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Pussy Riot Launches a Political NFT ART Award, After Release of PANIC ATTACK Video as NFTs
Political Punk Art Movement Pussy Riot has released new video, Panic Attack, created by award-winning augmented reality creator Asad J. Malik and produced by his hologram company Jadu.
Pussy Riot has Launched March 20, 2021, a Political NFT ART AWARD. Starting from the launch until Friday, March 26, 2021, artists can submit their political art until the deadlines. Because of the overwhelming demand from artists to get help on NFT platforms, the award creates light on political art in this growing crypto art space.
On Saturday, March 27, 2021, the three winners will be invited to be featured on the foundations platform.
Nadya Tolokonnikova says: "We're committed to solidarity and supporting activist art. We made this award because we want to see more crypto artworks on political and social issues. We want activist art to succeed, and we'll do all that's in our power to elevate it. Female and queer artists will enjoy privileges in this award, but everyone is welcome to apply".
Here is a little origin story on Pussy Riot, a protest group for all those living under a rock. In August of 2011, Russian Feminist Nadezhda Tolokennikova and Maria Alyokjina formed a group opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policies.
The groups performed several protest performances. The most known is the stage performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on February 21, 2012. These performances led group members Nadezhda Tolokennikova and Maria Alyokjina to be arrested and sentenced to two years in prison.
The video, Panic Attack, is a result of a person fighting with being overwhelmed by panic disorder.
Tolokonnikova explained that after serving two years in a labor camp, she is still struggling with mental health issues. "Trauma, fear, and insecurity never entirely go away, causing depression episodes and profound anxiety."
"PANIC ATTACK" was born due to me staring at the wall for 24 hours in the middle of the pandemic, feeling 100% helpless. I was trying to write something uplifting to encourage people to get through the tough times. But I was failing and failing. Magically, at the second I allowed myself to be honest and write about the despair I was experiencing, I wrote the track in like half an hour.
Depression is a plague of the 21st century, and it tells me that there's something broken in the way we treat each other. The video 'PANIC ATTACK' reflects human beings' objectification, loneliness, and disconnection from the environment that causes us to feel small and powerless. And it's us who caused it with our own hands – that's why at the end of the video, I'm fighting with my clone."
Panic Attack is available in four NFTs for collectors to purchase on Foundation.
The proceeds will fund Pussy Riot's art and the shelter for domestic violence victims in Russia that they've supported since April 2020.
"Panic Attack 1 – Terrestial Paradise" was sold for $187,000, and last weekend "Panic Attack 2 – Slaughtered Clones" was sold for $24,000. In the following two Saturdays, "Panic Attack 3 – Rivers Of Blood" and "Panic Attack 4 – Dooms Day Boss Fight" will be put up for auction.
The protest art group's ten-year anniversary is this year, and their debut studio album RAGE is coming later this year. This comes as a 2021 campaign for the release of the people arrested for political reasons this year. Pussy Riot has issued an urgent call to action called "RAGE."
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The day my son told me he was no longer religious is one that will live forever in my memory. He was no longer living at home and was thousands of miles away when he felt ready to break the news to us.
I'd like to tell you I said all the right things and made all the right noises, but my part of the conversation is very much a fog. I know we were all crying, my son included.
I felt devastated. I raised my children to be like me, a religious Jew. And here was one of my precious children rejecting his religious upbringing, and it felt like he was rejecting me. I felt my heart shatter into a thousand pieces.
I cried for a week straight. My husband held me, comforted me through the long days and sleepless nights that followed, but I grieved. I grieved for the loss of my idea of what my son's life would be like, I grieved for what I perceived as MY loss. But I felt so alone – other than my husband, with whom could I share my shame? For this is what I felt initially – ashamed, as if I had done something wrong, as if this was my doing. If I had been a better mother, I thought, he would never have turned his back on religion.
My son has his reasons for casting aside religion – that's his business. I will say that now, after many a discussion with him, I do understand where he is coming from. I won't say I agree, or that I would have taken the same path, but I get it.
Eventually, when the tears slowed, and after several emergency sessions with my therapist, I decided that I needed to stop crying into my coffee, and that I should figure out how to move forward without pushing my son away, even though I was in tremendous emotional pain. How can I properly forge ahead with my son knowing that I accept him for who is, when who he is is not who I wanted him to be?
The simple fact is this – I love him. He is my child. He is still that kid who as an adorable toddler fell asleep with his fingers woven through his knitted blanket, his thumb firmly in his mouth. He is still that little kid who told me I was the best Ima ever, and when he grows up he's going to marry me, and if he can't marry me his wife will come live with us so she can learn how to cook. He is still that teen who told me he wanted to make aliyah when he was older, but "don't worry, Ima, I'll carry you in my heart always." He is still that same boy, but he's now an adult with thoughts and feelings and emotions of his own.
I soon realized that I was grieving a loss that wasn't real – really, I had lost nothing. My son, my precious child, was healthy and hale and hearty. He was living in Israel preparing for his army service – and he was happy. He was starting to live life on his own terms. What parent doesn't want that for their child?
No one prepares you for these difficult parenting moments – and in our religious communities the feeling of aloneness is ridiculous because I know of so many people whose kids are no longer religious, but it is barely spoken about, which adds fuel to the flames of shame. This is one of the reasons that I am now speaking out – we need to support each other, so that we can support our children better.
I wish someone had told me how to cope, had prepared me in some way. I wish I hadn't hidden my shame away – my son makes me proud because he is a good person, with decent core values that have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with morality. Is he a lesser being because he no longer dons tefillin, or keeps Shabbat? Absolutely not.
One important lesson that I have learned is that it is ok to tell your child "I love you, but I don't agree with what you're doing." Unconditional love is just that – judgment-free. And it's the hardest love. Because loving a child who does things opposite to the way he's been taught is painful. Every reminder rips the scab off a little bit. And I don't know if the pain ever goes away completely – you just learn to live with it, and to accept it. Loving someone doesn't mean you approve of all their choices – it just means you respect their right to make them, especially once your child has become an adult.
I have raised my sons first and foremost to be good people. I have also raised them to be independent thinkers, and not to follow blindly. I had hoped that they would all love Orthodox Judaism as much as I do – but I now have to accept that it is not meant to be at this time for all of them. And I have to be OK with that.
To every parent out there who has a child that is 'OTD' (Off the Derech – I hate the term, because each child finds their own derech) – I say this: don't cut your children out of your lives because they are no longer religious. Love them, support them, show them that they still have a place in your life. There is more to who a person is than just religion – show compassion, show love, show your child that a parent's love never stops, no matter what.
Religion cannot be separated from morality. They are very much entwined. If your son is a good moral person, he is in very important respects religious.
Relax, other aspects of his religion will probably return, particularly if he gets married and has children.
It is true what you say and it is very painful.for our family at the same time. Not easy in the slightest bit.
Thank you this article his helped me to finally come to terms with 3 of my 4 children going off the derech.
I have basically approached it the same way you have & now I know I am not alone.
It is tremendously painful to say the least. I hear you on loving my child. It is the bottom line and I always will.
The problem I have is that love is what the child needs and to know that it is unconditional. Fine.
The issue I have is that shabbos desecration is so horrible. Sure, ok, one may say that perhaps Hashem will be more lenient as our generation is so full of tests etc…perhaps it's the computer influence. The list is endless. Ultimately I try to teach my children that their relationship with Hashem is the only truly lasting thing in this world and that one needs to keep up the relationship and that it is beneficial.
This is what is so difficult.
Very interesting topic. It brings out food for thought. I'd like to address the interesting point in your statement (as was mentioned in a previous comment) that your son is a good, moral human being, although not religious.
