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"But somehow we screamed louder, ran faster, fought harder. We survived."
Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls. Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who went up against the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape Pine Cottage and the man she refers to only as Him. The three girls are all attempting to put their nightmares behind them, and, with that, one another. Despite the media's attempts, they never meet.
Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé, Jeff; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life all those years ago. Her memory won't even allow her to recall the events of that night; the past is in the past.
That is, until Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead in her bathtub, wrists slit, and Sam, the second, appears on Quincy's doorstep. Blowing through Quincy's life like a whirlwind, Sam seems intent on making Quincy relive the past, with increasingly dire consequences, all of which makes Quincy question why Sam is really seeking her out. And when new details about Lisa's death come to light, Quincy's life becomes a race against time as she tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies, evade the police and hungry reporters, and, most crucially, remember what really happened at Pine Cottage, before what was started ten years ago is finished.
Veronika: For me, it was definitely Stephen King calling it one of the biggest books of 2017, or something along those lines, that caught me attention. I mean, let's be honest, I think, he was paid to say that, but still, I was intrigued. Moreover, the final girl trope has been used for decades in movies, shows and books, so I was really excited to see it being utilizied in a way that seemed very unique based on the blurb. It seemed that the story will raise the question of what happens to the final girl after she's survived?
V: For me, discussing Final Girls's maybe most important aspect, the plot, is a tad bit tricky. Upon finishing the novel I was raving about it to friends and family alike, recommending it left and right. However, somewhere along the way, in the past few weeks, I lost some of that enthusiasm. Looking back I'm just not as impressed with the plot - or the characters, but we'll get back to that - as I was then.
That said, the plot WAS intriguing, it packed many shocking twists that totally caught me off guard. The build-up was also excellent, we started off with Quincy living her "perfect" little life, and then saw all the different shades to her that didn't really fit into the picture that she was trying to paint of herself.
The flashbacks of what happened at Pine Cottage years ago added and edge to the plot, as Quincy was slowly but surely regaining her memories. That said, I do wish that we'd have seen more of present-Quincy deal with what happened back then. For someone who was so happy about being able to not remember what happened, she certainly accepted getting back her memories very quickly.
The overall plot was thrilling and well-paced and had me hooked- I'd say there was never a point where I felt bored or listless. The surprises kept coming and I appreciate the way they were dealt with. I loved that we had alternating chapters between the present and what happened at Pine Cottage in the past, and Quincy being an unreliable narrator just added to the thrill of it all.
V: I'll have to disagree with Ruzi on the writing, albeit, I do feel like her opinion in this section matters more, because she generally pays more attention to the writing than I do.
That said, I thought the writing was good, very solid and straight to the point. The author managed to convey the characters' emotions incredibly well, and I'd like to highlight how she managed to create completely different vibes for each proportion of the story. Another thing - at various scenes I couldn't help but imagine how good this would look on the big screen, because the images the author painted were super-vivid.
V: The characters were probably the best aspect of Final Girls. I loved how at first glance most, if not all of them seemed rather simple, for example: Quincy seemed to have been perfectly okay living her everyday life, Samantha was the wild and rebellious one, while Coop was the reliable friend who's always had Quincy's back. Then, just when I was convinced that is all there is to the characters, bamm, we got to see them show just how much more complex they were than I initially assumed.
I think what the author did right was to build up the tension, and not reveal all these complex characters at once, rather one by one. First, there was Quincy being not so perfect and then that escalated, then Samantha being way more reckless than I expected, and so on. There was always one more fact, one more shocking reveal about the main cast that kept me going.
Another thing, the author was pro at foreshadowing future problems in the characters' relationship. From the first moment Sam arrived there was a power imbalance in her relationship with Quincy that only got worse from there, whilst increasingly bigger sings pointed to just how imperfect Quincy and Jeff's relationship was.
R: The characters are definitely the best (and my most favorite) aspect of Final Girls too, and for pretty much the same reasons as Vera- they were all so complex and layered, and you think you have it all figured when it comes to them and BAM! they do something to surprise you.
Quincy was, as mentioned, an unreliable narrator here and we never know whether to completely buy what she offers us. There times when you know just what to expect of the characters and they deliver, and then there are times when they'd do something completely out of character and you're left questioning whether you ever even them to begin with.
The dynamics between Quincy and Samantha were very well done, and the same could be said of Quincy and Coop, and Quincy and Jeff as well. With regards to the characters there's little to complain of and I'm very happy with how they all turned out to be.
R: I'm not necessarily unhappy with how things stood for them towards the end, but I do feel what happened at the very end (hahaha, I'm being very cryptic, am I not?) was a little bit over the top. I also feel the things that lead up to the ending, i.e. what happened at Pine Cottage, could have been done better. That said, the author did do the story justice, and the ending was, if not perfect, quite very satisfactory.
V: I really liked how everything was wrapped up, but the part Ruzi brought up, a sort of epilogue, really was over the top and felt quite unnecessary to add. To be honest, I feel like this last bit was added purely to create something different from the usual, but it didn't work, because it wasn't exactly well-executed.
V: Like, I said, my initial excitement over how amazing Final Girls was has left me, which is very disappointing, and actually makes me reconsider my original five star rating. That said, I don't really have much to complain about - everything was on point, besides some minor complaints I have, such as the plot could have been fast paced through more than around 1/3 of the book, and the ending could have been better executed. As these two aren't big things, and I genuinely loved reading Final Girls, I'll leave my 5 star rating for now. To be honest, as we were writing this review, I've managed to regain some of that excitement, as well, so yay.
Would I recommend this? Hell yes! Final Girls was an amazing psychological thriller, even if it didn't live up to the kind of mindfuckery that Gone Girl presented, it certainly was better than most novels I've read of the same genre. Shocking twists and reveals, well-developed characters and fucked up relationships, that's Final Girls for you.
R: Overall, I'm quite satisfied with Final Girls despite the few shortcomings which could be pinned down to mostly the Gone Girl Effect like I said before- that is truly a book tough to live up to in my honest opinion, and I'd always have my reservations about books that are touted to be along the lines of that.
I'd dock down a star for the tiny problems we discussed above, however, yes, this one did work well as a psychological thriller, thanks to the superb plot and well-layered, complex characters, and I'd definitely recommend it to you if you feel like picking up a thrilling, suspenseful page-turner. On a final note, like Vera mentioned before, I kept thinking that I'd love to see this one adapted as a movie and I hope that happens very soon! This would be just splendid on screen!


