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Bocce Athlete, Mother Preps for Return at 2018 USA Games
wearesosc	on January 16, 2018
By Christian Barel
Special Olympics Southern California aims to create unity through sports, and that is what the organization has done for Jennifer Ali. Through Special Olympics she has gotten more involved by competing, and built long-lasting friendships while at it.
After a horrific car accident in 2003, Jennifer was welcomed by the Special Olympics community. The organization has led her to discover and grow her love of bocce ball. But nothing trumps her love of softball, which remains her favorite sport.
"I love softball," said Jennifer, who is from Joshua Tree. "It's the sport I enjoyed playing before my accident."
She has tried other sports, like track and field, but bocce is what she started to excel at most. The sport brings more of a thrill and excitement when it comes to competing, she said.
Some of her accomplishments include winning a gold medal in bocce at the 2016 Summer Games as part of the Inland Empire Green Mojaves team.
She also created a bond with her fellow bocce players during competitions. She considers them her good friends and consistently visits and remains in touch with the players.
"It's a really good relationship between me and the other players," Jennifer said. "We all have each other's numbers and talk about anything."
Some of her favorite moments playing bocce are the times she gets to help the other players out. Even when she is not competing, she is in full support of her friends.
"Last year I couldn't compete because of work," Jennifer said. "But I went out there to support and help them out, especially when they get upset."
This July, Jennifer looks forward to playing bocce at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. She also is excited to meet new people and expand her ever-growing community of friends.
"It's something new," said Jennifer. "I'm excited to go against other people and to see other people as well."
Today, Jennifer is currently on leave of absence caring for her 6-month-old baby, Elijah, who she calls her "little friend." She will soon start her bocce training in Palm Springs, in preparation for the USA Games.
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These processed foods are typical of what food banks have to distribute: food, but not healthy food.
Distribution ran like clockwork, with packed bags placed in cars efficiently.
Last year I participated in a series of classes designed to strengthen local non-profit organizations. The first "Healthy Organization Institute" brought together a diverse group of local NPO directors and their board chairs who spent several months working and learning together. It was an important experience for me, as I gleaned a great deal from the instruction and my fellow directors.
In the midst of these class sessions, a peer challenged me. Traci Kennedy of TOTAL Ministries, while noting Hub City Farmers' Market's leadership in connecting SNAP users to healthy food, pointed out that a great number of her clients were ineligible for SNAP. Either they had exhausted their benefits, or were not able to participate in the program. She then politely and pointedly asked "What are we going to do about them?" Honestly, I kicked that can as far down the road as I could. I thought of a million excuses why "those people" were not my problem. I am a "teach a man to fish" kind of guy. I rationalized away. Besides, we sell food, we don't give food away.
The truth of the matter is I, and I suspect many of you, simply do not want to face hunger. Hunger is one of those very ugly inconveniences that turns the strongest of people squeamish. Seeing hunger provokes guilt, anger, frustration, and so many other emotions. It suggests a vulnerability that none of us want to imagine. In Ireland, they still refer to the Famine of the 1840s and 50s as "The Great Shame." Hunger is both a physical and a spiritual crisis.
To compound matters, I am a father of four young children. No parent wants to see children hungry, and yet there are children in our community who do not know when their next meal will come. There are several schools in the county feeding kids 2-3 times a day. Before you leap to the conclusion that schools have no place feeding children, keep in mind how much easier it is to learn, sit still, and behave when you have a full stomach. Maybe we should strive to put schools out of the business of feeding children, but for right now they are performing a valuable community service.
So, I punted when Traci confronted me with hunger. Then, the Mary Black Foundation convened a "food bank forum," where churches and non-profits came together to discuss their various efforts to fight hunger locally. Around that time, Troy Hanna and the Spartanburg County Foundation roped me into a food giveaway last year at Jesse Bobo Elementary (one of those 3 meals a day schools). Earlier this year, Molina Healthcare had us coordinate a giveaway for 500. At that event, we clearly stated that the giveaway started at 11:30, yet people arrived at 8. By 9:30, there was a huge crowd gathered, and more on the way. It convinced me I had kicked that can far and long enough. It was time to start digging into the problem.
