters, explosions, shootouts), the Wachowskis made a sci-fi action movie that succeeds as an all-time classic entry in both of its genres.
8 John Wick: Chapter 2 (89%)
The second John Wick movie ties up the loose ends of the first one as the titular hitman tracks down his stolen car and doles out his particular brand of street justice on the culprits. Following this, the sequel's plot begins proper as a powerful underworld figure attempts to hire Baba Yaga to kill his sister, then blows up his house when he refuses to play ball.
John goes after the sister, then hunts down the guy who hired him. Assassin rules prevent him from doing so, especially on Continental premises, but he doesn't much care, so he does it anyway, bringing on a world of trouble.
7 TIE: Much Ado About Nothing (90%)
A number of critics felt that Keanu Reeves was miscast in a movie adaptation of a Shakespeare play — and this was just one year after those same critics had said the same thing about his casting in Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula movie — and felt the same way about Michael Keaton. Kenneth Branagh gets Shakespeare, so if he cast Reeves and Keaton as Don John and Dogberry, respectively, then he must've seen something in them that they could bring to those characters. And if you go into the movie without the preconceptions that those snooty, cynical critics had (Reeves and Keaton were, until then, known as comedy guys), then you'll see that they each do a fine job with their roles.
6 TIE: Always Be My Maybe (90%)
Netflix's Always Be My Maybe is one of the most inventive and genuinely heartfelt romantic comedies in recent memory. Ali Wong and Randall Park are an impeccably well-matched leading pair and their love story in the movie is actually interesting, which isn't often seen in the genre. In one scene, Park's character has to sit through a dinner with Wong's character's new boyfriend after realizing he's in love with her — and her new boyfriend turns out to be Keanu Reeves, playing himself. According to director Nahnatchka Khan, Reeves came up with a lot of ideas for his cameo himself, like wearing glasses with no lenses to seem more pretentious.
5 TIE: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (90%)
At one point, it seems like these John Wick movies are going to have nowhere left to go. They've been following the trajectory of Barney Stinson's get-psyched mix: "People think a great mix has to rise and fall. I think it should be all rise. It should start high, get higher." In every John Wick movie, the stakes get higher, the action gets more breathtaking, and the world-building gets grander. In Parabellum, every assassin in the world was out for John's head, so who knows where the producers intend to go with the announced fourth movie. But then again, they haven't steered us wrong in John's stolen Ford Mustang yet, so we have to keep the faith.
4 TIE: Dangerous Liaisons (93%)
To the passive moviegoer — and to the avid moviegoer who simply refuses to admit it — period movies are generally quite boring. The makers of these movies often feel the need to bring a quiet elegance to match the fancy-pants costumes and set design, which leads to incomprehensible old-timey dialogue and long, pretentious scenes where very little actually happens. Dangerous Liaisons, an '80s take on a period drama with lead characters who use sex as a manipulative weapon, is the antidote to all those boring historical movies that lose your interest in the opening scene. It's lively, fast-paced and coherent.
3 TIE: Parenthood (93%)
Although it's most widely known now for its TV adaptation, which ran for more than 100 episodes across an impressive six seasons on NBC, Parenthood is a delightful dramedy capturing the joys and frustrations of family life. Steve Martin plays a father who questions his abilities as a parent when his children's mental health issues start to become apparent and they all need therapy. Ron Howard directed the movie with grace, warmth and positive messages left and right. Keanu Reeves only has a supporting role as the daughter's boyfriend and later husband, but he steals every scene he's in.
2 Speed (94%)
Of all the "Die Hard on a…" premises that followed after Bruce Willis changed the face of action cinema with "Die Hard in a skyscraper," "Die Hard on a bus" probably sounds like the least interesting one. But in the capable hands of director Jan de Bont, script doctor Joss Whedon, and above all, star Keanu Reeves, Speed became the first Die Hard copycat to stand on its own as an action classic.
Reeves plays Jack Traven alongside Sandra Bullock's flustered bus driver on a bus that's been rigged with a bomb that will explode if the vehicle's speed drops below 50 mph.
1 Toy Story 4 (97%)
Pixar reportedly gave Keanu Reeves the freedom to create his own character to appear in Toy Story 4. The one he came up with is beautiful: a Canadian daredevil toy named Duke Caboom who feels guilty that he's unable to do all the stunts that his commercials claim he can, making him feel as though he's let down the kids who play with him. Although many fans went into the fourth Toy Story movie skeptical that it was necessary, since Toy Story 3 ended the saga perfectly, it turned out to be a delightful extra adventure with all of our favorite characters (and plenty of new ones).