text: soumyanathc in Environment May 31, 2009 1,035 Words Kidneys of Kolkata Kidneys of Kolkata Posted On Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 12:11:16 PM The East Kolkata wetlands fed by sewage water is a picture-pretty place Divya Fernandez Kolkata and its unending supply of legendary fresh fish-did you ever imagine this had any connection with the sewage generated by this overcrowded city? Well, its true – Kolkata has the world's largest collection of fish farms fed by sewage water! Large areas of vegetables are grown on garbage and paddy fields are irrigated by sewage effluent. All this at the East Kolkata wetlands at the edge of the city – a place few people, even Kolkatans, have bothered to visit. When I first heard about it, my reaction was, "Oh, must be a mucky, smelly swampy place." When I actually went deep into the wetlands, walking along the bunds, guided by Bonanidi who has been here hundreds of times and fought a case for it back in 1992, it simply took my breath away. You have to see it to believe it. And it didn't look dirty at all. A network of small square cut ponds, edged with water hyacinth, paddy fields soaked in water, all interspersed by bunds, little bamboo bridges, tree-lined canals. You forget you were just half an hour ago in a big bustling city like Kolkata. I felt humbled, but I was truly humbled when I saw people – yes human beings – living in an intricate relationship with these wetlands as if their life depended on it. It is their forefathers who helped build the wetland as it is today and has been nourished from generation to generation. The region is part of the mature delta of the River Ganga and the wetlands are the interdistributory marshes in the delta. The streams which were once active became inactive after the shifting of the main river and consequent loss of headwaters from the Hoogly. The tidal action of the Bay of Bengal earlier caused salinity and tides in these lake areas. The earliest known accounts of these Salt Lakes go back to the year 1748 when it was a vast area, teeming with fish and birds and extending right up to a mound known as Dumduma, near which Burmese and Mug traders arriving in boats used to anchor. The East Kolkata Wetlands as it is known today comprise nearly 115 sq km. Using the purification capacity of wetlands, Kolkata has pioneered a system of waste disposal that is both efficient and environment friendly, at no extra cost. The cost of setting up a sewage treatment plant today would be about Rs 400 crore and require Rs 1,000 crore in yearly maintenance. Kolkata, the second largest Indian city containing 14 million people generates roughly 680 million litres of sewage. One-third of the city's sewage and most of its garbage is converted into 20 tonnes of fish and 50 tonnes of vegetables. This provides for about 60 g of fish and 300 g of vegetables daily for about 5 lakh people.The wetland foliage has spongy roots that can accumulate heavy metals in their tissues at 100,000 times the concentration in the surrounding water and also house nurseries of fish among them. Eichhornia crassipes or water hyacinth found here, is known as the Jekyll and Hyde of the wetland world because though it helps remove toxic materials in some wetlands it is often a costly adversary in others because of its phenomenal growth. In the East Kolkata Wetlands, the fishermen prevent the hyacinth that edges their bheris (The fishermen use gates to direct the foul smelling sewage into their tiny shallow water fishponds called bheris) from clogging the ponds by ingeniously and simply holding them back with bamboo fences. Rare mammals like the Indian marsh mongoose, small Indian mongoose , palm civet, and small Indian civet are found in and around the area. Threatened reptiles like the Indian mud turtle are found. Birdwatchers regularly come to watch the local as well as migratory birds that visit the wetlands. More than 40 species including coot, grebe, darter, shag, teals, cormorant, egrets, gulls, jacanas, snipes, tern, eagle, sandpiper, rails and kingfishers are seen here. One-fourth of Kolkata's total requirement of vegetables reach the city with minimum cost of transport. Fish reach the stalls straight from the auction market – there is no expense on cold storage or fish feed, Yet Kolkatans are ready to pay a good price because they can see how fresh it is. Not many city dwellers realise that these wetlands are the lungs and kidneys of Kolkata. Over the years, people have been eyeing this area as free space – whether for building an eye hospital or as a place for old cows and goats! They even wanted to build a World Trade Centre in the middle of the wetland! In 1992, the Kolkata High Court designated 12,500 ha of the wetland as a conservation area, after the judge himself visited the area. Like I said, seeing is believing! The court order prevents changes in landuse. Yet developers encroach on its edges and development speculation never ceases to dog the area, with an active promoter-real-estate-developer lobby waiting in the wings. Now Dipayan Dey, environmentalist and LEAD India finalist, through the Indian chapter of the NGO SAFE is working on a project that aims to restore to restore and develop the East Kolkata Wetlands so that this precious habitat remains intact and also help sustain the communities that depend on it. Keeping in mind that the beauty of the wetlands attracts many tourists who come for bird watching, boating, picnicking and photography, with the help of the local community, they have put together thatched huts, which are rented out to visitors. Women of the fishing communities have been trained in hospitality and catering and the families will provide these services to eco-tourists for a reasonable charge. In this way the ecosystem is taken care of while also sustaining the community. This area is internationally recognised as the only Ramsar entry from India for wetland wise use and the only one that is by the side of a city. The people of the wetlands do not care about all this, they only want to be allowed to coexist with nature. Though Kolkata may not be aware of its lungs and kidneys, for these people, it is their very life. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related

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Since you're reading this, you probably already know that we're quite fond of life in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We are passionate about being from here, working here and living here each and every day. These are places where the food, music, people and sports are second to none. And one of the best parts about this community is that it doesn't stop at the city limits. The surrounding areas are full of beautiful places and friendly faces, and it turns out, this opinion is shared by many! The housing market in the New Orleans suburbs is strong, with sale prices rising by the day. This means it's a great time contact the local experts at Gardner Realtors to find your dream home!
These statistics come from Real Property Associates who use data from the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors and Gulf South Real Estate Information Network. More specifically, this data is from single-family homes sold in the eight-parish region surrounding New Orleans, including Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes.
"In 2017, the Metro New Orleans suburban markets outperformed Orleans Parish, which cooled down after rising prices since 2010. One of the main draws of the suburbs is a buyer's purchasing power," says Gardner Realtors Vice President of Operations & Special Initiatives, Chip Gardner. "Generally speaking, the suburbs are significantly less expensive; so, a buyer typically gets more house for the money. The stable level of inventory and strong demand in the suburbs, led to the appreciation in these markets."
"Regarding Baton Rouge, the average sales price remained flat at $215,000 in 2017. This is attributable to a 25% increase in the number of homes for sale. Then when you look at the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the average sales price increased by 8% in 2017 to $158,000. This strong increase in pricing is attributable to a 35% decrease in the number of homes for sale over the past two years coupled with increased demand."