So last week my Market Manager and I spent parts of Wednesday and Thursday at First Presbyterian, who hosted TOTAL Ministries' food giveaway. With enough food for 300 families brought in, we helped pack bags and distribute them. We witnessed not just hunger, but the poverty that confronts organizations like TOTAL regularly – poverty their clients face, and the poverty of options TOTAL has for the food they distribute.
Traci basically buys a truckload of food at a time. She gets what she gets and distributes. TOTAL does these mobile food pantries at least 6 times a year, and serves about 10,000 people in the process. This time, she was "lucky," they had fresh food to share. Melons, cabbage, strawberries, and lemons made up the fresh food portion of the giveaway. The rest of the truck consisted of breads, chips, frozen items, and some meat. See the pictures above — it is a lot of "food," in the strictest sense of the word.
But let me be clear here, what passed for food to distribute would not be most nutritionists first choice. One of the first things I heard as we packed up breads was "doughnuts count as bread." What constituted the bread to be distributed included things like doughnuts, cakes, bagels, buns, and other items nominally in the bread family. "Meats" consisted of hot dogs, and more packs of chicken hearts and gizzards than I had ever seen in my whole life. Remember, this truck was a good one, because of the amount of fresh produce.
These are the kinds of issues groups like TOTAL face on a regular basis. They have a lot of mouths to feed, too little money, and too little staff to meet the demand. Traci, in fact, has a paid staff of 2.5 and a VISTA to help, plus volunteers, and the help of the church staff who hosts the distribution. Yet through it all, she maintains a cheerful demeanor, and makes all contributions feel important. It makes me realize how lucky we all are to have her doing this work.
– I saw a significant number of disabled veteran license plates, and a larger number of handicap plates.
– Many cars, dozens I would guess, brandished an American flag.
– Not one car had a political bumper sticker. No "Obama," or "NOBama," or any local or state candidates. It made me wonder how many of these people participated in elections, and what might happen if they did.
When we had done what we could, I left and went back to my office to think. I am not certain what Hub City Farmers' Market can do to help the hungry in Spartanburg. The Junior League of Spartanburg has generously donated money for us to build a portable produce cooler. With this cooler, we can help facilitate fresh, local food collection and distribution. That will be a small step forward, but no more than a band-aid. With about 15% of Spartanburg County's population in danger of not having enough to eat on a daily basis, we had better get busy. We had better get concerned that "enough to eat" also means "healthy to eat." I took the first step of my 1000 mile journey.
That's my challenge — who wants to help?
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Exclusive photos: Malaysia Airlines joins oneworld alliance. Airbus A330 in special oneworld livery
Devesh Agarwal January 31, 2013	Malaysia Airlines 0
National carrier Malaysia Airlines joins the oneworld alliance from tomorrow. Bangalore Aviation is in Kuala Lumpur to cover the event. Below are some exclusive photos of Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A330-300 9M-MTE in the special oneworld livery. The airline will also paint one its Boeing 737-800's and one Airbus A380 superjumbo in the oneworld livery at a later date. Till then …
Analysis: Malaysia Airlines entrance into OneWorld strengthens the alliance's network and Indian presence
Vinay Bhaskara January 31, 2013	Uncategorized 0
by Vinay Bhaskara Malaysia Airlines A330-300 9M-MTE in oneworld livery On February 1st. 2013, Kuala Lampur based Malaysian national carrier Malaysia Airlines will officially join the OneWorld alliance, a partnership of11 airlines around the world that serves more than 849 destinations globally. Malaysia Airlines serves 61 destinations on a fleet of 105 aircraft, and enjoys a strong reputation as one …
GoAir takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 fitted with Sharklets
Devesh Agarwal January 31, 2013	Uncategorized 0
Just a day after, IndiGo took delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets, Wadia Group owned GoAir, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320, registration VT-GOL. VT-GOL is the 14th aircraft delivered from a 20 A320 classic engine option (A320ceo) order placed in 2006. Just like IndiGo, all subsequent A320 deliveries to GoAir will be equipped …
US Aviation Review 2012: Vinay vs. Cranky Flier
Vinay Bhaskara January 29, 2013	Analysis and Features 0
by Vinay Bhaskara and Brett SnyderEarlier this month, I had a chance to do a little bit of back and forth with Brett Snyder (a.k.a Cranky Flier) about some of the biggest news stories in US aviation from last year. While the idea was that we'd do a lot of debating, it became mostly a discussion (what was that line …
IndiGo becomes first Indian airline to operate A320 with Sharklets. First globally with IAE V2500 engines.
