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What do you mean you're not planning on watching the premiere of Real World: D.C. on MTV tonight? As if you needed a reason to, there's 22-year-old Colorado native Mike Manning, the bi guy — and self-proclaimed "star athlete, prom king, popular with all the girls" — who's had long-term relationships with both men and women. And he grew up in a Christian family. Adorable! (Yes, this is the guy who hangs with Rep. Jared Polis, courtesy his Human Rights Campaign internship during the show.) And as if you needed a second reason to, there's also Emily Schromm, another bi castmate who grew up in a fundamentalist Christian cult. Superfun!
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Um, so is anyone else getting kinda annoyed with Mike's "you don't have to be a queen to be gay" schtick? Here's a quote he gave to TV Guide:
"When they [called me] "token gay guy," I think most Americans think of stereotypes within that title — "Oh, he doesn't like sports. Oh, he's whiny, he's going to cry. He's going to be good at fashion." I suck at fashion! I just recently learned how to match — you can't wear brown shoes with a black shirt. [Laughs]"
[Pukes] Doesn't he realize that he's coming across as a douche who has a thing against fem dudes? He goes on and on about how he was a star athlete and popular & awesome with the girls. Enough! Just be yourself, "dude".
Also: "Growing up in Colorado, when I thought of gay people, I thought of, like, the Village People and feather boas — that's the problem"
Is it really? Ugh. Self loathing. Blah!
Also, he worked for the HRC? :: rolling eyes ::
He fits right in with the self-hating house queers at HRC.
A match made in heaven really.
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He is cute, but would be cuter with eyebrows. 🙂
It never ceases to amaze me how some gays go ballistic, when someone else says he considers himself gay, despite not fitting the stereotype!
Seriously, what are these complainers wanting? Mandatory feminization of each fresh crop of America's gay boys? Legislation declaring that only stereotypical gays are valid gays? I find the self-hatred is in those who issue these transparently hypocritical attacks.
Masculine gay/bi men these days are rapidly realizing that they can simply be themselves after all. They're entitled to reach out to other masculine men whom they relate to. They're entitled to make a safe place for other men who feel threatened by nontraditional lifestyles. Closeted men and boys in our culture need to receive the message that homosexuality isn't about being like the stereotypes, and the old school queens are just going to have to survive with the ensuing shortage of drunken sailors and coked-out ex-farmboy strippers.
When someone stands up and tells America that he doesn't fit a stereotype, he's not attacking those who embrace, and even glorify stereotypes in their lives. He's just not linking his identity to yours, which I suppose can be very enraging if you suffer from a sense of entitlement. I suppose it can be very frustrating when someone tells you that you're annoying, and you've lost the opportunity to shame him by somehow linking his repulsion of your personality to unjustifable bigotry.
I suppose it can be very threatening if America's oldschool gays lose their fabulous sacred-cow status.
That's what this is really about. It's queer bigotry against Mike and his, ahem, nontraditional gayness. It's about oldschool queens losing their superpower against a world that won't give them more than lukewarm acceptance. It's about helplessly watching the new generations of men circumvent your tollbooth and go on and build a world besides the one you wanted.
he's also fighting against the bias of gay men towards bisexaul men, in that they can argue that in being bi-sexual these men are not completely comfortable with themselves being homosexual men.
Well, in all fairness, Mike's not the "Token Gay Guy" – he's bisexual. Although, my dad once said that one of the hateful things some gays and straights have in common is their assertion that bisexual people don't truly exist.
@steampunk… your dad said that? NICE! My parents have no clue about sexual/gender politics. 🙂
Also, I'm fairly glad this guy is making a stand. There's nothing wrong with being feminine, embracing feather boas, etc, but he's trying to tear down some very very closely embraced stereotypes about sexuality. And to MTV viewers (many of which are young adults/early adults). If we can erase the fear and erase this generations inability to relate to men who like men on any level, it's a step in the right direction.
Are queens and feminine type men being left out of the PC-ness here? Sure. But this guy is clearly not YOUR spokesperson. He's trying to reach out to people who can relate to him. He's not endorsing anti-queen intolerance. He's just saying, "Hey, I'm not that guy." Which is something we all have the right to say. I'm not the sporty athletic guy myself, but I am also not that fabulous guy over there either. I wouldn't want people to assume I was either. Would you?
Don't deny that there are queeny gays out there. The issue here is visibility. If you're burning brighter than than the nearest star, people are gonna call your sexuality, they are. If you're not. If you're just some dude, they won't. The invisible deserve just as many identity and legal rights as the rest of us. And if they want to open and out, they should be able to be.
I've had friends (and at times, myself included) that have been antagonized by gay people because they don't think these friends (or myself) are gay. One guy who was asked to his face and replied with the truth was a) laughed at, and then b) responded to with "No you're not." Absurd.
I say kudos to him until he starts slinging mud at the community. You can't be mad at him for saying there are some gays who wear feathered boas and are fabulous when it's true. He didn't issue a condemnation of them, geez.
and @District2005, maybe he is just being himself, "dude." And if you don't like him because you don't like the popular jock type, then great. That's your right. But don't label him as a detriment to the community because you're biased.
Hey "Steph" with the chip on his/her shoulder that used "old school" three times to the point of coming across as a tad ageist… Um, what? I'm not going ballistic because he's not fitting a stereotype. Slow down there. I'm getting annoyed because he keeps bringing it up & it sounds self loathing. Sounds like I hit a nerve with you, though. Good.
Look, you went way off the cliff on this one. I'm not wanting mandatory feminization. Not wanting legislation. Just want people to be themselves WITHOUT coming across as douche. It's like this: We get it Mike. You are not a queen. But there's no need to go on about how you're not a queen. To do that just reeks of self loathing / discomfort with liking a peen in your butt. Be a giant queen. Be a giant manly man. But just shut up stop & stop self loathing. No need to "stand up and tell America that I don't fit a stereotype." America gets it. Also, America? Ha! Shut up. You sound like one of those bad Republicans.
Oh, and one more thing. Your argument has been shot to hell: I'm in my early 20s, not a queen, and have no feeling of self entitlement. Thanks though. Also, do you work for the HRC, too? lol
@SOAKMAN: Egad. "I'm not that guy." Do you realize how that sounds? Again, NO NEED! You all keep running off the cliff into a rights issue. Who said I'm denying there are flamboyant queens? Who said masculine gay men deserve no rights? WTF? I'm sure Mike is a sweetheart. But he just needs to relax and be himself. Again, we know you're not a giant queen. No need to keep saying that. You come off as a douche when you say that. Again, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH LIKING PEEN IN YOUR BUTT, MIKE. Just relax! Have a beer, bro.
Also, is it me are SOAKMAN/STEPH sounding like polished PR reps for Mike/HRC? Very strange.
Also, a writer at the Baltimore Sun recap nailed it when she wrote about Mike:
"Mike: He didn't want to bring it up, but somehow Mike ended up telling his roommates at their first dinner that he is bisexual. (Translation: He did want to bring it up.) He said repeatedly that he didn't want to talk about it much because then it would become the thing that defines him. Well, guess what. All I can remember about Mike is that he's the bisexual guy. And that he really likes his church, too. Sorry, Mike.
Again: relaaaax Mike
Who cares if he is explicitly saying that he's not a feather-boa wearing queen? It seems like on so many of these blogs that people only want one kind of unrealistic perfect representation of the gay community.
Mike is a bi-sexual man, that doesn't want his sexuality to define him and be that "bi-guy, mike". He's just a regular guy that just HAPPENS to be gay just like everyone on this board. If he can make the point explicit to America then maybe people in this country will start to realize that we ARE just like everyone else. I don't think this is a bad thing.
Hey, maybe a majority will vote for gay marriage someday.
this guy isn't my definition of masculine. is it a bi thing to screw up your eyebrows? For someone against boas it looks like this "dude" is about to get into drag. he just needs to pencil his eyebrows on.
you: No need to "stand up and tell America that I don't fit a stereotype." America gets it.
Does it? Does America really get it? I don't think they do. Actually.
This is a visibility vs. invisibility issue. Being able to be out and open and self-confident AND invisible to a hetero-normative majority isn't easy.
I say 2005 needs to chillax.
And typecast me as whatever you want 2005, your obviously very good at passing judgement so I don't intend to stop you. But political beliefs aside, who seems more divisive here, the reality tv show dude or you? I feel like we need to stop picking apart our own community. No wonder we never get anything done without outside help.
District2005, I don't think the guy is trying to distance himself from gays when he says that he's not flamboyant. You can't deny that many straights (and some gays even) have this stereotypical notion of a gay man as a fashion-conscious and "girly" dude. The reason I have a problem with the stereotype is that I want to be recognized as a member of the community without being compared to a "typical" homosexual man. Once when I told somebody I was gay, they asked me if I liked shopping. I said no, and they told me that I'm "not really gay then." That's what I don't, and probably Mike doesn't, like about the stereotypes. It's not that we hate the people that fit them. We hate the fact that they exist, and that some small-minded people need you to inherit a stereotype for them to actually recognize who you are.
I do agree with your quotation from the reporter, though. LGBT people shouldn't feel the need to come out when introducing themselves. However, we all know the reporter would have thought of Mike as "the bisexual guy" even if he had come out later in the season. The minority is going to stand out no matter what. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. When we get to the point where "the bisexual guy" has no connotations other than a man who likes both sexes, then we're golden.
Same Crap
So are "bi" guys the ones who call themselves "str8," "masc," and "married" when cruising for cock on hook up sites?
@Soakman: "Does it? Does America really get it? I don't think they do. Actually."
Um, yes they do. They get that Mike is trying to distance himself from queens. That's what I meant.
"I feel like we need to stop picking apart our own community" Actually, not picking apart our own community.
I'm just picking on Mike for coming across as douchey. 🙂
@Chris: "The reason I have a problem with the stereotype…" That's the thing. Fuck all whatever someone else thinks. There's just no need to go on and on about how non-queeny you are. You just act like how you want to act and move on.
The crux of it is this: the more you harp on how you're not like so and so, the more it sounds like you're hating on so and so. Follow? Just shut up and live your life.
@Step Thank you for being the beacon of light amongst the usual pack of rabid idiots who post on Queerty.
Your post was simply magical. Beautifully worded and well put.
Nothing I can even add to it. You said it all.
Thanks, what.
And thanks, District for repeatedly bringing your 'peen' into the mix so we can all see what you're so unhappy about.
Let's see… what District wants is for those damn nontraditional, nonconforming nonheterosexuals to STOP FLAUNTING IT in our proper, traditional gay faces. He wonders why they can't just be quiet and unobtrusive about their abnormality like, erm, nice ordinary queens(?!) And to STOP making their intolerable alliances with the Enemy… hmmmm.
Oh dear. I think most people can now see the problem here. I mean, really. What is District and his ilk up to after that? Petitions to stop the masculine bisexuals from being in pride parades? Pressure on the school boards to keep manly-bi support groups from forming in our public schools? After all, their failure to behave appropriately is a liability to our community and all we've fought for! =D
It just seems to me that when Mike assures his audience that he's non-stereotypical, it's not because he's got a quota of attacks to fire upon the poor vulnerable queen community. I think he's just preemptively pushing back at any straights within earshot who may be about to pop off one of those delicious "feather boa" questions. Celebrate diversity!
Say whatever you want but "Bi" is just an excuse for someone that likes dick and wont face the facts. Bi is a sign that a man will most likely never be fully satisfied by a woman and is the quick and easy way to make themselves feel better b/c they are "partially" excepted by mainstream society.
I've dated "bi" guys before and it's complete bs. They're gay but wont admit it.
Sean…. but YOU are really just saying THAT. lol
Bisexiality is not a condition whereby a person is at personal odds with the reality of his biology. Bisexuality is where a person is aware that either a man or a woman can arouse him, and either one promises to satisfy him. That's fundamentally more honest than your theory. It's fruitless to berate bisexuals and try to make them think that they're somehow *closing* doors by "lying".
Bisexuals are not denying their true nature. Let's give them credit for knowing themselves a little better than some others. It's the "straights" who sneak out for a little anonymous anal and the "gays" who still sleep with their ex-wives when they're over to visit the kids, who make more compelling objects of debate.
Just a personal note:
I've been dating a bi man for 2 years just about. I'm thoroughly convinced that I have nothing to worry about. He's attracted to women, yeah, but he has chosen a relationship for a reason.
If you wanted to sleep around, you'd likely do it and not make a commitment to someone. Unless, that is, you're a total sleazebucket.
I'm attracted to blondes AND redheads. I've been with both, so I know for sure. I'm with a blonde now, but a goodlooking readhead really grabs my attention on the street. Obviously, my current blonde partner cannot trust me to never cheat on him with a redhead, even though i'm also blonde, making redheads unnatural for me.
Wait… who makes up these stupid, silly rules? Are insecure teenage girls really that influential on gay culture?!
Stop with the freaking bi bashing. You people are worse than the straights who believe gays are going against their natural inclinations by being with the same sex. So what if your boyfriend seemed like he was using bi as a partial mask? Some gays do that. Some straights claim they're bi because they want to be different. It doesn't change the fact that some people ARE bisexual. Is that really hard to believe?
I think society treats men and women as opposites, and that's where this "bisexual-is-impossible" philosophy comes from. But I think it's more of a chocolate/vanilla sort of thing. Who says liking one means you can't like the other. Think about it – what is the basis for thinking that attraction to a sex is necessarily exclusive anyway? While I'm not attracted to women, it's not because they're anti-men or something.
Do two bi-sexuals equal one genuine full-bodied gay?
Seriously, I gotta agree with ChrisM – the gay culture tends to believe that all straights can be converted to like the dick (with enough booze), but your buddy letting you go down on him one night is closer to him expressing a little bit of bisexuality than going full-on gay for you.
Narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-loathing, unbearable and pathetic bore who will do anything on camera for his 15 seconds of fame. Queerty, I don't want to see any more crap on this jerk. If we ignore people like him and the media don't give them the attention they want, they will wither and die.
I was losing hope in humanity until I read Steph and ChrisM's comments.
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Bruneau Sand Dunes are located in an Idaho State Park about 65 miles south of Boise. The dunes are unique in that they form near the center of a natural basin rather than at the edge. For about 20,000 years these dunes have grown and remained surprisingly close to their birthplace. They exist thanks to a unique combination of:
- sand, presumed to originate from the Bonneville Flood 15,000 years ago
- relatively steady winds from the southeast and from the northwest
- a natural geological depression
These dunes are an anomaly in Southwest Idaho's predominantly semi-arid grass and sage land which ekes a living out of vast fields of ancient lava flows. Rising 470 feet above the small lake that anchors the park, the main dune is reported to be the largest single-structured sand dune in North America. The 600-acre patch contains marsh, desert, prairie and dune habitats.
In the 1970's I tried, unsuccessfully, to soar with the wind from the top of the largest dune with the aid of a too-large-for-me hang glider. The landing was soft, but the hike up the dune, wrangling that cumbersome kite, was a battle.
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Muslims participating at an orientation week at Leiden University are able to receive a refund on their meal tickets, as this year's activities fall during the month of Ramadan. Muslim students who hand back their meal tickets will receive 30 euros back from their 65 euro registration fees. De Telegraaf reports that most universities are not changing their orientation programs to accommodate for Ramadan, though Utrecht University will ensure that obligatory sessions will not run during the evenings, allowing Muslim students to break fast with their families, while in Maastricht halal meat will be available, as in previous years, during the annual barbecue.