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Jennifer Keller of Gardner Realtors explains some of these statistics. "The Old Jefferson area has really shot up in value for several reasons. Also, the homes are cottage style and have the old charm that people love from Uptown with a lower price. The location also isn't far from Uptown/Downtown either! Overall, Jefferson Parish remains a very safe sought-after area for families of all sizes!"
Looking at the Future
With these numbers in hand, we're optimistic about the growth of New Orleans and the surrounding metro area. St. Bernard and the surrounding Parishes are keen to continue their growth streak with the coming $1 billion container terminal being built in Meraux by the Port of Orleans. Similarly, the $360 million expansion to Ochsner Health System's Jefferson Highway campus should create more real estate demand in both Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. With the tradition of New Orleans, and exciting projects and growth piling up in the pipeline, the future is bright not only in the Crescent City but in the New Orleans suburbs as well!
Especially in markets like New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it's important to have experts on your team who know your local market. We know this community, we love this community, and we can't wait to help you find your dream home!


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YMCA's have been caring for the needs of children of all ages since the 19th century. Once public schools were in place, the Y began developing affordable before and after school child care programs in the 1960's. Over the years, getting children ready for elementary school became a higher priority as well as helping children to learn at their own pace.
Prior to 1998 a local church, which was a registered ministry, provided after school care for area Bluffton families. In 2010, the church decided to end their program of child care ministry. This left a void in the community as parents had very limited options for a formal education setting for children to learn and grow while working parents fulfilled their responsibilities on the job. The community need was met by the local YMCA when they constructed the new Caylor-Nickel Family foundation YMCA with an Early Learning Center inside which became home to the Wells County Early Learning Center in January of 2015.


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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near. For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries.
– Hebrews 10:23-27 (NAS)
We are having a guest speaker in April here at Oak Grove. I am really excited about him coming because he is excellent in communicating truth and dealing with contemporary issues. Our normal procedure is to do some kind of marketing to let the Body know who is coming and to invite friends. When we have guests here we want people to be supportive but more importantly we think our guest has some valuable things to communicate and share with our Body. Makes sense…
On the other had I have a bit of an evil streak in me that often tempts me to say, "Don't let anyone know who is coming or when they are coming". Hummm that might seem strange to some people but here is my rationale, based in part on the text above.
First, our hope in Christ. The writer of Hebrews exhorts us to hold fast our confession of our hope without wavering because He (God) who promised is faithful. I love listening to great preaching and teaching and while that might be an appropriate attraction for a conference I have real reservation for a local church. Why? Because the very nature of being the church is grounded in "the confession of our hope in Christ, not special speakers. It is amazing how many people will flock to church to hear a popular speaker or for special holiday events like Good Friday or Easter Sunday but they are pretty laissez-faire about coming together with the church at other times; too busy, too tired, too uninterested. In fact for many people gathering with the church is pretty hit and miss. The very warning above is to not forsake the gathering together as His Church and the motivation is Christ Himself, not how eloquent the speaker is.
Second, our purpose in Christ. Some of the key reasons for coming together is to stimulate each other to love and good deeds, encouraging one another and to hold fast to our hope without wavering. The Word will never become secondary or obsolete in genuine biblical churches but we need to be motivated to come to gather with the community of faith to be engaged in the community as a catalyst to build other up in the Body.
Third, the "habit or custom" of believers ought to be gathering together. Hebrews admonishes those who make it their habit to NOT gather with the faith community. It is tied in pretty closely with the idea of "if we keep on sinning" which raises some debate if ongoing sin and selfishness keeps people from gathering or that the habit of not gathering with the Body is the sin. This is very challenging in our culture because we are so individualistic and in dependent and while there is a crying need for relationship and community we are also very afraid of it. We love our freedom and often hate the idea of the emotional commitment to genuinely move alongside others and journey with them in their life experience.
Ultimately this raises questions: Why do you go to church? or better, Why do you gather with the church? What is your primary motivation for gathering? There are so many strange variations of this where you have house churches, church plants and even some rogue groups where a small handful of people are tired of the "established churches" and simply pull a few friends together and call it "church". Space won't allow me to comment on all those kinds of things but we have to realize that God has created us for community, to be involved with a collection of believers to anchor our lives in Christ and encourage each other in our journey.
Many recognize gathering with the Body of Christ as a great privilege. Other think it is more of an inconvenience to their weekend. What habit are you building?
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Research and innovation policy is evolving towards an increase in the "innovation policy mix", in a culture of experimentation of novel approaches to innovation in policy-making. As part of this trend, research funding itself has substantially evolved in recent years in order to meet the challenges of increased international competition and respond to the results of its evaluation.
In this context, Open Evidence currently conducts an exploratory study on"Alternative mechanism for scientific research", on behalf of European Commission's Joint Research Centre-Institute for Prospective Technological Studies.
The mapping is aimed at gathering the widest set of examples of alternative funding mechanisms for scientific research in order to better define their nature and scope. We identified a set of case studies in terms of: geographical coverage, type of funding instruments, discipline and assessment of research proposals.
If you are aware of some mechanisms that are not depicted in the mapping yet, you are welcome to add these to the mapping list.


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There are a lot of habit tracking tools out there for you to choose from: Strides, Way of Life, Productive, Momentum, Streaks, Coach.me, and more.
Maybe you've checked some of these out, maybe you haven't, but we want to share what makes WeAchieve different from all of the other options out there. The fact of the matter is this: every tracker has its own twist on things, and you should try to find the one that appeals the most to you.Continue reading "WeAchieve: A Habit Tracker Like No Other"


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Oct 13, 2017
Great into to Java, instructors have clearly put thought in to the format with the choose your own learning style videos, and additional coverage where it may be needed. These have been very helpful.
Oct 14, 2015
I loved this course! The course videos and the projects sharpened my idea about some of the toughest concepts of Java and OOP. I recommend this course to anyone interested in learning OOP in Java. ☺
par Бенчарський М В•
Apr 24, 2020
The major part of the course is about working with applets, which are out of date and no longer supported by Java.
par David H•
Jun 26, 2020
This course uses old obsolete Java technology: Java Applets. They NEED to update this course to teach UnfoldingMaps with JavaFX.
par Ralph v S•
Jun 30, 2020
There seems to be downloadable code ? Can't find it. Installing Unfolding maps seems to be necessary ? There is not elaboration about this in the video's. In my opinion the course is totally off balance by explaining things like the "this"-keyword and at the same time expecting students to install things like Unfolding maps and tweaking Eclips. Very frustrating.
par 김요엘•
Jul 03, 2019
절대 듣지마라. 동료평가 때문에 짜증난다. 일주일 무료라고 해놓고 3일전에 다 끝내고 동료평가 기다리는데 최소 4일은 걸린다. 공짜로 듣는 사람은 일부러 매치를 못하게 하거나 하는 알고리즘이 있는듯 하다. 아니면 듣는 사람이 별로 없는 인기 없는 강의거나. 둘 중 하나겠지 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
par Pradyumn A S•
May 04, 2020
This course should be removed from coursera as the library it uses for the project is outdated
par Tomáš M•
Mar 19, 2020
Course is outdated. things you learn are not supported in latest version of java.
par radhika s•
Dec 07, 2016
I would give additional stars if it was possible. Some prior programming experience is required (I think they already specify this as a prerequisite). That said, if you just done basic programming but never used GUI libraries before, this is THE BEST POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION to using libraries.
