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Does Islam condone apostasy?
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Various – Invisible Domains (CD, Compilation ,1994) (Malignant Records – MRCD0001) FLAC
Bringing together the leading experimenters from around the globe with one common theme - to portray viral infections in all their guises. So huge amounts of potential there. VROMB take the Ebola theme of the album and sets gentle noisework against a distant tribal rhythm. Sounds not unlike a collaboration between VIDNA OBMANA and WHITEHOUSE might sound - heaven forbid such a fire-and-ice meeting of forces were ever to happen, but the calming warmth mixed with shrill scratchiness works incredibly well. STONE GLASS STEEL's track(s) are more narrative than descriptive - painting the virus from the outside rather than experiencing it from within. This is more an experimental noisework and evokes nothing like what the alien invasion of a virus might be like. It steals snatches of choral music (from "Glory" maybe) and becomes itself the virus, taking over an existing body (of work) to transform it into something else. SOLDNERGEIST again use noise, with some of the harsh bite taken out, but nevertheless still extreme and grating, cumbersome for the lack of 'top'. CONTRASTATE never really let us down, and this time they have created a soporific drifting piece of Horror Film drama over which cicada-like noise rises up. Minimal - I mean Minimal percussion is used to give the piece a little structure. It then heads into a darker simmering primal soup, gentle but with enough weirdness to give it a black drama. KIRCHENKAMPF follow the mood perfectly, only disturbing it now and again with sudden shocks of sound which crash out of the speakers like electronically-altered thunder. A long track with plenty of changes - hot, though. ILLUSION OF SAFETY take human voice, mash it all up with fx and feed it back to us as a complex, machine-born loop before taking us on an almost toneless sequential journey which finally ends with a mountain of raw noise. YEN POX return to a gentler, more Isolationist area, where the virus is insidious, entering quietly, unannounced. Passively churning coils of noise grow gradually into progressively noisy moments. The sound of structures fed through thick fx (slapback echo?) heralds the arrival of VOICE OF EYE's contribution. This is a group who never let you down, and their metallic-flavoured slow journey rocks no boats as far as that goes. Dark, with shapes wrought out of a shared nightmare between H.R. GIGER and H.P. LOVECRAFT, this is a journey through a dark place, where even the singing of angels cannot help you in your hour of dread. MAEROR TRI bring us the penultimate number. Distant drumming like heartbeat forms the foundation for a track which transforms but slowly. It builds up in gradual metamorphosis, keping the passive feeling throughout, leaving the way clear for LULL's track, and indeed the album's concluding piece. MICK HARRIS never lets you down, and this piece hearkens back to when the first couple of LULL albums came out. Passive, harmless yet it's very calm disturbs the listener.
A bit of a mixed bag album, but mostly good descriptive stuff. Nothing here actually chilled me to the bone, which the idea of Ebola and other such nasties does, but perhaps I'm just a little jaded. Certainly one to turn the atmosphere a tad colder, and to dim what light you have.
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Various – Invisible Domains
Label:Malignant Records – MRCD0001
Format:CD, Compilation
Style:Dark Ambient, Noise, Drone, Experimental, Industrial
1 –Vromb Zone X 7:57
– Violent Grace (5:25)
2a –Stone Glass Steel Pt. 1 Infection
2b –Stone Glass Steel Pt. 2 Corruption
2c –Stone Glass Steel Pt. 3 Redemption And Healing
3 –Söldnergeist Cerebral Blood Flow 6:52
4 –Contrastate Virophilia 7:45
5 –Kirchenkampf* Possession 6:31
6 –Illusion Of Safety Activation Phase 8:33
7 –Yen Pox Incubation 6:12
8 –Voice Of Eye Succumb 6:06
9 –Maeror Tri Inner Spheres Deceasing 7:11
10 –Lull Silent Entry 11:50
"Sonic illustrations of the infiltration of viruses:
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Labels: 1994, CONTRASTATE, DARK AMBIENT, ILLUSION OF SAFETY, INDUSTRIAL, Lull, MAEROR TRI, Malignant Records, SAVECUEANDLOG, US, VOICE OF EYE, Vromb, Yen Pox
Thursday, 30 June 2016
ILLUSION OF SAFETY · LIFE GARDEN · VOICE OF EYE-1995-The Nature Of Sand (MANIFOLD RECORDS CD) (FLAC)
Colaboración en vivo de DAN BURKE aka ILLUSION OF SAFETY con dos más que interesantes proyectos, LIFE GARDEN y VOICE OF EYE. El primero de ellos, formado por varios miembros de MAYBE MENTAL (entre otros DAVID OLIPHANT) y activo entre 1989 y 1996. El segundo, un dúo formado por JIM WILSON y BONNIE McNAIRM ( también en CRUO) y en barbecho desde 2012 aunque no oficialmente disuelto. Todos estos nombres forman parte de la escena experimental USA de los '90, y se mueven en terrenos ambient. El mismo año 1995 se registraron otras dos colaboraciones entre LIFE GARDEN y VOICE OF EYE, fácilmente rastreables en la red e igualmente nutritivas para el cerebro. Recomendable la visita a la web http://www.voiceofeye.com/ .
El disco registra sendas actuaciones de DAN BURKE con VOICE OF EYE y LIFE GARDEN en Abríl de 1995, en Texas y Arizona respectivamente.
Música meditativa, tranquila, con pocos sobresaltos, y , en lo que a mí respecta, muy adecuada para combatir este calor que incomprensiblemente llaman ''buen tiempo'', qué coño habré hecho yo para merecer esto…
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Labels: AMBIENT, DAN BURKE, FLAC, ILLUSION OF SAFETY, INDUSTRIAL, LIFE GARDEN, MANIFOLD RECORDS, VOICE OF EYE
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Like Robert Frost, I have miles to go before I sleep, and all because I took the road less traveled…
This is a long-term work-in-progress…
I am including SEA in my Matlab GUI package.
The functions can be accessed via:
vibrationdata > Miscellaneous Functions I > Acoustics & Vibroacoustics
I am using textbooks by Lyon, DeJong, Wijker, Norton & Karczub, along with AutoSEA and VAPEPS manuals.
I am compiling SEA parameter equations scattered among various references into a single document. He is my result so far: SEA_parameters.pdf
Please feel free to recommend additions or corrections.