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October 2016
To the Yaqui Tribe,
To the peoples and governments of the world,
As the original peoples who make up the National Indigenous Congress and the Zapatista communities, we send our simple words in solidarity with the Yaqui Tribe, its traditional government, and its troops. We are with you in these difficult moments after the confrontations this past October 21 in Lomas de Bácum.
We condemn the conflict and discord that are planted and promoted in the communities by the bad governments and their overseers, national and international corporations, who want to take control over the gas, water, and minerals of Yaqui territory. To this end, the powerful sow division as a tool to impose death and destruction in our territories. For them, we are merely a path to more power and more money.
As the peoples, nations, and tribes of the National Indigenous Congress and the Zapatista peoples, we salute the Yaqui Tribe's defense of their territory. We call for unity in the face of a common enemy that aims to take everything that we as peoples have and that makes possible our collective organization, our history, our language, and our life.
In the various geographies of resistance of the original peoples of this country, the bad governments are using our own people to generate violence among us in order to guarantee their ability to impose extractive death projects, structural reforms, the destruction of communitarian organization, and terror among those who struggle. For those who struggle, in contrast to the capitalists, the life and future of the people is everything.
We call on national and international civil society, on the original peoples, on the national and international Sixth, and on the free media to be attentive and demand the respect deserved by the indigenous peoples in their autonomous organization and self-determination.
October 2016
For the Full Reconstitution of Our Peoples
Never Again a Mexico Without Us
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En español: http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2016/10/24/comunicado-conjunto-del-cni-y-el-ezln-en-apoyo-a-la-digna-resistencia-de-la-tribu-yaqui/
One dead and 8 injured in a fight between residents of Sonora
By: Cristina Gómez Lima, correspondent
Hermosillo, Sonora. One dead, eight injured and twelve vehicles burned was the result of a confrontation between residents of the Lomas de Bácum and Lomas de Guamúchil communities, who disagree over construction of the Northwest gas pipeline, which is projected to cross territory that the Yaqui tribe inhabits in southern Sonora.
The Secretary of state Public Security, Adolfo García Morales reported that municipal, state and federal agents cordoned off the zone of the confrontations, as well as members of the Secretariat of National Defense, who activated the code red in the southern community of Sonora.
"Armored vehicles entered conflict zone and through loudspeakers they ordered them to put down their weapons, we are going to be very alert in order to avoid new confrontations now that the security bodies are there, as well as the Mexican Army and the Federal Police," García Morales stated.
For their part, leaders of the Lomas de Bácum Tribe assured that there were two confrontations, one after the arrival of members of the Army; in their numbers they count 7 indigenous Yaquis dead, 30 injured and their governor José Bacaumea and their secretary Martín Valencia disappeared.
The TransCanada Corporation is in charge of the project.
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Malicious actors began exploiting a patched critical vulnerability found in Joomla—a popular open-source content management system—just four hours after its details were disclosed.
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As of October 27, 2015, W3Techs estimates Joomla to have 6.6 percent share of the market for website content management systems. Furthermore, Internet services company BuiltWith estimates that more than 2.8 million websites worldwide use Joomla.