I believe that many–dare I say most–religious people separate the two, ethics & morality from obvious "frumkeit," or religiosity,when they are really one and the same. In fact, ethics and morality are (or should be) thought of as "frumkeit" more so than the outer accoutrements such as mode of dress, including flaunting one's religion by wearing one's tzitzit out or wearing a $2,000 sheitel, or by how many chumras (religious stringencies, for the uninitiated) you do. People tend to equate religiosity with appearance. If you dress the part, you ARE the part. It is not noticed that a person who does not LOOK religious can be even MORE religious than a person who appears frum externally. Mitzvot bein Adam le-Havero, mitzvahs between human beings, are of paramount importance,and I dare say, THE point of Jewish religiosity. Mitzvot between man and G-d, on the other hand, such as Shabbat observance, for example, have gone through many interpretations. What Orthodox Jews follow today are largely Rabbinic interpretations of what "Shamor v'Zachor et Yom ha Shabbat" mean. In truth, I don't believe we actually know what Hashem wants Shabbat to be. I don't know if Hashem intended for electricity to be forbidden on Shabbat (it is not fire), for example. Electricity was only discovered in recent centuries, and the poskening Rabbis of the time had to interpret what impact it would have on Shabbat observance. How much science did they know?
So, in the end, I would say your son IS a religious Jew. He is just not observant.
Your last statement about being religious and not observant, politely, I disagree.


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Letty Ngobeni
Property Point entrepreneur scoops top business award
By Bontle Moeng on	 September 14, 2017 Design and Architecture
Letty Ngobeni, Property Point graduate, and founder and CEO of Integrico, has been named Business Woman of Year in the Entrepreneur category of the Gauteng regional finals of the 2017 SA Women in Property Awards.
Property Point, a Growthpoint Properties initiative, is transforming the South African economy and society by building sustainable small businesses working in the property industry.
Ngobeni is a graduate of its enterprise and supplier development programme.
The Gauteng regional awards were presented on 31 August 2017 and the national winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Johannesburg in October.
An entrepreneur from the age of 12, Ngobeni is also a former secondary school teacher, specialising in business economics, accounting and organisational management. It has provided her with an exceptional grounding in business and a love for it. What's more, it has entrenched in her a deep passion for learning, and she continues to embrace the resources provided by Property Point to build and grow her company.
"We are delighted for Letty and incredibly proud of her achievements.Property Point is passionate about building small businesses and helping entrepreneurs succeed. She is an amazing success story and is a testament to what can be achieved when big business and small business work together," says Shawn Theunissen, Growthpoint Properties Head of Property Point and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.
"I am humbled and honoured to be part of the Property Point family. I am thankful for all the mentorship, support, guidance and opportunities that Property Point is continually opening for me. Thank you for believing in me," says Ngobeni.
"At Integrico we understand that your company's property has far more than just a monetary value; it is a living extension of your brand, serving your employees and customers. That is why we care for it as if it were our own.
Integrico is a 100% black woman-owned business that understands its responsibility for job creation and empowerment. No matter the size or location of a project, it seeks opportunities to include and up-skill members of the local community, wherever possible.
Ngobeni says that one of the most important lessons she has learned on her business journey so far is that your background doesn't define who you are, and your destiny. Rather, faith in God, hard work, perseverance and focus does.
"I don't believe in victims, only victors. Don't grant poverty the authority to define your destiny. You were made for greatness. There is no champion without a fight, the obstacles you face are the stepping stones that are guiding you to your great destiny."
Property Point has been a catalyst for transformation within the South African property industry since it was founded by Growthpoint in 2008.
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Lady Cubs softball young, but loaded (High School Sports ~ 08/02/16)
Young and dangerous is how Monett Softball Coach Ty Goetz has chosen to describe his team this season. The Lady Cubs return seven starters from a 16-win team last season, a year Monett considered to be a down year. "It just tells you how high our expectations are for this program when you earn 16 wins and you don't feel satisfied," Goetz said. "I was impressed with all of the girls that played our summer schedule this year. They are all very talented and competitive."...
Season opener for Cubs football moved again (High School Sports ~ 08/02/16)
A verbal misunderstanding between Monett and California school officials has led to a third date and time change for the gridiron Cubs' season opener. The game is now officially slated to be played on Saturday, Aug. 20 with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Most schools in Missouri will contest their Week 1 games on Aug. 19. According to Daryl Bradley, Monett athletic director, he originally proposed this date to California...
News in brief (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
The Ebenezer Baptist Church, 22026 Lawrence 1090, is holding Vacation Bible School this week through Aug. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Activities, games and snacks will be provided. Anyone interested in a ride may call 417-847-6955. The Kings Prairie Community Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 at the historic school building/community center at 11760 Farm Road 2015. Final plans will be made for the annual benefit concert on Aug. 13...
Pierce City pharmacy changes owners (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
In a surprise announcement Monday, Doug Thompson, owner of Thompson Family Drugs in Pierce City, reported that he had sold the business and would be leaving at noon.
Crosslines hosts back to school drive (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Approximately 200 children were served at the third annual Crosslines Back to School school supply distribution, held Saturday at Monett Elementary School.
Verona Back-To-School Bash slated for Aug. 20 (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
The Verona Back-To-School Bash, a carnival and car show benefit for the backpack program at the Verona school district, will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 on the school campus. The event will feature inflatables, face painting, water games and whiffle ball. Three tickets are available for $1. Barbecued pork sandwiches as well as hot dogs, baked beans and desserts will be available from the concession stand...
Cox Monett sponsors annual Stuff the Bus drive (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Cox Monett Hospital will again sponsor the Stuff the Bus event to gather school supplies for children in need of a little boost to start the new school year. "This community project to provide school children with supplies and other needs will get them ready for a great start to the new school year," said Janell Patton, director of community relations for Cox Monett Hospital. ...
Calendar girl ready for pageantry of August football (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
In August, Monettans flock to Burl Fowler Stadium to enjoy the return of football season.
Bi-county exhibitors find success at Ozark Empire Fair (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Exhibiting livestock or entering photos and paintings for show at the Ozark Empire Fair has become a tradition for many Barry and Lawrence County residents. This year's 80th annual fair in Springfield, which opened on Thursday, again became a gathering place for these bi-county residents and many farm families, who showed their prizes last weekend...
Public administrator, eastern commissioner primary winners to assume office (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
The winners of Tuesday's Republican primaries for Barry County public administrator and Lawrence County eastern commissioner will assume office in January, after no independent candidate filed a petition as of the Monday deadline. No independent candidate filed paperwork in the Barry County sheriff's race either, meaning the November general election will be a two-man race between the Republican nominee and Barry County deputy Justin "Dave" Ruark, D-Cassville...
Cassville teen injured in wreck (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
A Cassville teen was injured early Tuesday in a wreck at 1:45 a.m. on Farm Road 1107, one mile south of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Christopher Campbell, 19, of Cassville was driving a 1995 Ford Mustang southbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree...
Eliza Mae Teater (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Eliza Mae Teater, 80, of Cassville, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville.
Lola R. Mullins (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Lola R. Mullins, 79, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at the Cassville Healthcare & Rehab in Cassville. Arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville.
James "Billy" William Lomax, Jr. (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
James "Billy" William Lomax, Jr., 56, of Rogers, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville.
Robert G. Ware (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Robert G. Ware, 75, of Marionville, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Mercy Hospital Aurora. He was born in Joplin Aug. 15, 1940. He was the son of Oliver and Mary (Goodwin) Ware. He was principal at the Aurora School System for many years. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Charle Burnett Kerans May 24, 2001, in Aurora and she survives...
Robert Bee Branstetter (Obituary ~ 08/02/16)
Robert Bee Branstetter, 73, of Kimberling City, died Sunday, July 31, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5 in Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...
Unofficial results from the Republican primaries (Local News ~ 08/02/16)
Sheriff Gary Davis: 1,565 Travis Hilburn: 1,500 Terry Meek: 1,370 Danny Boyd: 1,207 James Smith: 781 Justin Fohn: 115 Public Administrator Keith Daniels: 2,448 Andy Reavis: 2,309 Rodney Hughes: 1,445
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Which TSP Fund Returned More Than 11% in January?