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WWT Sponsors STEM Student Forum for St. Louis-area High Schools
World Wide Technology continues community outreach in support of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines.
World Wide Technology continues community outreach in support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines
ST LOUIS – December 10, 2015 – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market leading technology integrator, today announced that it has launched an initiative to raise awareness and foster interest by high school students in the academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (collectively known as STEM subjects).
"WWT is proud to play a role in encouraging high school students to consider careers in science and technology," said Mike Taylor, vice president of Information Technology with WWT. "We hope to help students realize that STEM disciplines are fun, challenging and offer the potential for a rewarding career — whether at World Wide Technology or elsewhere."
Five St. Louis-area schools are participating in the initial event: De Smet Jesuit, Cardinal Ritter, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, Metro and Parkway School District.
"The objective of the program is to improve academic proficiency and provide competitive advantages for college enrollment by increasing awareness around disciplines in STEM," said Ann Marr, vice president of Global Human Resources with WWT. "Just as important, we hope they gain exposure to WWT technology and as well as exposure to future career opportunities."
This year's program consisted of two sessions. The first was a half-day event held on WWT's campus that included presentations by senior executives as well as discussions led by volunteer employees from WWT.
Topics covered included a discussion of STEM careers, a tour of Advanced Technology Center (ATC), an opportunity to learn about WWT's internship program and a cybersecurity overview by a WWT engineer.
Also during the initial event, five teams were assigned a hands-on activity. Coached by a WWT employee, the teams will work together on a "Hackathon" event where they can showcase their knowledge, creativity and innovation by identifying and solving a problem using STEM skills. The winning school will receive a $10,000 scholarship from WWT.
About World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a systems integrator with nearly $7 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers discover, evaluate, architect and implement technology products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware; NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs more than 3,000 people and operates over 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world.
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The MARK 27 "CUTIE " was a modified MARK 24 torpedo by increasing it's diameter to 21 inch by the addition of 4 wooden rails and addopting the passive-homing device for sub launching instead of air dropping. Unlike other torpedoes this one would swim out of the tube instead of being ejected out. This torpedo was designed to be used against very shallow draft Jap sampans and other small and slow boats used in hunting US subs lurking in shallow waters. These boats were not some harmless or innocent noncombatant but armed anti sub boats that carried various guns,hydrophones,depth charges and in some cases some type of a sonar device, these boats also carried troops between other small islands etc. These boats only moved at around 4 or 5 knots so the speed of the torpedo was more than enough to do the job,I believe if the enemy ship was moving faster than 8.5 knots the accuracy of the torpedo went down greatly. Though the warhead was very small it was used on larger unsuspecting Jap warships, the CUTIE would home in on the prop and wound the boat and disable it till it could be sunk with a standard type torpedo.
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The US Air Force staged a special Heritage Flight display at both the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford and the Flying Legends Air Show at IWM Duxford on 14-15 July. For the first time, a modern-day Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, provided by the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and flown by Capt Andrew 'Dojo' Olsen, was joined in formation by both a Supermarine Spitfire and a North American P-51 Mustang. This Anglo-American combination was mounted as part of this year's RAF100 celebrations.
The two warbirds were both provided by Comanche Fighters, and were returning to Britain after several years' absence. The Spitfire, flown by Steve Hinton, was LFVc JG891/G-LFVC, previously operated here by former owner Tom Blair. It wears the desert camouflage and markings of No 249 Squadron, operating from Malta in 1943. The Mustang, in the hands of Dan Friedkin, was P-51D N351MX The Hun Hunter\Texas, marked as the Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire-based 355th Fighter Group/354th Fighter Squadron mount of Capt Henry W. 'Baby' Brown. It visited the UK in 2011 to participate in the Horsemen formation team display at Flying Legends.
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China Mobile announced that it will procure 8-10 types of NB-IoT single-module products with a volume of less than 5 million pieces.
The procurement scale of 5,000,000 pieces has surpassed China Telecom's 500 thousand and China Unicom's 3.5 million pieces of NB-IoT module.
Compared with China Telecom and China Unicom, China Mobile has reduced limitations in bidding conditions, probably promoting the development of the entire industry chain.
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The Kia Stinger captures pulse-racing dynamism beneath a Gran Turismo-inspired body that radiates elegance and class. The 5-door fastback carves an unmistakably sporty silhouette and is effortlessly stunning with a breath-taking performance guaranteed to accelerate your heartbeat.
