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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.comments2023-10-02T01:40:03.127-07:00an exercise in narcissismJacksonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-92030028192456809692011-04-12T14:25:13.066-07:002011-04-12T14:25:13.066-07:00Thanks Jeanne, glad I could be of some encourageme...Thanks Jeanne, glad I could be of some encouragement. If you want to read more of what I have to say (it is of debatable value) check out my new blog at http://www.jacksonperdue.com - I don't update this one anymore. Regardless, though, I'm glad you got some encouragement from this.Jacksonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-24676594770163033222011-04-12T12:04:17.755-07:002011-04-12T12:04:17.755-07:00This post helped me think things through... thank ...This post helped me think things through... thank you. I am a single mom who has been feeling very guilty about my lack of volunteering at my church. One of the concepts you made deserves more emphasis, I believe. That's the concept of "seasons". Single motherhood is a season in my life, which I know will pass all too quickly. There are seasons when we are able to give more, and other seasons we need to be not too proud to receive. Thanks again for this email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-66977881026587863842011-02-24T14:12:14.734-08:002011-02-24T14:12:14.734-08:00Agreed brother. I think some more issues arise wh...Agreed brother.

I think some more issues arise when you define "church" though. Church for most people is where you meet on a Saturday/Sunday morning in a temple, sing a couple of religious songs & then listen to a lecture based more or less on the bible. Try find any of this in the NT!

Church in Greek means ekklesia "the called out ones" - all those who belong to Jesus. "Churches" are just organisations more or less in the Kingdom of God (I would say less more than more...). The early church functioned as one large "community of believers" it was organic and Christianity was interwined with every part of life: home, workplaces, temples of other religions, the marketplace, etc.

I think we need to return to this!Adamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-47097036192712133832010-03-17T17:38:39.808-07:002010-03-17T17:38:39.808-07:00As Brian C Berry stated... i too have a split opin...As Brian C Berry stated... i too have a split opinion and find myself agreeing
 and disagreeing with basically the same points he made in his first and 2nd paragraphs. I would go even further to say that because the church is suppose to be the most powerful vehicle in our lives,
showing the way to God
 keeping us focused on what is true and pure,
praying with us and rooting for us when we get a bit discouraged etc.
if these are the things we reap from being a part of the church why would'nt God allow us to make room in our lives to give back and support what we belive in and have recieved from? Why would'nt that be pleasing to him to so that his house can be fitly joined together and fully equipped?

What if the others who volunteer often where NOT availible (for those of us who have failed to help out) when we were weak and had just joined? just as the scripture is true that ...what we sow we shall reap.... the same principle should be follwed vice versa... what we recieve or learn or experience or reap, or are imparted with..... we should then go back into rotation and become disciples sowing into others lives thru the power of what the church has to offer. ..

yes and as well as expressing that christlike spirit in our homes, jobs, schools and so forth. In saying that ...we must also realize that Most people who dont have time or are not otherwise involved as servants in the local church and have never been....... most likely, may not know how to glofirfy God in their everyday living in the workplace or at school and in the marraige because they have also failed to find the time to invest in themselves and really slow down enough to learn what it means to improve these areas according the scriptural standards. Thus, many will remain ineffective outside the church anyways. Result the enemy keeps them distracted and never releases them to share their testimony and join the brethern as a joint effort in unity alongside each other etc. etc.

 I agree with Brian. volunteering in the local church IS the responsibility for us as belivers. Thus, If there is a vacany in the church or a need that a true believer is aware of that needs attention and he or she knows about it... it is on the contrast... irresponsible to think that you are exempt from filling that need and that someone ELSE should handle it. tHATS NOT TEAMWORK. It is for us to put our hands to the plow and not be distracted to have to say no everytime (or to the extreme of saying yes all the time to the point of neglecting all other areas where God can be glorified thru us).

 Either extreme is unhealthy for either non-recipeint on either side.. (the church and the outer work of the church). We have to step up and find ways to experience serving God thru both avenues.
If it means sacrificing some family time or whatever, when your family sees something is important to you and you are helping people thru your church you Are ministreing to them... just with that example. No?

people can bring their family to church and find something that can be rewarding and that everyone can do on the project at the church and make it family time once in a while.

I am not implying that we should get "locked into the bubble" and keep our dealings exclusively within the four walls of the church not by any means. Family shoud not be neglected but neither should God's house but it will if everybody starts jusitfying that they are not cut out to volunteer and serve in any capacity, at any time, during the year. To me that is unacceptable if you are a member of the church family.

 There is always a way to intergrate it all for the glory of God and with balance so that nothing should go lacking but every component in our lives can benefit from the Christ in us.Keevahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-82172990091444006692010-02-17T18:00:06.713-08:002010-02-17T18:00:06.713-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-13430097242422616092010-02-17T12:40:35.256-08:002010-02-17T12:40:35.256-08:00buy bactrim buy bactrim without a prescription ove...buy bactrim buy bactrim without a prescription overnight buy bactrim es online without prescription buy bactrim f buy bactrim online buy bactrim without prescription
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blog myemail@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-5799338694429801662010-01-21T21:40:41.134-08:002010-01-21T21:40:41.134-08:00Jackson. I'm behind on my blog reading, so a ...Jackson. I'm behind on my blog reading, so a day lat and a dollar short on this. But I have 3 thoughts.

1. I agree, serving God and volunteering at church are not the same thing. I think we should encourage people to "serve God" in every area. I think you're right, the church has poorly defined this in the same way that "worship" has been limited to whatever is done with music.

2. I disagree. I think volunteering is a responsibility for the believer. I think my biggest problem with not volunteering in any capacity with one's local church is the assumption that the place is there to serve me. Many who refuse to or are "too busy" to volunteer, also expect other volunteers to volunteer and watch their kids or lead their bible study, etc.. so they can sit in service or be wherever. I've even heard some say that "time is money" so they give "x" dollars and that's worth "x" hours instead. Somehow, the church must operate like a family, not a service organization. In that framework, not everyone cooks the meal, but everyone does their part. I don't think that means everyone should serve in children's ministry, but I do think it means everyone serves. Not legalistically like here's your service hour, now check off this box and you're done. But more like, this is my family, and I give my time and money to see it succeed.

