By no means is The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things a terrible read, but due to the massive amounts of cheese and the difficulty of suspending my belief…this was not my cup of tea.
This is essentially about two teenagers who confide in one another about their troubling past and grow closer because of it. It's not all that original and I think the main let-down for me is that it felt inauthentic. The dialogue, the characters, and even the story came off as something not only have I read before, but also felt like it was written by someone older catering to some predefined notion of what teenagers should be like. In other words, I felt like I was watching an ABC family show. At least with abc family they have some original ideas going on and I can really get into the drama, but the drama in this book fell flat on it's face. To be frank, Sage was an annoying hippy-dippie chick with some overdone shadowed past and Shane was a soul-crunching loner musician who didn't sound like a teenager at all.
The relationship between Sage and Shane at times were cute, I'll admit, but then started really loading on the cheese factor. That, along with very awkward pacing made this a very unmemorable read.
I can recommend this to the younger crowd–definitely an only YA book without that much depth, but if you like cute contemporary romances, I say go for it.
Hahah well that sounds like lots of cheesy fun! I think I will pass on this then. I'm not a fan of the non-food cheese.
Cheese should only be used in small doses with lots of other flavors (both metaphorically and literally). The ABC Family comparison sounds accurate, and definitely a good reason to skip this one. Thanks for the honest (and amusing) review!
I really like this author but…I don't want to read cheese. Especially not ABC cheese. I adore her SciFi stories and her post-apocalyptics but…but…. Yeah. I have this one on my shelf but I'm quite reluctant to pick it up. I really don't want to be disappointed!
Too much cheese – what a shame!!
I don't think I can deal with another cheesy contemporary. Such a shame, that cover would've really fooled me. Hope your next read is better!
Womp, womp. It's too bad that this was such a cheese fest. Sadly I have issues reading contemporary fiction sometimes because I find that it's either a) too cheesy or b) to angsty. Neither is my cup of tea. On to the next read!
I didn't hate this one, but the pet names made me cringe. I'm not a fan of them in general and I especially hate when teens use them in books. Feels so fake to me!


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Evacuations underway as PHIVOLCS raises Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano
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Metro Manila (, January 12) — Evacuations are underway in three towns in Batangas following the raising of Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded increased volcanic activity and a stronger explosion past 2 p.m. resulting in a one-kilometer ash column.
PHIVOLCS increased the alert level from Level 2 to Level 3 in just under an hour. Alert Level 3 means that there is magmatic unrest in the volcano, implying a movement in the magma.
"Magma is intruding from below. If eventually this will continue to move up, then there can be a magmatic eruption which is more dangerous," PHIVOLCS officer-in-charge Renato Soldium told CNN Philippines.
PHIVOLCS is strongly recommending that residents in Taal Volcano Island, and high-risk barangays in Agoncillo and Laurel be evacuated "due to the possible hazards of pyroclastic density currents and volcanic tsunami."
"The volcano is inside a bigger crater or basin or bowl, which is why people would have to evacuate horizontally and away from the crater. There is water that would be hindering the rapid evacuation and that is why people need to get out of the island as soon as possible," Solidum said.
National Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council spokesperson Mark Timbal said evacuations are ongoing in the three towns nearest the volcano — San Nicolas, Balete and Talisay.
Ashfall is also being experienced over the southwest sector of Taal.PHIVOLCS reminded the public that the main crater of the volcano should be strictly off limits as sudden steam explosions may occur and high concentrations of deadly gases can be released.
PHIVOLCS said that Taal has been manifesting "moderate to high level of seismic activity" since March 28, 2019, with weak earthquakes being felt in several areas in Batangas.
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On a sulky afternoon in mid-2006, a freedom fighter was beaten up by a group of derailed young men in Dhaka.
The brave freedom fighter, who fought for his country in 1971, had to face the music for protesting something said at a program on Liberation War organized by Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami – the party that directly opposed Bangladesh's independence.
Hasan Munawar, a student at the then Jagannath College (now a full-fledged university) in Dhaka at that time, thought something was terribly wrong with the way an entire generation had grown up.
The absence of true history in textbooks was hurting the spirit of the great war. So, he decided to make a move, no matter how small it may be, something that fitted within his capacity.
With a group of like-minded friends, who all believed in the spirit of the great War of Liberation, he formed an organization called "With Living Legends." They started conducting practical workshops as primary and secondary school around Dhaka, especially in the English medium schools, where local history is dealt with the highest degree of neglect.
Their initial target was to reach at least 500 schools. They visited schools and told stories of freedom fighters to kids with the help of Styrofoam models.
"We made Styrofoam replicas of the setting where a particular battle was fought by a certain freedom fighter," said Hasan.
The models are usually a Styrofoam board on which there are small plastic trees, soldiers, freedom fighters, gunboats, rivers, army camps, and so on.
On the first day of the three-day workshops at schools, Hasan and his troupe would tell stories using the models. On the second day, they asked the kids to draw pictures of whatever images were formed after the storytelling on the first day. On the last day, they presented the freedom fighter, if still alive, whose story they told the kids.
Every time a real freedom fighter was presented in front of them, the children had so many questions to ask. And for the freedom fighters, nothing is sweeter than reliving the 1971 memories.