Must say a word about the course structure, material and the professors. They are all, yes all three of the professors, in one word: AMAZING!! Their tone is encouraging and it is a privilege learn from them.
The course structure, again 5 stars. A combination of the CORE and concept challenges cleared up any muddled up concepts in my head. So analyzing and understanding the support code was a breeze (it took me multiple attempts and umpteen reviews of the videos to get this far in the course but I am definitely more knowledgeable and competent than before I started)
The course material is really good.
I am highly motivated to complete this course and go for the next one provided by this dedicated team of fantastic teachers.
par Srinivas S•
Nov 03, 2016
This was an excellent course in Java programming. My entire programming experience prior to this course was my own reading of Java basics from tutorialspoint.com. So, basically little to no experience. With this being an intermediate course, my learning curve was quite steep. But the 3 professors have done an excellent job of creating an interactive and challenging learning experience.
The lectures are engaging and on point. I love the format where they tell you an overview of the assignment ahead of the week's lectures. This way, you can associate ways of using things learnt in the lectures while you learn them.
I also loved how the assignments built up from being quite easy to very challenging over the course. Each passing week uses skills acquired from all the preceding weeks, offering a nice continuity that aided my learning. Overall, my entry into programming was made thoroughly enjoyable through this course and I'd like to thank the team that created this course for it.
par Luis V•
Jan 19, 2016
Great introduction to OOP with Java. This is not a pure theoretical course, neither a entirely practical course... It is both, so the instructors present the material with a good balance between theory and practice. Part of your assignment tasks is to explore on Java classes and learn how to use their methods (functions) in your own programs, which gives you a taste of a daily programmer job. The end of course project stimulates your creativity!
Nonetheless, this course will be challenging for someone who has not been exposed to any OOP concepts before. Make sure to practice a lot and go to the discussion forums, which are a great resource for help, at any moment you need it.
par Mohammed A S•
Oct 26, 2017
Very good course , really wonderful instructors , who could deliver the content in a very very professional way .Also , they could help me with the OOP concepts like inheritance and polymorphism in a great way . one more great topic that they touched on , was the algorithm part , this was so important for me .. and they made it so easy for me to understand and think in terms of proficiency and optimum solution . Thank you so much professors for this wonderful content and the professional way you handled it .
par Ayse E G•
Dec 29, 2015
Excellent course. Some courses that are "object-oriented" start with simple variable declarations and they are extremely boring to work through as there is very little progress in each week. Others assume you know a lot and they are very confusing. This one is very good if you have been exposed to programming before and want to learn object oriented approach. It isn't too easy or hard. Instructors take the time to explain concepts rather than simply using them. Highly recommended.
par Tarit G•
Jul 02, 2020
Excellent course! The object-oriented programming concepts are explained in very depth and also examples of how to use those are shown. Here I got a hands-on experience about how to design working software and connected different parts to make it a usable software. What I liked most is that this course had some motivational videos to keep the student motivated. I am very thankful to all the instructors, the team helped to make this course and the UC San Diego.
par Arushi G•
Jul 27, 2017
This course is one of the best programming courses/resources I have used. Most will only teach syntax, especially for those at a beginner level. This was the first resource I found that took the syntax knowledge and showed me how to use that to actually create a useful application. For students at that awkward level where they have learned enough syntax to make basic small programs but can't figure out where to go from there, this course is absolutely perfect!
par Krishna Y•
Mar 08, 2016
The course is insightful and intuitive. The professors have done a great job. If you are already a programmer in some other language, you might find some topics a bit primitive but the project that is at the end of the module should be a good exercise even for the experienced programmers. And, to recreate the entire project on your own would be a great exercise. It will also gear you up nicely for the next course in the specialization.
par Dong C•
Dec 16, 2017
Really good stuff to learn! Java & Algorithms used to be headache to me, cuz many concepts are involved and I don't know ever how pieces of codes work together in Java. While the course itself is project-based, I do not feel tired anymore and I am really interested!! Though the project seems tough sometimes, overall it is really an excellent experience for me and I really recommend this course to all of those who struggle in Java!
par Roberto Z•
Oct 21, 2015
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THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, South Carolina, July 19, 1871
* Thomas "Tad" Lincoln death
* President Abraham Lincoln's son
The first column of page 2 has an intriguingly brief report of an event which would have justified a much lengthier article. Under "News of the Day" is the brief note: "Little 'Tad' Lincoln, the youngest son of President Lincoln, dies in Chicago on Friday." Nothing more. Perhaps the Southern sympathies had yet to soften?
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Ray Hindi is the CEO of L1 Digital AG a Zurich based investment advisor focused on digital assets. He previously acted as the CIO of Bellegarde Capital AG an independent investment group with activities in fintech, blockchain and other alternative investments. He was previously at Swiss Capital (StepStone Group) responsible for the firm's macro outlook. From 2005 to 2011 Ray was part of Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, and responsible for USD 2 bn of investments. He traded interest rates for a London based proprietary group. Ray holds a BEng from University College London (UCL) and an MSc in Finance from Imperial College.
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The release of the wildly popular Air Jordan 1 Gold Top 3 has been one of the most talked about at this year's Complex Con, making even seasoned sneaker vets like DJ Clark Kent loose it over how great these are. Being sold exclusively at Union LA's booth, some of the pairs that made their way into the hands of lucky customers are fetching resell prices that go up to about 1,500 $ right now.
And while a rumored release during NBA All-Star Weekend 2018 has been debuned by Jordan Brand, we might now even be in for a launch as early as Cyber Monday (November 27, 2017). At least official Nike product images of the colorway have been surfacing, so an official drop via the Swoosh brand's website. In addition, the shoe has been spotted at BSTN's "Coming Soon" section although it seems to be deleted by now. Anyway, the global launch of the Air Jordan 1 Top 3 seems to be close so stay tuned for further updates.
