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Music And Narrow-mindedness
kazakore (kazakore) December 2, 2008, 2:29pm #21
I consider myself to have a more eclectic taste, covering a greater variety of style than most people, or at least most of my friends and most people I converse with on the internet. Even so there is a lot of music I just don't like, but I will still often give it a chance and listen at least once if it's recommended to me by somebody or a mix/tune by somebody I talk to quite a bit. I might hate it and I'll let them know it's not my thing but I still approach it with an open mind and don't berate than for having different tastes to myself.
I met somebody at a party this weekend and had a great conversation with him. His main love in music was minimal techno and hard house, both of which generally bore the fuck out of me. Didn't stop us from having a long, in depth conversation about music, technology and more and finding where our common points were (generally avoided talking about where we knew our tastes differed.)
The-Ant:
"Wow, I was wondering who else could be listening to such an insane music"
That to me sounds like she was saying it was good to meet somebody else who also had a taste in music considered insane. IE she is into similar and it's good to meet another and she wanted to know who was playing it. Maybe her true meaning was lost in translation though…
BYTE-Smasher (BYTE-Smasher) December 2, 2008, 3:02pm #22
I really hate Peter Gabriel… I saw an interview with them once, and they're all assholes. All 8 of them.
Antape (Antape) December 2, 2008, 3:07pm #23
Didn't stop us from having a long, in depth conversation about music, technology and more and finding where our common points were (generally avoided talking about where we knew our tastes differed.)
Yeah, hopefully conversations sometimes turn this way, and I find it very pleasant.
I just tried to deal with my approximate english in order to translate what she sayed, but believe me, if you have eared it in real, you would have understand that this sentence had nothing to do with exchange and nosiness. Anyway, this is not particularly important, but it's just the last I've heard.
I don't think all people are closed minded in regards to music. Some of us are very open minded. I, for instance, will listen to any music at least once, until I decide it's not my cup of tea. Even after I decide such however, I won't bash the music on the grounds that it's "not musical" or "untalented" music. I will however, say that I personally don't like it… which might put it into my personal "crap" category. I also try to listen with an open mind, outside of genre barriers, as every music genre crosses over with every other music genre to some extent. I don't know if I'm going to like some rap song until I hear it and notice some "glitch" or "industrial" influence and a decent lyricist for example.
And just because I will say "I like glitch" or "I like industrial"… doesn't mean I'm a hypocrite. Genre labels are useful to a limited extent in regards to of finding music you like.
… and Peter Gabriel actually rocks btw.
danoise (danoise) December 2, 2008, 6:42pm #25
Someone once said that there's no such thing as bad music, only bad musicians.
chunter (chunter) December 2, 2008, 7:10pm #26
In college, my answer to "What kind of music do you like?" consisted of endless stuttering and rambling. After college, headphones became a way to keep homeless people from talking to me in the street, so the answer to that question became "None of your business," but now that we have Web 2.0 tools like last.fm I can simply point you to my last.fm page, even though I keep using programs that don't scrobble there. If I've learned one thing from my tag cloud in last.fm, it's that apparently I really like progressive rock.
ericneilj (ideomux) December 2, 2008, 9:58pm #27
Hooligan/DCS:
What on earth have made you think I haven't listened to several tracks from Venetian snares? I gave it a shot and realised its not my cup of tea, apart from a couple exceptions. Why should you be bothered that I don't like Snares, I can name threehundred acts I love which you most likely hate
you're misreading me, i didn't say that at all. you don't like snares? that's cool, most people don't care for it.
but talking about aaron funk as if he's two people is like talking about a hat as if it's a donut.
silly point. just everyone has this "band" idea about music and has forgotten the "composer". doesn't matter i guess, the music is same no matter who you think wrote it. i have no beef with you sir hooligan
Foo (mr_mark_dollin) December 2, 2008, 10:10pm #28
BYTE-Smasher:
Yeah! All that shit about climbing up that hill and not giving up! What a f***face!
Beatslaughter (Beatslaughter) December 2, 2008, 11:02pm #29
Personally i've come to a point, where i don't care at all what people think about my listening habits or my own music. Either they like it or not, but i won't try to explain to anyone or try to adjust myself to someone. Just keep doing your own thing.
BYTE-Smasher (BYTE-Smasher) December 2, 2008, 11:07pm #30
Foo?:
What a f***face!
Bunch of f**faces
trepain (trepain) December 2, 2008, 11:52pm #31
Sounds like the situation with my girlfriend. This past weekend I was listening to some of the stuff I have created the past year or so and she commented on a certain song that starts very melodic/classical. You had to to do something to make it crazy…
Not sure how I am supposed to take that. She says everything is so evil. There is this underlying darkness.
I do like when things get pretty sinister.
kaneel:
At first, my girl thought I was making weird noises… now she must be saying its weird music
kevitorn (kevitorn) December 3, 2008, 12:12am #32
that word haunts me,
but I chose to stop describing my own stuff as "weird" cause that's not how I see it…To me it all makes perfect sense.
I think it's weird to try and sound like everyone else!
choice (choice) December 3, 2008, 12:28am #33
hehehhe vsnareses's-es's
BYTE-Smasher (BYTE-Smasher) December 3, 2008, 1:00am #34
I read a magazine article where it said the guys in squarepushers just press random buttons to make their music. No shit.
trepain (trepain) December 3, 2008, 1:12am #35
Wow that is just such a shame. How untrained someone's ear must be to not hear how deliberate and intricately designed Tom's music is.
When you are used to only hearing boom boom boom boom boom boom (repeat 1000 times) accompanied with lame arpeggiators I could see someone saying something so foolish!
That might get some of the trance heads to chime in!
Foo (mr_mark_dollin) December 3, 2008, 1:36am #36
I leik Pink Floyd and I'm gunna vote for him at the next idol.
norton (nsound) December 3, 2008, 1:36am #37
man what a weird thread - the music you like is good, you will like lots of differnt music in yr life.
and so with everyone else…
when it comes down to it - who cares, fuck it - if it bothers you use headphones
trepain:
My post was entirely satirical
sagosen (sagosen) December 3, 2008, 3:47am #39
It all boils down to respect and kindness. Be kind to and respect whoever you find weird, and expect respect and kindness in return. Also applies to music listening habits. I respect most people, but catch myself regarding some less worth than others at times, in which I need to revise myself and my way of thinking. Most people do that, it just takes a bit long for the asshole who called your music f***ing weird, idiotic and useless to realise his mistakes and respect your opinion is all.
hooligan (The Hooligan) December 3, 2008, 5:36am #40
Hehe I once argued with one guy in a bar about electronic music… his point was that electronic music didn't sound natural so its crap, and my point was so what if it sounds good. I don't think neither left the bar as a winner


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This February CEMUS is proud to host an open lecture series on Social Entrepreneurship. Over two weeks we will welcome two diverse and engaging speakers to share their experiences in the world of sustainability and starts ups.
1. Football as a Catalyst for Development with Cecilia Andrén Nyström
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When : Wednesday 15th February 10:15-12
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On Wednesday 15th February we will be visited by Cecilia Andrén Nyström. Cecilia founded Futebol dá força in 2012 in Mozambique, and has since then led the organisation with a team of twenty people. Today she runs Futebol dá força with 6000 active girls trained by almost 400 voluntary coaches throughout Finland, Mozambique, Sweden and Zambia!
In 2014, Cecilia also founded the for-profit branch of the non-profit Futebol dá força translating their leadership methods and ideas to change norms and attitudes in order to create an equal and inclusive development for businesses. The for-profit revenues go directly to finance the non-profit branch.
Cecilia is a recognized entrepreneur and speaker, despite her young age, and she has talked at everything from universities to multinational companies. She is regarded as one of Sweden's future leaders and has been awarded several prizes and awards for her work, including Women Shape the World Award 2016 and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2014. Her lecture for a CEMUS course last year was so popular that she returns to speak to an open audience about Football as a Catalyst for Development.
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Originally from the US, Shawn moved to Sweden to study his Masters in Sustainability, and then taking a job as a sustainability adviser with the AtKisson Group. Shawn has a background as a US political strategist and campaign manager, beginning with Al Gore's campaign for President, as well as a bunch of other odd jobs, including a bike messenger. Shawn was previously selected as one of the top 100 people to most affect the sustainability and CSR of companies in Sweden. He lives in Stockholm with wife and two boys.
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Home Op-Ed Use it or lose it
Grace Kennan Warnecke
I was 5 years old when my Norwegian-born mother became an American citizen. She never stopped stressing the importance of voting. She pointed out how lucky I was to be American, and that it would be a crime to skip an election. I never have.
