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The Des Moines-based artist and musician Trey Reis runs Warm Gospel Tapes, a label that has grown an impressive collection of electronic and experimental music by artists from Iowa and around the world. Some of the notable Iowa artists from the label include Annalibera, Curt Oren, Nicholas Naioti, BBJr, and TIRES.
Reis has made his own music over the years, sometimes in collaboration with his siblings. And he and his brother Trent operated a music venue in Boone called the Elephungeon. They brought touring electronic artists to small-town Iowa, which was significant at the time because the Practice Space — which had been the venue for experimental and underground music — had just closed its doors in Ames. Elephungeon helped rally the Iowa noise community, fostering collaborations that resulted in a couple music festivals and zines.
We touched on that scene a bit when the Informer reached out to Trey to talk about collecting music, Warm Gospel Tapes, and the police reform-focused organization Reclaim the Block, to which the label recently donated a portion of proceeds.
There's been a well-documented resurgence of vinyl records in the past decade but it seems like tapes have made a comeback too, at least in DIY circles. What do you think is behind the appeal of cassettes? What made you want to start a tape label specifically?
The resurgence of the cassette tape likely has a lot to do with tangibility. As digital continues to become more and more of the standard for storage of nearly everything in our lives, it seems people were bound to start missing the physical connection with objects. I think about it the same way I think of art museums. You can browse an entire artist's collection on the Internet, but that will never take the place of actually seeing and experiencing the work in person. The lighting, the positioning of the artwork on the wall, the size of the room – these are all intentional choices made regarding how one will experience it. To me, those things are the same as hearing the warmth of a cassette tape, unfolding and reading the J-card, or flipping the tape from Side A to Side B.
I decided to make Warm Gospel (primarily) a tape label for these same reasons. I have always loved CDs but I never really figured out how to make them look good using my stubbornly DIY techniques. Records are also great, but necessarily expensive, and I knew the label would likely never be large enough to do every release on vinyl, as much as I would like to.
If someone is new to your label, what are some releases you'd recommend checking out for starters?
Nearly everything I release through the label is rooted in electronic music experimentation. Some of the releases I would start with to get a feel for what Warm Gospel is all about are the following:
- BigCat — Idle Chatter
- Andrew Cosentino — In Kinder Light
- J. Hamilton Isaacs — Tolerance Clock
- Spliff Jacksun — Habitat
Let's reminisce a little. Electronic and experimental music were also the focus of the DIY venue Elephungeon, which you and your brother started in Boone in the late-aughts. I saw some mind-blowing performances there and it was a big influence on me. What are some of the Elephungeon shows you remember fondly?
My brother, Trent, was the one mostly responsible for the shows that happened at the Elephungeon, so I can't really take any credit beyond day-of setup and cleanup. What an unexpected and great spot that was, though.
I have to start with the Leslie and the Lys show. Attendance for that show was the best we ever had, and seeing her entire stage setup and live production translated to a small, crowded basement in Boone, Iowa, was crazy. I don't even remember being able to see much of the show because of how many people were there, but the energy was palpable.
Trent and I played a show at the Elephungeon with Pictureplane and BDRMPPL — a couple of bands associated with the legendary Rhinoceropolis venue in Denver, and that show really reshaped my entire interest in music for years to come. There weren't even very many people there for that show, but many of the ones that were (including myself) still regard it as one of their favorite shows they have ever seen. Also, we blew up the PA that night right near the end from blasting synthesizers through it, which felt like a fitting end to the show.
The Elephungeon was also where I first heard Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, who have gone on to become one of my favorite groups. I remember picking up some of my first cassettes at that show and I credit it as the night I realized I could start up a tape label of my own. Years later, I ended up releasing a tape for them on Warm Gospel, which was a major personal accomplishment for me and a milestone for the label.
The first few Zeitgeist music festivals also occurred at the Elephungeon, which pulled together a lot of regional experimental music acts and helped reshape that scene in Iowa moving forward.
The Zeitgeist festivals were connected to the All Iowa Noise Insurgency zine, I've read the first two issues and they're great. You also made a zine called Never Knows Best, I have a copy of issue #2, I love it. It has a cool one-act play and some comics, poetry, a travelogue, and an essay about Des Moines. How many issues of Never Knows Best did you do? Do you still make zines? It seems like zines and tapes go together.
There has always been some crossover between the zine and tape world. I think it has to do with the accessibility of both mediums to DIYers, as both can be made entirely by individuals, end-to-end at relatively low costs. I ended up doing five issues of Never Knows Best, and three issues of a collaborative zine while I was at Iowa State University called Neat Zine. The last zines I did were the two issues of the All Iowa Noise Insurgency zine when I moved back to Iowa.
Aside from a couple zine workshops I put together with kids over the past few years, I haven't really done anything in the zine world for a while now. That's mostly due to finding other outlets for my creative work including making larger scale visual art and putting together music write-ups and reviews for various websites and publications. I've also been busier with Warm Gospel in recent years and have now begun making handmade lathe-cut records with an old Presto 6n with my friend, Phil Young, for our business, vIAnyl Records.
What kind of music are you into collecting, any particular labels or artists?
I've gone through a lot of phases throughout my years of collecting music. I currently find myself interested in vocal music, both traditional and religious. Jean Redpath was a Scottish singer and I found a number of her records that I can listen to on repeat. Shanachie Records has been around since the '70s and has put out so much fantastic world music over the past decades. I will usually buy anything I find from them, whether I've heard of the artist or not. Also, anything rooted in Shaped-Note singing and the Sacred Harp.