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Launch vehicle example: SEA_cylindrical_shell_shelf.pdf
Payload fairing example: SEA_payload_fairing_acoustics.pdf
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Compendium of Modal Densities for Structures, NASA-CR-1773
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Impact Wrestling
Date: September 15, 2011
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
We're back home in Florida now and we're on the way to Bound For Glory. The BFG Series is over as well and we're in the Robert Roode Era as the main event (in name only) of BFG is him challenging Angle for the title. The main part of the show tonight though is Sting vs. Flair with Sting's career being on the line and Flair trying to prevent Sting vs. Hogan from happening. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of the BFG Series matches resulting in Roode winning the tournament. Also Hogan helping Angle keep the title.
Here's Flair to open the show in robe and presumably ring gear underneath it. He wants to talk to Sting and here's the crazy man. Flair says tonight it's Icon vs. God. Sting has an old school colorful robe on. The only way Sting can get to Hogan is over Flair's dead body. Sting says Flair is going to die tonight then. He's the Stinger and he's going to do a lot of evil things to Flair. He's right in Flair's face and Sting wants it right now. Security comes in to break it up and Flair says Sting got lucky.
Jeff Hardy is here again.
Jeff says he's taking another step tonight as far as his recovery goes.
Mexican America vs. D-Von/D'Angelo Dinero/Tara/Miss Tessmacher
It's an 8 person mixed tag. Hernandez vs. D-Von gets us going with Hernandez asking D-Von to come at him. He does just that and down goes SuperMex. Off to Anarquia who gets beaten up by Pope a little bit. Despite having black hair, being a black man, being about 20 years younger and sounding nothing like him, Pope winds up playing Ricky Morton. Maybe he's a method actor or something.
That doesn't last long as he takes Hernandez down with a clothesline and a double tag brings in the other guys. The girls haven't been in legally at all yet. Clothesline/shoulder puts Anarquia down and a neckbreaker gets two. The fans chant USA as the good guys avoid stereo low blows. The chicks chase each other on the floor and the Mexican chicks hit on D-Von's kids. Instead of cheering them on like a normal dad would, D-Von and Pope aren't happy. The girls get in a big catfight and the male champs are sent to the floor. Despite being illegal, Tara and Tessmacher hit stereo moves (couldn't see Tessmacher but Tara hit a chokebomb on Rosita) for the pins at 5:04.
Rating: D+. What a mess this was. The girls never were legal and the second half of the match was a big mess with everyone running around in a big brawl. That's Russo 101: when all else fails, throw the wrestling out the window and have people do so much at once that you can't tell what's really going on. It works on occasion but it didn't here, not with that many people at once.
Karen yells at Traci about being late and says to cover up her boobs. Traci's jobs tonight is to bring the Knockouts to Karen's office.
Karen is yelling at the Knockouts and tells Mickie she gets no rematch. I don't see Winter. There will be three matches over the next three weeks to determine who qualifies for a fatal fourway at BFG for the title. Mickie fights Tessmacher, Tara vs. Madison and tonight Velvet vs. Angelina. They're called Queen's Qualifiers because if there's one thing you know about Russo, it's that he has a name for EVERYTHING.
Fourtune is in the ring and AJ brings out Roode for his big entrance. AJ sings his praises and Daniels does as well. Him beating AJ on a fluke a few weeks ago is mentioned a few times as Daniels brings it up at every possible chance. He brings it up a third time and everyone laughs it off. Kaz says they're a family and they'll have each others' backs. They all have goals and Kaz is lucky to be able to call Roode his brother and his friend. Time for the big one in Storm. After all the time he's missed with his family and everything he's sacrificed, this is the payoff. Storm sounds legit here.
Storm says he's sorry about Kurt's luck and here's the champ. He tries to convince the rest of Fourtune that they're jealous but no one seems to buy it. Angle calls the title the Impact World Heavyweight Championship. Angle has the ability to make matches now (what is he the fourth person in this company that can do that?) and Roode has to fight the members of Fourtune and tonight it's Kaz.
Back and Eric is proud of Kurt's decision.
Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love
Angelina jumps her during the entrance (the camera was on the wrong end anyway) but Velvet gets something resembling a bulldog to send Angelina to the floor. Back with Angelina getting two off something we don't see. Sky's tights now say Let the Pigeons Loose. Oh great. Just what Tazz needs: a thought that it's catching on. Sunset flip out of the corner gets two for Velvet. Velvet starts her comeback and tells Winter to get up on the apron. Winter clocks Angelina on the head with the belt (Hebner is cool with it) and a DDT (called a BeauDT but screw that) gives Velvet the win at 9:05 counting commercial.
Rating: D. Your usual Knockout mess here and the ending was really stupid. Why wasn't that a DQ? Because the script didn't call for it I suppose. Also, why would Angelina want to go fight Winter? Don't they love each other or something? Also, seriously, the Beau-DT? I hated the Mick-DT but this is even worse.
Hardy comes up to AJ in the back and AJ doesn't want to hear it. He calls Jeff selfish and says he almost brought down the whole company. Jeff is selfish and people talk bad about TNA because of him. He's not out there drinking and doing drugs. AJ says there's never going to be a time or a place for Jeff to be around AJ. Good stuff from Styles here.
Hogan talks to Flair about the match and says he has a Plan B. Sting pops up and wants to hear Plan A.
Crimson is via satellite and talks about how he's going to make Joe pay. He's back in two weeks.
Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan
This is a submission match because…..because we needed a gimmick match. Joe jumps him in the corner which gives him an advantage for what must have been a good three seconds. Morgan beats him down but has no idea what to do as far as submissions go. He puts on a triangle armbar but Joe escapes. He gets up and pounds Morgan down then throws on kind of an inverted figure four for the tap at 4:30. I know that's a short recap but there's nothing else to say at all.
Rating: D. Again, WHAT IS THE POINT OF IT BEING A SUBMISSION MATCH??? Joe can beat Morgan at something that is Joe's specially. Is this a stunning revelation and a great achievement for him? I don't get it but Russo is obsessed with throwing gimmick matches out there so we'll chalk it up to one of his quirks.
Kurt comes in to talk to Kaz again, offering him the next title shot after Roode. Kaz throws him out.
D-Von talks to Hardy and the truth is that Jeff is a Little Jimmy. Oh wait wrong show. The truth is that Jeff is trying to throw everything away. D-Von says get it through his head and be the Jeff Hardy he can be. At the end if Jeff fails again it's over. Jeff turns to leave and D-Von says he'll have Jeff's back if he needs it.
Kazarian vs. Robert Roode
Roode has some new tights which is a good thing as he needs something to set him apart as a singles guy now. They still have the dollar signs on them which doesn't make much sense as the money hasn't meant anything in a long time. They start technically and Roode grabs a front facelock. Kaz breaks out of it and tries his spinning legdrop but Roode moves.