The Stinger is Kia's first ever rear-wheel-drive sports saloon with optional all-wheel-drive tuned for modern times with you in mind. Race from 0-60mph in just 4.7 seconds and elevate your driving experience with an exceptionally fine-tuned MacPherson Strut front suspension and multi-link (5-link) rear suspension. Choose from 3 turbocharged engines:
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The Kia Stinger has been designed to mesmerise. Whether it's the 19" Alloy Wheels on the GT S or the truly sporty Quad Exhaust, Kia's fastest-accelerating performance car astounds from every angle. The sleek yet powerful profile of the Stinger comprises of a lustrous sloping roofline, an elongated bonnet with a short front overhang and a low-slung cabin with commanding broad shoulders. The result is captivating.
Stamped with Kia's signature tiger-nose grille outlined in metallic dark chrome, complementing surrounding elements such as the Dark Chrome Roofline trims and Dark Chrome Coated Mirrors. Below the front grille is a bumper grille in the same honeycomb style and on either side are two smaller ventilation systems which work to cool your brakes, every time you bring the heat.
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Dhaka yesterday summoned the Pakistan high commissioner and strongly protested Islamabad's reaction to the execution of war criminal Quader Mollah, terming it interference in the domestic affairs of Bangladesh.
In a two-page aide-memoire to the envoy, the government deplored the resolutions adopted by the Pakistan National Assembly and Punjab Provincial Assembly expressing concern over Mollah's capital punishment.
It also sharply reacted to a senior Pakistan minister's calling the execution "a judicial murder". "Bangladesh finds such remarks completely untrue, biased and absolutely inappropriate," reads the aide-memoire.
The statement was handed to Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi at the foreign ministry late in the afternoon.
It says, "It is the expectations of the people of Bangladesh that decisions and stature of the highest courts and judicial bodies of Bangladesh are duly respected by all concerned in Pakistan and utmost restraint is exercised specially by the responsible quarters of the government."
Later, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told reporters, "For where Bangladesh stands today, we are not afraid of anyone's threat."
He said the hanging of Mollah is Bangladesh's domestic affairs. Pakistan must not meddle in it. The adoption of the resolutions in Pakistan assemblies was tantamount to interfering in internal affairs of Bangladesh and it was not right for Islamabad to do so.
The high commissioner went to the foreign ministry around 5:00pm and had to wait for about 25 minutes before meeting Mustafa Kamal, secretary (bilateral) of foreign ministry.
While handing over the aide-memoire, Kamal referred to the campaign of genocide launched against innocents by the Pakistan army and its cohorts like Quader Mollah on the midnight of March 25, 1971, and the reign of terror unleashed in the subsequent months.
The secretary told Qureshi that the establishment of the war crimes tribunals was Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's pledge in the 2008 election manifesto, according to a press release.
"The war crimes trials are not being conducted with any specific intention to rake up the memories of 1971 as misconstrued by some quarters in Pakistan but to put a legal closure to the injustice and pain suffered by the victims' families and the Bangalee nation as a whole," Kamal said.
The trials have been the longstanding demand and aspiration of the people of Bangladesh, he said during the meeting, which lasted around 25 minutes.
Briefing reporters, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said Dhaka had conveyed to Islamabad its strong protest.
Responding to a question on Bangladesh's position regarding concerns raised by the United Nations and the European Union over the execution, the minister said, "That is a different issue."
He said there is no relation between the EU or UN position and the issue of Pakistan. "We're conveying our position to everyone in the world."
Referring to those who protest the death penalty to the war criminals on human rights grounds, the foreign minister questioned where their humanity was when Pakistanis carried out genocide against Bangladeshi people.
Earlier, talking to reporters, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said, "The statement of the Pakistan National Assembly shows the country has neither corrected itself nor moved away from its 1971 policy."
Denouncing Islamabad's stance on Mollah's execution, Inu said Pakistan has acted beyond diplomatic norms by adopting the resolutions.
"The trial of the war criminals will go on. No international conspiracy will be able to obstruct it," he added.
The Pakistan National Assembly resolution was moved by Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan member Sher Akbar Khan and was adopted with a majority vote on Monday.
It reads: "This House expresses deep concern on hanging of a veteran politician of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for supporting Pakistan in 1971."
The Pakistan assembly expressed grief and sorrow for the bereaved family, and demanded Bangladesh avoid reviving the wounds of 1971 and amicably resolve cases against the Jamaat leaders in Bangladesh.
Earlier, Pakistan Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Quader Mollah was hanged "through a judicial murder for supporting a united Pakistan in 1971".
He said the Jamaat leader was undoubtedly hanged because of his loyalty to and solidarity with Pakistan in 1971. "Till the very end before creation of Bangladesh, he [Mollah] remained supporter of a united Pakistan and today every Pakistani is saddened and grieved on his death."