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US NTSB investigation updates on Japan Airlines Boeing 787 fire at Boston
The National Transportation Safety Board released the fourth update on its on-going investigation into the January 7th fire aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787, registration JA829J, at Logan International Airport in Boston, USA. The fire occurred after the airplane had landed and no passengers or crew were on-board. The burnt APU battery unit The agency has still not found …
News Digest – Press Releases – 2nd half January 2013
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More information from American Airlines on their recent rebranding
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Indian Air Force's first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III enters flight testing
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter (tail number CB-8001) has been delivered by Boeing, on schedule, for flight testing. Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. CB-8001 The first of the 10 airlifters ordered, now enters a U.S. Air Force (USAF) flight test program at the famous "The Right Stuff" Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, …
Spicejet reports profit in Q3 FY2013 – Financial and operational analysis
By Vinay Bhaskara and Devesh Agarwal In a result that represents a positive sign for the prospects of the Indian airline industry moving forward, Gurgaon based low cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet reported a Rs. 102 Crore (US $19 million) net profit for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012-13 (FY 12-13), a sharp improvement from the results in both the …
Video: ATR72-600 series new 'Armonia' cabin designed by Giugiaro
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Photographer's guide and check-list to Aero India and other air-shows
Devesh Agarwal January 22, 2013	Photos & Videos 1
With AeroIndia 2013 coming up soon, I have produced a small guide and check-list for photographers at the air-show. This guide can also be used as a template for other air-shows. Tickets Get your tickets as soon as possible. It is a lot better to pay and get Business passes for either Thursday or Friday (7th or 8th February). You …
Air India may not get compensation from Boeing for 787 grounding
by Vinay Bhaskara After Air India joined most global operators of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in grounding the aircraft following a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emergency directive due to issues with the 787's Lithium-Ion batteries, the beleaguered Indian national carrier is reportedly seeking compensation from Boeing for the losses caused by the grounding. India's civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said …
Video: Making of Cebu Pacific's first Airbus A320 Sharklet RP-C3272
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Cebu Pacific flies past IndiGo and GoAir with second global A320 with Sharklets
by Devesh Agarwal Low cost carrier, Cebu Pacific Air beat out India's IndiGo and GoAir, to become the second operator, globally, when it took delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets today during a ceremony in Manila, Philippines. The first ever A320 with Sharklets was delivered to Malaysian low cost carrier, AirAsia, late last year. India's IndiGo and GoAir …
Defunct Kingfisher Airlines' Airbus A380 orders still active
Vinay Bhaskara January 21, 2013	Airbus 0
by Vinay Bhaskara Computer rendering of A380 in Kingfisher Airlines livery Image Courtesy of Malaysia Flying Herald At its recent annual results conference, European aerospace manufacturer Airbus released a bit of shocking information. Apparently, the ill-fated order for five Airbus A380s by now-defunct (though perpetually on the verge of "re-starting" in the eyes of chairman Vijay Mallya) Kingfisher Airlines is …
American Airlines launches a new livery and branding
Vinay Bhaskara January 18, 2013	North American Airlines 0
Yesterday, Dallas-Fort Worth based American Airlines announced a major re-branding effort, including an all-new logo and livery which it unveiled on its new flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This new branding will be expanded across American's entire fleet over the next 3-5 years, as well as into airports and other corporate venues. The full press release from American is displayed below …
Friday humour: Delta safety video bloopers and fumbles
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Video: American Airlines unveils new livery and branding. Go behind the scenes.
Dallas Fort Worth based American Airlines has unveiled a new livery and branding. In these two videos you can see a CGI simulation of the new livery on the airline's flagship Boeing 777-300ER. Also go behind the scenes in a video on how the new branding and logos were created. Share your thoughts via a comment.
Video: Airbus Annual Press Conference 2013 (uncut)
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"We've just got to do our homework and come out swinging," said Luke Voit, on facing the rival Red Sox in the ALDS.
