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Time and time again, males accused of killing females, use the 'defence' that they "just lost it". This defence also exists on a background of popular patriarchy mythology that men don't have emotions, and cannot cry, and are therefore, just as much victims of patriarchy. Let us examine. Advertisements
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FEMINIST ARCHIVE: My Lai, Sexual Assault and the Black Blouse Girl: Forty-Five Years Later, One of America's Most Iconic Photos Hides Truth in Plain Sight
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Male victims of DV
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The R-word, free and easy in the media when males are victims
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DV abusers don't need a group hug
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To the right of Encuentro; next spot over.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?OK
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week-end crowdFew surfers
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Rarely surfed under head high. Has power once it gets bigger. Farely deep water and a channel.
Great weather, clear water great backdrop and friendly people.
One of the better more powerful spots in the area. I wouldn't compare it to backdoor though, like many of the locals do.
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By Anonymous , 23-11-2009
DR waves? - Hi All,
Heading to DR early Decemeber, wondering what the surfs like over that period?
By Anonymous , 01-05-2008
sorry bro! - I have been a lots of times in Destroyer by myself and in El Manianero. . .locals should be in the line up. . .do you think so!? But is cool to be a good local since the shore or since your home!!
Good work!!
By Anonymous , 23-03-2008
Coco Pipe - You are right I forgot to mention Destroyer and Magnanero, those are also locals only breaks.
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Within the social work world, many members of the profession (especially supervisors) explicitly promote "self care." That's great, and appropriate. We should encourage professionals to put on their own oxygen masks before they help others with theirs.
In fact, some people conclude that the high rates of turnover within the profession are specifically connected to insufficient self-care. However, this conclusion is incorrect. The drop-out rates within the field of social work have less to do with individual social workers' abilities to self-care, and more to do with agencies' abilities to promote self-care as a culture.
— The Myth of "Self Care" and How Structural Inequality is the Real Culprit, from anachronistica
After spending a week researching the ongoing Lululemon hoopla, some particularly observational friends guided me to a few excellent xojane articles about black bodies in yoga classes. The first article regarded one woman's observations of a black woman in her yoga class ("It Happened to Me: There are No Black People in My Yoga Classes and I'm Suddenly Feeling Uncomfortable With It"). The second article was a response from a black woman who read the first article ("It Happened to Me: I Read an Essay About a White Woman's Yoga Class/Black Woman Crisis and I Cannot"). The third article came as a response to both, from the perspective of the assigning editor of the original piece:
As the assigning editor, I'd like to respond to some of the criticism.
Because there are a lot of things that I don't give a fuck about — pageviews among them — but the one thing that I give a huge fuck about is race, and the conversations surrounding race.Throughout my life as a person, a black woman, a writer and editor, author, mother, daughter, partner and friend, it has always been an integral part of my existence to listen and question, invite and engage in dialogs about race. How can we look at issues surrounding race, racism, cultural appropriation and race consciousness in nuanced, unprecedented ways that will help move not merely the conversation, but the actual systemic foothold of the segregationist, tribal thinking that hurts and hinders the growth and emotional health of both black and white Americans alike.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
The Rescue
He awoke reluctantly and regarded me with instant suspicion . "With what?"
"There's a bird in the woodstove."
He made a face that suggested he'd rather bury his head under a pillow until I went away, but extricated himself from the bed, donned a bathrobe, and followed me out to the kitchen. "I have no idea how to get it out," he protested.
"That's okay," I told him. "Neither do I."
We both looked at the stove. Cookie had concluded that however interesting it was, he couldn't get to it in the stove, and had gone out to the sun porch. Biscuit, however, was still peering into the window of the stove and terrorizing the bird into paroxysms of fright. "First let's remove the cats," I suggested. I scooped up Biscuit and shut him, protesting, in the bedroom. Cookie was corralled on the porch and relocated to the bathroom. The noises of indignant cats pawing at the door, interspersed with occasional meows from Biscuit accompanied me back to the kitchen.
"I'd thought of using a large tin," I said, referring to one of the giant popcorn tins I usually use for yarn.
"How about a garbage bag?" Jonathan said.
"Sure." A garbage bag was light enough not to harm the bird and flexible enough to fit over the door of the stove. We opened doors, and readied our bag. We had neglected however to consider the bird's point of view. He clearly didn't think of the bag as something having space to fly into. He cowered in the back of the stove, staying well away from us.
We tried again, but the bird spotted his chance and swooped out of the stove, evaded the bag and headed straight to the closed windows in the living room, instead of out through the door. There he perched on the edge of the cat castle and gave us a wary look.
It was at that moment that Cookie managed to pry open the bathroom door and joined the fun. I snatched him up before he managed to sight his prey, and this time incarcerated him in the basement, which has a catproof latch on the outside.
My husband meanwhile tried to shoo the bird toward an outside access. The bird swooped back to the kitchen window- ignoring all three open doors. "You birdbrain!" Jonathan exclaimed, accurately enough.
There ensued a brief period wherein two barely clad humans chased the bird back and forth from window to window, just barely managing to cut him off from getting into the upstairs (which would be quite hard to get him out of), and finally, with much cursing and flapping of bathrobes, managed to chase him out the door.
Fortunately, it was still early enough that there was no one out on the street to appreciate this spectacle. My husband went back to bed. I got my tea. The bird lived to cheep another day. And the only disappointed ones were the cats, who prowled around the woodstove and kitchen after their release, complaining that they'd been left out.
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A happy ending for everyone except the kitties... and way more effective at getting your adrenaline flowing than any tea ever.ReplyDelete
Oh my!!! It's time like that when I understand why some people prefer fish as pets.......ReplyDelete
It could be worse -- could be a bat!ReplyDelete
You may want to have your chimney guy make sure whatever guards are in place are solidly attached -- there may be something they can tighten up to reduce the avian inflow.Replies
I've been reliably informed by cats that the bats are the Best.Toy.Ever. Mice with wings! And yeah. Having the chimney checked is a good plan.Delete
Ha. Isn't it funny how cats find it fairly easy to catch birds, but not to hang on to them, and humans find them not at all easy to catch, but all to easy to hang on to, in the sense of having them in the house once they get there?ReplyDelete


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Canadian born Moira Lassen is the daughter of Glaswegian parents who immigrated in 1957.