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22 Mar The characterful cabins of Patagonia's Carretera Austral
The grown-up version of the den, wild version of the house, human version of the nest – who else loves a characterful cabin? Below are some snapshots of the handcrafted homes seen on our month-long cycle down Patagonia's westernmost road, the Carretera Austral. There is an article about this adventure in my Portfolio, here.
As Chatwin wrote, "Patagonia is the farthest place to which man walked from his place of origins. It is therefore a symbol of his restlessness." And the Carretera Austral is particularly remote. In fact, before this road was built in the 1980s, communities dotted along the long, narrow strip running north to south between the Andes and the fjords were completely isolated – boat travel was the only way to get around.
All the houses along the Carretera Austral – from solitary ones on mountainsides through to colourful villages – reveal as much personality as the people themselves, especially as the fronts are often decorated with life's necessities like tools, jackets and umbrellas. Most cabins are made from brightly-painted wood and tin; some are clad in shingles – essentially overlapping wooden petals.
One day, I cycled past a particularly ramshackle cabin with a tinker's yard of junk strewn around it in long grass, a skull and crossbones flag flying from the gate and a rusty old truck parked up. Next door I smiled to see the opposite: a blue cabin, the picture of neatness, with a lawn neatly mowed, a shiny truck outside and a Chilean flag proudly aloft.
What do I love about cabins? The rootlessness appeals: they sit lightly on the landscape. The character in the improvisations. Perfection is boring. The charm of a cabin lies in the natural, simple lines that sometimes lead your eye somewhere unexpected and the fact that they gain character as they settle into the landscape and weather. Roger Deakin once wrote that there is more truth to cabins than houses: "The house represents what we ourselves would like to be on earth: permanent, rooted, here for eternity. But a cabin represents the reality of things: we're just passing through."
Inside, these cabins often look like treehouses. Everything possible is crafted from trees – and I mean trees, not wood. Lightly-stripped trunks are often used as structural pillars. I've seen a few staircases made from two tree trunks running down in parallel, with live-edged slabs forming the steps.
Sitting in a café here, writing this, I'm reminded of a lovely bit from a John Berger book: "Even when working in the forest alone there is an elusive sense of company … Their presence is palpable. That they held up houses for so long is not surprising. Trees offer company. But company of a discretion which is indistinguishable from indifference … The company they offer is spatial, and a way of measuring, of counting. Long before mathematics, when human language was first naming the world, trees offered their measures – of distance, of height, of diameter, of space."


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Get into the Halloween spirit by making a masquerade doll with Janice Gallagher. Participants will use permanent alcohol ink markers to create tie-dye designs on a cotton cloth doll. Batik scraps, found objects, yarn, and ribbon will be available for costumes. Costumes can be sewn on or applied using hot glue. Janice is a mixed media artist who has lived in Wooster for the past 45 years. Her work has won awards throughout Ohio and neighboring states. The dolls provided in this class are handmade by Janice herself. Supplies included in class cost; must be 12 years or older, unless accompanied by an adult.
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The dual MS degree program in Public Policy and City and Regional Planning prepares students for policy analysis and planning work at the national, state, and local levels. Graduates work in public, private, and non-profit settings building on the complementary perspectives and skills of the two professions.
In addition to providing interdisciplinary professional training, the dual degree also provides the opportunity to step toward Ph.D. programs in either Public Policy or Planning with an emphasis on Urban, Environmental, or Economic Development Policy.
All students must complete a minimum combined requirement of 75 credit hours for the dual degree program. Students receive both degrees.


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Working on the many aspects of Xbox 360 was one of the highlights of my career at Microsoft.
After launching the original Xbox there were so may things I wanted the chance to change and with 360 I was able to create a much more cohesive product, working on every aspect from User Interface, Packaging, Out of Box Experience, Custom Fonts, Iconography, Web, Illustrations, Documentation and Special Editions.
I worked closely with brand and marketing, many talented outside agencies and a stellar internal design team that over the years I built from nothing up to 43 designers


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Nerf-like missile takes creative aim with a GoPro payload
Over the past several years, it has become increasingly common to hear stories about individuals floating cameras to the edge of space by way of balloons. But if you want to enjoy some spectacular shots a little closer to home – and with better odds of retrieval – the latest GoPro accessory will put your throwing arm to the test. AER, currently funding on Kickstarter, is designed to give GoPro cameras a set of aerodynamic wings and crash-proof bumper for a different type of photo experience.
Anybody with a GoPro and a bit of curiosity has likely lobbed the camera while recording, just to see what the resulting video looks like. It's amazing how entertaining first-person anything can be, hence the wide variety of GoPro mounts, harnesses, and tripods for most any activity imaginable. And soon enough, you may be able to add a foursome of fins to that growing list.
AER looks like it could have been made by Nerf, given the simple structure constructed from expanded polypropylene foam. The pair of wings are designed to slide into each other, giving an overall appearance of a compact rocket. Hard case-equipped GoPro Hero 3+ or Hero 4 cameras snap right into the head – a special insert is included to accommodate the slightly smaller size of the GoPro 5 – before screwing on to the top of the body to hold it all together.
From there, you make sure the camera is turned on, then just pick a direction and throw.
Unlike the similar Birdie GoPro camera accessory, AER doesn't feature parachute fabric to create drag for softer landings after being launched. Instead, a thick foam bumper integrated into the head's casing is designed to absorb the brunt of impacts. The foam is cut in such a way as to not block the camera lens' wide-angle view while recording, allowing users to relive the flight in all of its glory.
Although both are meant for aerial GoPro photography, AER likely earns an advantage for longer distances and greater accuracy. If you've ever fired darts from a Nerf gun and compared it to throwing badminton shuttlecocks, you probably understand that the former is far more effective for target practice. The same principle applies to AER, since its streamlined shape is meant for cruising and stable flight. With the right (or wrong?) kind of aim, as seen in the company's promotional video, AER may give added meaning to the term "photography head shots."
Despite the impressive structural properties of expanded polypropylene, it can still break after a sufficient amount of force has been applied. AER's creators haven't overlooked this fact, citing plans to sell replacements for individual parts instead of having users purchase complete kits once again.
The AER Kickstarter campaign has raised 53 percent of its €$70,000 goal (approximately US$78,409) in five days, with another 30 days left of funding to go. Early-bird pledges start at €$49 (approximately US$55).
If molding and manufacturing go according to plan, backers can expect shipments to start as soon as this December.
Check out the video below to see AER in action.
Source: Kickstarter


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DIY Diamond Painting Neon Ganesha - craft kit
Regular price
DIY Diamond Painting. Neon Ganesha. Square plastic bits that are attached to an adhesive canvas by assigned color. Pieces are about 2.5mmx2.5mm. All colors and enough supplies to finish should be included. This is meant to be able to be worked from youth to adult ages; if you want really fine detail, you will need the larger sizes. No needles or thread, this is all surface attachment of plastic on a solid canvas. No frame or finishing materials, this is a do it yourself craft kit.
20x25cm about 8x10in
20x30cm about 8x12in
25x30cm about 10x12in
30x40cm about 12x16in
35x45cm about 14x18in
40x50cm about 16x20in
50x60cm about 20x24in
55x70cm about 22x28in
External Packaging: Colored Box
Brand Name: Yumeart
Pasting Area: Full
Material: Resin
Number of Colors: 30-45
Diamond Shape: Square
Style: Southeast Asia
Pattern Type: Animal
Frame: No
Tools Type: Tweezers, Pick-Up Tools