Clearly, the "Legends" in the name of the organization are nothing but the freedom fighters, some of whose stories of immense courage have accented to mythical proportions.
In 2015, Hasan Munawar won the Joy Bangla Youth Award for this innovative way of working to uphold the spirit of the War of Liberation.
The year 2006 was not a very congenial time to work on the country's true history. Sometimes, even school authorities told them that they could not utter "Joy Bangabandhu" while telling the stories. But that never stopped them.
"There was a time when everyone thought we were crazy. But the Joy Bangla Youth Award in 2015 changed the way people looked at us. They, including our closest of friends and well-wishers, now believe we are up to something – something good and important," Hasan said.
So far, the organization has conducted workshops in nearly 250 schools in several districts around the country.
With Living Legends usually runs on the monthly subscription of its nearly 150 members. After getting the Joy Bangla Youth Award, many well-wishers have come forward to help them with small monetary donations.
The Liberation War Museum, where Hasan and his friends have been working as volunteers for a few years now, has always helped by supplying them with the true stories of the war.
He also has a theatre group that regularly stages road shows to raise awareness and make people conscious about the War of Liberation and other social issues.
Apart from the school workshops, With Living Legends is currently working on a web portal that would have separate pages on the 11 sectors into which Bangladesh was divided during the war. They are also cooperating with the Liberation War Museum to make separate video documentaries on the 11 sectors.


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Democrat's Daughter Allegedly Assaulted a Police Officer
Last week on Saturday, House Democrat Katherine Clark's daughter, Riley, was arrested on account of charges of assaulting a police officer and spray-painting a historical monument.
In response to the development, Clark took to her Twitter to assure she still loves her daughter and it's only one of the many things that comes with being a parent and raising your child.
Democrats are out of line once again
However, it's hard to argue there's any parenting to do, considering Riley is 23 years old, especially if we take into account that an officer of the law was injured; both public and personal property were destroyed in her act of vandalism.
Minority Whip Katherine Clark's child is a domestic terrorist.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 23, 2023
Strangely enough, Riley wasn't referred to by her real name in the report given by the Boston Police Department, but rather as Jared Dowell.
However, this may be connected to one of Katherine's previous statements where she explained one of her children identifies as non-binary, which is another gender ideology pushed into the mainstream by the gender identity movement.
As it turns out, Riley, or possibly "Jared," was seen spray painting the hateful ACAB message onto a monument in Boston Common as the police arrived to respond to a protest that was happening in the area.
The other messages written had references to recent events happening in Atlanta, where a protester was shot and killed after opening fire on a police squad.
Rep. Katherine Clark's son was arrested in Boston last night during Antifa riots, and a cop was assaulted. Jared Dowell was perfectly normal, until his mother transed him into "non-binary" so she could use him for politics. Now he's Riley, and he's a freak. She did this. pic.twitter.com/Mj55xXOVVn
— AidanKearneyTB (@DoctorTurtleboy) January 23, 2023
Atlanta protesters clearly don't care Teran fired the first shot
As Dowell was being arrested, a group of 20 or more protesters gathered around the police officers, shouting slurs at them through megaphones, until one was hit in the face, drawing blood.
This wouldn't exactly be news, considering the woke mob practically does this every week, but the fact that Katherine is the second highest-ranking Democrat in the House made this incident much bigger than it initially was.
Alongside Riley, another protester, Andrea Coletti, was arrested only an hour later, as she'd also vandalized a monument while also interfering with the original arrest of Katherine Clark's daughter.
The protests were a response to the Atlanta protests that raged on for an entire day, causing massive damage to the city and endangering the lives of both law enforcement officers and civilians that had nothing to do with the events that sparked it.
Tim Kaine's son was arrested at ANTIFA protest a few years back.
Katherine Clark's "daughter" was arrested at an ANTIFA protest in Boston last night.
These are the "moderate" Democrats.
They're all the same.
— Joey M. (@JoeyFromPhilly) January 23, 2023
The protests initially broke out on January 21st last week when a 26-year-old environmental activist was shot and killed near Atlanta Police Department's training facility.
What the mob failed to understand was the shooting wasn't unprovoked. Manuel Esteban Paez Teran was the one to have fired the first shot, prompting a response from the police department.
The backlash from the general public was immense, despite it being a shot fired in self-defense; the city of Atlanta, unfortunately, was there to suffer the consequences.
Shop windows were shattered, fireworks fired out in the street, and according to reports, a police car was set ablaze.


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Ariana's basketball stats have been updated for the loss vs. Villanova Prep.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball vs. Villanova Prep.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral conference game against Villanova Prep (Ojai, CA) by a score of 53-38.
Ariana's basketball stats have been updated for the win vs. Villanova Prep.
RESULTWin Girls varsity basketball vs. Villanova Prep.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Villanova Prep (Ojai, CA) by a score of 55-49.
Ariana's basketball stats have been updated for the loss @ La Reina.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball @ La Reina.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against La Reina (Thousand Oaks, CA) by a score of 47-44.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Providence (Santa Barbara, CA) by a score of 54-30.