She became interested in weightlifting when her daughter Jeanne became interested in the sport. Living in Yukon, in the far north of Canada, proved limiting to Jeanne's chosen sport so Moira devoted herself to a mountain of grant applications, policy and bylaw work, coaching as well as technical aspects of weightlifting. Moira left no weightlifting stone unturned. Jeanne Lassen went on to become an Olympian and multiple world medallist. In this exclusive interview Competition Manager Moira talks of her role, her love of Glasgow and women in sport.
What does your role as Weightlifting Competition Manager involve?
The competition manager is responsible to ensure that all rules and regulations of the sport are adhered to and provide an environment for the athletes, team officials and technical officials to perform to the best of their ability. Having been in these roles myself, save the athlete, enables me to see and feel the environment is suitably prepared; being an empathetic leader within sport in a beneficial skill.
What do you think Glasgow has to offer in terms as host city?
The city of Glasgow has amazing architecture, green space and history for Games visitors to enjoy when they are here. I believe the most the city has to offer is that of its genuine kindness and true heart of citizens. The people in this city warm my heart on a daily basis, they assist and support one another, they engage in discussion and laugh with one another and there is a sense of open camaraderie and pride here unparalleled to anywhere else in the world. The moment I arrived here I felt it and I still feel it on a daily basis.
There are more females coming into weightlifting now. Why do you think this is?
I think this is occurring for a few reasons such as social media and legacy of major multisport games but I think the main reason is that a strong, physically fit woman has become normalised in society. It is also an awareness within women themselves that muscles keep them fit, healthy and independent. Corporate America realises that there is a huge market out there that they can tap into because these same women want to look good while becoming healthy and fit and in turn also become stronger and independent in all aspects of their life. They become more ambitious, more competitive and have more presence in society.
Do you believe enough is being enough is being done to encourage females into weightlifting and sports in general?
We are off to a good start but way more needs to be done. We have the success stories but they are one offs. We need to get more women involved not only as athletes but as leaders; we need more coaches, technical officials and decision makers. We need to keep that young girl who is going through puberty to stay with the sport and having female coaches there for her, to lament with her, will increase her chances to stick with it. I believe the females athletes who recently retired or will be within five years or so will be weightlifting's driving force for the mass advancement of women in these leadership positions. Within sport we also have to realise that women have on and off ramps within their life; during their child bearing / rearing years and potential elder adult care so we see women come in and out of sport. We have to be more open to this and support their continued involvement. For example provide complimentary day care twice a week, enable work at home solutions, and spare Games Accreditation for under two years of age. Of Course, the easiest way to encourage more women into weightlifting and sport generally, is ask them to come out and give it a try and let them bring a friend. Seriously, it can be that simple.
Do stigmas still exist that may deter some females?
Sadly yes there are and there are two factors, the internal and the external. Internally women may feel they are not strong enough or coordinated enough or that bits and pieces will move and bounce around that they didn't want to and so what would they do if someone laughed at them or what if the other women giggled and stared at them. The stigma is actually a lack of confidence.
The external factor would be the physical environment. The gym culture may be seen as having lots of unsophisticated, hairy sweaty men in a dank smelly basement gym. This vision may be unappealing to some women and may cause other women to feel physically unsafe.
What are your feelings on Glasgow 2014 and how do you think it will compare to other Games?
Glasgow 2014 is going to be a great time; I'm totally pumped for it. The Clyde Auditorium is an iconic venue and we have lots of good rock 'n' roll tunes lined up to play. The venue lends itself to a stage performance and the athletes will feel the energy of the music and the live audience and perform the show of a lifetime. The sport is dynamic and explosive. We have some real head to head competitions going on in the Women's 58kg and 75kg as well as the Men's 94kg and the +105kg. We will witness some Commonwealth Games records being smashed. It's going to be awesome!


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Nintendo has finally revealed that Pokédex 3D Pro will be arriving on the 3DS eShop on November 8. This updated version of the original application will come with all 649 monsters unlocked - making it our first 3D glimpse of Pokémon from the first four generations of games. In addition to new backgrounds to pose your Pokémon in, Pokédex 3D Pro will also feature a new Pokémon Challenge mode, which allows PokéManiacs to test their knowledge of the franchise with a variety of quizzes. The original version of the application will be removed from the eShop on October 1.
Arriving a bit sooner is Pokémon Dream Radar, which will be available in the eShop on October 7, the same day that Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 hit store shelves in North America.
For all things Pokémon - from previews to video profiles - keep it here on IGN.
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me and 3 of my buddies are planning a Eurotrip this April/may, we are planning on staying in hostels the whole trip, with the exception of a night or two in a hotel
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Writing's on the wall as mafia overruns Rome
SHAFAQNA – Romans once boasted that they lived in the world's most beautiful city, but these days residents spend hours on "Roma fa Schifo", a blog whose name means Rome is Disgusting. It carries photos of graffiti, potholes and litter on streets clogged by double-parked cars, and lists complaints about piazzas filled with stalls selling knocked-off goods which give Rome the feel of a third world country.
However, Romans now know why simple services, such as litter picking and tidying up parks have been so bad: they had been taken over by a gang of former neo-fascists and murderers. In a decade it had picked up 165 contracts worth €11 million (£8.6 million). "Now we know why the drains get blocked with leaves and Rome floods every time it rains," said Massimiliano Tonelli, 36, who runs the blog.
In the wake of other public works scandals this year, linked to Venice's flood barrier and Milan's Expo world fair, the emergence of the Rome mafia was another reminder to Matteo Renzi, the prime minister, that if he really wants to trim Italy's €2.2 billion debt and end the country's recession, tackling corruption is a vital first step.
Salvatore Buzzi, the brains behind the gang, won contracts for maintaining greenery, but left parks strewn with litter and felled trees for no reason.
When Buzzi was arrested earlier this month, police also raided the home of a council official running the city's gardening service and found €570,000 hidden behind a wall. Franco Panzironi, the former head of refuse collection, who has been arrested, was allegedly pocketing €15,000 month from the gang to keep the contracts coming.
Buzzi's preferred business was managing the city's Roma camps. "Buzzi was not only pocketing money destined for the camps but may have provided cover for gangs that operated inside them, who burn wiring stolen from street lights and railways for the copper, meaning Rome streets are being left in darkness," said Mr Tonelli. A convicted killer who hired ex-prisoners and won favour with left-wing councillors, Buzzi teamed up with Massimo Carminati, a former neofascist terrorist well connected at the town hall after 2008, when another neo-fascist, Gianni Alemanno was elected.
Even the services Buzzi did not get his hands on have slipped. Transport managers allegedly printed fake bus tickets for profit, while firms mending roads spread a fresh layer of asphalt without removing the old one, raising the road and thus blocking drains.