In the electronic/experimental world, I try and check in with Orange Milk and Hausu Mountain, both of which I take enormous inspiration from for Warm Gospel. RVNG INTL. has an ongoing collaborative series called FRKWYS and I make sure to pick those up whenever a new one comes out. Duppy Gun is a label started by LA's Sun Araw and M. Geddes Gengras that has been doing a lot of releases combining traditional dub and reggae techniques with more experimental-leaning electronics, and I can't seem to get enough of that combination of genres.
Oh, and Jackson Browne. Lots and lots of Jackson Browne.
When you recently released your latest batch of Warm Gospel tapes you donated 25 percent of the initial proceeds to a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization called Reclaim the Block. What do they do, and why is their mission important to you?
Reclaim the Block seeks to reallocate funds in the Minneapolis city budget towards public health and safety programs and violence prevention. The organization wants to restructure how we think of public safety by including social workers and healthcare professionals in the response, ultimately reducing the massive list of public issues we ask our law enforcement officials to respond to and deal with.
We have an overwhelming amount of data and empirical evidence to see how the expansion of police departments over the past 40 years has in many ways impacted our communities negatively and unevenly across the board. This has been made especially clear in our communities of color nationwide. I would like to see us now try the opposite approach, that is, one rooted in empathy, compassion, and rehabilitation rather than failed incarceration and zero-tolerance policies.


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Most other secondary and college exams have been cancelled for the second year running. The UK curriculum IGCSE, International AS and A Level programmes were cancelled by Pearson Edexcel and Oxford AQA in late January and early February; however, Cambridge International IGCSEs and A Levels will still go ahead in many countries worldwide. And in mid-April, the Indian Government ordered that Grade 10 CBSE exams be cancelled and that Grade 12 CBSE exams be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After announcing the dual route option for schools, the IBO reported in February that 71% of IB schools had the ability to hold traditional exams in May – which accounts for roughly 60% of IB students – although this situation has since changed in some countries.
IB exams in the UK were among the first to be cancelled as early as February "because for many schools in the UK it is very unlikely that examinations will be able to be administered due to ongoing disruption". More recently, the IBO has cancelled exams as late as March in Italy "amid growing concerns over the spread of highly contagious virus variants", and in India "due to the rising cases of Covid-19". And, in the UAE, it decided to cancel all IB exams "due to the rising cases of COVID-19 and following ongoing conversations with our schools, associations and education boards – a decision made only two weeks before students were due to sit their final IB Diploma Programme papers.
Across South East Asia, many international schools are going ahead with the IB exams. The IBO told WhichSchoolAdvisor.com that students in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore are expected to take the written exams this May.
An IBO spokesperson said:
"On February 4, the IB announced a dual route to the May 2021 assessments. This was undertaken only after extensive consultation with our global IB community, including a survey of all IB schools. A dedicated team has spent time speaking to schools following the survey to gain further insight...the IB continues to communicate with school leaders, teachers and government regulators regarding the local context, restrictions and the impact of COVID-19 on their students.
"For more details on the May 2021 session, students, parents and teachers are encouraged to talk to their school's IB coordinator".
In Hong Kong, students at Sha Tin College and other schools run by the English Schools Foundation (ESF) – the largest English-medium organisation of international schools in Hong Kong– will sit their IBDP and IBCP exams from the end of this week.
As reported in the South China Morning Post, hundreds of Hong Kong students taking the IB exams this week want to be allowed to take the non-exam route; more than 870 students have signed an online petition calling for equal treatment. A Year 13 ESF student told the SCMP:
"I don't think it is too late for the IB organisation to make the change. For students under the non-exam route, it's guaranteed that they … will at least be able to get a good score, as predicted grades are usually generous."
In Singapore, ISS International School is among those international schools to also go ahead with the exam route.
Christopher Garden, IB Diploma Programme and Theory of Knowledge Coordinator at ISS, said:
"As with all Singapore schools, the IBO sent notice that we would be moving forward with the examinations route, which we believe is the correct decision for our context. After the challenges from the May 2020 examinations and all the amendments made and support provided by the IB, we feel our students are in a good place to sit the final exams."
Commenting on whether students in Singapore, where schools were closed in 2020 for considerably less time than countries such as Hong Kong and Vietnam, Mr Garden added:
"Socio-emotionally, I believe that being in Singapore our students have had a small advantage. However, I don't believe that it is a significant academic advantage, mainly because student experiences in schools have been limited to group and practical work due to the restrictions in place.
"I also believe that the amendments, external marking of IAs and the process for allocating predicted grades will hopefully lead to some equality in the awarding of fair and accurate grades."
So, this year, as we saw in the November 2020 session, some IB students will be awarded their grades through exams, while others will be awarded through teacher assessments. While some students prepare to sit their first IB exams from Thursday (April 29), others have nothing left to do now but wait for their grades to be awarded using coursework marks and predicted grades. This dual route has stirred up mixed feelings amongst students around the world, aired in the classroom and across social media.
Simon Herbert is Head of School/CEO of GEMS International School- Al Khail, which is one of several GEMS schools offering the IB programmes to be affected by the decision to cancel IB exams in the UAE. Commenting on the decision, and clearly wishing to seek the positives in the situation, Mr Herbert said:
"Just as last year, when IB examinations were cancelled, many students will have mixed feelings. The chance to 'show what you know' in an examination situation after two years' work, has gone. Some might be relieved, particularly as many IB students across the world are not taking exams."
At schools following the exam route, students will sit their exams from April 29 to May 20.
In countries where IB exams are cancelled, schools must submit final predicted grades to the IBO by Tuesday, May 11.
Results for all IB students will be published on Monday, July 5 (this is ahead of the A Level and GCSE results on A Level August 10 and 12 respectively).

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It's a new month, which means a new Muse at Case Study Challenge #185 and this month it's the talented Jaclyn Miller of Designs by Jax.