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Dhaka yesterday summoned the Pakistan high commissioner and strongly protested Islamabad's reaction to the execution of war criminal Quader Mollah, terming it interference in the domestic affairs of Bangladesh.


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USA Advances Five to Men's and Women's Freestyle Finals in Lima
Saturday, May 5, 2018 - 21:21 By Taylor Miller
LIMA (May 5) – Three women's freestylers and two men's freestylers from the USA will compete for gold medals tonight at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru, on Saturday night.
Highlighting the morning session for the U.S. was three-time World champion Adeline GRAY, who picked up two first-period falls in her first Pan Am Championships appearance. Gray, a 2015 Pan Am Games gold medalist, Mabelkis CAPOTE (CUB), who finished fifth at the U23 World Championships, and Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (BRA), who is a 2016 World Military champion and a 2014 World silver medalist.
Seeking gold at 76 kg, Gray will face Andrea OLAYA GUTIERREZ (COL) in the finals.
Other women for USA advancing to the finals are Whitney CONDER at 50 kg and Sarah HILDEBRANDT at 53 kg.
In men's freestyle the U.S. sent 2017 Junior World champion Mark HALL at 79 kg and two-time Greco-Roman Olympian Ben PROVISOR at 92 kg to the finals.
After wrestling Greco on Friday, Provisor got back on the mat for USA, this time in freestyle. In the final round of round-robin action, Provisor will face Esdras LOPEZ PEREZ (MEX). As both are undefeated at the weight, the winner of this matchup will take gold.
Hall only wrestled one match as his first one was a forfeit. He put up a dominant semifinals performance, defeating Santiago MARTINEZ RESTREPO (COL), 10-1.
Waiting for Hall on the other side of the bracket is Ethan RAMOS (PUR), who is a native of the U.S., wrestling for Puerto Rico. Both wrestlers competed in the same weight class on the NCAA collegiate level.
Ramos picked up notable wins over veteran Shawn DAYE FINLAY (CAN), 14-4, and Marcos Rob QUESADA MARTINEZ (PER), who he pinned in one minute.
Cuba put through three women into the finals, including Lienna MONTERO HERRERA at 57 kg, Yaquelin ESTORNELL at 62 kg and 2017 Junior World silver medalist and U23 World bronze winner Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ at 68 kg.
At 62 kg, Lais NUNES DE OLIVEIRA (BRA) will battle Estornell for gold. A two-time Pan Am champion, Nunes defeated two-time Olympic bronze medalist Jackeline RENTERIA CASTILLO (COL) in the semifinals with an 11-6 decision.
The finals are set for 7 p.m. ET and can be watched live on unitedworldwrestling.org.
Men's freestyle
79 kg
GOLD - Ethan Adrian RAMOS (PUR) vs. Mark John HALL II (USA)
BRONZE - Rashji Leonardo MACKEY (BAH) vs. Santiago MARTINEZ RESTREPO (COL)
BRONZE - Shawn Kenneth DAYE FINLEY (CAN) vs. Marcos Roberto QUESADA MARTINEZ (PER)
92 kg
ROUND 5 - Dalton James WEBB (CAN) vs. Kensil Alexander GRAJALES HERNANI (PER)
ROUND 5 - Esdras Carlos LOPEZ PEREZ (MEX) vs. Benjamin Errol PROVISOR (USA)Women's freestyle
Women's freestyle
50 kg
GOLD - Whitney CONDER (USA) vs. Carolina CASTILLO HIDALGO (COL)
BRONZE - Jacqueline Del Rocio MOLLOCANA ELENO (ECU) vs. Mariana DIAZ MUNOZ (MEX)
BRONZE - Evelin del Carmen SOSA (ARG) vs. Jade Marie DUFOUR (CAN)
53 kg
GOLD - Luisa Elizabeth VALVERDE MELENDRES (ECU) vs. Sarah Ann HILDEBRANDT (USA)
BRONZE - Kristina Katelyn MCLAREN (CAN) vs. Betzabeth Angelica ARGUELLO VILLEGAS (VEN)
BRONZE - Dannia Stefanny FIGUEROA DUQUE (COL) vs. Lilianet DUANES ANDRES (CUB)
57 kg
GOLD - Lianna de la Caridad MONTERO HERRERA (CUB) vs. Alejandra ROMERO BONILLA (MEX)
BRONZE - Yessica Coraima OVIEDO PEREZ (DOM) vs. Alexandria Rebekkah TOWN (CAN)
BRONZE - Nes Marie RODRIGUEZ TIRADO (PUR) vs. Michaela Hope BECK (USA)
62 kg
GOLD - Lais NUNES DE OLIVEIRA (BRA) vs. Yaquelin ESTORNELL ELIZASTIGUE (CUB)
BRONZE - Kayla Colleen Kiyoko MIRACLE (USA) vs. Linda MORAIS (CAN)
BRONZE - Karla Johanna CAMPOS GONZALEZ (ECU) vs. Jackeline RENTERIA CASTILLO (COL)
68 kg
GOLD - Soleymi Antonieta CARABALLO HERNANDEZ (VEN) vs. Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (CUB)
BRONZE - Yanet Ursula SOVERO NINO (PER) vs. Temitope Lydia OGUNJIMI (CAN)
BRONZE - Diana Paulina MIRANDA GONZALES (MEX) vs. Leonela Aleyda AYOVI PARRAGA (ECU)