Ariana's basketball stats have been updated for the loss @ Thacher.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball @ Thacher.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Thacher (Ojai, CA) by a score of 26-25.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Providence (Santa Barbara, CA) by a score of 50-32.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball @ Villanova Prep.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Villanova Prep (Ojai, CA) by a score of 46-45.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball vs. La Reina.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against La Reina (Thousand Oaks, CA) by a score of 41-20.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball @ Avalon.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away tournament game against Avalon (CA) by a score of 47-35.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Friday's away tournament game against Avalon (CA) by a score of 39-17.
RESULTLoss Girls varsity basketball vs. Wildwood.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Wildwood (Los Angeles, CA) by a score of 41-37.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Vaughn (San Fernando, CA) by a score of 35-28.
Ariana's basketball stats have been updated for the win vs. Carpinteria.
RESULTWin Girls varsity basketball vs. Carpinteria.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against rival school Carpinteria (CA) by a score of 57-38.
The Bishop Diego varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Santa Maria (CA) by a score of 53-18.


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'Preacher' Renewed for Season 3 on AMC
Preacher Renewed for Season 3 on AMC
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It's been just over a month since Preacher wrapped up its second season, and if you've been impatiently awaiting whether or not the show is coming back, the wait is over. Executive producer and co-creator Seth Rogen took to Twitter this afternoon to confirm that AMC has in fact renewed the hit series. No details were given as to how Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and the rest of the writers and producers plan on following up Preacher Season 2, but hopefully we'll get more details soon.
Seth Rogen also didn't reveal how many episodes Preacher Season 3 will have, since the second season featured an expanded order of 13 episodes, three more than the 10-episode first season. AMC announced its Season 2 renewal of Preacher in late June of 2016. The first season was the #2 new series on cable last year, among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, averaging 1.6 million viewers per episode for the whole first season. The second season dropped a bit, averaging 1.1 million viewers per episode. It's possible that the dip in ratings may have lead to the network not announcing a renewal right away, but now it has been confirmed that the show is coming back.
The series has been described as a "genre-bending thrill ride" that follows West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), his badass ex-girlfriend Tulip (Academy Award nominee Ruth Negga) and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) as they embark on a road trip to find God and are thrust into a twisted battle spanning Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between. The second season featured the main characters making their way to New Orleans, where they must dodge local gangsters, dangerous secret agents in white suits, and the Saint of Killers, an unstoppable killer cowboy from Hell.
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The main cast also includes Derek Wilson as Donny Schenck, Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quinncannon, Ian Colletti as Eugene "Arseface" Root, Jamie Anne Allman as Betsy Schenck, Lucy Griffiths as Emily and Tom Brooke as Fiore. New cast members that were introduced in Season 2 included Noah Taylor as Adolf Hitler, Pip Torrens as Herr Starr, Julie Ann Emery as Lara Featherstone, Malcolm Barrett as F.J. Hoover, Justin Prentice as Tyler and Ronald Guttman as Denis. No details have been given regarding any other new characters that will be introduced in Season 3.
Sam Catlin created the series, based on Garth Ennis and the late Steve Dillon, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg both directing the pilot episode, along with three others throughout the first two seasons, while serving as executive producers. They are joined by executive producers James Weaver, Jason Netter, Ken Levin, Neal Moritz, Ori Marmur, Sam Catlin and Vivian Cannon. AMC has not announced when production will begin on Season 3 of Preacher, or when it may premiere, but hopefully we'll have more details soon. Until then, take a look at the official image revealed on Seth Rogen Twitter, announcing the Season 3 renewal of Preacher.
Season 3!!!! #Preacherpic.twitter.com/Pdd9RBdkrQ
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 26, 2017
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HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Officials say a passenger airplane heading from Chicago made an emergency landing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula after an alarm indicated possible smoke in a cargo area.
No one was injured in Wednesday night's landing of SkyWest Airlines flight 5061 at Houghton County Memorial Airport, located near the cities of Houghton and Hancock.
SkyWest says in a statement that the plane, operating as United Express flight from O'Hare International Airport, received a "cargo indication" before its scheduled landing at the airport. The airline says the plane landed without incident and all 31 passengers left the plane at the gate.
Houghton County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Thomas Hyrkas says the alarm was "about smoke in the cargo area." Officials are investigating what tripped the alarm.


We stayed in Hotel Alimounda Mare on Greek island of Karpathos in Aegean Sea. Karpathos is the second largest island of the Dodecanese chain and lies between Rhodes and Crete. Hotel Alimounda Mare is newly built luxurious 5-star hotel with 244 guestrooms and suites located right on the beach of Aegean Sea, ten minute walking distance to town Pigadia, Karpathos capital. Hotel is located 15 km (30 minute drive) from the airport. Rooms are spacious and nice with comfortable bed, warm atmosphere, modern and simple design. The cleanliness of the rooms is very good. TV is hidden behind the mirror so you can watch it through the mirror. Big balconies are fantastic feature; the view from the balcony to Aegean Sea is spectacular.
Infinity pool and sandy beach are beautiful. Sun loungers, parasols and beach towels on the hotel's pool deck and beach are free of charge.
