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In March 2017, Whitechapel Gallery hosted a workshop-roundtable discussion with artist Mikhail Karikis and Whitechapel's head of education and public programmes, Sofia Victorino. Organized by Dr. Rebecca Coleman, the workshop offered a glimpse into the process behind Karikis's latest work, "Ain't Go No Fear," which is currently on display at the gallery. The ten-minute video serves as the culmination of Karikis's time spent on the Isle of Grain, an isolated peninsula 40 miles southeast of London.
Commissioned by the Whitstable Biennale to create a project focused on the region, Karikis organized several digital-music-making workshops on the Isle of Grain in autumn 2015 after learning about how youth raves — the only source of recreation in the cut-off region — were being shut down regularly by police.
In this sparsely populated region that ranks in the 40th percentile of the most deprived areas in England, there isn't much to do and, with all public transportation shut down after 6 p.m., there are very few places to go. Grain's young people roam through the marshlands and old oil refinery sites on bikes and on foot, fooling around, playing, hanging out. According to Karikis, there is a sense in the community that young people are perpetually up to no good. All too aware of this sentiment, the kids wanted to develop a project that pushed back against their community's low expectations of them, says Karikis.
Thus, "Ain't Got No Fear" — a kind of experimental, longform music video set to the beat of Grain's nearby powerplant — was born. In the video, Karikis asks Isle of Grain's young people what futures they envision for themselves, and each response, about jobs and expectations, moving or staying put, becomes a verse, creating a layered portrait of tomorrow grounded and temporized in the kids' own line of sight.
As Karikis recalls, the kids originally wanted to make a documentary from their own perspective, a tell-all to the outside world, and so he is granted access to all the places where adults aren't allowed: the underbelly of Grain, the spaces of adolescent wandering, the remnants of military tunnels, and the community's post-industrial carcass. The kids inhabit their environment and inhabit the roles dictated to them; they know exactly how they are seen, as ne'er do wells, as 'monsters' even. Karikis takes these imposed identities to a surreal level, having the kids invert them and claim them through the production of abstract, demonic masks. A small-scale rave in the woods, the kids playing instruments and dancing with the masks, throws the image of 'diabolical' teens into stark relief: They are shown in all their real innocence, navigating the identities dictated to them.
It is in this way that Karikis shows the true potential of participatory art-making and the profundity of stories, filtered through performance. The resulting piece is a dialogue between producer and participant, mirroring the relational, flexible nature of identity-formation. Here, the inventiveness of Karikis's methods, and its nod to participatory sociological research, strengthens the work. Sound and voice form the narrative foundations of the video piece, out of which the lyrics and visual elements flow. Karikis refers to this process as following a "sonic logic," and the video, as a result, pushes at the edges of genre, lingering in an aesthetic and sociological unknown. As students investigating this grey area, we'd do well to recognize Karikis's "Ain't Got No Fear" for what it can offer us — namely a reference point for what we can produce via inventive methods, a blueprint for our visual-sociological future.
Originally from New York with a background in writing, editing, and digital marketing for arts organisations and media companies, Meredith Lawder is a student on the MA Visual Sociology program at Goldsmiths. A budding filmmaker, Meredith is currently interested in using the techniques of experimental film and video art to explore areas of classical sociological research. Twitter @meredithlawder;
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today, I...
28th October 2014, 20:09
- Syns: 4 1/2 (egg mayo on spiced crackers, Thai Chicken Curry)
Thanks @Funny_Truth - Replace "youtube" with "youtubeskip" in the URL and you won't see ads.
- gonna try and work on some more content for TDD 5, I haven't given up hope on it this lifetime.
- probably try and cut a few clips and ruminate on the action/reaction, distraction/target relationship of the music.
- a subject could be how 'still face' in psychology relates to perceiving and collating bad experiences (mundanity in life) instead of positive happenings each day - the regular 'mind latching onto negative' facts.
29th October 2014, 13:03
In the listening queue today:
Grouper - Ruins
Boomkat 14 Tracks - Ambient Zeitgeist
Lviv - Transmission
Today's horoscope
Sticking to a budget or a certain routine may run counter to your nature, but those systems work well today, especially in formal settings.
Rating: 4/5 - Intensity: 59 - Keywords: happy in your role, paid to know - Mood: You feel absolute best
I've up until now had a memory gap between knowing what 15MOF Pt.69-71 are. 69 is We Lived In A Garden's Heart - then I thought this was 70, so Pt.70 hasn't actually been made yet. 71 is Transients, included in TDD 4, while 72-76 are at http://www.kapsil.net/muttley in the 2014 folder. 70 might be aptly named "Apples Fall From The Tree".
5th November 2014, 00:14
04.11.14 - 2day's horoscope
You're as idealistic as ever, but today you have strong energy and determination to pair with your vision.
Rating: 4/5 - Intensity: 55 - Keywords: impetuous, authentic - Mood: You feel cool
Syns: 16/wine / 1/sausage / 3/brunch bar = 20 (nicely set).
RT a load of interesting tuff mid day, inc 900 arcade games free in net browsers.
Called Jon a dibbler, had a whinge about nothing, read interesting mails rom Jon.
Watched over Mutley, had nice Onion Bhajis for dinner mixed in with ribs and pasta/pesto.
Researched Missile Storm on C&C:TA, upgraded a harvester to LV32, blew up some Outposts.
Napped with girlfriend, listening to ambient music, thinking about how to make next step on Novation.
Watched a bit of Newsnight and how Taylor Swift has made a dramatic statement about Spotify, woo ha.
Made several recommendation in SC thread posted by devnull about 2000s dnb and subversive precursors.
Packed for Oxford.
Beddy bo bos. aLL iN aLL, an okay day.
6th November 2014, 12:24
...found the piano score to The Conversation
8th November 2014, 17:26
...#justbought VUM - Psychotropic Jukebox
9th November 2014, 00:37
dynamic notes started
ricky force track req & other eras if he still has it
2days ratings: 1/5 - Intensity: 84 - Keywords: white lies, shifty - Mood: You feel spontaneous
made a nice 16 minute soporific ambient feeling pad piece with lots of modulation. sent to stattski and dan crossley.
tweeted some stuff @MuttleySV, inc a shorthand description of 08.11.14's dream that would otherwise be in dream journal.
syns: 18 (wine 16, cheese on savoury crackers 2).
weighing 16'12 this morning, i might go back to slimming world soon to get a bookmark weight for the last few months.
it fluctuates between 16'6-17'. like to get down to 16 by summer next year then i won't be overweight for 6'4 height.
listened to my second lp and 'vena amoris' lp.
downloaded lubomyr melynk's 'corolloraries' which i first heard from fluid radio, via emusic.
upgraded lots of resources on C&C:TA bases to level 30, bases approaching level 25. now ranked under 1550.