Tornado DDT is countered into a northern lights suplex for two by Rob. Roode goes a bit harder now and Kaz is sent to the floor. Back inside he grabs a front facelock of his own but they speed it up a bit moer and Kaz tries the Fade to Black. Roode counters into the Crossface and Kaz hangs on for a bit but has to tap at 6:07.
Rating: C+. Fun little match here and Roode getting clean wins over his stable mates is a good idea to give him some main event credential. A clean win like that over AJ, especially one where he catches him in the crossface in a counter, would do very well for his career. Good stuff here and a nice surprise.
Angle is watching in the back.
During the replay Taz calls the Fade to Black the Kryptonite Krunch. There's already a move called that and it's nowhere near the reverse piledriver.
Video about the premiere of Angle's new movie Warrior which has gotten really good reviews.
Roode and Kaz had a small argument during the break because Kaz wants to be in that position but he says Roode proved he was the right man for the spot and they shake hands. Roode says he wasn't expecting this match but they respect each other.
Austin Aries says he backs up his talk. It's now the A Double Division because he's a level above the A Level. Next week he makes his first defense.
Roode vs. Daniels next week and Mickie vs. Tessmacher.
Also Ray/Lynn vs. Anderson/RVD. Lynn says RVD is gullible and if RVD hadn't been high he would have caught on. Ray says he's been beating up RVD for 15 years but now he's tired of Anderson sticking his nose in other people's business.
Sting vs. Ric Flair
They start off with their usual Sting vs. Flair stuff with Flair getting frustrated because Sting keeps escaping his stuff. It's not exactly crisp but they're an average age of 57. We take a break and come back with Sting hitting a clothesline to send Flair to the floor. Back in Flair gets a low blow and after about two shots to the leg it's Figure Four time. Sting gets out of it and Flair works on the knee ever more.
Sting makes the superhero comeback and hits a superplex for two. It looked more like 3 but Immortal ran in late so the referee had to stop. Hogan and Abyss come out but Anderson runs out for the save. Hogan slips something to Flair and he KOs Sting for two. Flair throws a weak chop and Sting Hulks Up. Stinger Splash sets up the Scorpion and Flair taps at 15:06. Yes, fifteen minutes.
Rating: D. Well it was bad but the initial reports of this being unwatchable are a stretch to put it mildly. They were out there WAY too long and I'd love to see the raw footage of this to see how bad it was minus editing and the commercial. Flair shouldn't be taking those kind of bumps, but who said he made sense?
Hogan and Sting stare each other down to end the show.
Overall Rating: C-. Sting vs. Flair was pretty bad as most of it was chop/punch/no sell for fifteen minutes but the rest of the show wasn't horrible. The first hour was pretty weak but the rest of it worked well enough I guess. We have most of the pieces set for BFG and I hope we get more of a concrete card set before the show unlike No Surrender. Not a great show but it's better than most of their recent stuff.
D-Von/D'Angelo Dinero/Tara/Miss Tessmacher b. Mexican America – Chokebomb to Rosita
Velvet Sky b. Angelina Love – DDT
Samoa Joe b. Matt Morgan – Inverted Figure Four
Robert Roode b. Kazarian – Crossface
Sting b. Ric Flair – Scorpion Deathlock


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Which body system is most closely associated with the support and protection of the body organs?
a) Skeletal
b) Endocrine
c) Lymphatic
d) Nervous
Which body system is most closely associated with transport and delivery?
a) Integumentary
b) Nervous
c) Cardiovascular
d) Reproductive
The supplying of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide in the lungs is a function of the
a) Digestive System
b) Circulatory System
c) Respiratory System
d) Excretory System
Eyelashes, pain receptors, fingernails, and sweat glands would all be part of which system?
a) Integumentary
b) Lymphatic
c) Nervous
d) Muscular
Consider the following levels: (1) chemical; (2) tissue; (3) organ; (4) cellular; (5) organismal; (6) organ system. Which of the following choices has the levels listed in order of increasing complexity?
a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
b) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6
c) 3, 6, 4, 2, 1, 5
d) 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 5
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a) An organ is made up of two or more tissue types.
b) The digestive system, reproductive system, and endocrine system are examples of organs.
c) Atoms are the building blocks of matter, and combine to form molecules.
d) Tissues consist of groups of similar cells that have a common function.
Metabolism is
a) a broad term that refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body
b) a term that refers to the chemical reactions in which larger structures are made from smaller ones (synthesis)
c) the ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then to react to them
d) the term that refers only to the process of breaking down ingested food into simple molecules that can then be absorbed into
Which is not essential to survival?
a) water
b) oxygen
c) gravity
d) atmospheric pressure
Which of the following is NOT a necessary life function?
a) Responsiveness
b) Maintaining boundaries
c) Thinking
d) Reproduction
One characteristic of living things is responsiveness. This term is defined as
a) an intentional change in an organisms position.
b) the changing of absorbed substances into usable forms.
c) an increase in the number and/or size of cells.
d) the ability to react to a stimulus.
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Education: Patricia Cahill Taft's artistic eye was sharpened along the historic waterfront of Boston's North Shore where she was immersed in a wide range of maritime activities. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Salem State University, she continued her education at Massachusetts College of Art, and Montserrat College of Art.
Current Work: Cahill Taft's artistic passion began and continues to be in the fine arts of painting and photography. Technical advances in creative computer software precipitated a new channel of artistic expression in this ever evolving realm of innovative imagination. Her graphic design projects encompass billboards, CD artwork, magazine covers and advertisements.