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By	Ralph R. Smith	on	February 1, 2019	in	Pay & Benefits	with	0 Comments
How did stocks fare in January? Very well indeed, thank you.
For the broader stock market averages, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both had their biggest monthly gains since October 2015. The S&P 500 went up 7.9% in January. This is its best start to the year since 1987.
The best return for this month was the S fund with a return of 11.64%. All of the TSP funds were up in January.
Best January Return Ever for the C Fund
For Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) investors there is also good news. The C fund is based on the S&P 500 index. The C fund went up 8.01% in January. For those who may be wondering when the C fund last went up at least 8% in January, don't spend a lot of time looking. It has never gone up 8% in January.
The best return for the C fund in January was 7.14% and that was in 1989. For those who like to engage in wishful thinking or believe the past is prologue to the future, in 1989 the C fund for the year was up more than 31%. That is not the highest yearly return the C fund has experienced but it is near the top. (The highest yearly return for the C fund was 37.4% in 1995.)
Comparing January Returns to "Best Ever" Monthly Returns
What are the best monthly returns for the C and the S funds? While January 2019 was very good, these two funds have performed a little better. Overall, the best monthly return for the C fund was 11.4% in December 1991.
The best monthly performance for the S fund was 15% in April 2009.
For those looking for a little cheer this winter, this may help. In 1991, when the C fund had its best monthly return, that fund had a yearly return of 30.77%.
In 2009, when the S fund had its best monthly return of all time, that fund returned 34.85% for the year.
Will 2019 bring similar good news to TSP investors? We have no idea. All we know is that 2019 is off to a good start for those with money in the TSP.
Monthly and 12 Month TSP Returns
G Fund
F Fund
C Fund
S Fund
I Fund
Month 0.23% 1.07% 8.01% 11.64% 6.6%
YTD 0.23% 1.07% 8.01% 11.64% 6.6%
12 Month 2.94% 2.39% -2.34% -1.98% -12.11%
L Income
Month 1.83% 2.53% 4.92% 5.86% 6.67%
YTD 1.83% 2.53% 4.92% 5.86% 6.67%
12 Month 1.44% 0.32% -1.89% -2.87% -3.74%
TSP Transfers in December: Surge into G Fund
January was a good month for the stock market although 2018 was not a profitable year for stocks overall. TSP investors apparently anticipated further drops in the stock market during December.
About 6.2 billion was transferred into the G fund during December. Almost $2.9 billion was transferred out of the C fund and about $1.9 billion was transferred out of the S fund. $1.4 billion was transferred out of the lifecycle funds and $442 million was transferred out of the I fund.
Loans and Hardship Withdrawals
The TSP was involved in activity changes as a result of the partial government shutdown.
Since December 26, 2018, compared to data for the previous year, loans increased by 5% and hardship withdrawals increased by 26%.
Also, the TSP "contact centers" experienced an increase during the shutdown of about 5% in call volumes, email and written correspondence. As much as 80% of all contacts had a question or made reference to the partial government shutdown.
January 2019 stock market returns are off to a great start. We wish all TSP investors many happy returns throughout the year.
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Yamaha switched the superbike world up with the 2009 YZF-R1 – a brand new motor with a cross plane crankshaft. Instead of the usual inline four wail they gave us a lumpy, offbeat and very tractable engine housed in a chassis that was oh-so flickable despite the physical size of the bike itself. It fitted people of all sizes but the 6-footers loved it. It proved to be a formidable road bike but could cut it on the track despite not being as race-focused as its competition.
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Sarah Dash, Founding Member Of LaBelle, Has Passed Away
This is so heartbreaking. Sarah Dash, the founding member of the legendary girl group, LaBelle has passed away at the age of 76.
Dash was born in Trenton, New Jersey and moved to Philadelphia where she met Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Cindy Birdsong. The four would go on to form the quartet Patt LaBelle and the Bluebelles, which would later be changed to LaBelle after Birdsong departed from the group.
The group would go on to find success with their hit song, "Lady Marmalade" from their album, Nightbirds.
After hearing about the passing of Dash, Patti LaBelle would take to Instagram to speak about the loss of her friend and bandmate.
"We were just on stage together on Saturday and it was such a powerful and special moment! #SarahDash was an awesomely talented, beautiful, and loving soul who blessed my life and the lives of so many others in more ways than I can say."
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Friends and fans of Dash also shared special tributes to her. See what they had to say below.
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Underwear for the problem no one wants to admit they have
The founder of Willow, a new line of sleek, direct-to-consumer underwear for those with incontinence, says startups underserve older generations.
[Photo: courtesy of Willow]
"It's kind of a taboo topic," Will Herlands says of his newest venture. "Understandably, people don't like to talk about peeing in your pants."
He's talking about adult incontinence—and while it may not be dinner conversation, it's more common than you may know. Bladder leakage affects 30%-40% of older women and 15% of men. That's about 25 million people in the U.S. and 400 million worldwide. And those with it have little to turn to beyond what amounts to bulky, unflattering adult diapers. From the design to the feel, even the shopping experience (85% of sales are in-store), it's far from ideal, despite being an $8 billion global market.
The lack of adequate offerings motivated Herlands to found Willow, a direct-to-consumer line of affordable and disposable leak-free underwear for both men and women. The new company offers a more discreet and fashion-forward approach, delivered right to one's door.
"You can get 10 different types of super-fancy socks that do all sorts of things these days," laughs Herlands. "Why can't you have that same type of experience for incontinence, a huge issue that totally shapes your life?"
Why underwear?
Just last year, Herlands was working on his dual PhD in machine learning and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University and consulting with Hubble, the direct-to-consumer contact lens startup that's amassed more than $73 million in funding since 2016. It was there that he witnessed the possibilities of the e-commerce model—one he thinks isn't utilized nearly enough in the general marketplace.
How'd all that lead to leak-proof underwear for baby boomers? Herlands admits it was an unexpected twist, but says he noticed Silicon Valley founders tend to focus on younger demographics and ignore audiences with just as much buying power. Seventy percent of disposable income in the U.S. is controlled by baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964)—there are more than 74 million of them, reports Nielsen—and they are increasingly making their purchases online. So, where is their Glossier, their Dollar Shave Club or, perhaps more aptly, their Thinx?
"In some ways, [the direct-to-consumer market] really left out whole generations of older people," says Herlands, contending that a strong portion of founders sell and/or produce things for people they know or with whom they interact. He sees great opportunity in expanding e-commerce to all generations, so when by chance he learned about the gaps in incontinence wear, he whipped up a business plan and alerted the Hubble cofounders. They signed on immediately as advisers.
In 2017, they founded the New York-based Willow with Herlands serving as CEO. The company raised a seed round of $2.5 million from investors led by FirstMark Capital, Two River, and Wildcat Capital Management, who are also Hubble's investors.
In creating Willow's underwear line, Herlands found great dissatisfaction among the bladder-challenged with existing products. Protection pads, for example, cannot accommodate heavier leakage—and can fall out of underwear. Most active older adults with incontinence use disposable pull-up underwear that act, essentially, as diapers. They're traditionally thick, visible, and even noisy as users walk. Poor design, Willow's research team found, impacts their social life. The risk of embarrassment can supersede the need for human companionship.
"One of the biggest issues [we heard] from people is feeling that they can't leave their homes because they don't want to wear these necessarily, but they also don't want to be stuck in a situation where they've soiled themselves," says Herlands. "So, they're always thinking: 'Where's the closest bathroom?'"
Most adult diapers were built by the medical community out of function rather than form, and the design ultimately affected compliance rates. Herlands sought to look at it anew, putting utmost importance on design so that "you feel normal wearing it," he says, "and have it in a service that's convenient and comes directly to your door."
Herlands prioritized design and manufacturing, having talked with more than 70 worldwide manufacturers. The founder envisioned an undergarment that was as functional as it was fashionable; something a customer "would feel good wearing to the office," he says. It needed to absorb liquid, but also keep a "low profile fit" under clothing.
