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Friday, November 15, 2013
The Wharves / The Rosy Crucifixion - Split Vinyl 12"
I've been waiting eagerly for this beauty. It features six tracks by London's The Wharves and six tracks from one of my favorite emerging bands from Scotland, The Rosy Crucifixion. The Wharves make enthralling, spiky, dark-tinged psychedelic folk rock. And The Rosy Crucifixion? Conjure Link Wray rockabilly with female vocals and a meaningful infusion of caffeine and moonshine. The vinyl will be released by Soft Power Records on November 25, but interested fans are strongly urged to pre-order as only 250 copies will be pressed.
The Wharves have drawn comparisons to Smoke Fairies and Haight Ashbury, although I think they have more urgency. Their sound is big, for a three-piece, and having three vocalists undoubtedly contributes to that effect. The lyrics and atmosphere are dark, but the music is compelling. The band is Mairon Andrau (drums), Gemma Fleet (bass), and Dearbhla Minogue (guitar).
One of the best tracks "Thick Syrup", with thick bass lines underneath the harmonized, almost chant-like vocals.
The Rosy Crucifixion is Emily (vocals and guitar), Stuart (bass) and Conal (drums). Of all the active bands I cover, this one makes the list of the top ten I'd like to see live. They induce the same excitement that I felt when I first heard the Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers a couple of years ago (interestingly, an album recorded at the Green Door studio founded by Emily and Stuart). Named after the Henry Miller trilogy and influenced by The Monks, The Fabulous Wailers, Link Wray, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and others, their six-song set here represents the perfect combination of fun and evil. Emily's guitar twangs and her voice, as was stated by a musician who knows her, sounds like Patsy Cline's evil sister. Stuart and Conal set down a rhythm that could easily past muster in a 1950s east Arkansas roadhouse.
Here is a cover of Freddy and the Hitch Hikers' "Sinners" --
The band's own composition, the rocking "Hot In Your Head" --
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REVIEW: Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas - Demons
We've been waiting for Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas' debut for some time, since singing their praises here at WYMA earlier this year. And Demons was worth the wait.
The Detroit native, blessed with a powerful and instantly memorable voice, backed by a versatile ensemble of great young players from the Motor City, defies easy categorization. Her bio cites Tom Waits and Gogol Bordello, and she draws comparisons to Amy Winehouse. But at the core here is an undeniable Detroit soul and jazz sensibility, modern and original in sound, honed in the many gritty clubs that Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas played in their hometown for a couple years before touring the country this year.
All 5 songs here have careful arrangements, neo-soul underpinnings, great horns parts and funky danceable rhythms. But mostly what they have is Hernandez's spellbinding voice. If her singing doesn't raise your BPMs, time to see a cardiologist.
Here's "Picture Me With You (Carnie Threesome)":
Demons was released on Instant Records, founded and operated by Richard Gottehrer, who among many other things in his distinguished career, wrote "Hang on Sloopy", co-founded Sire Records, and produced everyone from Blondie and The Go-Gos to Richard Hell and Link Wray. Gottehrer has this to say about his latest musical discovery: "Every now and then a voice comes along that speaks directly to us through the music. I felt it the first time I heard Jessica and believe it's only a matter of time until she touches us all."
Here's a live recording of "Caught Up", one of the tracks here:
Jump on this bandwagon now while there is still room.
Artist web page: http://jessicahernandez.net/
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Twitter: @DetroitJess
Friday Nuggets: Death "Politicians in My Eyes"
If you somehow have missed the story of the band Death, I can't retell it here because it would be a spoiler to the great documentary film "A Band Called Death", now widely available. Any fan of punk rock, garage rock, or simply a tremendous story should see this film ( http://abandcalleddeath.com/).
Here's all you need to know for now:
Three brothers from Detroit, Bobby (bass, vocals), Dennis (drums) and David Hackney (guitar). David Hackney wrote the songs and had the vision for the band as the fastest loudest rock band around, inspired first by the Beatles and The Who, and then by Alice Cooper and Detroit rock and roll. When you listen to them, you will hear American punk rock as you have come to know it (The Ramones, Black Flag and Bad Brains especially), except that Death made their only recordings in 1973. And no one heard them until recently.
Here's "Politicians In My Eyes":
Please do yourself a favor and see the film "A Band Called Death". For me it is as much about siblings and brotherly love as it is about the birth of punk rock. A moving and very fascinating story.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
"Forgiven/Forgotten" by Angel Olsen
The album is available for pre-order.
Tour dates are as follows:
Fri. Nov. 29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Sat. Nov. 30 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
Tue. Dec. 3 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder at FSU
Wed. Dec. 4 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar
Thu. Dec. 5 - Oxford, MS @ Lamar Lounge
Thu. Dec. 12 - London, UK @ The Forum w/ Neko Case
Tue. Feb. 18 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
Thu. Feb. 20 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Sat. Feb. 22 - Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox
Sun. Feb. 23 - Fayetteville, AR @ JR's Lightbulb Club
Mon. Feb. 24 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Tue. Feb. 25 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
Sat. March 1 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sun. March 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex
Mon. March 3 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Wed. March 5 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Thu. March 6 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Fri. March 7 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Sat. March 8 - Moscow, ID @ Mikey's Gyros
Mon. March 10 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
REVIEW: Josephine Foster - I Am A Dreamer
I became aware of Colorado's Josephine Foster earlier this year, initially via favorable comments made online by other musicians. To be honest, that isn't an atypical way for When You Motor Away to become interested in an artist since we focus on music outside of the mass market pop scene. I experienced Foster's considerable talent first-hand when I heard tracks from her 2012 release for Fire Records, Blood Rushing. Although it likely isn't a very analytic thing to say, her vocal delivery has an undeniable magic: Expressive, high register, compelling and seductive. I wanted to hear more. And as a fortunate coincidence, just as I started paying attention to Josephine Foster news, the lovely folks at Fire Records announced that they were releasing Foster's new LP, I Am A Dreamer.
I Am A Dreamer is an aptly named Americana tapestry. Except for a cover of Vernon Duke's "Cabin in the Sky" and borrowing from Kipling for the lyrics to "Blue Roses", Foster wrote the album. But like Foster's vocals, and perhaps in great part because of her vocal style, the album has the sepia tone of photo albums from the early 20th Century. She is accompanied by a nine piece band, but the arrangements are restrained, at times appropriately sparse, and allow Foster's voice to take center stage. The variety is delightful, from the country blues of "Sugarpie I'm Not The Same", the caressingly seductive "I Am A Dreamer", the lilting but sad "No One's Calling Your Name", the gentle masterpiece that is "Magenta", and the humorous and absolutely delightful "Amuse A Muse.
It is dreamy, romantic, and thematically timeless. And you owe it to yourself to lend it your ears.