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Week 5 Games
New Richmond 35 Blanchester 7
Miami Valley Christian 29 Clermont NE 24
Minford 49 Williamsburg 28
Bethel-Tate 26 Amelia 23
Norwood 54 Batavia 7
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Clermont NE at Blanchester
Batavia at Bethel-Tate
Williamsburg at Goshen
After a couple difficult losses, the Blanchester Wildcats will jump into Southern Buckeye Athletic & Academic Conference National Division play against Clermont Northeastern.
Blanchester was 2-1 after a couple of high-scoring wins. However, Goshen and New Richmond have brought the Wildcats to a sub-.500 record.
"The effort was there but execution was lacking in some spots," BHS coach Brandon Sammons said of a 35-7 loss to New Richmond last week. "We were undersized and outmatched physically in some spots, which sometimes you just can't control. We had plenty of opportunities to keep ourselves in the game and didn't."
Blanchester (2-3) will host Clermont Northeastern (1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Barbour Memorial Field. The Wildcat faithful will celebrate Homecoming prior to the game.
The Rockets struggled offensively through the first three weeks of the season with just 22 points. However, they have picked up with 21 and 24 points in each of the last two weeks.
"CNE is not very diverse but they can get you in trouble," Sammons said. "They run a two-back tight end set and attack multiple spots. They have some skilled kids (on defense) so we will have to be precise."
Sammons said he was concerned with the Rockets size up front.
"We have to come to play and bring everything we have to come away with a victory," said Sammons. "We have injuries, some coming, some going, everybody has aches and pains this time of year. We have a couple guys getting close to back, so we'll see how they progress (this week)."
With losses the last two weeks, some team goals may have taken a hit. However, Sammons believes everything the team can hope to achieve this season is still ahead of them.
"Our goal of a division championship is still in play and the playoffs are not out of the question," he said. "We have to handle our business week in, week out and wait to see how things shake out come week 10.
"I told our seniors they have five games left to achieve what they set out for and to make sure they don't have any regrets to finish the year. Friday night we'll take step 1 towards that."
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I like to think of homeschooling as more than just an educational choice. It is a way of life!
And just like in life, there are good days and...not so good days.
How our day begins many times determines what the rest of the day will be like, so getting the day off to a good start is pretty important for us!
I am always tweaking and playing around with our schedule. If something is working out great, we keep it in our routine. If not, we try something else.
There are a few things that have been working for us lately to set the tone for a good homeschool day. All of these things happen in the morning before Big Brother ever sits down at his desk to work.
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A good morning starts the night before!
As much preparation as I can do the night before the better. If I already have Big Brother's assignments and the materials he needs for completing them loaded into his workboxes the night before, that saves us a ton of time and chaos! I also like to get the dry erase board ready for the next day's Board Work (see below).
Also, I have found having the kitchen and living room cleaned up before bed makes for a better morning. It doesn't take so long to get a good breakfast ready when I don't have dishes to wash or messes to clean up beforehand. Big Brother's workboxes and desk are in the living room, so being able to get to those areas in the morning without having to step over piles of toys is a blessing, too!
Getting a good nights rest instead of staying up late reading, watching videos, or surfing the web also helps to make everybody happier in the morning! If for some reason we are late getting to bed, I love having the freedom to allow a little extra sleep time in the morning.
Lately I have been turning on a Bluegrass Gospel hymns CD in the morning as we are going about our morning chores and breakfast. I don't know of anything that will wake you up and get you going quite like banjo music! :) The boys love it, and the hymns are a real blessing by turning our hearts and thoughts toward the Lord. And there's just something so sweet to me as a mother watching Big Brother load the washing machine while singing "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms." :)
Bible Time and Prayer
I have determined that even if we are not able to accomplish anything else during our day, if we have had Bible and prayer time then we have done the most important thing. My biggest goal as a homeschool mom is to help my boys take up the shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16), so I want to make faith-building a #1 priority.
Big Brother and I spend some quiet time reading our Bibles. He is currently working through Gotta Have God 2, a devotional book for boys ages 6-9. I enjoy reading a chapter along with my online Good Morning Girls. Big Brother also spends a few minutes quoting his memory work. Little Brother dearly loves joining in and doing the motions that go with the verses we are memorizing using the Scripture Talk DVD!
I am so thankful as a homeschooling mom to also have the freedom and the time to kneel down and pray aloud with my boys every morning! We all look forward to praying together. Both boys are quick to remember when it is prayer time, and they take it seriously. How wonderful it is to join with them in thanking God for His many blessings and asking for His grace for the day ahead. And Little Brother's little "Amen!" at the end is just so precious!!! :)
Board Work
After Bible and prayer time, we usually do some work at the dry erase board on the wall. I usually use this time to introduce any new concepts Big Brother might be encountering in his work that day. I write a few quick math problems up there just for some practice. I might also write a new English rule on the board for us to go over, or some new science or history vocabulary. We don't spend a whole lot of time on this (maybe 10 minutes or so), but it goes a long way toward helping him be ready for the day's school assignments.
We like to spend at least 30 minutes in the morning playing our homemade review games. We have 4 different sets of cards right now including: Math, English, History, and Science. I add new cards to our sets each week as he is learning new things. This has been a super fun way for him to review old facts as well as for me to gently introduce new material. Sometimes we play a memory match style game, and sometimes we play Go Fish! Big Brother has retained information he is learning in school so much better since we have started our daily game time!! Little Brother usually sits at the table with us and either colors or eats snacks during game time.
By this time, Big Brother is ready to get started on his homeschool assignments for the day. Starting the day out right with good preparation, uplifting music, God's Word, prayer, and FUN really helps to set the stage for a great homeschool day at our house!
What do mornings look like at your house? How do you get your homeschool day off to a good start? I would love to hear your ideas! Please feel free to share a comment!
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Meet me for Ice Cream will be Thursday July 19. The gathering place is the NCG – Yorkville Cinemas, 1505 N Bridge St, Yorkville, IL 60560. On the North West corner of Route 47 and Route 34, just north of the Shell Station. Drivers meeting at 12:45 and departure at 1:00. We will travel south west on some pleasant country roads along the Fox River and come back north to Sandwich. We will end at Brenda's Frozen Custard, 205 S Wells St, Sandwich, IL 60548.
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Cyprus will be the first country to showcase new poker technology at the forthcoming Nation's Cup to be held in Paphos in April.
For the first time at a major championship, no cards or dealers will be used.
The European Nation's Cup will be held at the Annabelle Hotel in Paphos from April 12-15.