Fine Art Accolades:
• First Place Winner: Rhode Island Press Association 2016 Editorial Awards • Best Cover
• Winner: Canon USA and Ron Howard "PROJECT IMAGINAT10N" film festival
• Best in Show: 2016 Spring Bull Gallery Juried Photographic Exhibition
• Finalist (Painting): United States National Fine Arts Competition and International Exhibition
• First place: Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Award
• First place (Photography): Bristol Art Gallery • Open Juried Exhibition
• People's Choice Award (Painting) • The Conanicut Island Art Association • Images of Jamestown Exhibition
• Second Place (Photography): Bristol Art Gallery • Bristol, RI • Open Juried Exhibition
• Second Place (Photography): Wickford Art Association • Wickford, RI • Abstract/Avant Garde All Media Exhibit, 2015
• Third Place: Photographers' Guild Newport Art Museum Exhibition 2015-2016
• Third place (Painting): Marblehead Arts Festival
• Ocean State International Exhibition of Photography
• Numerous honorable mentions
Exhibit Locations:
• Ocean State International Exhibition of Photography
• The Museum of Yachting, Newport, RI
• Newport Art Museum
• Isherwood Gallery, Newport, RI
• International Yacht Restoration School
• Edgartown Art Gallery, Edgartown, MA
• Photographic Society of Rhode Island
• Gallery 297, Bristol, RI
• Sheldon Fine Art Gallery, Newport, RI
• Bristol Art Gallery, Bristol, RI
• Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
• Wickford Art Association Gallery, Wickford, RI
• Redwood Library
• Marblehead Arts Festival, Marblehead, MA
• Newburyport Printmaker, Newburyport, MA
• Portsmouth Arts Guild, Portsmouth, RI
• Conanicut Island Art Association, Jamestown, RI
• Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Collectors List:
• Twentieth Century Fox
• The Ambassador to Thailand
• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• Harold Graves
• Laurie Cabot
• New England Pirate Museum
• The Boat House, Edgartown
• Salem's Witch Dungeon Museum
• Many private collectors
Current Memberships:
• National Association of Photoshop Professionals
• Newport Art Museum
• The Photographers' Guild of Newport Art Museum
• Wickford Art Association
• Conanicut Island Art Association


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Earthquakes sign William Morris to sell marketing deals
Published November 17, 2008
The San Jose Earthquakes have signed the William Morris Agency to a broad representation agreement that will see the agency help with everything from securing jersey and stadium naming-rights partners to booking concerts and consulting on real estate development.
The Earthquakes hope to open a new stadium in San Jose in 2011 and are in the process of finalizing a deal with the city that will see team owner Lew Wolff buy 66 acres of land from the city for $132 million.
Wolff said the Earthquakes interviewed four other agencies before settling on William Morris.
"What really impressed us is the team that they allotted to us," Wolff said. "We talk all kinds of issues. If we develop a hotel there, they're going to be involved making that exciting for us. It's a very broad relationship that's not as specialized as you might think."
The immediate focus of the relationship will be on securing a jersey partner and a naming-rights partner. Both could offer a significant boost to the Earthquakes' bottom line.
Philip Button will lead the relationship for William Morris.
The largest jersey sponsorship sale in MLS in value is the Los Angeles Galaxy's $4 million-a-year deal with Herbalife, while the smallest is the Columbus Crew's $1 million-a-year deal with Glidden. Real Salt Lake signed the most recent stadium-naming-rights deal in the league with Rio Tinto for $2 million a year.
William Morris hasn't decided if it will package both sponsorships together or sell them independently. Both remain a possibility, Wolff said.
"The stadium isn't perfected, so we're not ready for that," he said. "We're not immune — nor is anyone — from the current state of the economy today."
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Rumor: Third-generation iPad to be slightly thicker, retain same screen size
Date: Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 05:47
Category: iPad, Rumor
There's a bit of truth to every rumor.
Per Macotakara, Apple's third-generation iPad will be slightly thicker than the iPad 2, but will have the same 9.7-inch screen size, and will continue to support the magnetic Smart Cover.
Citing an Asian supplier who is allegedly crafting components for Apple's next iPad, Japanese blog Macotakara reported on Wednesday that the next iPad may be thicker for an "unknown reason." That means third-party cases that cover the back side of the device will not be compatible with the next iPad.
However, Apple's first-party magnetic Smart Covers will remain compatible with the third-generation iPad, the source reportedly said. That's because the new iPad, despite being slightly thicker, will have the same rounded side as the iPad 2.
In addition, two back covers (1, 2) claimed to be from prototype iPad hardware are available for sale on the global commerce site Alibaba.com. The plain aluminum backs do not show an Apple logo.
One reason for a thicker frame on the third-generation iPad could be the components necessary to include a high-resolution Retina Display. Numerous rumors have pointed toward Apple increasing the screen resolution of its iPad with a new model anticipated in 2012.
Apple introduced the Retina Display branding with the iPhone 4 starting in 2010. By packing more pixels onto the same screen size, Apple has boasted that the individual pixels are so small that they cannot be distinguished by the human eye.
In order to include a Retina Display, Apple may adopt entirely new display technology. One report in November suggested Apple would use IGZO displays from Sharp to reach a 330 dots-per-inch screen resolution. But that report claimed the IGZO display would also allow for a future iPad to be thinner, not thicker.
Other reports, however, claimed that Apple would utilize a dual-LED light bar system to illuminate the Retina Display of a third-generation iPad. Apple's apparent difficulties with the higher resolution displays and new LED backlight designs were said to have already affected the launch schedule of the next iPad.
Some of the confusion surrounding the next iPad coming from Apple's supply chain could be explained by a report from early November, which alleged that Apple has tasked its suppliers with the development of two tablet projects, code-named "J1" and "J2." Both of the new models were said to have different sizes, specifications and technologies from the current-generation iPad 2.
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Besides the selection at Duane Reade, one of the other things I like best is that so many of their locations are open 24 hours. I'm not a huge shopper, but I have to admit I like browsing aisles, seeing new products and finding out what cool new things are about. The best time to get this "time out" is either before the craziness of getting the kids up in the morning or after they go to bed in the evening. That's where the genius of having a 24 hour Duane Reade comes in.
I've found that Duane Reade's LOOK Boutiques have a huge selection and many of the season's newest trends, so even if I'm not buying it is still fun to look.
Because it's easy to build a shopping list online, I loaded up the Duane Reader on my laptop. It also helps jog my memory for some of the everyday items I may need to buy like tissue paper. I need lots of that at the moment as my allergies seem to be going into overdrive. It seems so cruel to be punished with allergies for enjoying the outdoors, but so it is. My allergies seem to be worst after a run. Must be all the pollen in Prospect Park. The special offer of 2 Boutique Boxes for $3 was right up my alley for cost as well as being a green product. Did you know the Facial Tissue is 75% Tree Free – made from readily renewable sugar cane by-products. Neat, eh?
I created a shopping list, which is ever so useful. The only thing I wish is that when I go to print it, it would keep the images. I'm a visual person, so though having a list of the items I want to buy is helpful, it would be even more helpful if the list had images.
After dinner I got little Miss 6 months down to sleep and left Dad to storytime with Mr 4.5 years old. It may seem strange, but it is relaxing to walk the aisles of Duane Reade, especially without any little people in tow, and I'm looking forward to it. It is like a date with myself, in a clean and well lit shop. Did I mention clean? Look at those floors…With 2 kids, my floors are never that clean anymore for longer than half a day. I have quite a few nearby Duane Reade's to choose from, but my favorite is at an eclectic intersection in Brooklyn.
Seeing as this is my date with myself, the less than 10 minute bus ride at that time of night is worth it to shop at this particular Duane Reade.