I Am A Dreamer was recorded in Nashville. In addition to Foster (vocals/acoustic guitar/harmonica), the performers were Micah Hulscher (piano/organ), John Estes (double bass), Tommy Perkinson (drums), Victor Herrero (electric guitar), Dave Roe (double bass), Chris Scruggs (steel guitar), Aaron Mortenson (drums), Jerry Pentecost (drums) and Gyða Valtýsdóttir (cello).
Fire Records page for I Am A Dreamer
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Okay kids, we want one of our readers to win the contest being sponsored by one of our very favorite bands Casey Neill and the Norway Rats. We reviewed their new CD All You Pretty Vandals here, and now they have released a very fine video for the title track:
If you share this video link at your Facebook or Twitter page with #allyouprettyvandals, you will be entered to win various goodies such as vinyl test pressings of the LP, framed photos and other cool stuff.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The Fireworks - Runaround 7"
Are you kids out there trying to figure out how to do guitar pop with the right balance of crunch, noise, vocals and hooks? The nice people from the The Fireworks have kindly recorded a tutorial for you - the three-track Runaround 7". The title track has been receiving a lot of attention, and deservedly so. Buzzsaw guitars, a driving rhythm section, layers of fuzz and feedback and perfect female vocals from Emma. The second track, "With My Heart", continues in the same vein, but adding a male vocal counterpart to Emma's lead. The record concludes with the gentle "Asleep", featuring Matthew's measured vocals and viola from guest Godfrey Salmon.
Quite simply, this is pop done right.
The band is Matthew Rimell (vocals/guitar), Isabel Albiol (bass), Emma Hall (vocals/tambourine) and Shaun Charman (drums). Previous/other bands for the assembly include Pocketbooks (Emma), Big Pink Cake (Matthew), Things in Herds (Isabel), and The Popguns and The Wedding Present (both, Shaun).
The Runaround 7" will be available via Shelflife Records in a limited run of 300 vinyl copies, as well as digital download. The release date is November 26, but if you want one of those vinyl copies, I suggest you act soon.
Fireworks blog
Shelflife link for album
The Candy Strypers - It Is Rocket Science
here), but we are featuring him again because he released a new set of songs called It Is Rocket Science. While staying within his sweet spot of melodic guitar pop, Paul delivers a fair amount of variety in terms of pace and atmosphere.
I'd be bringing It Is Rocket Science to your attention even if it were priced at standard LP prices. However, if you follow the Soundcloud link below, you'll find that all of the songs are available for free download. So as the days get darker and colder in the Northern Hemisphere, allow The Candy Strypers to make your life sunnier.
I'd be bringing It Is Rocket Science to your attention even if it were priced at standard LP prices. However, if you follow the Soundcloud link below, you'll find that all of the songs are available for free download. So as the days get darker and colder in the Northern Hemisphere, allow The Candy Strypers to make your life sunnier.
Recommended -- The Icarus Line - Slave Vows
A Quick Note: For various personal and professional reasons, none of them tragic or even really convincing, I've taken most of the year off from regular posting around these environs. Because a) I've heard a lot of excellent music this year; b) but doing full-on reviews of albums released in, say, March isn't very cool at all; c) I'm too lazy to do full-on reviews of all these albums anyway; and d) John has forgotten to disable my password to the site; I have decided to try to do a series of short notes about stuff I've heard in '013 that I really like.
So it would make some sense to start by recommending the brilliant July release by LA's Icarus Line, which is deep in the running for my album of the year. If you look for them online, music sites will genrefy them as "post-harcore" or some other such bullshit because no one seems to believe in the genre "purest distillate of rock and roll." At least anymore. Remember when fireman Sean Connery winked at that kid Kevin at the end of Time Bandits, and then Kevin turns around and sees that smoldering chunk of black concentrated evil in his parents' microwave? That's it right there -- The Icarus Line. The photo below was taken during one of the recording sessions for Slave Vows.
Frontman Joe Cardamone's lyrical themes haven't changed any since the band's 2004 classic Penance Soiree -- he can make Greg Dulli and Nick Cave seem Victorian by comparison. But what makes this record overpowering is the ritualistic sadism practiced upon the amplifiers. Shut the door and crank up the volume for the full effect of "Rat Ass":
The searing guitar is out front in the producer's mix on every song, and it makes for an incendiary experience -- at once deeply satisfying and unnerving. It doesn't get any more rock and roll than this.
The Icarus Line
So it would make some sense to start by recommending the brilliant July release by LA's Icarus Line, which is deep in the running for my album of the year. If you look for them online, music sites will genrefy them as "post-harcore" or some other such bullshit because no one seems to believe in the genre "purest distillate of rock and roll." At least anymore. Remember when fireman Sean Connery winked at that kid Kevin at the end of Time Bandits, and then Kevin turns around and sees that smoldering chunk of black concentrated evil in his parents' microwave? That's it right there -- The Icarus Line. The photo below was taken during one of the recording sessions for Slave Vows.
Frontman Joe Cardamone's lyrical themes haven't changed any since the band's 2004 classic Penance Soiree -- he can make Greg Dulli and Nick Cave seem Victorian by comparison. But what makes this record overpowering is the ritualistic sadism practiced upon the amplifiers. Shut the door and crank up the volume for the full effect of "Rat Ass":
The searing guitar is out front in the producer's mix on every song, and it makes for an incendiary experience -- at once deeply satisfying and unnerving. It doesn't get any more rock and roll than this.
The Icarus Line
Monday, November 11, 2013
REVIEW: Porter and The Pollies - Porter and The Pollies
What tends to happen in your neighborhood when various folks get together for a little support during times of healing, emotional repair, recovery or intense and turbulent reflection? Hugs? Pot luck dinners? Guest speakers? Hikes in the wilderness? How about a nice expressive quilt? Fortunately for us music fans, when Porter (aka Chris Porter) of Back Row Baptists and Some Dark Holler travels back from Austin to Alabama for a bit of mending time and joins up with the Pollies (previous review here), who reportedly also were in need of some propping up, the result is the distinctly more useful six-track Porter and The Pollies. (apparently, the name Divorce Camp was considered and rejected). And being the kind, supportive friends that they are, Atlanta's This Is American Music agreed to release the pain and catharsis for everyone to share.
What's on offer? Ballads, rockers, blues rock, boot scooting and other delicious stuff, all with a proud country bent and a gruff and wounded southern accent. The EP was recorded live with all the edges exposed, all the attitude and, at times, spite aired out, as is appropriate for a record with this genesis. As Porter said, "We made it sad, and angry, and drunk." The opening and closing track follow the slower paced, reflective path, with more crunch and pace sandwiched between. You can stream the entire EP at the Bandcamp link below, but we're providing one of each for your evaluation.
The combined players are Chris Porter (guitar/vocals), Jay Burgess (guitar/vocals/producer), Chris James (bass), Reed Watson (drums), Daniel Stoddard (steel/keys/guitar/vocals), and Helen Gassenheimer (fiddle/vocals on "Rest These Bones").