3. In the secular context, I coach soccer. 2 teams a year. Everyone- coaches, refs, field stripers, etc... literally everyone is a volunteer. But you would not believe the e-mails and anger expressed from "non-serving" people to "the managers". so many think that the $75 they paid for their kid to have a uniform, trophy, and a field to practice on justifies their demand that everyone else serve them. Seriously, getting a parent to step up and do just about anything beyond sit on the sidelines is almost impossible. I think we live in a society that is saturated with selfish- serve me people. It affects soccer, it affects the church.

ok... there's my 10 cents. 2 cents plus 8 cents junk. :)

brianbrian c. berryhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-21948002126858665882010-01-07T01:06:50.968-08:002010-01-07T01:06:50.968-08:00Keep posting stuff like this i really like itKeep posting stuff like this i really like firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-18264809202973678062009-12-30T23:06:09.547-08:002009-12-30T23:06:09.547-08:00Ich tue Abbitte, es kommt mir nicht ganz heran. We...Ich tue Abbitte, es kommt mir nicht ganz heran. Wer noch, was vorsagen kann? levitra preis viagra rezeptfrei holland [url=http//t7-isis.org]cialis generika test[/url]firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-76229711247710794062009-12-10T18:00:31.155-08:002009-12-10T18:00:31.155-08:00...please where can I buy a unicorn?...please where can I buy a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-4177532067190333552009-12-07T13:48:01.574-08:002009-12-07T13:48:01.574-08:00Amen and amen Jackson. Seasons of life bring us i...Amen and amen Jackson. Seasons of life bring us into different venues. Obedience to Christ comes before all else, even when it doesn't look the way other people think it should. Gods ways are not our ways.Aquino Clanhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-12811192738265556412009-12-07T13:12:33.192-08:002009-12-07T13:12:33.192-08:00Thanks for the comment Eric. I know where you'...Thanks for the comment Eric. I know where you're coming from, I think. I think it's sort of what I mean when I say that pastors/church staff and laypeople often talk past one another. We (speaking as a pastor) tell people not to feel guilty for not volunteering or to take time off - but it is often accompanied by the assumption that you SHOULD be volunteering or that serving God = volunteering. Almost like "once you're not stressed out and too busy anymore you can get back to serving God." I know that's not really the heart behind it or anything but I do think that is what's communicated more often than not, if not explicitly than implicitly, by many churches or people.

I hope that makes some kind of sense.Jacksonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-16981058869681349532009-12-07T11:41:55.743-08:002009-12-07T11:41:55.743-08:00I struggle with this same topic almost every day a...I struggle with this same topic almost every day as a part time staff member at a church. I always encourage volunteers to take time off if they are feeling overwhelmed or burnt out.
Just recently I had a conversation with a volunteer who left a leadership meeting feeling, of all things, discouraged because of the demands of his time.
Somehow I think we might be missing the point.Eric Szyrkohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-73108138323393163802009-12-07T08:59:49.201-08:002009-12-07T08:59:49.201-08:00Good post. Somewhat convicting as I find myself h...Good post. Somewhat convicting as I find myself having similar thoughts sometimes.Davehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-71690163838940295122009-11-18T20:24:57.616-08:002009-11-18T20:24:57.616-08:00It is rather interesting for me to read the articl...It is rather interesting for me to read the article. Thanx for it. I like such topics and everything that is connected to this matter. I would like to read more email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-88295755141778272042009-11-16T14:22:18.934-08:002009-11-16T14:22:18.934-08:00I think Janelle would consider her greatest trait ...I think Janelle would consider her greatest trait to be her husband. You most assuredly have a stand up wife but I doubt she has much reason to think she has gotten the short end of the stick.Mikey Ghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-87907683714237185592009-09-02T17:12:56.919-07:002009-09-02T17:12:56.919-07:00congratulations!! Melissacongratulations!!

MelissaJesse and Melissahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-32244820184945007672009-06-11T11:56:06.430-07:002009-06-11T11:56:06.430-07:00For the record, had you told me of the event, I wo...For the record, had you told me of the event, I would have gone through the trouble of inventing a nice excuse.

Just, you know, to show I cared.LeperColonyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-53143001627941995642009-06-09T12:59:10.196-07:002009-06-09T12:59:10.196-07:00Ha, ha, now I feel real bad about calling in sick!...Ha, ha, now I feel real bad about calling in sick! But I know you know I've got your back.Mikey Ghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-11753062382299010672009-06-02T18:41:52.240-07:002009-06-02T18:41:52.240-07:00Wow. I totally understood the whole video game thi...Wow. I totally understood the whole video game thing, because well, I did it too. But I certainly didn't do the toy thing. I guess brothers are a little different. I just wouldn't share my barbies with my sister. If she wanted to play barbies together, we had to play with only hers. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-54052999505064068072009-06-01T07:30:52.260-07:002009-06-01T07:30:52.260-07:00I've never read the Space Trilogy, maybe I'll get ...I've never read the Space Trilogy, maybe I'll get around to it this summer. I haven't read any fiction for a while. I did just start the Honor Harrington series because I need me some easy-reading space battles, but I should get to the Space Trilogy this summer.Jacksonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-6911957073152173272009-05-29T12:35:00.543-07:002009-05-29T12:35:00.543-07:00You forgot the "Out of the Silent Planet" scenario...You forgot the "Out of the Silent Planet" scenario where the super-being in charge of Mars not letting any more human visitors.

That is the most likely, so we might as well get used to living on this crap planet. Of course I'd totally sign up to be a colonist. anything would be better than living on this crap planet.Mikey Ghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-57775403105352729232009-05-09T22:47:00.000-07:002009-05-09T22:47:00.000-07:00Good luck, dude.Good luck, dude.Matthewhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-77295476121149070602009-04-27T17:48:00.000-07:002009-04-27T17:48:00.000-07:00Thanks Jeff. Though I'd say whether or not the ki...Thanks Jeff. Though I'd say whether or not the kid will be Christian has yet to be determined. Hopefully he/she will say few stupid things...though based on the fact that they will be my offspring I'd say the chances are not good on that.Jacksonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-65428292737609694832009-04-17T03:08:00.000-07:002009-04-17T03:08:00.000-07:00I agree that Christian kids say stupid things! I'...I agree that Christian kids say stupid things!

I've also heard from Adam that there'll be one more Christian kid making an appearance in your family sometime over the coming months.

