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Seniors Have A Target On Their Backs
Closing Thought–18Aug20
If you are over 65 years of age and a Trump supporter I have a question for you.
He has done NOTHING since elected that would show any support for the elderly and their lives.
In two days Trump has crapped all over the seniors of this country…..
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he'd block new funding for the US Postal Service to limit efforts to expand mail-in voting, which he has claimed — without evidence — benefits Democrats.
"Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots," he said in an interview with Fox Business Network, adding that if it didn't get the money, "that means you can't have universal mail-in voting, because they're not equipped to have it."
Trump walked these comments back at an evening press briefing, saying, "If the bill isn't going to get done, it means the post office isn't going to get funded."
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-has-dealt-seniors-devastating-blows-matter-days-2020-8
I have been watching the antics around our seniors….basically because I am one I do not want any of my livelihood fucked with by this lying POS we have as president.
My last post on this…..https://lobotero.com/2020/08/10/screw-those-old-farts-again/
Better pay attention or your retirement life will be screwed and you as well…..
As the White House scrambles to contain the political backlash sparked by President Donald Trump's latest threat to defund Social Security if reelected in November, one progressive advocacy group said Thursday that Trump's long history of attacking the New Deal program means he should be taken at his word—and diligently opposed—when he openly states his intention to "terminate" the system's revenue stream.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/14/despite-frantic-walk-back-efforts-group-says-trump-threat-destroy-social-security
AS the 85th anniversary approach there is one thought and only one……"NO Damn Politician Should Be Allowed To Attack Social Security"……
When President Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law 85 years ago today, he expressed hope that the program would offer Americans a "measure of protection" from the "hazards and vicissitudes of life." True to FDR's vision, Social Security has protected workers from some of the costliest hazards and vicissitudes of life—including loss of income from retirement, disability, and the death of a family breadwinner. This year, though, Americans have faced "hazards and vicissitudes" unseen for one hundred years—a deadly global pandemic and the resulting economic fallout. Now, as Social Security continues to provide basic financial security to 68 million Americans during this tumultuous time, the program itself needs protection. Not only are Social Security's resources strained by the pandemic; the program's opponents seek to undermine and eventually dismantle it amid a national crisis.
Social Security is more crucial today than ever before. Employer-provided pensions have all but disappeared. Income inequality rages. Retirement savings are historically low while the cost of growing old has soared. Most seniors depend on Social Security for the majority of their income. Without Social Security, 40% of elderly Americans would live in poverty.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/14/its-85th-anniversary-no-damn-politician-should-be-allowed-scrap-social-security
Are you seniors willing to screw yourself because of your hatred for "immigrants"…..if so you people are more stupid than I thought!
For God's Sake….Learn Stuff!
Pay Attention!
By loboteroin Government, Observations, Politics, Public Policy, Society 18 August 2020 553 Words4 Comments
2020 Dem Convention–Day One
I am trying to help all wanting to see what the DNC is all about this election…..I will be writing about the four day virtual get-together……
The most unusual political convention to date is underway—the Democrats' all-virtual affair leading to the coronation of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Thursday night. Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders spoke Monday night, along with a rarity—a Republican, former Ohio governor (and 2016 presidential candidate) John Kasich, who attempted to appeal to disenfranchised members of his party. For future nights, live-streams are easy to find, including at the convention's official website. From night one, some early highlights courtesy of the AP:
Michelle Obama: Biden was a "terrific vice president" and is a "profoundly decent man," she said. "He knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic and lead our country." Of Trump, she added, "If you think things possibly can't get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we don't make a change in this election." The AP calls her speech, which also referred to Trump as being "in over his head," "uncharacteristically pointed and political." Her plea to Americans: "Vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it."
John Kasich: He said his status as a lifelong Republican "holds second place to my responsibility to my country." Elaborating: "In normal times, something like this would probably never happen, but these are not normal times," he said of his participation at the Democrats' convention. "We can do better than what we've been seeing today, for sure. … Many of us can't imagine four more years going down this path." He also noted he does not believe Biden will turn "sharp left."
Bernie Sanders: "My friends, I say to you, and to everyone who supported other candidates in this primary and to those who may have voted for Donald Trump in the last election: The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake." He called on his progressive base to rally around Biden. "Our movement continues and is getting stronger every day. Many of the ideas we fought for, that just a few years ago were considered 'radical,' are now mainstream. But, let us be clear, if Donald Trump is reelected, all the progress we have made will be in jeopardy." The AP notes his speech was an "unqualified endorsement" of Biden, in contrast to his speech at Hillary Clinton's nominating convention in 2016.
George Floyd's siblings: Philonise and Rodney Floyd led a moment of silence in honor of the Minnesota Black man killed by police.
Plus a bunch more: A lot more Democrats including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke, plus three more Republicans who back Biden: California businesswoman Meg Whitman, former New Jersey Gov. Christine Whitman, and former New York Congresswoman Susan Molinari. "This isn't about Republican or Democrat. It's about a person—a person decent enough, stable enough, strong enough to get our economy back on track," said Christine Whitman. "Donald Trump isn't that person. Joe Biden is."
Virtual enthusiasm: Convention organizers tried to infuse a sense of excitement into the virtual event, getting actress Eva Longoria to emcee and airing several live speeches, though many of Monday night's were pre-recorded. They also organized online watch parties that included celebrities and elected officials, and hosted drive-in viewing stations where people could watch the speeches from their cars.
Others who popped in: Americans whose lives have been impacted by Trump's policies and practices, including a farmer concerned he will lose his livelihood and a woman whose 65-year-old father died of COVID-19, came on to frame the speakers. "His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that, he paid with his life," said the grieving daughter.
Meanwhile: Trump was holding his own rally in Wisconsin, where the DNC was originally scheduled to be held before it went virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic. He told the crowd, per Rolling Stone, "We are going to win four more years. And then after that, we'll go for another four years because they spied on my campaign. We should get a redo of four years." The magazine notes the FBI has refuted that claim about 2016. "The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged," Trump added.
And also: The POTUS, who also appeared in Minnesota Monday night, went on quite a tweetstorm as the DNC's opening night was drawing to a close; he retweeted quite a few less-than-flattering takes on Cuomo's appearance in particular.
Onto Night Two……
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By loboteroin Elections, News, Politics 18 August 2020 799 Words4 Comments
Those "Never Trumpers"
Conservs that are working as hard as the Dems to get Trump out of office this November….but to what end?
Remember the old saying…."Beware of Greeks Bearing gifts"……
I wrote a warning to the Dems about embracing the "Never Trumpers"…….Please read my thoughts first…….https://lobotero.com/2020/08/05/the-lincoln-project-after-the-fall/
Now the American Conservative (who would have thought that I of all people would be using a conservative site as a tool?)
TAC is warning that the Neocons that are part of the "Never Trump" movement should not be trusted…..
Never-Trumper Republicans have been worming their way into the Biden campaign, offering to flesh out his "coalition" ahead of the election and pushing their way into the foreign policy discussions, particularly on China. Given their shared history with the liberal interventionists already in the campaign, don't for a second think that there aren't hungry neoconservatives among them trying to get a seat at the table.
"Some hawkish Democrats may see the neocons as convenient allies in preserving an outdated interventionist mindset," offers Matt Duss, who is Sen. Bernie Sanders' longtime foreign policy advisor and maintains close ties with the Democratic campaign to replace President Trump. "And of course neocons are desperate for any opportunity to salvage their own relevance."
To those who oppose Trump and support his Democratic opponent, The Lincoln Project's frontal assault on the president, along with the mainstream headline-grabbing Republican Voters Against Trump PAC, are manna from heaven. But to those of us who were called "unpatriotic conservatives" for failing to goose step with the neoconservatives dominating Washington before the Iraq War—many of whom are soaring around this never-never land right now—this may be a warning from below.
Duss was responding to a Daily Beast report last week which quoted unnamed "individuals who work for conservative think tanks in Washington" who have acknowledged "informally speaking with members of the Biden team in recent weeks." The focus appears to be on the failing China trade deal and Trump's supposed weak posture. Reportedly, they are "so frustrated with the U.S-China trade deal and the administration's efforts to hold Beijing accountable that they are willing to offer counsel to the Democratic nominee."
Neoconservative Wolves Dressed in Never-Trumper Clothing
Dems have been warned….but are they listening….or is their haste to replace Trump making them more stupid than normal?
My thought it is the later.
This movement, in my opinion, is true conservs that do not see a future in the GOP….they need to work to rid themselves of all those that enabled Trump or their work will be for naught.
By loboteroin Elections, Observations, Political Theory, Politics 18 August 2020 450 Words2 Comments
Where Will Next War Be?
There are a couple of spots and/or situations that could very well be the next location for an major armed conflict……
First there is the chest thumping on China…..right now it appears to be a new Cold War but could that change?
Washington appears to have decided to engage in a new cold war with China. The demand that Beijing close its consulate in Houston is the latest salvo on this front—reciprocated by China ordering the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu—with every step increasing the possibility of stumbling into a military conflict between the world's two largest economies. An immediate policy course-correction may be the only thing that can pull Washington and Beijing back from the brink.
To be clear, China has engaged in behaviors antithetical to U.S. interests in recent years. It has long been tepid on combating intellectual property theft. It has unequivocally said that it is willing to use force to solve the "Taiwan problem." It has reversed course on promised freedoms for Hong Kong residents. Plus, Beijing's initial attempts to hide the coronavirus facilitated the virus's spread. But there is an effective way—and a destructive way—to deal with such issues. Washington appears to have chosen the latter.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in London in July trying to "build out a coalition" against China. The intent, Pompeo said, is to "work collectively to convince the Chinese Communist Party that it is not in their best interest to engage in this kind of behavior." Prior to this visit—and before ordering China to close its consulate in Houston—the United States had already taken inflammatory actions against China, including removing Hong Kong's special trading status, sanctioning Chinese officials, blaming China for the fallout over the coronavirus, increasing naval activity to challenge China's claims in the South China Sea.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-and-china-hurtling-towards-war-165979
Next is an old reliable foe for the US….Iran……and October looks like the perfect month for a new conflict…..
Was Donald Trump's January 3rd drone assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani the first step in turning the simmering Cold War between the United States and Iran into a hot war in the weeks before an American presidential election? Of course, there's no way to know, but behind by double digits in most national polls and flanked by ultra-hawkish Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Trump is a notoriously impetuous and erratic figure. In recent weeks, for instance, he didn't hesitate to dispatch federal paramilitary forces to American cities run by Democratic mayors and his administration also seems to have launched a series of covert actions against Tehran that look increasingly overt and have Iran watchers concerned about whether an October surprise could be in the cards.
Could Covert War With Iran Become Overt Before November 3rd?
Lastly the next possibility may be over a resource and not anything else…..
Disputes over fisheries could spark the next war. The Indonesian government is blowing up foreign vessels found to be fishing illegally. In the Gulf of Aden, fishing vessels are conduits for arming rebel and terrorist groups. In Latin America, illegal fishing and the drug trade are linked. In the South China Seas, territorial conflict between the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and other regional nations is inflaming tensions over fishing grounds and increasing the risk of major conflict. It is important to better understand the causes and consequences of fisheries conflict – including which ones could ignite armed disputes and which will fizzle out.
One Earth Future (OEF) today announced the creation of the Fisheries Conflict Research Consortium (FCRC) to investigate this issue and answer key questions relating to fisheries conflict, marine resource sustainability, and national security.
https://oneearthfuture.org/press-releases/will-next-global-war-be-over-fish
Of course there are conflicts all over the globe and at any time one or more could devolve into a shooting war….and IST will be watching….so you do not have to…..
By loboteroin International Situations, Observations, Professor's Classroom, War 18 August 2020 675 Words2 Comments