St. Louis (87-71) dropped a half-game behind Colorado for the second NL wild card after the Rockies routed Philadelphia 10-3.
The Cardinals' advantage in the race for the second NL wild card was trimmed to a half-game over Colorado, which cruised to a 10-1 win over Philadelphia.
Although nothing is guaranteed, tickets for a possible NL Wild Card game or multiple NLDS games at Busch Stadium go on sale at noon, Thursday.
After sweeping the Dodgers on Wednesday to win their eighth consecutive series, the Cardinals have won 24 of 35 and are 17-4 this month.
There's a good chance that Saturday's season finale will be a do-or-die game for the Blues vs. Avalanche.
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Is the farmers market the future of food shopping?
Emma Balter July 10, 2020
1of11Vendors and clients at the Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston wear a protective mask during a sale on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
2of11A vendor at the Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston wears gloves as she handles cash during a sale on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
3of11Shoppers AND VENDORS at the Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market mask Up.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
4of11there's no more sampling for the foreseeable future, But that hasn't hurt the market's popularity.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
5of11William Price Distilling Company sales associate Sam Lancaster wears a protective mask while selling hand sanitizer at the Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston on Saturday, June 6, 2020.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
7of11Bare Bakery vendor has a note letting clients know that touching is not allowed which is one of the safety measures the Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market in Houston has taken with its vendors to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
8of11Urban Harvest' staff member Kanisha Hagans, 31, delivers a bag with produce wearing a protective mask and gloves while keeping a safe distance on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
9of11Urban Harvest' staff member Kanisha Hagans, 31, delivers a bag with produce drive-through style wearing a protective mask and gloves to a client on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
10of11Urban Harvest' staff member Kanisha Hagans, 31, goes over a list of vendors looking for the products to deliver to each client in a setting drive-through style on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
11of11Plexiglass cashier shields are used in some Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market vending tables on Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Houston.Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
On a stiflingly hot Saturday morning in June, a partly masked crowd moved through the Urban Harvest Farmers Market in River Oaks. A large clearing in the middle of the market parted the booths. Pre-pandemic, this area was filled with communal tables, where people could sit and eat prepared foods sold by the vendors, listen to live music, or watch chef cooking demos.
Tyler Horne, the market's director, explains that they had to do away with all of that when the coronavirus outbreak hit Houston. Concerts and other activities are suspended for the foreseeable future. Customers can still buy food from vendors, but they have to eat it off-site. The vibe is different.
"People don't linger as much, it's more transactional, they grab their food and go," said Horne.
Despite this, the market has been a continued success throughout the pandemic. Horne says overall sales for vendors are up about 30 percent from this time last year. He thinks people are seeking the market out because they feel it's a safer place to shop than the grocery store. Farmers market aisles tend to be wider, facilitating social distancing, and being outdoors allows people to avoid breathing in recirculated air.
Urban Harvest implemented a few other routine precautions. They put hand sanitization stations throughout the market and they require vendors to wear masks. They've banned all sampling, which is a big change for many vendors for whom this is a big part of their business. Horne really wants to bring sampling back, but he has a hard time looking in the future with much certainty as to when he'll be able to do that. He also thinks it'll be a while before the live music resumes.
Meanwhile, Urban Harvest's new drive-thru will become a permanent fixture. They set it up in late March in the parking garage to accommodate people who still feel uneasy about in-person shopping. Now, it fulfills between 300 and 400 orders every Saturday. Customers preorder with the vendors individually, at no extra cost to either of them. Moving forward, Horne wants to create a unified marketplace to make these transactions easier.
The Fulshear Farmers Market also created a preordering system during the pandemic, as well as a delivery service used primarily by elderly shoppers. Founder and manager Ramona Ridge says they're discussing keeping it on for good. The vendors like it as it helps them plan better each weekend.
Ridge says customers have been recognizing the value of the farmers market. Fulshear's is on a 5-acre field. Additionally, fewer people have handled the food than in a multistep grocery store distribution chain; the same team who grew the produce delivers it and sells it at the market.
John Carey, the manager of the Westchase District Farmers Market, has also observed a pronounced increase in traffic and revenue over time, even though people are using the market less as their usual gathering space and more as a place to shop for their essentials and leave. Carey believes a strong desire for shopping outside is driving this trend. The new regulations — masks, social distancing, no touching of the produce — have started to become normal to people and the team is happy with how everyone is cooperating. They don't plan on making any changes for the foreseeable future.