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The 2013 Normandy Academy students have completed their third day touring in Normandy. On the evening of July 11, the students met André Heintz, a 93-year-old native of Caen who was in the French Resistance from 1940-44. Mssr. Heintz told stories of listening to the BBC via a secret radio that he hid inside a spinach can and of secretly observing the German defenses in and around Caen to pass along. After his presentation, he joined the students for dinner and answered their questions for the rest of the evening.
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Medical transcriptionists copy medical reports recorded by doctors and other healthcare professionals using various electronic devices, including office and emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging readings, operations, chart evaluations, and final synopses. They record dictated reports and translate abbreviations into a comprehensible form. They also edit these transcriptions as needed and return reports for review and signature, or correction.


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This practice-based site went live on the 29th December. As with Saxonbrook, the site is a collaborative project between ourselves, Crawley Care Collaborative PCN, Crawley Borough Council and Crawley Community Action. Leacroft has also supported our Mobile Vaccination Unit, working with local authorities, community leaders and organisations to bring the vaccine to harder to reach patients. In March 2021, the Leacroft Team relocated the majority of their vaccination operations to the Hindu Temple, Apple Tree Centre.
As of 4th April the Leacroft team had administered 93,250 Covid vaccination doses, including first and second doses as well as boosters. The team have also provided 9,592 flu jabs.
Our practices:
- Leacroft Medical Centre
- Bridge Medical Centre
- Langley Corner Surgery
- Southgate Medical Group
Our volunteers:
We are very fortunate to be supported by many volunteer organisations in the area. These include:
Crawley Community Action
Love Your Neighbour, Crawley Group
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The hands of a sculptor shaping clay into a recognizable object is a weak picture of the sculpting of the shoreline of the Golden Coast at the hand of our great Creator. He builds the towering dunes and removes them at will. The breath of His power can destroy and cover the puny work of man's hands in a single storm. We try to control the wind or make it do our bidding by setting out snow fence or trees for windbreaks. But, it is an unreliable and unpredictable servant, at best.
The shore of the West Coast of Michigan faces the western wind that can hammer it without restraint as it comes across the open water of Lake Michigan. The power of the wind was brought home to me recently when I was on the shore with my two youngest sons, David and Tyler. We were visiting a job site just south of Saugatuck. What seemed to be a moderate wind of thirty miles per hour inland was focused into a howling monster between the dunes and the water. Tyler, the eight-year-old, could barely stand up or move against the wind. So much sand was blowing that our tracks disappeared in fifteen seconds. A three-inch deep trench we dug with our heels was gone within three minutes, completely filled in. This is a small example of the incredible amount of sand that the wind moves on the beach. I have seen places where there are eight to ten foot sand drifts created over the fall and winter months, when most of the movement occurs. The wind has formed dunes in places several miles inland from the present shoreline. It has shaped and sifted the sand so that man can mine it and put it to productive use. It is used in die-casting, sandblasting, sandpaper, and the sand on shingles, to name a few. Some sand is coarse and yellow. Other sand is so white and fine it looks like a mountain of sugar when it is mined. In Ludington there is a series of dunes that follows one after the other so that it looks like huge waves marching along. The wind constantly moves and repositions them. If you figure a cubic yard of sand weighs between two and three thousand pounds a single windstorm can move millions of tons of sand along the shore. In other words, one storm can move more sand than all the sand mines have done in fifty years. That is humbling!
How appropriate, then, for God to use the "sound as of a mighty rushing wind" to picture to us the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The wind that sculpts the sand and moves it into mountains is the picture of the work of the Spirit changing our hearts, sculpting them into something new and pleasing before God. Also, the picture of the wind shows how irresistible the work of the Spirit is. No man can stand against His blast. We must never despair over the lack of repentance of one we love. One almighty blast from the Spirit is sufficient to bring life out of death, and repentance out of rebellion. The mighty wind is a concrete reminder of God's sovereignty over man's heart. To add to the picture, the winds with the waves are the tools God uses to make the singing sands of Michigan's shore. What an awesome God we serve!
Deane Wassink
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Croatia introduces national open licence
To foster Open Data re-use, one has to make sure that it is clear for users whether and how the data published can be re-used. Open Data is data that can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone. These properties are described in a licence. There are many licences available out there and now also Croatia has introduced their national open licence.
This marks a clear milestone in the Croatian Open Data journey, as making their data available under this new open licence facilitates the re-use of data. The new licence has been introduced in the new Croatian Rule on licences, which includes the Croatian Open Licence. This has been released in the Official Journal of the Republic of Croatia, published by the Ministry of Administration. The new licence is based on the CC-BY licence.
The content of the Croatian Open Licence is described in the Rule on Licenses. Would you like to know more about licences in general or see how different licences compare? Check the European Data Portal Licensing Assistant.
For more information on why Open Data Licencing is important and how to choose the right type of licence, check out our short eLearning video.