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Solid shampoo is something that simultaneously makes total sense and none whatsoever, to me anyway. On one hand, why not make a concentration of all the good cleansing stuff and do away with the unnecessary water, and in turn packaging. On the other hand, it's black magic- shampoo is liquid and that is that. Lush has recently introduced six new bars to their lineup, which I'm kind of loving. Read on for a closer look at Honey I Washed My Hair and Brailliant.
Lush Shampoo Bars- Honey I Washed My Hair* & Brazilliant* 55 g $9.95 CAD | Lush Shampoo Bar Tin* $3.95 CAD
Honey I Washed My Hair is a delightful smelling shampoo (honey and toffee!) that not only smells incredible in the shower, but also leaves hair softly scented. The bar is formulated with fair-trade honey, which softens and moisturizes hair without weighing it down. I did notice that after using this my hair really did feel softer- can't knock that!
Brazilliant is like a fresh glass of OJ, but for your hair. It combines fresh, organic oranges, andiroba oil, sweet orange oil, and ylang ylang to strengthen and condition hair. The scent is pretty much perfect as it's sunny and bright, but it also leaves hair sweetly scented.
I didn't really know what to expect from these, as I have no experience with shampoo bars, but usig them is as easy as using your standard bar soap. I found these work best if you run them under water then lather them up in your hands. Once lathery, apply it to your hair and get your shampoo on. While these aren't as sudsy as your average shampoo, these do lather up pretty well and are easily distibuted through hair. I found these rinsed quickly and left hair feeling pretty great- clean, but not stripped.I love that one bar will give you about 80 washes while replacing three bottles of shampoo. How amazing is that?
Overall, I quite like these! I do wish they would formulate a SLS free bar though, as anyone who colours their hair knows, you want to keep as much colour in your hair and not see it wash away. Have you ever used solid shampoo? Tried these?


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Kav Verhouzer is known for his impeccable uplifting tracks. He's now teamed up with Lawrie Martin to release a chill, deep house anthem on disco:wax called "Love Into Gold."
The warm and delicate vibe that "Love Into Gold" portrays is everything that can be expected from Verhouzer. This vibe came from heavy inspiration by listening to jazz, deep house, and tech house music. The digital sounds paired with the sultry acoustic sounds complement the entire production excellently.
"I like the mix between the chill vibes and energy in this track. I tried to make a really unique sounding lead sound; I love how it worked out. I try to tell a short story of listeners when they listen to the track." – Kav Verhouzer
Kasper Vrielink, better known by Kav Verhouzer, is an electronic music producer who's signed to Sony Benelux and has received support from heavyweights like Oliver Heldens, Tiësto, Kygo, and Sam Feldt. Verhouzer's name slowly became a household name after his immense success with Sam Feldt on "Hot Skin" back in 2014. The track has 12 million streams on Spotify alone. In 2016, Verhouzer released a bootleg of Mr. Probz's "Nothing Really Matters" that has amassed a whopping 9.5 million streams on SoundCloud and landed him a spot in the Spotify Spotlight Artists for 2016 in the Netherlands. His track "Get What You Came For" with BullySongs garnered an astounding 4 million streams in just only four months and held a spot in the Dutch Pop Charts.
Sit back and let Kav Verhouzer and Lawrie Martin turn your love into gold.
Connect with Kav Verhouzer: SoundCloud / Facebook / Twitter


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Chi, IL LIVE Shows On Our Radar:
This Sunday, ChiIL Live Shows will be ChiILin' old school, with Ron Hawking, at the press opening of the 10th Anniversary of The Men and Their Music. Check back soon for our full review.
Ron Hawking, dubbed "Chicago's Entertainer," first created His Way – A Tribune to the Man and His Music in 1998, which paid tribute to Frank Sinatra and his songbook. Expanding on the demand for the musical style of artists like Sinatra, Hawking developed The Men and Their Music, encompassing a variety of personalities and music styles with a refreshed repertoire of iconic numbers from some of the world's most legendary male vocalists and songwriters, including Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Burt Bacharach and more.
As an entertainer and vocalist, Hawking brings to life a treasure trove of hits from some of music's greatest artists. Combined with a set list of over 15 songs and medleys, Hawking also surprises audiences with a few impersonations including Willie Nelson, Tom Jones, Joe Cocker and others, capturing the essence of these legendary stars.
Click HERE for ticket purchasing and further information on show dates and times.


text: Welcome to Your Daily Nerd Thing where every weekday we bring you a different nerdy thing we found on the internet. The next Jacob Kitts video you get this week is Star Wars Re-enacted by Ponies Re-enacted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kitts has done a number of re-enactment videos but with this one things got a bit meta so to speak.


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Dane and Izzy.
Complete opposites.
As the New Year begins, they find themselves facing very different circumstances.
Dane is a street racer stuck with a blown engine, no money, and no options after he gets fired for saving a damsel in distress.
Izzy can't believe she was just rescued by the same handsome stranger she walks past, and lusts after, on a daily basis. With a massive blizzard about to bury the town, she ends up taking him in for the night.
Sparks fly when she brings out his playful side, and he shows her a passion she's never known before.
As they slowly begin to trust each other, walls come down and tragic pasts emerge. Dane is haunted by the family he never had, while Izzy will stop at nothing to deny her birthright.
When Dane receives an offer he can't refuse, will one bad decision cost him everything? Or will fate intervene and send these two down the path they were destined for?
This is a full length, stand-alone novel with no cliffhangers. Please be advised that you will find strong language, attractive men with tattoos, a dog with a cat name, steamy bedroom scenes including one involving Doritos, plenty of character backstory, and a very healthy dose of humor.
Let me start by saying that I absolutely adore Risata. She is such a cool person as well as skilled author. This is the second novel I have read from her, but I plan on following her as long as she writes.
Contemporary romance is not my thing (unless it's really erotic). I prefer mine to be paranormal. But Risata's stories are just so well woven and entertaining, that it's impossible for me not to enjoy them. I feel like I am watching a movie when I read her novels, with the depth and character that goes into to each person she creates and intricate storyline she weaves. Not to mention the chemistry between the leads that has steam rising off the pages. I am hooked from the very first chapter. It doesn't hurt that I am a sucker for the stuck-together-because-of-a-blizzard trope, especially if it's well written.
To me, Risata has it all. The characters, the story, the sex, the humor, just everything! They fit together like a well-made puzzle revealing the most satisfying picture.
❧ Arec


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text: LA-based multiplatinum hard rock band, Five Finger Death Punch, have released their latest single "Trouble" late last month with great success. Just one week after its initial release, "Trouble" hit #1 on iTunes Rock and Metal charts around the world and has amassed over 1 million streams worldwide in this time. In addition to these accolades, the single has also reached #13 on Spotify's Global Viral 50 Chart and has had over 473k views on YouTube and 544k views on Vevo. This release has breaks a new record for the 5FDP being the group's biggest streaming debut for a lead single in the U.S. with over 469K streams. "Trouble" is the first new material the band has released in over two years will be featured as the lead single from Five Finger Death Punch's upcoming compilation album "A Decade Of Destruction" released on December 1st.