For that, he needed it to look seamless. Herlands searched for the thinnest yet most absorbent material that also offered odor control. The Willow research team settled on a combination of natural fibers and synthetic polymers that gave way to a super-soft touch, almost like cotton but with more stretch. It's breathable and wicks liquid away, much like sportswear.
Construction was another issue: Underwear usually comes with constricting elastic bands glued to fabric at the waist. The elastic then stretches and de-stretches, which can sometimes produce a bulky appearance–and dig into skin. Willow's underwear, in comparison, is fully stretchable.
The debut collection comes in muted neutrals like charcoal, sand, and light gray for both men and women. Each underwear costs less than traditional competitors because there isn't any markup by stores. Willow charges 80¢ per pair—about 40% less than comparable products—that are delivered in recurring subscription boxes.
Once Willow was ready to market, Herlands contacted Worn, a creative agency founded by women to oversee branding, marketing, and packaging. The New York-based firm got to work talking to those who live with incontinence as well as doctors and medical professionals who could offer insights.
Carolyn Rush, Worn's VP of creative strategy, says that while she generally works with female-led teams, she was compelled to work with Willow in part because of their dedication to design. "We really felt like Willow was coming at it from [a perspective of]: Let's innovate the product for women," says Rush.
For Willow's branding and social campaign, the Worn team insisted on using real people to model the underwear styles. In lieu of perfectly svelte, younger models, Willow ads feature men and women in their 40s, 50s and 60s posing against minimalist backgrounds.
Herlands says the campaign attempts to capture the essence of "a wiser, older woman," in the hopes of reflecting age as a source of pride. In that sense, the models are meant to portray confidence and grace.
"We wanted to go with dignity," says Rush of the campaign. She notes incontinence's similarity to issues like infertility or menopause. While most shy away from the embarrassing topic, Rush wanted to approach it from an altogether different perspective: one that shifted public perception. "We are trying to show strength in posing."
Getting the (Facebook) word out
Willow is starting with social media marketing, specifically Facebook ads. While baby boomers trail both gen-Xers and millennials in technology adoption, that is quickly changing, according to Pew Research. More than 70% of those over 50 own a smartphone, and nearly 60% use social media. Facebook remains their most popular social media site.
In the coming months, Willow plans to roll out Facebook groups around incontinence issues in the hopes of further expanding the company's educational and support platforms.
"Older generations of Americans are among the most engaged group on Facebook," says Herlands. "We found through a bit of experimentation that people are really willing to talk about these issues if you engage them properly."
With that comes the hope that satisfied customers might potentially share their product online. It's a tall order for what is undoubtedly still a sensitive topic, with privacy usually trumping shopping recommendations. Herlands concedes it might take a bit of time, but he's confident "that if people don't feel embarrassed about the things that they're wearing or buying, they'll be more comfortable talking about it publicly."
Next, Willow will tackle of host of incontinence products that, as Herlands promises, "will continue to push the edge on what people think can be done [in the category]." The U.S. incontinence market has seen 7% annual growth (and 14% annual e-commerce growth), suggesting there's far more than just underwear. For the new founder, it's all about serving communities in new ways other startups have not.
"There are a lot of products for older people," says Herlands. "The question we ask is: How can this be the best type of experience [for them]? . . . We wanted to see how we can bring these types of [direct-to-consumer] services and products to people who are traditionally kind of left out of the (e-commerce) revolution."
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Politics, Propaganda, Paranoia
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[#] Tue Nov 10 2020 22:29:53 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Tue Nov 10 2020 19:24:28 EST from zooer
Mon Nov 09 2020 11:47:06 PM EST from ParanoidDelusions
It do find it ironic that the Millennials that grew up loving this franchise seem blind to how prescient it was to the themes we are seeing unfolding across the globe today, or that *they're* the bad guys.
Read Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World. Don't say that you read them a long time ago, read them again.
https://biblioklept.org/2013/06/08/huxley-vs-orwell-the-webcomic-2/
I guess I should be responding below, not above on quotes. Gonna have to break some habits.
I haven't read either recently, but I've watched the movie recently enough to familiarize myself with the themes. The annoying thing is if you invoke 1984, the Millennials have already been coached to respond, "Orwell was talking about Right Wing Fascism, you stupid Nazi!"
They do the same thing about Hunger Games. But everything about the Capitol *reeks* of the nation that would rise up if the Left was the leader of a One Party United States.
Interesting and relevant topic on my BBS about a TV Series from Russia called, "To the Lake." I'm not going to share those thoughts here, to encourage the curious here to log in over there and contribute to the discussion there. You know what is better than one Citadel Web BBS full of interesting conversation? Two of them. :)
[#] Wed Nov 11 2020 11:41:43 EST from IGnatius T Foobar
So how about that Faux News network?
People are starting to figure out what some of us have always known: they're not a conservative network, they're a Bush network. That should be obvious to anyone who has ever seen Karl Rove on the air.
They've never been kind to President Trump, who has governed as the most genuinely conservative President in the last half century. It's pretty clear that Faux News really just wants to be the network for a controlled opposition in a nation governed by the left -- which is, unsurprisingly, the exact position of the RINOs.
It's finally becoming obvious now. They've stopped trying to hide it, just as the left-wing networks have stopped trying to pretend they're neutral.
The new problem for Faux News is, they face too much competition to genuinely be a left-wing network, and anyone who is still fooled into thinking they're a conservative network is going to die of old age in the next ten years.
The IGlet told me yesterday that he thinks Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld should move to OANN and just let Faux News rot by itself.
I agree, but I would also suggest that owning and operating a Real News network would be something fun for Mr. Trump to do after he retires from politics.
As for me, I selected a channel package that doesn't carry any news networks.
I'm not paying for that crap. And as soon as my current contract is up, I'm cutting the cord entirely. I finally got my wife to agree to it. Now if I could only convince her to cancel her Obama Kiddie Porn Flix account...
[#] Wed Nov 11 2020 13:30:22 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Wed Nov 11 2020 11:41:43 EST from IGnatius T Foobar
Didn't Fox News change significantly after Rupert sold it to the new guy - that is when it shifted Left. Not that Rupert wasn't a Bush RINO globalist himself - but I feel like the network stopped any pretense of being actually conservative after that.
Trump, even if he only had 4 years, has upset the status quo so deeply that basically any Bush associated Republican won't ever get my vote again. I want outsiders from the Republican Party leadership. I kind of trust Ted Cruz, but not much further than I could throw him.
I agree that Carlson and Ingrahm should move on - but I'm not sure where. Despite the fact that I think Tucker is better then Shapiro - I can't even watch Carlson right now. All it does is make me depressed.
We have cut the cord - for a while. It is great.
[#] Thu Nov 12 2020 08:42:34 EST from zooer
Wed Nov 11 2020 11:41:43 AM EST from IGnatius T Foobar
They've never been kind to President Trump,
who has governed as the most genuinely conservative President in the last half century.
But they were fair. They were both critical and supporting.
In your eyes, what makes Trump a conservative?
Murdoch donates a lot to the Democrat party. Rupert supported Hillary. Fox has always been a wise business decision.
Trump needs to let his ego and the election go. The republicans need to concentrate on the 2022 election and win more seats in both the house and senate.
They didn't sell FoxNews, Daddy retired and his sons took over.
[#] Thu Nov 12 2020 13:13:39 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Thu Nov 12 2020 08:43:27 EST from zooer
I particularly like where you try and sound reasonable and impartial in one post, and in the next you sound far more like a typical Democrat.
Just an observation. I'm not really trying to get into it with you on if Fox treated Trump fairly or not. This seems largely a matter of subjective opinion that is going to absolutely be affected by partisan bias, on either side. I think Scott Adams would point out the danger in arguing this from either perspective if you are at ALL *partisan*... and I am.