Houston Cougar baseball fans know the pitcher Jerret Sykes.
Ask a Houston fan about Sykes, and he will tell you that Sykes is the sophomore lefthander for the UH baseball team.
The real question, however, is entirely apart. Does anybody know about Jerret Sykes, the musician?
During his high school years at Cypress Creek, Sykes teamed up with teammate Bruce Rios, and two other high school friends, to form a band called Hollow.
"We really got serious about it in my junior year and his (Rios) senior year," Sykes said. "We just fooled around with songs that we both knew."
After playing together for a while, the crew of Hollow started writing its own songs. Later, the small-time band would finally get its big break.
"All of a sudden, our lead singer calls and says 'I've got a gig at Fitzgerald's,'" Sykes said. "It was a fun experience. We got paid for the gigs, we heard ourselves on tape, and we actually got a CD made."
With Sykes on guitar and Rios on the drums, Hollow turned out a demo and, to this day, Sykes still remembers one song in particular.
"Our favorite song, and the most fun song to play, was called 'Mad, Happy Love Contradiction,'" Sykes said. "It was a song that our lead guitarist wrote in about five minutes. It was a fast and upbeat song, and everyone liked it."
And of course, most importantly, "I got to sing a little bit on it," he added.
In addition to being a student-athlete, Sykes is also actively involved in UH campus life.
After being injured for most of last season, Jerret Sykes had two quality starts in 1999. The Cougars play Rice tonight at 7p.m. at Cameron Field.
"But there's a lot more activity on campus than what I imagined. It's just a matter of opening your eyes and getting out there."
However, these days, one of his primary objectives is pitching for the Cougar baseball team. After sitting out for the majority of last season with an elbow injury, the redshirt sophomore has made two starts this year and so far, so good.
"My elbow isn't giving me any problems whatsoever," he said. "The only soreness that I feel is what a pitcher normally feels after a game."
Although he said his true passion is baseball (he's played since he was four-years old), in high school at Cy Creek, Sykes tried his hand at another sport. He suited up as quarterback and receiver in football and played as first baseman and pitcher for the baseball team. He soon discovered, however, that he belonged on a baseball diamond rather than on a football field.
"When I graduated, I knew that if I was going to go anywhere in baseball, it was going to be as a pitcher, because I'm left-handed, and I'm not real fast," Sykes admitted.
Like most players, the sophomore enjoys emulating the best. And, as a fellow left-hander, there is one guy in the majors that stands out for Sykes. "Tom Glavine (Atlanta Braves' Cy Young winner), and I have a similar style of pitching," he said. "We both are left-handed. We don't really throw that hard, but we're able to hit our spots when we need to.
"I watch him pitch and see the way he lives on that outside corner. And I watch my film and I'm just the exact same way. Obviously, he's a lot better than I am."
UH resumes its Silver Glove Series at 7 p.m. against No. 2 Rice at Cameron Field. After its 22-inning game Sunday against Baylor, the Cougars would like to reverse their negative trend, beginning with tonight's contest. The Owls have won nine of the last 11 games in the crosstown rivalry.
"If we're going to prove that we can hang with anybody, we're going to have to beat the Rice Owls," Sykes said. "After getting a few more games under our belt, with wins against 'Bama and UT, it's going to be a different ballgame this time around."


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Q: Indefinite Article: Why "a agreement" rather than "an agreement"? My teacher reviewed an exercise, and corrected something I didn't understand.
This is a piece of what I wrote:

It took some time until they could reach an agreement, but it finally...

It made sense to use an since agreement starts with a vowel.
My teacher, however, gave me this feedback:

Article: You said "...reach an agreement..." You should say "...reach a agreement..." because indefinite article, "an" is used before a vowel sound, "a" otherwise, so I changed a word 'an' to 'a'. e.g., "It took some time until they could reach a agreement..."