The beach is consisted of sand and stones so we recommend wearing swimming shoes. We rather went swimming app. 100 meters from the hotel because there were no stones in the water.
Breakfast was perfect; a huge selection of salami, cheeses, fruits, vegetables and omelets made fresh on request. Dinner was delicious especially on Greek night where you could taste Greek specialities like moussaka, gyros, tzatziki, souvlaki, Greek salad, feta cheese.
All these dishes are served also in many restaurants and typical Greek taverns in Pigadia, Karpathos capital. While visiting Greece you have to try delicious Greek cuisine as much as you can with main ingredients like olive oil, vegetables, herbs, fish, various meats, cheese, eggplant and yogurt.


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Over $241 Million in MARAD Grants Awarded for US Ports
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More than $241 million in discretionary grant funding has been awarded for projects to improve U.S. port facilities, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Thursday.
The grants, which will go to 25 projects in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), are intended to help strengthen America's supply chains to meet heightened demand and help address inflationary pressures, the DOT said.
"U.S. maritime ports play a critical role in our supply chains," said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. "These investments in our nation's ports will help support American jobs, efficient and resilient operations, and faster delivery of goods to the American people."
The PIDP is in its third year and has awarded $492 million for 32 projects of regional and national economic significance within its first two years. The program supports efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to ensure the nation's freight transportation needs, present and future, are met. It provides planning and capital financing and project management assistance to improve ports' capacity and efficiency.
The projects that were awarded grants include coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 PIDP includes priorities related to job creation, climate change, and environmental justice impacts.
"These investments will support the shift to cleaner transportation, which will create more economic activity and good paying jobs," said the Acting Maritime Administrator Lucinda Lessley. "The Port Infrastructure Development Program is an important part of building back better for our ports, our communities, our economy and our people."
By announcing these grant awards now, the Department is making good on a promise in the Biden-Harris Port Action Plan that will take actions to address supply chain disruptions by helping to increase Federal flexibilities for port grants; accelerate port infrastructure grant awards; initiate new construction projects for coastal navigation, inland waterways, and land ports of entry; and launch the first round of expanded port infrastructure grants funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
This Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild America's roads, bridges, and rails; upgrade and expand public transit; modernize the Nation's ports and airports; improve safety; tackle the climate crisis; advance environmental justice; and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. It will drive the creation of good-paying union jobs and grow the economy sustainably and equitably so that everyone gets ahead for decades to come.
Going forward, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide $450 million annually in funding for the PIDP program for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, or a total of $2.25 billion. This is roughly the same amount of federal funding provided to ports under DOT-administered grant programs since the DOT began providing funding to ports in 2009.
All PIDP grant award recipients must apply, comply with and implement all provisions of the Buy American Act.
Some of the projects to be funded under this announcement include:
Long Beach, Calif. - America's Green Gateway Phase 1: Pier B Early Rail Enhancements Project (awarded: $52.3 million)
The project includes a new locomotive facility, extension of the east rail yard, and extension of the west rail yard. The project will add a 10,000-foot support track within a critical supply chain corridor, construct a new support facility for 24 locomotives, add three new yard tracks, and extend five existing tracks to increase operational efficiency for port cargo and enhance safety for rail workers.
Houston, Texas - Bayport Container Terminal Expansion (awarded: $18,267,600)
The project will fund development of Container Yard 1 South, a 39-acre space at the port's Bayport Container Terminal. Specifically, the project will improve the efficiency and reliability of the movement of goods by increasing the storage capacity of the Bayport Container Terminal complex to 2.3 million TEUs and reducing equipment turn times by using the additional storage capacity to help capitalize on improvements at a nearby truck gate and construction of a new rail spur. The project will support both export and import cargoes.
Brunswick, Ga. - Colonel's Island Berth #4 (awarded: $14,647,284)
The project will address supply chain challenges by constructing a fourth roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel berth at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal in order to add needed capacity at the Nation's second busiest Ro-Ro cargo port and more efficiently accommodate the larger 7,000-plus-unit vehicle carrier vessels that are becoming the industry standard for Ro-Ro ships calling at U.S. ports.
Bay St. Louis, Miss. - Port Bienville Rail Storage Yard (awarded: $4,140,000)
This project will construct a new rail storage yard to support the existing operations at the port facility. The project would add 130 additional storage spaces, construct two sets of storage tracks, and a new rail siding. These additional spaces are expected to increase the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission's (HCPHC) storage capacity by 25 percent so that it can safely manage the current storage operations and meet the current repressed storage demand – easing supply chain challenges. This efficient placement will give Port Bienville Railroad customers access to their cars in a timely manner and increase the reliability of the HCPHC by decreasing the delays caused by congestion.
Tell City, Ind. - Ohio River Pier Project (awarded: $1.6 million)
The project will fund construction of a 40-foot diameter pier for a crane that will be used for direct barge-to-truck unloading of cargo. The pier design will allow the crane to operate regardless of water levels. The project complements other capital development projects at the port, including a road project that will provide trucks carrying cargo from the port direct access to a nearby state highway to help speed up the movement of goods through the supply chain.