76 kg
GOLD - Adeline Maria GRAY (USA) vs. Andrea Carolina OLAYA GUTIERREZ (COL)
BRONZE - Andrimar Daniela LAZARO DIAZ (VEN) vs. Gracelynn DOOGAN (CAN)
Mabelkis CAPOTE PEREZ (CUB) vs. Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (BRA)


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Ochiai Kō (Shudo University, Hiroshima):
A village headman's network and the ideology of "national interest"
The ideology of "national interest" became established not as an abstract ideal of government, but rather as a practical mindset based on the idea of systematically enriching the state. Ikegami Tarōzaemon (1718–1798), the headman (nanushi) of a village in the vicinity of Edo, is one such practitioner. Tarōzaemon dedicated his whole life to spreading sugar cultivation and production in order to stop the outflow of bullion for sugar imports. Crucial to his success was Tarōzaemon's exploitation of his influential social network. His far-reaching connections included people he knew through his position as the village head of Daishikawaramura as well as people whom he had met through their common interest in haikai poetry. His network further extended to the shogunate's most powerful politician, Tanuma Okitsugu, whose support for the sugar project was crucial. The thread linking individuals within this network to Tarōzaemon's sugar-related efforts was a shared commitment to an ideology of "national interest."
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Following one's father's aspiration: "Know the Way"
Rai Shunsui (1746-1816), the oldest son from a reasonably well-off family of dyers in Takehara in Aki province, left Takehara for the Kansai region in 1764 at the young age of nineteen. Nominally undertaken to cure a chronic disease, the trip in fact bespoke Shunsui's determination to distinguish himself. With him he carried a list of over one hundred names of prominent men in Sakai, Osaka, and Kyoto. Before his return four months later he had made contact with seventy-four scholars, intellectuals, and other influential men. Focusing on two records kept by Shunsui, Tōyūzakki (Record of my trip east, 1764) and Zaishinkiji (Record of my stay in Osaka, undated), the paper will investigate Shunsui's formation of a personal network that would ultimately bring him employment at the Hiroshima domain school and help him establish a reputation as one of the most influential and respected scholars of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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Between a Snowy Village and the Edo Bunjin Salon
Apart from his book Hokuetsu seppu, pub. 1837-1842, Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) is famous for his extensive communication network, notwithstanding his location in a remote rural town in Echigo province and his modest lifestyle as a farmer-merchant. One of his address books, 'Kumoino kari', contains hundreds of entries listing people from whom he received letters. These correspondents were geographically spread from Mutsu to Higo, and ranged socially from famous authors and kabuki actors to rural intellectuals and samurai officials. Examples of illustrious figures in the address book are Kyōden, Bakin, Ikku, Hokusai, Bōsai, Nampo, Danjūrō and Ebizō. Several courtesans in the pleasure quarter of Yoshiwara, including the celebrated beauty Hanaōgi, are also named. This paper examines the cultural and social mechanisms which enabled Bokushi to make contact with such celebrities in Edo, and the extent to which Bokushi was able to participate in the urban bunjin salon.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Pushing You Back, But Still You Ain't Gone
It didn't end when I got home.
I've now felt the closest thing to actual hate that I've ever felt. It's an evil, painful feeling. Sharp knives stabbing my insides. The crying hasn't yet ended; it resurfaces when I'm just not ready for it.
Rock bottom. I'm here.
It's starting to feel like everyone is out to get me. Things manage to get marginally better, and then the ground comes out from beneath me. And everything becomes so much worse than I could've imagined.
I couldn't get out of bed this morning. I hadn't slept, but getting up felt like a death sentence. I can't eat. I can hardly breathe. I've stopped caring.