"The vendors appreciate not having every tomato squeezed," said Carey.
At the Memorial Villages Farmers Market, there was a spike in sales for items difficult to find on grocery store shelves, particularly meat — another reason customers have been looking for shopping alternatives during the pandemic. Tim Carlson, the market's manager, has seen new people come out to the market, as well as old customers returning; many spend more money in one shop so as to come out less frequently.
Carlson also believes traffic increased a few weeks into the stay-at-home order because people had run out of activities. The farmers market was open and felt relatively safe.
Even before the pandemic, chef Chris Shepherd of Underbelly Hospitality had already banked on Houston's appetite for more farmers markets. The Houston Farmers Market in the Heights is undergoing a massive redevelopment project, spearheaded by MLB Capital Partners with Shepherd as a consultant.
Slated to open late 2020, the market will have about 140,000 square feet of retail market space, primarily outdoors, as well as six restaurants (one with patio space) and eight small kiosks doing counter service. Todd Mason, managing principal at MLB Capital Partners, says there have been no changes to any of the plans because of the pandemic, as the mostly outdoor layout already lends itself well to the safety precautions we are taking now.
Back at Urban Harvest, Horne would love to scale up and open new market locations. However, many of his current farmers and ranchers sell out every week, and they've been having trouble keeping up with demand during the pandemic. He would have to come up with a completely new vendor base, but it's something he's thinking about for the future. About six months ago, the team launched a drive-thru market in northeast Houston that has continued to operate during the pandemic.
Time will tell if the enthusiasm for farmers markets will continue, even when the pandemic is in everyone's rearview mirror. The latest data suggest that, for Texas, this may be a while. Regardless, market operators are optimistic about their future.
"Pre-pandemic, post-pandemic, our message is that local is better for you," said Carey of Westchase.
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Emma Balter grew up in Paris, France, where she got an early taste for good food and wine. She studied English Literature at Newcastle University in the U.K. and got her start in journalism as the lifestyle editor of the student newspaper. She moved to the U.S. in 2012, and spent six years on staff at Wine Spectator magazine, first as a tasting coordinator, then as an editor. She has also contributed to Condé Nast Traveler, Food & Wine, Eater, PureWow, Chowhound and VinePair, among others. Balter joined the Houston Chronicle in March 2020 as a reporter for Preview, where she covers entertainment, food and drink. She lives in Montrose with her cat, Chenin.
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Who Will Get Streaming Rights to NFL Thursday Night Football?
The NFL has once again opened the bidding process for streaming rights to Thursday Night Football games. Last year, the league took proposals from Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Amazon, ultimately accepting a low $10 million offer from Twitter to live stream 10 games unauthenticated.
The same four companies are in the running again, reports Recode, but the conclusion is far from certain. While Twitter got a lot of press for its live NFL streams, and boasted an audience of 3.5 million for each game, it only had a few hundred thousand viewers at any one time. The deal will again include a license to stream 10 games.
The lack of interactivity or unique online features with the Twitter feed left many wanting more, and latency was a problem since the live stream was 10 seconds behind broadcast.
"If platforms like Twitter, Facebook, or Snapchat want to become real OTT powerhouses, they're going to need to offer something unusual, something that broadcast and cable can't provide," wrote StreamingMedia.com editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen. "You have to figure that Twitter knows this, and you'd hope that its plans include giving viewers more control over their feeds while they're watching the game."
Look for the NFL to make its choice in the next month.
SMW 17: Amazon Reaches 7.1M Viewers for Thursday Night Football
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NFL and Facebook to Stream Video Highlights and Original Content
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Amazon Wins NFL Bidding With $50M Offer, Limited to Prime Subs
The war for online rights to Thursday Night Football are over and Amazon has won. But with access limited to Prime subscribers, are fans the losers?
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The Kudelski Group and subsidiary OpenTV have sued the biggest names in streaming in the last few years. Now, the NFL joins the list.
Twitter and the NFL: Business as Usual Isn't Good Enough
For years, over-the-top video providers have struggled to be as good as broadcast. But that's setting the bar too low: They need to be better.