I guess I was thinking about Disney acquiring Fox - but that specifically exempted Fox News? Something like that... it was a while back... and I knew Rupert was no longer running the show, anyhow.
I don't think Trump was really a conservative or a Republican.
That was part of the beauty of him. He was a bull in a china shop.
He was inconsistent on gun control. He was pro LGBT (which *should* be a conservative value), he seemed to be the most State Autonomous Rights of any President I can really remember policy on. He was pro deregulation on most business. He seemed pretty much economically conservative, socially fairly liberal...
I actually think if he had run as a Libertarian, he never would have won, but the Libertarians would have *loved* him. He also didn't censor himself, and took on all challengers head first, without political diplomatic niceties.
He was too honest for America. That was his number 1 problem. We love to lie to one another about things we all KNOW are true, but don't want to admit. Things like, "being a racist doesn't mean you're a terrible person, and being anti-racist doesn't make you a saint."
There are racists who would put themselves at risk to help another person out and anti-racists who would watch you drown with a smile on their face.
There ARE some fine people on both sides. There are also some real aholes on both sides. The narrative wants us to *believe* that EVERYONE on one side is *terrible* by default for being on that side, and everyone on the other side is morally superior for NOT being on the other side. In America, if we don't adopt that ideology and promote it, we're labeled on the wrong side - and punished.
So, most of us smile and go along with the program. Most of us are NOT the one guy not doing the Hitler Salute. We've all got our arms fully extended in public so no one starts thinking maybe we should be cancelled.
Thu Nov 12 2020 13:13:39 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Here is another thing we lie about. Saying this is true does not justify racism. I can think a person is *wrong* in their racist opinions - but otherwise have no problem with them and think they're a generally decent person. People are puzzling and inconsistent. I can forgive a lot of flaws. I even know a couple of Flat-Earthers who are otherwise decent people. Being stupid about one topic shouldn't get you labeled a pariah. But you can't win this argument in the court of public opinion. If you make this argument, you *are* a racist.
And these judgements almost inevitably flow one way.
If I claim that climate change isn't science, I am a science *denier*.
But if you claim that gender is a spectrum and that there are hundreds of different genders and that gender is a social construct, and I call you a science denier - then I am a transphobe.
Everything flows in the direction that if I don't go along with the lies that society all agrees we need to pretend are true, I'm the bad guy.
Thu Nov 12 2020 01:13:39 PM EST from ParanoidDelusions
Heh, So called conservatives call me a liberal, liberals call me a right-wing extremest. But liberals call anyone to the right of Stalin a right-wing extremest.
N.P.A. I hate conservatives, but I loath liberals.
I didn't know Disney purchased Fox, or at least I don't remember hearing about it.
I don't think Trump was really a conservative or a Republican...
He was too honest for America. That was his number 1 problem.
Trump is whatever he needs to be at the present moment in order to get him ahead. Trump is inconsistent on every issue, whatever needs to be said at the moment. He isn't the only politicians to behave this way.
No, I don't believe the libertarians liked him, they knew he was full of shit.
Trump's number one problem was that he had no filter. Everyone needs a filter.
[#] Fri Nov 13 2020 08:45:30 EST from Ragnar Danneskjold
That's his appeal. I want to know what he's thinking RIGHT NOW. Not some filtered, focus-group tested message that's bullshit.
[#] Fri Nov 13 2020 12:51:27 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Fri Nov 13 2020 08:45:30 EST from Ragnar Danneskjold
Yup. I had a post ready yesterday that said about the same thing.
We've spent the last 40 years complaining about politicians being to POLITICAL. They say things that are vague, let us interpret those things the way WE want to hear them, then when we come back and say, "You said you were going to do this, but you did the exact OPPOSITE," they go, "Let's look at the video replay, that isn't what I ACTUALLY said... I said..."
I saw Biden do this in the debates. I can't remember what it was that he said, what the question was or the response...
But basically, I knew everyone was *hearing* him say... "This" when what he was really saying was, "That".
Trump doesn't do that. He says what he intends to say, without a filter. And it turns out, the public seems to prefer to be lied to by sleazy politicians who carefully choose their words so that they mean the exact OPPOSITE of what people hear.
But, a little filter before the election probably wouldn't have hurt him.
As for "Liberals think I'm conservative, Conservatives think I am liberal..."
I get that sometimes - by people far to one extreme or the other. But I think a lot of people who feel this way, don't actually step out of the box to look at what they're saying and go, "If I sound like a duck, and walk like a duck, it is no surprise that people think I *am* a duck."
So maybe it isn't the other people... maybe it is you?
As for Fox... see... this is MAJOR, and we collectively have amnesia about it - and we're the kind of people *paying attention*.
I mean, you hear a lot about how there are just a few companies who own *everything*.
There didn't used to be a Mondelez that owned ALL the US food companies... but basically, Kraft and everything else are owned by them, it seems.
And they're like a partnership in New Jersey - and I feel like they're a European corporation. But they're probably a European front for a Chinese corporation that is ACTUALLY a front for the Government of China.
And at this point, I really feel the same way about Disney. I don't think "we" own Disney anymore. I think Disney is a subsidiary corporation of some umbrella corporation that is actually just the Chinese Government.
I think Trump hurt himself with the kind of old school, Lincoln driving, traditional values Republican old men who respected guys like McCain. Traditional WASPy type old people who would still have supper and watch Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights and go to church potlucks.
I think that is reflected in how he struggled in Arizona. I think part of his problem was that those folks either didn't vote, or swung for Biden.
[#] Fri Nov 13 2020 16:42:09 EST from zooer
Fri Nov 13 2020 12:52:48 PM EST from ParanoidDelusions
Ahhhhh, now I understand your confusion. Fox News and Fox Entertainment are two different companies.
Fox News is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owned by the Fox Corporation. (Murdoch and sons)
If you want to think I am a liberal, okay, I really don't care.
[#] Fri Nov 13 2020 18:06:53 EST from IGnatius T Foobar
2020-11-13 08:45 from Ragnar Danneskjold
That's his appeal. I want to know what he's thinking RIGHT NOW. Not
some filtered, focus-group tested message that's bullshit.
That was the very first thing I liked about him --- in that sense he reminded me of you :)
He governed as a true conservative. He lowered taxes, busted up regulations, straightened out international trade, and returned individual liberties.
The left spent eight years complaining about George W Bush. Along comes Trump, who is NOTHING like Bush, and they complain even louder. This is because they are hypocrites, of course. The Organized Left's real objection to Trump has never been that he is a conservative -- though they will say it is. It's never been that he is a racist -- he isn't anyway, but they will say it is.
It isn't even about his abrasive personality -- though they will say it is.
In the end, the ONLY reason the left (including the Bush Republican Left) went so apoplectic over President Trump is because he is not part of the insider elite. He isn't "one of them". When Romney wasn't busy raping corporations, he acted like a democrat. When McCain wasn't busy murdering soldiers aboard the USS Forrestal, he acted like a democrat. When Bush wasn't busy with oil fields, he acted like a democrat. They all did.
The left gave lip service to opposing those people but in the end they were controlled opposition, just like Faux News. Trump was the first one to come along who not only wasn't part of that insider club, but had the mettle to actually WIN. That, above all else, made him an existential threat to the establishment, and is the reason they used their cable channels and social networks and universities to coordinate a 24/7/365 tantrum against him.
As Mr. Trump himself said: "They're not actually going after me. They're going after you. I'm just in the way."
True libertarians (including Mr. Trump) are trustworthy. Everyone else (including the Libertarian Party) is lying.
Fri Nov 13 2020 06:18:56 PM EST from IGnatius T Foobar
Is he conservative or libertarian?
I haven't seen anything about him that makes me think he is trustworthy.
The republicans need to get their shit together focusing on 2022 and getting full control of congress. Getting control of the house and senate is an achievable goal.
[#] Sat Nov 14 2020 09:01:48 EST from ParanoidDelusions
Fri Nov 13 2020 17:43:22 EST from zooer
I didn't say you were a liberal. I said if people constantly mistake you for a liberal, maybe it isn't the other people who are the problem. That is different.