Delcambre, La. - Port Resiliency Improvements (awarded: $2 million)
This project includes a dock restoration project and investments required to establish an industrial fabrication facility at the port. Project components include dock refurbishment, debris removal, port slip improvements, and construction of several new small buildings.
Alpena, Mich. - Improving Vessel Access for Sustained Viability (awarded: $3,751,623)
The City of Alpena is partnering with Lafarge Alpena to upgrade and modernize Lafarge Alpena's port and landside shipping facilities to meet the increasing demand for the plant's construction products. Project improvements include berth dredging to increase the water depths within the port basin to satisfy larger vessels, stone dock demolition to increase the overall area for vessels to access the site, new mooring dolphins, the addition of a roof for a storage building, demolition of a storage building, and maritime security (MARSEC) upgrades.
Oakland, Calif. - Powering the Future Project (awarded: $5.2 million)
The project replaces an existing electrical substation and circuit located within the port facility. Additionally, the project will construct a new on-site fuel cell facility and a solar array with battery storage and establish a direct connection between the port's substation and the local electric utility's biomass-fuel generator.
Portsmouth, Va. - Portsmouth Marine Terminal Offshore Wind Development (awarded: $20 million)
The project will fund improvements to the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to enable it to serve as a staging area in support of offshore wind projects. The grant will fund construction of wind turbine generator staging area in the uplands adjacent to one of the terminal's wharves and a second area where monopiles and other project components will be stored.
Tacoma, Wash. - Off-Dock Container Support Facility (awarded: $15,730,000)
The project will fund construction of an Off-Dock Container Support Facility. The project is part of the port's capital improvement program to modernize and optimize the use of its container terminals and support facilities. The project improves 24.5 acres of land adjacent to the Husky, West Sitcum, and Washington United terminals and will help improve the movement of goods through the facility.
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There's another piece that we haven't spoken about, which is leave. When women and men become parents in this country, we don't do enough to support them to stay in the workforce.
I'm starting to make investments behind the scenes on family leave. We have to have good family leave policies in this country. At the federal, state, and private-sector level. We just have to. At least in this political environment, the one good thing that's happening right now is that it's not anymore whether we should have it, it's now how to have it.
After this presidential election is over, I look forward to a real policy coming forward. You're starting to see more states doing it. I want to make sure that we accelerate what's going on at the state level, too, and we figure out what are the very best policies. Not every state will implement it the same way, and that's okay, but men and women should have it.
There shouldn't be only maternal leave. There should be family leave, because if you've got a sick or elderly parent or you have a child, having the man and the woman take the time off helps.


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This structure is part of the set of improvement measures of the local public supply system
This Thursday, 10/11, the Renova Foundation officially delivered to the City of Colatina an alternative structure for water withdrawal to supply the city. The new pipeline installed on the Santa Maria River has the capacity to supply around 50% of the demand from the Southern part of Colatina and should operate when the turbidity of the water from Doce River, the largest water source in the city, changes.
Approved in late October, the pipeline went through a phase of tests, with system commissioning and flow measurement. With capacity assessed in 80 liters per second and volume equivalent to 50% of the consumption in the Southern part of Colatina, this structure is ready to work.
The Santa Maria River pipeline is the result of a BRL 3.5-million investment by the Renova Foundation. The water withdrawn will be treated by the local water utility company, SANEAR (Serviço Colatinense de Meio Ambiente e Saneamento Ambiental) before made available to the population.
Pipeline on Santa Maria River, in Colatina (ES). | Photo by: Jefferson Rocio
Still as part of the improvement measures of Colatinas's public supply system, the Foundation has provided enhancements in infrastructure to optimize the main Water Treatment Plants (ETAs) of the city, by replacing almost 100% of the filter beds and performing preventive maintenance at the decanters and control valves.
This set of initiatives is part of the action plans for the rainy season by the Renova Foundation. The plan consists of preventive and contingency measures implemented to minimize the impacts on society, the environment and the economic activities of the locations impacted by the collapse of the Fundão dam.
The city soccer field affected by the water distribution operations during the time the waste plume passed by last year will still be recovered in 2016, giving back an important recreational and coexisting area of the population to the municipality.
Colatina will have a new pipeline at Pancas River
The Renova Foundation is also building one more pipeline -this time, at the Pancas River-, which will supply ETA 2, in the Northern part of the city. 50% of the work has been completed. It is forecasted to be delivered, in a temporary manner, by late November, enabling water to be carried; and permanently on, January 2017.
As the structure at the Santa Maria River, the Pancas River pipeline was designed for emergency use when Doce River is not able to supply water for some reason. However, it can be activated at any given time, based on the demands stated by SANEAR.
Adding the two pipelines, plus six artesian wells built in Colatina, it will be possible to meet almost 70% of the city's demand. The construction work at Pancas River is estimated to cost BRL 4.5 million.
Linhares also has a new pipeline
This week, the Renova Foundation also delivers to the City of Linhares (ES) a new alternative structure for water supply. The pipeline installed in Lagoa Nova is 9-km long, has flow capacity of 200 liters per second and volume equivalent to 50% of the city consumption, decreasing supply dependency from the Pequeno River. Water withdrawn will be treated by SAAE (Autonomous Service of Water and Sewage) before being supplied to the population.