Twitter NFL Feed Will Only Offer 'Low-Level Streaming': NeuLion
Noting that Twitter's upcoming Thursday night NFL streams will provide a bare-bones experience, NeuLion calls it a sales tool for Game Pass.


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May the fourth be with you this Free Comic Book Day! Join us on Saturday, May 4 for Free Comic Book Day 2019 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM! We will give away exclusive free comics made just for today starting at 10:00 AM. Stop by the Children's and Teen areas around 1:00 PM for festivities, including video games, movies, contests, crafts, and giveaways. All ages, no registration required!
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The Boards of the Euclid Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Euclid Public Library are actively seeking new members. Board members share a common goal to stimulate interest in the library, its many services, activities, and needs.
Why is the library on the ballot this May?
On Tuesday, May 7, the Euclid Public Library will ask residents to renew its current 5.6 mill five-year operating levy that supports services and programming for more than 47,000 residents in the City of Euclid.
In 1919, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution granting women the right to vote was adopted by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. We celebrate this historic event with a dramatic recreation of the life of Susan B. Anthony brought to us by Women in History. Join us for lunch and meet abolitionist, reformer and activist Anthony who was a leader in the movement for women's suffrage. Tickets are available in the library beginning Monday, February 25 for $12/members and $15/nonmembers. Call (216) 261-5300 for more details.
Euclid Public Library now offers LibCal, a new online meeting room reservation platform patrons can use to schedule meeting rooms remotely. Euclid Public Library and CLEVNET cardholders can book and check the availability of meeting rooms at EPL any time of day from any computer or mobile device.
This May, the Euclid Public Library will ask residents to renew its current 5.6 mill five-year operating levy that supports services and programming for more than 47,000 residents in the City of Euclid.
The Euclid Public Library offers monthly delivery and pickup of library materials for Euclid residents who are unable to leave their homes. This service is free and available to residents of any age or income level who are homebound. Whether a person is homebound temporarily, such as someone recovering from surgery, or a permanent shut-in, we can bring library service to his or her door.
Become a Foundation and 'Friends' Board Member Today!
The Euclid Public Library Foundation is partnering with AmazonSmile to help raise funds. A percentage of every purchase you make on smile.amazon.com will be donated back to the library! To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on their product detail pages. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need to select the "Euclid Public Library Foundation" before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible purchases.
This #GivingTuesday, the Euclid Public Library Foundation will celebrate giving by hosting a special social media campaign to bring awareness to all the many ways the Euclid Public Library supports our community.
Dust off your spatulas! It's time for our annual cookie-baking contest on Saturday, November 10 sponsored by our Friends of the Library. Contestants can drop off their entries between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Judging will begin promptly at 1:00, and winners will be announced at 2:30 PM. Contestants will win two prizes for each category, the first prize of $50 and the second prize of $25. Drop off two dozen of your best cookies, an entry form, and a copy of your recipe to enter the contest. Entry forms are available at the library and on our website now. Limit one entry per person.
The Board of the Friends of the Euclid Public Library is actively seeking new members. Board members share a common goal to stimulate interest in the library, its many services, activities, and needs.
Because of library champions like you, Euclid Public Library continues to transform lives through funding graciously donated to the Euclid Public Library Foundation. This is achieved through annual campaigns to increase awareness and raise monetary support for programming and services. In total, your year-end gifts have raised more than $16,000 in funding for programs, technology, author visits, and much more on behalf of the library since the campaign's launch in 2016.
Congratulations to Board Trustee Jerry McPherson on his re-appointment to the Euclid Library Board. Euclid School District Board Members approved his term at the June 8, 2018, regular Board meeting. This will be a second 7-year term for Trustee McPherson, and we truly appreciate his dedication and service to the Euclid Public Library and our community.
Euclid Public Library will upgrade our telephone system this fall. Starting in September, new phones will be installed throughout the library. This means that our telephone extensions will change. Currently, we have a three-digit extension, but it will soon change to a four-digit extension. The main (2160 261-5300 will remain the same.