So I'm confused. Why should I use a rather than an in this case?

Unfortunately this is an online course and a random teacher is designated to review, thus I can't talk back to my teacher and ask (which is unfortunate).

A: You are right and your teacher is wrong. "agreement" does indeed begin with a vowel sound, and "an" is the appropriate article.

A: To say 'a agreement' is incorrect! The right phrase is 'an agreement'. The use of an indefinite article does not just have to do with whether or not a word begins with a vowel or consonant orthographically. It has to do with the phonological sound. For instance, it is correct to say, 'a European' and not 'an European' because the sound that begins the word 'European' is a consonant. So, it is not 'a agreement' but 'an agreement'.
Read more: https://akademia.com.ng/what-is-an-article-types-examples/

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Romeo Must Die (conocida como Romeo debe morir) es una película de 2000 dirigida por Andrzej Bartkowiak y protagonizada por Jet Li y Aaliyah. La película cuenta con la coreografía de Corey Yuen. Fue la primera película de Jet Li como protagonista (en los Estados Unidos). Se grabó en Oakland, California y en Vancouver, British Columbia.

Representaría la primera (de tres) colaboraciones entre director Andrzej Bartkowiak, productor Joel Silver y actores Anthony Anderson y DMX. Isaiah Washington estaría en el siguiente proyecto. Jet Li no participaría en Exit Wounds, aunque participaría en Cradle 2 The Grave. La intención de estos filmes era, según el productor: "mezclar las artes marciales estilísticas junto con un estilo de pelea urbano, ambos incorporados en una película de acción tradicional".

El filme fue lanzado a través de Warner Bros. en coproducción de Silver Pictures y Village Roadshow Pictures, el 22 de marzo del 2000.

Argumento
Han Sing (Jet Li) es un expolicía de Hong Kong que lleva varios años encerrado en una prisión china por crímenes que no cometió. El prefirió sacrificar su propia libertad para permitir que su padre y su hermano menor (los verdaderos culpables) pudieran permanecer en libertad. Mientras Han cumplía la condena, su familia se mudó a Estados Unidos y su padre se convirtió en una importante figura de la mafia china. Pero una guerra de pandillas , entre los gánsteres negros y las familias asiáticas que luchan por el control del puerto de Oakland y la venta de droga en sus almacenes y deja como consecuencia la muerte del hermano de Han, quien, al enterarse, se escapa de la cárcel y decide vengarlo. En su venganza, conoce a la hermosa Trish (Aaliyah), hija del líder de la pandilla de gánsteres negros.La relación entre ellos dos desatará un violento clamor de sangre y de fuego. Pero Han está preparado: su propio cuerpo es una arma.

Reparto

Recepción
La película llegó posicionarse en la segunda posición de la lista de los Estados Unidos, que se vio incapaz de superar a Erin Brockovich. El film recaudó en taquilla un total de 91.036.760 dólares. La película recibió críticas mixtas. Roger Ebert le concedió a la película una estrella y media. El consenso general en Rotten Tomatoes versa "en su segunda película américana Jet Li impresiona, pero cuando el no está en pantalla la película se ralentiza y aunque hay química entre el y Aaliyah (y excelentes escenas de acción) no convence a la audiencia". Aaliyah recibió numerosos halagos en su debut en la gran pantalla.

Banda sonora
Romeo Must Die: The Album, es una banda sonora original, que mezcla Hip-hop y R&B producido por Blackground Records que fue lanzado el 28 de marzo del 2000. Llegó a la tercera posición en la Billboard 200 vendiendo 203.000 copias en su primera semana. Al finalizar ese año había vendido alrededor de 1.260.000 de copias.

Producido por Aaliyah, Timbaland, Barry Hankerson y Jomo Hankerson, fue grabado entre mayo de 1999 y enero de 2000. Tres singles & videos fueron lanzados para promocionar el álbum: el número uno de Aaliyah "Try Again" (dirigido por Wayne Isham), Aaliyah y DMX en "Come Back in One Piece" (dirigido por Little X) y Timbaland & Magoo' en "We At It Again" (dirigido Chris Robinson). La revista Q incluyó la banda sonora en su lista de los 5 mejores recopilatorios del 2000.

Lista de canciones
 "Try Again" – 4:44 (Aaliyah)
 "Come Back in One Piece" – 4:18 (Aaliyah featuring DMX)
 "Rose in a Concrete World" (J Dub Remix) – 4:50 (Joe)
 "Rollin' Raw" – 3:59 (B.G. & Hot Boys)
 "We At It Again" – 4:45 (Timbaland & Magoo)
 "Are You Feelin' Me?" – 3:10 (Aaliyah)
 "Perfect Man" – 3:47 (Destiny's Child)
 "Simply Irresistible" – 4:00 (Ginuwine)
 "It Really Don't Matter" – 4:12 (Confidential)
 "Thugz" – 4:12 (Mack 10 featuring The Comrades)
 "I Don't Wanna" – 4:16 (Aaliyah)
 "Somebody's Gonna Die Tonight" – 4:36 (Dave Bing featuring Lil' Mo)
 "Woozy" – 4:10 (Playa)
 "Pump the Brakes" – 4:27 (Dave Hollister)
 "This Is a Test" – 3:20 (Chante Moore)
 "Revival" – 4:57 (Non-A-Miss)
 "Come On" – 3:50 (Sonja Blade)
 "Swung On" – 3:15 (Stanley Clarke featuring Politix)

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Película en AllMovie

Películas de acción
Películas de Silver Pictures
Películas ambientadas en Hong Kong
Películas sobre las tríadas