The Renova Foundation
The Renova Foundation is an autonomous and independent institute founded to repair the damage caused by the collapse of the Fundão dam, property of Samarco Mineração S.A., located in Mariana (MG). A private non-profit organization, Renova was created to guarantee transparency, legitimacy and sense of urgency to a complex and long term process. The Foundation was established by means of the Transaction and Conduct Adjustment Term (TTAC), signed between Samarco, its shareholders, the federal government and the state governments of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, as well as several authorities, foundations and institutes (like Ibama, the Chico Mendes Institute, the National Water Agency, the State Forestry Institute, Funai, Governmental Departments of Environment, among others), in March 2016. The Colatina and Linhares pipelines are included in this document and represent the first delivery by the Renova Foundation in Espírito Santo.
MAIN FIGURES CONCERNING THE COLATINA PIPELINE
Pipeline length
Santa Maria: 4 kilometers
Pancas: 5.5 kilometers
Santa Maria: 75 liters per second
Pancas: 160 liters per second
Santa Maria: 5 months
Pancas: 6 months (forecast)
Where does the withdrawn water go
Santa Maria: ETA 1 pumping station, Southern part of the city
Pancas: ETA 2 pumping station, Northern part of the city
Construction price
Santa Maria: estimated cost of BRL 3 million
Pancas: estimated cost of BRL 4.5 million
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Well, well, well -- What a trip! The FIRST official company tour is in the books. Philadelphia and Boston sold out COMPLETELY, and Connecticut was solid as well. My co-manager/friend, Jonathan Wigfall and I worked tirelessly to make things happen -- on the forefront and behind the scenes -- so special shout out to him! This tour turned out totally different from the ORIGINAL plans, however, the success we dreamed of turned exactly the same! Also, special shout out to Novum Entertainment who provided sponsorship and DJ services for the tour -- so clutch and very much appreciated. Check them and their events out here.
Funny Story: We had NO idea of how to brand the tour/what to call it. Jon and I spent literally WEEKS trying to determine the perfect name. If you found out some of the names that we came up with -- we would have to drop everything in our music business careers and go do something else (haha)! This was such an obstacle until one day, co headliner Mir Fontane, came out and said "Black Balloon". Does he deserve a medal or something?Without him, this tour would not have happened lol. Okay, look... I know I am corny but just deal with it -- cool?
For the first official tour, it was only right that we started at home. This was perhaps one of the first shows where I was not nervous at all (I'm usually lowkey a nervous wreck lol). I just knew it would be a good night, and boy was it! People who was so instrumental in my path to the industry came through, including Joanna "JoJo" (Loud Music), and Dozi (Get Go Productions -- literally gave me my first shot in show production), and created an amazing atmosphere! Per usual with Veli Brand involved events, the crowd was EXTREMELY warm and welcome, and I am sure that everyone left with at least one new favorite artist!
The lineup was stacked with uprising local all-stars, such as Miles Chancellor and Ish Williams; along with hidden gems in the scene, such as Rob Diioia. Needless to say, none of these artists were disappointing! The show started off with Miles, who is quickly moving not just locally, but now nationally as well. His smooth, yet eccentric stage presence set the tone for the night, as the crowd song word for word tracks from his latest project, No Man's Island. Rob Diioia, served as the perfect compliment, as his diverse crowd added that pop-style element and excitement to his set. His song, "Sanctified", is quickly perking up the ears of consumers left and right. Before I discuss POS World's Hoax Pain, I would be re missed if I did not talk about Jersey. New Jersey always comes out, and they truly never disappoint. Between Ant Beale, DEF Bananas, Mir Fontane, and Ish Williams, NJ is in the RIGHT hands -- so stay tuned. The New Jersey synchronization of Mir and Ish can be seen here. Lastly (in large part because I have to discuss 2 other cities lol), the mystery of Hoax Pain grows by the show. His dark nature and lyrics were the perfect addition to the#BlackBalloonTour, and I am excited to continue to watch this guy grow first hand.
Let me start off by saying this: Boston was the most thrilling of the 3 dates. Don't believe me? Just click here -->>Video. Not enough proof? Okay, click here too -->IMG_0006. Boston has a VERY vibrant scene bubbling right now in hip-hop. With the spotlight on the likes of rising stars Gio Dee, Michael Christmas, and Cousin Stizz; artists like Vintage Lee, KOD, and Matt Maratea deserve just as much credit. Stay tuned for all of them rising from the Greater Northeast!
What a way to end the tour off. Bridgeport added its own uniqueness to the tour, and was greatly appreciated. Sadly, there were no more Veli Brand shirts to throw out (maybe the crowd was upset lol). But nonetheless, I am sorry and when I come back out there I will make it up! Crowd favorite, Piif Jones, along with Tea Montgomery, kept the crowd entertained with their diverse styles.
The tour was a success. To produce 2 out of 3 sold out tour dates is amazing. Special thank you to every artist that performed, and Jon Wigfall. Additional thank you goes out again to our sponsors, Novum Entertainment, Miixtape Chiick, New Sick Music, and Highest Culture Clothing. Part 2 already is in the works, stay tuned!