Years later, while working in both Russia and Ukraine, I started election observing for a
local group in Kiev, and then later occasionally for IRI (International Republican Institute), which does nonpartisan work overseas. I discovered that I loved the experience. As an election observer, I was to look for specific elements to ensure that the election is conducted with integrity. Observers, who always work in pairs, are told that there should be no campaign literature in the polling facility, the ballot box must be visible, voter IDs must be checked, and the process should be orderly. Teams of election observers visit different polling stations throughout the day. In addition to working with a partner, we were provided with an interpreter, car, and driver. Since I speak Russian, I didn't need the interpreter, so it freed me up to talk to more voters and observers.
Even when the outcome was predictable, the whole election process in the former Soviet Union was colorful. Election Day in the USSR was always a holiday. Designated voting buildings were cleaned and filled with fresh-cut flowers and decorative photographs. Election officials decked themselves out in their good clothes, and the whole affair had a festive air.
One time, though, in Ukraine in 2004, the occasion was far from celebratory. When we arrived at a local polling station in the eastern city of Donetsk to observe the presidential election, we were met with voters fleeing the site. We entered the building, and were shocked to find Plexiglas ballot boxes slashed, and ballots strewn all about the floor. The remaining voters huddled in a corner of the room, pointing to an office in the back. There we discovered the local election official, a woman, in charge, cowering with the police officer assigned to protect the polling station. We told her that we would report the incident to the authorities. When we went back outside, we found that the tires of our car had also been slashed. That slowed down our travel to other polling places, as another vehicle had to be procured (but not our resolve). That election was subject to so many irregularities, including one district reporting 127 percent of the population voting, that it later required two additional elections before a winner was declared.
My enthusiasm for monitoring the voting process was such that I took and passed an exam to be an official OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) observer. In 2005, I was part of a 70-member international delegation observing the Azerbaijani presidential elections. This assignment took me up to the remote mountainous area near the Russian border. We traveled through large, uninhabited areas seemingly populated only by sheep and an occasional shepherd. It made me feel I was traveling back into biblical times in a modern Mercedes bus. Most of our election-observing flock spent the day at local voting stations. But my partner and I were assigned the night shift at the regional Central Election Headquarters, where all the cast ballots were brought for official tabulation, so we started at 10 pm.
At the end of the day, all the local polling stations put their paper ballots into a box with an accompanying placard signed by all the election officials. The town driver and policeman then set off with this precious cargo for our post at the Central Election Headquarters. During a previous election, the ballots had been tampered with on this journey, so fear of a repeat offense caused some locals to jump into their own cars and chase the police car. It soon became an Indy 500 race. While hazardous, it prevented the escort policeman from stealing any ballots. It was exciting to hear the screeching of brakes and watch as the cars careened into the Headquarters parking lot.
My partner and I sat in an alcove, observing the technician who transferred the paper ballots into the computer. Late during that long evening, we spotted the technician entering an altered ballot figure. We reported it to OSCE headquarters in Baku, as we were not allowed to interfere with the local precincts. A few days later at the official OSCE closing ceremony, the election was declared marred by fraud. We were relieved and proud to think that judgment was partly based on our efforts to protect the integrity of the electoral process from a small town in the Azerbaijani mountains.
Today in America, with a presidential election looming before us in the middle of a pandemic, voting has again become a big issue, for several reasons. Mail-in voting is increasingly important, as physical voting can lead to physical propinquity. Thus, in recent state elections, there have been fewer polling stations open, causing people to wait interminable hours to cast their ballots. While many Democratic politicians have been strongly promoting mail-in ballots, the president and many followers have been opposed. The president has even gone so far as to suggest that children might be stealing ballots from mailboxes. This is particularly strange, as he himself votes by mail-in ballot. But what began as a partisan divide has become more snarled as the president has pushed to shut down or privatize the U.S. Post Office. Certainly, the volume of ballots is a new issue. It has been observed that mail-in voting in the recent New York primary caused long delays in counting the vote.
Perhaps we should consider encouraging more foreign observers like OSCE to oversee our election.
The president has even suggested that the November election be postponed, although he doesn't have the authority to cancel or postpone an election.
At this tumultuous time, with the election and virus both competing for our attention, I am reminded of my mother's declaration of how lucky I am to be an American. It seems particularly fitting to close with the words of the late John Lewis:
"Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society; you must use it, because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it."
Grace Kennan Warnecke is the former chairman of the board of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and author of the memoir "Daughter of the Cold War." She is a seasonal resident of Vineyard Haven.
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CityMom had this fabulous idea to write about stuff, because as my friend Mark says, "Stuff is cool." And as I've mentioned, we strive to be careful consumers, which means we think a lot about, well, stuff. And we occasionally buy, or think about buying, some splendid items, as well as the occasional dud.
I'll kick our wants off with an object that tugs at me on several levels: A Bialetti Moka Elettrika. It's a new travel version of an old favorite, the Moka Express, a stovetop pot that makes a rich, espresso-like brew using a pressure system. Now, the Moka is beloved the world over; it's a constant in almost every Italian home, and its form-meets-function perfection has landed it in a few museums. No timers to set; no liners to buy; no watt-sucking electricals.
The Elettrika is the same issue, but on an electric base. It still makes a fast cup of coffee and is usable by folks like my mom who don't have a gas range. And it comes with an international power cable and adapter! So if I am suddenly called to, say, move to Brussels, or to spend a few months in China, I'll have my little Italian with me to caffeinate at a moment's notice. Mired in north Jersey, I'll remain ready to roam. Come with me, cara mia, Elettrika purrs, and live beautifully. Oh, and learn Italian.
I really want to purchase one of these as I travel for extended periods of time and am incoherent without my morning espresso. However I've searched the net far and wide and cannot locate any place that actually sells these. Any idea where I can buy one and have it shipped to US?
It's easily available in Italy, so you might be able to ask to have the USA divsion get one shipped from the main italian division.
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I have been travelling with this machine the past 5 years. It went from Bali to Colombia, from South Africa to Finland. The first thing I pack when I travel. Great coffee every morning, anywhere.
I just ordered a new one, the travel set, the base is a bit cracked, and it is getting slow, but it stil works.
Great news! This is a cool travel tip.
Good to hear that they have examined it well just to be sure.
Action is the ladder of success, more action, the higher board.


One of my close friends sent me an email recently to tell me that he was considering moving to Spain following the UK's Brexit vote and how things are developing over there.
He is already an expat, having moved away from Malta with his family a few years ago. Moving is no easy chore, so I felt bad for him having to deal with this after having moved just a couple of years ago. Clearly, his original intention was to stay in the UK and himself and his family had been feeling happy and settled. On the other hand, I also felt excited about having been asked to share my experience of living in Spain and possibly welcoming him and his family here in the near future.
Since I've been planning to write a post about living in Spain for quite a while, I decided to hit two birds with one stone and do that as I think it will be helpful for my friend and for others who are also considering this move.
Before we even delve further, I must emphasize the fact that the choice of where to live is a very personal one. You might love a country or city that your wife or children will absolutely despise. Your preferences might also change in a few years' time. For example, I absolutely loved living and studying in England in my early twenties, and there's no other place I would have chosen if I were to do it again. On the other hand, now that I'm in my thirties, I definitely think that there is no better place in the world than Barcelona. In my late twenties I also spent a few years being a digital nomad, and again, changing countries every few months was the best thing ever for me at that stage. I don't feel any inclination to do that at all right now.
If you're lucky, you will be able to move to a place that your entire family agrees upon. In my case, both myself and my wife felt very deeply that Barcelona was the right place for us at this stage of life, so it was an easy decision. Not to mention, that if you're in the position of choosing which country to live in, you're already one of the privileged ones, as most people can't move so easily.
With that out of the way, let's shift our focus to Spain. I've already summed up the main reasons why I love Barcelona in a separate post that I wrote a couple of years ago. It's a good place to start from in order to understand why we moved here.
Over the years I've had the chance to visit many parts of Spain, although there are still many places I want to visit. Apart from Barcelona, I've also lived in Mallorca. The first thing I would mention is that Spain is a very diverse country. Each region has its own personality. The southern cities like Seville, Toledo, and Granada have a totally different vibe to Madrid, which in turn is really different from Barcelona. Then there is the Basque country up north, with their amazing food and beautiful seaside town of San Sebastian. Along the East coast, you will find Costa Brava with some truly breathtaking landscapes and great small coves. Barcelona and Girona are two great options if you want to move here.