To those involved in their own little ways, I do hope you are happy. You broke me, and should be so very proud. Write home to your parents and tell them how well you did. You're an accomplished shell of a human, lacking compassion and a functioning heart. Trust that you will fall one day.
I give up. There's nothing left to fight for, and I've lost the strength. Everything I've known is a lie. How do I face that? The pain is too much right now... all I can do is hope for better, someday.
To you, I am nothing at all.
23 comments:
- Aladnamedstu said...
Awwwww I feel so sad for you! Big hugs Kris
- June 22, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Ciavarro said...
I don't really like Toronto all that much either, but man you really take it to another level.
Seriously though, I have no idea what's going on, but if you decide to share, it looks like you got a pretty positive virtual posse that would support you.
- June 22, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Jetson Stamina said...
Ciavarro and I would be happy to drop a double deuce in their heating vents... whoever THEY are.
We need keys to their apartments and a fairly accurate schedule of their day-to-day comings and goings.
- June 22, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
You have poisonous people in your life. Throw them away and live happily with all these others who care for you.
- June 22, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- jetson stamina said...
Does anonymous want to make it a Triple Deuce? We still need apartment keys tho.
- June 22, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- jetson stamina said...
Does anonymous want to make it a Triple Deuce? We still need apartment keys tho.
- June 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Kris said...
Mancrab - Thanks for the email. xo.
Ciavarro - Part of me would love to spew it all out there, but other people are involved. As upset and angry and sad as I may be, it isn't my place to drag people into it. So I vaguely whine and bitch to keep them from getting flack. Stupid, really.
Jetson - Sweet of you to offer, definitely. Maaaybe I'll take you up on that. Stay tuned for info!
Anon - That seems to be the consensus from almost every person in my life. Well, the non-poisonous ones.
- June 22, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Craig said...
Oh! what a tangled web we weave
When first we practise to deceive!
- June 22, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- stark said...
Oh sweetie, I am so sorry to hear everything went to shit. I wish we could have met up during that bust of a concert. Even when we got out to the back of the crowd it was too thick for me to find you. If you need anything, ever, you can always shoot me a text or an email. Big love coming your way. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
- June 22, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Kris said...
Craig - Who would you be referring to??
stark - Thanks, girly. I wish we had met up too, I'd love to have had a beer with ya!
- June 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well whatever happened I hope your days only get better, and the awesomeness that you deserve quickly comes your way.
- June 22, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Unknown said...
Straight up, what I can say from my own limited experience being a human being on this slowly dying rock is that these bad things always end up jumbled together.
Whatever part of the universe is focused on you right now is the part that likes to throw shit sandwiches. That's going to come around. It's all cyclical. I know you already know that. But try to remember it.
Try not to count the bad things, but keep in mind that there's going to be an equally (if not more) positive turnaround later. These bouts of suffering are usually counteracted with a really shiny up-side.
When your situation changes, the sandwich that will be thrown at whichever perpetrator you're referring to in this post is going to be (for lack of better imagery) diarrhea. I can categorically say they'll be eating fiery diarrhea.
Just hold on. Tight. You'll make it.
- June 22, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Caesar and Schultz said...
woe :(
K, if you're ever in toronto and it's being crappy - you can always ALWAYS come by our home. even if it's stupid o-clock and you just need a place to come and breath for a bit - we'll have you :) And if we're not home - there's a code at the front we don't have to be here for you to come use the space.
bonus perk = 2 fuzzy (recently bathed) sheps to cuddle
take care, we love ya!
- claire and sheps and family
- June 22, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Well this sounds pretty dire.Difficult to discern but it sounds like a mix of betrayal and disgust.You seem like the strong sort, my guess is you'll persevere. When the people closest around you waffle, it can be hard to stomach. First time I was shot, I was 22 a new officer..burdened with a load of garbage. The bullet coursed along my side, right outside my ribcage. Burned not really hurt. I was screaming at these fuckshows to lay down covering fire and all theyre doing is whining that i'm dead. lol I think that's the angriest and most sickened/betrayed i've ever felt with a group of people.Trust. Why's it such an elusive thing? As much of a cliche as it is, we really only have ourselves to rely on.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sorry about that. Previous comment brought to you courtesy of cheap booze, melancholy, reminiscing and bad judgement.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:46 AM
- you know said...
long distance int'l deuce available
- June 23, 2010 at 5:21 AM
- Kris said...
screetus - Thank you, kind sir.
chomps - What a comment! You are full of the awesome. And I appreciate it. I'm just gonna concentrate on re-directed shitstorms and hopefully it'll happen.
bear - Thank you girly. I teared up when I read your comment last night. And I got a msg from Jeff not long after. You guys are sweet, and I so love ya.