9th November 2014, 19:44
Uploaded second instalmment of Kidzania.
Discovered how to use hardware with MULAB.
Produced some parts of a tune on MULAB with Novation.
Listened to Kidzania Pt.1.
Sent out 2 15 MOF mix requests to Executive Steve and Fanu.
Read Wire #367 up to page 57.
Had refreshing sleep after waking at 7AM and producing, waking up to a great brunch with chipolatas.
Studied G Diminished Triad chord for laying tonight.
Found out Buddy Lawson is a golf player.
Intended to check new Kontext LP.
Asked Shiva if he still has that amen/strings track he gave me on CD in 2010.
Posted Kidzania Pt. 2 - Mixed by a great friend.
Added some recommendations to the top 20 jungle tunes of the last 10 years thread.
Rating: 1/5 - Intensity: 84 - Keywords: two faced, small talk - Mood: You feel proper
11th November 2014, 00:48
Today's horoscope
Today, you're beautifully aware of your past.
You may feel deep gratitude toward your forebears, or a sense of compassion and forgiveness.
Rating: 5/5 - Intensity: 63 - Keywords: traditionalistic, establishe - Mood: You feel proper
sent Miz some coffee money for her forthcoming "Spring Hope" track.
posted a letter and cleared my head.
got a tape pack from when i was 15 out my friend's loft.
dad says my 'ambient feeling soporific' sleep track is brilliant.
had excellent caremelised onion sausages, bacon, mushrooms, beans, egg and toast with tea, for tea.
listened to and sent this lp link to a friend for a christmas agreed present (if she wants it) idea.
12th November 2014, 01:13
Compassion is part of who you are.
Today, this empathetic quality helps you feel others' emotions as acutely as if they were your own.
Rating: 5/5 / Intensity: 63 / Keywords: devotion, compassionate / Mood: You feel amused
"Life's too short to be afraid of the dark". ~ Atmosphere
Some tracks to make for 4th LP:
Delusions Can Change The World
Ball Of Wool II
Degenerating Splendour (made this today, title from SoundFjord)
Chickpea Dahl and Tilda Mushroom Rice is a great lunch.
Chinese Vermicelli for dinner, thing was big, top value for money, filled the entire plate. Even the hiccups bearable.
Played Cassius for Mutley in the afternoon and evening, he seemed to enjoy it. Dad played guitar. Chord ideas forming.
Just nice to jam.
RT about remembrance Sunday.
Shared Code's tunes post on Facebuke wall.
Uploaded Kidzania - Parasite - Dreadlock 2005 Mix to MixCloud, posted SC thread.
"i don't care how you feel about Obama, but this needed to happen. Basically, he's telling the FCC to classify the
internet as a 'utility' like power and water. That's a good thing, despite what some misinformed people and websites may
lead you to believe".
12th November 2014, 02:39
Muttley Wrote:04.11.14
I can't help but notice that it has now been 7 days since you posted this word.
Please tell me it isn't so.
12th November 2014, 03:44
um.. normally i bitch about winter and the cold snaps when they happen - like the cold temps right now - but, I'm Canadian. "meh".. suck it up right? its only been a couple of days now worth of the action, so far so good i think. when the cold snaps happen, i'm really not outside much tho, sleep, work, back home, sleep.. repeat. so far, its tolerable. (.. strange optimism on my part here, personally noted..hmm)
had a great Chinese meal tonite, at a REAL Chinese noodle joint with weird gnarly things on the menu, but all made with such great flavor. inexpensive. dope soup. I'll be back!
fortune cookie fortunes for tonite:
- Happiness surrounds your events this week
- Avoid scattering your energies.
12th November 2014, 13:07
Muttley Wrote:04.11.14
I thought stuff like 'washed', 'wee', 'poo', 'shower', 'sex' etc were a bit too banal for even me.
12th November 2014, 20:24
12.11.14 2day's horoscope
Your pride and ambition are stronger than usual today.
Take steps toward a treasured goal by making warm connections with other people.
Rating: 3/5 @ Intensity: 69 @ Keywords: something bigger, green @ Mood: You feel by the rules
Having a beef stew in less than 10 min, no curry powder this time.
Sad to hear Philip Guy Davis, Famous Monday Blues promoter has passed away at age 79. But better to hear in his sleep.
This is an interesting Facebuke quote on Pomedos in Spain from yesterday
Aurora Cu - How is he going to turn Spain into Venezuela? They are two completely different countries with completely
different problems. The problem in Spain at the moment is the bi-partidism and the corruption, and the first step to
get rid of those is to vote to a party that is not PSOE or PP, the ones whose campaigns are financed by big companies
and that once in government they use the power to benefit those companies while people are HUNGRY.
Did you know that there are 1 000 000 empty houses in Spain, mostly owned by the banks (yes the same that were rescued)
and that they are evicting 115 families each day? They don't do anything of course, because the bank provided them with
the infamous "Visa Black" cards, direct access to public money for free! I do trust in Podemos and like many Spaniards
who are tired of the same old crap, will probably vote them next election. Most of the time the other parties do half
the campaign for Podemos, it's unavoidable.. And how much I enjoy how scared they are, it was about time!
12th November 2014, 23:13
...thought about watching this film, Memphis: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/memphis
15th November 2014, 23:44
15.11.14 - 2day's horoscope
Be flexible today. Don't turn a gift into a sacrifice. It's all about how much perspective you let yourself have.
Stay generous. Read more…
Rating@ 2/5 - Intensity: 87 - Keywords: learn, not immune - Mood: You feel help or protect
Ripped Little Red CD, great performance at All Will Be Well label and album launch gig last night, very reflective,
with good sets from Stuart Clark and Gus Hewlett. The best OFS night I've been to, despite the celeb carers thing dwnstrs.
Makes me want to usher again as it was the most full of all the nights, most hectic, and most stressful, but still okay.