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WOW!!! I'm Thrilled to see you here!! I LOVE Book club. I'm passionate about getting the word out about Christian authors and their books to book clubs. I think this could be a great for them to meet for each to learn from the other; authors from book clubs and book clubs from authors, I've seen that so far. It's been fun to watch. We'll see where the Lord leads us in 2011. We have many exciting opportunities lined up for the beginning of 2011. I hope to see more brainstorming, fun and us learning from each other. Book Clubs are about relationships with each other and with authors. It's a win win!


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The player was rookie tackle Daryl Williams. The coach was Panthers offensive line coach John Matsko. And the point was that Williams needs to learn all this quickly, because the Panthers' fourth-round selection in the 2015 draft has a chance to start on Day One.
Williams, out of Oklahoma, looks the part at tackle. At a self-described 6-foot-5 and 329 pounds, he is blot-out-the-sun huge – although then again, so was Jeff Otah.
He is also a rookie, and he will begin training camp behind veteran Mike Remmers at right tackle. The Panthers loved the way that the unsung Remmers solidified a leaky offensive line late last season.
Gettleman joked right after taking Williams that everyone knows he has to have at least one "hog molly" – a really big lineman – in every draft. Williams certainly is big. He lasted until the fourth round in part because his athleticism is modest by the NFL's high standards, and he has hardly any experience at left tackle, the more valued position since that player protects a right-handed quarterback's blind side. (Williams said he believed he could play left tackle in the NFL but is more comfortable on the right side that he played throughout high school and college).
The Panthers had a third-round grade on Williams – Williams said immediately after the draft that he was "devastated" that he didn't get picked in the first three rounds. Carolina liked him well enough that they traded three picks away to Oakland to move up 22 spots in the fourth round to get him. In a run-first offense such as Carolina's, Rivera believes Williams can help.
Matsko worked specifically with Williams on Friday morning on keeping his pad level low and staying balanced. The session didn't end until Rivera got the pair's attention from about 50 yards away and pointed to his watch, indicating that Williams needed to be set free if he was going to have time for lunch before a team meeting and then another practice.
Williams knows he could use the extra work. The Texas native said he didn't start playing football until eighth grade, having concentrated mostly on basketball before then. Was he big in high school?
I guess lankiness is all a matter of perspective, and for Williams it came 89 pounds ago. Now he's a very big man who will eventually be asked to handle a very big job.
How quickly he gets there? That's going to be up to him, but it's obvious that the Panthers are going to do their best to push Williams along.


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Congress should be concerned that Brett Kavanaugh wants to further restrict its power
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Originally published on the ACSblog. Part one of two. Read part two here.
The framers of the Constitution established checks and balances between the branches of government to protect us from tyranny. But after one and a half years of Donald Trump, it is clearer than ever that that those checks and balances have given the president too much power.
There seems to be no way to effectively restrain Trump even when he's acting irrationally, recklessly, cruelly or out of bigotry — whether he's imprisoning migrant children, banning Muslims from entering the country, unilaterally sending missiles and troops into Syria and Yemen with no apparent strategy, turning regulatory agencies against themselves, using pardons for political purposes, threatening the media, and meeting alone with Vladimir Putin.
And that's what we know about. Trump inherited hugely expanded national-security powers from the past two presidents that allow him to unilaterally and secretly conduct surveillance and order targeted killings abroad.
A Congress with any institutional pride at all would reject out of hand a judicial nominee who would cement a Supreme Court majority intent on giving yet more power to the executive branch, at the expense of the legislative and judicial branches.
But Brett Kavanaugh, who Trump has nominated to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, would do precisely that.
Kavanaugh's views on absolute presidential immunity from civil suits, criminal prosecution and even being interviewed as part of a criminal investigation are well established by now. And of course they are particularly convenient for Trump given the current circumstance.
But that's only one element of a broader argument Kavanaugh has made in more than two decades of speeches and jurisprudence: that the Constitution vests the president with so much power that in some cases he is above the law as written by Congress and interpreted by the courts.
As Norm Eisen and Ryan Goodman recently wrote for Slate, "Judge Kavanaugh helped pioneer a maximalist theory of presidential power associated with the notion of a 'unitary executive.' "
Being a "unitarian" is not exactly the same as being an "originalist" — although they overlap when it comes to their contempt for the Supreme Court's history of asserting constitutional protection for rights not explicitly identified in a text written by white men 229 years ago and not significantly amended since 1971.
For instance, in a talk he gave in 2017 about the William Rehnquist, Kavanaugh lauded the late chief justice's belief "that fundamental rights must either be enumerated in the Constitution (like free speech) or deeply rooted in history and tradition. Abortion was neither an enumerated right nor deeply rooted in history and tradition."
Kavanaugh, rather, is an originalist with a very expansive reading of Article II. That's the one that vests executive power in the president – or, as unitarians insist, "all" executive power.
Impeach – or get out of the way
In a 1998 law journal article, Kavanaugh sounded quite the fanboy. "The President is not simply another individual. He is unique. He is the embodiment of the federal government and the head of a political party," he wrote.