Fourteen teams of six players will take part in the 2013 Nation's Cup.
These include the top six teams, Estonia, Lithuania, Serbia, Poland, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina from a recent qualifying event held in Vienna.
Host nation Cyprus, Spain, UK, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Russia will also take part.
The details of the poker tournament were disclosed at a press conference held at the Annabelle Hotel in Paphos by the International Federation of Poker (IFP) founder member Patrick Nally.
He said that the IFP has developed the unique format of 'match poker' to demonstrate the level of skill involved in the game which he describes as a "mind sport".
Nally: "We are making history in Cyprus through the use of technology. The smart phone and iPad are now integral part of our lives. Many people around the world come into contact with poker through their smartphones."
Nally said no cards would be used. Instead, each participant will have their own smartphone and their cards will appear on their screen.
And he ended: "We are embracing the technology which has made poker such a global success".
According to Nally, around 800 million people around the world play poker – predominantly online- on a daily basis and in China just one site has in excess of 35-40 million people playing Texas Hold'em every day.
The IFP was established in 2009 and started off with seven founding members, of which Russia is one.
Today more than 52 nations are members.
At the press conference the Vice President of the Cyprus Poker Association (CPA), Antonis Theophanides confirmed that everything had been cleared with the relevant Cypriot Authorities.
Technical solutions for the event will be provided by Xpress HD.
Theophanides also said that as there are no 'buy ins' or prize money the IFP was fast becoming accepted and recognised.
The top six nations to qualify at the European Nation's Cup will win through to the Nation's Cup in November.
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Bring a taste of the tropics to your plot!
Around this time last year, I was lucky enough to host a fantastic gardening retreat in sunny Barbados, and I've felt inspired ever since! I loved seeing all those fantastic exotic plants everywhere, with their glossy leaves, gaudily coloured blooms and prehistoric plus-sized dimensions. They're such a great contrast to all our (usually fairly dainty) UK garden plants – wouldn't it be great if there was a way to bring verdant tropical island vitality to your patch at home?
In this blog, we'll look at some exotic plants, trees and shrubs that can thrive in the UK climate, so you can have a go at transforming your garden into a botanical paradise. With a bit of clever planting, you can adapt the microclimate of your plot and make the most of the weather to provide for both tender and hardy exotic plants – just remember to check out the detailed requirements of each plant before planting them into your garden.
Tropical plants require good rainfall, warmth and irrigation to thrive, and they bring life and vibrancy to a garden with their sprawling, forceful growth habits. I love the relaxed holiday feel that an exotic border or corner can bring, and there are plenty of plants to choose from that can thrive in a less-than-tropical UK garden – here are a couple of ideas!
Bamboo: Phyllostachys Edulis or 'giant bamboo' is the largest bamboo to thrive in the UK, and the long, glossy stems and fine leaves provide a great structural backdrop. It's fully hardy, but grows very voraciously, so provide plenty of space. Try green or black bamboo for some striking colour palettes.Chusan palm: Otherwise known as Trachycarpus fortunei, have large, spiky, fan-shaped leaves and provide a great tropical focal point, though they may struggle in colder northern gardens. Again, these are aggressive growers – try dwarf variety T. fortunei 'Nanus' if you're short on space.
Bottle brush tree: These delicate trees have attractive leaves and gorgeous sprays of fuchsia blooms. Great for mixed borders in sheltered, warmer gardens. Just make sure to use plenty of fertiliser when you're planting them out, water at least weekly, and prune back after flowering to maintain the shape.
Cider gum eucalyptus: Eucalyptus gunnii is a really hardy small tree with beautiful round, blue-tinged leaves that are perfect for screening. Prune regularly to keep a full growth of the attractive juvenile foliage.
Fruits & flowers
Banana: These trees have amazing, gigantic leaves and are root hardy to as low as minus ten degrees. Musa Basjoo (Japanese Banana) can grow up to seven metres high in full sun or shade, and can produce flowers and fruit even in the UK (a really fantastic sight!). Musa Sikkimensis is a smaller variety with much tougher leaves.
Hibiscus: These beautiful, sprawling shrubs are hardy and will grow rapidly left to their own devices, so try to keep on top of pruning each spring. In return, you'll be rewarded with beautiful trumpet-shaped blooms in a range of dazzling colours.
Fig: Ficus are a beautiful large, structural shrub or small tree that's hardy throughout the average UK winter, though in northern gardens may require a bit of extra protection. Take a deep breath near them when the sun hits those leaves – the scent is quite intoxicating!
Passionflower: This great climber has exquisite blooms that have to be seen to be believed! Passiflora will grow in most types of soil, and is best in a greenhouse in colder areas. It's usually evergreen, but a
particularly cold snap will probably see the leaves fall off. That said, this is a great call for most gardens, and provides real interest in a plot.
Ground cover
Ferns: Feathery ferns thrive in shady spots, so they're perfect for filling our ground cover and adding some lovely texture to your plot.
Hosta: Hosta have big, boldly coloured leaves that provide a great base for your exotic border of corner. Certain types also provide delicate bell-like blooms which are a joy, but beware of slugs – the slimy pests can't get enough of hostas!


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Building Trust through Dialogue in Ukraine
When Taras Dzyubanskyy founded the Libertas Centre for Interconfessional and Interreligious Dialogue in Lviv in May 2013, Ukraine was at relative peace. Less than a year later, violent protests had toppled the government as a result of Russian claims to the Crimean Peninsula.
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Ukrainian Churches in the Canadian Prairies
Approximately 170,000 Ukrainians from the Austro-Hungarian crownlands of Galicia and Bukovina (Bukovyna) arrived in Canada from September 1891 to August 1914. The vast majority settled in the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, where they obtained land to farm.
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Decolonizing The Global Ukrainian Church
Saying that this Church is my home is often considered contentious, mostly because I am not an ethnic Ukrainian. This contention, I find, is equally raised by some within the church. However they want to read my body, I am in this church.
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Carol of the Bells & the fight for national dignity. Lessons from the history of the Ukrainian National Republic
For many, Carol of the Bells is an irreplaceable symbol of Christmas. Few know that not only is this originally a Ukrainian folksong, but a folksong that was performed one hundred years ago all over Europe and the Americas in Ukraine's first-ever cultural diplomacy project.
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The Christmas mission of the youngest: how Ukrainian scouts bring Peace Light to soldiers on the front-line
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Three Ukrainian iconographers have written elaborate new icons on the dome and ceiling of Holy Eucharist Cathedral. The works, officially unveiled July 14, reveal the community's emphasis on a return to its roots.