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Senator Valesky Announces Report on Regulatory Reform
Report Identifies over 2,000 State Rules and Regulations that Warrant Reform or Review
SYRACUSE, N.Y.– State Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) today joined colleagues in the Senate Majority Coalition to issue a comprehensive report shedding light on New York State's notoriously dense regulatory structure and identifying 2,219 specific rules, regulations and practices that put New York's businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
The report is the product of surveys, meetings, community outreach and the input of more than 100 business owners, advocacy organizations and individuals that participated in one of nine industry-specific public forums conducted throughout the State.
This process, begun last June, to identify 1,000 rules and regulations to be revised or eliminated, was spearheaded by Senator Valesky, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business; Senator Patrick M. Gallivan (R,C,I – Elma), Deputy Republican Conference Leader for Economic Development; Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C – Half Moon), Chair of the Senate's Administrative Regulations Review Commission; and Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Past Chair of the Senate's Administrative Regulations Review Commission. Local legislative co-hosts also took part in forums, with nearly half of the Senate Majority Coalition participating in at least one of the public forums.
"This process has been extremely valuable, and I believe the report is an excellent representation of what we heard from businesses and individuals from every corner of the state," Senator Valesky said. "I look forward to taking the next step and putting these recommendations into action, in cooperation with my colleagues in the Majority Coalition and Governor Cuomo, as another way to create a better environment for successful businesses and job growth in New York State."
During the course of this bipartisan fact-finding effort, several common themes emerged as issues within the state's regulatory structure and bureaucracy, including:
- Agencies should provide guidance in navigating complex regulations, which can be more burdensome than complying with the regulation itself
- Agencies should work cooperatively with businesses towards compliance rather than immediately penalizing
- Agencies should be held accountable to timely respond to permit, license, and grant applications as well as inquiries from covered businesses
- Agencies should develop fair and predictable regulations
- Commissioners should be held accountable to conduct an agency-by-agency review of regulations as required by law
- Agencies should communicate to avoid conflicting regulatory interpretations
- The Legislature should strengthen the State Administrative Procedure Act
While addressing these "big picture" ideas are important to improving New York State's regulatory environment, identifying specific regulations are just as important and will provide the logical starting point for comprehensive reform.
The Senate Majority Coalition decided that the best way to identify individual regulatory burdens was to focus on specific industries vital to regional and statewide economic growth.
This forum process helped identify 2,219 specific regulatory burdens New York State businesses must contend with. Each specific burden corresponds to a specific regulation or section of law, or a practice of an agency that has the effect of a regulation or statute in that it creates a burden on business as if it were a validly enacted law or rule.
This report is a continuation of efforts begun last year and the Senate Majority Coalition hopes it will serve as a blueprint in working with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo toward his stated goal of reducing the regulatory burden for employers and entrepreneurs in this state.
Unfortunately, no one has yet been able to put a price tag on the total economic cost of New York's more than 750,000 regulations. However, some recent studies provide a roadmap to show how over-regulation can negatively affect the economy. A recent study commissioned by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, found the total impact of Federal regulations on the United States' economy in 2008 as being $1.75 trillion—over 12% of the economy. More directly comparable to New York, a 2009 study found that regulations in California—a state with a similarly burdensome regulatory regime—cost the Golden State's economy $493 billion annually, resulting in a loss of 3.8 million jobs, and reducing business tax receipts by over $16 billion.
In June, the Senate Majority Coalition introduced and passed a package of 14 bills addressing the job-killing regulatory environment in New York State, including:
- S.5166 (Marchione) - Seeks to start the process of repealing agency rules and regulations that are an impediment to economic growth and job creation.
- S5553 (Valesky) - Requires state agencies to provide expanded information on the costs and benefits associated with an agency proposal.
- S.5657 (Gallivan) - Establishes a task force to review the state Administrative Procedure Act to examine, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the efficiency of the rulemaking process.
- S.1784 (Carlucci) - Allows regulated businesses to petition a state agency for approval to use an alternative method to comply with a regulation.
The full report can be accessed by clicking on the link below.


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Welcome to the online Wellington County Business Directory. The County of Wellington has made every effort to ensure that the information in this business and community directory is accurate. However, businesses and organizations are in a continual state of change and therefore, the County cannot guarantee the absolute correctness, absence of errors or omissions of all information furnished.
If you require changes to your existing entry please use the login button below, or contact the County of Wellington's Economic Development Office at 519.837.2600 x2614 or by e-mail. If you would like to register your business, please use the Register button.
Please note: Only business located in Wellington County, and that are Taste Real Programme Partners are promoted in the County directory. Information may be shared with the local municipality in which the business is located.
Secure Insurance Solutions Group Inc.
- Address:
9 Wellington Street South
Drayton, Ontario
- Phone:
- 519.638.3091
- Fax:
- 519.638.3988
- Email:
- email@example.com
- Website:
- http://www.secureinsurance.ca/
- Products/Services:
- At Secure Insurance you get more than just an insurance policy. You get a team of experienced, professional brokers looking out for your best interest.


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MUSKEGON, Mich. – The Coast Guard rescued two people from their boat because it was taking on water approximately three nautical miles off the entrance to White Lake at approximately 4:00 p.m. today.
A Coast Guard Station Muskegon 30-foot response boat was launched to assist the stranded people. The Coast Guard determined a good estimated position based on the boater's radio call and points he identified. The boater called the Coast Guard using a radio onboard.
Once the rescue boat was on scene, the Station Muskegon crew retrieved the two boaters from the water. The crew then transferred them to a nearby service boat and made arrangements for a salvage company to collect the flooded boat.
The boaters were not in need of any medical attention and were taken to a nearby dock.
The Coast Guard recommends to boaters to have a radio or cell phone onboard in case they need assistance. In this case, the Coast Guard was able to assemble and execute a rescue plan in a timely manner based on the victim's information.


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Australian firm Pancontinental Oil and Gas Limited (PCL) on Monday said it has struck natural gas at L8 block on Kenya's offshore.
PCL said it has encountered 50 metres of net pay in gas-charged sands at the Mbawa well operated by Apache Corporation.
It is estimated Mbawa well has between 2.2 trillion and five trillion cubic feet of potential recoverable gas and a mean resource value of 200 million to 300 million barrels.
"It is hard to overstate the significance of first-up drilling success in what is effectively a virgin area. The success at Mbawa, whilst not fully quantified, is likely the beginning of a new wave of discoveries offshore Kenya," the company said in a statement released on Monday.
PCL is part of a joint venture (JV) at L8 block, where Mbawa is situated.
The JV is headed by Apache Corporation that holds 50 percent, Origin Energy Limited which has 20 percent while Tullow Oil and PCL each have a 15 percent stake.
PCL has four offshore permits in Kenya and predicts that 25 trillion cubic feet of gas will ultimately be discovered across the four blocks being explored.
Pancontinental has key assets in Australia, Kenya and Namibia.


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Upfronts 2017: Discovery Takes TLC OTT, Adds Olympic Snapchat Channel
Discovery Communications says it is adding new content, new ways for viewers to watch, and more ways for advertisers to connect with those viewers.
The company is also creating a cross-platform metric to help advertisers measure cross-platform audiences because it says Nielsen's cross-platform product isn't ready.
Discovery, which went into the direct-to-consumer over-the-top space last year, is launching a "Say Yes" wedding app tied to TLC's Say Yes to the Dress franchise, according to CEO David Zaslav, speaking at a Tuesday morning event recreating the company's upfront presentation for reporters.
The app, which will cost $3.99 a month on Amazon, will have more than 500 hours of programming available. It joins a true crime app from Investigation Discovery and a paranormal app called Destination Unknown that have been available via Amazon.
Discovery, which holds the European rights to the Olympics through its Eurosport unit, is also introducing a new Snapchat channel that will tell short-form stories about Olympic athletes leading up to the Winter Games in South Korea.
The content is being created by its digital video unit Group Nine.
The new product joins the Go video apps that Discovery has created for each of its channels. Discovery is creating original content, starting with TLC Go, which will stream an exclusive brand extension of its 90 Day Fiancé franchise.
90 Day Fiancé: What Now? will allow fans to catch up with their favorite couples from past seasons as they move on to the next stage of their lives, facing big decisions and challenges. The series will premiere on TLC Go in Summer 2017
Zaslav said that the apps should contribute 1%—possibly 2%—ad sales growth for Discovery in 2017.
Paul Guyardo, Discovery's chief commercial officer, said that streams on the Discovery Go apps were growing at 22% a month, with sessions lasting 65 minutes on average. He added that the ads are non-skippable, which contributes to a 98% completion rate for ads. Discovery is using Moat to help track streaming audiences and create post-campaign analyses.
Guyardo said 49% of the streaming audience was in the 18-34-year-old age group. The apps also offer stacked episodes of series, which means viewers can catch up with those series starting with the first episode of season one.
Because Discovery owns its content, it can work with advertisers to create branded content, for example providing hair care and skin care products to former contestants of Naked and Afraid.
Guyardo also said that clients interested in virtual reality, including Gillette, Dunkin Donuts and Marriott, were working with the programmers to create branded experiences.
Discovery has also created Snapchat extensions for shows like Mythbusters and Shark Week that advertisers can be a part of.
"This is a terrific way to extend reach by buying inventory in these made for mobile digital extensions," he said. It is also the only way to coordinate linear and mobile campaigns, he added.
Ben Price, Discovery's new president for advertising sales, added that at one time, programming was the product Discovery sold to advertisers. "Now we're talking to agencies differently, talking about how we can drive their client's business."
The new products mean a need for cross-platform measurement, and Price said that Nielsen's Total Content Ratings are an "incomplete solution" now.
Discovery says it can provide advertisers with a measurement of unduplicated cross-platform audiences by combining numbers from comScore, Symphony and its own internal numbers.
Discovery is offering to guarantee campaigns based on that metric, or on more specific audience targets determined by data.
Nielsen responded to Price's comments.
"Nielsen has delivered on every core tenet of its total audience measurement product strategy. Nielsen Total Content Ratings is in the market today and each client has flexibility to adopt Nielsen's Total Audience measurement system, which fluidly reports content and ad exposures regardless of ad model, as they see fit. It's this flexibility that the market both demands and sees as a challenge," a Nielsen spokesman said.
"Selling against one's own data and using it to stand out against the competition is one thing, such as performance based, niche audiences like sports enthusiasts who eat fast food - but it becomes complicated when you try and guarantee against it using the same data, because it is not a third party independent measurement. It is like grading your own homework," the spokesman added.
Nielsen had planned to release a syndicated version of its Total Content Ratings in March. Instead, there has been a limited rollout that enables individual networks to examine only their own data and choose which platforms are included in the metric before media buyers get a look.
The content ratings are separate from commercial ratings, such as C3 and C7, which are likely to remain the currency for buying and selling ads during the 2017-18 upfront.
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Alan Davies and Ruth Miller of The Biggest Twitch have come up with what they call 'The Biggest Idea': To see more bird species in a calendar year (2008) than anyone has ever done before!
Alan, a Site Manager of the RSPB reserve at Conwy on the North Wales coast, and Ruth, a freelance marketing consultant, have given up their day jobs and will spend all next year travelling around the world in a bid to set a new world record in birdwatching. This means they have to see over 3,662 different species of birds in twelve months.
As part of The Biggest Twitch, Alan and Ruth are raising funds to support the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation (MCF) in Ecuador, and World Land Trust is accepting donations which will be transferred in total to this fund.
They will be raising funds through Justgiving.com.
Learn more about their adventure on www.thebiggesttwitch.com.