"I am convinced there are other Buzzis out there who haven't been caught yet," said Mr Tonelli. Earlier this month, a report said that the economy would be 20 per cent bigger if Italy had cracked down on corruption. "If we could get people to stop dodging their bus fare, maybe they would be less inclined to shut their eyes to the corruption ruining everything around them," said Mr Tonelli.
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Former Secretary of State Jon Kerry might soon be finding himself under investigation after telling a close aid to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to listen to President Trump.
According to the latest reports form the Jerusalem Post, Kerry told the aid to tell Abbas "that he should stay strong in his spirit and play for time, that he will not break and will not yield to President [Donald] Trump's demands."
He then went on to say that he did not believe that Trump would remain in the White House for much longer, and that the Palestinians simply need to wait him out.
It doesn't end there, however. Kerry also told the aid to ask President Abbas "to concentrate on personal attacks on Trump himself, whom Kerry says is solely and directly responsible for the situation," and " promised to help garner international support from Europeans, Arab states and the international community" to create an alternative peace process.
John Kerry, undermining our foreign policy, trashing the president to Abbas confidant https://t.co/aWhwK2PHDH
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 25, 2018
If you haven't guessed it already, this is treasonous behavior. Inciting a foreign government to launch personal attacks against the President of the United States is nothing short of criminal, and proposing to create a separate peace process completely violates the Logan Act, which prevents private citizens from negotiating on behalf of the government.
And Dems are no stranger to the Logan Act, so pleading ignorance doesn't fit: they tried to convict Gen. Flynn of violating the act just last year for communicating with the Russians, so they know all about the fact that this kind of activity is strictly prohibited by law.
Here is John Kerry in a flagrant violation of the Logan Acthttps://t.co/iiCtN0pDJY
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 24, 2018
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was among the first to bash Kerry for his actions, calling them "stunningly unpatriotic" and "overtly un-American" during an appearance on Fox and Friends. His thoughts were shared by thousands of others across social media, who quickly joined in on calling out the former secretary.
We can only hope that Kerry will receive punishment for his actions. After all, the Logan Act does prescribe three years imprisonment or a fine for this kind of behavior. But then again, the law never seems to apply to the left, so it seems unlikely that anything at all will come of this without some major public outrage first.
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American football players have aligned themselves with the supporters of skier Andrus Veerpalu in a legal victory against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
"Rarely will an Estonian Nordic skiing champion be hailed by the stars of American football, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday after a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)," writes AFP.
The court overturned a three-year doping ban from 2011 due to procedural flaws in WADA's growth hormone test. Although the court maintained that WADA's test was reliable, and insisted that data indicated Veerpalu had in fact broken anti-doping rules, backers of Veerpalu said that, in the end, the test is not reliable.
According to AFP, an association representing football players has been fighting an initiative to adopt human growth hormone testing by the NFL, saying the test was not scientifically valid.
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"[T]here were many factors in this case which tend to indicate that Andrus Veerpalu did in fact himself administer exogenous [human growth hormone]," yesterday's CAS media statement said.
One of the researchers on Veerpalu's defense team, Krista Fischer, who is a senior researcher for the Estonian Genome Center, spoke to ETV about the assertion.
"That sentence in the press release from CAS came as a big surprise to me because it was left hovering in the air. It was not explained in the press release or in the decision itself. So what were these factors? Right now the only numbers that seem to hint at doping are the same four numbers that have been deemed invalid by the ruling [...] Our research in this process was not novel, but what may be considered notable is that an organization such as CAS, first of all, accepted such a long and serious scientific discussion, and secondly, it listened to our arguments and took them into account in the ruling."
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Meanwhile on Tuesday, WADA said it was disappointed by the ruling and that it would release a thorough analysis of the precedent. The organization's communication director told ETV: "Although CAS acknowledges that the growth hormone test is reliable, WADA is concerned by CAS's conclusions about the applicable normal values. The growth hormone test has been developed by the field's leading experts and it has already been applied in several cases."


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Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 14 Nebraska soccer team (3-0-0) controlled possession throughout its home opener, downing South Dakota, 3-0, at Hibner Stadium on Friday night.
Three Huskers each scored their first career goals, while sophomore goalkeeper Aubrei Corder earned her second shutout of the season in three attempts. Corder, who collected one save in 90 minutes, earned her 13th career shutout in 25 appearances.
Nebraska's offense outshot the Coyotes, 20-3, including a 9-1 advantage in shots on goal. The Huskers took 12 corner kicks, compared to South Dakota's one.
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Patrick Chan of Team Canada reacts after his short program at the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Budweiser Gardens on Wednesday afternoon (March 13) in London, Ontario, Canada.
The 22-year-old skater shared with press after claiming the top spot with 98.37 points, the highest score ever: "I worked very hard for the past three weeks which really paid off. I do this program every day in practice. The Canadian fans help me to be more focused, concentrate more and they lift a lot of pressure."
He added, "Today I had no luck, just a lot of hard work that paid off. This feels almost as great as the Vancouver Olympics. Setting a new world record is just the icing on the cake."
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citadel LLC urged U.S. regulators to approve Nasdaq OMX Group's $62 million compensation plan for firms harmed by Facebook's May 18 glitch-ridden initial public offering.
Citadel's market making unit bought and sold over $3.8 billion worth of Facebook stock during the IPO and "incurred losses protecting retail investors from the problems caused by Nasdaq," the firm said in a letter on Tuesday to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nasdaq filed its all-cash plan with SEC in July.
Regulations cap the exchange's liability at $3 million a month for problems caused by technology issues, and the Facebook accommodation plan would temporarily raise that amount, though not to a level anywhere near the upward of $500 million lost by the major retail market makers in the IPO.
"While the extent of exchange immunity from liability for mishandling orders is an important and complex public policy issue, we submit that any commission consideration of this issue should be addressed at a later time," Citadel said.
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Anna Wintour's daughter is returning to New York. Bee Shaffer's leaving Hollywood, and her gig working for Glee creator Ryan Murphy, for a new, awesome NYC job. Seth Meyers hired Shaffer for a segment producer role on his new Late Night team. She'll start once Meyers takes over as host from Jimmy Fallon in early 2014. (Can we just say, as an aside, we're still a little sad he's leaving SNL.)
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Suffering, pain, and trials. Some faiths tell us that these three are caused by bad behavior. Others would have us believe that God never wants us to undergo trials. Some religions, such as Buddhism, say that bad past behavior or bad karma can affect what happens to us.
