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"Doctor, your dad is in the waiting room."
Chase looked up from his patient and nodded toward his receptionist. "I'll be right there. He's not hitting on you, is he?"
She laughed and shook her head, "But he only just got here."
Chase finished giving the injection he had drawn. "You're a good girl, Chelsea," he said. "Your mommy is going to be so proud of you."
"Everything's okay?" Mrs. Robinson asked, watching as Chase finished his work on Chelsea.
"She's perfect."
Mrs. Robinson smiled and took Chelsea in her arms. Chase followed her from the exam room to the waiting area. He heard his father's voice before he saw him.
"And that cat lived until Chase finished college. When it died, I thought the boy was going to grieve himself to death. So, naturally, I went out and got him another kitten so he wouldn't have time to be sad anymore."
"Dad!" Chase exclaimed, finding House speaking to the family of one of his critical patients. "Do you have to tell everyone that story?" he asked.
"What? They like to know their doctor has a heart. Isn't that right, Ms. Bradley?"
Ms. Bradley nodded. It was obvious from her tear-streaked face and the crumpled tissue in her hand that she was upset about a loved one.
"So, don't worry about Bruno. If anyone can save him, it's my boy. He was top of his class, you know. He got his brains from me, by the way. His mother was an idiot."
Ms. Bradley laughed. House had managed to make her feel a little bit better. "How is he?"
"He came through the surgery well. We did have to amputate the leg. Recovery will take a while, but he'll be hobbling around on the other three before you know it. I'm sorry you've been waiting. I thought you'd gone home and I tried to call you after we finished the surgery."
"I did go home, but I got nervous and came back," she shrugged.
"If all else fails, they can rig him a set of wheels that will rival mine." House indicated his wheelchair. "It's got all the bells and whistles. I can go zero to sixty in ten seconds."
Ms. Bradley smiled at House. "It's been years since he chased a car," she lamented. "I just don't know what got into him."
"There was probably a poodle riding shotgun," House suggested, making her laugh again.
"I'll keep a close watch on Bruno and let you know of any changes. Now, what I need for you to do is go home and get some rest. Bruno's going to need a lot of TLC when he gets to go home. You should make an area ready to keep him confined."
"Thank you," Ms. Bradley said, giving him a hug. She turned to House and offered her hand. "It was a pleasure to meet you." She turned back to Chase, "Your dad is a delight."
"Yeah, I hear that all the time," Chase agreed. Anyone who knew House would have been aware that Chase's was being facetious, but Ms. Bradley had only just met the proud father of the best veterinarian in New Jersey. Chase clapped House's shoulder. "So what brings you by today?"
"Bored," House sighed. "You busy?"
"Little bit," Chase answered. "But I can get George to cover for me if you want to get something to eat."
"Let's go then. You can treat your old man."
They stopped at a café near the clinic and placed their orders for the blue plate special of spaghetti with meat sauce.
"What's wrong?" House asked, noticing how Chase seemed preoccupied.
"Nothing, really." Chase sighed. He took a sip of his water.
"Problems at work?" House guessed. Sometimes Chase still got sad when he lost a patient. He still had that tender heart that had made him such a sweet little boy.
"No," he shook his head. "Nothing like that. It's silly, really."
"Tell me anyway."
Chase leaned forward and lowered his voice. "I've been having those dreams again."
House felt as if he'd been doused with ice water. He swallowed, but said nothing, waiting for Chase to continue. He knew exactly what dreams his son meant. They had started when Chase was twelve. Chase admitted to their recurrence every few years. House had no idea how often Chase really dreamed about his former life, but every so often it would bother him enough that he would bring it up.
"It's the damnedest thing," Chase said. "I'm working for you with Doctors Cameron and Foreman, but they're young and I'm about the same age. And in the dreams, I come out with all this medical terminology and can name off weird diseases. I've looked some of the ones I could remember up and they're real diseases."
"Maybe you should have gone into diagnostics like your old man," House shrugged. "You always loved Cameron and Foreman so much when you were little. That's why you dream about them." House thought of his former fellows fondly. They had both moved on from PPTH and both had eventually become departmental heads in their own right. "You spent so much time with me at the hospital, you were bound to pick up some of the terms."
"But you don't even like me in these dreams."
"I liked you," House argued, quickly realizing he should not have said that.
Chase laughed. "Really? Because last night I dreamed you punched me."
House remembered that day from many years ago.
"It's okay, Dad," Chase patted his father's hand. "It was just a dream. Don't look so guilty."
"I'm sorry," House apologized.
"Dad, I know you'd never really hit me," Chase smiled, grateful that he had grown up with his father instead of the abusive mother he barely remembered. "It's just that these dreams are so realistic. It's like I'm really there and I'm really a doctor and I want so badly to make you proud of me. I guess part of me thinks you would have been happier if I was a doctor."
"I am proud of you," House told him. "And you are a doctor."
"Yeah, but I'm not helping people like you did."
"Sure you are," House told him. "Every time you save someone's pet, you help that person. I think you were always torn between medical school and veterinary school and that's why you have these dreams." House had been explaining the dreams away for fifteen years. First he told Chase that he just missed Cameron and Foreman. Then he told Chase it was because he was trying to decided on a career path. He had discussed the problem with Wilson and they had come to the conclusion that it would be in Chase's best interest if he never knew he had lived another life.
"Did I make a wrong turn?" Chase asked sincerely.
"Son, you would have been a great diagnostician or a great intensives t or a great surgeon. You would have been great at any specialty you put your mind to. But you've had a special place in your heart for cats and dogs and horses and any other four legged critter as long as I've known you. That's where your heart is. That's why you're a great vet."
Chase nodded, "Thanks." Every so often he had these crazy dreams that made him doubt his life choices. It was nice to have a father he could talk to about it.
"Are you happy?" House asked, getting to the heart of the matter.
"Yes," Chase answered quickly. "I love my job."
"Then you made the right decision. Don't let some silly recurring dreams make you question your whole life. You're exactly where you're supposed to be. You're my son and I couldn't be prouder of you."
"You're the best, Dad," Chase smiled. "I love you."
"Me too, kid." House responded just as the waitress brought their plates. "Dig in."
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We are situated in a beautiful secluded and peaceful location in the middle of olive tree fields about 35 min away from Granada and 1 hour from Malaga airport.