Further down south one finds Costa Blanca, with many long sandy beaches and tourist resorts. This is really not one of my favorite parts of Spain, mainly because it caters to cheap tourism with all the negative effects that brings about. I do love Valencia and Tarragona though. Many expats decide to make Javea their home, and I'm curious to visit and see why it's so popular. The Balearic islands are world famous, and I really enjoyed my time in Palma de Mallorca. The only downside is that the winter months tend to be a bit too quiet, as these are places that live and breathe tourism. In the summer months, things really get going and there's lots of stuff happening. One should also keep in mind that the Canary islands are also part of Spain. I haven't been there yet but I've heard a lot of good things. I don't think I would consider living there though simply because they're a bit too far from the rest of Europe, and I really value having the facility to travel easily within Europe.
Barcelona has its own way of life really. Quite apart from the independence debate and whether it's a good thing or not for Catalonia, I do feel that Barcelona provides a totally unique offering for expats. Let's start with the integration factor. I recommend learning Spanish before you move here, or start learning immediately once you're here. While Catalan is widely used by the locals at home or with friends, it's not that common to have opportunities to speak it in daily life. Still, I am making an effort to learn Catalan too to further integrate. With a decent command of Spanish, you will find it very easy to integrate, it's that kind of city that makes you feel very welcome. People are very friendly and live a very outdoors-based social life, so you will find plenty of opportunities to make friends.
Moving around is really easy. You can use the metro and bus system, both of which are modern and efficient. You also have the possibility to use the city's bike sharing system, as well as making use of car and scooter sharing platforms. Moreover, Barcelona is a very walkable city. I can't imagine how many kilometers I've walked since I got here. Back when I lived in Malta, I barely walked as we had to take the car to go anywhere. Here I don't even own a car, it's just too easy to get to where I want to go via public transport or my own foldable Brompton bike.
Barcelona is a city where sport is held in very high regard. You can easily practice any kind of group sports, and there are great locations for individual sports too. Do you love running? You have the hills and mountains all to yourself, not to mention the seaside promenade. Beach volley, check. Football, check. Cycling, awesome. Padel, of course! Swimming? At many gyms all year round or in the sea. The list never ends. The only problem I have is deciding what sport to practice!
Another thing I love about Barcelona is eating out. There are thousands of restaurants and many great cafes too. By using apps like The Fork you can also get fantastic discounts when eating out. Spain is also home of the fabulous menu del dia, which translates to menu of the day. The majority of restaurants will offer a three-course meal at a very good price every single day during lunch time. That's why many workers don't bother cooking themselves, they just go out and have a great meal and socialize during their long lunch breaks. In the evening they then prepare something simple or go out to socialize again over tapas.
The cost of living is very decent. It's lower than other big cities in Europe. Keep in mind that local salaries are also on the lower end when compared to the northern European counterparts. If you own an international business or work for a foreign company, chances are your monthly income will be significantly higher than the local average, so you'll be able to afford a great apartment, eating out at the best restaurants, etc.
If you ever get bored of Barcelona, there are many awesome day trips you can take, and of course flights to other Spanish cities and the islands are cheap. The Catalan government is very active in promoting the community's best sights and outings. On this site, you will find many suggested trips.
The only thing that is a pain is accommodation. The cost of renting has risen drastically during the past two years. On the other hand, it is still quite far from the prices in cities like London and Paris. We are also finally seeing the refurbishment of many apartment blocks taking place. This was sorely needed, as the quality on offer wasn't up to standard with what you find in other countries. Therefore we had a mismatch with economically well-off expats struggling to find a decent apartment even though they had solid budgets. Things are now changing, and if you have the money you can usually find an apartment that fits your requirements. I've written an article about renting vs buying property in Barcelona if you're more inclined to buy rather than rent.
For those of you with kids, you'll be pleased to know that there are several international schools. I am not sure about how they compare with international schools in other countries, so I can't tell you much more, unfortunately. The public schooling system seems to be good enough, although I think the level of spoken English needs to be improved drastically. I find it appalling that many young people in their twenties in their thirties still can't speak any English. I am one of those who believe that having a great command of the English language is one of the best elements of one's education as it opens so many doors.
Spain, as we all know, has passed through tough times due to the famous crisis, but Barcelona is now in full swing and property prices are shooting up. This is one of many encouraging signs that the worst is already behind us and there is a lot of growth and good things to come. It is, therefore, a great place to invest in. I've already written about investing in local property through crowdfunding platforms. Actually living here puts you more in tune with the emerging opportunities, so far anyone who is business minded and wants to profit from the city's growth, it's a great place to be.
All in all, I think that Barcelona is a place where you can really be what you want to be and build a life around your interests. It might not excel and top the charts at anything in particular, but it does have an incredible vibe that makes you feel at home. It is this vibe that attracts so many tourists here every year. Many of the expats here started off by casually visiting the city, then immediately falling in love and moving here shortly after. Every barrio in the city has its own character, and that helps in providing a lot of diversity and opportunity for finding a place that you really like living in, with the kind of people you like in the streets, the right restaurants and cafes etc.
Thailand (Chiang Mai) – Terrific country. Incredible nature plus friendly and welcoming people. I loved being immersed in such a different culture from the one I grew up in. It challenged me in many ways and helped me grow in my understanding of myself and humanity in general. Perhaps its biggest attraction is also the biggest disadvantage: we could never settle there and integrate completely with the locals. We would always stick out like a sore thumb by the very way we look, not to mention our mannerisms, jobs, outlook on life etc. Perhaps if one were to marry a Thai, things would be different, but for us, this was the main point that made it unsuitable. In addition, the fact that it is so far from Europe and that it is very difficult to obtain a visa to live and work there.
United Kingdom – Life in the UK is pretty good, we considered living in one of the major cities such as London or Edinburgh. I love visiting these cities, and they have an incredible vibe going on, especially London. The startup, finance and tech scenes are world class and you can pretty much do anything you fancy. With such a multicultural population, fitting in wouldn't be a problem. Airport connections are easy and a huge plus for living there. The big downsides are the weather, cost of living, and now the Brexit uncertainty.
Germany – In general, I love the German ethic of doing things the right way and in an efficient manner. The cost of living is higher than in Spain and there is a significant language barrier, although English is also widely spoken. In the end, it pretty much boils down to weather and my feeling more comfortable having the sea close by. Perhaps not the most convincing of reasons, but keep in mind that many Brits and Germans do move to Spain purely for the weather.
Netherlands – I haven't spent much time in the Netherlands but I really like this country. People also have a very professional way of conducting business. Within the WordPress space, I know many great developers and companies based in the Netherlands. The first WordCamp Europe was also held there. Nature there is beautiful and it is one of the best places for using bicycles. I can't think of any negative thing about the Netherlands. Of course, there is a language barrier if you really want to integrate, but I've found Dutch people to be some of the best English speakers in Europe. It's not their native language but they speak it as if it were so. Ultimately, however, if good weather plays a big part in your decision, Spain will definitely win over the Netherlands.
Portugal – Lisbon is one of my favorite cities in Europe. It's up and coming and I think there's a lot more in store for it. It has a similar vibe to Barcelona but on a smaller scale. The Portuguese tend to speak better English than the Spanish, so that might be a good point to consider if you don't speak either Portuguese or Spanish. If I had to leave Barcelona for some reason, I would probably go to Lisbon.
This post wouldn't be complete without mentioning my country of birth, Malta. I grew up there and left in my mid-twenties. The Maltese islands consist of three islands that are blessed with great natural beauty. On the other hand, there are several important factors that eventually led me to leave.
All I can say that Barcelona is a fabulous place to live. There is a bit of everything here. I've been lucky to meet some incredible people here that have helped me grow in many areas. I've discovered a sport (padel) that has pretty much taken over my life, and I am genuinely very happy to be living here. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about anything I mentioned in this post, so fire away in the comments section.
Thanks again for your articles and wishing you all the best and success in your life.
That's too big of a question, but if I can give you one piece of advise it would be to find a solid job in Spain before you move, and then get all the rest in place bit by bit.
1. How hard is it to find a job without a degree?
2. Even at a low salary, is it still enough to live comfortably? Of course not in a luxurious lifestyle. I know Spain has a low cost of living, but a low salary as well. Im afraid working on a low salary might mean not being able to make ends meet, or budgeting too much to the point where you can't even enjoy a tapa and Tinto de Verano once in a while.
I don't have personal experience to rely on in answering your questions, but having a good command of both in English and Spanish gives you a tremendous advantage in Spain. Keep in mind that the hospitality industry is one of the biggest drivers of the economy and most locals have pretty poor English skills, so your best bet will probably be finding a job in this industry and rising up through the ranks.
With a low salary you can still live comfortably but you might have to live outside the big cities for a while.
My girlfriend and I are in our early twenties, thinking about saving up just enough to money to move to Barcelona, get jobs, and make it our home. Is there many jobs that don't require fluent Spanish? Would you recommend trying to find a job once we get there?