And I feel compelled to say that we wish Porter and The Pollies well. More broadly, we don't wish any bad luck on anyone. But if it happens, we hope the talented folks take up an instrument and tell us about it.
Bandcamp for album
Facebook for Chris Porter/Some Dark Holler
Facebook for The Pollies
This Is American Music
REVIEW: Peak Twins - Peak Twins
Following on their singles and splits, Peak Twins have released their debut album via Bedroom Suck. And the self-titled record underscores the duo's omnivorous approach to genre, and primary allegiance to showcasing Joel Carey's vocals and Liam Kenny's guitar work. The duo and their mates provide a slacker twist on '60s pop in songs like "Only One" and "So Long", the latter with a clear country heart. They venture into stoner rock territory on "Salvation", and hit full stride on the downer psychedelic pop of "Got Woken Up" and "China White". On the previously released single "Steppin' Off", Carey and Kenny channel Jagger and the Stones to delightful effect. The closer, "500 Days", fittingly sounds like the vocalist of the prom dance is unwinding while the last couple shuffles in an embrace through the fallen balloons and streamers as the rest of the band packs up the equipment.
What makes this special? For me, it is a combination of individual performing talents -- Carey is a strikingly good vocalist, Kenny is a very good and versatile guitarist and the backing band of Chad McLachlan, James Mannix and Ben Quici doesn't put a wrong foot forward -- good songwriting, and production work from Jack Farley that brought out the best in everyone. Of course, it is all about the songs, and what really works here is that the influences, while apparent, are just guidelines that are warped, stretched and merged into a distinctive final product. The highlights for me are the beautifully sad "China White", "Steppin' Off", "So Long", and the cover of Fred Neil's torch song "Dolphins". You can try the latter three below.
Peak Twins - Steppin' Off from BSR on Vimeo.
The album is out now via Bedroom Suck in Australia. UK fans will be able to buy through Fire Records.
Fire Records
Bedroom Suck Records page for Peak Twins
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Introducing: Birdcloud
There are various ways in which bands come to our attention. We can read a review from another blog, get a reference from another band we respect, receive an email from a PR firm, label or the band itself. Another way is to let it be known that you play humorous, dirty bluegrass and that when you tried out for some TV talent show the "judges" (noted musicians Klum, Stern and Mandel) all said the band were horrible. Suddenly, I have an interest. Moreover, the kind of people that fill the audience for that kind of show booed the band in the parking lot. Now, I'm really interested. Welcome to the wacky world of Birdcloud.
Makenzie and Jasmin are Tennessee girls who met in 2009. They commenced to making music together and their sex-charged and trailer trash lyrics have been thrilling half the room and clearing the other half of the room ever since. The two samples here include "Warshin' my big ol pussy 'fore I go to town", which is less than 1:30 running time, but the pithy message needs no more. And at the end the ladies conclude "Just a' warship my big ol pussy should you want to go down". Just a couple of well brought up southern ladies. The other is the bloody, messy "Ice balls".
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- Record the make, model, and serial number of the machine and any attached devices and return the completed warranty card to the manufacture.
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Police: Passenger of woman shot while driving fled scene -- twice
Officials seek passenger, occupants of other vehicle
A woman remains hospitalized in critical condition after being shot during a rolling gunfight in Bond Hill.
Police said they responded to a car accident in the 4800 block of Reading Road and found Iesha Williams, 24, shot inside the car that had crashed.
"She was struck at least once in the torso area," Cincinnati Police Capt. Paul Broxterman said. "I would say that perhaps her passenger was the intended target."
Police said Williams crashed a Chevy Avalanche into a Metro bus after the shooting and that her male passenger took off.
Even more upsetting for Williams family is what the passenger did next.
"He came back to retrieve an item from the vehicle, then fled again," Broxterman said.
Those who know Williams said they don't know who would want to hurt her.
"I was in total shock," said Dwight Price.
Price has been friends with Williams' family for years.
"You know what, they were not shooting at her, whoever that was in that car, that's who they were probably shooting at," Price said.
Police agree with Price.
They're looking for the passenger and the people in the other vehicle, which is believed to be silver and may be a Nissan Altima.
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The capital of China is the beating heart of the country's contemporary art scene. Over the past three decades, Chinese artists have carved out an era in the contemporary art world, earning widespread recognition on the global stage.
Artist Zeng Fanzhi still holds the record for contemporary Asian art sales after his seminal work The Last Supper took HKD 180.4 million at a 2013 Hong Kong auction. Though a modern phenomenon, the roots of contemporary Chinese art run deep, and Four Seasons Hotel Beijing supports this rich artistic heritage by providing inspirational opportunities for young Chinese artists to both create and exhibit artworks across a variety of innovative platforms.
The Hotel's latest effort towards elevating young Chinese artists is Art Residency, the first program of its kind in a hotel in the capital that brings art up close and personal for hotel guests and builds on the establishedFour Seasons tradition of supporting local arts and culture.
For Art Residency's inaugural edition, Four Seasons Hotel Beijing collaborates with the talented artist Cui Fenghua. With bold colours and broad strokes, Cui creates paintings that explore the relationship between the contemplative inner mind and the bustling mania of the world in which we live.
Born in Shandong Province, Cui is a sensitive soul whose spiritual heartache led her to quit her 9-5 job and begin painting. For her art is not a professional pursuit, but a form of meditation that manifests as physical progressions through time and space. It has been said that the wisest among us are those that know they know nothing at all. This philosophy guides Cui's brush, and her explorations and attempts to understand the world around her. To fully appreciate her talent, the viewer must step back and observe the pieces from a broader perspective, a perspective in which each of us is mortal, and each of us stands alone in the face of a vast, unknowable universe.
"I'm thrilled to share my inner world with more people and find inspiration in my interactions with them during my Art Residency," says Cui. "It's a great opportunity for an artist, and I'm truly touched that there are so many art lovers at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing who want to learn more from artists and connect with them."
"Fenghua is a young and immensely talented artist, who inspires all around her with her work. I'm excited to bringFour Seasons guests a one-of-a-kind art experience with Fenghua during her live painting series and other activities during her Art Residency with us," says Four Seasons Hotel Beijing General Manager Andrew De Brito.
During Cui's residency she will create art live in Four Seasons Executive Club Lounge, inviting guests to become a part of the creative process through conversation or simply being present while she paints. Cui will also create a performance art piece at Mio, and will be available to give personalised tours of the renowned 7.9.8. Art District upon request.
Cui's work will be available for purchase during her Art Residency, with 5 percent of the profits going to the charitable organisation Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC), which helps underprivileged girls go to school.
Since 2013, Four Seasons Hotel Beijing has played an active role in promoting and showcasing top talent from China's incredible arts scene in an extensive and carefully-selected in-house art collection, as well as in a broad range of creative initiatives including the vibrARTion Project, pop-up design shops and Art Residency.