Come and experience a life changing holiday by opening your mind, and participate in a yoga and meditation retreat that was created for the serious practice of Yoga, breathing techniques sessions, and relaxing meditation, all backed up by deliciously prepared food in the beautiful area of Andalusia, the heart of Spain. The retreat offers meditation sessions, talks on Vedanta (Indian philosophy) and Hatha Yoga.
The teachings are based on the 5 Basic Principles of Yoga (proper breathing, proper exercise, proper relaxation, proper diet and proper thinking (meditation)) coming from classical Yoga also known as integral Yoga which originated in ancient India many thousands of years ago.
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Anything from watching the sunrise while practicing morning yoga on the outside yoga platform, to eating and creating delicious and healthy vegetarian and vegan meals together while listening to Loic's mantras and lovely chants, to having interesting knowledge-exchanges of various topics regarding life, spirit and wellbeing while watching the most incredible sunsets on the horizon of the beautiful countryside in the South of Spain.
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Traditional media companies should not fear internet search giant Google but work with it to increase online audience and make more money from the web.
That's according to Rob Jonas, Google's head of media and publishing partnerships for Europe, who said that the company's main aim was to help its partners across the world make the most of their own content.
Speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit in London this morning, Jonas stressed that publishers could decide which parts of their news is crawled by the search engine. "Premium", or subscriber-only content, can stay that way while other parts can be indexed.
Since opening up their site to Google News and making content partially free last October, The Financial Times's website FT.com saw a 75 per increase in traffic and gained an extra 230,000 registered users, Jonas said.
Asked what Google's position was on the Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP), a tool to give news publishers more control over how search engines access their online content, Jonas was cautious.
He said Google was in talks with the industry and its search competitors about ACAP, which has already been adopted by Times Online, but said that "the general view" within the company was that the existing model was best for "what publishers need to do".
Responding to a question from Press Gazette on whether some traditional media groups still view Google as the enemy, Jonas said: "The one thing I have learned over the last couple of years is that most of those fears and concerns come from a misunderstanding.
"If we had time to sit down with them and explain what our aims we could talk them through our way of doing things. But as it is we can't really do that. It's just a lack of detailed understanding over what we are trying to achieve."
Jonas argued that the three drivers of the digital revolution in publishing were: increased connectivity through widespread broadband internet access, increased capability to store information and digitisation of news distribution – one of the biggest challenges to publishers.
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Wine Name/Vineyard: "Castelo do Sulco Reserva"
Wine Category: Portugal Red
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Wine Review: This dark red colored blend from Portugal is a great value. It opens with a red cherry bouquet with hints of cranberry. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, balanced and easy to drink. The flavor profile is a vanilla-cola and gentle oak blend with hints of mild red cherry. The finish is dry and its moderate tannins fade away nicely. This wine over delivers for the money and will serve as a perfect weekday red. I would pair it with a grilled mushroom and Swiss bacon-burger. Enjoy - Ken
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Residents of Bath in Steuben County, New York have only a single location from which they can get a passport application sealed at. The passport agent in Bath can provide you with passport forms or witness your signature and seal your passport documents (if you don't need your passport application sealed then you do not need to visit an acceptance agent). Besides the 1 location there are 801 other locations in the state of New York from which you can get a passport application sealed at. If you are not needing a passport in Bath for a least (3) weeks, you can visit the sole passport acceptance agent listed below the map on this web page. If you need it faster than (3) weeks we have provided the closest regional passport offices to Bath, New York and Expedited Passport service options for Bath.
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Lenovo is introducing their latest product, the i921. Featuring a QVA touchscreen, 2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and mini SD slot. Measuring at 103.3 x 50.8 x 21.4 mm and only weighing 123g. No information on pricing and availability has been released. Via Akihabara News.
Now you can read books on the go instead of having to carry a big backpack. The new Sony Reader, soon to be carried by different bookstores, comes with 64 MB of internal memory which is enough for almost a 100 novels. There is also an open slot for external flash memory. The unit can display images, Adobe PDF files and all popular text formats. The unit should be priced between $300 to $400 and will be available by the end of summer. Via BBC News.
Dropping June 1st, this portable computer will make some people think twice about buying a laptop. Samsung's UMPC which stands for Ultra Mobile PC will weigh a measly 1.7 pounds and 22.8 x 14 x 2.7 in size. In addition to is accesible size, the UMPC will have a 7-inch touchscreen display, 900MHz Celeron M ULV processor, 512MB of 400MHz DDR2 memory, 40GB hard drive, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0. Price will be $1,390. Via Reg Hardware.
Wanting a part of the Microsoft Origami/Ultra-Mobile PC market, TabletKiosk has introduced its own Ultra-Mobile PC called the 'eo.' The eo comes with a 1.0 GHz Via C7M processor, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The eo has a weight of about 2 lbs and a battery life with around 2 1/2 hours. Prices start at about $900 US. Info via Oh Gizmo!


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It's the dreaded daily question isn't it? I am not a planner, never been good at that. Daily as the clock draws nearer to the dinner hour, my palms get a little sweaty, I get that little panicky feeling that a non-planner gets when she is expected to have a meal on the table and has no idea what to make. Oh how I admire the people who can plan, like my friend Sue. Sue makes a meal plan for each week and writes her grocery list based on the ingredients she will need. The first time I saw her do this, I was amazed that someone could actually be so organized! It just isn't me, I am right brained, creative, unorganized and stress at thought of a schedule. My style is more of the mad dash style….what should I make and what, oh what, do I have that I can pull together that doesn't look like I just pulled it together? The other day, right around 4p.m. I started my dash. I found, ground meat (yes it's turkey, but please don't tell my husband or daughter, I have to tell them it's beef…I will save that story for another blog entry), half a bag of shredded cheese, a tomato, lettuce, half an onion, pinto beans, cumin (lots of cumin to hide the color of the turkey) and 2 flour tortillas. Now to pull it together of course I thought of tacos but with only 2 tortillas, what could I do…?
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Four commit suicide over allegations of 'mistreating' former royalty in Odisha
A gruesome palace intrigue is playing out in Odisha, where four siblings linked to the erstwhile royalty of Paralakhemundi, headquarters of Gajapati district, committed suicide on Sunday after public uproar and intense media scrutiny over their role in managing the affairs of the former king.india Updated: Aug 24, 2016 01:15 IST
A gruesome palace intrigue is playing out in Odisha, where four siblings linked to the erstwhile royalty of Paralakhemundi, headquarters of Gajapati district, committed suicide on Sunday after public uproar and intense media scrutiny over their role in managing the affairs of the former king.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered a probe by the state crime branch into the mysterious suicides. On Tuesday, even as a special investigation team (SIT) of the crime branch arrived in Paralakhemundi to start the investigation, family members of the deceased lodged a police complaint against 11 people, including the local MLA and also an Odiya TV news channel, for driving the four brothers and sisters to suicide.