There are many options here especially if you have some skills that are suitable for remote/online jobs. That's what I would recommend in order to be independent of the local labor market and be able to live anywhere you want.
Hi Kathleen, I've only been there for a few days. It's a nice place with a local economy based on tourism. It isn't one of my favorites but is one of the top places that English-speaking expats go for.
Hi, I've found your article really helpful. I was wondering if you would have any advise on moving solo to Barcelona? In terms of setting up quickly with an apartment to rent for myself and finding a social group. I'm hoping to move soon from London and be fairly central in the city. I have a new role working remotely for an international company so I've every choice on where I can go!
Hi Victoria, glad it was helpful. I suggest you try Meetup.com or join my Barcelona Entrepreneurs and Digital Nomads group on Facebook.
Hope all is well with you. I enjoyed and appreciate your article. I am in the USA highly considering moving to Barcelona. I was wondering thou, is there a particular town you recommend living in Barcelona?
I am fully bilingual English & Spanish, in hopes of teaching ESL (English as a Second Language). Would love any feedback or recommendations. Thank you.
Living in Barcelona itself is a unique experience and I highly recommend going for it if the conditions are right for you. Many expats (especially families) that are used to the American suburbian lifestyle choose to live in places like Sant Cugat, Garraf, Castelldefels or towns up north on Costa Brava. I've been to these towns and they are also very nice places to live, but it's a totally different experience than living in Barcelona centre.
Neither one of them is better than the other, it's just a question of what you're looking for. Cost might also be an important factor. For the same price of an apartment in Barcelona, you could get a house in one of the nearby towns.
Also check this forum post for more thoughts from a Canadian couple. You will most probably find other threads like this on that same forum or other similar ones.
Really enjoyed your articles – very interesting. We loooove Spain and fell in love with areas like Girona, Llafranc and Palafrugel – also Begur.
We are Australian and wonder if its possible to buy a home and move permanently. We have a semi retiring and really only need a good a good international school for our 14 year old.
I have read that by investing in property this may be possible ???


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News agencies benefitted recently from the insights of MTSU faculty and staff on a variety of subjects, including the second impeachment of Donald Trump, the riot at the U.S. Capitol, social media, the COVID-19 vaccine and presidential pardons, among other items.
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Nicole King, an MTSU Health Services nurse, said she got the COVID-19 vaccine after surviving the virus earlier in the year in a Jan. 4 story in the Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her comments can be read here.
Dr. Sean Foley, a professor of history, said Iranians assume that Israel was responsible for the assassination of Iranian nuclear expert Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in a Jan. 7 article by Zenger News. His views can be accessed here.
Dr. Crystal DeGregory, research fellow at the Center for Historic Preservation, cautioned that the interest some black entrepreneurs have in purchasing Reebok could result in unreasonable expectations of the brand in a Jan. 8 article by Yahoo!Life. Her views can be read here.
DeGregory hailed the explanation of Kentucky State College and its importance to African Americans in the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" in a Jan. 19 column in The State Journal of Frankfort, Kentucky. Her analysis is available here.
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College and a Constitutional law scholar, offered tips on explaining Section Four of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to elementary school-age children in a Jan. 8 article in Parents Magazine. His perspectives can be accessed here.
Vile said that some members of Congress continue to play to the base of support President Trump created even though Trump lost his bid for reelection in a Jan. 13 article in the Westside Gazette of Broward County, Florida. His comments can be read here.
Vile discussed the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on the Jan. 13 edition of "MorningLine" on NewsChannel5+. The video can be seen here.
Vile analyzed the second impeachment of President Trump in an historical context for a Jan. 14 report for Sinclair Broadcast Group stations. His remarks are available here.
Vile penned an editorial calling for a reconsideration of presidential pardon power in light of President Trump's last-minute spate of pardons. The essay was published in the Jan. 19 edition of The Tennessean and can be read here.
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Sarah Hendrix, strategic communications manager for the College of Graduate Studies, said MTSU has started a "Pets Are Invited" webpage where graduate students can show off their animal friends in a Jan. 10 report by WKRN-TV in Nashville. The video and transcript can be accessed here.
Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center, explained why social media platforms can ban individuals without violating the First Amendment in a Jan. 11 report by WSMV-TV in Nashville. The video and transcript are available here.
Paulson criticized proposed legislation that would strip social media platforms of liability protections in an editorial posted Jan. 16 by The Wilson Times of Wilson, North Carolina. His views can be read here.
Kent Syler, a professor of political science and international relations, explained what the second impeachment of President Trump could mean in a Jan. 13 report by WSMV-TV in Nashville. His comments can be accessed here.
Syler also provided a preview of President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural speech in a Jan. 20 report by WSMV-TV in Nashville. The video and transcript can be seen here.
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The sluggers from Cecil county will be looking sharp in these softball shirts Maryland flag style.
They were playing in a tournament down in North Carolina and wanted to represent their Maryland team with some custom shirts. We designed this Maryland Flag shirt with their custom text logo and custom names and numbers on the back of the shirt. We make all sorts of flag shirts and custom softball jerseys for distribution all over the world.
I guess I never really realized how competitive organized softball can be. If these guys win this weekends tournament they get a fully expense paid trip across the US to compete in a National tournament. Best wishes to these guys and thank you for the great order of custom softball shirts. They are proudly made in Maryland USA.


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Astrid D. Haase, M.D., Ph.D.
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Acting Section Chief: RNA Biology Section, Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology
Scientific Focus Areas: Chromosome Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, RNA Biology
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M.D., University of Vienna, Austria, 2002
We aim to understand how small non-coding RNAs guard genomic integrity.
Small non-coding RNAs play crucial roles in development and disease. Globally referred to as RNA interference (RNAi), conserved small RNA pathways operate from yeast to human. They regulate gene expression, defend against viruses and control repetitive genetic elements. Additionally, their elegant mechanisms are widely harnessed for biotechnology and targeted therapy.
Our group studies a particular class of small RNAs that represses transposon activity in the germline. The ability of transposons to mobilize and insert into new genomic locations threatens genomic integrity and must be suppressed. Integrity of genomic information is particularly important in germ cells that determine the genetic make-up of a species. Therefore germ cells employ specialized small RNA pathways -PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs)- to silence transposons and thus ensure genomic stability and fertility in animals. Mature piRNAs guide their associated PIWI complexes to silence transposons at transcriptional or post-transcriptional levels, directing chromatin modifications or promoting RNA decay.
We aim to elucidate molecular mechanisms of piRNA silencing through an integrated approach combining Drosophila genetics, biochemistry and next-generation sequencing. While recent advances have provided a framework for what resembles a small RNA-based immune system, further studies are required to elucidate the many molecular innovations that enable discrimination of transposons from host genes and efficient selective silencing of genetic mobility. Successfully meeting our goals will bolster our understanding of fundamental mechanisms that survey and guard genomic integrity.
Genome integrity is essential for cellular and organismal fitness and is lost in various diseases including cancer. Insights into the molecular mechanisms of small RNA-guided genome defense will further our understanding of genome surveillance, and will inspire novel biomedical approaches to combat genomic instability in diseases. Additionally, mechanisms of RNA interference have been successfully harnessed for biotechnology and targeted therapy over the past years, and novel insights into piRNA pathways will enlarge our molecular repertoire.
Small regulatory RNAs have been discovered in all branches of life but we are just beginning to understand their diverse functions in gene regulation and genome surveillance. Further studies are required to characterize these regulatory pathways and to elucidate their molecular mechanisms.
Casposase structure and the mechanistic link between DNA transposition and spacer acquisition by CRISPR-Cas.
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Genomes are massive databases that tell the body how to create cells, tissues, and organs. It is important to protect these databases and make sure that the genes within them keep their integrity. This is essential for fertility in animals and the survival of each species. Additionally, loss of genomic integrity has been observed in many diseases including cancer.
To protect these databases, the body uses various kinds of molecular guards. Our group studies a particular class of molecular guards that protect germ cells. Little is known about their elaborate surveillance system and defense strategies. We aim to generate valuable knowledge of how these databases are maintained.


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Mumbai : The 29-year-old man arrested from Nagpur in Maharashtra in connection with the last week's murder of Hindutva leader Kamlesh Tiwari in Lucknow was in continuous touch with other persons held in the case, a senior ATS officer said on Monday.
Police also suspect that Sayyad Asim Ali, who was apprehended by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Mominpura area in Nagpur on October 19, had played a "very important" role in the crime.
Tiwari (45), who headed Hindu Samaj Party, was killed at his home in Naka Hindola area in the Uttar Pradesh capital on October 18. He was earlier associated with a faction of the Hindu Mahasabha.