Obviously you're not a liberal, because you haven't called me a fascist or resorted to other ad hominem attack, and we've been mildly disagreeing for several posts now.
I think different people have a different understanding of what "conservative" means.
In particular, some people think that conservative economic policy will always be to vote down public funding or increased funding for ANYTHING.
But, the conservative may realize that the prudent long term stability requires something like, for example - ensuring that the least earning get a bigger share of wages. This is more a factor of keeping them content and avoiding replays of the French revolution - it isn't driven by *feelings* - it is driven by making the smartest investments for ongoing social stability that leads to positive economic and market conditions.
A lot of CONSERVATIVES don't understand this. They have a knee-jerk, "Let them eat cake," response to any situation that says that the market should interfere with wage disparity.
The conservative choice is the one that guarantees an improving economic forecast, and it isn't ALWAYS the obvious choice.
Gay marriage may have been a GOOD thing for the economy. Refusing to service a same-sex couple who wants a cake isn't a *conservative* business decision - it is a conservative social decision.
If I were a conservative baker and there was a huge controversy in town because a Christian baker refused a same sex couple, I'd open next to them, and offer a *selection* of Bert and Ernie cakes at a significant discount - in particular if I thought it would ATTRACT more business than it would drive away.
Because profits from LGBT couples spend just as well as profits from straight couples.
A conservative generally believes that the GOVERNMENT should be staying out of that. Let the Christian Baker alienate gay couples, and let some other baker see that as a market opportunity.
Trump generally seems to operate on this principle.


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Evaluations of Factors Related to the Efficiency and Acceptability of Functional Analysis Procedures
Area: DDA/CBM; Domain: Applied Research
Chair: Wendy K. Berg (The University of Iowa)
Abstract: Functional analyses of problem behavior (FA) as described in Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman (1982/1994), and variations thereof, are an essential step in developing effective treatments to reduce problem behavior. However, the time required to conduct an FA results in a delay to the onset of treatment, which can reduce the acceptability of including FA's in the treatment process. Furthermore, when standard FA procedures do not result in a clear function of behavior, additional assessment is often needed. What is now needed, are methods to increase the efficiency of FA procedures in addressing behaviors or patterns of behavior missed with standard FA protocols. Three studies evaluating factors related to the efficiency of FA protocols will be presented. The first study evaluates the modification of FA test conditions to identify social functions maintaining problem behavior during transitions. The second presentation reviews factors to consider in addressing inconclusive FA results, including modifications to the FA design. The final presentation is an overview of the current findings from a randomized trial comparison of the efficiency and acceptability of standard FA procedures and Brief Assessments of Motivation for identifying effective functional communication training treatments for young children via telehealth.
Functional Analysis of Aberrant Behavior Related to Transitions
SETH B. CLARK (Marcus Autism Center), Mindy Christine Scheithauer (Marcus Autism Center), Jamieson Ekstrom (The Marcus Autism Center), Joanna Lomas Mevers (Marcus Autism Center)
Abstract: It is commonly reported by caregivers that individuals with developmental disabilities find transitions to be aversive (Sainato, Strain, Lefebvre, & Rapp, 1987; Tustin, 1995). Functional analysis methodologies have shown to be useful when trying to assess the function of aberrant behavior occurring during transitions (McCord, Thomson, & Iwata, 2001; Wilder, Chen, Atwell, Pritchard, & Weinstein, 2006). The current investigation sought to replicate and expand the results of McCord et al. by evaluating the utility of their procedures to identify the maintaining variables of aggressive behavior related to transitions. Specifically, the procedures were modified to include fewer conditions, potentially being a more efficient means of identifying function. Participants were two individuals with developmental disabilities who engaged in severe problem behavior. For the purpose of this study, transitions were defined as any changes in activity or physical location. Within the assessment, multiple contexts were assessed to evaluate specific elements of the transition (e.g., escape from the physical movement of the transition, escape from a nonpreferred second location, access to a preferred first location). A clear function of aberrant behavior was observed for both participants. Assessment results were then incorporated into treatment, following which a decrease in problem behavior was observed.
Utility of the Test Control (Pairwise) Design for Clarifying Inconclusive Functional Analysis Outcomes
CRAIG STROHMEIER (Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Jennifer R. Zarcone (Kennedy Krieger Institute), Ashley Carver (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
Abstract: Recent research suggests that the pairwise functional analysis (FA) design (Iwata, Duncan, Zarcone, Lerman, and Shore, 1994) is effective as a modification to produce differentiated results, subsequent to an inconclusive initial multielement FA of severe problem behavior (Hagopian, Rooker, Jessel, and DeLeon, 2013). Currently, no specific recommendations exist to guide clinician's decision-making for changing FA design, as opposed to changing antecedent or consequence variables to obtain differentiated FA results. To derive a more informed process for making FA design modifications, the current study utilized a consecutive case-series search strategy within a clinical database to identify FAs that included mutlielement and subsequent pairwise analyses. Participant FAs were included if all condition variables were held constant, and only the design was changed (i.e. mutlielement changed to pairwise). At least one function was identified in 77.8% (7/9) of cases after changing to a pairwise FA. Furthermore, across all conditions within the sample, the Demand condition was most likely to reveal differentiated results within the pairwise analysis. Between and within subject analyses will be discussed with recommendations for strategies to help determine whether design modifications and/or modifications of antecedent and consequence variables are more likely to produce differentiated results after inconclusive multielement FA results.
Year Two of a Randomized Control Trial of Functional Analysis Procedures Using Telehealth
MATTHEW O'BRIEN (The University of Iowa), David P. Wacker (The University of Iowa), Wendy K. Berg (The University of Iowa), Scott D. Lindgren (The University of Iowa), Todd G. Kopelman (The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics), Linda J. Cooper-Brown (The University of Iowa), Dorothea C. Lerman (University of Houston-Clear Lake), Nathan Call (Marcus Autism Center)
Abstract: Beginning in 1992, a series of federally funded research projects at the University of Iowa have focused on training parents to conduct behavioral assessment and treatment procedures for young children with challenging behavior. In every study within this series, a combination of functional analysis (FA) and functional communication training (FCT) have been used effectively to reduce problem behavior by 90% or greater over baseline. To provide scientific validation of FA and FCT procedures, Wacker and colleagues initiated two large-N studies (Lindgren & Wacker, 2011-2015; Lindgren & Wacker, 2015-2019). In the most recently completed project, Wacker et al. (2011-2015) conducted the first randomized controlled trial of FCT for children with autism exhibiting problem behavior. This study, conducted solely via telehealth, showed FCT was superior to a delayed control, providing support for FCT as an evidence-based practice. The current project (Lindgren & Wacker, 2015) serves as the next step in the validation process. This project, now in its second year, is a multi-site study using telehealth to conduct a randomized controlled trial of FA procedures. Insights into telehealth as a research tool to evaluate behavior analytic assessments and treatments and preliminary analysis of the project results will be presented.


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Rita Ora Says Her Song "Girls" Is About "My Personal Journey" And She Never Meant To Offend
"I have had romantic relationships with women and men throughout my life and this is my personal journey," the singer said.
By Blake Montgomery
Blake Montgomery BuzzFeed News Reporter
Last updated on May 15, 2018, at 2:17 p.m. ET
Posted on May 14, 2018, at 7:11 p.m. ET
Rita Ora responded Monday to criticism that her latest song "Girls" was "downright tone-deaf" by saying she has had relationships with both men and women.
Roberto Ricciuti / Redferns
"Girls was written to represent my truth and is an accurate account of a very real and honest experience in my life. I have had romantic relationships with women and men throughout my life and this is my personal journey," she wrote on Twitter. "I would never intentionally cause harm to other LGBTQ+ people or anyone."