Ananga Manjari, the manager of the ailing royalty and former MP Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deb, was found dead in her house on Sunday along with younger sister Bijayalaxmi Patra and a brother Sanjay Patra. Another brother, Tulu Patra, was found in a critical condition and admitted to hospital but died a day later.
Aged between 35 and 55 and all unmarried, Anangamanjari and her siblings were accused of confining and mistreating the ailing royal and mismanaging his estate.
The police claim that initial reports indicate Ananga Manjari, Bijaylaxmi and Tulu had ingested poison, while Sanjay, also the personal assistant to the royal, had hanged himself.
The suicides rocked the state five days after the 74-year-old Gopinath Gajapati was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai following allegations that the Patra clan had confined him in the palace and placed him in virtual isolation.
Police say three suicide notes and a diary were recovered from the house. In her note, the Ananga Manjari said she was always loyal to Gajapati and never harmed his interests, but was taking the extreme step after the humiliating smear campaign against her family.
"My sister and brothers have taken the extreme step after Paralakhemundi (Congress) MLA K Surya Rao and former district BJD president Basanta Das ran a smear campaign against them with the help of some unscrupulous elements. The news channel sensationalised it without verifying facts," said Purnima Patra, a sister of the four deceased siblings.
Meanwhile, a member of the SIT probe team who did not want to be named, said: "The suicide notes and diary have been sent for forensic tests. We will be questioning all concerned, including the family members of the deceased as well as Gopinath Gajapati."
The chain of events started last week when fingers were pointed at Ananga Manjari for allegedly keeping the ailing royal "under house arrest" in his palace for the last two years. It was alleged that she did not allow even Gajpati's relatives to meet him. Besides, she and her siblings were also accused of usurping royal family's properties.
The precarious health of Gopinath Gajapati, who represented the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat twice from 1989 to 1996, became a subject of public discourse. Soon, thousands of locals hit the streets in protest against the apparent mistreatment of the former king.
The opposition BJP and Congress, as well as the ruling BJD, demanded action against Ananga Manjari and her brother Sanjay, who allegedly controlled the royal properties worth over Rs 500 crore.
On August 16, Gopinath Gajapati was shifted to a private hospital in Chennai. The intense media speculation and allegations that followed culminated in the mass suicide by the four Patra siblings on August 21.
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Farewell, Super Fun Happy ClubMay 27, 2007
Yesterday, I attended the closing party for Super Fun Happy Club (SFHC). In case you're not familiar with SFHC, it was an installation by Arahan Claveau that sought to inform about the injustices faced by gay and lesbian individuals throughout the world. I remember seeing images of SFHC on Flickr (generally in Arahan's photostream), but I didn't really know what it all was about until I read about it on Codie's blog. She mentioned there that Arahan was closing the installation, so I made it a priority to visit it the next time I logged in.
SFHC was of special interest to me due to recently starting a relationship with Tobie. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is the first time I've ever attempted a relationship with another woman for a few reasons. One is that it is something that would not be accepted by my family (and at least some of my friends). Countless times when I was younger, I had the idea reinforced by the statements of friends and family that such a lifestyle was wrong, perverse, and outright disgusting. Even as I managed to distance myself from such influences and became more accepting of different lifestyles, I still couldn't picture myself in any role than that which had been set out for me. Eventually, I would meet a nice guy, get married, etc., etc. I didn't even think of any alternatives.
Another reason I never tried such a relationship is that I never would admit to myself that I had an attraction to someone of the same sex. I had close friends whom I loved, but that was it. They were friends. I can't say that I ever felt more than just friendship for any of them, as it's hard for me to do that retrospectively. At the time, I labeled them as very good friends, and that's the way I continue to see them.
A final reason I never considered such a relationship is because no one has ever really pushed my boundaries. I would never be the initiator of such a relationship—it's just not in me. If Tobie hadn't attempted to get a reaction out of me, we would likely still just be good friends, and I would continue to consider myself completely straight instead of bi.
Because of all this, SFHC now had some relevance to my personal life. I certainly would have been interested in seeing the installation before, but now it had that much more of a meaning for me. I remember what an eye-opening experience it was to read about the prejudice that still exists in the world. I had no idea that to be anything other than straight meant death in some countries. Of course, it can mean death even in our own, as there seem to be plenty of people willing to take out their own anger and frustration on the GLBT community. But to see governments punishing people with death for something that is in no way a crime . . .
Tobie and I later visited SFHC together, as she had yet to see it. While there, Arahan tped in, and we spent the rest of the night talking to him and Raul Crimson, who arrived later. Both of them attempt to address GLBT issues with their art (check their Flickr photostreams to get a sense of what they're doing), and I feel fortunate that such people are around to continue pressing the issue and not just fading into the background. In fact, that is the meaning behind the name Super Fun Happy Club, as I remember it from one of the notecards in the installation. It stated that too often, people in the GLBT community act as if everything is OK, when it is in fact not. We can't ignore all the prejudice and injustice that persists in the world.
Because of all this, SFHC was special to me, and I was sad to see it go. I hope that Arahan continues his work and comes up with something new soon. He had a lot of people show up for the closing party last night. A lot of people who appreciate what he did. A lot of people who want him to keep forcing people to question what they believe through his art.
Farewell, Super Fun Happy Club. I'm better for having known you 🙂
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The Angst And The Apathy
What I consider to be one of the most cloying, namby-pamby and ridiculous movements in history is finally starting to pay dividends in the form of an entire US generation - termed the Millennials - who have no spirit or identity at all, outside of their complete lack of motivation.
About 20 years ago, the slimy liberal education system won out and instituted the "self-esteem" movement. The idea was that the smarmy leaders of this movement (think bowel here) didn't want our little babies to ever feel left out, incapable or to get their feelings hurt, because this would damage their precious little psyches. Instead, the reward system was reversed, and instead of glamorizing achievement and exceptional contribution, these sick psycho-babble numbnuts began rewarding every meaningless utterance and finger painting that the class morons made.