"Ali's interrogation has revealed that he played a very important role in the killing of Tiwari. His mobile phone call details record and probe of his various forms of communication have shown he was in touch with other accused in the case," said Vikram Deshmane, Maharashtra ATS Deputy Commissioner of Police.
He said a team of UP Police reached Nagpur on Monday.
Ali was produced in a court in Nagpur which gave UP Police his transit remand to take him to Lucknow for further probe, an official said.
Apart from Ali, five persons, including three from Gujarat, were taken into custody in connection with the murder case.
The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday announced a reward of Rs 2.5 lakh each for arrests of two more suspects.
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The emergence of m-economy is evident from 919 million mobile phone subscribers, 40 million smartphone users and 48 million mobile Internet users in the country today. Taking the lead in bringing this mobility to Indian SMEs, IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, has introduced IndiaMART mobile site - m.indiamart.com and Android app on Google Play.
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Today is one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) holiday in Finland: Midsummer. Nobody is at work (except some non-Finns like us).
Everybody is supposed to get ready for the celebration tonight. We are also going later to see what's going on. We'll try the festivities from Seurasaari island, where there are supposed to be some bonfires and all sorts of traditional activities.
"The second high point of the year comes exactly six months after Christmas, when the interminable nights of winter have given way to the white nights of the Finnish summer. Midsummer, celebrated at the summer solstice, has been very important since pagan times, especially in northern Europe, where the difference between the dark and the light seasons is particularly dramatic. In the north of Finland, Midsummer marks the peak of the exotic appeal of the Arctic, as the sun remains above the horizon all night.
Midsummer in Finland is a celebration of the countryside. Towns and cities are deserted, as this holiday is traditionally celebrated in a rural setting, preferably at a waterside summer cottage. Anyone who has to stay in town over Midsummer can buy birch leaves and lilac at the marketplace to help create an illusion of the countryside. At Midsummer, trains, buses and trams are sometimes also decorated with birch branches.
Lighting a bonfire is the high point of Midsummer night. Originally, bonfires were only part of the eastern Finnish Midsummer celebrations. In western Finland, bonfires were traditionally lit on Ascension Day and at Whitsun, and in Ostrobothnia on Easter Saturday. Nowadays, Midsummer fires are lit all over Finland, except in the Swedishspeaking areas along the coast, where a Midsummer pole, similar to a maypole, is erected instead.


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Capsules with thin shells have a high loading capacity and are thus well-suited containers for reagents that must be stored in confined volumes. Capsules contained in larger capsules, so-called double capsules, allow the encapsulation of distinct reagents within small, defined, well-separated volumes. Therefore, they offer possibilities to initiate reactions in confined volumes and to release distinct bioactives sequentially while minimizing the risk for cross contaminations. Here, we present a new microfluidic capillary device that enables the assembly of water-oil-water-oil-water (W/O/W/O/W) quadruple-emulsion drops whose oil layers are ultra-thin. These quadruple emulsions can be converted into double capsules with thin membranes through either evaporation-induced consolidation of biodegradable polymers or photopolymerization of monomers. We demonstrate that the membrane composition of the inner and outer capsules can be independently selected to enable programmed release of distinct encapsulants. For example, we employ biodegradable polymers with two different degradation rates as the membrane materials that enable sequential release of two different encapsulants. In addition, the release of the encapsulants can be triggered by external stimuli such as osmotic pressure. This new class of double capsules provides new opportunities for drug delivery and screening assays that require sequential release of multiple water-soluble ingredients.


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Ādi purāṇa es un texto del siglo IX escrito por el monje digambara Jinasena. Trata la vida de Rishabha el primer Tirthankara del jainismo está escrito en sánscrito.

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El texto se centra en la búsqueda de la perfección y en la obtención del moksa por parte de Rishabhanatha. Se muestra la lucha entre los hijos de este Bahubali y Bharata. Si bien Bahubali vence, decide renunciar a los privilegios en favor de su hermano. Este texto es la base de otros textos jainas medievales.

Versión en idioma canarés
Existe una muestra en idioma canarés escrita en estilo Champu que consiste en combinar prosa y verso. Esta versión trata la vida del primer tirthankara en dieciséis cantos. este trabajo es la primera obra del poeta Adikavi Pampa (941 d.C.). y está basado en la versión sánscrita. Se trata de un amuestra relevante de la literatura en este idioma

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I'm here today to congratulate the members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society. You have chosen wisely. Among all the benefits that English affords college students, there is one that especially distinguishes you: your growing capacity to navigate stories for meaning.
So, congratulations for dedicating your time and energy to story. Yes, English gives you access to more than narrative. There is poetry of course. Argumentation. Rhetoric. Figures of speech. Tropes. Metaphors. Similes. Synecdoches. Metonymy. Meter and rhyme. Imagery. Voice. Clarity.
But I'd argue that no matter the types of literature, or various literary devices, or the purpose of the text in front of you, at the core of what you read is a story, a narrative. Behind the image of poet William Carlos Williams' red wheelbarrow, glazed with rain water, beside the white chickens, is a narrative. The use of iambic pentameter in a sonnet adds rhythm and structure… to a story. Tropes like metaphors and similes reshape or reveal a new way of viewing a story. Or they discover a new story entirely.
In other words, I'd argue that in each English class taken and to be taken, and with each literary genre encountered, you are honing your intellectual and emotional abilities to understand story. To choose story and storytelling as subjects of inquiry is to engage in the most human of occupations.
Well, that's a lot to disagree with. First, really, story is what you signed up for? And Moretti has the audacity to think he knows what it means to be human? For the sake of time, I'm going to commit one cardinal sin for any arguer: I will not consider counterarguments. A cop-out, I know. I will supply evidence, though. I'm sure I'm going to ramble, too.
Let me start with all the ways that literature itself tends to cherish the human capacity for story. Beowulf tells stories, sometimes in contrast to the stories that the Beowulf poet tells, to hyperbolize his heroism. The pilgrims in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales traffic in stories, as if storytelling is the true way to go on a pilgrimage, to prepare for religious reckoning, even fulfillment. The stories that are most memorable from The Odyssey are those that Odysseus tells his hosts in Phaeacia—to validate himself among his Poseidon-worshipping hosts no less than to give meaning to human suffering—grief and guilt over the death of a friend or mother, fear over one's own death, woe due to desire unfulfilled, or due to mutually exclusive desires and duties, impulses and designs.
Examples of literature cherishing story abound. Literature can also question the limits of story to know the truth.
Hamlet's dying wish is to have his friend Horatio tell his story: "If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, / Absent thee from felicity awhile, / And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain, / To tell my story" (5.2.329-332). The story that Horatio aims to tell, "Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, / Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, / Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, / And, in this upshot, purposes mistook / Fall'n on th' inventors' heads," sounds too boilerplate to do justice to the story that Shakespeare's play has just given us, of a prince, maddened with grief, who is torn over the kind of story he finds himself in—a revenge tragedy. We just had a wonderfully unique revenge tragedy, and we'd hate to see that story get redacted, revised, and rebooted with Horatio as the storyteller. We've seen so much more than he has of Hamlet's story.
So we rely on stories for memory, for preparing ourselves for the suffering to come, for coping with our current suffering, even though stories are intrinsically limited.
Our reliance on stories can also be quite troubling.
I'm sure Dr. Carlson could tell us what story means to Chaucer's Miller or Reeve: a chance to jest, mock, insult, defame, punish the other. Or Chaucer's Clerk, who suggests that the best woman is the servile woman. Also, we ought not forget all the ways that humans use story to caricature others. Odysseus turns the Cyclops into a monster with his story; Shakespeare's Prospero turns Caliban into a monster in The Tempest; there's the Beowulf poet's version of Grendel, too. We have seen radically new perspectives on these stories—The Tempest, The Odyssey, Beowulf from the "monster's" point of view. It's something to celebrate, this retelling of old tales to recoup what is lost whenever story is used to subjugate, oppress, stereotype, malign, demonize, or dismiss.
So, we rely on stories to remember ourselves and one another, to handle suffering, and we use our knowledge of stories to remind ourselves how easy it is to misrepresent others.
We also rely on stories as a form of distraction. Here's Lear who'd rather dream with his good daughter than face his cruel daughters:
"Come, let's away to prison.
We two alone will sing like birds I' th' cage.
When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down
And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh
At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues
Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too—
Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out—
And take upon's the mystery of things
As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out,
In a walled prison, packs and sects of great ones
That ebb and flow by the moon" (5.3.8-19).
In other words, let's make a story together, one of forgiveness and reconciliation, and then let's tell tales of old and tales of others to lead us to the mystery of things, the mystery of creation, of the universe, of consciousness. In other words, Netflix and chill. Into the mystic.