Rita Ora @RitaOra
03:55 PM - 14 May 2018
@RitaOra / Twitter
The song, which features Cardi B, Charli XCX, and Bebe Rexha, dropped on Friday and controversy soon followed.
Instagram: @ritaora
Singer Hayley Kiyoko, who often sings about relationships with women and whose fans call her "lesbian Jesus," blasted Ora over lyrics like "Sometimes I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (oh yeah) / Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls." Kiyoko called the song "downright tone-deaf."
She added that the song "just fuels the male gaze while marginalizing the idea of women loving women."
Kehlani, a queer musician who worked with Cardi B on the rapper's debut album, criticized the song for its "awkward slurs, quotes, and moments." She later tweeted support for the artists involved, but added, "This isn't about talent. It's about choice."
Cardi B declined to apologize for the song.
The rapper wrote on Twitter, "If I'm going to apologize for something is [sic] for not knowing what are the right terms to call people."
iamcardib @iamcardib
If I'm going to apologize for something is for not knowing what are the right terms to call people .You guys want me to be something that I'm not I'm not going to let you make me feel like I'm something that I'm not .Ya so quick to bash but not educate .
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Later she appeared to apologize for past statements but not for 'Girls' specifically: "I know I have use [sic] words before that I wasn't aware that they are offensive to the LGBT community. I apologize for that."
I know i have use words before that i wasn't aware that they are offensive to the LGBT community .I apologize for that .Not everybody knows the correct "terms "to use.I learned and i stopped using it.
Embedded in Ora's statement was an unofficial coming-out, which she had hinted at in previous interviews.
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In an interview with People magazine following the song's release, Ora was asked whether she was bisexual or fluid.
"I think the way…If people look at it like that, it's very narrow-minded, and I don't think that's what this record is," she said. "I don't think that that even matters. Yeah."
Ora added that she "definitely" hopes the song becomes a bisexual anthem.
Some people expressed frustration that Ora had to come out in response to criticism.
muir @Igbttoni
hayley kiyoko and her minions basically forced rita ora to officially come out in a statement because of a song that represented her OWN sexuality and not theirs. yup keep that "lesbian jesus" far away from me thank you because i'm not okay with that. https://t.co/1OFKelbeoX
@lgbttoni / Twitter
Ross Francis ✨ @rosslohan
dislike that she's had to make a public statement on her sexuality in the day and age of fluidity where no one should have to make a big coming out, especially now as it's clear she's on her own journey with it & this song was most likely a big thing for her to do https://t.co/QyK2NJ31Aj
@rosslohan / Twitter
Some people were especially mad at Kiyoko. One person wrote that she "dragged [Ora] out of the closet."
ming xi @minxiepop
Hayley Kiyoko really publicly shamed Rita Ora for the way she discovered her sexuality and dragged her out of the closet https://t.co/X5IBrQkrF1
@minxiepop / Twitter
One person wrote that Kiyoko and Kehlani made good points but "didn't really consider that this song was her story."
nana @juggleduck
i love kehlani and hayley but their criticism, while good to consider as like...impactful to rita ora's audience, didn't really consider that this song was her story and her art that she wanted to share through a song and i can't even imagine being put in this position https://t.co/al2xOzCnF0
@juggleduck / Twitter
Ora declined to comment further. Kiyoko, Cardi B, and Kehlani did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Hayley Kiyoko And Kehlani Are Criticizing Rita Ora's New "Girls" Song As Tone-Deaf To The LGBT Community
Blake Montgomery is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in San Francisco.
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'I've always wanted to see sumo': Trump gives wrestler Asanoyama giant 60-pound trophy and says he had an 'incredible' evening after sitting cross-armed in slippers with Abe and Melania before a couples dinner
President Donald Trump says he 'really enjoyed' attending a sumo match on Saturday evening in Tokyo, even though he sat cross-armed and tight-lipped
Sat ringside at the event, wearing slippers, with a look of displeasure on his face as he watched loincloth-clad wrestlers participate in a traditional ceremony
'We really enjoyed being there,' he claimed at a dinner after with the prime minister. 'And I've always wanted to see sumo wrestling, so it was really great'
Trump did appear to enjoy the part of the program where he gave sumo champ Asanoyama a giant trophy weighing more than 60 pounds
He smiled as a wrestling official helped him hoist the prize off its mantle
After the event he dined with PM Shinzo Abe and the leaders' wives at a hibachi restaurant, where he chicken and potatoes for dinner and ice cream
By Francesca Chambers, Senior White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com In Tokyo, Japan
President Donald Trump says he had an 'incredible evening at sumo' on Sunday evening in Tokyo, even though he sat cross-armed and tight-lipped throughout the event.
The president near the ring in a low-backed chair, wearing black slippers, with a look of displeasure on his face while he watched wrestlers clad in loincloth suits participate in an opening ceremony.
'We really enjoyed being there,' he claimed at a dinner after. 'And I've always wanted to see sumo wrestling, so it was really great.'
Trump did seem to like the part of the program that saw him give sumo champ Asanoyama a giant trophy weighing more than 60 pounds. A reddened Trump smiled as a wrestling official helped him hoist the prize off its mantle.
President Donald Trump says he 'really enjoyed' attending a sumo match on Saturday evening
President Donald Trump presents the 'President's Cup' to the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama
NO THANKS! Trump glared and crossed his arms as the wrestlers took party in a ceremony
Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fired up the crowd with their arrival
Trump claimed he had an incredible time, but his body language told another story
Abe and Trump are seen here watching the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokigikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo
First lady Melania Trump and Akie Abe also attended the event, where they ducked tradition and watched the match from low-backed chairs, instead of floor-level mattresses
I SWEAR I ENJOYED IT: Trump say with his hands clasped and his lips pursed - but he swears he liked the sumo event
Trump talks with Melania during the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, top right
Before awarding the gift that has been dubbed the 'Trump Cup' to the wrestler, the U.S. president read from a certificate of commemoration for Asanoyama printed on a Japanese scroll.
'In honor of your outstanding achievement as sumo grand champion I hereby award you the President's Cup,' he said, announcing the date, including the era of the new emperor, Reiwa.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had struggled to lift a slightly smaller trophy that he alone presented to the sumo wrestler who had the highest score in the 15-day tournament that was taking place at Ryōgoku Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo.
Trump had no problem at all, thanks to a wrestling official who grabbed the other end of the the President's Cup that was created expressly for the Sumo Grand Champion.
In a tweet before he went to sleep, Trump insisted he'd had a good time. 'Tonight in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan Stadium, it was my great honor to present the first-ever U.S. President's Cup to Sumo Grand Champion Asanoyama. Congratulations! A great time had by all, thank you @AbeShinzo!!'
He proceed to tweet about domestic politics, sending messages that indicated he was watching Fox News online during his foreign visit.
Melania tours funky art exhibit with Japanese PM's wife and... Trump's golf diplomacy: President plays a round with... Trump risks divisive argument over trade HOURS after landing... Sumo wrestling, a black-tie banquet a round of golf and...
Abe appears to be explaining the Japanese martial art to the United State's president
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokigikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan
The day in the sun took a toll on the fair-haired president. He looked sunburned at the match
Trump has barely spoken to press since he left Washington on Friday morning but has sent nearly a dozen tweets on domestic and foreign politics.
He meets the emperor and empress of Japan on Monday morning and holds bilateral talks and a press conference with Abe in the afternoon. The imperial family is throwing a state dinner for Trump that evening.
His state call with the emperor and the sumo match were expected to be the highlight of the visit, which was primarily cultural.
Trump had been looking forward to the sumo match for weeks and the trophy he knew he'd be handing out.
The White House said the trophy that was on display at the Palace Hotel Tokyo, where Trump is staying, was 54 inches high with a weight of 60–70 pounds.
Winner Asanoyama received a series of gifts, beginning with the Emperor's Cup and the Prime Minister's Cup and followed by the President's Cup. Later, he claimed a grand teacup and a large vase as prizes, as well.