This has produced an entire generation of individuals who have no volition at all. The smart ones are not motivated to achieve because there's no incentive, and the stupid ones are not motivated to try because they get rewarded for sucking up air and generating heat.
I never thought that I would agree with Martha Stewart on anything but recipes (occasionally), but when I saw this article the other day, I had to think that perhaps she does have some redeeming value.
Where I depart with Martha is that I don't entirely blame the kids. I put most of the onus on the parents and the system they created.
Having bought into the Socialist programming, the parents completely forgot that Capitalism requires, nay demands competition. By raising a generation of emotional basket cases who think that that they are owed the world, the parents have done a massive disservice to their progeny.
The whole Self-Esteem (bowel) movement posited that children receive permanent psychological damage from losing. Games were modified or banned if there was the least possibility that someone could lose. It also claimed that competition is harmful and everyone should receive everything in equal dollops, rather than the exceptional ones getting bigger dollops.
This had a two-fold effect on the kids. The exceptional ones decided there was no point in striving to achieve, because no matter how well they did, the morons got the same attention, adulation and rewards. Meanwhile, the morons came to believe that they didn't have to strive harder because they could sit in a corner and drool and get the same attention, adulation and rewards as the geniuses.
Result? An entire generation who doesn't care. The exceptional Millennials figure there's no point in trying and the moron Millennials believe they will receive all the benefits without trying.
Add to this rather toxic mix the Psycho-Babblists, who told everyone that they should never control their emotions. They had to let it all out the very nano-second they felt anything. They told us that if we controlled our emotions in favor of rationality, we would all end up damaged goods.
As a result, the Millennials are emotional basket cases, too. The least little discomfort will cause them to break down in hysterical blobs. They can't deal with human society out of fear they will face a situation that causes them emotional pain. Without the capacity to reason, the Millennials are at the mercy of marketers and advertisers, who can easily push emotional hot buttons to make an entire class of society do whatever they want.
Put all this together with technology that allows these under-achieving, emotional kids to retreat from real interactions and disappear into a digital world of their own making. The cell-phone zombies are people terrified of interacting with real life. If they look up, they may encounter something that will cause emotional damage or require them to achieve a goal. Instead, they retreat into Pokemon Universes.
Part of the collapse of the Soviet Union can be laid directly at the feet of Socialism. The Russians had built a society in which no matter how much or how little one worked, one received the same (poor) return: everyone got the same squalid apartments, went to the same mediocre schools, and stood in the same lines to buy the same useless toilet paper. There was no incentive to excel, so the economy ultimately collapsed because of it.
The US, being incapable of learning from history, pursued the same course. It added the same Edu-Babble and Psycho-Babble that destroyed the Soviet system. Now, the US is harvesting the first generation of useless and unmotivated individuals.
The Millennials want to enter to workforce at the upper management level, or better, have all the perks and pay without the work. They want everyone to stop and acknowledge their emotional outbursts. They want everyone to be absolutely equal, even if that means bringing everyone down to abject poverty, rather than lifting everyone up.
All of this came about because somewhere back, someone convinced the rest of us that Capitalism was evil. Since people weren't educated enough to distinguish between Mercantilism and Capitalism, they were sold down the river and this Socialist rubbish became institutionalized in the US. The Millennials are the consequence.
One of the most profound aspects of culture is that it requires a continuity of education from one generation to the next. If the chain is broken for even one link, there is a very real risk that it can never be repaired. With the Millennials, there is a very real risk that US culture has been destroyed forever. If this generation is unable to overcome the failure of their parents to give them a proper education, then the nation may be irreparably damaged.
Given that Millennials are already without motivation, emotionally impaired and unable to educate themselves due to a lack of tools, the situation is dire. If they are not able to change themselves, there doesn't seem to be a will or ability on the part of their seniors to do it, either. As it exists now, the US is most likely lost.
Given the horrors that country has unleashed on the world in the past century, that may not be entirely bad. However, the founding principles of the US were rooted in the Enlightenment, which represents the first time in history that humanity began to codify individual rights and promote concepts like equality under the law. Since the US has squandered that rich heritage, it may be quite some time before another generation takes up the fight that brought down the monarchies of Europe and began the long fight to end slavery, both political and abject.
The Millennials, while seeming ridiculous and pitiful on the surface, may represent the end of the Enlightenment, at least for this epoch in history. This is no doubt by design, and the ongoing effort to make those who believe in a malevolent "elite" out to be "conspiracy theorists" and thus unworthy of attention have effectively prevented the majority of people from seeing the problem, and rather dismissing it as pure fantasy.
Perhaps you think I am engaging in a bit of hyperbole, but I think the case cannot be overstated. The Edu-Babble, Psycho-Babble and Socialist movements can be traced with some accuracy to various "elite" groups, and it seems rather certain that they have manipulated systems to install these programs to achieve the current ends. The reader can find ample research on these matters.
The issue becomes one of trying to reverse the damage before it is too late. Can an entire generation be remediated? That remains to be seen. Without the will or desire on their part, as well as the ability of the previous generations to repair the damage they have done out of (willful) ignorance, there is little more to do than sit back and watch the return of medieval servitude and the destruction of centuries of philosophical and societal advancement.
The damage has been done. The question is, what will we do to fix it, if anything can be done?
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Interpol and the Secret Machines are going on tour together. The LA dates are Oct. 27-28 at the Wiltern, and there are more dates here. As for Interpol's new album, Antics, it seems like everywhere I read someone is talking about how amazing this record is. My verdict after two listens: not amazing, but good. However, I prefer the first album. I love "Slow Hands", though.
Billboard has some news on Frank Black and Weezer. Supposedly a Pixies musical, "Teenager of the Year", is in the works. Wasn't there a Queen musical? Is it just me, or do musicals based on cool bands seem to be reported on left and right, and then you never hear about them again? Do they all end up as off-Broadway plays?
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- I don't usually like contemporary R&B, but the new Jill Scott record is pretty good, based on what I heard last night at a listening party.
_ I used to want to be an Egyptologist when I was a little kid. So this article about a possible hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid seemed interesting.
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Monday, August 30, 2004
- There's going to a be a sequel to the movie Clerks. The Passion of the Clerks is supposed to begin filming in January, and the plot will pick up 10 years after the first movie. Hopefully, it'll be cool.
- It's already been reported that Jack White plans to produce more albums for Loretta Lynn, but this article offers up some specifics: they're going to do at least three more records, and Lynn hopes one will be a collection of Christmas songs and another will be a religious album titled Thank God For Jesus. The article also says they're planning a tour this fall.