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I sent mine back. I told them unless at least one starting 22 player gets hit on the head with a brick by Xmas I won't be able to support such a soft club. Goodwin wrote back asking if it was OK if he got one of his mates in Adelaide to hit Jack Watts with a cricket bat. I'm thinking it over.
More than half the people here judging would be closer to retirement age than football playing age. And it's hard to do 20 good pushup's when you are pickled on cheap goon. But please provide you detailed list of the AFL/VFL players who have ended a boot camp or similar in a wheelchair, as proof that your comments are not more than know-all rhetoric. Professional coaches decided the camp was beneficial, and also made plans around the concerns from the previous year, while our timid show pony playing list ran like pre school tattle-tails to big brother AFLPA to usurp the coaches. Any Melbourne member has an absolute right to be ticked off over this, and the players deserve every ounce of scorn coming their way.
I'm not convinced that was the intent of the players. They are entitled to seek advice from their union.
Its really hard to say without having seen the training program they had scheduled - all I can really say is my body is permanently shattered (feet and back mainly) from doing this style of training regularly over a few fun years. I'd have a guess at saying the players perhaps didn't like the drills involving heavy weight carried in awkward form factors in difficult environments (such as running for km's in a small team with a very heavy log on your shoulders on soft sand). Make no mistake - training like this is designed to break you down physically and mentally. I can see the advantage in this from the mental perspective - but I'm not sure its worth breaking them physically to achieve it. There has to be a better way in the modern era. Whilst I do find this situation to be a bit strange - I'm not concerned about it so much as I've seen the shape the boys have come back to pre season in. They all look as fit as they have ever been - so I guess I trust the fact they made this decision for the right reasons, not because of laziness or anything like that.
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so now we have a situation where: trust between coaches and players has potentially broken down one poster here is querying his membership. bound to be others out in the wider world sponsorship ... great advertising for the club while they chase sponsors like a dog chasing pigeons. "we've thought of a slogan you can use: palmolive gold ... make your hands as soft as your mind! or this one ... hard yakka ... with a shot of our players watching some real hard guys pushing a huge truck up a---- hello? hello? goddam, they hung up" no, we don't care what oppo clubs think, but our players on the ground might not enjoy the extra sledging they are going to get. who wants (eg) clarry spending all his time getting mugged rather than getting the ball? yes, they should be mentally strong enough to rise above that, but (i) are they???? (ii) why hand out free ammo to the enemy. might as well tell mitch starc that you'd prefer it if he didn't bowl anything short to you. this whole affair is not a disaster as such, and may dissolve away to nothing in time. but it is a clear sign that while it is a hell of an uphill struggle to break away from ghosts of the past, we don't seem to be doing it. when accident victims are trying to learn to walk again, they usually don't put a bullet in their own foot.
The players have managed to add extra unnecessary pressure to their year by canceling this training. They must have known that it would give ammunition to all the haters and opposition teams. No amount of flogging on the track will soften what is going to come their way. Media is going to have a field day with it. Good. If anything the feeling of being collectively attacked might have the outcome the club was chasing from this camp. They will have to stick tight and have each others back more than ever.
You haven't studied psychology have you...? A boot camp tests a persons reactions when they are put under severe exterior pressure. Our list has no right to say anything is too hard, after the performances of Round 22-23. Why? Because they went to water (again) when a large opportunity beckoned. If Whorethon, Sydney or Jeelong baulked at a Boot Camp it wouldn't be news for more than a day. But we the MFC have absolutely no credits in the bank. I don't love this stuff, it makes me [censored] angry that players have over ruled the Senior Coach, who last time i looked was a dam solid player who played in Back to Back Flags. The last MFC Player to do that were in 1959-60 which is before most of us were born... the Senior Coach is in charge last time i checked, anytime the AFLPA needs to be bought in then i consider that a problem that may fester on. If you don't think its important, good for you, but don't tell me how to percieve this very brittle club when it keeps making mistakes like this.
Cameron Mooney appeared to give us an almighty dump on SEN this arvo from the snippet I heard. Couldn't catch it all but mentioned something about 14 players and something about a laughing stock. Situation normal then .... Carry on.
Players shouldn't be subject to macho stuff like this at Christmas time, there is a thing called tapering off. Athletes don't have to be robots for 12 months just to appease their boozy smartphone supporters they have to train smart and be respected. Gone is performance enhancement and gone is the special forces commando mentality.
If our womens side was offered the to do the same camp they would jump at the opportunity.
I'd be lying if I said your sentiments hadn't crossed my mind, because they indeed have. And me 2+ years ago would've thrown my arms in the air and cursed them in a similar vein. But I honestly believe we are past our bruise free footy days. I hope for all of our sakes I'm right, eh? I'd hate to be proven wrong on this (but am, as always, prepared to be).
During Christmas and New Year breaks, things become very slow, in terms of sports news. The likes of "fill-in' breakfast hosts, Maher, Brown and Frawley, will clutch at anything that they can run with, in all their "journalistic" banality and In my view, that is what has happened here. Subscribe to conspiracy theories all you like, but I'll continue to trust in the guys to get the job done.
The players had a meeting and decided they will not be training. Ever.
JH is training but is on a modified program (to manage his back). Certainly nothing serious. I gather is just precautionary rather than as a result of any mishap.
Jack Watts wanted to stay at the Dees. For his entire career. Plainly, he was exited from the club. He handled it with class. Whatever people's views here about his on-field performances, he (and Trenners) we're without doubt committed to the MFC. He deserves our respect for this. To now rubbish him shows lack of class. Clearly, he has to make comments such as the comments reported in that article. In fact, I expect he actually needs to believe it himself from a psychological perspective - to not think this would probably prolong the disappointment of having been exited from the club. I also expect that, confirmation bias here aside, the betting odds will reflect the accuracy of his statement as to which club is closer to the flag.
'Spud' Frawley: could there be a more appropriate knick name!
This is where I sit. There is potential for this to be an issue or potential it is nothing. But we don't know and so many on here are so quick to lambast the club at any little negative comment from a spud commentator or ribbing from an opposition supporter. It's just confirmation bias by some posters who already hold a negative view of the club and any little thing they see as "soft" reinforces their belief. This is not one event in a recurring list under this regime so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for the moment.
....so the boot camp didn't work last year!
Your like a pig in [censored] when something negative happens, aren't you?
But what did he do to work their issues out with coaches? After all a key job of captaincy is to be the conduit between the playing group and the coaches and at times that means airing their grievances for them. So rather than be unimpressed, has he asked himself what he did to nip it in the bud. And if he did everything he could and players still went to AFLPA then something is really not working.
I agree SWYL. There were better ways of handling this little fiasco both by players and by coaches. This is the outcome of media inexperience at every level of the club. Beyond that, it is an overblown beat up on a no news day by the 1000 strong media throng whose lives depend on reporting something. As for Spud Frawley, the Court Jester and Campbell Brown, an accident without a cause, I would hardly acknowledge them the time of day. Even less, consider their opinions carry any weight.