Trump said at dinner that he and Melania have had a 'great time' and were having a 'great stay' in Tokyo at the halfway point of their visit.
'Tomorrow is really the main event, a very important event in the history of Japan. It's over 200 years that something like this has happened, so it's a great honor to be representing the United States,' he said before the meal. 'I think we had a very productive day, and tomorrow, likewise, will be a very productive day.'
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the sumo tournament
The president and first lady were the center of attention for attendees of the sumo match
Trump and Abe engaged in golf diplomacy earlier in the day, playing with professional Japanese golfer Isao Aoki.
The day in the sun took a toll on the fair-haired president. He arrived at the sumo tournament in a lavender tie and sunburned skin.
Melania Trump, who spent her day indoors at an art installation, had changed into a fuchsia dress, ditching a navy jumper she'd worn earlier in the day.
She sat between her husband and Mrs. Abe, who'd participated in the tour of the art exhibit earlier on Sunday. Her husband leaned in to talk to her several times throughout the match, when he wasn't talking to the prime minister. The first lady appeared to be having fun.
His acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer and senior policy advisor Stephen Miller, also attended according to the White House.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and social media director Dan Scavino were also spotted close to Trump.
The President's Cup sits on display in the lobby of the Palace Hotel Tokyo on Sunday
Officially called 'The President's Cup' the trophy has been dubbed 'The Trump Cup'
The cup was out on display for several hours at the president's hotel in Tokyo before he gave it to Asanoyama on Sunday evening
Trump's social media director, Dan Scavino (center right) and senior advisor Stephen Miller (upper right) look on at the spectacle
Trump did appear amused once the actual sumo match got under way and the fighters were shoving one another, in an attempt to push their competitor out of the ring first
WHAT THE TRUMPS AND ABES ATE
Japanese potato with butter
Wagyu beef steak with broccoli and carrots
The president and first lady dined in the Roppongi neighborhood at a hibachi restaurant with the Abes afterward.
In brief remarks to the press, Trump said: 'The prime minister and I talked a lot about trade, about military and various other things.'
He said it is his hope that Japan will keep the 'beautiful trophy' he brought for hundreds of years to come.
The menu for the evening was a course of 'Japanese potato with butter' and 'salad' followed by a third course of 'grilled chicken' and fourth course of 'Wagyu beef steak with broccoli and carrots.'
For dessert, they had vanilla ice cream, Trump's favorite flavor.
Trump seemed like he was having fun when he gave sumo champ Asanoyama a giant trophy weighing more than 60 pounds that needed help handling, because it was so heavy
Police officers stand between right-wing, nationalist protesters and a group demonstrating against Japan's monarchy and U.S president Donald Trump's forthcoming meeting with Emperor Naruhito on Sunday in Japan
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile gathered near the Palace Hotel Tokyo
Trump played golf on Sunday morning with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in Chiba at a country club
Trump gives wrestler Asanoyama giant trophy at Tokyo sumo tournament
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ABYSSIC A Winter's Tale
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In 1997 Memnock (Susperia) founded Abyssic Dreams and recorded a two song demo, but not much happened after that since Susperia was founded and became the main focus for Memnoc. Fifteen years later he decided to bring the project back to life after a coincidentally meeting with Andre Aaslie who had just finished recording the debut album of Gromth. The two decided to exchange ideas for a doom metal project and within a year and a half they had enough material to start recording. The band name was changed to Abyssic and they recruited Elvorn (Susperia) on guitar and Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar, Ihsahn, Spiral Architect) on drums before entering Toproom Studio to start the recording process. After a few years in the making 'A Winter's Tale' is finally here and believe me, it's been worth the wait if you're a fan of epic and orchestral doom metal. The album consist of four only four songs, but each of them last between 12 and 28 minutes and the total runtime is around one hour and ten minutes. Musically this is doom metal more or less in the same vein as for instance Swallow The Sun, but with orchestral arrangements taken to another level. It's not easy to keep the listeners interest through a 28 minutes long song, but Abyssisc manages to do that with the the beautiful title track and I actually just want to press the repeat button everytime i heard that track. That actually says the most about the excellent job Mr. Aaslie has done creating theese atmospheric, epic and beautiful orchestral arrangements. The rest of the material follows up with the same impressing quaity too. Memnock does an excellent job with the vocals as well, his deep death grunts simply fits the material like a glove. 'A Winter's Tale' is also blessed with a very good production, organic and warm with sufficiant space to allow details to shine through. Enough said, if your're looking for only one doom metal album this year then Abyssic's 'A Winter Tale' is a safe bet.
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System outage causes delays at Hollywood Burbank Airport
Southwest travelers experienced a similar issue on Wednesday at the airport in Orlando, Florida, where passengers were checked in manually.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the nation, Hollywood Burbank Airport's terminal is nearly empty on Sunday, April 5, 2020. A lone worker can be seen in this photo. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)
By Olga Grigoryants | ogrigoryants@scng.com | Los Angeles Daily News
PUBLISHED: May 5, 2021 at 10:16 a.m. | UPDATED: May 5, 2021 at 11:52 a.m.
Travelers were warned that they may be delayed at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Wednesday, May 5, as Southwest Airlines experienced a "system outage," according to the airport's officials.
Hollywood Burbank Airport tweeted Wednesday morning, advising Southwest passengers to "allow extra time for check-in. Southwest is currently experiencing a system outage that may result in delays."
Southwest passengers, please allow extra time for check-in. Southwest is currently experiencing a system outage that may result in delays.
— Hollywood Burbank ✈ (@fly_BUR) May 5, 2021
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The Narrow Spaces Between
by Andrea Lawless
• 4th December 2015 4th December 2015
Annie Summers had been doing the dishes when she had to sit down for a minute. She wasn't tired— she was just tired of doing the dishes. They never stopped! She'd be on the last pan and, glancing to her right, she'd see a forgotten coffee mug that hadn't made it into the dishwasher. That would lead her to gaze behind her where she'd see the cereal bowl and spoon her son had left on the counter. There were always more.
She plunked herself down at the dining room table and stared at the muffin crumbs that had dried into hard little pellets since breakfast. Of course, there were more that had dropped onto the hardwood floor. She felt them poke into her feet when she sat down. Still, she bent over to look underneath her and confirm they were there. From her vantage point under the table she could also see someone's dirty socks in the living room, left for dead, in front of the couch. And there was the missing remote, too, lost for days, peeking out from under the couch.
On and on it could go.
She sighed. The house was never clean, but she would miss the mess, she knew, when life left the house.
When life left the house, the between spaces where she rested for a few stolen minutes before being called upon by work or kids or dishes or laundry would be too big. It was in these narrow between spaces where Annie still found the possibility to Become. It was in the between spaces where she still felt the optimism of tomorrow and the unconscious hope of youth. But when life left the house and the between spaces were no longer between but one big open space, she would not have enough belongings to fill it and there would be no leverage to gain from a lot of other stuff crowding in on her from which to push herself off. She would drown in languid torment, stupidly and unremarkably.
"Well," she thought, brushing the crumbs from the table into her hand, "I'd better get back to doing the dishes, then."
About Andrea Lawless
Andrea Lawless is a grant writer at the University of Missouri, Columbia, her alma mater. Originally from St. Louis, she taught English in Seoul, South Korea for several years after college, and eventually came back to Columbia where she and her husband are raising 3 children.
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Pompeian Households: An on-line companion by Penelope M. Allison (2004). See http://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/house?id=9 . Where the pompeiiinpictures plan has two numbers for a room, the numbers in [ ] are those on the on-line companion site.
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SAN PABLO, Calif. (KGO) -- San Pablo police officers have shut down two lanes of westbound Interstate 80 in San Pablo near San Pablo Dam Road after a person was reportedly shot inside a car.
Sky7 HD was overhead and captured officers surrounding the vehicle. Police reecived a report of the shooting at around 4 p.m. The two left lanes are closed so they can search for evidence along the highway.
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