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"You can't be strong all the time. Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out."
"Some people come into your life, only to teach you how to live alone."
"Sometimes you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy your free time being yourself."
"I like being alone. I have control over my own shit. Therefore, in order to win me over, your presence has to feel better than my solitude. You're not competing with another person, you're competing with my comfort zones."
"Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way."
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"Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me."
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"I tell you loneliness is the thing to master. Courage and fear love death are only parts of it and can easily be ruled afterwards. If I make myself master my own loneliness there will be peace or safety: and perhaps these are the same."
"Never search your happiness in others, it will make you feel alone. Search it in yourself, you will feel happy even when you are left alone."
"When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death – ourselves."
"When I get lonely these days, I think: So Be lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings."
"Sometimes I think that my own company is more suitable for me than if I were around others. Because of the person that I am."
"Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape."
"Loneliness is painful. But suffering is not wrong in and of itself. It's part of the human experience, and in a way brings us closer to all people."
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Minneapolis Little Mogadishu Sees 56 Percent Increase in Violent Crimes Caused by Somali Gangs
January 2, 2019 Anthony Gockowski
Violent crimes increased by more than 50 percent in 2018 in Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, nicknamed little Mogadishu, which authorities attribute to Somali gang activity in the area.
Buried in a recent Star Tribune article was the fact that violent crimes jumped from 54 in 2010 to 84 in 2018, an increase in roughly 56 percent. Authorities attribute the violence to rivalries between Somali gangs, such as the Somali Mafia, the Somali Outlaws, the Hot Boyz, and Madhibaan with Attitude, Alpha News reports.
According to a 2014 Southside Pride article, the Outlaws and Madhibaan with Attitude have a rivalry that stretches back years, and likely resulted in the murder of two Somali men in April 2014. That article notes that the summer of 2013 was a particularly bloody season for gang warfare, which produced at least 4 killings.
A 2013 CBS article detailed the involvement of the Outlaws, the Mafia, and another gang called the Lady Outlaws in a sex-trafficking ring that recruited and prostituted young girls, some whom were under the age of 14, between 2000 and 2010. The ring was operated out of Minneapolis, Columbus, and Nashville, and resulted in the indictment of 30 individuals involved.
In 2008, the Minneapolis Police Department created a Somali liaison position to focus solely on addressing the issue. The department currently has 5 Somali-speaking officers to assist in outreach to the immigrant community. According an MPR report from the time, officers began to notice that Somali gangs were dividing themselves along the same clan lines of their war-torn country.
The issue first garnered national attention after a 2009 CBS News report titled Rise of Somali Gangs Plagues Minneapolis, though officers were still hesitant at the time to pin the crimes on Somali gang activity.
It was all gang activity, totally, 100 percent, Shukri Adan, a Somali community organizer, said of the murders of seven Somali men in a 10-month period. Adan was tasked with drafting a report for the City of Minneapolis in which he estimated that between 400 and 500 Somali men were involved in gangs.
The police dont want to say that but everybody else knows that, he added.
The latest rise in violent crimes in the Cedar-Riverside area comes as a concern to many, considering that city leaders have started to invest in security upgrades and community-outreach programs. In May, for instance, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced that a high-rise apartment complex at the center of little Mogadishu would be receiving an $825,000 security upgrade, including fencing, key fobs, and numerous security cameras.
In December, the Minneapolis City Council voted to divert $43,000 from the Minneapolis Police Department to create a youth outreach team for the area, Minnesota Daily reports.
Everybodys gotten to the point where, hey, you know, we dont need more police, we need more intervention, one organizer in attendance said. Several businesses in the area have joined together to hire off-duty police officers to patrol the area, while others are donating food and beverages to hand out to youth roaming the streets.
The Star Tribune reports that the latest uptick in violent crimes is mostly due to a surge in robberies and assaults.
Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of Battleground State News and The Minnesota Sun. Follow Anthony on Twitter. Email tips to email@example.com.
Photo Little Mogadishu by Fibonacci Blue. CC BY 2.0.
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Heads Will Roll: Avengers: Infinity War review
"Avengers: Infinity War"
When: Opened April 26
Where playing: AMC Corvallis 12 and Regal Albany 7
Rating: 9.5/10
Starring: Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Bettany, Tom Holland
Director: Joe and Anthony Russo
Many movie series have had ambitions since the creation of cinema. Harry Potter has stretched across movies, and series like "Mission: Impossible" have sustained good quality for years, but one series towers above them all — The Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For 10 years, Marvel studios President Kevin Feige has been carefully and calmly formulating his grand master plan to intertwine some of the world's most adored superheroes into one large, shared cinematic universe, and it all culminates in "Avengers: Infinity War."
"Avengers: Infinity War," directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, is the 19th installment in the ever-intertwining MCU, and comes to cinemas with a $300 million budget, in case anyone doubted the time and effort put into this film.
The Russos have been responsible for the MCU's greatest political thrillers, such as "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the well-done sequel "Captain America: Civil War." The magic the Russos brought to these films carries over to "Infinity War," but in a much different fashion.
Infinity War is rightfully being advertised as the blockbuster where the heroes we knew existed in the shared universe, such as The Guardians of The Galaxy and Doctor Strange, meet up with the heroes who have already established themselves, such as Iron Man and Captain America.
This plethora of characters had its doubters. "How can they fit so many people into one movie?" many asked, but let me be the first to tell you: they manage it, and they manage it VERY well.
Our heroes are split into three main groups, and without diving into spoiler content, tackle their respective goals accordingly. Whether it be in the forests of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, the busy streets of New York, or the deep realms of space that prove undiscovered, our favorite heroes share new and funny interactions with one another, all while maintaining the loveable personalities we've come to terms with in the past 10 years.
Joe and Anthony Russo have tackled Marvel movies as mentioned, but never attempted something so huge. They had to break the film into two parts, the next in 2019, due to its massive size.
"Well, you have to tell a story with a beginning middle and an end. You know? And it was important to us that these two movies didn't feel like we've made one long film, got out a scissors and cut it in half," said Joe Russo in an interview with Screen Rant.
While the directors have had a lot on the table, many of the actors are still contemplating their future in the franchise, as well as the severity of this multi-movie event.
"Believe me, I'm tired of every movie, you know, 'It's the end! It's Armageddon! It's the Be-all, End-all, forever!' And then it's … not. This one actually is. [Laughs] They're not kidding. This is a heads-will-roll scenario," said longtime MCU actor and pioneer Robert Downey Jr. in an interview with TheStanLee.com.
The film's main villain, Thanos, has been teased in small cameos and end credit scenes since "The Avengers" (2012) but finally makes a grand appearance as the film's main "antagonist." I say this with quotes for one reason: his motives.
Thanos is not your average "kill everyone and claim dominance" villain as he was expressed in the comics, but rather a fleshed out character with motives for why he wants to do what he intends on doing. It's just his choice of fulfillment that needs work.
This may be the first time I've seen the source material improved on, and possibly executed better than its original characterization. It works wonderfully and has you waiting for him to make another resurgence on-screen all movie long, a far cry for most villains, especially in past Marvel films.
"Infinity War" is a head-on collision of sorts. A curation of heroes that have grasped us by the heart for years that leads into the unknown of the franchise's future. But if one thing is sure; it's that the future is bright. Just when you think your favorite hero or villain will miss out on the action, they swoop in and fit the plot like a well-placed puzzle piece, a metaphor that can be used for the better portion of the MCU as a whole.
The movie leads more to question rather than satisfaction, but is it merely the start of Thanos' reign, with the rest playing out in 2019 with the untitled fourth Avengers film.