Anon - Don't ever apologize for a comment. Your situation really helps me put mine into perspective. And you're right, we really ARE the only people we can trust. You must be pretty damn brave, I'll tell ya that much.
tony - Awesome, I'll let Jetson know!
- June 23, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Friend said...
Sometimes reading your blog makes me so sad. Posts like these break my heart, even if I don't know the situation. You've been so up and down, I was hoping things had turned around for you. You're a wonderful woman and deserve all the happiness life has to give. I agree with Chomps and everyone else who commented -- things will get better for you. They must.
- June 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Kris said...
Thanks, friend. I'm sorry for making you sad. Sometimes the blog is my only outlet, as silly as that sounds.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Gage1 said...
I hear you on the blog outlet thing. My blog is pretty much my only outlet too. Hope you can work it all out, I know how hard that can be.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Kris said...
Thanks, girl.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Mike D. said...
Kris... talk to me. Email, call me, what happened?
- June 23, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Kris said...
I'm not really talkin' about it. I'm done with it.
- June 23, 2010 at 6:35 PM


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ORCID solves this problem. As a sixteen digit number it is totally free of cultural biases, and also too big to be easily remembered. It even covers the problem of what to do about these cultures who refer to someone by another name once they have passed on (To explain: the Greeks and Romans had a belief that someone only lived on the afterlife as long as their name was remembered - this is why they put names on headstones, and indeed why we do the same thing. They are not unique in this belief, but a number of other cultures have an equally deep seated beleif that referring to someone by the name they used when they were alive encourages their ghost to hang around an annoy people.)
So ORCID works as an identifier, and it would be possible to build a database of other parallel identifiers to allow us to say that name or that identifier maps to a particular ORCID identifier and that would lets us measure impact.
We then have to deal with altmetrics. Altmetrics is a move to try and measure the chatter around a researcher and by implication the degree of influence. This is an area fraught with difficulty, but there is also a problem - most influence measurers are self selecting - you have to sign up to Klout or ImpactStory or some other service.
This requires that individuals do this, which means that they have to be sufficiently interested and invested in the process to do so. And being human some will and some won't and some will have to be induced with carrots.
At the moment though there are precious few carrots. There is also half an assumption that people keep their personal blogging and tweeting free from their personal tweeting and blogging.
I suspect this is not the case. I started with one blog and then split it out. My twitter feed reflects my interests - some work based and technical, others to do with my interests in history and archaeology.
And this gives us a problem. How do we know which blog or tweet counts for impact?
We don't. We can't.
We can ask people to nominate particular rss feeds, be they tweets or blogs but that's as far as it goes, and that brings us back to motivation.
And once we've solved that problem we ahve the interesting problem attaching twitter handles blog authors to names.
Some people, like me are fairly boring and predictable in their choice of handle, in my case it's usually dgm or moncur_d or more rarely moncurdg.
Outliers like dougM are usually the result of some wierd automatic allocation rule.
Other people have flights of fantasy - it's a bit like the problem of Asian researchers who adopt a western style pseudonym - sometimes it's a rendering of the meaning of their name, sometimes it's something that sounds like their formal Asian nae, and sometimes it's completely random.
Essentially this means one of two things - we either have a year zero for altmetrics where everyone agrees that we all link our blog and twitter handles to something like our ORCID id's, or we have a mess. If we have a mess altmetrics will only ever give us a partial measure of impact.
I'm betting on a mess …
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Does Reading Motivate You to Write? by Terri Weldon
Reading books is what made me want to try and pen my first book. I'd read a book and most the time I would lose myself in the story. Occasionally I would finish a book and think of things I would have changed (especially endings).
From there I took a leap of faith and developed my very own story idea. A story you will never read! A common occurrence or so I'm told. But I'll let you in on a little secret, I still like the premise of the story.
Today I read as much if not more than when I began writing. I read in a wide range of genres and I still immerse myself in the world the author created. However, I find myself looking at fiction with a writer's eye as much as a reader's eye. More and more often I pick things I'd change. Oftentimes those changes lead me totally away from the book I'm reading and place me in full author mode. Before I know it, I have another book idea.
So tell me, am I just making excuses to spend more time reading? If not, leave a comment telling me how reading motivates your muse.
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Terri Weldon is a Lead Analyst by day and an author by night. She enjoys gardening, reading, and shopping for shoes. One of her favorite pastimes is volunteering as the librarian at her church. It allows her to shop for books and spend someone else's money! Plus, she has the great joy of introducing people to Christian fiction. Terri has two adorable Westies - Crosby and Nolly Grace. She is a member of ACFW and OCFW, a local chapter of ACFW. Terri is the award winning author of The Christmas Bride Wore Boots.