Whether it be commissioning Qin Feng's Landscape of Desires No. 4 & 5, showcasing Jen Feng's Tang Dynasty calligraphy-inspired copper installation Romancing the Metal or exhibiting the 400 soaring stainless steel butterflies of Jayne Dyer's Butterfly Effect in Beijing 2012, Four Seasons is a hotspot for top-tier creative talent from around the world.
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Facebook Gets a Public Square in MingleWing [EXCLUSIVE]
Do you get tired of the same dozen or so friends commenting on your photos, links and videos? A new service aims to put your Facebook shares in front of a whole new audience, inviting comments and discussion from — shock! — people you might actually not know.
MingleWing is a separate site that takes anything you share on Facebook and puts it on a public page that other "minglers" can view or comment on (you retain control of exactly what appears there, of course). The site organizes posts into various topic sections — Tech, Current Events and Cute, for example — in a visual interface similar to Pinterest so anyone visiting is encouraged to browse and comment. The aim: starting conversations between Facebook users who wouldn't normally interact.
"The only people who see see [my Facebook updates] are my friends and people who subscribe to me," says site creator Dmitry Shapiro. "But here I can go to a centralized area based on topics and communicate with people I wouldn't normally interact with because they wouldn't see me."
It's no coincidence that Shapiro is the same person who brought us Anybeat, the so-called social network for taboo topics. Anybeat was made in the spirit of AOL chat rooms — a place where anyone can stop in and talk about anything with anyone.
MingleWing is that idea writ large on the Facebook community. Describing it as a sister site to Anybeat, Shapiro uses Facebook's Connect and Commenting services to do the sharing. Users don't need an Anybeat account to start mingling, though Shapiro says there are plans to hook up the two services in the future.
The site also takes a page from Digg and Reddit in how it presents content. Everything shared on MingleWing has its own page, each of which includes the now familiar thumbs-up and -down icons. As users vote up or down pages, the more popular ones get shunted to the site's main page, in theory fueling ever more discussion.
"You can think of this as Reddit for Facebook," says Shapiro. "But Reddit is very text-heavy, so it appeals to a certain craft, mostly nerds. This is soft of for the rest of us."
So if your Facebook circle is getting too comfortable for your taste, you might like the idea of sharing with a different crowd. What do you think of MingleWing? Is a forum for Facebook shares something you want, or is your desire to "go public" served by other services like Twitter? Let us know in the comments.


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Diasistolica, is a term adopted ex novo to hold together two opposing
movements and not contemporary, which are the movements of
expansion and contraction of the heart. I wanted to compare, then,
these compositions to the vital organ par excellence, to the flow and to
the rhythmic movement that is linked to it.!
The first polyptych, Diasistolica I, was conceived starting from the
hexagonal shapes of the chemical bonds and developed trying to give a
continuous indeterminacy to the composition. We do not know if what
we are seeing is the emergence of a new aggregation or its dissolution,
but everything is in constant transformation.!
Regarding the second composition, Diasistolica II, the elements were
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Martin started at ERCCIS in January 2010 after seven years working for the Environment Agency. He has a BSc (Hons) from Swansea University and has volunteered both in the UK and abroad. Martin's wildlife interests are broad and include the freshwater, marine and coastal ecosystems.
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Bonnie Bridges Yoga
Bonnie Bridges Yoga philosophy is derived from Svadhyaya, which promotes a journey of the self with introspection and self-examination. In tandem with a vigorous Vinyasa style practice, one can realize their truest form of self. Vinyasa is faster-paced yoga, inspiring overall physical, spiritual and mental wellness, with benefits in many other facets of life. Bonnie also offers Vinyasa, Hot Vinyasa, Yin and Yoga Nidra and any combination of these! Yin is a quiet, meditative practice characterized by long holds, providing deep tissue stretching.
Bonnie is a talented, registered yoga teacher offering group, corporate and private yoga lessons for those wishing to deepen their practice privately. As a B.C. Government professionally certified school teacher, Bonnie is also well equipped to offer kids and teen yoga.
Partake in a myriad of classes that accommodate for any busy schedule. Experience new sequences and surprising techniques leading into poses, allowing for a space full of fun and creativity. Ask Bonnie about her knowledge of chakras and healing energies, she's a wealth of information.
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Bonnie Bridges Yoga will inspire your soul and elevate your body and mind. Bonnie is a comforting yogi instructor, simultaneously exuding confidence and relaxing energy. Give Bonnie at the studio a call for class times.
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Meet Bonnie Bridges
A Chinese proverb highlights Bonnie's personal philosophy. "If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."
Bonnie is a passionate, lifelong learner, always in a constant state of discovery. "The human potential is exponential," says Bonnie, "as imperfect as we are as people, there is hope."
The mother of two rambunctious boys loves her role as a teacher in all things yoga. Her background began in fitness and aerobics, a time when she held the common misconception that yoga was a gentle activity not capable of meeting her energetic needs. Upon her early start into a yoga lifestyle, Bonnie quickly reneged on her misguided opinion. She had never been in better shape in her life!
Aside from her mastered skill as a yogi, Bonnie is a crafter, writer and artist. She specializes her talents in hand-making Mala necklaces, bracelets and other yoga inspired accessories. When given the opportunity, she enjoys a contemplative moment to herself. Bonnie is also a creative force in conjuring up enlightening journal blogs.
2010 was the year that brought Bonnie and her family to Fort St. John. Bonnie was content to leave a large metropolis behind her, never looking back. With unprecedented opportunities abound, the northern community held its ground for the Bridges, inspiring growth and career development. The future in Fort St. John looks bright and the people even brighter.
Bonnie started her yoga teaching practice, Bonnie Bridges Yoga, in 2016 and began teaching group fitness in 2006. She remarks, "I enjoy building relationships with others, understanding that it takes time to build those connections and absolutely cognizant of the interconnection between us all."
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Learn how researchers are making advances with the latest treatments.
Making Breakthroughs in Heart Disease
Since 1921, heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States.READ MORE
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Transplant researchers aren't missing a beat when it comes to pioneering treatments to prevent transplant rejection and the recurrence of the original disease. Their latest findings are helping patients get a second chance at life.READ MORE
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More than 120,000 people are on the waiting list for an organ in the United States. But just one donor can save as many as eight lives.READ MORE
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Facebook Audience Network Available to More Brands; Link Ads Now Supported
Facebook extended availability of its Facebook Audience Network mobile advertising network, which it announced at its F8 global developer conference in San Francisco April 30, and the social network also announced that link ads are now supported.
Facebook extended availability of its Facebook Audience Network mobile advertising network, which it announced at its F8 global developer conference in San Francisco April 30, and the social network also announced that link ads are now supported.
Facebook announced in a post on the Facebook for Business page that advertisers that are eligible to use Facebook Audience Network will be informed when they access their ads interfaces — the ads create tool, Power Editor or the ads application-programming interface — adding that all app ads and link ads are eligible for inclusion.