The Duane Reader was right there as I entered and as the automatic doors swing open, the first thing that catches my eye is the range of Gosh Cosmetics.
I don't have cosmetics on my list, but I wander over anyways. That is where I discover the brand Physicians Formula. Apparently their PH range adjusts to your skin and the light on application. Lovely packaging, and next time I need some lip gloss I may just have to give it a whirl.
I cruise through all the aisles because it's always fun to look, but I'm really there for the tissues, toddler toothpaste and a few snacks. As a bonus the pocket tissues are on sale, so I grab a package of those as well along with the Duane Reade brand baby wipes, a magazine and some more gluten free animal cookies. My little guy enjoyed them last time I brought some home.
Their was a young couple in line behind me, a guy and a girl and the girl was obviously not from New York. She was holding several items in her hands and asking her companion, "What is this place? I mean, what is it?"
It was such a funny exchange to eavesdrop on as she tried to pin it down as a drugstore, or a convenience store, or a cosmetics shop. The guy was obviously a native New Yorker and said, "It's an institution, it's been around forever."
"I just don't understand, look!" She had everything from shampoo, to drinks, to food, to a case of beer in her hands. She obviously hadn't thought to get a cart, probably didn't think she would have been buying so much. She'll know for next time
Interesting characters, check. Got everything I needed on my list, check. Learnt something new in the world of beauty and cosmetics, check.
Relaxing date night with myself at Duane Reade equals success!
Between little people under foot and everything else that goes on from day to day, it will probably take me the better part of a month to get through the magazine I bought. It was more the time spent reading all the headlines while at Duane Reade and choosing the mag I wanted that was just the kind of time out I was looking for. Check out more pictures from my shopping trip on my Google + page.
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JK (423) St. Louis Park, Minnesota | July 11, 2017| Updated December 17, 2017
A few doors down from Starbucks original location. They had the best selection I found in Seattle, with the caveat i didn't look very hard, and being the northwest, there are tons of IPAs. But other things as well, with several Pfriem sour beers. Only a few imports. My sandwich was good. Of note is the $1 corkage fee to drink the beer you buy there on premises. Good soda selection too. Good place in a location convenient for tourists.
JorgeLee (281) , England | September 27, 2016
Curious place the Pike Place Market, lots of quite touristy stuff and yet lots that must appeal to locals - I mean who buys a fish on holiday? This little deli looks like any old expensive souvenir deli trap but had tasty food and a surprisingly decent range of local beers at not exorbitant prices. A handy spot if in the area and not planning to head further afield.
theisti (903) Kansas | August 25, 2016
Visited lunch time on a Wednesday. Located in the Pike Place Market, easy to find on the SE corner, a bit easier to navigate than the other place I shopped at in the market - DeLaurentis. Broad selection of WA beers, most of which are available as singles. Compared to DeLaurentis, I would say there is a wider variety of local WA beers, though not quite as many special releases and Oregon beers. Certainly worth hitting up both if you are visiting the market. Below are my standard rating comments, though would flip for this one - visitors to the market should check it out, locals with extended time.
70 = ★★½ (Locals should check it out, visitors with extended time)
I only use the total score, not the component parts.
Headbanger (99) Aurora, Illinois | March 25, 2016
Didn't eat here but the selection was very good as I was a visitor in Seattle and for downtown or Pikes Market it hit the spot. They also had singles as well. Definitely stop by if in downtown area.
Freakout (1) Alaska | February 12, 2016
Surprised with how much the bottle selection had grown since I last stopped in. One of the only places in town with the Barrel Aged Fremont beers still in stock. Great selection of NW locals, USA craft and some top notch imports. Something for everyone. Nice little market....the sandwiches are great as well.
Prufrockstar (83) Moscow, Idaho | April 29, 2015
Surprisingly nice selection of beers right in Pike Place Market. I stop in every time I'm in the area, and there are good finds to be had. Definitely recommend a stop if you're strolling around the market.
brokensail (1384) Dublin, California | September 14, 2014
Right there on Pike across the street from the indoor portion of the Market. Doesn't really look like much, and inside looks a bit like a typical deli and grocery store. However, there is a pretty substantial selection of beer (and some cider) here.
A good portion of the beer is in refrigerators, which is nice. There's a bunch out on shelves as well, though they actually seem to mostly leave out the barleywines, imperial stouts, etc. which is nice (instead of letting all the pale ales and IPAs cook).
The selection is primarily Washington (and PNW) based. Lots of breweries that I'm not necessarily familiar with (not being from the area). A handful of interesting imports as well.
pushkinwow (137) Ottawa, | November 2, 2013| Updated November 3, 2013
Have to say a decent place to visit if you stay downtown. There is a large cooler section with a very good selection of brew, especially nice epic line up if you want to try some of their stuff. They also have stuff on the shelves with a section for beers over 8% so that they can mature. Nice to see Decadence 2013, boulevard Saison brett, and love child. Very knowledgeable staff who was friendly and very happy to just chat. Also good food / snacks.
GT (672) San Diego, California | October 24, 2013
Highly underrated bottle shop at Pike's Place Market. Lots of fridged beer and cider and an adjacent shelf with unfridged beer. Huge selection, lots of local beer and cider. They even had some of the Bordelet Perry bottles, the top rated pear cider in the world; and they were insanely delicious! They also were the only bottle shop in town to still have bombers of Fremont Cowiche Canyon, which is the best IPA there is right now hands down. Shockingly awesome selection. A hidden gem. Do not miss! Honestly, they had more beer I was interested in here than in Bottleworks if that means anything.
Dogbrick (858) Columbus, Ohio | November 10, 2012
(Visited 09/2012). Pear Deli is on Pike Place just a short walk from Pike Market. There are garages and meters in the surrounding area but the area is always busy.
The inside is bright and well-organized with the beer selection in the rear of the store on the right. The majority is in coolers along the wall.
This store has several hundred brands including many regional brewers like Hair Of The Dog, Elysian, Oskar Blues, Emerald, Pike, Firestone Walker, Sound Brewery, Maui and many others. Lots of imported options too. They offer singles too.
Service on my visit was very good. The guy stocking the beers was helpful and found me a box to tote them back to the hotel. The guys at the counter were nice enough to hold some of my order since I bought too much to carry in one trip.
I did not have any of their food but the deli food looked inviting.
Overall this is a great spot to score some craft beers from all over.


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From: WSJ October 01, 2009:
By JEFFREY MCCRACKEN and DANA CIMILLUCA
Bankers and lawyers feared the third quarter would be a rough period for mergers and acquisitions. There was economic uncertainty, limited deal financing and little corporate confidence to make acquisitions.