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While in San Francisco last week I ran into a number of colleagues that hadn't seen me in quite some time. So the fact that I lost almost 60 pounds was quite a shock. But, I also ran into a colleague that had started out on the healthy journey the same way I did, attending several weight watcher's classes at the office. So, when he saw me, he asked, "How did you do it?"
There was something odd about the question because we both started from the same place, live the same hectic work life balance, and are food addicts. I made progress and he was still a work in progress (please don't interpret that as mean spirited, more introspective). In many ways, as we talked, it boiled down to the fact that I had moved ahead and he was still on the fence.
To be honest, his question is what I keep asking myself even as I've read my own blogs and analyzed my tracking of food and exercise. I think that if I can come up with the secret sauce of why I was able to lose the weight and get healthy and others aren't, I can keep on going. But, there really is no secret sauce. There are tricks and advice to be sure, but the answer I've come to is pretty simple and boils down to three things:
Choice is a Commitment
I'd been down this path before and the results were temporary or limited. The difference today was I knew I was at the age where I had to make a real choice – chubby and limited in life, or healthy and enjoying life. It really was that black and white. You can start a diet. You can take a walk. But, you need to choose to be healthy. Choice is a commitment, not an activity. When you decide to do something you need to back it up.
Know Why You Chose
A smaller pant size, getting into a bikini, and parading in a wedding pageantry is a vanity result. For me, and for others that have made a choice and committed to healthy living have a deeper drive. Some want to live and losing weight and getting fit improves their heart, cholesterol and diabetes. Some want to be active and involved with their kids and the weight is getting in the way of that. I wanted to enjoy all my outdoor loves and reconnect with my husband by doing things together as we are close to entering our empty nest stage. Yes, I love my skinny jeans, bikinis and athletic body. But it is the bigger reason for a healthy life that got me through the first phase of getting healthy and losing weight and is keeping me focused on holding back the weight and staying on point.
Just Live It
Part of commitment is that you commit. Sounds recursive, I know. But, that is the point. There is no wishy-washiness. There is no bargaining. There are no excuses. There is no gaming the system. If you are doing these things you will fail. It is that simple. You don't think about picking up your kids from daycare, you just do it. You don't think about if you need to go to work. You just do it. It is the same with this. Sometimes you just need to not think about things. You just need to live it. Learn how to live healthy and then just do it. No gimmicks to this – its a lifestyle.


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IMA 'Summer Nights' 2016 film series lineup
Film series celebrates 40th anniversary with audience-selected movies, double features and pre-show entertainment
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Summer Nights film series with movies from throughout the decades, from black and white classics like "Casablanca" to the 2001 Baz Lurhmann musical, "Moulin Rouge."
Every Friday from June 3 to Aug. 26, guests are invited to bring their own picnics, blankets and lawn chairs for an evening under the stars at the museum's amphitheater. New this year as part of the pre-show entertainment is an 18-hole mini-golf course located above the IMA Amphitheater on the Alliance Sculpture Court. The course features holes designed by local and regional artists. Pre-show programming also includes trivia, talent shows, DJs and other live performances.
For the first time, movie-goers will be able to enjoy double-header viewings including an 80s Adventure featuring "Adventures in Babysitting" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures" as well as Crazy for Swayze showing "Road House" and "Dirty Dancing."
The museum will also show films from the 1940s through the 2000s that won an online bracket competition.
Tickets go on sale for members ($8) beginning April 11 and for the general public ($12) on May 4. Season passes are available for members only through June 3. The museum also reminds viewers that the movies are subject to change.
Check out the line up for the 2016 Summer Nights film series along with pre-show activity descriptions below.
The National Bank of Indianapolis 2016 Summer Nights Film Schedule
June 3: "Bad Boys"
Enjoy music and DJ lessons from Deckademics DJ School, play '90s trivia and a get your mugshot in "Bad Boys" photo booth.
June 10: 80s Adventure Double Feature — "Adventures in Babysitting" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"
Dress like a historical figure or your favorite comic hero, show-off in a game of '80s art and music trivia, listen to music from DJ Scott Stulen and check out limited edition poster sales designed by Ronlewhorn Industries.
June 17: "Rebel Without a Cause"
Join a mini-golf challenge, play rebel trivia and do your best James Dean impression in the 1950s-themed photo booth.
June 24: "Army of Darkness"
See a live chainsaw sculpture demonstration, make medieval crafts and enjoy tunes from DJ Kyle Long.
July 1: "Remember the Titans"
Show up wearing your favorite team jersey or '70s duds, compete for the best score in a combines challenge and play football trivia.
July 8: "The Iron Giant"
Get creative with the IMA Drawing Club, check out a collaborative robot sculpture, enjoy spoken word performances and a demonstration from Deckademics DJ School.
July 15: "Roman Holiday"
Strike a pose in an Audrey look-a-like contest, try your hand at jewelry making and test your knowledge with classic film trivia. Enjoy music by DJ Kyle Long and limited edition poster sales designed by Ronlewhorn Industries.
July 22: Crazy for Swayze Double Feature: "Road House" and "Dirty Dancing"
Take a wild ride on a mechanical bull and perform in the Firefly Cove Talent Show. Enjoy music by DJ Scott Stulen and get access to limited edition poster sales designed by Ronlewhorn Industries.
July 29: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Compete in a mini-golf challenge, slip into the alien abduction photo booth and enjoy music from DJ Kyle Long.
August 5: '90s/'00s winner: "Moulin Rouge!"
See a PG-13 burlesque performance and play music trivia before the film.
August 12: '40s/'50s winner: "Casablanca"
Get your close-up in the "Casablanca" photo booth and compete in classic film trivia.
August 19: '60s/'70s winners: "West Side Story"
Dress in your favorite '50s attire for a Sharks vs. Jets dance-off.
August 26: '80s winner: " The Princess Bride"
Show up dressed like a character from the film, get some shots in the photo booth for proof and try your hand at fencing.
Call IndyStar reporter Leslie Bailey at (317) 444-6094. Follow her on Twitter @Lesalina, facebook.com/lesalina and Instagram @Lesalina.
Want to go?
WHAT: Summer Nights Film Series.
WHEN: 6 p.m. doors open, 7p.m. pre-show programming, films begin at dusk. Tee times for mini golf are available 6 - 8 p.m. before the film.
COST: $8/members, $12/public for single feature films, $18/public, $12/members ford double-features, $95/members-only season passes.Mini Golf: free/members, $8/non-members with a ticket for the same-day film. Parking is free.
INFO: (317) 955-2339, www.imamuseum.org.


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No string sex is one of the best things that can happen to you. You get to have sex with local women without all of the burdens of a real relationship, like remembering birthdays or anniversaries. All you have to do is remember where to meet and fuck. Here are some tips on making no string sex even more fun:
1. Always remind yourself that this is no strings sex. Remember to remind your partner as well. Both of you are just looking for some sex, and not some attachment. Remember to be clear with your intentions as well. Also, it may be perfectly fine to be friends with your casual fuck buddy, but remember to draw the line there.
2. Your fuck buddy is not your wife or your girlfriend, and she probably isn't the first person you should run to when you need to talk. When you are in a no string sexual relationship remember to make it all about sex and not all about you. Nobody wants to listen to you about your ex-wife or your problems at home. Like you, she is there for sex, so make sure to keep it that way.
3. No strings attached sex is the best way to live out a fantasy and to try new things in bed. Always remember, however, to be respectful of her wants. Remember to try everything. If you both want a threesome, why not? If she wants you to tie her to the bed, go for it. Make the most of your time to experiment and make the most out of sex, but don't cross the line.
4. Don't get stuck with just one girl, try out a few. The best way to have fun casual sex is to rotate sexual partners frequently. This will keep your levels on confidence high, and will make it easier for you to remain discrete and avoid attachment. Who knows, you might even be able to get all the girls to fuck you at the same time :).