Ads delivered via Facebook Audience Network are available in three formats (displayed above) — banner, interstitial and native (see Shazam example below) — and all of the social network's targeting and measurement features can be used.
Facebook said in a post on its developer blog:
The Audience Network shows people the right ads by extending Facebook's targeting to third-party apps. This means the ads match the interests of people, just as they do on Facebook. It also means people are more likely to engage with the ads.
Facebook's 1.5 million advertisers can now extend their Facebook campaigns to the Audience Network with just one click. This gives our publishers and developers access to a huge pool of demand that includes many of the best brands that advertise on Facebook. It also means people see ads from the brands they care about.
The Audience Network offers multiple ad formats — native, banner and interstitial — so developers and publishers can show ads that work best for their app. Native ads allow publishers to customize their ads, so the ads can fit seamlessly within their app's flow. Publishers like Le Monde, Deezer and IGN have already designed native ads that perform well and match the look and feel of their apps.
Early users of Facebook Audience Network are pictured in the graphic below, and the social network offered the following testimonials from some of those developers and publishers in its posts on the Facebook for Business page and developer blog:
Walgreens saw its reach rise 5 percent and click-through rates jump by four to five times during its tests of Facebook Audience Network, and Adam Kmiec, its senior director of mobile, social and content marketing, said:
Facebook understands how to connect with customers any time, on any screen and with the right message, and the Audience Network only further supports this approach.
Facebook Audience Network resulted in a 16 percent gain in impressions for HarperCollins, and Jennifer Hart, senior vice president, associate publisher and group marketing director of the publisher's William Morrow imprint, said:
The Audience Network has helped us reach potential new readers outside of News Feed. We've found the Audience Network to be a very effective marketing tool, and we've used it for some of our best-selling authors, including Susan Elizabeth Phillips and James Rollins, just to name a few.
Game developer Machine Zone said its cost per install is down and it has found new, highly engaged players for its games, and chief revenue officer Deepak Gupta added:
In the U.S., on both iOS and Android, the Audience Network has allowed us to open up additional traffic segments that monetize on par with mobile News Feed.
Glu Mobile said Facebook Audience Network is helping it to monetize its red-hot title, "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood," with president of publishing Chris Akhavan adding:
We've seen CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) that are double or better with Facebook's Audience Network compared with other top ad networks. We end up being able to show our users fewer ads because with the Audience Network, we can show the right ads to the right people.
And music-recognition and sharing app Shazam reported that Facebook Audience Network has boosted its revenue from ad networks by 37 percent, with director of product management Rhiannon White saying:
The Audience Network has delivered phenomenal performance for us. The targeting means the ads are more relevant to our users, and the diversity and quality of advertisers is top-notch.
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Is Perfectionism in Your DNA? How to Ease Up
According to the Center for Clinical Interventions, perfectionism involves "putting pressure on ourselves to meet high standards" which in turn can influence the way we think about others and ourselves.
There's a difference between striving for quality or excellence in the work we do or in our relationships with others, and in setting unrealistic expectations and demands for nothing less than the perfect or ideal.
So are you a perfectionist? Take this quiz to see if perfectionism is in your DNA.
- Do I have a "black or white" mentality, paying scant attention to the shades of gray between?
- Do I have difficulty completing a project because my own high standards haven't been met?
- Do I find it tough to maintain a sense of humor while struggling to do a task I'm not very good at?
- Do I get preoccupied with details, rules or schedules that others don't seem to care much about?
- Am I reluctant to delegate tasks or participate in a group project unless others do things my way?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, read on.
As you probably know, being a perfectionist is a more perplexing matter than simply striving for the best. The way you deal with tasks is neither ideal nor pragmatic. Despite investing considerable time and effort in whatever you do, you're frequently upset with yourself and your work. This is no way to live. You deserve better.
It's time to create a future for yourself that doesn't drive you crazy and doesn't hold you back from being all you can be. Here are three ways to do so:
Aim for Excellence, not Perfection
Perfection demands that no matter what you do, it should have no flaws, no mistakes, no second-best, nothing less than a perfect "10." Tough mandate! Perfect makes sense only with a simple task, like getting a perfect score on a multiple-choice test. But being a perfect spouse, having perfect kids, developing a perfect career, living a perfect life — sorry, it just doesn't fly.
So aim for excellence — not perfection — in whatever is really important to you. Aim for an excellent mark on your test. Give an outstanding speech. Whip up a delicious meal. Grow a first-rate relationship. Establish a satisfying career. And entomb your desire for perfection.
With matters that aren't particularly important to you (i.e., tidying up, writing an e-mail), it's okay to forget even excellence. Just do it in a run-of-the-mill manner. That way you'll have time and energy to devote to the important things in your life.
Make Your To-Do List Short and Practical
As a perfectionist, it's likely that your to-do list is too long, too detailed, too intricate. Have a massive to-do list and you'll guarantee that you'll be disappointed with yourself, despite accomplishing a great deal.
To prevent this from happening, make your list short and practical. Guard against including every possible task you'd like to do. Concentrate instead on your highest priorities. Resist the impulse to fill up every hour. That way you'll give yourself unscheduled time to cope with the unexpected, or simply to relax without any agenda. Remember you're a human being, not a human doing.
Quit "Should-ing" Yourself
"I should have done this; I should have done that." My, how you torture yourself! The word "should" connotes the "right" way to do something. And who decides what the right way is? It's an authority — could be your parents, your religion, your super-ego, your peer group, your mentor.
If you're a perfectionist, you've probably adopted a whole bunch of harsh and burdensome "shoulds." Eventually, you may come to believe that you have no choice in much of what you do. Instead of spurring you on to higher achievement, "shoulds" drain your energy. Hence, minimize the use of the word. Try substituting the word "could" and notice what happens. While "should" implies you must do it the "right" way at the "right" time, "could" is empowering, carrying the mature message that you have the right, capacity, and obligation to choose what to do and when to do it. After reflecting on potential options, you can then commit to what you think is best, without guilt and doubt being your constant companions.
Perfectionists: Ease up on yourself. Enjoy life. Give yourself credit for all you do!
Sapadin, L. (2018). Is Perfectionism in Your DNA? How to Ease Up. Psych Central. Retrieved on December 2, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/is-perfectionism-in-your-dna-how-to-ease-up/
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heya! ((^~^)) everywhere i look, i see people getting ready for The Arcade's next round starting December 1st! i have to admit, i am pretty excited myself! i have a few previews for you before the event starts, including a couple from Tentacio's gacha machine, Choreographer! not shown here are violin cases, jackets, and a water bottle, so it's a super cute set altogether! also, being that today is the end of the month, a lot of events are ending including Oneword where the current theme is Autumn, so make sure you check it out quick!