I used mostly Simon Says Stamp products so I am also entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, where they are celebrating their birthday!
I cut out the vase from some Kaisercraft paper, coloured, cut up and re-arranged the die-cut flower from SSS. The sentiment is from SSS Sketchy Banner Greetings. I used metallic card, which again is hard to photograph, but I'm sure you'll forgive me!
Friday, 4 April 2014
Case Study Challenge?simon Says Wednesday Challenge
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Super sweet, Jenny :) Love the strong enamel dot accents in the centers of the flowers!ReplyDelete
What a Gorgeous card Jenny!!! So pretty with the enamel dots. So love this :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful vase with the gorgeous pop of color for your flowers.ReplyDelete
Hugs diane
Gorgeous! The black dots look fab on the flowers, and that's a great paper for the vase.ReplyDelete
That pop of hot pink is yummy!ReplyDelete
Beautifully done with the gorgeous hot pink - love the polka dots along the bottom too! Thanks for the tip about the Craft Stamper Challenge! :)ReplyDelete
Love this card, too!ReplyDelete
You did a marvelous job with your pretty take on the sketch challenge, Jenny! Love the color and the dimension!! Hugs, DarnellReplyDelete
what a lovely card...ReplyDelete
Love how you've made that vase and flowers pop off the page!ReplyDelete


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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Indiana Department of Transportation says the harsh winter has cost the agency an estimated $57 million.
Agency spokesman Will Wingfield told WIBC-FM on Thursday the estimate would be a record. It's also about 67 percent more than about $34 million the agency spent each of the previous five years.
Wingfield says INDOT has used 437,000 tons of salt, more than 5 million gallons of salt brine and its trucks logged nearly 8.8 million miles. That's equal to about 18 round trips to the moon.


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Dedicated on Friday, October 16, 2009, the Marilyn M. Boyd International House Lounge is truly the heart of International House at Illinois State University. This international community center, which is located in 105 Vrooman Center, is outfitted with a study area, lounge area, a small kitchenette, and a multi-purpose entertainment center; all of which can be used by international and American students wishing to find a place to come together and have fun on campus. The International House Lounge also houses the International House staff offices, allowing students convenient access to International House staff members should they have any questions or concerns.
International and American students, regardless of whether or not they live on the International House TLLC Floors, are encouraged to visit the International House Lounge and take part in the various functions and activities hosted through this venue. International House and Office of International Studies and Programs alumni are also encouraged to visit this space to view our galleries and archives of international student information and interact with the current generation of International House students.
Marilyn Boyd began her career as International House Coordinator in 1982. During much of her time in that position she was a constant presence in I-House, living in apartments in Walker Hall, and later in Atkin-Colby. Through her job she became a surrogate mother, aunt, confidant and friend to hundreds of international and American students.
"She made the International House just like her home," said Taye Woldesmiate, an instructional assistant professor in Illinois State's Department of Politics and Government, and one of Boyd's close friends. "The students became part of her family and life and she became part of their family. She lived with them and their lives became intertwined. She was the mother to her own children, Benjamin and Lisa, and to all of the international students."
Marilyn Boyd served as International House Coordinator for over two decades, retiring in December of 2006 due to health complications. On January 22, 2007, Boyd passed away after a battle with cancer. News of her death saddened people across the globe and her visitation and memorial service were attended by hundreds of friends and colleagues. "Marilyn touched the lives of thousands of people in a very positive way," said OISP Associate Director Sarah Jome. "Her life and career were devoted to working for peace and understanding in this world."
Boyd's legacy as an international educator will carry on in the memories of those who knew her and in the spirit of the programs at Illinois State. Her life's mission of promoting peace and understanding among nations operated on a simple, yet profound concept. In Boyd's own words: "The only way we can promote understanding is to get to know each other. Once you get to know people, you begin to see how generalizations and stereotypes just don't fit."


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Any cutting machine software that allows you to import SVG files, such as Sure Cuts a Lot ("SCAL"), eCAL, Make the Cut, Silhouette Studio Designer Edition and Cricut Design Space. This Kit contains pieces that are too large for 12x6 and 8.5 x 11 mats. Alternative "solid" score lines included, as well as each project saved as a single file and all shapes "separated."
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Solid-color paper used is by American Crafts (textured "AC Cardstock"). Patterned paper, stamps and brads are from the My Favorite Christmas paper Collection by Echo Park Paper Company. The edges of some shapes were accented using various colors of Cat's Eye shaped ink pads by Colorbox. The red dimensional dots were created using a Pearl Pen by Viva Decor. The white dots were made using a white gel pen by Sakura. The clock embellishment and sequins are from Hobby Lobby.
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More chili? Yup, always more chili. If you happened to read my Fall Bucket List, you might know that we are basically obsessed with chili and cornbread, and pretty much have it every chance we can throughout the Fall season! And while I absolutely adore my family's recipe that we have used since before I was even born, I really like to spice things up. I need change, and I crave trying new things. I have done quite a few variations, including this delicious vegetarian chili, but I can honestly say I have never loved a chili so much as I do this harvest chicken chili….
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Pumpkin Oat Pancakes
The world knows it by now… I love Fall with my whole heart. I was just telling my husband that I feel like all is right in my world when the leaves start to turn colors and the air cools down. Every day feels like a dream come true to me in the Fall. As L.M. Montgomery says, I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
If you read my Fall Bucket List, then you already know this, but every year we have a party to celebrate Fall. We just recently had our Happy Fall party, and good grief, I wish we could do that every single day of the entire season. This Happy Fall party may have been my favorite so far. We played festive music, drank our own homemade pumpkin spiced coffee, and had an absolute FEAST. Every year it's a little bit different, but with some similarities. This year's feast was pumpkin oat pancakes with toasted pecans, maple syrup, and maple glazed apples. All God's people said… AMEN.