The Christian Bible has a lot of examples of adverse situations, and often focuses on a desired outcome rather than the WHY.
I want to start with two quotes by people of the Christian faith. Lee Strobel, a pastor and author, writes, "Courage would be impossible in a world without pain." Makes sense�
C.S. Lewis, an author, asks, "Why should the righteous suffer?" He replies "Why not? They're the only ones who can handle it."
These two quotes focus on the middle and end of suffering, not the cause. Actually, regardless of the reason we suffer, we have to trust that God has a reason and that we will come out better than we went it.
Nobody can really explain, in a emotionally-satisfying way, why we need pain. Who can understand it in the midst of personal tragedy? But to know that, through the valley, we shall have SOME benefit, prepared by God for us.
In Romans 8:28, the Bible says that God works all things for the good of those people who love him and are following his purpose.
Similarly, C.S. Lewis says, in The Problem of Pain, "Pain hurts. That is what the word means. I am only trying to show that the old Christian doctrine of being made perfect through suffering is not incredible. To prove it palatable is beyond my design."
We cannot know the purpose, nor can we really explain it or sooth any pain by our explanations, but God can.
Next time you go through something, ask yourself what you can learn, or what positive effect you can find. Of course, do this in a calm, quite moment.
Secondly, take time to read the Bible and pray. There are lots of encouraging verses you can read, like the above verse, or 1 Peter 1:7. And prayer can connect you to God and make you more confident in your relationship with Him.
Prayer really works, and when someone prays for you, you can feel refreshed and renewed, and you will experience a new sense of God�s presence.
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The Bible says �Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.� (james 5:16)
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And, Jen is a gem. She is my friend, but everyone I mention her name to agrees-- you leave a conversation with her and just feel a bit lighter. She is exactly the kind of person I would want to collaborate with artistically , because she's generous. And positive. It makes sense that she does comedy improv, because the rule of improv is "yes, AND." You have to be a yay-sayer.
I realized that, despite having known Jen casually for several years, I actually knew very little about her. Which was kindof perfect.
So, we talked about unexpected paths, and about how to get out of your own way. We talked about ambition and risk-taking and how so much of "making it" (whatever that means) is about persistance and knowing generous people.
L: How long have you lived in the Twin Cities?
J: It will be 12 years December 1!
L: What did you move here for? From Iowa, right?
J: Yes. Iowa. I moved here because I didn't know what else to do. I didn't know what to do in college. I got a degree in a totally unmarketable field...in Music and a minor in Art and Design and a minor in German- I'm a bass player. I wasn't a good music major. I mean, I got good grades. If I was really serious about it, I would have gone to another school, though. So I followed my friends Dave and Becky here.
L: What did you do when you came first came to Minneapolis?
J: I worked as Steve Antenucci's Admin Assistant at Theatre in the Round. So I was the Assistant Director of Theater, which cracked me up- I had a plaque. Steve was an angel. He said, "Do your parents know how much your making working here? And do you still want to work here?" He taught me so much. I also needed a couple part time jobs to stay afloat, so I started box office working at Brave New Workshop. I ran the box office for Brave New Workshop's Flannigan's Wake.
L: Had you done any improv at this point?
J: No. And they offered free classes, and I said "I don't know what this is. Sure I'll take your free class." I'm very lucky. I really had no idea what I was doing for at least a good 2 years. Some people know what they're doing or know that they can do things- I really had no clue that anyone could be a funny person. Not that I am a funny person-- I try to be. But, that you can actually pursue [making a career out of] things like that...I didn't know that.
L: How have you transitioned since? You fully support yourself as an actor and a teacher. How did this happen?
J: Out of pure stubbornness. I started because I didn't really know what I wanted to do for a living, even thought I was taking improv classes...I loved improv. I took a year of advertising school and thought that might be a career for me. It got to a point where I had to choose between ad school or improv, because they started backing up against one another. I could have been more stubborn with ad school- I don't know if it would have gotten me anything. But I really enjoyed the connection and the brainstorming support with improv more than all of the guys I was in ad school with. I didn't feel the connection. I couldn't be myself with them. So I chose improv. And then I was lucky enough to have a couple of people say "Jen, you should try this" or "Jen, I think you'd be a good fit for this." The teaching was someone saying "Jen, I think you'd be a good fit for the teens". So, I was lucky. And the acting part was similar: a lot of "Oh Jen you should try this" and also a lot of sneaking my way in to shows by playing piano. People learned I played piano through my accompanying improv, and they would say "Jen, can you do The Minnesota Show?" "Sure, I'll do The Minnesota show. Can I [also] understudy?" "Ok, I guess."
And then Flannigan's Wake was the same way. "Jen you play piano!" "Can I understudy?" "Sure." And then Mystery Cafe, I've been working for them for a number of years, and that started out with piano. [I told them] I'm a terrible piano player, and that I'd be more comfortable being an actor. And, luckily they were cool about transitioning me. And that's what I do for them now. So...a whole bunch of different ways of people just giving me a chance. "Oh, you do improv. And you're around, and you're a nice person. Do you want to be a nun who cleans plates? You're an understudy."
L: What's been hard as you've transitioned into being a full-time artist?
J: Juggling. I've always kept myself very busy, and I was going through tax stuff for '06 or '08 and, oh my god! I don't know how I did all of that. I was crazy. It became second nature- I didn't know anything different. So...balance has been the biggest. Along with money stuff.
And, fearlessness. I have certainly found myself making excuses when I couldn't [be fearless], and then getting bitter at people who are, and that's been a good challenge. And trying to learn how to celebrate the successes [of other actors] and work on my own. They can do it, I can do it. There's room for all of us. So, trying to get that into practice.
Also, working against [self sabotage]. There are certain things I should be doing to take myself where I want to go, but [then I start asking], do I want to go there?
Have you read The War of Art? You would love it. And there's also a book called Do The Work by the same guy. They totally express that artistic dilemma. He calls it resistance. It's not just for artists. Say you want to start a non-profit...anything that will bring you to your dreams, you have to work against something...it is always there, and it's resistance. And it's working against you. And once you recognize what IT [the resistance] is....then you can figure out how to get past it.
L: What are your continuing goals?
J: My next goal is working on writing things down to say in front of people, and that feels riskier to me [than improvisation] for some reason...adding "this is a work by" after something.
L: Saying "I thought that this was worth presenting."