They were right to worry.
But after a two-year decline in activity, a late spate of big-name mergers gave them hope that the deal-making drought was nearing an end.
The evidence isn't in the numbers. The dollar volume of deals world-wide fell 41% from last year's third quarter to $478.3 billion, while the 8,124 deals represented a 20% drop, according to data provider Dealogic. Compared with this year's second quarter, dollar volume slid 19% and the number of deals was off 6%.
The third quarter was the slowest period as measured by dollar value since the third quarter of 2004.
In the U.S., announced deal volume tumbled 61% to $103.9 billion from $270.2 billion a year earlier, according to Dealogic. The number of announced deals fell 30% to 1,594 deals from 2,282. It was the eighth consecutive quarter that the value of U.S. deals fell from a year-earlier period, and it was down 43% from the second quarter.In Europe, the trends mirrored the global trajectory, with the dollar volume of deals falling both year over year and quarter over quarter. There were $160 billion of acquisitions of European companies announced in the third quarter, down 17% from the second quarter and down 55% from a year earlier, according to Dealogic
The Asian-Pacific region was a relative bright spot. Excluding Japan, there were $105 billion of deals announced in the quarter, down 36% from the second quarter but up 30% from a year earlier. China's thirst for natural-resource assets kept bankers in Asia busy, on deals including Yanzhou Coal Mining Co.'s $2.76 billion deal for Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd.
In Japan, which Dealogic breaks out because the investment banks look at the country as if it were its own region, the dollar volume of deals was $43.4 billion, up from both the second quarter and the year-earlier period. Besides financial firms, consumer companies were among the most-active Japanese deal makers. Highlighting the trend, beverage company Suntory Holdings Ltd. agreed to pay $3.82 billion for Orangina Schweppes, the French soft-drink maker, while at the same time holding talks with Kirin Holdings Co. for a deal that would create a food and beverage giant with combined sales of $40 billion.
But unlike in recent quarters, deal makers seem more willing to declare that M&A activity is back. The standard banker line that "deals are in the pipeline" is becoming more common.
"I think we hit a bottom over the summer. Since about the third week of August, we noticed a pickup in activity," said Bruce Evans, head of M&A for the Americas at Deutsche Bank AG. "A lot is driven by companies having a view of the future....It is no longer just about fixing their balance sheets."
Kraft Foods Inc.'s proposal to acquire Cadbury PLC was the largest announced deal of the period, though Cadbury rejected the $16.66 billion bid and it is likely to be weeks before Kraft submits a formal offer. Other big deals included Abbott Laboratories' $7.05 billion purchase of a Belgian pharmaceutical business, Dell Inc.'s $3.88 billion acquisition of Perot Systems Corp. and Walt Disney Co.'s $3.92 billion deal to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc.
"With general sentiment improving, together with equity and financing markets, companies are pushing forward with deals they've been thinking about all year but were reluctant to proceed with until now," said Adrian Mee, head of European M&A at Nomura Holdings Inc. in London.
Such deals still were few and far between. Year to date, U.S. M&A volume is down 34% to $505.4 billion from $759.8 billion a year earlier.
One sector that has more than held its own is health care, which has accounted for 32% of U.S. deal volume this year, up from 16% a year earlier.
"Health care was resilient because it's not affected by the economy the way a retailer or an industrial company is," said Jeffrey Stute, co-head of North American M&A at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. "In addition, most health-care deals were not driven by [debt financing]. So financing drying up was not as much of an issue."
Mr. Stute and other bankers said a true M&A comeback will take hold when companies in other segments, such as technology, oil and gas, and consumer products, jump into the fray.
"Every segment has some pent-up demand, especially in industrials and technology. Behind the scenes, we are seeing lots of work getting done across all sectors," said Paul Parker, head of global M&A at Barclays PLC's Barclays Capital. "As we see [gross domestic product] growth turn up, I can guarantee you will see M&A turn. Each sector will have a signature transaction and then others will respond."
Bankers in Europe also express optimism that the worst is over. Still, few predict an imminent return to the deal frenzy of before the financial crisis, and many cite the possibility that the incipient recovery could be dashed by a double-dip recession.
"I'm personally optimistic that the rebound is here to stay, but there is an acute awareness that a W-shaped recovery could be around the corner," said Carlo Calabria, head of International M&A and Financial Sponsors at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London.
In recent weeks, a number of long-lingering European deals were announced, such as the €1.28 billion ($1.88 billion) sale of Sara Lee Corp.'s European personal-care business to Unilever, announced Sept. 25. Sara Lee put the business up for sale more than six months ago, an unusually long period for an auction. Likewise, Belgian conglomerate Solvay SA found a buyer for its pharmaceutical division six months after officially putting it up for sale, selling the division for €4.8 billion to Abbott.
Even if the M&A recovery endures, some bankers predict it will be more restrained than what followed the bursting of the technology and telecommunications bubble in 2000. Takeovers also may be more focused on cost savings than growth, a sign of conservatism among deal makers.
"If one assumes that consumer growth will be muted for the foreseeable future," said Wilhelm Schulz, the head of European M&A at Citigroup Inc., "there is an argument that future deal activity may be more focused on driving economies of scale in the core business."
In the rankings of global merger advisers, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. maintained a slight edge on Morgan Stanley. J.P. Morgan was third, followed by Citigroup and Bank of America Corp.'s Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In the U.S., the top spots were flipped, with Morgan Stanley in first, followed by Goldman and J.P. Morgan.
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Retirement isn't what it used to be. As society lives for longer with each generation, retirement has become an increasingly active time, no longer used solely for cross stitching and looking after the grandkids. And although retirement is becoming more active, there's no denying that joints and muscles will get a bit creakier as the years float by. Therefore, it's worth redecorating before the effort gets too much, to ensure the house is beautiful and practical for years to come.
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Inside, consider decluttering and focus on the main living spaces. In the kitchen, raise the oven and grill to head height for safer cooking. In the dining room, choose a dining table that extends for when guests visit, and generous seats with armrests for comfort. Extending tables need not be the traditional mahogany, glass and chrome versions suit a sharp new interior, bringing a dining room right into the 21st century. Create a lighting system that allows for a range of dimming options and candles will be a thing of the past, perfect for creating a romantic mood at the flick of a switch.
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A teenage girl about 17 named Diane had gone to visit some friends one evening and time passed quickly as each shared their various experiences of the past year. She ended up staying longer than planned, and had to walk home alone. She wasn't afraid because it was a small town and she lived only a few blocks away.