- The Guardian has a good article about the life of Janis Joplin and a new documentary detailing her time spent on the 'Festival Express' train.
Friday, August 27, 2004
So, I did see Garden State yesterday. It was good, but not "I totally have to buy that on DVD" good. A lot of critics have been comparing it to The Graduate, but I wouldn't. I mean, it has some of the same themes, but the presentation is a lot different. Basically, I'd recommend watching the trailer, and if it seems like the type of movie that would interest you, then you probably won't be disappointed. But if you see the trailer and say "That looks dumb/ boring/ etc!" then you should probably skip it.
Hmm...not much else to report. So why not check out the "Train" and "Justin Timberlake & Christina Aguilera" videos at You Have Bad Taste In Music.
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Hmm. I checked all my usual sources, and I can't find anything I want to link to or comment on.... Oh wait. I read something in Campus Circle today, I can't find the exact story to link to (I read it in the print edition), it says that Gus Van Sant is currently in production of a movie inspired by the last days of Kurt Cobain's life. He decided to take bits and pieces of what is known of the events leading up to Kurt's suicide and fill in some of the blanks. Michael Pitt is supposedly playing Kurt (I guess I can see it), and the project has the blessing of Courtney Love.
Wait a second! The movie is listed on IMDB, and it's based on a Seattle rock star reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. This just got a lot less interesting.
-Anyway, according to a big-ass ad in the LA Weekly, Green Day is playing at the Henry Fonda on Sept. 16. They're going to play the entirety of their new album American Idiot.
-Oh, I also found this article about the Air Guitar World Championships. I never even knew such a thing existed. I would play air guitar to Van Halen's "Eruption". I'll bet no one else has thought of that.
I'm going to eat at Zankou and then see the film Garden State later today. Well, at least that's the plan. But there's still plenty of time for me to screw it up. Anyway, if I see the movie I'll comment on it tomorrow. No review though. Because we all know what happens when I try to review movies.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
"The Easiest Way to Do Something Is Just Don't Ask Anybody's Opinion..."
That's a good quote. And there will probably be plenty more interesting quotes in the first volume of Bob Dylan's memoirs, which is due out on October 12 (it's the same date in the US too).
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
The Munsters are coming to the silver screen. And the script is being written by the Wayans Brothers. No, I'm not trying to scare you, it's in the Hollywood Reporter.
Weirdest Lineup Ever?
I'm not sure what's stranger, Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees, or Paul Oakenfold and Iggy and the Stooges opening for Madonna at Slane Castle. Actually, I can see Paul Oakenfold...but Iggy and the Stooges? And what is Madonna thinking? There's no way in hell you'd get me to follow the Stooges.
This HAS to Be A Joke
Somehow I don't think the average Nike customer would want to buy John Lennon sneakers.
Other Stuff
- The Onion asks various celebrites what wisdom they would like to impart on the children of the world
- Detroit's Metro Times has posted the winners of its annual fiction and poetry contest. The winning poems are sure to boost Detroit's tourist industry.
- The Guardian reports that live music is on the rise in England.
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
- VH1.com has an article about the Shortlist Prize. Right now there's the long list, that has 100 albums (entire list in article), but it'll be whittled down to 10 nominees, and then to one winner. The award ceremony/ concert will be at the Wiltern on Nov. 10. Tickets will probably be expensive, like last year. But you get to be on MTV2, who are going to broadcast parts of the show. And really, who doesn't want to be on tv?? Also, Another amusing thing about this article is that it identifies Devendra Banhart as a "female songstress" (hey, VH1, he's a dude!).
- Why aren't there any guitar heroines? ponders the Washington Post. At first you think it's going to be some sexist moron saying women can't play, but the guy consults folks like Joan Jett and Nancy Wilson about the challenges they faced as women rockers, and comes up with a few plausible theories as to why there aren't any women as esteemed as Hendrix, Page, or Van Halen. It's an interesting read.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Holy Crap. This Entire Update Is Going to Be Really Long.
News Bits:
- Here's a video interview with Libertines bassist John Hassall.
- Tiny Mix Tapes has a list of Morrissey tour dates. And Pollstar has a list of Von Bondies dates. And Wilco is coming to LA! 11/18 and 19 at the Wiltern (if you don't live in LA check here for Wilco dates).
- The Guardian has an interview with Liam Howlett of the Prodigy
- Finally, a TV show that isn't trying to poison the minds of American youth: "The O.C." will have The Walkmen, The Killers, and Modest Mouse on this next season. It's pretty cool that the show is using decent bands, because you know record labels are probably desperate to get their crappy, middle-of-the-road teen "rock" bands on the show.
- The Hives pictures I took at the St. Andrews show are up. These were taken with a crappy disposable camera (which never work unless you're in front row. Fortunately, I was in front row.), and scanned in on an ancient scanner, but I think they still look pretty good.
I'm Not Surprised
So, I checked out donewaiting earlier and I saw this story about Ben Blackwell (drummer of the Dirtbombs, Jack White's nephew, although this article says cousin) telling the BBC6, "Jack hasn't spoken directly to me about it but the word in Detroit is that The White Stripes are near-done." White Stripes breakup rumors have been circulating for a while now, and even this isn't the most reliable of sources. But I'm not surprised to hear this now, and I wasn't surprised a year ago.
The first three times I saw the White Stripes, I saw them in their (and my) hometown of Detroit in 2002. And all three shows were incredible. My favorite thing about the band was just the joy in their performance. I had never seen a band who seemed so delighted to be on a stage, and the childlike giddiness fit their music so well.
The next two times were out here in California in 2003. Coachella and San Diego. I was pretty far from the stage for Coachella, so I couldn't see very much. It was probably the worst performance I've seen them do. Not that it was bad or anything. It was merely good, which is still a disappointment when you're seeing a band capable of delivering an amazing show.
Three days later, I saw them at Soma in San Diego, and I was in second row. I could definitely see this time. It was a great show (not as good as the first three in Detroit), but it was missing something. Somehow, you got the impression that the band just did not want to be there. It was like watching a well-oiled machine that lacked heart. This is what sticks in my head whenever I hear these breakup rumors.
"Pete! Pete! Pete!"
"That's Not Pete, You Idiot!"