These pumpkin oat pancakes were unlike any other oat pancakes I have ever made. They were seriously the fluffiest and most filling pancakes we have had in quite some time. They also held together like no other oat pancakes I have made. If you like pancakes, but need to actually feel full, these are for you!…
Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal
I can't think of a better way to start the week than with a good breakfast. I also can't think of anything better than sharing. So today I am sharing a recipe from my very own ebook, 30 Clean Breakfasts! This triple berry baked oatmeal is one of my absolute favorites, so when I was deciding what to share, it was at the top of my list!
First of all, if you know me, you might know that I just absolutely love oats. Not only are they super warm and comforting, they are also packed full of nutrition. If you are looking for a clean and healthy carb to fuel your morning, turn to oats. They keep you full for a long time and have a great amount of protein for being a grain.
I have been playing with various takes on baked oatmeal for a few years now, and I can honestly say I love them all. Give me all the baked oatmeal. It's like a healthy breakfast casserole dessert… sort of. But it's baked oatmeal….
6 Simple Steps To Clean Up Your Diet
I talk about clean eating a lot. Almost all of my closest friends know that it is something I am passionate about, and most of them are willing to humor me and talk about it from time to time. When I am talking to my friends, I am not quick to tell them they need to eat clean or discreetly suggest ways they could eat cleaner. I have a "you do you" policy. I will never tell people how they should or shouldn't eat.
But when people ask me, whether it be my friends or my readers, I am happy to give a little direction.
In last few weeks I have been asked the same question seven times. "How do you eat so clean?"
Well, the truth is, it's just a decision and a commitment. Eating clean is not a fad diet, it is a lifestyle change. When I choose to eat clean, I am choosing to fuel my body in a way that only works and makes a difference when I do it consistently.
"But how?" That's the next question that six out of seven of those people asked….
Tropical Smoothie Bowl
Anytime Daniel and I travel, I search every travel and food site for the best smoothie bowls.
I'm sure there's lots of smoothie bowl places right in my back yard, but let's be real. I do not want to pay $9 every time I want one- which is A LOT. I feel a little bit better about it when it's in the name of "vacation."
But what about all the times I just need a yummy bowl at home?
Obviously I have to make my own, but that's not always the easiest.
Can we just talk for a second about how touchy smoothies and smoothie bowls are? Am I the only person that has made the exact *same* smoothie with the exact same ratios only to have it turn out completely different? That's just plain annoying.
Smoothie bowls can be even more touchy. You want them to be smooth and creamy, but still thick enough to eat with a spoon- and you need to accomplish that without them being grainy.
I say all of that to say, it is important to always start out with smaller amounts of liquid and work your way up to the recipe amount. You can't take away liquid, but you can always add more!
Do you want another fun tip?
Layer your bowl with toppings in the middle! You won't end up with all your toppings gone with half of your smoothie left!
Oh, one more tip?
Get creative. As long as the base of your bowl is good, you can really add whatever toppings you want! You can also easily swap out ingredients as long as they are equal substitutes!
For this particular smoothie bowl, I wanted it to be grain free, but you can really use any granola or combination of seeds, nuts, and dried fruits. If you are looking for a good clean granola, try this one!
Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Have y'all ever had the broccoli cheddar soup from Panera?
If so, you'll understand the urgency behind coming up with this recipe. My bank account can't keep up with my desire for that soup, and my body is uncertain of it's real nutritional value. I simply could not take it anymore. I had to come up with one at home.
The thing about a broccoli cheddar soup is that, well, anything that is loaded full of cheese is not going to be the healthiest thing out there. But I did want to do my part to lighten it up. I tried to keep this soup as clean as I possibly could.
The first thing I did was obviously make sure the entire soup was gluten free… Because I didn't want to die over a bowl of soup….
Banana Berry Popsicles
Any other popsicle lovers out there?
Confession… When I was a kid I LOVED push-pops. Bonus points if they were the orange Flinstone push-pops. Gosh, those were good.
Someday I will make those, but I think it will demand a lot of self control on my part to not eat twenty of them, so I'm holding off on that one for now….
Perfect Stovetop Popcorn
If I could only have one snack for the rest of my life, it would definitely be popcorn.
Or cake.
But I would argue that cake is dessert, and then I could have both….
Homemade Peanut Butter Laura Bars
I absolutely love Lara Bars. I think they taste like a candy bar, and I love that I don't feel guilty after eating one.
I also love that they are called Lara Bars, because when people are confused about how to say my name, I can just say, "it's pronounced like Lara Bar."
Honestly, y'all, I feel a little torn about whether to write about the bars or write about my name….
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On Monday night, the Capitals spent the night with about 3,000 fans, signing autographs and taking pictures during the club's annual season ticket holder party at Capital One Arena. It was the first time in several years that the event was held at the arena, and while the venue was new for many, the challenge of long lines was a familiar one.
In addition to autographs and photographs, fans had an opportunity to skate on the Capitals' home ice and tour the team locker room facilities. With long lines for popular players, it was difficult to make more than two stops during the event, meaning most fans got no more than 4 autographs.
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Player gear.
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Feminist Buzzkill – Episode 13 – 13/05/2016
In this weeks episode of Feminist Buzz-cool, Evie and Christian are joined by special guest hosts Ben and Amy, as well as a wild Katie appearing halfway, to chat about video games, pre-emptive cool crap and start the hashtag #Don'tGenderMyDot.
At Feminist Buzzkill we do occasionally discuss topics which may be triggering for some listeners. The names and numbers of Australian help lines you can access are listed in this show, as a courtesy to those who may be affected by what is discussed.