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Mary Flood and I birded the Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge over the noon hour today. Unlike Tuesday when the place was largely deserted of migratory species, today there was an excellent variety and large numbers of waterfowl. The channel north of the bridge was empty, but the tip of the bay south of the bridge was packed with many birds coming obligingly close for good pictures. :-) There was an abundance of Redheads, perhaps 50+. I was able to get a number of pictures with a Greater Scaup and a Lesser Scaup side-by-side so that the differences became evident. Mary saw three American Coots at the outlet bridge on Tuesday and today we found five. We only saw one each of Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck, and (immature) Great Black-backed Gull. Finally, we saw three Trumpeter Swans. We looked for Canvasbacks with no luck. Great midday outing!
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Just out of shot to the left, someone is throwing corn to the birds, hence the big bird party!
Mute Swan wondering if I had any corn!
Mute Swan
Swan Goose. These were Mary's favorite birds of the day. These are domestic geese that have become feral.
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Great Scaup (front) and Redhead (back)
American Coot
American Coot
Lesser Scaup
Redheads: female (front), male (back)
Greater Scaup (left), Lesser Scaup (right). There are a number of subtle differences between these two ducks, but the most obvious one in this picture is that the side of the Greater Scaup is pure white, while the side of the Lesser Scaup is not.
Lesser Scaup
Female Greater Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Female Greater Scaup
Location: Irondequoit Bay Marine Park--Bay Outlet
Observation date: 3/3/11
Number of species: 15
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Trumpeter Swan 3
Mallard X
Redhead X
Greater Scaup X
Lesser Scaup X
Long-tailed Duck X
Common Goldeneye X
Red-breasted Merganser X
American Coot 5
Ring-billed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
House Sparrow X
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Sri Lanka have finished day three on 309-5 in their second innings against England at Chester-le-Street, Durham.
Sri Lanka started day three on 91-8 in their first innings but they were quickly dismissed for 101. England captain Alistair Cook then made the decision to ask Sri Lanka to follow on as they were 397 runs behind.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka made a far better fist of things with Kushal Silva, Angelo Matthews and Dinesh Chandimal all making half-centuries as they managed to get themselves up to 309-5 at the end of the day's play.
Sri Lanka still have work to do though as they are still 88 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat.
Sri Lanka were forced to follow on
The Sri Lankans began day three on 91-8, a long way behind England's 498, and were looking to try and get as many runs as they could before they were bowled out.
Unfortunately, they lost their ninth wicket with the third delivery of the day as Suranga Lakmal edged Stuart Broad behind for a duck to give the paceman his fourth wicket of the innings.
It didn't take England long to get the final wicket either, as James Anderson got the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne for 19 as England bowled Sri Lanka out for 101.
Cook, straight away, enforced the follow on for the second consecutive test match as Sri Lanka were staring down the barrel at an innings defeat; they were 397 runs behind.
Sri Lanka begin much stronger second time around
Sri Lanka began their second innings much better, and reached lunch on 58 for the loss of one wicket to give a much better account of themselves the second time around.
The wicket to fall was Dimuth Karunartne for 26 of the bowling of the impressive Chris Woakes, who had the batsmen caught in the slips.
After lunch, the Sri Lankan batsmen came out in an aggressive mood. It was working until Anderson produced a wonderful delivery to get Kusal Mendis caught behind for 26.
Thirimanne came in at number four, which was a promotion up the order for him, and he started well but then got an absolute pearler from Moeen Ali who bowled him for 13 to leave the score on 100-3.
The wicket of Thirimanne brought Sri Lanka captain Matthews to the crease and, along with Silva, the pair saw their side to tea at 162-3.
Silva was 57 not out at tea, while Matthews was 35 not out as the pair showed the rest of their team that with application there are runs to had on a good pitch.
Matthews and Silva put on 82 for the fourth wicket
Matthews and Silva continued on after tea as the former passed 50, before the partnership was broken on 82. Steven Finn was the bowler who got the crucial breakthrough as Silva mistimed a pull shot straight to Johnny Bairstow for a well-made 60.
Chandimal joined Matthews at the crease after the wicket of Silva and the pair took Sri Lanka past 200 for the first time in the series.
Matthews was playing brilliantly before Anderson produced an unplayable delivery which the bastman edged to Bairstow for 80; England had the big breakthrough.
Chandimal unbeaten on 54 at the end of the day's play
Milinda Siriwardena joined Chandimal at the crease after the fall of the Matthew's wicket, and the pair saw their team to the end of play successfully without losing any more wickets.
Chandimal finished the day 54 not out while Siriwardena ended 35 not out; they will both come back on day four with an unbroken partnership of 87 as Sri Lanka finished day three on 309-5, still 88 runs behind England.


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On Wednesday, Naz @ Read Diverse Books posted "What Does the Term Diverse Mean to You?". I'm bumping the review I had scheduled today to write a response to his post, as I've been thinking about it a lot these past two days. I highly recommend you read his original post if you haven't done so already. He breaks down what he means when he uses diverse, a popular word in the book world whose meanings and uses are not often closely explored.
Naz makes three points about diversity in his post (which he makes clear are his own opinion, and that we don't really have a universally correct way to use the term):
- That diverse/diversity are particularly Western terms
- That we shouldn't refer to individual people or books as diverse
- That when he says 'read diverse books', he means read books "that represent the variety of voices traditionally marginalized and underrepresented in the (Western) publishing industry". I.E. 'Read diverse books' =/= 'Read a diverse book'
I immediately agreed with his third point. Where I got stuck was why we shouldn't call individual books (that may be found, for example, on a 'list of diverse books') diverse – I didn't understand why it might be okay to say 'read diverse books' but not 'read a diverse book'. However, I did understand and agree with Naz's point about using diverse collectively. I agree that diversity comes when you have a variety of stories together. I understand that only reading books about, for example, white trans boys would not be 'reading diverse books' because those books are not very diverse from one another. Therefore it's important to say 'read diverse books' in the collective sense that Naz defined. When you're reading diversely – when you read diverse books – you're reading books about many different people and experiences.
As I reflected on how I use the term diverse with regards to individual books, I initially thought I used it to refer to a book that gives voice to someone who experiences the world differently from me, i.e. a character who is not a cishet, white, ablebodied, English-speaking, Canadian female. In my case, this definition includes a lot of books that feature traditionally marginalized voices. Those characters are 'diverse' from mainstream literature. Therefore, what harm would I be doing in saying 'This book is diverse'? When I looked back at Naz's post last night, I saw the answer to my question. The key issue with my definition is the word differently.