Need to watch Syns for week. Had Beef Stroganoff late last night so that's more calories, but I was hungry.
wrote this shorthand for little red
opening with a drum-free, acoustic version of "Cures", the vocal interplay of frontman Ian Mitchell and the elusive female vocalist
parries inflections from finn and more contemporarily fink, but is sweet-natured enough in lyricism, "names carved in a
tree"-esque as they sing to engrave itself onto this reviewer's memory. it's a tale about where two lovers first met,
and the usual bushy beard, folk-centric influence in context of there being woods that can lead either lover astray.
this leads into a comparatively acoustic rendering of "the garden", the triplet vocal assemblages making things "wrong to
right" - in this setting the sound carries further than the "face melting" joke mitchell coyly nods to later in the
performance, about the material not being wall of sound enough for the friday night gurner massive. "what say you?" after
resonates stronger, the lead track on "sticks and stones", what mitchell dubs to me as an ep talking to him on the night,
even though the 9 cd tracks are filled out naturally for full length status. little red definitely sound like a very new
band, but instead of amateurish triptych on behalf of the singers and instrument players, they form a cohesive whole not
dissimilar to duotone or xl's blue roses. they close post-"chapters" (a track from their forthcoming record) with "the
boxer", where ian sings "i'll still be coming back for more" after metaphors for being a broken man. given the right
studio treatment of the exciting live incarnation, little red could have a rosy future, and close this night in fine style
made one synth improv track lasting over 7 minutes, named 'the elephant in the room is smoking'
19th November 2014, 22:27
18.11.14 - 2day's horoscope
Perhaps you'd rather not participate for a few days. You're just withdrawn, but they think you're gutless.
Pride demands that you explain.
Rating: 3/5 - Intensity: 69 - Keywords: bandwidth, study up - Mood: You feel make it work
I'm scared of playing live because I'm scared I'll actually do something good.
19.11.14 - 2day's horoscope
If you feel yourself slipping or faltering, push yourself harder than usual to keep going.
Extreme actions will make waves.
Rating: 3/5 - Intensity: 69 - Keywords: acceptable risk, paying cash - Mood: You feel shrinking toward zero
(Don't read next sentence if you don't want depression - and anyway, avoid stuff by association otherwise)
Been on a total downer earlier - alchohol effects, even though I had a great night last night, my fault.
Eating some Moroccan fish and pizza bread perked me up. Fakeaway Korma and Brown Rice for tea, thanks Dad.
Listened to 2 Goldfrapp CDs. Listened to Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales tape.
Read Access Autonomic article on Urban Essence.
22nd November 2014, 23:37
new collaboration between Foci's Left & Sasquatch Nutcase - People Are Quick To Judge, But Slow To Correct Themselves
uploaded it to SoundCloud in very early state, along with one of my own: Ball Of Wool II - Hold And Dream
some scribbles, some lifted text, some remodelled
a relentless, melody-free sonic assault
shrapnel-infused, like apples with razor blades in them
shranpnel-free, a dust cloud of snowdrops
treacly goodness
then go and tend to your wounds, machman
the other seems to have got lost on his way to a geography lecture
hollowed-out clamour
draw from a dark well of post-punk rock nihilism
that dark, dark night
but, ignoring a few life licks, comes stars with a box of tricks
2day's horoscope
Pursue a subject that fascinates you today. Go broad.
The current influence supports wide-scale theoretical and philosophical pursuits.
Rating: 1/5 ] Intensity: 84 ] Keywords: answers, eccentric ] Mood: You feel unconscious
Added cp_ffm on FB too. Actual decent recommendation by the site.
Read lots of Nightshift Magazine November copy. The Maiians band sound like they're up my street.
Played Command & Conquer online for 30 minutes or so, now ranked under 1530, with highest resource at LV 33/50.
Had a lot of fun tackling camps over level 25.
Spoke to ski le stat on Facebuke, listened to punk band Magazine's "Real Life" LP as a result. Track of the day is
24th November 2014, 00:02
23.11.14 - 2day's horoscope
Welcome to an enjoyably scattered day. You don't have to make sense of what you learn or experience.
Just keep thinking and interacting. Read more…
Rating: 1/5
Intensity: 84
Keywords: missing piece, revisit
Mood: You feel investigate
Uploaded Kidzania Pt.4 - Islander, got a comment from dwarde.
asleep versions listen on spotify
won a point on nightshift record collection quiz with the london philharmonic orchestra
put in entry for favourite food of 2014 cooked by dad - beef rogan josh
25th November 2014, 22:32
25.11.14 - 2day's hcop
You're emotionally grounded. This makes it easy to be disciplined. You're focused on overall stability.
Rating: 4/5 / Intensity: 59
Keywords: oncoming weather, protect
Mood: You feel recoup
sleepy afternoon. and feeling a bit sickened by lack of audience in an active sense for what i do musically.
it's all well and good being indirectly appreciated all the time, but words carry weight.
syns: 9 so far at 21:29, small chocolate for once, and moroccan fish. not had tea yet, which is salmon and sausages, tatas et al.
27th November 2014, 04:22
i live near 2 banks literally across the street from me. when i got home a little while ago, the street was blocked off for maybe a 6 block radius. police everywhere. we couldn't drive through, and I couldn't even walk up the street from a block away because of the police blockade. so i made it home walking through the alley. when I got the to my apartment building's front door, there's a news camera man with incredible looking camera gear just hanging in the front door area of my building, talking on his phone, and trying to get a good view at the bank across the street. I asked him "what's going on..?"
so the one of the banks got robbed, and there were / maybe still are (??) hostages inside as I post this. they were telling people sitting in the restaurants along the street to stay away from the windows, hmm. I wonder if they were able to leave the restaurants?? I just wanted to go home and go to bed. its just been one of those days. I need my bed.
i wish them luck. good nite. zzzzz.
27th November 2014, 13:16
+ToRMeNT+ Wrote:i live near 2 banks literally across the street from me. when i got home a little while ago, the street was blocked off for maybe a 6 block radius. police everywhere. we couldn't drive through, and I couldn't even walk up the street from a block away because of the police blockade. so i made it home walking through the alley. when I got the to my apartment building's front door, there's a news camera man with incredible looking camera gear just hanging in the front door area of my building, talking on his phone, and trying to get a good view at the bank across the street. I asked him "what's going on..?"