J: Exactly. That's a challenge. I think I need to put that writing in an experimental [mindset] or something that makes it feel ok. I wrote a bunch of sketches for my sketch group, and it's all in these early phases, but I'm having a hard time presenting these sketches to my fellow writers...my friends...because I'm like, what if they're bad? I'm old! All of my sketches are about making babies now. But I just have to do it!
L: So, you said a lot of people have been helpful on your journey. And you talked about those books. Is there anything else you think of as 'god, i'm really glad I found that.'
J: I love taking workshops. I've taken a lot of workshops that are kinda out of my comfort level, but those have always been weirdly useful to me. Like I took a Margolis Brown workshop...I gained a lot from just knowing that my body can move that way.
And also, talking to people who have come before me. I love talking to a number of old school Brave New Workshop-style comedians who still have theatre as a part of their life who I kind of hold as heros. It's awesome to meet those people and see where their lives have gone.
Also, having a hubby who tells me to just stand up straight, even thought I hate it when he says that, and who asks "why do you put yourself down when you talk?" So, i've been working on that- on trying to get better about speaking positively about what I'm doing to people, even though I feel like a douche.
"I'm teaching at children's theatre."
I always feel like saying it comes off as being better than people, so it's hard. Because we've all met those people who wear their resumes on their sleeve.
I wonder if maybe when I find myself in conversation, if I need to take a moment and...breathe or ground down or something, and remind myself "Just be honest. And be excited for it."
My friend Ian does it well. He's a go-getter, and he's from New York City, and I don't know how he does it, but for some reason he's able to talk about things that excite him, and say they're awesome, and not come across like a douche. I think that if Ian can do it...can sell himself so well...that we can. I want to pick up on that. Maybe we need to practice on eachother. I'll tell you what I'm doing, and you tell me, and we'll celebrate it.
L: As you continue to make an artistic life here in Minneapolis, what kinds of things are you working towards?
J: I would like to do more stage work. It felt really good to [perform in] the Red Eye show, so I'd love to continue to try a little more of that. It would be nice to say "hey, I did that, and I was really proud of that piece." I do other things, like Mystery Cafe, which I'm really proud of, but I'm dressed like an old lady, and it's really fun and stupid and great. But you know, of course my friends don't have to come see me in Mystery Cafe at the Ramada Inn at the Mall of America.
I'd love to take more risks, and try and push myself to get things out...even something stupid like a web video. So, scripted work and writing web videos and getting stuff out there. The commedians and actors that I like...they push stuff out there, they get stuff out there and it's really risky, but they just do it. And they're just people.
L: How did you come up with Camilla Parker Bowls? And when did you start it?
J: Oh! The first one was last January. I didn't realize that I stole the idea of improvising from an interview from [Las Vegas improvisor] Matt Donnelly. I told my friends Jim and Dennis about it. Jim came up with the name Camilla Parker Bowls, and Dennis added "at the Bryant Lake Bowl", which we thought was hilarious. I don't play a character. I play a hyped-up version of myself. I could be this British drag queen, but it's just me interviewing, and then I turn it over to these three improvisors. It's really nice to have a group of engaged funny people talking to someone of interest. And, everyone's of interest. I kinda love that I get to show these 3 improvisors that I love off. So, most of it is just producing the show. I like it, it's easy. I like doing it. I like talking to strangers and I like asking questions. It's become a very fun and easy thing to do.
In the improv community we all are so bubbled...there are very few who crossover from acting to improv or improv to acting- there are a couple, but we are so much in a bubble. All improvisors are puppies anyway, "can we say yes, and?!" There aren't many jerk improvisors because it doesn't survive well. No one wants to play with you.
L: I've noticed that artists have a hard time combining art-making and money-making. How do you make your art your business?
J: I decided to start thinking about acting and teaching as "work". So, I have 2 jobs today- I work at the science museum as a performer, and I've got a show tonight. And I'll say "I'm going to first work, and then second work." It helps to keep it in that mindset...part of why we work is for money. There are three reasons to do something: You like it, it makes you money, or it gets you where you want to go. I try to remember this.
I guess the bottom line is, as artists, we just have to keep doing it. And then telling our friends about it. And strangers. And then we have to remember to stand up straight.
L: It's all really hard.
J: It's all really hard.
L: We need a gold star.
J: And a cookie.
L: I can't wait to see Camilla Parker Bowls.
J: I hope you like it. It's super silly.
If you live in the Twin Cities, you, too, can see Camilla Parker Bowls at the BLB, tomorrow (Thursday) night at 10:00pm.


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A new day is dawning for robotics. The tools of manufacturing have been democratized and robots have become modular and configurable. It is easier than ever to make your own robots.
This conference will shine a spotlight on this fresh approach to robotics and the roboticists that are building a better tomorrow through automation. The day will be have talks, demonstrations, explanations, and robotic wisdom.
This first inagural Botacon has the theme "Robots for a Better Future." You are invited to submit your talk about your pet robot project, your innovations in robotic stepper controllers, your sweet software for controlling two robotic arms at once or things you can make with a robot that make the world a better place. If you've got a tutorial or some wisdom to share, submit it here as a talk. While the audience will be heavily skewed towards MakerBot Operators, you are invited to submit your talk on anything robot related.


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Venezuelan leader now rules by decree
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has vowed to limit profiteering and to strengthen price controls after receiving special powers from the country's national assembly that he claimed were needed to battle the country's economic crisis – but which critics say signals a move towards greater state control.
"What you have seen is little compared to what we will do to defend the people and their rights," Maduro said this week shortly after being granted the power to rule by decree, allowing him to create laws without consulting Congress.
Maduro says the special powers will enable him to regain control of the country's collapsing economy, which the president blames on "economic warfare" being waged by his opponents to destabilise his rule before December's municipal elections.
Last week, Maduro ordered shops around the country to slash their prices by more than half and announced that as many as "100 parasitic bourgeois managers" would be imprisoned for usury.
Critics of the government say ruling by decree will do little to fight corruption or solve the root problems behind the oil-rich nation's mounting inflation, but will underline Maduro's message that he will remain true to the political line of his mentor Hugo Chávez, who died in March.
"Maduro is continuing with the plan to instate a Cuban-style socialism that Chávez left incomplete. This advance implies a statist model economy, with more interventions and the creation of new institutions. The Venezuelan economy as we knew it is being destroyed," said Professor Margarita Lopez-Maya, a sociologist at Venezuela's Central University.
In his speech from the presidential palace, Maduro said the measures would allow him to restrict retail profits, fix prices and control imports.
Many fear, however, that Maduro's move will deter investors and fail to prevent another wave of shortages.