Man, as soon as I heard that, I knew it was going to be my title for this post. What happened was that Carl was shaking some peoples' hands, and this guy was trying to stretch his arm to reach while yelling, "Pete! Pete! Pete!" to get Carl's attention. You can probably figure out the rest. So, the Libertines show on Thursday... it was a good show, but Pete is the difference between a good band and a great band. And he wasn't there. The audience, in general, didn't seem to care though. I have to say, it was a pretty strange crowd at the Troubadour.
Normally, people are pretty mellow, and respectful of one another. At this show, people were crazy (which is cool), and complete assholes to one another (not cool). There were these two short brats who were trying to make their way to front row...by punching the people in front of them in the kidneys/ribs, and shoving those out of the way when they recoiled in pain! "We're getting pushed from behind!" they cried. Bullshit. One elbow to the side is an accident. Three or four sharp jabs to the exact same spot is intentional. Plus, there were these big guys who just pushed people out of the way to get up front, despite the fact that some people had waited for a couple of hours for the spot. And then those guys started swearing at the people who pushed back or wouldn't give up their spot. There was a short fistfight between one of the little brats and someone up front. Not my favorite audience, I can tell you that. Why am I telling you all of this? Because the audience had a pretty negative vibe, and it affected the enjoyment of the show not just for me, but for a few friends who were there. And it put me in a bad mood, thus probably coloring this entire so-called review.
Anyway, Stratford 4 opened the show. I didn't think they were particularly exciting to watch, but I enjoyed listening to them. The Libertines' set was a rock solid, no surprises affair, with a mix of songs from the old and new albums. I'll give them an A for effort. And John and Gary (the rhythm section) seemed to be having fun, not much different from the kickass Coachella performance I saw. But what made the Coachella performance so great was the chaotic...hell, I don't even know how to explain it...dynamic between Carl and Pete. They made you want to grab your best friend and start a band, because they made being in a band look like the funnest (shut up, I know 'funnest' isn't really a word) thing in the world. And there just isn't that kind of dynamic between Carl and Anthony. They interact, but it seems kind of forced. And I don't want to say that they weren't playing their asses off, because they were, you could tell it was a lot of work. And that was the problem. I hope that makes sense because I don't really know what else to say.
Oh, and before they walked offstage they signed a bunch of autographs for some people up front. I've never seen anyone else do that. I thought that was really cool for them to do, and worth mentioning.
"This Is A Song About Our 11th President. He Invaded Mexico For No Reason."
Normally my school's program board has the worst taste in music. They book bands like Hoobastank and Unwritten Law and Yellowcard, shitty bands that have one minor shitty hit on KROQ. But this year, they got Andrew WK and They Might Be Giants to do our 'Welcome Back Concert'. Of course, I didn't know that Andrew WK was going to be there, so I didn't bring my camera. Which is too bad, 'cause I would have had a great time photographing that set.
If you like WK's records, you really need to go see him live. He's awesome. You'll watch the whole set with a big, stupid grin on your face. Lots of bands tell the audience to go crazy, but he's really the only guy I've seen who does so convincingly. Many dismiss him as this guy who just writes big, dumb rock songs about partying. But it's not just about partying. It's about living life to the fullest, and appreciating the moment, which he explained during the set. He's part cartoon character, part caveman, and part motivational speaker. And he somehow got the first 10 rows or so of the audience (a mixture of college radio kids and Barbie and Ken lookalikes and frat guys) to jump up and down. It was priceless, everyone started looking around at each other like, "Omigod this is embarrassing and we all look so stupid but this is SO FUN!" I guess they didn't know that generally, the dumber you look at a show, the more fun you're having. And the set ended with "Party Hard" and the most massive, chaotic stage invasion I've ever seen.
I don't really know that much about They Might Be Giants. I'm pretty sure they did the theme song for the TV show "Malcolm In the Middle". And my Euro history teacher played the class the song about Istanbul and Constantinople (which ended up being the encore). But even though I didn't really know any of their songs, I still enjoyed their set. Their stage banter is also amusing (see title of post for an example), they made everyone do the wave ("You have friends who enjoy sports, and you know they enjoy life more than you do. So we're going to give you a chance to experience a little bit of the fun that sports fans do," they explained.), I had the song "Bastard Wants to Hit Me" stuck in my head the next day, and I thorougly enjoyed their own take on "Bohemian Rhapsody"-like decadence, a song I'm guessing is called "Fingertips".
Thursday, August 19, 2004
- Well, it's looking like a pretty slow news day, but I found a couple of cool feature stories. One from Detroit's Metro Times on Wendy Case of the Paybacks (if you've never heard them, there are a couple of mp3s at the Crutch. Good stuff.) and one from the Guardian on the Darkness.
- Dude! What the hell is this search bar thing that's cutting the top off my site? Now I have to fix the template....again.
Karen's Law of Nature #1: The People With the Worst Taste In Music are the Ones Who Play It the Loudest
Hey, remember that guy who lived in the apartment beneath mine last year, who played guitar and sang to Vertical Horizon's "Everything You Want" at 9 am every morning? Well, it seems he's been replaced by morons who blast horrible WB teen drama-inspired 'rock' at 7:30 in the fucking morning! I'm considering investing in better speakers for my computer so I can blast the Stooges, or Marilyn Manson, or something really abrasive right back.
It's bad enough to wake me up that early. But with shitty music?? This means WAR!
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
The Suck Stops Here
Yes folks, I am back in LA, and reunited with my beloved Mac. This means that things will start to get back to normal. I have some pictures of Franz Ferdinand and the Hives to post. And I should get the mp3(s) up and running. But I have some crap to tell you first.
- So,did anyone go to that Rilo Kiley instore at Amoeba the other day? Did you expect there to be so many people?? I sure didn't. I mean, I know they're popular around here, but they filled the entire store! Someone at the fan site RiloKiley.net said that the store's 1500 capacity was filled by the band's third song, and 300 people had to wait outside. That sounds about right.
Anyway, the set was enjoyable, but the Echo show I saw last year was a lot better. The band played for a little over a half an hour, mostly new songs. I'd say about half of the songs were really good, with the last song being great. I can't give you any titles, 'cause I wasn't able to pick up the record. The store was a mess afterward, the only thing I could think of was getting the hell out of there. But, based on what I heard, I'll be getting that CD soon.
What else should I mention? Oh, there was this old man standing next to me. After hearing "Portions For Foxes" (probably the highlight of the set. That and the last song.) he turned to ask me "Is that on the new one?" I told him I knew it wasn't on their first album (just found out it is on the new one). He had heard of them just two weeks ago. Which I wasn't really expecting. I had just assumed everyone there was a (somewhat) long-time fan.