Damn, unpleasant stuff there ....
Music critic for the Tally Ho
28th November 2014, 14:51
^^ update..
3 stupid kids tried to rob the bank, two of them are ages 21, the other 23. they were all caught as they tried to flee. there were a lot of police blockading the area that night, so nothing was going to escape that heh. the bank staff were being held in a room in the bank for a time, but there were no injuries.
moral of the story: stay off of drugs idiots, don't be so needy. get a job, don't be a c*nt, the world doesn't owe you shit. nice way to fuck up your lives kiddies. bank robberies never work out right?
tsk tsk.
2nd December 2014, 23:51
+ToRMeNT+ Wrote:moral of the story: stay off of drugs idiots, don't be so needy. get a job, don't be a c*nt, the world doesn't owe you shit. nice way to fuck up your lives kiddies.
Yeah, that's about right.
Good food Saturday with Chilli & Garlic Meatballs, spaghetti, salad. No Diazepam this night.
Had some good food and memories from staying with friends from Sunday afternoon onwards.
1. Completing Sonic & Knuckles Hidden Palace Island / Sky Sanctuary stages against Dark Sonic on the last level after sis
got me set up on the controls, and after I'd managed to get comfortable (can't cross legs easily atm) 3 lives was enough.
2. Spaghetti Carbonara, peppers, tomatoes, then Blackberry Sponge Cake with Cold Cream was great.
3. Cajan Chicken, peppers, boiled rice, sauce and seconds on most of that, then carrot cake Sunday was great too.
4. Loosening up in area lounge with shadow boxing to stretch my legs and now managed to get more leverage on
right leg roundhouse kick.
Apparently Cecillia is another of my girlfriends along with Synthia according to Mum. Hahaha.
Today's cope
Life feels less complicated today than usual. It's easy to be honest about your desires.
But you may encounter overly aggressive people. Read more…
Rating: 4/5 / Intensity: 55 / Keywords: immediate, prompt / Mood: You feel intellectual
Arranged some folders on my music section of OS. Sorted things into more neat places. Pruned a few bits on Mp3 player
to make room for more therapy based stuff - "a moment to relax" audio CD I transferred last week seems a good bet.
Looking forward to Oxford tomorrow and meetings during the rest of the week, however many happen. Probably the more,
the better.
4th December 2014, 00:24
#nowplaying at 19:59 - Name - Blissful
"Lost In Thought" re-viewed. My second SC Podcast. I should listen to that tonight.
"White Blush Influences Mix" re-viewed on SubVersion too. That's a good mix. One for Christmas listening.
My Nightshift Charlie Baxter review got a re-view:
And it seems I got some nice appreiation in an RA thread centred around a Boris podcast.
Syns: 27 (5 glasses red, 3 Garlic & Cheese & Onion crackers, Chorizo in salad).
Now ranked 1493 of 35,000 in C&C:TA World 87.
#nowplaying 20:07 Name - C In G
#nowplaying 20:09 Name - Long Days Short Memories - really poignant after the last cut.
#nowplaying 20:12 Foci's Left - Causing The Direct
#nowplaying 20:18 Laurent Garnier - Acid Eiffel
#nowplaying 20:25-45 Wire - A Touching Display - played it for 20 minutes straight, hitting me pretty hard atm.
#nowplaying 21:23 Blue Six - No Two Things
#nowplaying 21:33 SC Podcast Episode 45 - Lost In Thought
#nowplaying 22:42 SC Podcast Episode 44 - Gravitation To Resolution - that "Sad Skies" track by Gordon Giltrap is so great
Meds increase isn't causing too troubling voices as yet. Or rather I've got enough supportive people around me.
Finally done and dusted on the Jo Quail Fluid Radio review. It will go live on the site when we have an image.
FR 129: Jo Quail - Caldera (Jo Quail) - Mick Buckingham
'Jhanoem The Witch' the cello and beats stream on Jo Quail's opener to second full-length 'Caldera', shows her to have an excellent use of counterpoint in melody, an ability to synchronise frissons well enough with the percussion to give the impression of a live orchestra. Instead of a rambunctious full-on sonic assault, the overall mood is infectious and the little touches of cello pizzicato that edge out of the timbre in an interwoven pattern careen effectively with the elaborate musicality.
"Caldera" literally translates to "cauldron", the metaphor Quail uses to staple her artistic imperative to her flagship instrument: the cello. Accompanied by many other instruments in her career so far, such as percussion, poets, timpani, violin, spoken word (and in other languages than English, as on later track "Volcano"), Quail never flits too fleetingly between observation and interaction, always giving each element a strong sense of necessity and place between the shape of the cauldron, and the arc of apothesis.
As one would imagine for a record that contains Jo's sonic modus operandi, 'Caldera' has a substantial backstory, which I've chosen to feature some parts of in agreement with her here. "The album for me has a very strong link to that particular earthy sensation that I don't suggest is limited to women's perceptions only, but is certainly to do with my pregnancy at the time of writing 'Caldera', the birth of my baby Eila, and the life-death-life cycle, the rawness, earthiness, absolute connectedness to a very spiritual and also sensual place. Short of calling the album 'womb' or something (incidentally Neubauten's Womb was a big life changing track for me quite a few years back) I felt that 'Caldera', as 'cauldron' was a very good reference for what mattered and what was happening for me back then".
The second track, "Amberay", with its eastern feel in harmony full of close seconds etc kept me haunted in suspense all the way through, tight playing of the violin-style cello pitch polluting its own shape by a feedback trail of notes that edges out into the dynamic foreground. "Amberay' is a picture that you see close up at first, and as the piece develops it's as though your vision widens, by the end of the track there is huge sonic space. It all begins in one octave and moves apart with each 'verse' so by the end I'm occupying super high octaves and the bottom register of the cello too, but sort of leaving the mid range empty. The theme remains the same, accompanying harmony alters etc, it's something I use in other pieces too, to create immense space". Intermingling is the beautiful and captivating vocals by Lucie Dehli.