Maduro has assured voters that the companies seized by the National Guard after last week's announcement have enough stock for the next year.
"It is untrue that there will be shortages. We have controlled the storage systems of all these companies and they are full. We have reserves for more than a year."
Political analyst Nicmer Evans said the emergency powers were essential for the government to prevent the economy from spiralling out of control. "We are facing a real and deep economic crisis. Ruling by decree allows the president to do in months what it would take the assembly years.
"It has none of the parameters of socialism. It is [a return] to normal capitalism because it is not normal that Venezuelans pay 1 000% over price," said Evans.
The emergency measure – known in Spanish as an enabling law – was approved after an opposition lawmaker was stripped of her parliamentary rights and replaced with her substitute, a Maduro loyalist.
The move has outraged many in the fractured opposition who are calling supporters to close ranks in the upcoming elections. "This enabling law is corrupt in its origin and it will be corrupt in its execution," said opposition leader Henrique Capriles. – © Guardian News & Media 2013


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With Thanksgiving about a week away, everyone who plans to cook is preparing ahead. Chef Samuelsson will join the crew on ABC's "The Chew" today to whip up some fantastic specialties for the upcoming occasion.
Lots of Thanksgiving on "The Chew"
For the past week and a half, "The Chew" has been dedicated to offering outstanding ideas for Thanksgiving. The holiday is about food, fun, family and giving thanks. These are all topics this crew knows well. People who plan to cook the holiday meal are turning to their favorite afternoon show to get some great ideas. Clinton showed some unusual items including a candle that smells like meat and potatoes. Mario is making a turkey tortellini pie that looks really terrific.
Carla prepared a sensational pumpkin souffle. Clinton presented some beautiful crafts with cranberries. Yesterday the crew showcased some down home specialties with Billy Ray Cyrus to add some southern charm to the holiday. Mama T, Daisy and Antoinette all returned to "The Chew" for another battle of the Iron Grandmas to determine the best stuffing recipe. Antoinette beat the stuffing out of the competition.
Now the heat is on in the kitchen. Thanksgiving is just a week away. Today the show will be offering some fool proof ideas for the big feast day. They are presenting easy recipes fans can whip up without fear. One Facebook fan wondered, "Love the show, can someone cook for me for the holidays from 'The Chew'?" That certainly sounds like a good option. In the absence of a chef from the show, fans can turn to these yummy recipes to impress their family and friends.
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on "The Chew"
Today "The Chew" is getting some assistance in the kitchen from famed chef Marcus Samuelsson. This renowned chef was raised in Sweden and now lives in Harlem. He owns Red Rooster in Harlem as well as three other restaurants. He is sure to bring some mouthwatering recipes to the table for Thanksgiving that have a tasteful international flair.
Marcus had a television show on the Discovery Home Channel, "Inner Chef," as well as a show on BET J/Centric, "Urban Cuisine." His unique cooking style combines international influences from Sweden to Africa to Japan. In 2009, Marcus was a guest chef for the first state dinner for President Barack Obama. The dinner was in India and served a largely vegetarian menu combining flavors of both America and India.
As a New York City resident, Marcus is also an adviser to The Institute of Culinary Education. He has been featured on television as a judge on "Chopped," "Top Chef" and "Iron Chef America." Marcus also appears often on "Today." He competed on the Bravo "Top Chef Masters" Marcus won the competition and donated $115,000 for UNICEF's The Tap Project. He also won $50,000 for his charity Careers Through Culinary Arts Program by competing on "Chopped All Stars: Judges Remix." Fans can't wait to see what he serves for Thanksgiving on "The Chew." HULIQ will return with more later.
ABC's "The Chew" airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. ET
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YT Comments as PDF
UPDATE: Finished. Here are the most recent 1000 comments on Miley Cyrus' 7 Things I hate About You. YT currently restricts API calls for comments to 1,000 items. There is a ticket to request this number be increased. I suggest you vote (click the little star down at the bottom of the page).
Within the next few days I'll try to make this bullet proof and get it on the intarwebz.
Working on a little tool which turns a specified number of comments of a video specified using its youTube ID into a pdf or xml-d plaintext doc. Here's it's first useful output.


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Together with her man, Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Made a remarkable partnership. It addressed not only in four talented children, it also helped her practice devoting her life to the highest values of human dignity in service to social change. It seemed black people in America had a time to shine that might involve something other than shoes. So she was rather enraptured with the prospects of performing her arts – in a worldwide and televised way.
"Corrie" was a nice young woman who had a terrific figure in her prime, carefully cultured to make her an excellent mother. Nonetheless, she had to end the painful hardships of being seen as "unnatural" because she was colored, and of being seen in a futile way as someone who could be shoved around. She grew up with a typical life of the times, having to walk five miles to school every day. Being somewhat defensive as a young woman, she thought that she might not achieve a full life; This turned out to be absolutely not the case.
Also, she and Dr. King made a pretty cute couple. She married fairly young, having met him at Boston College. Way it goes in life sometimes. Corrie would have to settle for the loss of her individuality somewhere, and became lost in a great man's shadow. But she would forever retain her beauty, and unlike her husband, she never became overweight, dying not of attack or assassination – but at a reliably advanced age in a safe, clean hospital bed, one at a non-segregated hospital. And yet for some reason, even black people seem to have had trouble finding them their proper graves. I surprised myself if this had anything to do with the usual "witchcraft" accusations, but I guess it was just politics – and an attempt to get the kings buried in a good area and in a style becoming their standings.
The single crypt housing the great man's body at the grounds of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change has been replaced by a larger one, and Coretta Scott King's body has been moved to it from a temporary grave. She died at 78 on January 30 of complications from a stroke and ovarian cancer. This is technically the third grave for Martin Luther King, Jr. Who was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. His was the fourth of a series of awful assassinations: JFK's in 1963, Malcolm X's in 1965, Bobby Kennedy's in 1968, and also MLK's – a few months earlier. But the fact is, during this time period, others were forced to contemplate lives of extreme misery and social degradation. The two people mentioned in this story may accidently not have done enough for them. Well, they were only human. Perhaps they inadvertently contributed to a nasty belief system involving going to Hell after you die, being religious folks. Dr. King himself really hated this fixation, and had spoken poorly against it.
However, this is not that large of a question anymore. Really, as global warming has now superseded many social issues, these problems do not continue in these days like they used to. I have to wonder though about "our" MLK and his family; I have heard some odd messages about them, sometimes on the Internet, sometimes in my sleep – and sometimes they come to me when I'm awake, from where, I would not begin to know.