Didn't we get canned by the media this time last year when Tyson and Salem got injured? amusing how one year we are apparently pushing people too far, yes this year we are soft again. Anything for a story I guess! Also like to add that I would be amazed if our players went to the AFLPA without consulting our player leadership group. We have no idea who from our playing list went to the AFLPA, but hypothetically if it included Viney, Jones, Lewis, Hibberd etc.... would we all be saying these players are soft? Surely this is more a case of our players wanting to get the most out of the preseason, and maybe the focus on fitness and skills is perhaps more beneficial than sleep deprivation and pushing beyond normal limits and reserves? One final thing that I note is that unlike last year we seem to have a few more players recovering from injury or post season surgery... so perhaps this is a prudent thing to do. Anyway, mountain... mole hill and I don't really pay much notice to Brown or Frawley's comments in the media.
I reckon this camp last year contributed to our injury toll big time. You can not compare an NRL player to an AFL player they are a completely different beast.
I'd take your comments more seriously if we weren't, as always on here, speculating on trash news articles with little facts to base our opinions on. Know-all rhetoric? Bloody hell, who took the jam out of your doughnut today Turkish? This comment was (quite obviously) not a matter-of-fact statement. Interestingly enough, you've taken it for that for some reason. For your benefit, I'll make it simpler for you - the players should be entitled to enjoying a Christmas break without being physically broken. While we are at it - please provide proof of this incredibly tough guy comment: "our timid show pony playing list ran like pre school tattle-tails to big brother AFLPA to usurp the coaches." I will accept verified transcripts of all conversations had between players, coaches and the union only.
Possibly, but a bit of wishful thinking sure beats assuming every little thing that looks bad is an omen of forthcoming disaster.
Sure, but it takes more than cranky old armchair critic on the internet to understand what these players go through physically. The guys are entitled to enjoy a Christmas break without being in a wheelchair.
Does not take a hardcock to work out which is the softest team in the AFL.
That seems unnecessarily harsh. I'm not an apologist, I just see the gravity of the situation differently.
Sort of related to the above discussion, while the club has truly become much more professional in the last few years with so much to admire, I think it is still a long way behind in its use of digital communications. (And this from a guy who doesn't use Facebook.) Its use of Twitter is spasmodic, its website is not kept properly up to date and the app has no real value. Digital marketing is an extremely valuable tool and it's an area the club needs to improve significantly.
If you take what the coach says at face value, it seems to me the players have done what we want them to do...take responsibility for getting the best out of themselves. However, if you take the afl.com.au article at face value, it seems strange that the decision to pull the pin was taken so late and that there was a need to involve the AFLPA. (I'm not against the AFLPA, but wonder why it was necessary to go there.) On balance, I would rely more on what the coach said (even if he was spinning it) than what has been published on the AFL's website.
He was training last Friday. I didn't notice he was hampered in any way but I also didn't know he was supposed to be carrying anything so maybe I didn't look closely enough. For the casual observer, he was fine.
Surely this one matter could not rank high in the list of factors one considers in deciding to support the football club? None of us like the way this was played out in public, but hopefully we can move on and more importantly so can the club.
I don't see anything wrong with Watt's comments either. He is playing a competitive sport and no doubt has been told he needs to be at his absolutely best to gain a spot at Port. Watt's should believe Port are a better chance than any side to win a flag. It takes a team to win a flag and Port as a side need to hear that Watt's is fully on board. It sounds as though he is fully invested. If it were a former opposition player coming to Melbourne and saying things similar to what Jack said - then I would be pretty stoked.
Sleep deprived during a two day course? FM how precious are they?
Can everyone get over the idea that it was about a boot camp. That's not the germane point. It might as well have been a scrabble tournament that they pulled out of. For fear of concentrating too hard. The point is, having finished the season in the lamest possible way, they have been asked to challenge themselves. And, just like in round 23, and in countless instances before that, they flubbed it. The players were asked to challenge themselves and they flubbed it.
The issue isn't whether or not you think that Boot Camps are just macho/bravo BS. The big issue is that the Leadershp Players didn't have the balls to sit down with the Football Dept and address their concerns, instead of running to the Players Association. I can't think of another instance where a sporting team has basically raised OH&S as a reason for not partaking in a training excercise. It's embarassing for the club, and I really feel for Goodwin.
Whoo boy nice heated discussion going on here Before I start telling the whole story let me say that some of you are severely underestimating just how harsh and grueling the camp from last year was I'm not going to use names or specific numbers for privacy reasons Now, last Monday Goody told the playing group that the camp would be happening again this year from 18th-20th before breaking for Christmas. Immediately quite a number of players where very much against this for a variety of reasons (including players from the Leadership group), so a group approached the AFLPA to ask how to handle the situation. The MFC staff caught wind of this, so Goodwin gave a presentation last Thursday explaining what they wanted to get from the camp, and explaining that this time they will be bringing a larger amount of medical staff and ensure players were well fed (apparently the food/nutrition last year wasn't the best) Even after this talk, still quite a high number of players were very unhappy about having to do the course again. So over the weekend the Leadership group and AFLPA met with MFC Coaches/high level staff to discuss the situation, reportedly getting quite feisty at times. The club did have the official final say on the matter, and chose to call the camp off. Monday morning Goodwin gathered all the players and told them the camp was being called off due to the high number of players who raised concerns with it, and he said he wasn't angry but very disappointed because he felt they had given enough information to the players that their health and safety concerns were going to be handled appropriately. However throughout the day the players could tell Goodwin and some other coaches were indeed pretty unhappy with the playing group (when you work with people for long enough you can tell pretty clearly when they are not in the best mood) I've got no confirmation of this, but I would assume the three days of training next week before the Christmas break are probably going to make up for the lack of physical and mental work lost from having cancelled the camp. I do agree with a number of you that it is a bad look, especially when the club is in the finals drought we find ourselves in. But I also see where the players are coming from, there is a higher chance of injuries and I sure as s*** wouldn't want to do the camp, and I was in the Army for 5 years. Take from that what you will, its a pretty crappy situation overall.
Big time deja vu happening forme - players cancelled training with Dean Bailey (ref Jim Stynes book). Look where that got us! On any level this does not sit right: This camp would have taken weeks/months to schedule and organise. Were the players not consulted/told about it till last week? Doesn't sound like two-way communication was happening. Did the leadership group not sass out the players earlier? How did it come to this. Other clubs walk the Kokada track - now that is gruelling. Referring to Tyson and Salem last year is irrelevant. Injuries can happen at any time - just ask Petracca who did his ACL simply going for a mark. But we go weak at the knees at a few days at a boot camp. Sheesh! We finally ditched the 'bruise free football' label. But last year we proved the 'mentally weak' label over and over again, right up to round 23. Respect lost with 17 other teams Club talks about being ruthless. Given the chance to walk the talk and do something really tough the players back off. I'm staggered the club allowed the players to call the shots. So much for Goodwin's tough talk. My expectations for 2018 have been jolted - backwards.
I am still stoked we landed Fritsch. I thought at beginning of trade night, if we walked away with Fritsch I'd be happy, anything more is a bonus. I don't know much about the others. I have only seen Fritsch play a handful of times - but he looked impressive. I remember watching Mitch Hannan play most of his games the year we drafted him, and I was happy we landed him, he did it against men, and his frame wasn't a limitation. I don't expect Fritsch frame to limit him at all. I think he may play early. There is nothing about his game that suggests he has to put on size (at least in respect of contributing at AFL level - size will naturally come in time). So its a good get for mine. Hope he does well.