Without a storyline, the music is quaintly atmospheric and austerity partial off its own accord. The dovetailed forest themed two piece is nicely decelerating as it closes into the next track movement. Not too meandering, like it's hanging on for another pass or word to interject. A sullen, quietly creeping emotional leverage collapses on itself through pure indecision. Clawing chords jut into an empty void. According to Quail, it's based on a South East coastline's underwater forest near Pett Level. "It's about 5 miles from Hastings", she says, "and is somewhere I know very well. It's quite a dense place in terms of energy, the sea is absolutely unfettered there, it paws or ploughs its way in to the cliffs and reclaims it's stake on a yearly basis. Many houses are now derelict on the cliff top, and sometimes you can walk, at low tide, and see the edges of a living room high above you. It's not that that inspired me, but more the ambivalence of the sea, and how it reminds me that we are simply human, tiny cogs (albeit relevant) in a much larger wheel, and we can do what we will and get ourselves in to whatever state we will but at the end of the day the natural elements are the power, they are what feed us and ultimately what we meet at our end."
"It's where we shot 'Adder Stone', so hopefully that will give you some idea. I've always loved and been drawn to the sea, and the sea at Pett Level is my kind of sea, don't get in it but respect and admire it. Under this tide is a 'sunken forest' which is basically a load of upright planks of wood visible at low tide, but in fact is a petrified forest from yonks back. Hence 'The Hidden Forest', I tried to capture the energy of the waves in part one, and the haunting beauty of this place, and strangeness too, in part two".
Good stuff. Personally tracks 1, 5, 7, 8 & 9 (Jhanoem The Witch, Laurus, Volcano, Adder Stone and South West Night) are the strongest, the rest fills in the textural gaps nicely. This is the best album I've heard from Quail by far, the most memorable, the most structurally accomplished, the most emotive without being crass. Echoes of War Of The Worlds OST, Mike Oldfield, Egyptian music, Celtic music, Arvo Part all whirled together into a cohesive and alluring whole. The beats don't sound tepid or tacked-on, they actually lift the sections and buoy them. The instrument playing doesn't detract from fusion, or rather the collusion between technique and effect. While "From The Sea" was good, I only really remember the first track, "Rex Infractus", whereas this stands as a full score.
A personal highlight is the dramatic abode walked through on "Laurus" and "Volcano", shining light on lesser worn areas of post-classical and performance art worlds. "Adder Stone" manages to stretch elements of River Dance sonic aesthetics (the foot shuffling beat) with forthright cello descent and ascension. It's the longest piece in the set, and like a snake, the scales weave over a moving, predatory encapsulation.
I'd quietly call the LP a gentle masterpiece to be honest. But what say you?
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The message only re-occured to me after it was included in Euphony's latest PM hours after waking up.
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The "Refractive Assuaging Musically Explained" and "FTEL Catchup" articles have been re-viewed.
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400g can chopped tomatoes
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2 carrots, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
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Add the lamb and cook for 4 minutes, stirring, or until browned (you may need to do this in batches).
Transfer the lamb to a plate with a slotted spoon.
Spray the casserole pan with low calorie cooking spray again and add the onions.
Cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often, until soft and lightly browned.
Add the garlic, ginger, cinnamon, chilli powder, paprika and cardamom seeds.
Stir-fry for 2 minutes then add the curry powder and return the lamb to the pan (or wok).
Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes then stir in the tomatoes, sweetener, stock, carrots and swede.
Season well and bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and cover tightly. Simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes or until the lamb is meltingly tender.
Remove from the heat, scatter over the coriander and serve with rice of your choice.
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Mayor Sherman Lea Receives City's Certification, Reflects Focus on Helping Residents of All Ages
ROANOKE _ AARP today presented Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea with the city's enrollment certificate in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities.
"We are committed to our senior population and making our community friendly to people of all ages," the mayor said.
At an event at Roanoke City Hall with the Local Office on Aging and other city officials, Roanoke became the 202 nd city in the country to join the network.
"Roanoke's leaders are committed to making sure the Star City leads the region in meeting the current and future needs of people of all ages," said AARP Virginia State Director Jim Dau. "This membership is a credit to Mayor Lea and the City Council, as well as critical partners like the Local Office on Aging who helped make this happen."
The Local Office on Aging in Roanoke has helped lead efforts to bring together important stakeholders from the community's public, private, and non-profit sectors to secure the designation for the city.
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Launched in 2012, the AARP Network of Age Friendly Communities is an independent affiliate of the World Health Organization's Age Friendly Cities and Communities Program, an international effort launched in 2006 to help cities prepare for the growth of the older adult population.
"Our seniors are valuable members of our community and have valuable contributions to make to our quality of life. This designation assists them in living comfortably as they age," said Dr. David Trinkle, Roanoke City Council Member.
The network encourages and provides resources to states, counties, cities, towns, and rural areas to take action by adopting such features as walkable streets, better housing and transportation options, access to key services, and opportunities for residents to participate in community activities.
"Roanoke is a fantastic place to live, work, and play, but many people still experience challenges on issues like transportation and housing," added Dau. "We look forward to helping Roanoke become an even better community, now and in the years to come."
Roanoke is the fifth community in Virginia to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, along with Alexandria, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, and Grayson County. It also was recently named one of AARP's Top Travel Destinations for 2018.
Learn more about the network at AARP.org/agefriendly.
AARP has more than 1.1 million members in Virginia. Learn how we are working in your community by liking us on Facebook and following @AARPVa on Twitter.
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a focus on health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media.
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Brookfield restaurant resolves happy hour dispute with disabled
An agreement has been reached that will allow people who use wheelchairs to enjoy happy hour specials at a Brookfield restaurant.
John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, said his office will issue a "Letter of Resolution" to Hacienda Don Manuel Restaurant on Federal Road to resolve allegations the restaurant was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
An ADA complaint was filed by a person with mobility disabilities alleging that the restaurant's bar counter was not accessible to individuals in wheelchairs and that Hacienda Don Manuel would not provide "happy hour" services to individuals in wheelchairs sitting at tables in the restaurant, Durham said in a release.
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Edgar Romero, the restaurant's owner, said the new 75-seat bar is expected to open next week.
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Finally, Hacienda Don Manuel will train managers, bartenders and staff on the new policy and on the provision of services to individuals with disabilities.
Hacienda Don Manuel will perform these obligations within six months.
Under federal law, private entities that own or operate places of "public accommodation," including restaurants, are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability.
The ADA authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate complaints and undertake periodic reviews of compliance of covered entities. The Justice Department is also authorized to commence a civil lawsuit in federal court in any case that involves a pattern or practice of discrimination or that raises issues of general public importance, and to seek injunctive relief, monetary damages and civil penalties.