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I&I Editorial
As the Trump administration tries to figure out when to reopen the economy, and Democrats try to blame President Donald Trump for every coronavirus death, there's another question lurking in the background. What if we learn that trillions of dollars in economic costs from the coronavirus shutdown bought us little or nothing in terms of public health?
As the disease progresses and our understanding of it increases, that possibility grows.
Consider these facts:
Death projections were wildly exaggerated. On March 16, epidemiologists at Imperial College London predicted that 2.2 million could die here if the country didn't impose draconian lock-down orders. Even with those in place, it said, the deaths would likely top 1 million.
The White House later downgraded the death toll, but still predicted that as many as 200,000 could die. In late March, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington released a model that projected more than 80,000 deaths, assuming the U.S. maintained its lockdown, which prompted the Trump administration to extend the shutdown through April.
But within a week, that projection dropped to a little more than 60,000, as actual deaths started to come in much lower than expected. In the past week alone, the death toll has been 2,267 lower than the model initially forecast. That puts coronavirus deaths more in line with deaths attributed to a bad flu season.
Reports of overwhelmed health care were exaggerated. There was a steady stream of warnings that the coronavirus would overwhelm the U.S. health system.
When the IHME made its initial forecast in March, for example, it predicted that the disease would cause a shortage of 64,000 hospital beds. Now, it says the bed shortages are almost non-existent. It said daily hospital admissions would hit a peak of over 19,000. Now they say the peak will be 36% lower.
Death counts are likely inflated. Centers for Disease Control guidelines say that even "where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as 'probable' or 'presumed'." On Tuesday, New York added more than 3,700 people who hadn't tested positive for the virus but were presumed to have it.
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said during an April 7 press conference: "If someone dies with COVID-19, we are counting that as a COVID-19 death."
How has this affected the death tally? Nobody knows yet, but one would think that applying such loose definitions would inflate the number of deaths attributed to coronavirus.
The death rate is magnitudes lower than it appears. When the WHO said that the death rate from coronavirus was around 3%, it sent shock waves around the world. The flu, which kills about 40,000 Americans every year, has a death rate of 0.1%. In the U.S., 3.9% of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus have died, according to Worldometer's tracking site.
But "confirmed cases" are mostly those who've had symptoms severe enough to get tested. Those with mild or no symptoms wouldn't qualify.
What matters in determining how the deadliness of a disease, however, is how many in total were actually infected, and the only way to know that is to test for coronavirus antibodies.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor of medicine at Stanford University told NPR that: "To date, most people that have been trying to calculate death rate have tried to guess how many people have been infected. We don't know how many people total have actually been infected."
When Germany tested 80% of the population in one district for coronavirus antibodies, it found that vast numbers had been infected and didn't know it. As a result, the actual fatality rate in that district was less than 0.4%.
Bhattacharya is conducting a similar test in Santa Clara County, California. In early April, the World Health Organization announced plans to conduct such a test.
Meanwhile, another study tracked influenza-like illness and suggests that some 28 million got the disease, which would put the death rate at 0.1% – right where the flu is.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Bhattacharya said that "projections of the death toll could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high."
There are clear at-risk groups. As with the flu, it's often not the disease itself that causes death, but how it affects patients with other underlying symptoms. The Imperial College London found that the death rate is almost 10 times higher than average for those over 80. An analysis of 44,000 cases from China found that deaths were at least five times more common among those with diabetes, high blood pressure or heart or breathing problems.
A study of more than 4,000 patients in New York City found that obesity was the single biggest factor, after age, in whether those with COVID-19 had to be admitted to a hospital.
It's not entirely clear how well isolation works. At the moment, the lockdowns are credited for keeping the death toll far lower than it would have been. But we still don't know how effective these shutdowns actually have been.
Sweden has been in the news lately because, unlike almost every other country, it isn't enforcing a strict lockdown. While the country postponed major public events, it's taken a "low-scale" approach.
"Most places are open. Some places have reduced hours. Few places have closed. High schools and universities all are closed or working on remotely. But normal, like, elementary schools and middle schools are all open," Sanna Bjorling, a reporter at the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, told NPR this week.
As the Los Angeles Times reports: "Crowds swarm Stockholm's waterfront, with some people sipping cocktails in the sun. In much of the world, this sort of gathering would be frowned upon or even banned."
Sweden's somewhat more lackadaisical approach is coming under attack as the country's death toll tops 1,000. But look at the numbers on a per capita basis and Sweden is doing about as good or even better than some of its lockdown counterparts. It has fewer confirmed cases than neighboring Norway and essentially the same as Denmark. It has fewer deaths per capita than countries such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy and France.
Ventilators might be causing deaths. Time magazine reported last week that doctors are starting to move away from the use of ventilators because of a growing concern that ventilators themselves might be contributing to the deaths of coronavirus patients.
"Some hospitals have reported unusually high death rates for coronavirus patients on ventilators," Time notes, "and some doctors worry that the machines could be harming certain patients."
"Generally speaking, 40% to 50% of patients with severe respiratory distress die while on ventilators, experts say. But 80% or more of coronavirus patients placed on the machines in New York City have died, state and city officials say."
We are the first to admit that, because this coronavirus is new and early signs about its lethality were worrisome, extra precaution was warranted as coronavirus spread. But not everyone was hitting the panic button, it's just that voices of calm were ignored. If it turns out that the risks were far less dire, and the disease far more manageable without draconian restrictions, how will the public react? Who will they blame for needlessly crashing the economy?
We know who Democrats will blame, of course. But if the evidence shows that massive shutdowns weren't needed, there must be a reckoning. And it should start with the public health "experts" who brought them about.
– Written by the I&I Editorial Board