Please join EPL for a reading and talk with New York Times bestselling author Renée Watson on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 6:30 PM in the Lake and Shore Rooms. Renée will discuss her life as an author, educator, and activist whose work centers around the lived experiences of black girls and women, and explores themes of home, identity, and the intersections of race, class, and gender. Renée's most recent young adult release, Piecing Me Together, just received the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor. Renée will also read from her other acclaimed titles include Betty Before X, This Side of Home, and Harlem's Little Blackbird. No registration required but space is limited. Arrive on time to claim your spot. Doors will open at 6:00 PM.
Euclid Public Library cardholders now have access to the popular Lynda.com online database and the innovative online tutorial platform, Niche Academy.


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Exclusive Interview: Casey Morrow on His Brother Kirby's Legacy
December 21, 2020 Danica Davidson
Kirby Morrow's talents were many. To anime fans he's well-known for playing everyone from Miroku in Inuyasha to Goku in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z to Teru Mikami in Death Note. But you could have just as easily caught him as Cole in …Read more »
Exclusive: Dr. Susan Napier Speaks Out on Attempt to Ban Her Anime Book
Lawmakers in Ohio recently called for Kent State University to no longer use the scholarly book Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation in their curriculum. Written by Tufts University's Dr. Susan Napier, the book in question was groundbreaking for bringing …Read more »
Exclusive Interview: Rick and Morty's "Samurai & Shogun" Writer/Director Kaichi Sato Talks Sequel Plans and More
December 2, 2020 Danica Davidson
Kaichi Sato is a director of both anime and live action films. After he began doing short works for Adult Swim, he got the opportunity to make the "Samurai & Shogun" Rick and Morty anime that's available on the season four Blu-ray. Otaku USA talked …Read more »
A Chat with Lilyka's Yuri Manga Creator Mintaro
November 24, 2020 Danica Davidson
Mintaro is the mangaka behind the yuri manga Lily Fairy Tale, Lily Fairy Tale — Little Mermaid met Hansel and Gretel–, Lily Fairy Tale — Little Red Cap and Cinderella–, and Lily Fairy Tale — Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty–, all published by Digital Manga Inc.'s …Read more »
Exclusive Interview: A Chat with the Creators of Farming Life in Another World
Farming Life in Another World is a new manga series from One Peace Books where a man gets another chance at life. He starts farming in a fantasy land, helped by the Almighty Farming Tool, and before long he's getting more and more company from …Read more »
INTERVIEW: How VIZ Originals Line Aims to Expand with Manga Inspiration
March 25, 2019 Danica Davidson
VIZ Media recently announced the creation of a new imprint, VIZ Originals, which will be publishing "manga-inspired" books starting in 2020. In other words, after years of giving fans manga licensed from Japan, the company now wants to get new graphic novels from their fans. …Read more »
Celebrating Pure Anime Love with Voice Actress Mona Marshall
February 14, 2019 Danica Davidson
Mona Marshall has recorded hundreds of voices for anime since the early 1980s. She studied classical theatre and planned to do very serious, classical acting. But it turned out that voice over work was what she loved. "I was going on auditions and never quite …Read more »
How Shonen Jump's EIC Aims to Expand the Otaku Base and Support Creators
January 23, 2019 Danica Davidson
Can't get enough Shonen Jump? Editor-in-Chief Andy Nakatani knows what it's like to be a manga fan, and he's always looking for ways to expand the otaku base and support the creators in Japan. VIZ is out with a new Shonen Jump app, we spoke …Read more »
How a Manga Art Guide Comes to Life
May 30, 2018 Joseph Luster
Otaku USA contributor Danica Davidson is about to publish her second instructional manga art guide book, Manga Art for Intermediates, so we took the opportunity to talk about the process with her and the book's illustrator, Rena Saiya. The book officially hits stores on June 12, so …Read more »
Talking .hack With CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama
November 8, 2017 Norbert Daniels Jr.