Durham noted the commitment of the owner of Hacienda Don Manuel to work collaboratively with the U.S. Attorney's Office to address the ADA issues and to increase the restaurant's accessibility without litigation.
"We appreciate that Hacienda Don Manuel's ownership and management cooperated during our investigation and we commend their prompt action to ensure the restaurant's compliance with the ADA," Durham said.
Any member of the public who wishes to file a complaint alleging that any place of public accommodation or public entity in Connecticut is not accessible to persons with disabilities may contact the U.S. Attorney's Office at (203) 821-3700.
Additional information about the ADA can be found at www.ada.gov, or by calling the Justice Department's toll-free information line at (800) 514-0301 and (800) 514-0383 (TTY). More information about the Civil Rights Division and the laws it enforces is available at www.justice.gov/crt.
This matter was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica H. Soufer of the District of Connecticut in coordination with the Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
Staff writer Julia Perkins contributed to this report.


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Snowboarding, freestyle skiing, Moto FMX and snowmobiling mixed with live music was the formula for the Coca Cola Cardrona Games, held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand from 7-9th September.
The best freestyle snow sports athletes from around the world converged on Cardrona, Wanaka, for a heady mix of competitive sports events, live music and a constant stream of spectator activities. Over 1500 spectators turned up during the day to watch the gravity-defying performances.
Contests in Half Pipe, Boarder X and Slopestyle were certainly crowd pleasers, with riders turning out their top tricks in a bid to win some of the $45,000 prize money.
Cardrona Alpine Resort's international-standard slopestyle course, which is one kilometer long, really tested the riders with its extensive features. It included a 16 metre-long, three metre-high 'rainbow' rail near the top of the course, as well as boxes and jumps that enabled competitors to perform their tricks and get some huge air along the way.
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
- 1. Drew Brighton
- 2. Nick Brown
- 3. Keiji Okamoto
Men's Snowboard X
- 1st Nate Holland
- 2nd Jonathon Cheever
- 3rd Phil Dominick
Men's Snowboard Halfpipe
- 1st Mitchell Brown
- 2nd Rolf Feldmann
- 3rd Sei Saito
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle
- 1. Claudia Fuiri
- 2. Michelle Shea
- 3. Ayumi Hamazaki
Women's Snowboard X
- 1st Juliane Bray
- 2nd Hiromi Nishiyama
- 3rd Takako Yamaguchi
Women's Snowboard Halfpipe
- 1st Juliane Bray
- 2nd Manuela Pesko
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Here are the latest posts about Blake Lively on Shoppers Shop:
Blake Lively's Preserve to Close on October 9th
Blake Lively is shutting down her Preserve site although it may return as something else at a future date. (2015-10-04)
Ryan Reynolds Named Face of L'Oreal Paris Man Expert
Ryan Reynolds has been named the face of L'Oreal Pairs Man Expert. Reynolds' wife Blake Lively is also a face of the brand. (2014-02-22)
Blake Lively Named New Face of L'Oreal Paris
Blake Lively has joined L'Oreal Paris as a new face. The brand broke the news in French on its Instagram page. (2013-11-01)
Blake Lively Covers September 2013 Issue of Lucky Magazine
Blake Lively covers the September 2013 issue of Lucky magazine, which was shot by Patrick Demarchelier (2013-07-30)
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Wear Burberry to Turbo Premiere
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds both wore Burberry to the premiere of the animated film Turbo. (2013-07-10)
Ryan Reynolds Talks Family Plans With Details Magazine
Ryan Reynolds talks Blake Lively and his family plans with Detail magazine. (2013-07-08)
Blake Lively and Elettra Wiedemann Make Sausage and Brie in a Puff Pastry
Blake Lively shares one of her favorite recipes with Elettra Wiedeman in the Vogue.com show. Blake makes sausage and brie in a puff pastry. (2013-05-20)
Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Walk Red Carpet at Croods Premiere
Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively walked the red carpet at the Croods premiere. Emma wore a Lanvin dress and later added a pink coat for warmth. (2013-03-11)
Blake Lively Tells Allure She'd Love to Have 30 Children
Actress Blake Lively covers the October 2012 issue of Allure. (2012-09-26)
Blake Lively's Gucci Premiere Video Released
Gucci Parfums has released the video of its new Gucci Premiere fragrance campaign featuring Blake Lively. (2012-08-07)
Blake Lively Tries to Explain Her Movie Savages in G Rated Terms for Her Nephew
Blake Lively was a guest on Jimmy Fallon's show to talk about her new movie Savages. (2012-07-02)
First Look: Blake Lively's Gucci Premiere Campaign
Blake Lively's first Gucci Premiere fragrance campaign ad has been revealed. (2012-06-30)
Blake Lively Wears Zuhair Murad Gown on Savages Premiere Red Carpet
Actress Blake Lively wore a Zuhair Murad gown on the red carpet for the premiere of Savages at the Mann Village Theatre. (2012-06-26)
Blake Lively is the Face of Gucci Premiere
Gucci has named Blake Lively the face of its new fragrance, Gucci Premiere. (2012-06-22)
Blake Lively Tells Marie Claire She Has Access to Every Designer on Earth
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) covers the July 2012 issue of Marie Claire. (2012-06-16)
Chloe Moretz is a Runaway and Blake Lively Plays a Coke Addict in Hick
Chloe Moretz and Blake Lively really get to show off their acting chops in the film adaptation of Andrea Portes' novel, Hick. (2012-04-28)
Blake Lively Helps Godiva Promote New Valentine's Day Contest
Blake Lively helped launched Godiva's "Sweetest Story Ever Told" contest in New York City. (2012-02-02)
Blake Lively Tells Elle She's Had Four Boyfriends In Her Life So Far
Actress Blake Lively covers the March 2012 issue of Elle magazine. (2012-02-01)
Blake Lively Channels Marilyn Monroe on Gossip Girl
Blake Lively channels Marilyn Monroe in this photo from an upcoming episode of Gossip Girl. (2012-01-21)
Actress Michael Michele Joins Gossip Girl
Actress Michael Michele has joined Gossip Girl. (2011-10-18)


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Earth Day Events
UCR Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Campus events will focus on sustainability of the planet from various perspectives.