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by Gregory Aune, MD, PhD, CKN Editor
Childhood Cancer Survivors have their own unique set of issues that often go unaddressed by health care professionals once treatment has ended and the child enters adulthood. Although the last 20 years have seen growth in survivorship research, this research is rarely filtered down to the people who need it most – the survivors and their families. Dr. Gregory Aune, Pediatric Oncologist, researcher, childhood cancer survivor and advocate, has taken on the position of CKN Editor, Knowledge Translation – Childhood Cancer Survivorship. His goal is simple: to help empower childhood cancer survivors to start a dialogue with their doctors by publishing short, easy-to-read research study summaries, like this one.
THE HEADLINE: Neurocognitive Function, Sleep, and Fatigue in Female Childhood ALL Survivors
THE RESEARCH: Cancer: Impact of sleep, fatigue, and systemic inflammation on neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital compiled cohorts of 35 male and 35 female survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a mean age of 14.3 years and a mean years from diagnosis of 7.4 years. These cohorts were then evaluated with neurocognitive testing, behavioral ratings, reported sleep quality and fatigue symptoms. Additionally, serum markers of systemic inflammation were collected and evaluated. These included, interleukin 1-beta, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and C-reactive protein.
KEY FINDINGS: Across the board, survivors performed worse than established population norms on testing evaluating executive functioning and processing speed. Survivors additionally reported more behavioral problems. In female survivors, level of fatigue exacerbated deficits in executive functioning, processing speed, and attention. For female survivors that reported frequent nighttime awakening, there was a correlation with increased inattention hyperactivity, and aggression. Finally, in female survivors impaired executive functioning, processing speed and behavioral problems were correlated with higher levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-1 beta, and C-reactive protein. In contrast, male survivors that had elevated serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha demonstrated impaired organization, but no significant link between neurocognitive outcomes and sleep/fatigue was observed.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS: There is a growing body of evidence that therapies directed at preventing central nervous system (CNS) relapse of leukemia (chemotherapy injected into the CNS and craniospinal radiation) are associated with impairments in neurocognitive function. There is also emerging evidence that systemic chemotherapy can also impair cognitive function. The concept of "chemo brain" is not new, but with advances in neuroscience developing in basic science labs around the world, the ability of the oncology community to begin to understand what drives these symptoms is becoming increasingly feasible. This study included a relatively small number of ALL survivors, but demonstrates the negative aspects of successful ALL therapy with respect to neurocognitive outcomes. Moreover, the distinct differences in the female group and the links between systemic inflammatory markers and worse neurocognitive function highlights the need to better understand how pediatric chemotherapy exposure impacts development and overall health. Elucidating the mechanisms of how impaired development caused by early chemotherapy exposure impacts brain health is crucial to improving long-term outcomes for these patients. For all survivors, this study indicates that follow-up monitoring for school, sleep, and behavioral difficulties is essential. Parents and survivors should remain vigilant in monitoring for these symptoms. Meanwhile, the scientific community must seek to understand the basic mechanisms that drive differences in neurocognitive outcomes as they relate to sex and underlying inflammatory status.
Medical Disclaimer: The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this web site is for general information purposes only. If you feel the research summarized applies to you or someone you know, talk to your doctor about your concerns.
Videos with Dr. Aune
Presentation on YouTube (Jan 2015): Eliminating Long-term Health Effects in Cancer Survivors – Gregory Aune, MD, PhD
Interview for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (June 2015): Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor Dr. Greg Aune Discusses Issues in Long-Term Survivorship Care
Interview with the Washington Post Live Summit (Dec 2016): How cancer lives on in young adults after treatment ends
Dr. Gregory J. Aune is the Stephanie Edlund Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Cancer Research and a St. Baldrick's Foundation Scholar. His experience in pediatric cancer spans over 27 years and encompasses his own patient experiences, research in experimental therapeutics, clinical care of pediatric oncology patients, and childhood cancer advocacy. His interest in pediatric oncology began at age 16, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. While fortunate to survive, the experiences he encountered as a patient initiated a path towards a research and clinical career aimed at developing less toxic chemotherapy regimens. His experience as a long-term survivor included open-heart surgery at age 35 to replace his aortic valve and bypass three blocked coronary arteries that were damaged by his teenage cancer therapies. This life-changing event initiated his research interest in cardiac disease. His training to become a successful physician scientist and pediatric oncologist has included time spent at some of the most well-respected oncology institutions in the United States including, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Aune is a national leader in childhood cancer advocacy efforts. In San Antonio, he has been a leader in local fundraising and awareness efforts. Since 2010, he has spearheaded efforts by the St. Baldrick's Foundation and For the Kids Dance Marathon at the University of Texas San Antonio that have raised over $830,000 for childhood cancer patients and research efforts. In September 2014, his appointment to the National Cancer Institute Council of Research Advocates (NCRA) was announced by NCI Director Dr. Harold Varmus at a White House briefing on childhood cancer.
In addition, Dr. Aune is a policy advisor for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Childhood Cancer Organization, is a member of the St. Baldrick's Foundation National Advocacy Committee, and serves on the scientific advisory board for the Canines-N-Kids foundation.
In May 2015, Dr. Aune addressed the 68th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland and called on the World Health Organization to make childhood cancer a top global health priority.


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According to a new scientific study, having a SISTER makes you a happier person
Sure, you might have gone through years of them stealing your wardrobe and opening your new mascara, but it turns out having a sister actually makes you a happier person.
Researchers at De Montfort University surveyed 571 people aged 17 to 25 and found that those with sisters tended to have more balanced lives. Professor Tony Cassidy from the University of Ulster said, 'Sisters appear to encourage more open communication and cohesion in families.'
What's more, it turns out brothers have the alternative effect, scientists adding – 'It could be that boys have a natural tendency not to talk about things. With boys together it is about a conspiracy of silence not to talk. Girls tend to break that down.'
Scientists also found that having a sister made females more independent – girls who had sisters ranked highest in the study for independence, compared to boys who only had brothers who ranked the lowest.
What do you reckon, are you close to your sister? Do your kids communicate emotions either way? Let us know in the comments below!


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Krieg DeVault has played a major role in shaping the financial institutions landscape in Indiana over the last several decades. The Firm's Trust and Estate Litigation Practice is an integral aspect of our long tradition of partnering with banks all over the State to advocate for their interests on a broad range of legal issues impacting their business.
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Many fabrics used for clothing are coated with toxins to create stain, fire and wrinkle resistance. Dyes, inks and pesticides are also found and contribute to the vulnerability of developing brains and body systems.
This carcinogen can be found in some permanent-press and fire-retardant clothing, including children's polyester sleepwear up to size 14. It is also found in some fabric softeners. It is known to cause upper airway cancer, leukemia, respiratory illness and asthma.
PFCs can be found in stain-resistant fabrics because they repel oil. They cause liver, pancreatic, testicular and mammary gland tumors in lab animals and thyroid cancer in rats.