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NDP's crime-and-punishment platform
April 27, 2011 |Written By Gail J. Cohen
Things seem to be coming up roses for NDP leader Jack Layton. Photo: Reuters/Mike Cassese
According to today's polls, the New Democrats are surging and now coming in second to Stephen Harper's Tories.
The Conservatives' law-and-order plans are well known, although the total cost of them not so well documented. The kerfuffle over the pricetag of many of Harper's get-tough-on-crime plans came to a head in February when the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer noted there needed to be a lot more detail in the government's cost projection (read report). The document supplied to MPs outlining the costs also had Parliamentarians steaming in its lack of detail. The ordeal was the just another nail in the coffin of the last Parliament.
But as we get closer to voting day, and the NDP seems to be getting closer to the brass ring than its ever been, let's see what the party has to say about crime and punishment in its platform. These are taken directly from the official NDP platform document:
• We will keep our communities safe from crime by investing in a balanced, effective approach based on prevention, policing, and prosecution;
• We will ensure that communities have the resources they need to invest in crime prevention programs, particularly those targeting youth, by increasing federal support to crime prevention initiatives from $65 million to $100 million per year;
• We will work with the provinces, territories, and First Nations communities to provide stable, multi-year funding to eventually put at least 2,500 new police officers on the streets, and keep them there permanently;
• We will give parents, teachers and police more tools to protect our children by making gang recruiting illegal, and establishing a comprehensive Correctional Anti-Gang Strategy to ensure that prisons do not serve as "crime schools" to train gang-involved offenders;
• We will create new, stand-alone offences for home invasions and carjackings;
• We will enact, the so-called "Lucky Moose" bill – a law that would allow citizens to detain criminals within "a reasonable amount of time" after a crime is committed;
• We will ensure that appropriate care, treatment, and interventions are available for mentally ill offenders in prison;
• We will ensure that gender identity and gender expression are included as prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act, amend the hate crimes and sentencing provisions of the Criminal Code to ensure we are providing explicit protection for transgender and transsexual Canadians from discrimination.
The NDP has put some numbers to the costs of its not-so tough-on-crime agenda but really it's just an election document, so surely won't translate into reality.
There's a focus on preventing crime, which seems the opposite of the Tories' build-more-prisons approach. Judge for yourself if any of these things will work. Note, there's no mention of the gun registry and nary a word (and this isn't a crime but still a justice issue) on the process for appointing judges to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Review - Philosophy of Love
A Partial Summing-Up
by Irving Singer
Review by Berel Dov Lerner, Ph.D.
May 19th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 21)
Irving Singer is a prolific philosopher who has devoted most of his career to the philosophy of love. He is best known for his monumental three volume study, The Nature of Love, which traces Western ideas about love from ancient Greece until recent times. Philosophy of Love is a much shorter work (120 un-cramped pages of text) and less academically rigorous work. It covers a tremendous expanse of intellectual territory, including major themes not only from Singer's famous trilogy, but also from his many other works. It tells us about the great historical confrontation between "courtly" and "romantic love," about Plato's vision of how love can develop from erotic interest in individuals to the spiritual love of ideals, and about the relationship between romanticism and democracy. Singer also tries to say something substantial about an entire Pantheon of other famous thinkers and artists, including (to name a few) Shakespeare, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, William James, Jean-Paul Sartre, and the movie director Jean Renoir. He also offers his views on several topics not directly related to love, such as the future of the humanities and philosophical method. Singer pulls no punches; he is perfectly willing to tell us, for instance, how Plato got things wrong, why love should not be thought of as the merging of individuals into a new whole, and that Freud placed too much emphasis on sex.
The book is prefaced with a laudatory foreword by Alan Soble, another leading figure in the academic sub-discipline of the philosophy of love. Soble extols it, saying that if a student came to him today expressing an interest in the philosophy of love and sex, he would tell them it is the very first thing they should read (followed by Singer's famous trilogy). I am not sure that I would concur. As should be clear from the previous paragraph, it would take nothing short of a miracle of editorial prowess and logical structure for a volume this slim to say something useful to the uninitiated about the myriad topics and thinkers it covers. Unfortunately, as Singer admits, the book developed out of radio interviews, which accounts for its "colloquial character," "unstructured format," and "occasionally amorphous framework" (pg. xv). You can tell there will be problems right from the start, when Singer jumps into a discussion of whether romantic love is a modern idea without first going to the trouble of explaining what he means by "romantic love" and how it differs from "courtly love." The book continues in an uneven pace, always clearly written but assuming very different levels of background knowledge from the reader at different points in the discussion. Sometimes Singer will throw off his opinion on a complicated issue without supplying much in the way of argument. While he does mention the titles of the major works being discussed and he also tells us in which of his own books further details can be found, Philosophy of Love has no footnotes or other bibliographical citations. Pity the poor undergraduate who has learned from Singer that somewhere in the midst of its hundreds of pages, Sartre's Being and Nothingness has something interesting to say about sex! Furthermore, the history of the philosophy of love (outside of his own work) seems to have ended for Singer around 1950. That means no feminist thought, no postmodernism, and no analytic philosophy of love (including, ironically, the work of Alan Soble!) is included. In other words, most of today's "hottest" ideas about love are left untouched. All of this detracts from the book's usefulness as a beginner's guide to the field.
In conclusion: Philosophy of Love is so clearly written and full of ideas that even newcomers to its topic should have no trouble getting through its few pages and learning some important things along the way. However, its most appreciative readers will be those who are already well acquainted with Singer's writings and want to get a sense of how his ideas developed through time and how his many writings hang together in something like an integrated world view.
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Berel Dov Lerner teaches philosophy at the Western Galilee College in Israel.