(April 9, 2010)
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A sunflower growing in UCR's own Community Garden
Earth Day Network organizers estimate that more than one billion people in 190 countries are planning activities this year that will promote a healthy and sustainable environment.
At UC Riverside those activities include:
Sustainable World Panel: UCR's Center for Sustainable Suburban Development and the Public Policy Initiative will host "Earth Day: Toward A Sustainable World" on Thursday, April 22, in the continuing Randall Lewis Seminar Series. The seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room E of the Extension Building, 1200 University Ave.
UCR faculty panelists will be: Michael Allen, professor and chair of the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and chair of the Center for Conservation Biology, who will explore sustainability of habitats; Juliann Allison, associate professor of political science and associate director of CSSD, who will discuss sustainability through the reduction or elimination of inter- and intra-national conflict and terror; Linda Fernandez, associate professor of economics and environmental sciences, who will focus on water and natural resource sustainability; and Timothy Paine, professor of entomology, who will speak about the importance of agricultural sustainability and how it can be achieved.
Anil Deolalikar, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and CSSD director, will serve as moderator and will speak on sustainability through reduction of global poverty, hunger and disease.
"Most people normally think of sustainability in terms of natural resources, climate change and habitat preservation, but the future sustainability of the world depends on several other factors as well," Deolalikar said. "For instance, the world's population is expected to increase from around 6.5 billion today to more than 9 billion in 2050. This will have major implications for the environment, energy and nonrenewable natural resources. Also, a world in which there is widespread poverty, hunger, disease, and inter- and intra-national conflict is not a secure and sustainable world. Our panel will address these elements of sustainability, and will try to answer the question: What steps can we take to make the world more peaceful, secure and sustainable?"
The seminar is free, but registration is required. To register, go to http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx or contact Judy Swineford at (951) 827-7945.
Global Warming: Richard Minnich, professor of geography, will discuss "Climate's Control of California Landscapes" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, in Highlander Union Building 302.
Other Earth Week activities include:
- Sustainable Building Design: University architects will update the campus on progress to obtain Gold or Silver LEED certification for the Health Sciences building under construction, Tuesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. in HUB 367.
- Sustainability Symposium: A symposium spotlighting sustainability practices at UCR will be held on Thursday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon in HUB 367.
- Sustainability Summit: The 2nd annual Sustainability Summit is scheduled on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at A-I Residential Restaurant. Participants will explore what it means to be sustainable, recognize sustainability activities and work together to increase sustainability efforts on campus. Registration is required at http://www.mypunchbowl.com/parties/835413-second-annual-ucr-sustainability-summit.
Sustainability Workshop: "Pathways to a Sustainable Society: A Workshop on the Many Dimensions of Sustainability" will be held on Thursday, April 15, at the UCR Extension Building, Conference Rooms A-B-C, 1200 University Ave. The workshop will begin at 8:15 a.m., with sessions continuing until 5:15 p.m.
Speakers for the workshop, which is hosted by UCR's College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Environmental Research Institute, will include Susan M. Cischke, group vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering at Ford Motor Co.; Ty Schuiling, director of planning and programming for San Bernardino Associated Governments; Anil Deolalikar, professor of economics and associate dean of UCR's College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Michael Allen, professor and chair of UCR's Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology; William A. Jury, UCR distinguished professor of soil physics and soil physicist emeritus; and Bart Croes, chief of the Research Division of the California Air Resources Board, who will speak at the workshop in collaboration with the Bourns College of Engineering's 20th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series.
While the workshop is free, registration is required. For more information and to register, go to http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx
This spring, UCR senior Fortino Morales, who played a key role in establishing a community garden on campus, is leading a 2-unit seminar on sustainable food systems with Joe Norbeck, professor of environmental engineering. The seminar focuses on local food systems to explore aspects of our global food system and its impacts on the environment, economy, and society.
Students will spend time at local organic farms and community gardens, pick oranges and distribute the fruit to food banks and community centers, and take "ecological devastation tours" to landfills. More information is available at http://www.honors.ucr.edu/Courses/Spring2010.htm.
A list of more Earth Week activities is at http://sustainableucr.webs.com/earthweek2010.htm.
The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
A broadcast studio with fiber cable to the AT&T Hollywood hub is available for live or taped interviews. UCR also has ISDN for radio interviews. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.


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Outside broadcast firm SIS LIVE has set up a studio in a double decker bus for France TV Sport's coverage of the London Olympics.
Described by SIS as "the fi rst ever live broadcasts from a mobile TV studio", the bus can transmit live TV while on the move using RF H.264 technology and four fixed receive points around London.
Programmes and inserts from the bus are sent to France TV Sport's Olympic base for onward fibre transmission.
The vehicle, which is operated by 10 SIS LIVE staff, is equipped with nine on-board HD cameras including five miniature remote-controlled heads and a roving wireless camera transmitting via MPEG4 radio link.


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Corn in white sauce is one simple dish that I have made, not mastered, but my children get excited on seeing it. Lumpy or not, they happily lump it on the occasions I have made it so far. And yet, that maida component has bothered me for long. It is like a niggling problem that needs a solution.
So this week, when I decided to make it on a weekday - in itself an adventure for me - I decided to add some roasted and powdered almonds just to enhance the healthiness factor of the dish. And then I said, why not roasted gram powder? So a handful of roasted gram went into the wok. I ground the two to powder and noticed that it was sufficient to make the sauce, and added just a teaspoon of maida - more out of fear than anything else.
It wasn't white sauce, it was yellow. But with salt, pepper and mixed herb powder for flavour, it was a healthier option that I didn't mind giving again during teatime as a snack.
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According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. A 2006 study by the NHTSA estimated that there is one drunk driving fatality in the United States every 30 minutes.
Georgia's Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Georgia DUI injury attorney Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI case.
A recent auto accident between a county Sheriff's Office police car and a pickup resulted in the truck driver's arrest for DUI.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, a police cruiser was responding to a non-emergency call without activating its lights and siren. A truck driver was making an illegal left turn off Georgia Highway 20 at the time of the accident. The police cruiser broadsided the truck, injuring the officer.
The truck driver refused to submit to a field sobriety test or a breathalyzer test and was arrested for DUI.
If you have questions about Georgia DUI laws, get the answers in Clayton County DUI injury attorney Shane Smith's book, I Was Hit By a Drunk Driver: What Do I Do Next? Contact the Law Offices of Shane Smith to schedule a free legal consultation.