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Exactly, Terri! As an aspiring author, I find myself analyzing the books I read. What drew me in to the story world? What would I have written differently? As a writer, my love of reading has increased. I'm intrigued by word craft and the ideas new floating in my head. Thanks for your post!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Terri! Every book I read finds me putting the characters in a world I've created or "rewriting" the ending, in a recent book I even wrote a new hero for the heroine in the story! Blessings!ReplyDelete
Terri, so many responses tumbled through my head as I read your post...and now they're tumbling out here in no particular order. :) When I was still dreaming of writing a book some day, my goal used to be to write a book at least as good as the worst published book I'd read. :) (We've all read at least one book and wondered how it made it through traditional publishing, right?--Or am I being too honest?) :) Like Sherida, I read to improve my craft as well. Right now I'm trying to improve my use of setting details, so I pay particular attention to how other authors can mention something like a stain on a table cloth and somehow that stain adds to the story. How a book makes me feel inspires me to write, too. When I read a sentence or a scene or a book that evokes a significant emotional response from me, I immediately think, "I want to write something that does this to a reader." I've always been a reader, but since I published, my reading has quadrupled. I want to see what other authors are writing, what readers are enjoying and why, and give myself goals to aim for as I learn from others.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, Karen! To be able to craft words eliciting emotional responses is a wonderous goal. How do authors do that? We'll keep reading and studying those stories. (I've heard your novel is one such book. I'll be reading it soon.)Delete
Karen, you aren't being too honest. I think that's why gives many of us the courage to write, thinking I could do that good. Okay, now I'm the one being too honest. lolDelete
You gals are providing great responses. Your statement about the stain motivated me! Can I pick something seemingly small and evoke a response from a reader?
I definitely want to craft those types of books.
Sherida, thanks for the heads up about Karen's book. I need to read it!Delete
I consider reading as "research" for my writing. It gives me an excuse to pursue an activity I love. Often when I read, I'm looking for the ways an author creatively expresses an idea or an image and thinking of ways I could do the same. Beautiful writing is as intriguing to me as a plot or theme.ReplyDelete
I am constantly reading. Every day. It inspires me, feeds my creativity, and motivates me more than anything. Some authors inspire me with their ability to pen stunning prose, without pulling me out of the story. Others impress me with their page-turning prowess. Right now I'm re-reading Jennifer Crusie's classics and am awed by her mastery of deep POV and how adept she is at making her characters vulnerable without a bunch of backstory or exposition. Her first (and best, IMO) books are more than twenty years old and are timeless.ReplyDelete
Reading does inspire me to write. My problem is that between editing for other authors and trying to get my own books written, I don't have as much time to read for pleasure as I'd like. At the end of the day, my eyes are tired and need a rest from words.ReplyDelete
I have found that I also end up editing as I read. BUT, when I find myself totally immersed in a story and the editor in me has shut off, that's a sign of a well-written story. And I LOVE that.Replies
I hear you Dawn. Sometimes after being on the computer all day with my day job I don't want to see or do anything that requires me to strain my eyes. That said, I've been known to stay up ridiculously late reading. Terri Blackstock's books keep me turning pages all night!Delete
Hi Terri! Reading is a BIG inspiration for my writing. Sometimes when I've gotten so absorbed in my WIP and begin feeling as though my mind is spinning, I take a break and read a favorite author's latest book.ReplyDelete
I've also read articles by well-known authors who insist that "to be a successful writer, you must read a lot" and I think they've got a good point! :)
Thanks for sharing!
Great point! Authors and editors will tell you to read voraciously. I think since reading and writing are so closely connected it keeps you focused. At the same time (since most of us are book lovers) it provides a nice break and stimulates our minds.Delete


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BREAKING: 15.8-million people were employed in Q3 of 2015. 5.4-million unemployed, 14.9-million not economically active @eNCA— Arabile Gumede (@ArabileG) October 27, 2015
Of the 36, 1 million working-age South Africans, 21, 2 million make up the labour force.
Nearly 15 million people are not economically active, either because of a lack of education or because they&39;re discouraged from finding jobs.
15, 8 million are employed, leaving 5, 4 million people without work between July and September.
BREAKING: Unemployment in South Africa has risen 0.5% points to 25.5% in the third quarter of the year Jobs @eNCA— Arabile Gumede (@ArabileG) October 27, 2015


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