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OK so over the last 10 days, Jeff Walker has been releasing the pre-launch content for this year's release of his flagship Product Launch Formula class.
If you've watched the 4 live sessions he's shared so far, you'll know they have included over 12 hours of some of the best content he's ever released.
But if you missed one or more of those sessions, he's just opened up an 'all-access' page where you can watch all of those replays for the next few days. You can watch the entire Launch Masterclass for free, with no opt-in required.
You can check out the all access page here.
Here's The Lesson Jeff Walker Is Sharing Here
Giving people access to all of the pre-launch content again like this, without requiring them to opt in, is a powerful way to help people who may be on the fence to decide to join his Product Launch Formula 2019 program.
That's because the more of his content people consume (and the more case studies they see within that content), the more likely they are to believe that his product launch strategies will work for them as well.
This is one of the secrets of PLF that's hidden in plain sight… do everything you can to get people to engage with your pre-launch content as much as possible.
So on this page you'll find more than 12 hours of content, including downloads, Q&A, the "super secret" sessions… and even the infamous "Squirrel Cam" that had viewers raving (you've gotta watch to get it).
Make sure you watch the Product Launch Masterclass here before it's taken down in a couple of days time
Chat soon,
Rocky Tapscott


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Matts Leiderstam has been working for a few years on a series of abstract paintings, all based on a form of grid that he learned already as a young art student. It is simultaneously a method ... Read more →
Andréhn-Schiptjenko is proud to present Liquid Guru, Cecilia Bengolea's first solo exhibition in Scandinavia. Bengolea, born 1979 in Argentina, is a multidisciplinary artist using dance as a tool and a medium for radical empathy and emotional exchange. Through ... Read more →
For six months, the Institut Suédois has given carte blanche to Andréhn-Schiptjenko. The gallery will be taking over one of the institute's exhibition rooms to, in succession, present three solo show by influential contemporary artists from ... Read more →
It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of Andréhn-Schiptjenko Project Space in Paris. This marks the first international expansion of Andréhn-Schiptjenko outside of Sweden and the space will serve to expand the gallery's ... Read more →
Andréhn-Schiptjenko has the pleasure of announcing Xavier Veilhan's new solo exhibition, CEDAR, the artist's seventh at the gallery.
A cut-up cedar tree trunk is aligned on both walls of the gallery space with geometrical and somehow chronological ... Read more →
Curated by Benedetta Carpi De Resmini
The MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma presents the first solo show to be held at an Italian public institution featuring Swedish artist Annika Larsson. The exhibit presents the artist's ... Read more →
Andréhn-Schiptjenko proudly announces the installation of Xavier Veilhan's first permanent public sculpture in the US.
Jean-Marc (2012) is a site-specific commission by RXR Realty and located outside their offices on the northeast corner of 53rd Street and ... Read more →
Please join us in our booth E 10 in Hall C where we are proud to present an installation by Martin Jacobson consisting of paintings, objects and light.
Martin Jacobson (SWE, b. 1978) has in the recent years following ... Read more →
Please join us in our booth 2.1/K18 where we are proud to present Matts Leiderstam Work 1994–2011.
Leiderstam's work often originates in his personal visual experiences of historical paintings, which he detaches from their normative context within ... Read more →
7-10 October 2010
Hall 18, Booth 109
Berlin, Germany
Annika Larsson's new work Copia will be premiered at Art Forum Berlin. In Copia, Larsson continues to play with our perceptions, blurring the relationship between subject and ... Read more →
Xavier Veilhan inaugurates
Andréhn-Schiptjenko's new space,
September 15 – October 20, 2007
Andréhn-Schiptjenko proudly announces the inauguration of their new space with a solo exhibition by Xavier Veilhan. Veilhan, born in 1963 and ... Read more →
Andréhn-Schiptjenko has the pleasure of inviting you to experience major projects by Kader Attia and Xavier Veilhan at Art Unlimited, Art Basel 37, June 14-18 2006.
XAVIER VEILHANLe Grand Mobile, 2004-2006
Metallic structure, ... Read more →
Women in Private Spaces
Zwelethu Mthethwa at Andréhn-Schiptjenko
November 3 – December 3, 2005
It is a great pleasure for Andréhn-Schiptjenko to announce their first solo-show with South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa. Mthethwa is considered ... Read more →


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USA Soccer Hall of Famer Seamus Malin Talks About Planes, Rains and Cones
US Soccer hall of famer, experienced commentator at World Cups and Olympic Games, and Coaches Across Continents board member, Seamus Malin, writes about his first ever time On-Field with CAC in Zanzibar and Pemba, Tanzania.
May 21st 2015. When it comes to travel it has been said that "getting there is half the fun". Who exactly said that anyway? Not sure I would like to hear any other nuggets of wisdom from that source. Why? Well let's just say that getting to Zanzibar, for me, had its moments of drama. In Muscat, Oman on board the flight to Zanzibar we were cheerily told that we would be diverting to Jeddah for refueling as our journey was being lengthened to avoid Yemeni air space where some folks were hurling bombs about! Good call, Oman Air Lines!!
After a spectacularly successful week on the playing field with CAC staff and fabulous local coaches as well as a charming experience of that exceptional island it was time to head for another island of Tanzania, namely Pemba, for the second week of the program. Back in a plane again, this time a ten seater single engine item from the Air Salaam fleet. Sitting right up front near the pilot I had more experience that I ever want of first hand exposure to a driving rain storm, making an ear-shattering din on the windshield, as we ducked in and out of heavy storm clouds, and our fearless impressive Tanzanian pilot took us through the thirty minutes to the tiny landing strip on Pemba. "Half the fun?"……NOT.
The soggy arrival was a precursor to a week of continued stormy conditions with lots of intermittent heavy rain, but the silver lining, as it turned out, was that our promised playing field (the local stadium with artificial grass) was suddenly not available, and our substitute space was a large indoor facility built by Japan for Judo instruction and in fact used for multi-sport purposes. Provided originally as a disappointing second choice to an excellent outdoor facility it turned out to be a gift which we appreciated every rain-drenched day. The floor was covered by scores of thick heavy judo pads, each about 3×5 feet which had to be lifted and stored – a first chore for all the coaches as well as CAC staff and which was an instant bonding experience. (Another benefit of our new facility was the nap-time now on offer thanks to these pads piled up on a large stage at the end of the hall and which some staff and participating coaches utilized during our lunch time breaks. Why not?)
Then we finally got down to the nuts and bolts of the program, with a new and enthusiastic set of coaches, all but two of whom were male, about which more later. The expertise of Nick and Kelly in our new echo chamber of a facility (the roof was metal, the floor concrete) was put to the test as communication was a challenge, but they rose to the occasion wonderfully. The same can be said for Nick's mother, Judith, along for the two weeks and a vital contributor with her own seminar sessions on hot button topics of Health and Wellness in the Zanzibar context as well as the vitally important area of Respect for Children and the curse of Abuse- a world wide blight, regardless of how "developed" a nation may claim to be.
Also along for the two weeks was Nick's father, Bill, a constant source of encouragement to and appreciation for the local participants, as well, of course, as a walking, living, breathing example of Middlesbrough FC who are, we were daily reminded, the "greatest football club in the world". Chelsea, Schmelsea!!! Happily Bill and I had a brilliant two weeks of participatory fun and tons of evening laughs over dinner and at football matches on the hotel lounge TV. As a tribute to our Senior Citizen status Bill and I were duly appointed "CONE BOYS" by the head honcho, young Nick!! We were given the massive responsibility of setting out cones properly for the CAC games, being sure the proper supply of balls was readily at hand, and even later in the week awarded the added privilege of tacking up multiple sheets of poster board on the walls with all the notes that Nick, Kelly and Judith had composed for the coaches. Bill and I were all over these tasks; we were a bit frustrated though that the "senior" staff could never seem to understand the subtle difference between "cones" and "discs". Something they need to work on! Bill and I are not going to be around for every program, you know!!!
Another challenge that Bill and I had to cope with was the notable slant in the concrete floor at one point carrying out from the center to the Northwest corner. When a series of balls was set up, they needed strict watching, since, if you turned your back, they would slyly start meandering their way into their favorite hiding corner!! They got away from us once, and sat there in the corner looking smug. We whipped them into shape from then on, I assure you. We also were hard pressed in our poster board duties as the rain was so heavy at times that a few small leaks would appear and the water trickling down the walls loosened the adhesive taping. We supervised this closely (I am downright exhausted now thinking of all the mighty duties that Bill and I handled. I may need a nap. Wish I had one of those judo mats nearby).
Most importantly, the attending coaches were fabulous, charming, engaged, enthusiastic and willing to take risks. None more so than the two women who began somewhat overwhelmed but who quickly caught the spirit of the program and allowed their inner enthusiasm to become manifest without self-consciousness and in a massively engaging manner for all involved. That was inspiring, deeply moving and memorable. In addition, the whole group gave it their best shot when it came to creating their own games based on what they had experienced as well as implementing the principles CAC tries to convey and inculcate. I will never forget the simple but evocative exercise that one of the women developed in which her children players would finish their football drill with an exercise of finding their way home safely through various societal threats all enacted by the other participating coaches as she had creatively set them up. Meanwhile at the other end of the building the other woman coach was leading all the guys in a series of innovative stretches before her program, illustrating confidently despite the constraints of her traditional somewhat limiting clothing. Hugely moving experiences, both.
Also highly memorable were the literal hours of time many of the participants spent taking notes in their own notepads, sitting on the floor by the walls where the large sheets were hanging. Often we would find them arriving early for this purpose, as the large sheets were left there overnight , and indeed during the lunch breaks they accomplished the same feat , moving around from wall to wall until finished. This enthusiasm and commitment speaks volumes for their passion to contribute in meaningful ways to their own world and most especially to the children coming behind them. This bodes so well for the future, and I feel hugely grateful for the opportunity both to have witnessed and participated in such a moving, heartwarming and immeasurably important journey of life.