After seeing the enormous crowd at the show, I thought "Whoa. If record companies weren't already chasing this band, they're sure gonna start." But I was under the mistaken impression that the band was now on their own label, Brute/Beaute. Which they are. But their label is actually owned by Warner Bros (at least that's what Amazon says).
- Just heard a radio ad for the KROQ Inland Invasion a few hours ago. I didn't hear them say "Ian Brown of the Stone Roses". I had only heard "Stone Roses" and I said, "Holy shit!" But it's not the Stone Roses. And I've seen Morrissey, Franz Ferdiand, and Muse in the past few months. Devore is pretty far, and I don't have a car. So now I really don't care about this show.
- The Libertines show is tomorrow, and that should be cool. A few days ago, my brother commented that they are assholes for not playing Detroit.
(And just for the record, bands who skip Detroit are assholes. Especially bands who have a day off between Chicago and Toronto shows and there are available venues. Damn them. Damn them to Hell!)
Anyway, my brother will have to eat his words, because the Libertines are playing in Detroit. October 10 at the Magic Stick (watch, it'll be 18 and up so he still can't go). The LA dates are: Troubadour 9/19, Henry Fonda 10/2 (more dates here). Will Pete be at those shows? Who knows? He could be in jail for that knife possession charge.
- Well, for the past two nights I stayed at the Best Western that houses the 101 Coffee Shop. There are outdoor hallways around an interior courtyard. At around 7 this morning, this guy was wandering around the halls talking to himself. Then my dad had to go back to the room to get his sunglasses, and he passed the guy, who said, "Wow, I must be a good actor! You guys all thought I was crazy!"
I love Hollywood.
- So, I moved into my (university owned) apartment today. Same exact apartment I had last year. But with one difference: ants have taken over the bathroom. And there's a wad of paper towel stuck to the ceiling. This is in addition to the ineffective air conditioning, hideous, decaying architecture, ill-fitting window screens, general filth, theft issues, and, oh yeah, the rapes and stabbings just down the street. Yes, I am complaining, but my purpose is twofold:
1) If you've just moved into a shitty dorm/apartment, and are pissed off, just be glad you don't live here.
2) Kids, don't ever live in USC housing. Tell your friends not to live here. Maybe if word gets around how much living here sucks, the school will have to do something about it. Hollywood has much better apartments you can have to yourself (no annoying roommate!) for about the same price. Or you might just wanna consider UCLA. Their apartments looked pretty damn new/nice.
Of course, the final coup de grace will be my roommate. But she hasn't shown up yet. I tried to at least find out what her name was (to see if it's the same roomate from last year), but the guy handing out keys said he wasn't allowed to tell me, because he had no way of knowing whether she wanted her information released or not. So lemme get this straight. You're saying it's possible that some girl out there has signed a contract to live with a stranger for nine months, but she doesn't want the person to know her name??
You may have noticed I said the roommate would be the finishing touch. You see, I have bad luck with roommates. All of the ones I've had have liked to bring their noisy, high-pitched voiced, drunk friends back to our apartment at 4 am. Or liked to shriek like a bimbo whenever a sheet of cookies came out of the oven...at midnight (when I have a 9am class). Or had nervous breakdowns. Or liked to fuck her boyfriends (the plural form is intentional) on the couch in the living room while I was in the bedroom, starving, because I needed to get to the kitchen (which is through the living room) to eat dinner. Yes, it seems roommates are the perfect illustration of Sartre's belief that Hell is other people. I can't wait to find out how my new roomie will torment me.
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We are going with video game characters this year… However, I am bad and cannot give detailed instructions on how to make this costume.
Here is Nevaeh's Linkette costume:
I made her dark green dress (yes, Nevaeh is wearing a dress… everyone should save this picture) using an adult vest pattern and her hat was made following a youtube pattern for Link's hat.
Super simple, super easy… Little miss's costume was a bit more difficult. Will post soon!


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An Illiterate Woman Hand Copies Zhuan Falun
(Minghui.org) I used to have several illnesses before I began to practice Falun Dafa. I had kidney disease for more than 30 years and I was partially paralyzed due to a stroke. I was unable to use chopsticks and sometimes had to eat with my hands. Because I had trouble using my legs, it was even difficult for me to cook, do household chores, or use the bathroom.
I later developed esophageal cancer, which made it hard for me to swallow or eat. I was in so much pain I thought about death. I tried to commit suicide three times, but failed.
One day, when I told a friend that my legs were numb because of the stroke, she said, "Only Falun Dafa can help you." My uncle who had attended Master's lectures also recommended the practice to me.
That was in 1998, one year before the persecution started in China. My family took me to a nearby town where many practitioners were studying Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. I grew up in a poor family and had several siblings so I seldom went to school and I could not read. Nonetheless, I was glad to hear others reading Zhuan Falun aloud, and other practitioners also taught me how to do the exercises.
I stayed in the town for six days. Master cleansed my body and all my illness symptoms miraculously left me. Although I was in my 50s, my period came back—just as Master described in Zhuan Falun.
When I returned to my village, my neighbors and friends were very excited. Since they knew how ill I had been they thought that I had passed away since they had not seen me for a few days. They were so happy for me.
From then on, I was able to do all my household chores and even do some farm work! When I bought fertilizer, I could carry the bag home on my shoulder and walk home. That surprised the street vendor, as I could never do this before.
However, I was still illiterate. Seeing my sincere wish to learn, Master arranged for another practitioner to teach me Chinese characters. Then Master helped me again: when I looked at the Dafa books, all the characters were golden and shining!
In Zhuan Falun, Master said, "When you go home and write a few words—no matter how your handwriting is—it carries gong!" When I read this I decided to hand copy the book.
My husband laughed at me, "You barely know any words. How could you hand copy the book?!" I said, "Don't you remember the story of how an iron rod can be ground into a needle if you really focus on it?" This is a well-known Chinese story about the famous poet Li Bai.
So I began to write. I would look at a character and copy each stroke. I carefully examined how each stroke looked and where it was placed. Sometimes, I needed to look at a character more than 20 times before I could replicate it.
Seeing my sincere heart, Master helped me write as if he was holding my hand. This is how I learned to write. One day when I was hand copying the book, I felt as if I were flying in the sky and all the characters were golden and shining. Some of the characters looked like Buddhas. It was amazing.