PBDEs are industrial toxic chems that have been used for more than 30 years to retard fire in mattresses and children's sleepwear. They have been detected in blood, breastmilk and umbilical cord blood. Exposed lab animals show learning and memory deficits and affected thyroid levels. They may cause birth defects.
Used in many blue dyes, it is one of the most commonly used substances in products. Cobalt was found in pigments and inks of baby feeding bibs sold by two major retailers. It has also been used in the textiles of footwear. Traces of cobalt have been found in the urine of nearly all children and adults tested in the US, according to the CDC. Those working with cobalt were found to develop asthma, lung disease, cancer and fertility issues.
This industrial solvent was reportedly used in more than 1000 products, a few being bibs, dolls and fancy dress costumes. It can also be an ingredient in diaper ointment. Breathing it for long periods can irritate airways. The kidneys are most vulnerable when exposed to ethylene glycol and harms animal fetuses at high doses.
These are not just found in hard plastics, they have also been identified in textiles using PVC. They can also be used as adhesives, dyes or inks. Animal studies show adverse effects on the liver, kidney, and male and female reproductive systems.
Carcinogens such as chrome, copper and zinc are often used in conventional fabric dyes, says OTA spokesperson Sandra Marquardt. The most toxic part of clothing comes from fabric treatments. Exposure to heavy metals is known to cause neurological issues in children.
Used on cotton fields in 25 countries, more than 10% of the world's insecticides and 25% of pesticides were used in cotton production. These chemicals have long been known to harm people, wildlife and the environment.
Children's clothing made from synthetic fibers like polyester and nylon are made from petrochemicals that have significant environmental impacts. Petrochemicals create greenhouse gas, cause cancer and are hormone disruptors.
This chemical is used to create fabrics such as rayon. Rayon is made from wood pulp which is then treated with sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid is considered a potetial skin, organ and muscular-skeletal toxicant by the National Institutes of Health.
This chemical is found in mass marketed disposable diapers, specifically in the gel core. Anderson Laboratories found that mice exposed to the chemicals emitted by conventional disposables had asthma-like reactions. Their manufacture also involves chlorine.
I find it annoying that parents even have to think about this stuff. However, it's out there and unfortunately we are responsible for educating ourselves about it in order to protect our kiddos. Children are especially susceptible to these chemicals and have three times the risk factor of adults. Their underdeveloped livers are less effective in the metabolism of toxic chems. Here are some action steps you can take to avoid as many of these offenders as possible:
TAKE ACTION: Dress your child in clothing that is:
1.) used
2.) GOTS Certified (Global Organic Textile Standard)
3.) Oeko-Tex Standard Certified
4.) colored with eco-friendly dyes or is undyed
5.) free of that "new clothing smell"
6.) made of natural fibers (ex. cloth diapers)
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text: The February Workshop that was scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. So as not to cause chaos with anyone's schedule, I am also canceling the March Workshop. I should have learned my lesson years ago when I had to constantly reschedule classes due to winter weather conditions. From now on I will run workshops following the wisdom of Farmers' Markets and Flea Markets, holding classes April through October, skipping the risky weather of November through March.


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In the 19th century, France developed a railway system whose lines all merged in Paris. This central-hub system, dubbed the "Legrand Star," was intended to be more efficient than Germany's railways, which were more an interconnected web than a spoked wheel. Yet German trains transported troops, supplies, and messages more efficiently than French railroads, helping the Germans win the Franco-Prussian War.
"Think of the Legrand Star as a kind of shorthand symbol for the ways that states like to organize the world," writes Steven Johnson in "Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age." "They concentrate power in a central location; they make the peripheries, the edges of the network, feeder systems for the main core; they simplify; they favor broad strokes over unpredictable swerves; they prefer master planners over local knowledge. They look best from above."
In "Future Perfect," the Legrand Star serves as a cautionary tale about rigid systems and institutions, where, Johnson writes, "all the intelligence lay at the center of the network." These structures tend to be less resilient and adaptable to change, often embracing top-down, noninclusive decision-making, with closed, not open, information flows.
Johnson is a writer who thinks about ideas, where they come from and why they last. Over numerous books, from "The Invention of Air" to "Where Good Ideas Come From," he has charted the junction of innovation, technology, and history to show how good thinking emerges. The author may also be, I suspect, a frustrated social activist who'd like to change the way we tackle social, political, and economic puzzles.
If the culprit is the centralized problem solving practiced by most businesses and governments, "Future Perfect" opens by proposing a solution: Use more of what Johnson calls decentralized "peer networks." These groups are user-driven, responsive, and encourage participation. Their very structure mirrors what Johnson calls the original "pure peer networks, owned by everyone" — the Internet. A peer network's fishnet of connections fosters a "hive mind," harnessing a "dense network of human intelligence."
In the second half of the book, Johnson draws on multidisciplinary examples to demonstrate his thesis. Already, he claims, peer networks have driven the protest movements of Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring. Companies that empower employees to make management decisions, so-called public stakeholder firms such as Whole Foods, are more profitable than more hierarchical ones. On the dark side, nimble peer networks also work great for Al Qaeda.
Naturally, Johnson would like to see his ideas applied widely. Nascent participatory budgeting efforts, letting citizens vote on how their tax dollars are being spent, could be used by more municipalities; the same for 311 call centers, such as New York City's, which help pinpoint community problems. Crucial but less profitable drugs could be developed via government prize-backed challenges. Even the downfall of traditional print journalism is a good thing, "Future Perfect" posits, because peer-written news will produce better reporting. "In the long run, diversity trumps ability."
In clear and engaging prose, Johnson writes about this emerging movement. The only quibble: Johnson's notion of armies of peer progressives changing the world sounds mighty familiar. They've had a less-flashy name for decades: grass-roots community organizers. Yes, the Internet lets the citizenry share information and harness greater power. What Johnson proposes — people connecting, actually or virtually, and hashing out common ground or confronting authority — isn't so much groundbreaking thinking as it is a reminder to refresh community decision making for the digital age.
Still, "Future Perfect" is a buoyant and hopeful book. Given the inability of our government to enact worthwhile change, and the near guarantee that Washington's gridlock will only worsen regardless of which party wins this November, we're going to need all the help we can get. "Future Perfect" reminds us we already have the treatment. We just need to use it.
Ethan Gilsdorf can be reached at www.ethangilsdorf.com and on Twitter @ethanfreak.


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Cold Front Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Cold weather does not affect smallmouth as much as it does largemouth. Cold Front Smallmouth Bass Fishing was unexpected this time of year.
Today, I had the pleasure of fishing with Mike and Chris traveling to Lake Erie for the Smallmouth bass.
The Presque Isle Bay and the Lake are both producing smallmouth. Mike and Chris put quality bass in the boat the whole trip.
The most effective technique here on the lake is a tube, drop shot or a swimming grub. Throw these patterns in 5 to 6 feet of water and hold on.