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After Justice League, Zack Snyder Wants To Tackle One Of History's Most Famous Books
Zack Snyder's been a rather busy boy over the last few years. The director went from working on Man Of Steel straight into Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while he's also due to direct Justice League: Part One and Justice League: Part Two. That means that he'll have spent the best part of a decade entrenched in the superhero world. So it's no surprise that Snyder is already looking to move away from the genre, and he's now revealed that he plans on adapting one of the most famous books of all time, Ayn Rand's
The Fountainhead.
Zack Snyder made this admission while talking to The Hollywood Reporter. The Watchmen, 300, and Dawn Of The Dead director revealed that Warner Bros. owns the script and he has his own take on what to do with the novel. He said:
The Fountainhead was written all the way back in 1943, and it was Ayn Rand's first literary success, which helped to launch her career and turn her into one of the best-known authors in the history of literature.
The Fountainhead revolves around Howard Roark, who is a young, talented architect that decides to struggle in obscurity rather than cave in and compromising his personal and artistic vision. Along the way, Roark encounters numerous individuals that either hinder or assist his progression as an architect, all while the protagonist maintains his staunch stance on individualism.
Following the huge success of The Fountainhead, Hollywood decided to bring the book to the big-screen. Ayn Rand herself wrote the screenplay with King Vidor directing. The legendary Gary Cooper took the lead role as Howard Roark, and Patricia Neal and Raymond Massey were in support.
The Fountainhead film was met with an indifferent response by film critics upon its release though, with even Gary Cooper admitting that there were elements to his portrayal that he could have improved upon. However, over the decades this criticism has become more lenient, and The Fountainhead now even has a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It will be interesting to see what Zack Snyder can do with this seminal piece of literature. Both Watchmen and Superman die-hards have vented their fury at Zack Snyder's treatment of Alan Moore's comic and the iconic character, respectively, but there's no denying that his work adapting 300 and Dawn Of The Dead were both striking, with the latter especially a taut, tense, and modern interpretation of George Romero's film of the same name.
We've still got a long time to wait until we find out, though, because after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is released next Friday, Zack Snyder has the small matter of both Justice League: Part One and Justice League: Part Two to deal with, which will be released on November 17, 2017, and June 14, 2019, respectively.
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My first e-card in a long time!
I've had a really rough time for... a few months. I think that is ending now (let's say so at least) ;)
Loved your idea for a challenge!
Before I explain, here is the original pattern:
Pattern "Fire and Ice:
And... here is the original picture:
Picture @ Anime Paper
The words I used are "springtime heals even the coldest hearts." (the font I used is called "Gills Sans Ultra Bold" if you are interested to know)
If you are familiar with Dr. Black Jack, he is (at least on the outside) a cold, unforgiving man. Many see him as a criminal. (He isn't!!! I know it!!!)
The pattern is called Fire and Ice, and this reminds me strongly of this picture of Black Jack (ice) enjoying a pleasant, sunshiny day (er... fire I guess?)
I incorporated many of the colors in the pattern and... I couldn't resist but to include the pattern. (albeit rather faintly)
Have a nice day, thanks for the challenge!


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Triathlon de Chateau de Chantilly – 29 August 2015 – Super Sprint
by Evelyne Ferraris
For my first foray into the world of triathlon, I decided to sign up for the Super Sprint (400m/20km/4km) course at Chantilly. Since I spent more time and energy registering for the race and buying the necessary equipment, rather than actually training for it, my goal was just to finish this thing through sheer bravado and dumb determination.
I arrived almost three hours early as the sun was rising behind the castle and was one of the first people to set up on the racks. I put my wetsuit on a full hour in advance to try and stave off the cold and went to see what was in store for me as the Condé athletes set off.
There were no pre-race jitters as Karen and I painfully hobbled over the pebbles to make our way down to the sulfur-smelling lake, joining Hilary and Laura in the female-only swim start. Setting off for the swim in front crawl, I immediately decided to shift down a gear and go most of the way in breaststroke to spare my energy. This turned out to be a successful strategy for dodging the woman zig-zagging in back crawl ahead of me and all the other errant swimmers who dared to get in my path.
At T1 my fears of wrestling with my wetsuit were unfounded as the thing just glided off, aided by whatever substances were in that murky water. However, the next few minutes exiting the castle grounds through the gravel dirt road were interminable as I cursed my saddle and prayed for the stones to have mercy on my tires, as I suddenly realized that I'd left my bike pump neatly laid out on the mat in the transition area.
I had done a 40km bike ride around Chantilly with the group the weekend before, so the 20km course was very familiar and just breezed by as I stuck to a steady pace, occasionally breaking it to catch up and overtake whomever I'd spot with a worse bike than mine.
The 4K run through the back trails and park was probably the most serene way I've ever ended a race. Despite the fact that I couldn't actually see the finish line hidden behind the tent and didn't get to end on a sprint finish, I was just happy to have reached my goal of clocking in at a (hopefully) respectable time. I finished in 1:35 (position 262/456 overall, 49/97 in my category). My untrained muscles were definitely fresh for the race and I haven't felt a twinge since then, so I think I can chalk this one up as a success!
After the race we were all treated to a lovely picnic with a view of the castle by the rest of the ExpaTRIes team who came out to support. All in all, the location, organization, and fellow competitors for this race will make it a hard act to follow, but I'm already scouring the triathlon calendars looking for my next one!t


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The USDA-funded Food for Progress project implemented by Counterpart International in Guatemala has sought to address the needs of smallholder producers, mainly through its support for the rebirth of Guatemala's National Rural Extension System (Sistema Nacional de Extensión Rural (SNER), under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA).