Hand copied Zhuan Falun by the author, a woman in her 50s who could not read.
Another time when I was hand copying Zhuan Falun, I felt someone standing next to me. I did not pay attention and continued writing. After a while I looked up and saw Master. I was moved to tears.
By following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I always tried to be better person and not argue with others. Below is one example.
My home is next to a road and a river, where local residents often wash their clothes. One day, my husband forgot to apply the brake on his tricycle. It rolled down the hill, crossed the road, and fell into the water. One person who was cleaning clothes jumped to the side and fell. She said she was injured, but when she was thoroughly examined in a hospital the doctor said that she was fine. Nonetheless she did not leave the hospital and continued complaining about this or that. I had no negative feelings and went to the hospital to take care of her. I also bought her any food she asked for, thinking I might have owed her in previous life times.
I had to return home to study the Fa and do the exercises, so I asked Master for help. The medical bill cost over 4000 yuan (about $600) and I asked my son to give her additional 700 yuan (about $100). She knew my son well and returned home soon after he talked with her. For me, 4000 yuan was not a small expense. Had I not been a Falun Dafa practitioner, I would not have handled it this way.
The peaceful days of my newfound cultivation path did not last long. After the former Chinese communist leader ordered the persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999, the local police came to my home six times to arrest me. Every time, I had some hints from Master and was able to avoid the arrest.
Nonetheless the police harassment caused my family huge pressure. Terrified, my husband beat me and ordered me to stop practicing Falun Dafa. He grabbed me and knocked my head against the wall, threatening to send me to prison. Every time when he beat me, I asked Master for help.
Another time, more than 10 police officer surrounded my home to arrest me. There were officers in the front, in the back, and outside the window. I asked Master for help and was able to walk away. None of the officers saw me. One of my sons said to the officers, "Falun Dafa helped our mother to become a better person. She is healthier and can do lots of work. She no longer yells at everyone and always helps others. Why do you want to arrest her?" But the officers did not listen to him and one officer even threatened to handcuff him.
Because the police often came to harass us, my husband was nervous every day. He beat me, refused to let me eat, and tried to kick me out. To reduce his pressure, I moved into the corn barn. It is freezing cold in the winter in northeast China, with strong wind and snow. There was no heat, but I did not feel cold at all.
In my heart, I knew I have Falun Dafa and Master. As long as I am able to continue practicing Falun Dafa and help save people, I am happy.


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Karl Lagerfeld And Vans Are Collaborating On A Collection That Won't Empty Your Wallet
We'd love to own a couture pair of shoes that Karl Lagerfeld designed, but the only way most of us will be able to own them is in our dreams…or if we eat nothing but pot noodles for a year. Happily, we'll be able to get a pair of Karl Lagerfeld-designed shoes thanks to the designer's forthcoming collaboration with Vans.
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Karl teased the collaboration on Instagram with a black and white graphic featuring the Vans and Karl Lagerfeld logos. It didn't reveal much apart from official confirmation of the collaboration and the launch date, but it was enough to get people very excited.
WWD reported that the collection will feature six different versions of classic Vans shoes including the Old Skool laceless style and the Sk8-Hi laceless platform. Karl Lagerfeld's signature black and white color scheme will feature prominently in the collection. It will even include the classic Vans' checkerboard pattern getting a King Karl makeover by featuring a cameo depicting the designer.
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And the Karl Lagerfeld x Vans collection isn't only giving us shoes; we'll also be getting clothes. Look out for backpacks, a T-shirt and a bomber.
The collection drops on September 7 in Karl Lagerfeld boutiques and select Vans' stores. Plus, you'll be able to shop it online. The prices will range from $40 to $300, which is a lot more wallet-friendly compared to some designer pieces.
The Karl Lagerfeld x Vans collection will launch September 7.


text: On Thursday, September 23, 2004, RUBY A. REIGLE of Glen Burnie. Cherished wife of the late Charles Reigle. Beloved mother of Charlotte Ison, and the late Charles C. Reigle. Mother-in-law of Donna Reigle. Remembered sister of Douglas Branham and Marilyn Root. Caring grandmother of Michael Reigle, Charles Reigle, Stephen Reigle, Billy Ison, Barbara Huggler, and Bonita Ison. Also survived by 15 great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at the Singleton Funeral Home, P.A., 1 Second Avenue, SW (at Crain Highway), Glen Burnie, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Monday. A Funeral Ceremony will be held at 9 A.M. on Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Interment in Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Severn United Methodist Church, 1215 Old Camp Meade Road, Severn, MD 21144.


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Toledo City Council reviewed legislation Tuesday that would allow the Metroparks of the Toledo Area to kill white-tailed deer in Swan Creek Preserve Metropark in South Toledo and Middlegrounds Metropark near downtown.
Metroparks officials and the Hicks-Hudson administration were at odds this month over the controversial planned deer kill. City Law Director Adam Loukx, in a letter to the park district's lawyer, said the city could take "whatever steps it deems necessary" to stop a Metroparks plan to kill deer because the kill would violate city law prohibiting hunting and discharging a firearm.
Council President Steven Steel proposed changing city law to allow "lawful official discharge of firearms."
The proposed law change states: "Such wildlife management or culling activities shall not be considered hunting under this code."
Mr. Steel said the city law as it exists prohibits police officers from firing their weapons.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife approved the Metroparks' request for a deer damage-control permit valid through March 31.
The Metroparks plans to kill as many as 50 white-tailed deer over the next three months in the park, which is within the city limits. The agency plans to kill 200 total in the park and Oak Openings Preserve. It said the kill is part of its ongoing effort to reduce ecological damage tied to an overabundance of deer in those protected areas.
The park district said a 2016 infrared survey of the deer population at Swan Creek showed 121 deer in the preserve, or 51 deer per square mile, which is more than double the ideal capacity for the habitat.
Metroparks spokesman Scott Carpenter previously said he expected the dispute to be resolved.
"Culling is a best practice used by every large, urban park district in Ohio to deal with the problem of too many deer," he said in a statement this month. "This problem poses a serious threat to the sustainability of natural areas and all of the plants and animals that rely on them, including deer."
Councilman Rob Ludeman said he would not support the change.
Mr. Ludeman questioned if the proposal went too far and would allow ODNR-sanctioned sharpshooting elsewhere.
Council could vote on the change next week.
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