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All I can do is draw on who I am, and trust the Lord to supply me........ I may have copied all of the poems from my journals that I will. Maybe God will give me more poems to share. Maybe I will drag out the binders and folders and papers of years of work on Bible curriculum for children, and I may figure out how to best to share that here............
I am NOT a great or particularly accomplished cook. I just am not outstanding as a cook so it is a bit puzzling, if not intimidating that my blogs featuring food seem to get more views than do my blogs of spiritual encouragement. What's a blogger to do? I can only conclude that PEOPLE REALLY LOVE FOOD! Encouragement blogs are goal of my calling. Food blogs will be fun and tasty along the way. Hows that?
Here today, I would like to touch on the subject of self esteem and boundaries. In my heart, I believe this will be one of a series. Both self esteem, and boundaries, have been issues that I have at times struggled with, and I see women in general be vulnerable to these issues over and over again.
I believe that background or environment, as well as genetic or biological sustenance, both have a bearing on how a woman handles self esteem and boundary issues, and I believe when needed we can LEARN BETTER attitudes and behaviors. I hope to give you some good food for thought here.
Is there someone, or maybe a group of people, who.... their very presence makes you cringe or be anxious? Honestly, I hate that you ever have to deal with that. For boundaries sake, I would wish you to be able to peacefully avoid being around people that have that effect on you, but I do understand that sometimes it seems unavoidable or necessary. Many times this would be with family, or at work.
I can't FIX anyone's problems, but I can sure try to be an encouragement to YOU here.
Now, this involves a little, or a LOT of effort or work from you, but you have to realize and accept that you make a choice on whether to care or not, or to be accepting or not on what someone else says to you, or how they treat you.
Recently, I drew strength and wisdom from the gospel of JOHN chapter 8.
It is widely believed that the gospel of John is written by the apostle John, who walked with our lord in flesh and spirit from young age to very old age. I would describe chapter 8 as being documentation of a climax building, stressful interaction between Jesus, the scribes, pharisees, an adulterous woman and the common people (other observers).
You can find repeated examples in the Bible and in Christian history of the fact that being good and pure does not assure a problem free life. Remember, Jesus Christ himself, good, pure and PERFECT.... was crucified as a criminal. Did the treatment of him determine his worth? Because he was treated like a criminal, did that make Him so? Certainly NOT. Neither does treatment of YOU determine your identity or worth, in reality. Question would be, "Do you allow, treatment of you to effect your self esteem?" This is a boundary issue.
How did Jesus handle this tricky boundary issue in John chapter 8, and could we be encouraged by His reactions? Of course Jesus is exemplary, and yes we can be encouraged by Him.
In John chapter 8, Jesus has a following of common people, and the scribes and pharisees are already concerned that His influence is too great. Is there someone in your life who is concerned, maybe sub-consciously about your influence? Are you better at something than they are? Have dynamics shifted so that someone feels threatened?? This can motivate unfair treatment..........and YOU have to recognize it and react wisely, like Jesus.
Jesus is just going about His own business, when the scribes and pharisees approach Him, bringing forth a woman accused of adultery. They literally try to set Him up..........get a reaction out of Him, so they can accuse HIM of wrong. They already despise His influence, and they have no clue who He really is.
Jesus does NOT take the bait, to be accusatory towards them or to speak out of the Father's will. He could have said, "Why are you asking me what to do. You know the law of Moses. What business is this matter to me?" Actually that response seems reasonable. Why did Jesus not react like that? I can only assume because He was wise, loving and gracious. He did not wish to see the woman stoned , or it would have happened. You please remember, this is who your savior is.
When you have these people in your life, who seem to want to see you stumble, because they are ready to crucify you.............. don't take the bait. Don't fall in to their trap. Recognize what they are doing. Have the boundary to recognize they are crossing it, and your re-action is key to where this goes.
Jesus bent and wrote on the ground. He suggested that who-ever had no sin should cast the first stone. One by one, the woman's accusers left, and Jesus told the woman, "Go, and leave your life of sin."
Now as human (identifying with the adulterous woman) that should be encouraging to us, that we have that savior speaking for us, but further, let's examine Christ's personal reaction to this attempt to get HIM to fumble and foil or mess-up or sin in the eyes of his followers. Did he start anguishing over His mal-treatment. Did he play the victim and get upset at the obvious reality that there were people who did not like Him and WERE out to get him??
No. Seems to me that He knew who He was, and these people's treatment of Him did NOT effect what He knew to be true of himself. It is in this chapter, after the scenario with the scribes, pharisees, and the adulterous woman, that he said, (beginning verse 12)
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Still, His accusers tried to make Him stumble, and more, yet our Lord stayed calm and spoke only TRUTH.
verse 14-18
....I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. ....my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father who sent me..... If you knew me, you would know my Father who sent me.
verse 29
.....I always do what pleases Him (the Father).
Sisters, this is our challenge. We must stay focused on the truth, NOT what liars and accusers say. Focus on the truth and your relationship to the Father, in Christ Jesus, your savior. Know that someone else's words or actions do not determine your identity or your worth.
Matthew 6:33
Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
John 13:34
...love one another
Know that you are His. Focus on that. Don't fall into a trap that the enemy sets up, to distract you from your joy or your mission in Christ. Let's follow Christ's example, and focus on our truth. The accusers and enemy will come. They do not determine our worth or our reality.
1Thessalonians 5:8
...let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Be encouraged today, and do not let any enemy distract you. Love and blessings,


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My Dad: "When do you leave for Chicago?"
Me: "I fly out on the 23rd."
My Mom: "Please be careful while you're there. Chicago is a very dangerous city."
Me: "I will, I promise. But I'm going to be so busy with the contest that I won't have much time to even leave the hotel."
My Mom: "Please be careful at the hotel. And wedge a chair under the doorknob of your room."
Me: "Um, okay…"
My Dad: "No, really. A friend of mine stayed at a hotel in Chicago once, and he put his wallet on the nightstand before he went to sleep, and when he woke up, it was gone. Someone came into his room and robbed him while he slept."
Me: "Jesus. If it's that bad there, I'm just going to push a dresser in front of the door every night before I go to bed."
My Mom: "Well, I mean there's no need to overreact."
Me: "…"
My Mom: "But you're probably going to get mugged."
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If you've never heard of Crohn's Disease, a chronic intestinal disorder, Carrie Johnson, the only U.S. female flat-water kayaker to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, wants you to know about the lesser-known digestive disorder that she and many others struggle with. Read our interview!
Glamour: When did you first suspect something was wrong with your health?
CJ: In January of 2003, I started feeling tired and lost most of my appetite. I actually lost about 20 pounds overall, which was crazy. Finally, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. It was a relief to know what illness I actually had.
Glamour: Were your doctors quick to diagnose you, or were they puzzled by your symptoms?
CJ: It took about eight months to be diagnosed. I was sent from doctor to doctor because they were unable to explain the persistence of the symptoms--diarrhea and crampy abdominal pain. I was finally diagnosed at the end of 2003.
Glamour: How do you manage your illness now?
CJ: I work with my doctors and take medication, which helps to manage my symptoms.
I also watch what I eat--which is important because my body has a harder time absorbing nutrients than it did before.
Glamour: Are you at all nervous about heading to China given your health struggles?
CJ: I am very excited for the upcoming competitions in China. While there is always the possibility of a flare-up, I am confident in the work I have done with my doctor to manage the disease. I hope I can demonstrate to others that Crohn's doesn't have to stop you from living your dream life.
Glamour: What would you like to tell the world about Crohn's?
CJ: It is important for people living with the disease to know that they are not alone and that there are resources like CrohnsAndMe.com, which is designed to help people whose lives are affected by the disease. It has helpful educational info and tips for living with Crohn's, like information about diet, traveling ideas, videos from doctors and patients and other resources.