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The Truth about Tim Donnelly, Candidate for U.S. Congress
Tim Donnelly scammed a senior citizen for tens of thousands of dollars.
The video above chronicles the plight of Anna from Palm Springs, now 75 years old. Anna was an early supporter of Tim Donnelly in 2010. An advocate for greater border security, Anna thought she had found a champion in Donnelly. Instead, Donnelly found what he was looking for: access to money for his massive debts, and lots of it. In total, he took $65,000 from Anna.
Donnelly used Anna's money illegally on his campaign, to pay off other debts, to pay off his misdemeanor fines, and to fund his lifestyle – all despite earning $91,000 per year in salary and over $30,000 per year in tax-free "per diem" pay as an Assemblyman for four years (December 2011-December 2014).
Want proof? Here's a copy of a $10,000 Bank of America cashier's check from Anna to Rowena Donnelly dated April 30, 2012, when Donnelly was already in office as an Assemblyman:
In 2011, while an Assemblyman with a huge salary, Donnelly's wife Rowena even sent Anna the bill for their children's private school tuition:
(Download this bill and email here.)
In 2012, while still an Assemblyman, Donnelly borrowed Anna's 2008 Nissan Xterra and damaged it. The bill came to over $2500. What did Donnelly do? He sent the bill to Anna:
The file above shows Donnelly's name on the bill from Tire Guys and Anna's DMV registration for the Xterra (she still owns the vehicle). The matching license plate number is found on both the bill and the DMV registration.
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While Donnelly lived on the high horse, Anna suffered. Donnelly never reported the loans on financial disclosures, nor did he disclose all monies Anna provided for his campaign efforts (a clear violation of California law).
Anna now lives on credit cards and can no longer afford her rent. Donnelly has yet to pay her back. This 2015 email exchange between Donnelly and Anna proves his liability:
(Download this email exchange here.)
In the exchange, Donnelly states plainly, "Rowena and I were separated, and I did sleep in my truck and studio. We are no longer separated." One wonders what his wife learned about Tim that caused the latest separation.
Donnelly's perpetual office seeking becomes clear when he says, "If I do get
back in office or get more steady work, I'll get a loan, and pay you off in full immediately." Simply put: he can't find work, so he keeps running.
Donnelly closes by threatening Anna, "You need to decide if you want to harass me to death, or get paid a little each month, until things improve and I can pay you off."
Is this the Congressman you want? One who needs to be elected to address his monetary woes? One who threatens an elderly woman who he's scammed for tens of thousands of dollars?
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The private acting lesson is designed to teach the student the tools they need to succeed as performers. Learn terminology, skills, and build confidence. Older students will focus on Audition, Scene Study, and Improvisation.
About Kelee
Ke'Lee P. is a licensed Musikgarten Instructor out of Orlando, FL. She studied at Wright State University where she majored in Vocal Performance. Ke'™Lee is certified in Early Childhood Music and Movement and has taught Early Childhood music classes, Vocal Lessons, and Acting at various daycare centers, performing arts schools, and private homes in the Orlando area since 2006.
Ke'™Lee performs everything from Opera to Gospel music. She has been a featured artist with Encore Theater Company and performed with Dayton Opera, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and many more.
Her joy is watching her students progress and thrive. She has had students appear on X Factor, The Voice and America's Got Talent. She has been the Director of Education for several performing arts schools and currently runs Creative Arts From the Heart which offers mob
ile performing arts programs.
Lessons Currently Offered
The private voice lesson is designed to teach the student to sing with proper vocal technique and to learn appropriate stage presence, one-on-one (instructor and student), and is tailored to fit each student's individual needs.
Students will learn proper vocal placement, pitch control, ear-training , breath support , note reading , musicianship, self-confidence, music instruction and much more. Lessons will include studying a wide variety of vocal styles and/or languages, with various degrees of difficulty, tailored to the needs of the individual learner.
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madison September 5, 2018
· Singing · In studio
Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed her first lesson with Kelee. The instructor made her feel comfortable and was very supportive. Our daughter thought Kelee was super cool and is so excited to attend her next lesson.
Tiffany B. July 22, 2017
· Acting · In studio
I learned a lot so far and she is very good at what she does!
Teeryana July 13, 2017
She was so nice and just really easy to follow and understand.
Kelee P.
About Staci M.
A plethora of experience in a wide variety of theatrical and acting styles, both as a performer and as a director. Lessons are catered to the individual needs and goals of each student. Services range from creating an audition package, assistance with public speaking, vocal techniques for the actor, singing for the actor, acting for musical theatre, and script analysis. I received my BA in Acting from the University of Colorado in 2018, graduating with honors, and completed an internship with the prestigious Public Theater in NYC this past spring. Now, let's get you that dream role!
About Staci
Staci is an Actors' Equity Membership Candidate actor and has been performing and directing for the past 10 years. She received her BA in Theatre from the University of Colorado in 2018, graduating with highest distinction. She also studied Musical Theater on scholarship at Western Wyoming Community College for two years. Staci specializes in teaching for the stage in all forms: clown, improv, auditioning skills/techniques, voice for the actor, singing for the actor, and acting for musical theatre. She approaches acting in an organic way, finding humanity on stage.
During her time at the University of Colorado and Western Wyoming, Staci had the opportunity to work with world-renowned companies and artists such as 600 Highwaymen (NYC), Manual Cinema (Chicago), Jay O Sanders, Maryann Plunkett (Tony Award Winner), Faith Prince (Tony Awa
rd Winner), Allison Janney (Academy Award Winner), Jay Duckworth (Props – The Public Theatre), Jeffrey Horowitz (Founder – Theatre for a New Audience), Patrick Russell (American Conservatory Theatre), Carol Mendes (Carol Mendes Dance Company, Brazil), among many others.
In the past decade, Staci has studied a variety of theatre concepts, ranging from styles such as classical acting and musical theatre to devised theatre and clown. She has worked on numerous prestigious productions, including the PPAC Award-winning Cabaret directed by Dr. Kevin Landis, and directing the Samuel Beckett work Waiting for Godot.
Staci completed a Production Management internship with the Public Theatre in New York City in 2018 for the Under the Radar Festival. During this time, she worked closely with many productions, including After (Andrew Schneider), Margarete (Janek Turkowski), Re-Member Me (Dickie Beau), The Gates (Adam Gopnik), How to be a Rock Critic (Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen), Antiginon (Teatro El Publico – Cuba), We're Only Alive for a Short Time (David Cale), Parable of the Sower (Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon), and Choir Choir Choir (Choir Choir Choir with David Byrne).
Staci was honored to receive a nomination in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF Region 7) Irene Ryan competition for her role of Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest. She also competed twice in the Irene Ryan competition as a partner. Additionally, she has previously consulted on the musical theatre text "How to Succeed in Musical Theatre Without Really Trying" by Professor Chris Will.
Rontrice T. August 29, 2018
Today was my first class and it went great.
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About Cathy C.
I have 15 years experience directing.
I teach drama for CPS and teach private lessons in my spare time is
Cathy C.
About Kevan D.
Improv dosn't need to be scary! I'll work with you on the basics of improv (yes and..., blocking, etc.) and then move forward based on your individual needs and goals.
Improvisational acting is more than just what you may have seen on Whose Line is it Anyway, it's a valuable tool for actors, and we can work together to unlock its full potential.
About Kevan
Hi! I'm an actor, director, and playwright who loves sharing my passion for theatre with people of all ages. I am primarily an acting teacher specializing in the Meisner technique. I am a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a BFA in Acting and Texas Tech University with an MFA in Theatre Performance. I have had the opportunity to train from some of the country's most exceptional theatre artists, and bring a wide array of tools to my work as an acting coach.
Acting is hard work, but it should be fun! I'll teach you specific techniques or we can work on specific material.
Students can expect a highly personalized experience; I like to "meet the student where they are", serving as a guide and a coach rather than an all-knowing guru. Whatever your experience, skill, or comfort level with performing may be, I will work with
you using the tools in my toolbox to make you a more present, spontaneous, and engaging performer. I teach students to better understand their character and make spontaneous choices, living fully in the moment as an actor instead of worrying about "what's my next line?" or "do I look silly?"
Let's find what's unique about you and find ways to use it!
I can also work with students on healthy use of voice, dialects, and movement. I specialize in French, Russian, Cockney, Received Pronunciation (RP), Southern American, and Irish dialects. I'm excited to work with you!
Kevan D.
About Cynthia V.
Covington, GA
Learn to act from a Magna Cum Laude' graduate with two communications degree. In addition, she studied for two years under a renowned playwright. she has over 20 years of acting, writing, and theatre experience. . She has written, produced and directed community and church productions. Her first professional stage play, debuted August of 2017 to a sold out audience.
She displayed her acting talents in an Evening in Elegance at the Los Angeles Theatre and at Georgia State University's production of "She". She headlined in the poetic, dramatic presentation of "Visions Through Me". Dancers, actors, singers and poets accompanied her. In addition to stage plays she has appeared on "The Resident", "Lodge 49", "Star", "Greenleaf" and other television shows.
She is the author of two poetic and dramatic reading books, She has two novels, and is currently working on the third instalment of the four-part series. To her credit are two poetic, spoken word albums.
Hello I am the owner and CEO of my own publishing and entertainment company .I graduated Magna Cum Laude' from Georgia State University with a communications degree. In addition, I studied for two years under a renowned playwright. I have over 20 years of acting, writing, and theatre experience. As a publisher, I have produced over 20 media projects including books and CD's. I have written, produced and directed community and church productions. My first professional stage play, debuted August of 2017 to a sold out audience.
I displayed her acting talents in an Evening in Elegance at the Los Angeles Theatre and at Georgia State University's production of "She". I headlined in the poetic, dramatic presentation of "Visions Through Me". Dancers, actors, singers and poets accompanied me. In addition to stage plays I appeared on "The Res
ident", "Lodge 49", "Star", "Greenleaf" and other television shows.
I am the author of two poetic and dramatic reading books, a biography, two novels, and is currently working on the third instalment of the four-part series. To my credit are two poetic, spoken word albums.
I was a member of Roni's Backstreet Poetry and has appeared at the Comedy Store's Cometri hosted by Roni Walters and TK Carter. She also appeared at Marla Gibb's Theatre, Universal City Walk, The African Market Place, West Angeles C.O.G.I.C. Kiononia and Coffee, several churches programs and California colleges; The Psalmist Hour in San Diego Ca, The Ontario Convention Center and the list goes on.
was featured at Borders Book Store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Ca. I was seen on the West Coast Apollo Television Show, L.A. Inside Out, and Atlanta Live! I was a guest on the 860 Love AM radio show Women of Standard three times.