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HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Asset Living, a Houston-based leader in the property management sector, announced today that it grew more than 60% in 2020 and now manages a portfolio of over $15 billion in real estate with more than 100,000 units across the nation. This makes the firm one of the largest property management providers in the U.S.
Within the last year, Asset Living acquired three different organizations, including Poetic, a digital focused creative agency, Shelton Residential, an Arizona-based property management firm, and Alpha Barnes Real Estate, a Dallas-based property management firm.
Through those strategic acquisitions, Asset Living expanded its affordable housing, single family home rentals and senior housing divisions. Along with its expansion into these new verticals, the company still focused heavily on growing its core business and achieved double digit organic growth in 2020 – all while being named the top third-party manager by Student Housing Business for the 10th consecutive year.
Ryan McGrath, CEO of Asset Living, said that the company has been planning for this strategic growth for the past few years and that despite the uncertainties caused by the pandemic, Asset Living stayed the course and achieved its goal. Looking ahead, McGrath projects the company could reach a total of $20 billion in assets under management by the end of 2021.
"We have an exceptional team that is predisposed to overcoming obstacles and our teams on the front lines stayed focused on serving our residents and clients, allowing us to build new partnerships throughout the industry," added McGrath.
Through the acquisitions, Asset Living amplified its presence in the southwest and is now in 109 new cities throughout Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The company now has additional offices in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, Texas as well as Phoenix, Arizona. Additionally, through Asset Living's organic growth and these acquisitions, the company grew its staff by more than 50 percent over the course of 15 months.
"With so many Americans unemployed due to the pandemic, we are proud to say we were able to hire nearly 1,800 people in 2020," added McGrath. "Throughout the year, I've had team members reach out to share with us what their job means to them during such an unprecedented time, especially when their family and friends have found themselves furloughed or out of work. I'm proud to say that we were able to keep our team members employed and we could focus on growth throughout 2020."
McGrath added that one of the primary benefits of continuing to grow Asset Living is to be able to recruit and hire the very best people in the industry. "It's of the utmost importance for us to create new opportunities to attract and reward the best talent. We will always continue innovating and investing in people, processes and technology."
As Asset Living continues to grow throughout 2021, it will persist in being the best for its employees and clients and actively pursue bigger and better opportunities for them both.
For more information about Asset Living, please visit http://www.assetliving.com.
About Asset Living
Founded in 1986, Asset Living ("Asset") is a Houston-based real estate management firm. With a growing portfolio that includes a multitude of properties across the nation, Asset provides services to a variety of clients that include property management, asset management, receivership, and investment services. Asset is a member of The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), and is recognized as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO). To learn more, please visit http://www.assetliving.com.
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We've all heard the stories about artists triumphing over hardship: Shakespeare wrote "King Lear" in quarantine. Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" while stuck indoors due to some haunting summer weather. The implication, it seems, is that a little retreat from the world is all that's needed to create a work that will withstand the ages. But what effect does a life of constant hand-washing, physical distancing, stay-home advisories, and chaotic news briefings have on creativity? We talked to a handful of Boston artists across many generations and disciplines to find out.
The filmmaker
Errol Morris, 72, lives in Cambridge. He has been making documentaries since 1978. His most influential is likely "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), which led to the release of a man in Texas wrongly convicted of murder. His best-known, "The Fog of War" (2002), won an Oscar for best documentary feature. He spoke by telephone from his office earlier this month.
How am I holding up? I'm alive! I am indeed fortunate. I can continue to work, and that in itself is a blessing. It's a strange time, as we all know. I come here [to his office] virtually every day — no, not virtually, it is every day. My wife once described my office as a day care center for myself. I thought that was meant as an insult, but it's true. That I have this place I can retreat to is kind of great.
It's a big office, and nobody is here but my writer-researcher and my son. My wife and I sent a car down to Brooklyn to bring Hamilton back to Cambridge, maybe two months ago. Time blurs. It's been fantastic having him here, so that's been an unexpected blessing.
I'm working on two major projects, one for Apple TV+ and one for Showtime: a movie with John le Carré, based on an autobiographical book he wrote called "The Pigeon Tunnel"; and the other is about a woman who was heavily involved with Timothy Leary in the '70s, Joanna Harcourt-Smith.
I've started writing again, which is good. I just wrote an essay on "Mutiny on the Bounty" and Donald Trump. Here's the quote from our president, "Tell the Democrat Governors that 'Mutiny On The Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain. Too easy!" April 14, 2020. I'm not altogether clear what he's saying, but then neither is he.
Last weekend I shot a series of commercials for Miller High Life in my house, which is, of course, ridiculous. We figured out a way to do it. My son is one of the actors. Josh Kearney, who works in my office, me, and a cameraman who's a friend of mine, Jared Washburn. We shot something like a dozen or more spots. And they look pretty good! It goes to show what you can do. Normally, I work with a crew of 70 or 80. Oh, there was an additional actor, my French bulldog, Ivan. He has star quality.
The theater artist
Maurice Emmanuel Parent, 40, is an award-winning actor and director. He cofounded the Front Porch Arts Collective, a Black theater company, where he serves as executive director, and is a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University's Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies. He spoke by telephone from his home in Roxbury.
It's certainly taken a toll, having all the work just evaporate and the future being so unclear. The uncertainty is the most disturbing. If we could say that all the shows that were postponed are definitely happening in the fall, that would be one thing. But we don't even know if theater will happen again till 2021.
I'm fortunate that [I have a] non-theater job. I'm a professor at Tufts University full-time, and an adjunct at BU and MIT. So the income was still coming in. As one of the few people blessed with income, I wanted to support others, so [I've been] buying groceries for people who have lost income. You kind of want to be there for family and friends if you can.
For me, for a lot of us [theater professionals], once we're on the other side of this we'll have learned lessons that we'll carry with us. With video conferencing, I am connecting with people more frequently than I have before. The challenge of trying to use those platforms of connectivity to make art is frustrating, but we're figuring it out. As an actor, as a director, I'm intrigued by what other kind of engaging art can we make with video or social media or whatever that is not theater but is theater-adjacent. How can you be more savvy in terms of concentrating on social media and creating virtual experiences for yourself and for audiences?
But my first love is the theater, and I cannot wait, and it pains me to even see recorded theater. I look at it and, as beautiful as it is, part of my heart cries. We're supposed to breathe the same air as our audiences and our fellow actors. After this I can't wait to get back into a rehearsal.
I want to dive head-first into something that's going to kick my butt. I'm already slated to do, in January and February, [Anna Deavere Smith's] "Fires in the Mirror" at the Lyric [Stage]. That's kind of keeping me going. I'm just living in the hope that come January we'll be able to gather and do theater for real.''
The illustrator
Alexis DeLeon, 25, is an up-and-coming digital illustrator in Brookline. As a child, she wanted to be a character on the hit animation "Totally Spies." So she drew a Filipino girl as a spy. Her style developed out of fan art, drawing women of color into a world of anime, fantasy, and romance that often overlooks them. Now she does commissions and has had a few art shows. On Instagram, she's cultivated a following of 10,000 and growing. She spoke by phone earlier this week.
There is definitely a level of anxiety. I started off with scrolling through the news and trying to get as much information as possible but also panicking, thinking of what I can do to help, but also feeling useless. Now, I'm at this stage where I do the best I can and help others by staying home and being responsible. I take it day by day.
I have two jobs. I work at a restaurant but I am not working there right now. I also work at a nursing home as a front desk ambassador. They are strict about people coming in and they clean everything. I do feel adequately protected but there is always a worry I have whenever I come in.
For me, the act of doing art is really therapeutic. Losing myself in the details of painting lets me be free of the anxieties of the world.
I'm painting this table of Filipino food because it was Mother's Day and I would really like to eat my mom's food. It always reminds me of community and that's something we can't have right now. I daydream about the food I can eat one day without worry. On the table, there is halo-halo, sinigang, lumpia, and a bunch of photos of family in the background.
Before coronavirus, I said I was going to say yes to everything. If someone asked for a commission, I would say yes. If someone said, "Do you want to do this gallery show?," I would say yes. I was very scared to put my art in the real world. But I feel now, more than ever, there is value to seeing art in person. I overthought a lot of my art and felt a lot of pressure to do things I thought people would like on social media. This is not the purpose of art.
I was obsessed with my art being the best. Now, I am like, art can just be and that is enough.
The painter
Lavaughan Jenkins, 44, is a recipient of the 2019 Foster Prize, awarded biannually to four emerging Boston-area artists and curated by the Institute of Contemporary Art. Jenkins's works — three-dimensional figures composed entirely of oil paint — are a form of his own invention, a kind of portraiture that breaks from the tradition's European roots. We reached him by phone in his Boston studio.
I have to say, with everything that's been going on, my sleep schedule has really been a mess. I usually spend the day painting but lately I don't fall asleep until morning — like 7 a.m. — and sleep until around noon. A lot of my work is about being in social spaces — I call my work portraits, but they're not of specific people. They're more like memories or feelings I get being out in the world — so this has been pretty hard.
Honestly, it took a little bit for me to understand that things were on pause. I was in New York at Volta [an art fair] in early March. I was talking to galleries, I had a bunch of shows lined up, and I started thinking, well, I'll just use this to lock in a little better and come out of it really ready for everything coming my way. When I got home, I started 20 new paintings right away.
And then I started getting the e-mails — this show is postponed, that one's canceled, this lecture is canceled. Usually I paint every day, but I ended up in a place where I wasn't really even painting at all. Now I make myself do it a couple of times a week, because I don't really have the emotional energy.
I got lucky — I sold a bunch of work before this happened. But there haven't been many new requests. I think I've sold two pieces since this happened, which is great, all things considered.
If there's anything I want to pull into my work from this time it's social distancing. My figures are usually solitary, but I've been thinking a lot lately about crowds and social space and the distancing we're now so familiar with. But I definitely won't be making mask portraits. [laughs]
A friend of mine, Matt Murphy, he's an artist here in Boston and he's put together a weekly Zoom lecture series, which has been really great. Afterward, we all talk about life and how everyone's doing, mentally and emotionally. And it's been really tough on a lot of people. It really shows you that when you're in isolation it's too easy to make it all about yourself and what you're going through, but hearing from other people makes you understand how huge and serious it is.
The composer
John Harbison, 81, has created three operas, six symphonies, a ballet, and numerous chamber works and songs. His cantata "The Flight Into Egypt" won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987. He spoke by phone from his home in Cambridge earlier this month.
I think every day we're trying to figure out what the opportunities are. I've decided to keep going with whatever I was doing, as much as possible. Every year for the last 10 years, I've learned and performed one of the fugues in Bach's "Art of Fugue" and I'm now up to No. 10. Every piece is a new challenge because I'm not really a pianist. But for me it's been a very worthwhile commitment. It's a kind of last-thoughts phase of Bach's music.
I also feel since there are extra hours I should try a few new things compositionally. I have a new project for children's choir and piano, I put together a series of solo violin pieces, and I'm trying to write a Sonata for Composer-Pianist, for Jim Primosch. I always like to have more than one thing going because if I can't do one at a given moment, then I can probably do another.
It is reassuring to see how much activity keeps going on online. We need music. I think the hardest thing I've discovered talking to students and other musicians is practicing without the goal being really finite. It's the hardest thing to motivate if you're not absolutely walking into a hall and making music. And for the composers, we have to be very patient. We've all lost premieres of pieces we're curious to hear. You were pretty clear on what you heard when you wrote it, but it always turns out some things are different [in performance]. Now, you're postponing those direct encounters with your own music, and yet you depend on them for clarifying where you're trying to go next. I guess we should all look back to Berlioz and "The Trojans," that giant piece of amazing quality that he essentially never heard.
We composers also need the contact of other musicians, eventually, otherwise we become far too isolated in the world of our heads. Teaching composition for a long time, I've learned that my job is to try to balance the inner thinking of the composer with the outer experience of the music. Younger composers come with a lot of attention to their inner ear, but they need their outer ear to work with more vigor. It's the opportunity to put the two together that we don't get when we're isolated. You see the premiere date passing, and you think, well… we'll all be there some day.
The singer-songwriter
Anjimile, 26, is a musician who self-describes as a "queer and trans songmaker" (and uses they/them pronouns). In 2018, their song "1978" was named WBUR's favorite Massachusetts submission to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. The artist typically makes about half their income from music and half from a part-time job as an after-school music teacher. We reached Anjimile via phone at home in Jamaica Plain.
I'm a white-collar worker, who has the privilege of being able to work from home — I work in my bedroom which is also where I create music. I have a little home studio set up — so once I'm done video editing and recording and doing all that, I usually find that I'm ready to create more, so I've been writing more music as a result of being in my creative space way more than I would otherwise.
I'm in touch with the artists I'm usually in touch with, my buds. As a result of this, because shows have moved to a virtual setting, I've just been talking to more folks and seeing different gigs than I would otherwise because of how easy it is to just watch an Instagram Live show from your bedroom, and also just being invited to do Instagram stuff from folks I haven't worked with before.
It's a mixed bag. My closest buds have other jobs besides performing, so they're stressed out and swamped from whatever digital format their job has transitioned into. I have some buddies in the scene who I'm not super close with, who are full-time musicians. That would stress me the [expletive] out if that was my entire stream of income.
It's been easier for me, but only because my income is stable. I can only create in a relaxed emotional state, and for the two weeks when I wasn't sure if I was going to be paid anymore, I did not write [expletive.] I was like, "I'm gonna have a [expletive] heart attack, I'm not going to make art right now!"
But because my job is fine and I don't have to worry about what I'm going to eat, I'm able to spend time reading and doing relaxing stuff without that stress over my head. I tend to be inspired by other media like books and television. I've been reading a lot of "Lord of the Rings," and it's been coming up in some tunes, like, thematically.
The set designer
Cristina Todesco, 49, is a freelancer whose imprint can be seen season after season in productions by SpeakEasy Stage Company, New Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, and other local troupes. She also does scenic design for Lenox's Shakespeare & Company, and teaches courses at Boston College and Boston University. She spoke by phone from her home in Dorchester.
I've been making some masks. I have a lot of fabric from different projects I've done in the past. I had, miraculously, a lot of quarter-inch plastic bands. I knew right away I could at least busy my hands, which is important to me: to be making things. It actually feels like I have more time to approach some of the projects that I do have scheduled — quote unquote — in the future.
Background research is one of my favorite things to do, and I don't usually have a lot of time to do that. This is a really great time to just sit with some of the plays and the playwrights. I just hope the projects happen. But even if they don't happen, I'm really thankful to have the time to sort of learn about the motivations of the playwrights, which I think is really important to the work.
I had two plays this summer at Shakespeare & Company go away. I was going to do "King Lear." I started my research. It's happening, hopefully, next summer. I'll tell you, I think of every project as a once-in-a-lifetime event. I really feel that while I'm doing it. That is why I put everything into it. It is this one event that so many people are working toward, and for it to go away is really sad and depressing. Next year the circumstances will be different. We may not get the same team of people involved. It is like a mourning process.
I do have things that are happening [this fall]. I have no contracts written up, but verbally there has been word that they're happening. But no one can say for sure. I'm slated to do "Angels in America" at New Rep. It is a limbo period.
I'm teaching a class at Boston College this fall, which is really great. It's actually a sure paycheck for me. My teaching paychecks end in June, and that is all. And then my salary at the schools start up again in September. So losing the summer work is a huge loss. Sometimes I've worked in film. Any possibility of that is nonexistent, too. I'm lucky. I have a partner who is still working.
I do think [the shutdown] makes [theater makers] reexamine the essence of what we do. Because the attendance is going to be much smaller [when theaters reopen], I think we have to really pay attention to what we're doing and why we're doing it. It has to be about that essential gift of giving people an experience. It'll just make us more mindful when we are doing theater again.
Interviews were edited and condensed.