UC Davis and Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) developed a special Rural Certificate Training Program and about 400 extension agents were trained in six cycles of the training program conducted between 2013-2016.
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- As part of the long term strategy to build capacity of extension agents, UC Davis will review the current curricula of Guatemala Agricultural Middle Training Schools (Escuela de Formacion Agricola (EFA) and National Central High School of Agriculture (Escuela Nacional Central de Agricultura (ENCA), which are the main source of applicants for USAC.


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Funny Girl
I've always thought I had a pretty good sense of humor. Lurking in the dark recesses of desire (somewhere near being a jazz singer in nightclubs, playing the electric guitar in a rock band, meeting Andrea Bocelli and competing in dressage at the Olympics) lies the normally dormant craving to be a comic. I would love to do standup. To be as funny as Paula Poundstone – is there a loftier aspiration in life? Well, OK, yes there is. My point, however, is that I love humor, and am thought of by many as posessing a relatively good sense of the same.
Enter dilema (every good story has a protagonist)….. I have signed up to compete in our Toastmasters' group annual Humerous Speech Contest, and, to tell you the truth – I got nuthin.
As I desperately try to channel Erma Bombeck and George Carlin (my tastes are nothing if not eclectic!), my idea pool resembles the local water table – pretty low and drying up faster than you can say "Hay is going to be REALLY expensive again this year!" (That, however, is a whole different story, and not very funny at all…)
I flip through O magazine and revel in the effortlessly witty tales of Martha Beck and Lisa Kogan, which surely leap onto the page fully mature, dripping with wisdom and a wry sense of humor to which I dare not aspire.
I think of Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and the (love him or hate him) talented Jeff Foxworthy, making their millions by just talking about life. My life, I'm quite sure, contains enough fodder for their worthy mills that they could retire off just a few of the events in which I have been an often unwitting (and sometimes unwilling) participant. The problem here is not lack of material – it's an embarassment of riches.
How do I narrow down, winnow out the chaff, and come up with a theme or event around which I can craft a speech with a beginning, middle (with two or three supporting points) and end (in which I bring home the goods, wrap it all up and end with a finale which rivals the Beijing Olympic fireworks? As I said earlier – I got nuthin.
For previous speeches, as both of you who have read my previous posts may or may not remember, I have had at least a rough framework going into the speech. Of course, seeing as the contest is not for another six days and I have also been known to chuck the whole framework the morning of and start again from scratch – I guess I shouldn't be worrying…… yet…..
However, this is a contest. A chance to be judged by my peers, my fellow Toastmasters, and possibly to move on to the next level and represent my club. It's one thing to stand in front of a group of a dozen and a half people you see on a fairly regular basis, (and who want you to succeed, I might add) and speak for a small amount of time on a subject with which you are at least somewhat familiar. It's a whole new game when you may be representing those same people in front of a larger group. Suddenly you have a responsibility ( bold text added for emphasis). The chips are down and it's time to ante up.
So, the next few days of my life will be spent (in between the two jobs, the family, the pets and the volunteering by teaching dressage to kids at camp this Saturday), in trying to come up with a topic, build the framework, flesh it out, and then bring it all together by noon on Wednesday. Wish me luck! Oh, and if any of you happen to see Paula Poundstone, have her give me a call!


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[The following is a significantly revised, expanded version of a comment posted at Kasey Mohammad's Lime Tree blog on 6/22/07, part of a discussion pertaining to issues of "literary value" and "competence." Thanks to Ammiel Alcalay, Jasper Bernes, Joshua Clover, Simon DeDeo, Norbert Francis, Asher Ghaffar, David Lau, Aryanil Mukherjee, Dale Smith, and Barrett Watten for public and back-channel responses that prompted me to elaborate on certain points. KJ]
I've noticed for some time, and commented, on a few occasions, that there seems to be a lack of knowledge of (or interest in) traditional prosody amongst a good segment of the "post-avant" community. The same goes for grammar and linguistics. Truth is, the rare times I've seen post-avant critics make use of grammatical analysis, I've noticed that the result is usually quite pedestrian and gratuitous (prepositions! direct objects! noun clauses!) Often, the result is preposterously wrong.
Thus, here I offer something that may have some productive relation to issues of poetic competence. Let's see...
I recently read the very interesting interviews conducted by Aryanil Mukherjee with Charles Bernstein and Mark Wallace, at the superb Bengali on-line magazine Kaurab.
In their interviews, Bernstein and Wallace are asked about Language and "post-language" poetry in relation to "grammar," and each poet responds, in rather unambiguous register, to the effect that power relations of the dominant social order are reflected in grammar's conventional, basic structures. Bernstein, for example [more on his specific list of categories below], says the following:
AM: You and other Language Poets have professed that grammar structures tend to support the power structures of Western societies. Could you explain that with an example?
CB: Grammar, vocabulary, diction, form, and style reflect the power relations in a society. You can't change the society by changing your grammar[,] but any radical social, economic, or cultural change must necessarily come to terms with its rhetorics and its metaphors. [nota bene: No example, as requested, is forthcoming from Bernstein. KJ]
And Wallace, within a long answer on Language poetry and its relationship to younger post-language poets, makes the following echoing (and in context, approving) remark:
"In particular, many language poets have noted the way [sic] in which grammar structures tend to support the power structures of western societies."