Unfortunately, Lear and Cordelia don't have a chance to fulfill Lear's wish. They both die, and we're left with their stories, like their lives, cut short. There's nothing at play's end that can distract us from the tragedy. Kent, Lear's servant, tries to redirect our attention to his own story of dedication and service, but it fails.
Sometimes we rely on stories as a distraction; sometimes we rely on stories to dwell upon harsh truths.
So, you all are not only to be commended for choosing a major that has you focus on the most human of actions—storytelling—but for choosing a major that can suddenly plunge you into some harsh, frightening truths that might trap you in something like despondency.
Sometimes it's stories that we try to distract ourselves from, because those stories settle upon harsh truths we'd rather not dwell upon. Marlow suggests as much in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a tough turn of the 20th century novella about colonizing the Congo that confronts readers with racism and its logical premises and conclusions—delusions of grandeur, self-aggrandizement, greed, and genocide. As Marlow witnesses these crimes against humanity first hand—and even gives voice to the very racism that he tries to debunk—he turns to work to distract himself. "Rivets! Rivets I wanted," he cries, because he wants to get on with the work of patching his boat and stopping the leak. He works to avoid remaining idle, which all at once detaches him from his own reality and has him dwell upon the reality of the situation around him—slaves in chains, Congoan men dying of starvation under a tree, villages pillaged, and bodies of villagers vanished, erased, without a story to show or tell. No memory, no remembrance. Marlow thinks that work can help him construct his own reality, can help him hold onto the "redeeming facts of life," the facts that redeem life. Work, manual labor in his case, can make life meaningful whenever experiences and stories outside of work confuse, torment, and horrify. He begins to learn about the value of work from an accountant, by the way, someone who works so hard at crunching numbers for the trade company that he fails to see the horrors of the ivory trade.
A red wheelbarrow, anyone? So much depends upon it. You know, it's used for work. For redeeming life. Or in order to ignore a hard truth that Marlow only has us glimpse when he reflects on the last words of the fascinating, repulsive Mr. Kurtz: "The horror. The horror." Marlow thinks these dying words suggest that at the heart of humanity is "a strange commingling of desire and hate"—a dark reality about the nature and function of humanity that no one should ever have to face. Marlow thinks he has learned from his story that we humans have evolved to put our reason and heart into the service of our instincts, that Mr. Kurtz, with all his murderous greed, is the truly free human, and that to think otherwise is to lie to ourselves, to suggest that if fully unrestrained from the laws and codes of society, we would act differently and not want everything for ourselves.
Marlow's story, and his interpretation of his story, casts a bleak shade on humanity. It doesn't agree with my earlier claim, that story, not selfish desire, is at the heart of what it means to be human. And it doesn't speak to your own encounters with other humans either, which, I would argue, rely heavily on story, too.
I'm always horrified by Marlow's story and his interpretation. But rather than rest with it, I look for other stories to counter it.
Sylvia Townsend Warner's Mr. Fortune's Maggot.
This 1920s novel focuses on Timothy Fortune, who decides to become a missionary after a lucrative career as a banker. His "maggot," that is his strange, perverse fantasy, is to convert the natives on a Polynesian island named Fanua. His only convert, Lueli, proves to be no convert at all. This development shakes Mr. Fortune to the core and sets him into a desirous, hateful rage that brings Lueli to the brink of despair. What changes Mr. Fortune's fortunes, so to speak, is his realization that what Lueli needs is a Fanuan story that suits him, not a Judeo-Christian story that Mr. Fortune forces upon him. Mr. Fortune discovers that "everywhere mankind is subject to the same anxious burden of love and loneliness, and must in self-defence enchant their cares into a story and a dream." So, at the heart of humanity is not desire, but love, not hate, but loneliness. And to cope with our burden of love and loneliness, we place ourselves and those around us in a story, or we dream ourselves into a story. We use story to let us handle the truths about ourselves.
You, Sigma Tau Delta members, are those who work to pay attention to that human endeavor, those hearty attempts to use story to make sense of our love and loneliness, always underneath what we remember, what we worry we will forget, always the reasons that we strive for the goals we set.
There are so many stories to read, to reference, to reflect upon, so rather than continue to list so many others, and discover other ways to unpack our humanity through story, I'd ask you all to consider what stories you know. From literature, yes, from experience too, your experience and others. Make connections among those stories, even if, analytically speaking, they are far removed. Then, look for stories you don't know, from places you don't know, cultures you aren't familiar with. Read freely, but make your reading list all-encompassing. Don't just copy one of the stories that lie underneath my speech here. You know, the story of a not so funny white guy who tries to honor Sigma Tau Delta members by emphasizing the importance of stories, who then points to a bunch of stories by a bunch of white guys and ends up finding hope in the lesson that a white male character learns in a novel by an English woman. Continue to enlarge your minds and hearts through stories, everywhere. And continue to critique the stories you read to discover what they mean, individually, and together, about you, about us, about our worlds. Balance work and story. Read Edwidge Danticat's Krik? Krak! before you move that wheelbarrow. Or get in the wheelbarrow and read. Work on story.


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,Greenfield will be having Fireworks Saturday July 6, 2019 at dusk. There will be a beverage and food tent being manned by C&K Collision and associates. Bands will perform throughout the evening. Vendors welcome. Come enjoy our lake facilities.
The theme for Greenfield Triennial Homecoming is "Country Roots and Cowboys Boots"
Parade chairpersons are John Thien and Gwen Goodman, contact them for entries for parade.
Parade Marshall will be John Thien. He has organized the parade for many years for Homecoming. John has indicated that this will be his last year. Gwen will take over for future homecoming parades.
Registration will take place in the Greenfield Public Library on the square.
Rides for all ages. Food and beverage. Games. Entertainment. Miss and Little Miss Pageant.
Greenfield Triennial Homecoming boast a parade, games, food stands and nightly entertainment. Next event is the first weekend in August 2019.
1st, 2nd, & 3rd place cash and trophy awards.
Annual TRIFECTA of Ribs event will take place. Two Dogs at Roodhouse and Greene County Fair at Carrollton will hold two prior events and the finale will be at our BBQ by the lake event.
Costume competition and camper decoration competition.
Lion's Club will be on hand.


NOM is a common three letter acronym, and the premium letter domain NOM.com was just sold by Sedo.
Selling NOM.com for high five figures is indeed an impressive feat; LLL .com domains have lost part of their sales steam in recent weeks, the primary exception being the sale of FLY.com.
Registered in 1995, NOM.com is in Sedo escrow, and we don't know if the buyer is Chinese or not.
Congratulations to Dave Evanson for brokering this sale!
Nom is the french word for Name.


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Kamaru Usman retains his welterweight title in UFC 251 by beating Jorge Masvidal
Posted by Dafabet Sports on July 14, 2020
UFC 251 was held in the United Arab Emirates this weekend that had the bout for welterweight championship title has the main event. The in-form Kamaru Usman defended his title in this event against Jorge Masvidal, who was called in at the last minute as a replacement since Gilbert Burns tested positive for coronavirus. Masvidal has also had his best career run in this past 18 months that made him a better contender for the title.
Usman defeated Masvidal in a unanimous decision to retain his welterweight title at UFC 251. Usman overpowered his opponent with better martial tactics during the whole course of the bout. The judges scored the bout in Usman's favour as 50-45 50-45 and 49-46. Earlier to the bout in a press conference Usman had said he wanted to break Masvidal mentally. This is Usman's 12th consecutive UFC victory inside the octagon and by this, he has equaled the record with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In the co-main event, current champion Volkanovski pitted against Holloway in the featherweight division. The bout went neck-on-neck as both the fighters used their talents well equally. The American was strong for the first three rounds, but Volkanovski came up with a few takedowns in the fourth and fifth rounds that saw the Australian win the fight with a split-decision by the judges. This is the second time Volkanovski has defeated the former champion, Holloway.
In other bouts, Makwan Amirkhani defeated Danny Henry with an anaconda chokehold during the first round of the fight. Petr Yan registered victory through a TKO to clinch the vacant bantamweight title against Jose Aldo. Jiri Prochazka defeated Volkan Oezdemir with a splendid knockout, while Tybura won against Grishin with a unanimous decision. In the welterweight division, Salikhov won the bout against Zaleski with a split-decision.
In the women's strawweight division Rose Namajunas had her revenge by clinching back her title by a split-decision against Jessica Andrade. Namajunas lost her title in Brazil fourteen months ago to Andrade. Amanda Ribas registered victory against Paige VanZant by a submission hold in the women's flyweight division. In the post-event press conference UFC President Dana White while speaking about Usman's impressive victory against Masvidal, he also shared about the possible future for the champion. Dana said Usman will be defending his title against Burns in the coming months.