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Daily Sabbath at Christ Chapel - Michele RusinkoFebruary 27, 2018 at 10–10:20 a.m.
TimeFebruary 27, 2018 at 10–10:20 a.m.
LocationChrist Chapel
Join us with Michele Rusinko, Professor in Theatre and Dance. Tuesdays this semester we gather as a community to learn from a variety of speakers. Daily Sabbath is a good and beautiful gift; it is a time to pause from our regular work and tend to our spiritual and relational well-being.
ContactMegan Bisek — 507-933-7446
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2 dead, 3 wounded in Monday shootings across Chicago
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - Two men were killed and at least three other people were wounded in shootings Monday across Chicago.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 12:42 p.m. and found 23-year-old George Parker lying on the ground in a vacant lot in the 300 block of South Keeler in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. Parker, who lived in the same neighborhood, had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:59 p.m.
Earlier Monday morning, two charter school students were shot — one fatally — in the West Side Austin neighborhood. A group of males were walking when a black male in a red jacket fired shots at 9:11 a.m. in the 4900 block of West Division. Keayon Brooks, 18, was shot and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. A 17-year-old was shot in the leg and also taken to Stroger, where his condition stabilized. Both teens were students at a charter school that gives a second chance to students ages 16 to 21 who'd previously dropped out of school. The school is only steps from the scene of the shooting.
The day's latest nonfatal shooting happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side. A 34-year-old man was driving north in 6100 block of North Broadway when a black SUV pulled alongside and someone inside fired shots, police said. The man was shot in the left shoulder and later showed up at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where his condition was stabilized.
About 10:05 p.m., a 16-year-old boy told investigators he heard gunfire and felt pain while he was walking on the sidewalk in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Road in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side, police said. He took himself to Saint Anthony Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
Monday's gun violence followed a weekend in which five men were killed and at least 14 other people were wounded in citywide shootings between Friday evening and Monday morning.