I was surprised to read these comments. Such claims of insidious correspondence between normative grammatical relations and false ideological effects were, of course, a staple of early Language poetry politics. But I hadn't seen the "grammar principle" repeated anywhere for a long time, and I assumed it had more or less been abandoned as a naive, quasi-Skinnerian or Tel Quelian holdover from the late-60s, when Langpo theory was taking its baby steps. After all, other hyperbolic notions from Langpo's utopian phase (ending ca. first Gulf War) that made claims for linguistic structures reflecting and reproducing "capitalist" categories (e.g., the equivalence between "reference" and "commodity fetishism") have pretty much been left behind in a quiet that would make a Quietude poet blush. Even as the poetry, in its generic contours, has remained little changed, and even as the scorn for poems written in "the language of social and linguistic norms" has gone on... [1]
In any case (and not as any kind of linguist), I'd assumed some kind of unstated, humble assent had developed amongst post-avant poets: an assent around the notion that fundamental linguistic structures -- following long-accepted research in the field -- are *not* "socially" generated at their core, but are, rather, a deep function of mind, part of the genetic endowment of the species -- or at very least an expression of subconscious cognitive operations that by and large subtend social/political domains. I'd assumed, in other words, there had been an at least grudging recognition that Chomsky's dominant theory of Universal Grammar -- or else more recent research from Cognitive Linguistics on governing semantic frames that are largely shaped in childhood -- made any "Marxist" proposals about *grammar and syntax proper* as some kind of ideologic superstructural effect a problematic wager, to say the least.
But since I seem to have been mistaken, I want to ask, with Chomskian theory primarily in mind, first: In what sense, exactly, as Bernstein and Wallace have it, would underlying structures of grammar mirror and reinforce existing social orders? Does grammar do this at phonological, morphological, and syntactical levels? If so, how is linguistic phenomena in these areas -- the most traditional areas of grammatical study -- shaped by ideological forces? What, precisely, is the ideological source and register of such shaping? What would be a standard, reified syntactic structure, for example (to re-enter Aryanil Mukherjee's query), that could be seen as instantiating some collective expression of "false consciousness"? These would be questions that are begged by Bernstein and Wallace's apparent assumptions.
Or, second, assuming that many post-avant poets may now be basing their case on Cognitive Linguistic ideas, the main offshoot and challenge to Universal Grammar since the 1980s, I would ask: In what sense (following CL) would grammar, as the subconscious mapping of temporal and spatial frames that govern speaking and understanding, represent ideational refractions of this or that set of power relations? Is it that these mental processes are primarily enacted, at depth, by sociological stuff? How so, if so? These, also, would be questions that are begged.
Social relations and their effects on discourse and communication are, of course, very real and of obvious import to poets. But that these are set within and deeply graphed across foundational psychological matrices (if linguistic science is to be believed) is also very real and of obvious import to poets, too -- particularly, perhaps, to those still tendering simplistic and supercilious polemics contra "the language of...linguistic norms" (whatever, exactly, that might mean).
The study of language is a pretty precise and rigorous science, so facile pronouncements about its operations made by poets, especially when these get proffered as key elements of a poetic politics, should be explained more specifically and at some length. (It's possible that Bernstein and Wallace are using the term "grammar" somewhat loosely and confusedly, and that they mean something like discourse analysis, or something in relation to the sub-area of pragmatics. Or perhaps, since the term appears in passing, they are talking about "metaphors," in the sense of George Lakoff's recent popular writings -- though one wonders [a central bemusement] how disjunctive techniques in service of textual opacity are at all required to expose the often-harmful uses of metaphors... Whatever the case might be, a bit more rigor in explanation would be helpful.)
In the meantime, social-constructivist critic/poets of the by-now-official "avant garde" might do well to ask themselves the following, ever more enmeshed as their practices are with the prescriptive rules of academic careerism and the standard syntaxes of authorial position-taking: To what extent -- to reorient Bernstein's remark -- might "grammar, vocabulary, diction, form, and style" within the post-avant subculture more directly and relevantly reflect a range of power relations at work in the literary field itself? And what complicity might "avant" poets share in maintaining and extending such relations? These matters, I'd argue, are much more immediately critical to politically minded poets than any purported homologies between grammatical conventions and cultural hegemonies.
Getting back, though, to my above-mentioned surprise at all this, perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised at all. Because if one asks what there is in Langpo and its "post" literature that takes stock of key findings in linguistics over the past five decades and really attempts to deal with these in relation to the reflectionist schemas of the group's heroic stage (a stage perhaps still more extant than realized!), well, what one realizes is that there is little to nothing available at all.
And one must ask how it is that the epistemic revolution initiated by Chomsky in language science seems to be, even now, of decidedly minor importance to the Language group and its progeny. [2]
Could it be there's been a tacit awareness that tenets of that revolution are at potential variance with certain post-avant dogmas regarding the political implications of "radical" formalist poetry? Or might it more simply and banally be that there generally exists -- to use Kasey Mohammad's phrasing from his original post -- little else in avant poetry than a "bare sufficiency of competence" when it comes to linguistics? Which may be, possibly (I suggest this sincerely), a good enough reason to drop the term "Language" until the situation changes?
I'd propose that some of the elementary issues touched on here have imperative weight for poets of the innovative sphere; indeed, the problems that are posed centrally pertain to the very ontological roots and formal practices of the milieu. I'd suggest, in fact (knowing I'm hardly alone in feeling so), that should these problems not be soon engaged with a strong measure of candor and care, a sagging theoretical habitus is in stress of coming down, and not too distantly, in a heap of semi-theological straw.
[1] Bernstein's phrase from his 2003 parsonical speech "Enough," a barely veiled attack on the Poets Against the War project. My response to his comments can be found here.
[2] In fact, in a recent e-mail to me, Ron Silliman states categorically that Chomsky's work holds very little of interest to poets. Silliman, one of those post-avant writers who have offered decidedly banal and sometimes inept sentence-parsing reads, would argue that Saussure, Jakobson, or the later Wittgenstein, say, are of greater worth. Which is fine, in a quaintly atmospheric sort of way, but it leaves a yawning area of major questions awkwardly waiting...