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November 3, 2020 — California General Election
Hartnell Community College District
Trustee, Trustee Area 1
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Supervisor, Supervisorial District 4
City of Marina
Council Member, Council District 2
Special District
Marina Coast Water District
Proposition 14 Stem Cell Research
Proposition 15 Taxes on Commercial Property
Proposition 16 Allow Public Agencies to Consider Diversity
Proposition 17 Voting Rights for People on Parole
Proposition 18 Voting Rights for 17-Year-Olds
Proposition 19 Changes in Property Tax Rules
Proposition 20 Changes to Criminal Penalties and Parole
Proposition 21 Rent Control
Proposition 22 Rideshare and Delivery Drivers
Proposition 23 Kidney Dialysis
Proposition 24 Consumer Privacy
Proposition 25 Yes or No on Getting Rid of Bail
Measure Z Revise regulations and permitting for commercial cannabis
Monterey Peninsula Community College District
Measure V Higher Education
Monterey CountyCandidate for Supervisor, Supervisorial District 4
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My Top 3 Priorities
HOUSING: Our workforce and future generations, like my son and your children, should be able to afford to live here. I'm proud to be leading regional efforts to address housing for all Monterey County residents and their families.
SAFETY: As a mother and Education Trustee, nothing is more important to me personally than keeping our kids safe. As a County legislative aide, I've secured millions in funding to address public safety needs.
ECONOMY: As a former business owner I'm leading the effort to create local, living-wage jobs that allow families to work where they live, maintaining our tourism economy, and create good-paying local jobs.
Profession:County Legislative Analyst / MPUSD School Board
Legislative Analyst for Supervisor Jane Parker, County of Monterey (2009–current)
Board of Educaton, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District — Elected position (2015–current)
Director, Alternate, Transportation Agency of Monterey County — Appointed position (2018–current)
Director, Alternate, Children's Council for Monterey County — Appointed position (2009–current)
Commissioner, Community Action Commission — Appointed position (2006–2011)
Food Broker & Logistics Director / Small Business Owner, FoodBlitz (2005–2009)
Senior Development Associate, Chartwell School (2001–2005)
CSU Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo — B.S. Business Administration (2000)
Pacific Grove High School — Diploma (1996)
As a fourth-generation Monterey County resident who is raising my family in Marina, I have been committed to working on behalf of our community for decades. I am a mother to a young child, wife to an architect, and daughter to both a parent educator and retired Army Colonel. For the past decade, I have been serving the residents of Sand City, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, East Garrison, CSUMB, Salinas, Seaside, and Ft. Ord as a top Legislative Aide to outgoing Supervisor Jane Parker, with a particular focus on healthcare, homeless services, and public safety in our neighborhoods and schools and as an elected representative on the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District since 2015. I am uniquely qualified and ready to hit the ground running as your next supervisor to keep our communities safe, spur living-wage job creation, protect our rich ecosystems, and address the housing needs of current residents and future generations. Prior to working for the County, I built and sold an industrial food brokerage business and worked as a non-profit fundraiser. With experience in the non-profit, private, and government sectors, I am known as a highly motivated self-starter with a strong reputation for principled action: getting things done that make life better for regular hard-working people. I offer experienced County leadership on a wide range of issues, including responsible land use and water policy, climate change, compassionate responses to the homelessness and regional housing crises, and strong fiscal stewardship. My broad grassroots support is evidenced by the nearly 2,000 contributions made in support of my campaign and a growing list of endorsements from in-district, County, and Regional leaders.
Who supports this candidate?
Organizations (11)
Sierra Club - Ventana Chapter
Monterey County Democrats
California Nurses Association
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
National Union of Healthcare Workers
SEIU 2015
BAYMEC – Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee: Moving Equity Forward
SEIU 521
Monterey County Renters United
Public Water Now
California Senator Bill Monning
Supervisor Jane Parker
California Assemblymember Mark Stone
Congressman Sam Farr, ret
Seaside Mayor Ian Oglesby
Sand City Mary Ann Carbone
Del Rey Oaks Mayor Alison Kerr
As one of the County's top COVID response coordinators, I've led efforts in Seaside, Marina and Salinas responding to this crisis and keeping your family safe.
I've convened weekly sessions to provide health updates, delivered on free local testing, housing, and financial support to residents; distribution of thousands of masks/free meals; and connected families/businesses together with life-saving resources.
I've continued to prioritize safe, healthy schools – and established free childcare so teachers can focus on quality instruction as we work towards safe returns to the classroom.
Voting for me ensures we'll be ready for any emergency – and a comprehensive approach to leading Monterey County through the tough weeks ahead. I stand for:
Social Equity where every resident is treated with compassion and receives the housing and food support they need.
Results-oriented, regional leadership to help our local businesses and eco-tourism economy recover from this devastating recession.
Job creation and local economic revitalization to put our residents back to work and ensure our essential First Responders, teachers, and agricultural workers stay healthy and safe.
I am a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility, and take seriously my responsibility as a steward of the trust that tax-payers place in government.
Public Safety: Every family, worker, and visitor in Monterey County deserves to feel safe. As MPUSD Trustee, I've worked to keep our kids safe making decisions based on reducing real risks faced by our youth, such as mental health support and accident prevention. As a County legislative aide, I've brought millions of dollars to District 4 to reduce and prevent gang and youth violence. I started a Monterey County Moms Demand Action group for common sense gun control. I view public safety in its broadest sense to include safe streets, strong public health systems, and communities that are well connected.
Good Jobs & Economic Development: We must prioritize the creation of local, living-wage jobs that allow families to live in the community where they work. At the same time we must support the growth of local businesses that enhance our quality of life, protect our valuable natural resources, maintain our thriving tourism and agriculture industries, and create good-paying local jobs. The transition to clean energy offers an opportunity for investment that creates local union jobs while protecting our environment.
Housing for All: Our workforce must be able to live where they work, and future generations, which include my own son and countless other children, should be able to stay and raise their families here. As an MPUSD Trustee, I've led the effort to build faculty housing on surplus District property. As a founding member of the Monterey Peninsula Housing Coalition, I believe that we can and must support growth within the boundaries of existing development areas, prioritizing in District 4 the redevelopment of blighted land on Fort Ord.
Compassionate Response to Homelessness: I led the effort to create a safe parking program in 2017 that welcomes men and RV's despite significant community protest and legal challenges. I led the effort to open the first homeless warming shelter on the Monterey Peninsula securing full support of the Seaside City Council. I am fully committed to ensuring that everyone has a safe and legal place to sleep at night.
Climate Action and Environmental Protections: Climate change threatens the Monterey County environment and economic future and demands regional action, beyond an internal focus on conservation. I championed the creation of Monterey Bay Community Power. The County must continue to fight to uphold the voter approved 2016 Measure Z ban on fracking. Essential to environmental health is balancing the placement of housing near jobs, designing transportation systems that support the efficient movement of people, and working collaboratively on solutions to ensure a long term supply of fresh water and clean energy that our residents and businesses can afford and rely on.
Women and Families: Iamilies deserve social safety net services that are easy to navigate and destigmatized to ensure nutrition, health, and safety; freedom from domestic or workplace violence; paid parental leave and high quality childcare that supports the ability of parents to engage fully in our economy; and equal pay and access to professional growth.
Early Education: I championed the Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Initiative to coordinate regional investments in early care and learning. I secured the expansion of transitional-kindergarten at MPUSD doubling the number of 4 year old eligible and including TK at every elementary school. I championed the investment of millions of Measure P funds into facilities improvements at our preschools in Marina and Seaside, expanded the number of pre-school spaces available for low income families, started a subsidized preschool program benefit for district employees, and created a private-pay preschool program for families who do not qualify for state subsidy programs.
Equity: I am a firm advocate for addressing systemic disparities via policy that is rooted in racial and social equity. This awareness and commitment to equity must be embedded at every level of County Government with leadership from the Board. I worked to build public and political will necessary to have the County join the Government Alliance for Race and Equity and participated in the initial training cohort. On the School Board I championed the formal adoption of our Equity Pillar as a guiding principle for all School District action. I led the initiatives to increase revenue with the 2010 and 2018 facilities bonds and I have consistently voted to allocate resources to the schools, communities, and programs where they are needed most.
I am committed to honest and accountable leadership.
We may not always agree, but I will always strive to be truthful about where I stand.
I welcome an open and transparent relationship with ALL residents, voters, and stakeholders in Monterey County.