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Anti-Semitism and xenophobia are the most insidiously contagious social diseases humanity has ever experienced. Civilized societies become infected with these sicknesses before they even pause and assess the damages that the illness is sure to impose.


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TIM ATSEFF: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS – A Trump Dystopian Heptology
September 1, 2020 to October 4, 2020
Tim Atseff has been painting since 1970. He spent his professional career in journalism including several years as an editorial cartoonist exposing hypocrisy and corruption with the stroke of his pen. Enlarge a nose or jowl here and droop an ear-lobe or place tiny hands there. The idea is to take an imperfection and apply a magnifying glass while still capturing the subject's likeness and exposing them for who they really are.
This exhibition merges Atseff's painting and cartooning into one hybrid presentation. Reflecting on the reasons for its creation Atseff says, "When I get an itch, I have to scratch it. It makes me feel alive. The darker the work, the more alive I feel. President Trump is my itch. For the last two years, I have felt like I've had a bad case of poison ivy. My skin is raw."
"Trump's scorched democracy policy and his feckless lemmings have been assaulting objective truth, civility and the free press on a daily, if not a minute-by-minute basis. Destroying and desensitizing the difference between right and wrong. They are complicit, corrupt, immoral and indecent. Trump embodies each sin as narcissistic, full-throated and butt-naked for all to see."
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June 1, 2018 marks the end of Dr. Dean Nissen's 33 years as a family practice physician at Hutchinson Health as he is retiring. Patients may still find him in Urgent Care occasionally, but for the most part as of June 1st he will be retired. Dr. Nissen will be missed by his patients and the Hutchinson Health employees.
Thank You Dr. Nissen
His dedication to patient and caring approach will be remembered. Medicine appealed to Dr. Dean Nissen because it is a "helping profession." He selected Family Medicine as a specialty because he can work with patients of all ages, and with a variety of medical problems.
I enjoy interacting with my patients. Also, seeing people get better, and helping families get through difficult situations. – Dr. Dean Nissen
He and his wife, Carol, enjoy living in Hutchinson and spending time with their family. Dr. Nissen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and did his residency at LaCrosse Wisconsin/ Mayo Family Practice.
Thank you Dr. Nissen for you many years of service in the Hutchinson Health community.
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Memories and crap!2
May 31, 2012 by Carin
Just a random thought for you guys this Thursday.
Over the Memorial weekend, my sister and I headed to my mom's house to do some purging. We were not purging our mother's things, but ours from our childhoods, college and early adulthood. My mom has a room in her basement that slowly, throughout the years has turned into a storeroom for whatever it was that we didn't want to take with us after having lived with her at various points in our lives. The discoveries were amazing. I knew I had a lot of stuff there, but hadn't realized to what extent. I found every note from junior high and high school written to me by friends. You remember those notes that didn't really have anything of importance written in them, but rather who said what, who likes who and what happened over the weekend. I had so many tucked into shoe boxes that I didn't even want to begin to read any of them. I found pictures from dances, trips with friends, art work, senior pictures, year books, mementos, dried flowers, and stuff from past boyfriends that at the time I could not imagine parting with and so on. If you can remember saving it, then I probably had it. It was a lot of stuff. What did I do with it all? I threw 99% of it. I saved the yearbooks and pictures and the rest was tossed. I am sure that all those years ago I packed it all away thinking that when I got older it would be fun to read the notes and relive those memories. But now that I am in my mid-thirties, it just felt like a lot of crap. I am pretty sure the notes would not have made sense or would have seemed really silly to read now. The dried flowers meant nothing and the mementos were things that had no value with the inside joke having been forgotten. The pictures on the other did relive a lot of memories and brought me back to the time those pictures were taken. A lot can be re-lived by looking at a picture and I love that about pictures.
After all that purging, it got me thinking about my own kids and how I have started to save things for them like the outfit they came home from the hospital in, their first shoes, a particular shirt and those first few drawings. I try hard to keep only the very special of the special so that when they get to be my age it doesn't all appear to be just junk. I don't want to be that mom that saves every piece of art, every shirt or dress, or worse yet the mom that saves all the "crap" from every little event. Going forward I want to make sure I am selective with the keepsakes so that I can sit down with them someday and tell the story behind the item and hopefully help them relive a special moments in their lives. I realize that they are probably too young to remember anything significant, but hopefully I will be able to save some items that fill in the blanks and they might be able to conjure up something or enlist others to help them relive some happy memories. What I hope to avoid is saving just "things" for them that no one can remember anything about and then it turns into "crap". After all, things are just things until they have a memory worth remembering and retelling to make them special. Hopefully if all goes well, the pictures I take and the items will come full circle and become married together in the future. I just hope that my kids don't find a bunch of boxes of their childhood stuff I saved for them and then have to make the decision to keep or throw.
Do you have method or philosophy to how you or what your keep for you kids or maybe even yourself?
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When it comes to art projects, I've been saving them for a while, but they take up a lot of space. So, every couple of months, I take pictures of each item and throw almost all of them away. Some we share with relatives. I save only projects that they clearly did by themselves, that represent a phase in their artistic style (my daughter want through a "patchwork phase" where she colored the whole paper with little blocks of color), or that at least have the date on them. I plan to keep about one sweater box worth of school projects for each kid. I have photos of lots of projects, and if I ever really wanted to, I could make a photo book of them. It would take up a lot less space. I tend to do this while my daughter is not home. She's a saver, but she's getting better.
I like to scrapbook the random memories that might turn into "crap" later. For example, Trevor went through a phase as a toddler where he would pick some random small object and carry it around for a day or more. Once, it was a tiny box of Nerds (empty) that he could just fit a Starburst into. I took a picture of a bunch of his random objects and then journaled about his little obsession. I still love that page. It's really hard for me to throw stuff out, but when I've written about it, I know the memories will last.


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Matt Cerrone started metsblog.com, in the early 2000s. Since then the blog has expanded and is now part of SNY.
We think he is a great writer and both of us have been reading his articles for the past eight years. We recommend you check out the website.
We appreciate the fact that Matt took the time to speak with us.
Today's piece is about the history of his website, how he started blogging, and his future goals. Check back tomorrow for Part 2, in which we ask him his thoughts on the Mets' 2017 season. Enjoy! – Josh Finkelstein and Justin Fried.
Josh: I read an article on Forbes that said you initially started Metsblog for a class while you were in college, what made you want to continue it after that?
Matt: People were reading. I don't how they found it, but they were. I was down in D.C. so I was out of market. It was 13 or 14 years ago so it was a little more difficult to keep in contact with a different news cycle as compared to today to say the least. And so continuing to force myself to write and make a community, it was nice since it was a way to stay connected in New York after moving to D.C.I did it since people were reading, it was fun, and I was enjoying it.