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With great film chemistry between Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton, Exodus: Gods and Kings could have been a really captivating movie. However the movie fails to build on its strengths and is plagued by flaws of its own.
Exodus start with a bang. Immediately captivating your attention with a well-directed fight sequence–yup, Ridley Scott still has it– and an Egypt that the pharaohs would have been proud of.
Egypt was grand and detailed and the fight scenes in this movie will not let you down–I mean that's the least i'd expect from a director who has some of the most iconic films under his belt–amazing CGI.
While the opening sequence was great and Egypt did look amazing, soon after that the pace slowed down far too much and the ball was completely dropped. And the worst part is that it kept dragging on and on and on. It almost made the movie too unbearable to watch. But it picked up pace again when the 10 plagues finally came on screen.
10 plagues–man were they gruesome, disgusting and at times terrifying. Scott did great again with all the special effects and CGI. Also, I liked how they used science to explain the plagues. It made it a bit more believable. The parting of the Red Sea and destruction of the cliff were also well done. Ridley Scott absolutely nails epic-ness in the head.
One question though–Why in the world was John Turtturo given the part of Pharaoh Seti I? I was on the brink of laughter. After seeing him play the whacky Simmons in Transformers I couldn't help but not take this great actor seriously.
The you have Joel Edgerton who played king Rameses the Great but it felt like he was Rameses the obnoxious brat instead. I guess that might come down due to poor direction. Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver practically had only 2-3 lines of dialogue.
To me, the biggest let down was the lack of conflict between Moses and Ramesses. They are brothers who cared for one another, but there wasn't any gripping storytelling to show the relationship being torn apart. The two only meet face to face twice after Moses' return from exile. This gave the movie a feeling of emptiness and it personally made me feel the brotherly relationship didn't mean anything to either of them.
Moses was portrayed well. Through him a connection could be made between the movie and audience. While Christian Bale did the role justice, God as a 8 year old child? Why? Are they trying to say that his actions were too childish?
While Exodus: Gods and Kings was a great story just waiting to be told (again) it just doesn't quite deliver and might just be Ridley Scott's worst movie to date.


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Right tackle Anthony Davis sat out his first practice of the season — but did observe in shorts — because of a shoulder injury that dates back to at least the Colts game Sept. 22.
If Davis can't play, the 49ers could shift right guard Alex Boone over to right tackle and insert Adam Snyder into right guard, or instead put Snyder at right tackle.
All other starters practiced, including Patrick Willis, who missed Thursday's game at St. Louis with a groin injury he initially feared could be a season ender. Left tackle Joe Staley was a full participated despite injuries to his left ankle and right hamstring.
Most notable among the Texans' injury, defensive end J.J. Watt and linebacker Brian Cushing did not practice. Watt had six stitches to close a wound across the bridge of his nose Sunday and also has a groin injury; Cushing sustained a concussion Sunday. Andre Johnson didn't practice either but the team routinely limits the veteran wideout to two practices per week.
Here is Wednesday's participation report:
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|WR Quinton Patton (foot)
|Did Not Participate In Practice
|T Anthony Davis (shoulder)
|Limited Participation in Practice
|CB Nnamdi Asomugha (knee), TE Vernon Davis (hamstring), DT Ray McDonald (ankle, ankle), RB Bruce Miller (quadricep), CB Carlos Rogers (knee), DT Justin Smith (shoulder), LB Patrick Willis (groin)
|Full Participation in Practice
|TE Demarcus Dobbs (calf), G Mike Iupati (shoulder), T Joe Staley (hamstring, ankle), WR Kyle Williams (knee)
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|Did Not Participate In Practice
|G Brandon Brooks (toe), LB Brian Cushing (concussion), TE Owen Daniels (not injury related), LB Tim Dobbins (hamstring), WR Andre Johnson (not injury related), RB Greg Jones (foot, groin), CB Johnathan Joseph (not injury related), LB Darryl Sharpton (foot, hip), G Wade Smith (knee), DE J.J. Watt (groin, nose)
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|LB Bryan Braman (hamstring, shoulder), T Duane Brown (toe), C Chris Myers (biceps), S Ed Reed (hip, abdomen)
|Full Participation in Practice
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RoboNanny is a home security monitoring tool. It monitors sound level in your room via your computer microphone, broadcasts audio from the microphone over the network, and records surrounding audio, and fires sound alarms. While connected to the Internet (even a 28.8 modem will do, but DSL or Cable is certainly better), RoboNanny can continuously broadcast your room's sounds.
You can listen to what's happening in your home by simply connecting to your home IP with Windows Media Player. If configured, RoboNanny can save all sounds louder than a user-defined threshold level to super-small WMA files to the hard drive. An hour of audio takes less than four megabytes of space.
How It Works: RoboNanny works as a home security system by monitoring audio level in your room. It can be used as an audio surveillance tool.
The program uses your computer's microphone in order to watch for any suspicious activity. If noise level exceeds a user-defined maximum, the program starts recording all sounds to a file on your hard disk (it can record everything by simply setting this "maximum threshold" level to zero). The program will record everything while the noise continues, plus 15 seconds after the sound level falls below the threshold.
You can also connect to your computer at any time using a regular Windows Media Player (using the File -> Open URL command) and listen to what is happening in your room. RoboNanny can broadcast every sound in your room to the Internet through a WMA stream (8 kbit per second).
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Cybersecurity awareness training teaches your employees
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Just one of the many ways to support the Burke Arts Council – purchase the art of our featured artists. You will be able to use the certificate for up one year for the purchase of artwork by the artist of your choice in our galleries.
This is a great option especially now when access to most art galleries is prohibitive.