Mike and Chris caught over 30 smallmouth bass on their short trip. Chris was in luck on this trip and caught himself a 5 pound smallmouth.
The weather conditions took a turn on us; dropping the water temperature to 59 degrees. Smallmouth can endure the colder weather but they become more active as the summer goes on.
I really enjoyed fishing with Mike and Chris and we are looking forward to their next trip.
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Care workers recognised
PUBLISHED: 07:00 29 October 2018
The borough's finest care workers, volunteers and care-related organisations were recognised at the council's Caring at its Best Awards on Friday (October 19).
The dedicated carers scooped up awards at the special event at the Civic Offices in Bexleyheath, where they were also able to enjoy lunch accompanied by music from one of Townley Grammar School's Year 11 students, Jeannie.
Bexley's cabinet member for adults services councillor, Brad Smith, presented all nominees with a certificate and a pin badge.
Winners of each category were awarded a special glass trophy by the Mayor of Bexley, Councillor Brian Bishop.
Speaking at the event, Cllr Smith said: "These awards celebrate and recognise the excellent support and care and the many good news stories in the field of social care that don't get as much publicity and praise as they deserve.
"We would like to thank all those who took the time to complete a nomination in respect of an individual or an organisation and this year's nominees and winners, who truly #DoitforBexley by delivering caring at its best."
The public sent in 87 nominations for 31 people and 22 organisations based in Bexley after nominations opened in July.
The awards judging panel whittled down the entries to one clear winner for each of the eight categories:
.Team or Individual, Home Care: Jennifer Spencer, Megan Howell, Lydia Osei-Tutu and Jackie Taylor
Team or Individual, Community Care: Lynda Munns
Team or Individual, Learning Disability Services: Lydia Daku-Mante
Volunteer: Viny Poon
Home Care Organisation: Nomase Care Ltd
Community Care Organisation: Evergreen Care Bexley
Residential Care Organisation: Groveland Park Care Home
Learning Disability Services Organisation: Bexley Mencap
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(Mitch Stringer-US Presswire)
Uncertainty is the only certainty right now for Clemson offensive lineman Brandon Thomas, who is preparing to fill in for injured starter Phillip Price, whose status is still in question.
If Georgia Tech offers a scholarship, this Atlanta-based running back will accept it.
A second player, running back D.J. Adams, has decided to leave Maryland's program
The awards are just beginning for BC linebacker Luke Kuechly.
Can Clemson get back to being a linebacker factory?
Former Miami receiver Aldarius Johnson has hired an agent and is working toward a second chance at playing again.
Florida State kick returner Karlos Williams will probably miss the bowl game with a broken wrist.
Logan Thomas is turning into a heckuva quarterback -- especially for a tight end.
FSU and Miami need to worry -- Urban Meyer is back on the recruiting trail.
Virginia Tech offensive lineman Blake DeChristopher has a lumberjack's beard and a prankster's personality.
Clemson is concerned about the regression of quarterback Tajh Boyd.
All ACC fans should hope that Virginia Tech RB David Wilson doesn't leave early. He's an amazing athlete and quite a character.
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Despite Foster's impressive coaching job this season, he hasn't been contacted yet about any openings.
The entire team struggled to handle the success of its 8-0 start.
Virginia Tech wanted a rematch against Clemson, and the Hokies got it.
Much has changed since Clemson embarrassed Virginia Tech on its home field.
Miami recruiting is making headlines again.
Wake Forest will enter its bowl game on a sour note.
Virginia coach Mike London is working out a contract extension to keep him around, and it's where he wants to be.
You think the Hokies are a lock for their fifth ACC title? Think again.


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Three novels and a collection of short stories on, it is beginning to be clear that Aravind Adiga has claimed a piece of literary terrain for his own and devised a style to go with it. That terrain is urban India; his characters are the working and lower-middle classes – on the make, fired by ressentiment and far from idle. The ancestral village is for many of them a living memory. Adiga's city, temptress and abuser, maintains a permanent assault on the individual's integrity.


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"But all the chartreuse buds on the new spring branches are also the brown crispy leaves that blow to the ground in the fall. It's natural. It's the way life works…"
–Chapter Sixteen, Mental
Mental (2018), which took 23 years to complete, is based on Johnston's late teens and early twenties in the 1990s in Texas. Weaving journalistic scrutiny with magic realism, Mental draws upon a broad set of themes, all of which reveal why one young woman's emergence from childhood to take responsibility for her life was belated.
Told by identical twin narrators in three parts, Mental delves deeply into the inner workings of the psyche to achieve a hard won happy ending, leaving the reader with the suggestion that it is one's attitude that directs one's fate. Drawing upon Buddhist wisdom and with a strong foundation in the natural world, Mental's subject matter may at times be dark–but the message of the piece as a whole is overwhelmingly positive.
This Second Edition of Mental, released on the first anniversary of its original publication, is meant to inspire those who are struggling to find themselves in a world that can be full of evil, disappointment, loss and grief. This novel is about dealing with changes and transitions, and is offered to illustrate the importance of continuing the search for peace even in the midst of suffering.
This is Johnston's second novel. Her first novel, Leaves Subsiding (2010), written under pen name M Yoshida McCurry, is about the elusive search for happiness. She is also the author of Dandelions (2019), a long poem, Disaster and Harmony: A Poetry Collection (2019), and Cosmogony (2019), a rhyming and metered poem about the natural world and one girl's place in it.
To read a preview of Mental (2018) for free now, go to https://Amazon.com/author/mariekjohnston, where you can also enter to win a copy of one of the four titles Johnston is currently promoting. Mental is an eBook ($9.99) and a paperback ($9.99) for sale now on Amazon.com. Go to https://www.amazon.com/Mental-novel-Marie-K-Johnston/dp/1690980842/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1569337062&sr=1-1 to add this novel to your personal library now!
Marie K Johnston (aka Kristen M McCurry) is a novelist, poet, visual artist and website creator. She is a 42 year old married mother of one living in a little arty town just northwest of Houston, TX. She was educated at The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University and was accepted into Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Marie K Johnston wrote for a variety of print and online publications (including Walmart.com and Rice University's Web & Print Division) and taught English and Liberal Arts for 14 years before she married. She is the author of 2 novels and 3 books of poetry, which can be previewed and purchased at http://Amazon.com/author/mariekjohnston and http://www.BooksbyMarieKJohnston.com. She writes local color "faction," taking a journalistic approach to magic realism to show everyday life in Texas where resilient female protagonists are both soft and strong. A preview of her visual art can be found at http://www.MarieKJohnston.com ("The Fiction and Folk Art of Marie K Johnston"). Johnston is currently working on two projects: 1) the publication of her journal, which explores the themes of love, loss, marriage, motherhood, dealing with mental illness, and coming into one's own, and 2) a third fictionalized narrative dealing primarily with her daily, lifelong battle with Bipolar I with Psychotic Features. Both of these projects are due for publication and release in December 2020.