Good Jobs, Economic Development & the Environment
We must prioritize the creation of local, living-wage jobs that allow families to live in the community where they work. At the same time we must support the growth of local businesses that enhance our quality of life, protect our valuable natural resources, maintain our thriving tourism and agriculture industries, and create good-paying local jobs.
Climate change threatens the Monterey County environment and economic future and demands regional action, beyond an internal focus on conservation. I championed the creation of Monterey Bay Community Power, yet it can and must do more to lead our region in the development of renewable non-carbon-based electricity. The County must continue to fight to uphold the voter approved 2016 Measure Z ban on fracking. Essential to environmental health is balancing the placement of housing near jobs, designing transportation systems that support the efficient movement of people, and working collaboratively on solutions to ensure a long term supply of fresh water and clean energy that our residents and businesses can afford and rely on.
The COVID pandemic has exposed pervasive inequities — in healthcare access, wages, paid sick leave, paid family leave, educational opportunities, housing, childcare, health outcomes, internet and computers — that have not occurred overnight, nor will they be solved quickly. I am committed to doing what it takes, for as long as it takes, to create a more just and equitable community for every resident.
Our workforce must be able to live where they work, and future generations, which include my fourth generation young son and your children, should be able to stay and raise their families here.
Our workforce must be able to live where they work, and future generations, which include my fourth generation young son and your children, should be able to stay and raise their families here. As an MPUSD Trustee, I've led the effort to build permanently affordable housing for teachers, staff, and homeless families on surplus District property. As a founding member of the Monterey Peninsula Housing Coalition, I'm working to address housing solutions – to reduce traffic, support our economy, and maintain our diversity. We must support growth within the boundaries of existing development areas, prioritizing the redevelopment of blighted land on Fort Ord.
I'm proud to be leading regional efforts to address housing for all Monterey County residents and their families, including:
Fighting for our fair of state funding for Veteran housing
Co-founding the Monterey Peninsula Housing Coalition to provide focused, regional collaboration and leadership to these efforts
Increasing the number of shelter beds for families in need
Successfully working with the community to open a Seaside homeless center
Leading the effort to identify surplus School District property for development as affordable housing for teachers and staff and homeless families
I am fully committed to ensuring that everyone has a safe and legal place to sleep at night. I led the effort in 2017 to create the only safe parking program in 2017 that welcomes people living in RV's. I led the effort to open the first homeless shelter on the Monterey Peninsula securing full support of the Seaside City Council. I fought to keep the temporary Salinas Homeless Shelter fully funded and open year round. We must recommit our efforts to offer alternatives to sleeping on the streets in order to support enforcement of clean and sanitary public spaces.
Check out the MBEP Housing Candidate Forum to hear more about my work on housing: https://mbep.biz/past-event/monterey-penninsula-part-2-election-forum-recap-2/
Community and School Safety
Every family, worker, and visitor in Monterey County deserves to feel safe.
Every family, worker, and visitor in Monterey County deserves to feel safe. As MPUSD Trustee, I've worked to keep our kids safe making decisions based on reducing real risks faced by our youth, such as mental health support and accident prevention. As a County legislative aide, I've brought millions of dollars to District 4 to reduce and prevent gang and youth violence by focusing on prevention. I started a Monterey County Moms Demand Action group for common sense gun control. I view public safety in its broadest sense to include safe streets, strong public health systems, and communities that are well connected.
Working collaboratively with local residents, nonprofit leaders, the faith community, government leaders, and community safety partners, I led the effort that resulted in Salinas being selected as one of only 6 cities for the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, a program commended by the Monterey County Grand Jury for its groundbreaking work.
As a founding member of Salinas's Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, I secured millions to combat gang violence in our communities. WIth strategic investment and coordinated prevention programs, crime rates have dropped.
I remain an active participant of the Seaside Youth Violence Prevention Group, securing funding for Monterey County Gang Violence Prevention Initiatives run by local non-profits.
I led the 2018 Measure N and Measure M initiatives in Marina to increase funding of $2.1 annually for police, fire and other essential services.
In my work with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, I've championed increased funding for the Safe Route to Schools program, developing safety plans for streets around every single school in Marina, Seaside, and Salinas.
Honest and Accountable Leadership
— September 13, 2020 Wendy Root Askew for Monterey County Supervisor
For the past decade with Root Askew has worked as a top legislative aide to Supervisor Jane Parker. She comes from 3 generations of army veterans. As you local elected school board member Wendy identified $5 million in savings that was used to raise teachers pay. Seaside Councilman Jon Wizard says, "I truly appreciate Wendy's work increasing school safety, shelter beds, and healthcare clinics. Thank you Wendy." Wendy Root Askew says, "I'm Wendy Root Askew and I'm running for Monterey County Supervisor." Learn more about Wendy at www.voteWendy2020.com
Housing and the Economy
As a former business owner and County legislative aide Wendy Root Askew has worked to create good paying local jobs and has promoted the areas tourism economy and natural resources. She is also leading the charge on affordable housing for Veterans, seniors, and working families. Monterey Bay Central Labor Council representative Rod Smalley says, "Wendy has created jobs for Monterey County residents. Thank you Wendy." Wendy says, I'm Wendy Root Askew and I'm running for Monterey County Supervisor. Learn more about Wendy at www.VoteWendy2020.com
Education and Public Safety Leadership
As a school board member, wife, and mother, Wendy Root Askew has worked with community groups to expand access to healthy food for kids, developed safe routes to schools, and addressed the areas healthcare needs. She co-founded the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace and secured federal funding to reduce gang violence. Local school teacher Lauren Mauck says, "Wendy led a County wide effort to protect students and teachers from gun violence. Thank you Wendy." Wendy Root Askew says, "I'm Wendy Root Askew and I'm running for Monterey County Supervisor."
Leading our Local COVID Response
— October 27, 2020 Wendy Root Askew for Monterey County Supervsor
As one of the County's top COVID response coordinators, I've led efforts in Seaside, Marina and Salinas responding to this crisis and keeping your family safe. I've convened weekly sessions to provide health updates, delivered on free local testing, housing, and financial support to residents; distribution of thousands of masks/free meals; and connected families/businesses together with life-saving resources. I've continued to prioritize safe, healthy schools – and established free childcare so teachers can focus on quality instruction as we work towards safe returns to the classroom. Voting for me ensures we'll be ready for any emergency – and a comprehensive approach to leading Monterey County through the tough weeks ahead. I stand for: -- Social Equity where every resident is treated with compassion and receives the housing and food support they need. -- Results-oriented, regional leadership to help our local businesses and eco-tourism economy recover from this devastating recession. -- Job creation and local economic revitalization to put our residents back to work and ensure our essential First Responders, teachers, and agricultural workers stay healthy and safe.
Champion for Safe Schools and Healthy Communities
— October 27, 2020 Wendy Root Askew for Monterey County Supervisor
As one of the County's top COVID response coordinators, I've led efforts in Seaside, Marina and Salinas responding to this crisis and keeping your family safe. I've convened weekly sessions to provide health updates, delivered on free local testing, housing, and financial support to residents; distribution of thousands of masks/free meals; and connected families/businesses together with life-saving resources.
Voting for me ensures we'll be ready for any emergency – and a comprehensive approach to leading Monterey County through the tough weeks ahead. I stand for: - Social Equity where every resident is treated with compassion and receives the housing and food support they need. - Results-oriented, regional leadership to help our local businesses and eco-tourism economy recover from this devastating recession. - Job creation and local economic revitalization to put our residents back to work and ensure our essential First Responders, teachers, and agricultural workers stay healthy and safe.
Candidate Contact Info
Website: VoteWendy2020.com
Email - Wendy@VoteWendy2020.com
Who else is running?
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Comment: After looking at the crocodile eel, we saw a spotted eagle ray and a white tip shark pass each other side by side. Vis is still down.
Comment: Visibility was down and like Molokini was a bit surgy. We saw one of the biggest frogfish I've ever seen. There were a lot of turtles sleeping at the overhang.
Comment: Great dive. Lots of turtles. White tip reef shark sleeping. Lots of octopus, eels and a Leaf scorpion fish.
Comment: There were alot of sea turtles on this dive. We saw a Crocodile eel and a spotted eagle ray feeding at the start of the dive. Next we got to play with a couple of cleaner shrimp.
Comment: The visibilty was not that great but this dive site still one of our favorites no matter what the vis is like.
Comment: Visibility was a bit green but it was still a great dive.
Comment: Molokini looked more like a pool today with lots of fish. The visibilty was awesome. You could see forever.
Comment: There was alot of particulate just below the surface but once on the bottom, it was pretty clean. Observed a lot of parrotfish chasing each other, and a snowflake moray free swimming. Great dive.
Comment: Nice mellow drift dive.