Prophet December 27, 2018
· Theater Acting · In studio
I have had the awesome experience of working with Cynthia Valentine for over 15 years as a Spoken Word Artist, Poet and Recording Artist and she is both Professional and Organized. Recently I did my very first appearance as a theater actor in a stage play and her coaching, directing and production was top notice and working with her allowed me to be free to express my self as an actor. I highly recommend her.
Cynthia V.
About Lilla H.
Step-by-step guidance towards developing authentic acting technique for improv & interpretation of dramatic script. Let's help you unleash the inner actor within!
Hi! My name is Lilla, I'm a Juilliard graduate (BM & MM) who specializes with all levels, ages and styles! I've performed at places like Carnegie Hall and have been featured in The New York Times, Business Insider, WQXR Radio, truTV, Alive Magazine, Opera Today, and Seen & Heard International.
My unique approach to vocal arts learning is designed to help you overcome your individual obstacles and leverage YOUR unique strengths! Together we'll work towards developing healthy vocal technique and learn how to:
- Discover Your Strengths for Maximization
- Learn About Text Analysis & Dramatic Impulse
- Learn Healthy Vocal Projection & Technique
- Learn Self-Awareness Techniques
- Write Your Own Monologue!
- Learn About Proper Breath Support
- Learn About Improv Acting
- Learn About Staging Using Props
About Lilla
Lilla's been featured in Business Insider, WQXR Radio, truTV, Alive Magazine, Opera Today, Seen & Heard International, and has won critical and international acclaim for her "appealing sound, agile coloratura and oversize wit." - The New York Times
Lilla holds her Master's and Bachelor's degrees from The Juilliard School, where she was winner of the Juilliard Honors Recital Competition and studied music pedagogy under Marlena Malas, vocal coach and mentor of Pavarotti.
She's performed on stage at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and has traveled around the globe with the Saint Louis Symphony, Wallingford Symphony Orchestra, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, Israeli Chamber Orchestra and Juilliard Orchestra led by Maestro Alan Gilbert to name a few.
She received Recognition of Excellence from the Tri-M Music Honors Society,
and has won the American Prize Competition (1st Prize), Joy in Singing Competition, Metropolitan Opera National Council Eastern District Competition, Giulio Gari International Competition, NJ Teachers Association Competition (1st Place), Music Teacher's National Association Competition (1st Place), among many others.
Previous roles include Lucinde in Gluck's Armide in a Metropolitan Opera and Juilliard co-production, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Opera on the Avalon, Ella Burling in Tobias Picker's Emmeline with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Noémie in Cendrillon with Juilliard Opera under the baton of Emmanuel Villaume, Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief – all with Juilliard Opera. Additionally, she has covered Georgette in La Rondine and Costanza in Riccardo Primo (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis), Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier and Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore (Chautauqua), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Zhou in Kommilitonen, and Drusilla in L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Juilliard).
Over 30,000+ Lessons given in studio and online!
Jinhua G. May 3, 2019
It was very good experience to helping me understand singing. Thank you Lilla.❤
Alexander April 16, 2019
· Opera Voice · In home
Lilla is a fabulous teacher. Very knowledgeable, but more importantly is able to convey that knowledge in an accessible way to a beginning student. Highly recommend!
Lilla H.
About Victoria O.
I'm a graduate from the University of West Florida with a dual BA in Theatre with an Emphasis in Directing and Arts Administration, as well as an AS in Acting from Florida School of the Arts. I'm happy to help you coach a monologue for an audition, get some tutoring on your college/high school theatre homework, workshop scenes, or help you study voice for acting.
I've directed several shows including A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, and Antigone at the University of West Florida as well as The Agreement, and Sweet Storm at the North West Florida Theatre Festival. I've served as assistant director for The Little Mermaid, The Music Man, Baby: The Musical, Romeo and Juliet, Your Wings Have Eyes, and Anatomy of Gray. I served as Assistant Director on #Love95Times at The Farm Theatre in New York City. I have a passion of the impact of arts and love helping a fellow artist!
About Victoria
Ms. Victoria is a graduate from the University of West Florida with a Dual Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Directing and Arts Administration. She also holds an Associates of Science degree from Florida School of the Arts in Acting. She studied dance and choreography at Florida School of the Arts, Abella's School of Dance, St Augustine Dance Conservatory, Ponte Vedra Ballet, Ballet Magnificat!, and Ad Deum Dance Company. Ms. Victoria studied pre-professional ballet primarily, as well as modern, jazz, contemporary, tap, and ballroom. She danced with the St Augustine Ballet for three years. Upon high school graduation, she pursued a degree and career in the theatre. She has choreographed several pieces for The Fall Dance Gala at Florida School of the Arts and looks forward to being a guest choreographer at the University of W
est Florida. She has directed A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas 2018, and Antigone, at the University of West Florida and The Agreement, and Sweet Storm at the North West Florida Theatre Festival. She has served as Assistant Director several productions including UWF's The Little Mermaid, Baby: The Musical, The Music Man, Romeo and Juliet, Your Wings Have Eyes, and Anatomy of Gray at Florida School of the Arts. She also served as Assistant Director for #Love95Times for The Farm Theatre in New York City. Ms. Victoria has been teaching the arts since she was only 15 years old, she has taught ballet, jazz, and tap at several studios, acting at several elementary and middle schools through Drama Kids International, and she has served as a guest artist instructor for Musical Theatre. Ms. Victoria has a passion for the impact of the arts and loves sharing it with the next generation of artists!
Victoria O.
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Novel Pre-processing and Post-processing methodologies are designed to enhance the performance of the classical Genetic Algorithms (GA) approach so as to obtain efficient interval estimates in finding the real roots of a given nonlinear equation. The Pre-processing methodology suggests a mechanism that adaptively fixes the parameter-'length of chromosome' in GA. The proposed methodologies have been implemented and demonstrated through a set of benchmark functions to illustrate the effectiveness.
This paper describes a new evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective optimization, namely Multi-Objective Relative Clustering Genetic Algorithm (MO-RCGA), inspired by concepts borrowed from gene relatedness and kin selection theory. The proposed algorithm clusters the population into different families based on individual kinship, and adaptively chooses suitable individuals for reproduction. The idea is to use the information on the position of the individuals in the search space provided by such clustering schema to enhance the convergence rate of the algorithm, as well as improve its exploration. The proposed algorithm is tested on ten unconstrained benchmark functions proposed for the special session and competition on multi-objective optimizers held at IEEE CEC 2009. The Inverted Generational Distance (IGD) is used to assess the performance of the proposed algorithm, in comparison with the IGD obtained by state-of-the-art algorithms on the same benchmark.
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Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, left, and Lori Lightfoot
With polls now showing clear front-runners in the race for mayor, candidates are now actively engaging in one of the oldest scenarios in the good book of politics: tearing down the leaders. The strategy can work, but it has its risks. And not all attacks are equal.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, one of the leaders but clearly embattled, has been going after U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia and former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas, who have been getting good poll numbers, for a while. She had a lot of company in Thursday's debate as those three and just about every one of the other six candidates launched a salvo or two at someone else standing on the stage.
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Another front opened over the weekend with a Chicago Tribune story suggesting that Garcia was somehow involved in the Commonwealth Edison bribery scandal along with former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.
But the story got limited pickup from other media and other candidates, with only Lightfoot, in a tweet, likening Garcia's reported activity to the "machine politics" she ran against in 2019.
This type of machine politics is exactly what I ran against in 2019. I beat the corrupt insiders then. And we will do it again.
Chuy Garcia has some explaining to do.https://t.co/Yi8zNNgg2c
— Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) January 20, 2023
Why the lack of buzz? Perhaps because the story implied a lot more than it actually revealed.
The disclosure, which even the Tribune said only "superficially" involved Garcia, is that Garcia is the unnamed "member of Congress" referenced in a recent federal filing in the pending corruption case against Madigan associate Mike McClain and others. Garcia's name got mentioned by McClain in connection with a planned meeting in early 2019 on another matter. But McClain feared that a third person, former Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority chief Juan Ochoa, might ask about the status of Madigan's effort to coerce ComEd into putting Ochoa on its board.
In fact, I'm told the meeting never occurred. I've seen no proof Garcia did anything to advance the Ochoa appointment, just as his campaign told the Tribune. As per previous reports by the Tribune and Crain's, it was another former congressman, Luis Gutierrez, who, starting in 2017, really got Madigan involved in the board matter, along with former Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Garcia didn't even get to Congress until January 2019, just three months before Ochoa finally got a seat. A casual reader may have missed all of that amid the headlines linking Garcia to the ComEd case.
Perhaps there's more to come later. And Garcia's years-long informal alliance with Madigan in Southwest Side political matters certainly is fair game. But this report by itself didn't appear to move the needle much.
The real question: Why did federal prosecutors refer to Garcia at all in their filing if he played no role in what occurred?
I'm aware of at least two other really juicy scandal stories floating around about mayoral candidates. We'll have to see in the coming days if either turn out to be true and how they'll get played.
Meanwhile, a new AARP poll shows that crime overwhelmingly is the big issue in the mayoral race for Chicago seniors, with 76% saying they're more likely to vote for a candidate who they think is working to make their neighborhood safer. Taxes are the second-biggest issue, at 59%.
Elsewhere, the battle over the constitutionality of the state's new ban on assault weapons continues to heat up.
Three Democratic members of Congress—Reps. Bill Foster, Sean Casten and Delia Ramirez— have a press conference set for Monday at which they're expected to rap DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick for saying he won't enforce the new ban on selling assault weapons and guns with large magazines.
Mendrick's stance is getting support from top conservative politico Jeanne Ives, the former gubernatorial hopeful, who says sheriffs have sworn to enforce the Constitution and that this new law is unconstitutional. But, last time I checked, the courts have not yet ruled on that matter. One downstate judge has temporarily put the bill on hold, but the case is being appealed.
Finally, although the fight to chair the Republican National Committee continues to heat up ahead of the vote next weekend, Illinois' top two Republicans— chairman Don Tracy and National Committeeman Richard Porter—seem to be standing by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
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