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Illustration by Victoria Borges
Dec. 10, 2015, was a pretty significant day in my life. In the morning, I slipped into a hospital gown and underwent my first fertility procedure. In the afternoon, my husband and I purchased our first investment property on Richmond's North Side.
Over the course of the next 40 weeks, we restored the century-old foursquare to its former glory, while my belly — and our baby inside of it — grew to full term.
We were taking a gamble, using every last cent of our savings to attempt a flip when our knowledge was limited to what we'd seen on HGTV. And the heightened emotions and diminished capabilities of pregnancy caused a lot of anxiety for me, while putting a huge amount of pressure on my husband. In short, it was a stupid idea.
And yet, after a few years of watching the neighborhood's housing prices rise — and plenty of "Fixer Upper" marathons — we'd gathered the courage to take a chance on flipping a house. Even if the timing was rather inconvenient.
I was barely showing when we started meeting with contractors and settled on one who could work with our tight budget — and who promised a six-week turnaround. The house had orange carpet in the bathrooms, avocado-green cabinets in the kitchen and asbestos tile in the sunroom. It needed a new HVAC system, updated electrical and plumbing, roof repairs, a new kitchen and bathrooms, and a complete cosmetic overhaul.
Six weeks passed, and I was firmly in my second trimester, waddling around the house behind a quickly expanding belly. Our contractor slowly worked his way through our punch list, then he started going MIA for long stretches at a time. When he started recycling alibis, the relationship got tense, and I was forced to take on a bigger role in the renovation.
I did my best to wrangle the electricians, HVAC techs, sanders and other subcontractors, trying to keep them on schedule. I learned that I could use my condition to my advantage — no one wants to upset a pregnant woman. (Well, no one except the painters who disappeared after we advanced them their check. We ended up spending a week painting the interior of the house ourselves.)
That wasn't our only DIY project. To cut costs, we opted for an IKEA kitchen. After incorrectly measuring our space twice (and two extra trips to Potomac Mills), it took over a month to build a kitchen we expected to finish in a weekend.
There were some happy moments, too. I'll never forget the delight I felt discovering a cache of love letters in the shed just before Valentine's Day. They'd been written by a couple during WWII; the man was off doing basic training, and the woman was awaiting his return in Richmond. We also found some old toys, tools and a 1960s-era nudist magazine stashed in the basement.
Spring turned to summer, and we found ourselves sweating through the final stages of the renovation — and my last trimester. As we prepared to put the house on the market, I felt a sadness that was hard to explain. It was as if I'd gotten to know our son in the house, carrying him with me every step of the way, and we were giving up this place that had been so important to our journey.
And yet I felt nothing but relief when we signed the contract to sell the house — from my hospital bed, two days after giving birth. After signing the papers, I held my tiny son in my arms, and together we watched his first episode of "Fixer Upper."
Erica Jackson Curran lives in North Side's Barton Heights neighborhood, where she's perpetually working through a list of DIY projects for her century-old house. When she's not spending time with family or channeling Joanna Gaines, she works as a freelance lifestyle writer and content marketer.


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Here's Davey Williams on his own, with no collaborators, just him and his guitar.Which he makes sound like a cassette recording of himself being chewed up by a cassette player.
Improvised stacatto picking ,harmonics and whammy bar abuse,cause the listener to check their equipment to see if there is anything malfunctioning;but alas, your equipment is just fine,it's meant to sound like this,with little or no effects. Even when Davey whips out the violin bow to further attack his guitar with.
A criminally unpursued guitarist,who will be much missed....yes he died recently,so discover what you missed to know how he will be missed,and remembered.
A1 Apotheosis Of The Whimsy Horse 3:06
A2 Home, The Razor's Edge 2:23
A3 Violin Concerto 3:30
A3 Prehensile Legends 4:15
A5 Call Of The Chlorophyll 6:46
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Reirden: Ovechkin 'never ceases to amaze me'
Alex Ovechkin has shown no signs of slowing down this season, leading the NHL with 25 goals, three of them coming in the Capitals' 6-2 win over the Red Wings Tuesday night, his 21st career hat trick.
Ovi 's 2⃣1⃣ career ------ #StanleyCupChampions #StanleyCaps #ALLCAPS #NHL pic.twitter.com/JT56pP74x7— Caps1974 (@couchchris) December 12, 2018
And count Caps head coach Todd Reirden among those in awe of the "Great 8"'s early season scoring spree.
"I don't know if he can continue at this pace, because it's at a pretty high level right now, but he never ceases to amaze me," Reirden told The Junkies Wednesday.
"At that age, to continue to improve his game, I think you always expect Ovi to put up numbers on the power play, but the numbers he's putting up in this streak, they're almost all on even strength situations. That just says a ton right there."
"There was he talk, 'Well, is he just becoming specialist now? Is he slowing down?' Every year those questions come up, but right from the beginning he came to camp in great shape, and he's just gone from there."
Ovechkin, 33, now has a 12-game point streak, the Caps going 10-2 over that span to take a five-point lead over the Metropolitan Division.
And as Reirden noted, Ovechkin's unselfishness has also been key to Washington's run.
"That's been great to watch him continue to evolve as a player, and you wouldn't think that from someone that's been in the league for as long as he has," said Reirden. "His shot total is down a little bit this year, and he's a very underrated playmaker."
"I know that sounds crazy for everyone here in D.C., but this guy can pass the puck as well."
Reirden brought up the example of Oveckhin's second goal from Tuesday's win, which came on a 2-on-1 situation with T.J. Oshie, making his first appearance since suffering a concussion, skating across from him.
Get those hats ready! That's 2 goals for Ovechkin!— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) December 12, 2018
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"He really wanted to get that puck to T.J. Oshie, with T.J. coming back and having gone through a tough time, that's just a little glimpse at what Ovi really is behind the scenes," Reirden explained. "He was like, 'I want to get it to him. I want to get it to him.'"
"They completely backed off and took away T.J. so much so he had no chance to pass. But his first thought, when he was carrying that puck into the zone in that situation, had nothing to do with himself. And that's pretty neat to see that growth of him as an adult here and getting further along in his career."
Alex Ovechkin. Again. That's 24. Caps playing game No. 30.— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) December 12, 2018
He is on pace for SIXTY SIX goals.
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