Some people may use the term to mean "different" or "other," but we shouldn't be using it in that context or mindset because it renders exotic the experiences of marginalized communities. And as long as we keep seeing their stories as other or foreign, then we will struggle to move past the term "diversity" and into fair and equal representation. The goal should be to make "diversity" obsolete, at least in the publishing industry, and aim for all stories to be valid and valued, not because they're "diverse" but because they reflect our world and explore universal truths.
I spent a lot of time arguing back and forth with myself about these points. I do this so I can make sure I really understand why I might change my mind on something. Suddenly, Naz's argument clicked for me. Diverse shouldn't be interchangeable for 'gives voice to an experience different from mine'. That's how I was using the term. The problem with that is, as Naz writes in the quote above, the exoticizing of others' experiences. I didn't think I was doing that. But, I'm finally starting to understand that just because I don't intend to exoticize experiences, doesn't mean I'm not. Sure, I can say that's what I mean by diverse but using that term in that way also means I'm inherently exoticizing others experiences. Am I understanding this correctly? I managed to arrive at this conclusion by working through the following thoughts: I also agree that in a perfect world we wouldn't have to use the term diverse – publishing would represent all the wonderfully varied experiences of people around the world. But…this is where I still get a bit hung up. We don't live in a perfect world right now. We still have to push for those stories to be told or to be read.To me, I imagine it's a bit like how we shouldn't need coming out videos. Nobody should have to make a statement of their sexuality in order to be a positive role model or live as their real self – but with the way society is currently, those videos can be very beneficial to (for example) a young kid struggling with their own sexuality. Then I worry, is my kind of logic part of the reason we can't move forward?? Am I actually embodying what I would rather abolish? Ahh headache. Maybe I'm finally starting to understand that this may be a more subtle distinction than I realize. And that brings me back to the top of this paragraph 😛 Suddenly, I thought I understood! Because diversity is a given in our world, because we want "all stories to be valid and valued, not because they're 'diverse' but because they reflect our world and explore universal truths" (qt. Naz), this term should be made obsolete.
I went back to look at my review of What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, because I knew even when I published that post that I used diverse in an awkward way, when I really should have used different terminology. Funnily enough, I did use diverse in the collective way without consciously intending to, as I said all of the stories in the book are diverse… Here's the paragraph where I talked about diversity [newcomments in square brackets]:
All of Oyeyemi's works demonstrate diversity [Here's my use of the term in a collective sense – her books all feature diverse characters, as do the stories in this collection], and these stories feature a varied cast of characters. Just as she did in White is for Witching (which features an interracial lesbian couple), the 'diverse' aspects of the character's feel natural and almost incidental (not in a bad way) to the story [This whole sentence could use a rewrite, to indicate simply that the characters are not defined by one aspect of their identity]. Sexuality and racial identity are not used as token diversity markers [I think this usage is okay]. But, the stories would not be the same without these aspects of identities. I suppose what I'm trying to get at is, Oyeyemi has found the balance between writing diverse characters who are only their diversity and writing diverse characters who are wholly separate from their diversity. [Whoo, now I can cringe at this sentence 😛 What I am really trying to say is that Oyeyemi writes human characters with realistic identities, and doesn't just write diverse stories for the sake of diversity.]
I have spent a lot of time thinking about this. This was a tough post for me to write, because I know I'm new to this discussion and I've probably still got some things wrong. What you don't see here is the 1,000 words I deleted as I went in circles trying to make sense of everything 😛 I was nervous about posting this because of that, but I know I can't overcome my own misunderstandings and learn and improve without engaging in dialogue so I'm taking the plunge! Please let me know if you think I'm off track. Have I totally missed the mark with my comments on inherent exoticization? Are there are other factors we should take into consideration? I'd love to hear what you think about diversity and the use of the term diverse in the book blogging realm.


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Seth Roberts was having a relatively quiet day Sunday. His teammates, Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, had combined for 20 catches for 281 yards and a touchdown against Tampa Bay, but Roberts had just two snags for 28 yards.
Then the final play of overtime happened.
Roberts made a catch, a pair of Buccaneers collided, and the 25-year-old was off to the races, scoring the game-winning 41-yard touchdown in a 30-24 road win over the Bucs.
"When (the defenders) kind of bounced off each other, I was like, 'Oh, man, I can get in (the end zone),'" Roberts said on CBS Sports Radio's The Doug Gottlieb Show. "I took those couple steps and then I looked up on the Jumbotron and no one was near me. I was like, 'Yeah, man, it's over with.'"
Thus, Roberts did something that is extremely rare in football: He scored a walk-off touchdown.
"It was a mind-blowing feeling," he said. "I'm just thankful for our organization, especially the guys I suit up with everyday. We go to practice and we scheme up for these other (teams). It's a great feeling just to win away and be in Florida for a whole week and go 2-0 and come back with Denver on Sunday. It's a great feeling."
Oakland (6-2), which won at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, is 5-0 on the road this season. The Raiders host the Broncos (6-2) this Sunday night in a pivotal AFC West showdown.
Roberts finished with three catches for 69 yards against the Bucs, as Derek Carr threw for 513 yards and four touchdowns.
"Derek is a great guy," Roberts said. "He wants to win. He's got that dog in him. I love it, man. We all hold each other accountable and expect the best from each other and try to feed off each other. It's a great feeling, man."
Oakland won despite committing 23 penalties for 200 yards. Tampa Bay, by comparison, committed six penalties for 64 yards.
"I can't even remember," Roberts said, when asked how many of the flags seemed legit. "To be honest, I can't remember. Super weird. Once we make a play, you look back and there's a flag. I'm just thankful none of the guys got their mind out of the game like, 'Oh, man, the refs are cheating.' We were pissed off, but we stayed at it and stayed focused. There's nothing you can really do about it."
The Raiders will go for their straight win this Sunday. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET.


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These Peaks form the Southern boundary of Torridon with Applecross to the west.
|Fuar Tholl from the Coire Lair Path
|Climbing An Ruadh-stac, a very rocky peak but not difficult.
|Autumn colours on the summit of Maol Cheann-dearg
|Loch Torridon from Beinn Damh summit.
|Beinn Damh from An Ruadh Stac
|Walking up the Forestry Track from Achnashellach Station, Fuar Tholl takes on an Alpine grandeur.
|View of Sgorr Ruadh from Beinn Liath Mhor
|The imposing Mainreachan Buttress on Fuar Tholl
|Halfway round the Corrie Lair Horseshoe looking towards Sgorr Ruadh
|Fuar Tholl seen from Ben Liath Mhor


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