Josh: I also saw within that article that you do not like to refer to yourself as a journalist and would rather just be a big Mets fan writing about the team. Did you ever think that you wanted to get involved in sports journalism? And what made you decide that you did not want to be associated with other journalists?
Matt: I was going to school for journalism and I was enjoying working in media. I was working in relations a few years prior to that and to me, journalism means that you are serving the truth and that is what your main focus is and that is all that absolutely matters. However, that is not why I was writing. That's not why I write today. I mean, yes, I do want to know what is going on but my main concern is writing my information, my thoughts, and my experiences as a fan and what I feel about these stories and direction of the team as a whole. It is far more emotional and much more opinion driven I feel like in terms of its motivation. The service I am providing isn't necessarily a question of the truth so much so as it is context and trying to give my audience and online Mets fans a place to get the full scope of everything going on, from the emotional, to the intellectual, to the statistical, to the video, etc. to put together the full context of what is happening. So, to me, it doesn't coincide with what a beat reporter is trying to hold the team accountable, to get the truth. Winning and losing is irrelevant, that is not necessarily what they care about. Sincerity is not necessarily what they care about. There are places where this overlaps. There are places where you are always seeking the truth and places that you are not. I feel like as a journalist you are always seeking the truth. There is no grey area, or at least there shouldn't be. It is kind of a hard question to answer. It's funny, I answered that question about five years ago and today is makes less sense because the line, not just with sports, but with all industries, and genres for the media is grey. I mean, what is an opinion and what is fact? Who is left-leaning, who is right leaning? Who is pro-team and who is against it? What is their agenda? People ask those questions so much more now so I think it is a lot more grey, in general, so when I gave that answer to Forbes, the media landscape was something else. Today it is something else. And I'm sure 5 years from now it will have a different content.
Justin: When did you realize that you could turn your passion for the Mets into a legitimate career path?
Matt: I would say it around 2005. The organization went through a change, they shifted. They fired a bunch of people and they hired a new crew. It was around the time other Mets blogs were coming on board, so there was more information out there. I pivoted from being, sort of, a pretend news organization, to Matt Cerrone and Metsblog where I could potentially put myself in a position to be a navigator. It didn't matter to me if there were other Mets sites. In fact the more the merrier because I wanted to position myself to be the person you went to to get more and then get my thoughts too. So, I think, when I made that pivot and put my name and face on the site, it gave me the power of creating a one on one bond with the reader. There was a lot of traction, the site was increasing in audience and I started to make a little money from advertising. All of this started to happen within a six to twelve month span after doing the site for two years. After experiencing that much growth within a year, I realized that I can do this so I really started to push everything else aside and focus on it. That was, subsequently, when the team television network launched (SNY) and I actually turned down an offer to leave Metsblog completely and work in Connecticut. I decided to stick with Metsblog and I approached SNY and we reached a partnership and from there it all fell into place, but I would say around that 12-18 month span, in 2005-2006, when the team was turning around and winning the site received more interest. It started growing and everything came together.
Justin: What do you believe is the biggest reason that your blog is such a success?
Matt: I think it is a variety of things. Like I said before, the one on one relationship is good as a write in a way that is much more personal. Now I think it is a little more tonic, but at the time I think it was a little more unique approach in writing. I did a lot more "you and I", it wasn't "we, with the team", "us vs. them." That dynamic helps create a bond with the audience. I think, also, the tactical decision to differentiate between news and opinion. So, now there's an avatar to associate the text with the reaction, but back then it was all the same so I would do news in straight text and opinion was all lowercase in italics. So the style to let the audience understand that this is the information, this is the news, and here is what I think. And while that is common now, back then it was kind of new and I think those little things helped, I think the domain name helped a ton, I think, go to Metsblog.com not Metswebblog.com which I was playing with a few years before that. That obviously helped. I think being in a position to have a different job, have a girlfriend who was incredibly patient with me when I wasn't making a ton of money while I was spending a ton of time with it. I was sort of the eyes and ears for people who couldn't do that because they were going to meetings or going to their kid's little league game. I made that sacrifice on my end in terms of income so that they could have a touch point and a resource and thankfully, that grew and became profitable, but at the time it certainly wasn't. I think all those things kind of come together to make it work. It's not really one simple answer. I think a lot of people always think it is the domain name which always makes me laugh.
Justin: You were basically able to eliminate that feeling of superiority that is associated with a journalist or a beat reporter, and basically just make it a community almost, right?
Matt: Sort of, to be honest with you, I have never really been the community type person. To me it begins with the content and ends with the satisfaction element of it. I do this work and you get this and that out of the relationship; you get informed, your opinion is validated, whatever it might be. To me it is far more, again, one-on-one and less about building the many and providing this place for people to talk and hangout. The comment section, for me, has always been a struggle, because for me it has added value to the overall audience. However, only a very small minority of the audience engages in the comment section and so for me it has always been about what is on the main page and how that benefits the reader and so making a community, in that regard, was never really my main focus. I let that go, a lot of other websites do a much better job with that comments section and that's great. That is what they do well. What I do well on is content on the site so that's what I focus on.
Justin: What are your goals in the future with the blog? Are you content with the way it is currently, or are some current goals you are trying to achieve in regards to the blog?
Matt: Great question! I don't really have an answer for it. I think anybody who answers you that question straightforward and confidently is full of it. In terms of, personally, I will keep writing as long as it is fun and as long as people are reading. It's really that simple. I have other content related aspirations in the sense that I would like to work a lot more with sports brands, not necessarily news makers, to build their own content businesses, create their own audiences and communicate with their fans in ways that fit their specific needs whether its some product or tickets or whatever it might be, but that's where I see my personal future. Professionally, I think it goes as I said before: if it is fun and people are reading I will keep doing it, if it isn't then I won't.


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7 December 2019 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Elley-Long Music Center
The 4th of this year's Young Tradition Touring Group rehearsals.
Leadership Team for 2019/2020 includes Artist Leaders Oliver Scanlon and Romy Munkres and Managers Mark Sustic and Kristin Bolton/Andrew Munkres.
Vermont concerts begin after the new year, including 1/4/20 at the Barre Opera House, 2/1/20 at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, 3/7/20 at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, 4/6/20 at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester, and 5/2/20 at City Hall in Burlington.
Plans for the April trip to Japan is still being worked on. Activities during the trip will include performances, interactions with other young musicians and dancers, dancing, workshops and some site-seeing.
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