Meanwhile, back in the past, Mrs. King traveled through America and the world speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice, women's and children's rights, gay and lesbian dignity, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, full-employment, health care, educational opportunities, nuclear disarmament , And ecological sanity. In short, this lady let a productive career that she had begun earlier in school guide her away from a most terrible mourning process.
As Dr. King had died at the tender age of 39, she was quite lonely, in spite of a huge coterie of fans and friends. So her mourning process was thus sufficiently alleviated. The man she had been married to was a brilliant man of talent. She could never find anyone better, so she did not remarry. The altruistic being that had almost saved the world was perpetually on her psyche. He had been a major world figure, and she had been so near the top of the highest mountain, she decided to continue to preach his words of social change. She had been doing that anyway, but his loss was not one from which she could recover. On the other hand, she certainly had a lot to make up for it – with her struggles for dignity for others.
In her distinguished and productive career, she has lent her support to democracy movements world-wide and served as a consultant to many world leaders in democracy movements worldwide. She traveled the world to tell as many people who could afford to listen to her at the time that although she was a grieving widow, she had much to share with everyone regarding gaining human rights for the entrenched oppressed world, or at the very least, For the left wing version of it.
During the 1980's, Coretta Scott King also reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. In 1986, she traveled to South Africa and met with Winnie Mandela. After her return to the United States, she personally urged President Ronald Reagan to approve sanctions against South Africa. Coretta King also remained active in various women's organizations, including the National Organization for Women, the Women's International League for Peace, and Church Women United.
She put her musical training to use through the black freedom struggle, participating in "freedom concerts," which included poetry recitation, singing, and lectures related to the history of the civil rights movement. The proceedings from these concerts were donated to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). She accompanied her husband on many of his trips, traveling to Ghana in 1957 and India in 1959. In 1962, Coretta Scott King's interest in disaster efforts took her to Geneva, Switzerland, where she served as a Women's Strike for Peace delegate to the seventeen -nation Disarmament Conference.
"Today Mrs. King is active in many political groups. She is a member of the Black Leadership Forum and the Black Leadership Roundtable. She also continues to give speeches supporting her political beliefs of nonviolent change," is what a website said about her in 2006. She died later that same year. Ten months after her death, Coretta Scott King is in her final resting place next to her husband, slain civil rights leader Michael King. He is now known by one of his many titles, purportedly, at the grave site, probably the one of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr.
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One of the great things about Brainiac's design is that we are able to utilize the exact same components for our 7″ universal fit unit and our 10.1″ snap-in kits. The difference is the button belt and touch screen. Since each of our 10.1″ snap-in kits are the same except for the plastics that house the unit, it allows us to tackle new vehicles with a focus on design and the perfect fit of plastics.
To help visualize what a 10.1″ snap-in kit might look like in different vehicles, Rob has started to pull together some photoshops where we take our existing plastics and blend them into other vehicles that we're considering. Of course these are not final designs, but more of a way to aid in understanding what Brainiac could look like.
We've created a short list of vehicles that we think would be interesting dashboards to house a snap-in kit. Our goal for 2016 is to add 6 more vehicles to our snap-in kit line-up. We want to hear from you which vehicle you want the most, so we've added a small poll in this post. Let us know with your vote which vehicle you want to see next 🙂


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Nigeria's leading fictional story blog - Chief, traditional wedding ceremony, new yam festival, masquerade arena, festival, yam, pit latrine, dowry.
"The most promising governorship candidate in our state is coming to town in a week's time," Chief Malu announced to his people. He was a thoughtful and democratic chief who always sort the views of his people. "So, I have I summoned this meeting so we can discuss the problems we want the governorship candidate to solve for us now or when he assumes office, if he wants us to vote for him," he explained further. "So, my people, what are our most pressing needs. We cannot give him our votes for nothing. We don't see important people of his caliber very often. Our population has grown significantly over time, so he realizes that our votes can make or break him." There was a moment of silence as his subjects pondered his words. Mr. Kataki looked around the square. Perhaps no one wants to be the first to open the floor, he thought. He was a tall, old, grey-haired man with a lanky physique. Slowly, he rose to his feet with the help of his makeshift walking stick. He had to lean slightly to ease the age-induced pains in his waist.
"Chief Malu, you will live long. It is kind of you to have secured the candidate's interest in our land. We must make the most of this. I think we should have him solve one major problem for us now that he is not already in government. In my opinion, he should build pit latrine for us," he said with all seriousness. "But we have more pressing needs," yelled, Mr. Zumba, a middle-aged man with a stocky build. He was slightly educated. "Shut up Zumba," Kataki fired back at him. "My pit latrine will soon be full, so I cannot see a more pressing need than that!" "But he cannot build pit latrine for everyone in our town," Zumba countered. "Then let him build one for everyone who needs it." "But we need schools for our children," added Mr. Dambaba. "What school?" Asked Mr. Turake. "Turake, please ask him," Kataki urged his friend. "Our children are meant for the farm, and not that stupid classroom. I don't care what you think Zumba, as far as I am concerned, there is no better need in the land than a new pit latrine," Kataki said conclusively, as he headed slowly back to his seat.
"Enough of this argument over pit latrine. I think a masquerade arena is far more important than pit latrine," added Mr. Enelonga as he joined the argument. "Our neighboring town, Obazu has a magnificent masquerade arena. During the new yam festival, they have a place to dress up and prepare the masquerades and a vast area for the masquerades to parade while the people of the town watch in awe. My pit latrine will last for another eight years, so if you ask me, a masquerade arena should be at the top of our list." "What kind of men are these?" Zumba queried painfully. His face had contorted into a deep and tense frown. "Who cares about masquerades?" He added. "I do!" Yelled Okenzu, as he scurried to his feet. He was young; a few years shy of forty five years. He still enjoyed festivities. He played in a drumming group in town, so the idea of a masquerade arena appealed immensely to him. "I agree with Enelonga and Okenzu," added Madriga. "There you are Zumba. You have your answer. I am sure Madriga and Okenzu speak for our youth. A masquerade arena will bring us together; a place for our young people to dance and enjoy during the festivities," Enelonga stressed his point.