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Workers at a Devon cider producer have been told its business as usual after its sale to a French-owned food co-operative.
Aston Manor Cider, based in Birmingham, which has a production facility in Tiverton has been acquired by the Agrial Group.
Agrial is a French farming and food cooperative which operates in milk, fresh vegetables and fruit, beverages and meat.
James Ellis, chief financial officer at Aston Manor Cider and founding family member, said: "It was extremely important to my family that we found a new owner that mirrors our own values, that will offer strong custodianship of the family business that we have built and nurtured for 35 years.
"This deal, will provide both the company and our staff with continuing opportunities to grow. Agrial is the perfect fit, and we are delighted to build Aston Manor's future with them."
A spokesman for the company said: "It's very much business as usual. Aston Manor's structure and manufacturing facilities will remain unchanged."
Aston Manor has been producing cider since 1983 from their West Midlands base and bought the Tiverton factory in 2009.
Previously, the site, owned by The Devon Cider Company, was on the brink of collapse before the investment which helped secure 50 jobs. The sale came just two years after the Devon Cider Company had seen a management buyout of the former Whitbread factory and were the fifth occupiers of the site since they pulled out of town in 1992.
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15 Amazing Paintings Of Artist Who Paints With His Genitals
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By:James Fraser
Art is one of the many things that make us a special species on the planet. We are divided by boundaries, culture, and religion, but art unites us all. Art has no boundaries. It is a standing proof of human creativity and our ability to see everything around us in a different perspective. Not all of us are artists, though.
Art is diverse. It comes in many forms. Painting is one of the many popular forms of art. What you are going to read now is about a painter who uses a rather awkward brush to draw beautiful paintings! There are millions of artists in the world, but only he paints with his penis!
Meet Tim Patch, an Australian performance artist, who uses his penis, scrotum and buttocks to paint portraits and landscapes. He calls himself 'Pricasso' (rightfully so)! The 65-year-old painter was born in the United Kingdom but migrated to Australia in 1982 when he was 32 years old. He had run a successful pottery business before becoming a performance artist in 2005. Check these fifteen amazing Pricasso paintings that were drawn by him using his genitals!
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He charges approx. 225 US dollars for a single portrait if you want him to paint yours. He says he can show up for all kinds of parties including the adult ones.
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Imagine someone painting your face on a canvas with his penis! Though we all appreciate this guy for his highly unique talent, some of us may find him little awkward.
Quotes like 'Nothing is Impossible' sound ridiculous, but people like Pricasso (Tim Patch) prove they are indeed right.
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