Hiroshi Matsuyama is the CEO of CyberConnect2, known for everything from the .hack series to Asura's Wrath and a plethora of Naruto games. With the release of .hack//G.U. Last Recode putting these games back in the spotlight, we had the opportunity to speak with Matsuyama-san …Read more »
French Animator Shares His Experiences in the Anime Industry
July 13, 2017 Matt Schley
If you're on Twitter and you're not following Thomas Romain , well, you should probably fix that right now. As a non-Japanese person working in the industry, Romain is also a great source for a behind-the-scenes perspective in English (and French!). Recently Romain sat down …Read more »
New Screenshots, Behind-the-Scenes Look at Jojo's Rohan Kishibe Spinoff Revealed
June 29, 2017 Matt Schley
Those suffering from a lack of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure were happy to learn the other day that a spinoff featuring Diamond is Unbreakable 's Rohan Kishibe is on its way to video. Now a few new details and visuals from that spinoff, as well as …Read more »
Gunsmith Cats' Kenichi Sonoda Talks Explosions, Influences, and the Family Business
April 26, 2017 Sean O'Mara
"The more expensive the car, the more fun it is to blow it up." This statement by Kenichi Sonoda at this month's Sakura-Con in Seattle boils down both the Riding Bean and Gunsmith Cats creator's style and enduring popularity into a single statement. It's safe …Read more »
The Reflection's Hiroshi Nagahama Shares His Love of Superheroes [Interview]
April 20, 2017 Matt Schley
"I think I might've talked too much about American comics." So says director Hiroshi Nagahama at the end of an hour-long discussion at Seattle's Sakura-Con, and while too much is entirely subjective, Nagahama, who is decked out in a Spider-Man T-shirt and Daredevil hoodie ("the …Read more »
Mamoru Oshii: Johansson "Best Possible Casting" for Ghost in the Shell
March 23, 2017 Matt Schley
If you've been wondering where the director of the original Ghost in the Shell comes down on the whole live-action whitewashing debate, let it be known he is definitively on team ScarJo. That's the word from an IGN interview with Mamoru Oshii, in which he …Read more »


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Crossing Time anime should have gone off the rails more (Anime Review)
I'll admit to not watching many of the short-form anime series like Crossing Time. However, I genuinely enjoyed Ojisan and Marshmallow, one of the few short-forms that I've finished. Unfortunately, Crossing Time did not impress me at all nor make me overall hopeful for the micro-genre. It's composed of 12 three-minute episodes all of which play on simple tropes that get old after the first minute.
When I first saw posters for the show and read descriptions of it, I thought it was a yuri anime about two girls and their time waiting for the train each day. Sadly, that was only the first and last episodes. Each episode focuses on a different person or pair, a few appearing in two episodes, waiting for the train at a railroad crossing.
This could have been fine, except that it is entirely unclear what the point of the show is. It's billed as slice of life. I like slice of life shows. Recent examples including A Place Further Than the Universe, New Game! and Flying Witch have all been excellent.
And while I can see why Crossing Time is billed as such, it doesn't even rise remotely to that level of enjoyment nor really feature any life that is identifiable to an actual person. You might be saying: "of course it doesn't, it can't compare to long-form shows." Bah, good writing is good writing, and this show doesn't have it, regardless of length.
Many of the scenes are either stupid or creepy, particularly the one where the middle-age man meets the teenage daughter of an unrequited crush and when she comes on to him, he isn't repulsed and it ends with us fairly certain they will get together. Yuck and illegal.
Others like the brother and sister who only communicate by text gets a little sis-con (or whatever the reverse is as the younger sister seems to have an older brother complex, although he reciprocates as well) and I just don't care for those.
Several others are creepy as well or perpetuate stereotypes that fall flat. The first of two episodes featuring a pint-sized high school boy infatuated with a curvy high-school girl had promise only in that it accurately represents the thoughts going on in high-school boys' heads. But by the second 3-minute episode that had gotten old and had moved to creeper territory pretty overtly. I could go on and on about the other episodes' problems, but you get the drift.
What it should have done with its slice of life concept and the idea of people waiting for the train is feature stories with more drama, nuance, melancholy, grief, etc... You know, actual emotions. But instead it focuses on either cheap lust or cheap laughs.
Is it a parody or satire of anime conventions, with so many different tropes represented? I don't think so. The laughs aren't good enough, and the work not satirical enough. Where Ouran High School Host Club or Monthly Nozaki-kun skewer the genres while being entertaining in their own right, this is just a limp set of 3 minute time-wasters. Thankfully combined it's less than an hour of my life.
I won't waste any more of your time reading about a show that wasted mine. So for Crossing Time the anime, I rate it a 4/10 (and only that high because of the first and last episodes).
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