"How about our roads? Our roads are a death trap!!!" Dambaba shouted in anger, pointing menacingly at Enelonga. "How many of us drive by the way?" Asked Okenzu. "Our feet and bicycles are adept at negotiating our paths and tracks. Who needs tarred roads when we can trek?" Madriga added as the discussion heated up. "I want money for dowry!!!" Sekibo shouted zealously. "I have been contemplating taking another wife, and there is a particular girl I have in my sights. The dowry that her family is asking for is beyond my reach, simply because she has gone to secondary school. I say….the governorship candidate should provide every grown man in our land with dowry." "Oh my God!!! This is getting even more ludicrous. Sekibo you already have two wives; why would you want to take another one? By the way, the fact that you want a third wife does not mean that every other man wants to marry as well, so why should the governor offer dowry to every man in the land?" Dambaba asked in frustration. "I have not been able to marry at all because of dowry," Chaka added. "I support Sekibo's suggestion." "But the man cannot go about giving us money to take new wives. He wants to know tangible projects he can build for us," Zumba implored his town's men. "A new wife…a young and luscious one is my number one project right now. When you see the girl I have in mind…when she walks past you Zumba; you will forget every other project you have in mind," Sekibo answered. His eyes had lit up with excitement as his hands gesticulated with excitement in describing the new girl of his dreams.
"But you said the same thing when you married Ashaza, your second wife!" Dambaba pointed out. "And I am saying it again!" "Even if you end up saying it ten times Sekibo; so what? Please leave Sekibo alone. I fully support his motion. I need that kind of project too. When I see Bantu walking home from the stream with a pot of water delicately balanced on her head and her waist 'jangling' rhythmically like plantain leaves undulating enthusiastically to the tune of atmospheric breeze, I lose my senses. No wonder her parents have placed a price tag on her. If that man wants my vote, I want the value of Bantu's dowry in my hand…nothing more, nothing less!!!" Chaka declared emphatically. "You have lost your senses indeed, Chaka," Zumba took a swipe at him. "Thank you Chaka. You have good eyes. I, myself have noticed the undulating strokes behind Bantu when she glides by," Sekibo remarked, still gesticulating. "Thank you Sekibo for supporting me, but please make sure your support ends here. I don't want you noticing Bantu's beauty in that form. Please keep your eyes on Jinde, the woman you have been meaning to marry." "I was only commending Bantu's beauty Chaka. You have no need to be afraid, after all, we are not even sure we can convince the man to give us money for dowry." "Quite frankly, the dowry suggestion is not such a bad idea," said Ikere. He was an older man in his late sixties.
His hair had all turned grey, and furrows of wrinkles traversed his face. He had two wives, with the younger one in her mid-forties. "You know, I had wanted to marry a third wife but the dowry was way beyond my reach. Nowadays, everyone places a huge price on their daughters. May be there is still hope for me. If the man is willing to offer us money for dowry or pass a law that pegs dowry to an affordable price for every girl in the land, then he has my vote." Hahaha!!! Even you old Ikere. You are signing your own death warrant. If you marry a young girl at your age, she will destroy you in one week. Better dig your grave now that you still have some life left in you before you ask the politician for dowry money, because if your wish is granted, I will start planning your funeral," Kamanda said comically. "Don't let my grey hair fool you Kamanda. I am still as healthy as a stallion. You should ask my second wife," Ikere retorted. "The other day I was in the bush tapping a palm tree. I overheard Ashaza your second wife talking with her fellow women as they walked home from market. She said you are finished. In fact, when she comes to your hut you start having unexpected and instant malaria out of fear that she might have plans to spend the night in your hut," Kamanda teased. The crowd laughed boisterously.
"Now let's put this to a vote," chief Malu stepped in to end the arguments. "But chief Malu, what are the options for us? Pit latrine, masquerade arena and dowry?" Zumba asked incredulously. "I am only a moderator. If my people want those, I will certainly present them to the politician." "How about roads, schools and hospitals?" "We will add those to the list before we vote. In the end, we will present the top two options to the politician based on the outcome of the vote." Chief Malu answered him. "This is ludicrous!" Dambaba said with rage. "Let us vote please. If you want pit latrine, raise your hand," Malu said, ignoring Dambaba. A few hands sprouted in the air in support of pit latrine. The list went on and so did more fingers. "So, dowry carries the day followed by masquerade arena," Malu declared at the end of voting. Zumba and Dambaba walked home grumbling and bemoaning the fate of their town.
"Dr. Chaminta Nnamide, welcome to our land. We are a united town. We will are thrilled that you chose to visit Ikiriki during your campaign. Without mincing words, here are our conditions. Sekibo, please will you tell him what are needs are, which must be met if we are to cast our votes for him," Malu ordered. "Mr. Governor to be, you are welcome. You will get the vote of almost every man and woman in this land that has come of age if you; one – provide all the men of this land who have come of age money to offset the cost of dowry. Most of us have been hampered by poverty from taking new wives. Secondly, we would like for you to build us a befitting masquerade arena where our fine masquerades will parade to the relish of our youth during the new yam festival. Those are our prime needs," Sekibo announced. The men of Ikiriki nodded in agreement except for Zumba and Dambaba who watched in pain. Dambaba gnashed his teeth in agony.
Chaminta Nnamide was surprised…Shocked! He had expected steeper demands from them. He quickly had a chat with his aides who were on hand to work out the number of men in the land who had come of age. This was the simplest demand the rich doctor had been confronted with since his electioneering campaign. His men went to the trunk of an SUV and returned with wads of notes. Sekibo and co salivated at the sight of money. "To demonstrate my seriousness and commitment to Ikiriki, I am offering every grown man in this land, young or old who is old enough to get married the sum of fifteen thousand Shillings," Nnamide announced, still surprised that they had asked for so little. He was sure to recoup that in a short time in office. He smiled at the prospect of scooping their votes for nothing. "They clapped as they lined up to take their share. Chief Malu received twenty five thousand Shillings. Nnamide promised to build them a masquerade arena that no eye had ever since before, upon assumption of office. Soon, wedding bells were ringing in every nook and cranny of Ikiriki as every man in the land added to their hoard of wives. "I am not sure there will be any girl left in this land in two years' time when you and I come of age. We will probably have to travel far off to find a girl to marry," Izunde, a young man pointed out to his friend and age mate Bakindi at one of the numerous wedding ceremonies in town. "Even old Ikere is taking two new wives. This does not mean well for us. Dowries can only rise for you and I," Bakindi remarked. "Maybe they will all soon die, leaving you and I with a throng of beautiful young widows to cherry-pick from in a few months' time," Izunde pointed out on a second thought. "You are right! You are so right, Izunde. Look at Ikere. He looks like he will die tomorrow. With two new young wives, his life can only get shorter," Bakindi replied as they both laughed while sipping palm wine at Ikere's second traditional wedding ceremony in as many weeks.
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