Kavanaugh argued that only Congress could judge the president, through impeachment, and that the position of independent counsel was constitutional only if the counsel was appointed by the president, and not to investigate the president.
And then, in a recently unearthed 1999 roundtable discussion, Kavanaugh argued that one of the most important Supreme Court decisions limiting executive power was wrongly decided. In 1974, the court ruled 8-0 that then-president Richard Nixon's "executive privilege" did not make him immune to a subpoena from the Watergate special prosecutor. It ordered Nixon to hand over audio tapes of his conversations and calls. He did. And two weeks later, he was waving goodbye in a helicopter.
But Kavanaugh lamented the decision, saying that "maybe Nixon was wrongly decided." His reasoning: "Nixon took away the power of the president to control information in the executive branch by holding that the courts had power and jurisdiction to order the president to disclose information in response to a subpoena sought by a subordinate executive branch official. That was a huge step with implications to this day that most people do not appreciate sufficiently."
Asked during a talk at the American Enterprise Institute in March 2016 if he could think of Supreme Court case "that deserves to be overturned," Kavanaugh responded "yes", without missing a beat. Pressed, he said the case he had in mind was Morrison v. Olson, the 1998 decision that upheld the constitutionality of the independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. "I would put the final nail in," he said.
He said as much again the next month, in a landmark D.C. Circuit decision about the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In the opinion he authored, Kavanaugh approvingly quoted Justice Antonin Scalia's dissent in Morrison, that "The purpose of the separation and equilibration of powers in general, and of the unitary Executive in particular, was not merely to assure effective government but to preserve individual freedom."
Beyond the spectacle of a judge giving a Supreme Court dissent the stare decisis treatment, it's an extraordinary quote. Kavanaugh essentially acknowledged that when it comes to checks and balance, he believes that near-absolute power for the president is essential to liberty. The courts, which have actually occupied that role for decades, should just stay out of the president's way.
By contrast, now-Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a 2001 law review article that "The original meaning of Article II is insufficiently precise and, in this area of staggering change, also insufficiently relevant to support the unitarian position."
And Georgetown University Law Professor Victoria Nourse, writing for the American Constitution Society, noted that "The so-called unitary executive theory set forth in Justice Scalia's Morrison dissent has already proven dangerous in the war on terror, inviting the President to push his power beyond its limits to embrace torture.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission decision declared it unconstitutional for Congress to establish independent agencies that could be influenced, but not directly controlled, by the president – say, by having a director that he couldn't immediately fire.
That independence, Kavanaugh wrote, poses "a significant threat to individual liberty and to the constitutional system of separation of powers and checks and balances."
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Almost two months after Alfonso Ribeiro Carlton-ed his heart out on DWTS, he now has a Mirror Ball Trophy to show for it. The former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor and his partner, Witney Carson, were announced as the winners of the show's 19th season tonight, eking the victory out over runners-up Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas. "It's unbelievable to sit here and work so hard … finally to be here," Ribeiro said afterward. "I got the perfect partner in Witney, and this was a magical, amazing experience. Wow!"
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We are thrilled for and totally proud of one of our dearest friends, Larry Vilardo, pictured here getting sworn in for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Larry is awaiting Senate confirmation as the next United States District Court Judge for the Western District of New York. We were delighted to host the entire Vilardo family this week as we all proudly attended Larry's hearing. The Vilardos and Gutmans also had dinner the night before the hearing with the Warners, nearly 40 year mutual friends. Congrats Larry.


This summer kicked off with a new one for me, held for the second year at Chatsworth, a magnificent house and gardens nestled high in the Peak District of Derbyshire, central England. Though last year's Press Day was closed early due to horrendous downpours – what the British correctly call "chucking it down" – this year the weather was perfect.
Continuing the latest trends, what's hot at this and other RHS flower shows includes beautiful heirloom flowers, herbs and vegetables mixed in large mixed containers, rustic wooden fences, unique vine-covered arbors, naturalistic designs encircling smaller formal lawns, mowed paths through wildflower meadows loaded with pollinators, small water features, fire bowls, children's gardens with all sorts of recycled containers (including painted tires) and colorful artwork, and low-maintenance succulents.
A real "back home" display attracted my eye because of its prominent colors which reminded me of my antique pickup truck, which was recently repainted an instantly recognizable bright green. The exhibit, put on by the John Deere company, featured an original 1919 made-in-Iowa Waterloo Boy tractor as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of its introducing one of America's first successful engine-powered tractors.
I chatted with folks who proudly refurbish wooden handles and metal blades of well-worn garden tools, others who have spent decades carefully cross-breeding various plants to come up with the most amazing succulents, roses, clematis, daylilies, iris, and other fantastic never-before-seen plant cultivars.
Main things at these shows, other than designers trying out their best ideas, are to be inspired with what other gardeners are doing lately, and especially to try some of it out in your own home grounds. The best plants and ideas will take it from there.
Here are just a few more of the dozens of images I took at the show, including a handful of the eclectic, award-winning "show gardens" and closer details of the many dozens of flower, plant society, and product stands, all primed for perfection (and close competitive judging). Scroll over each one for a brief description.
And for a more detailed surprise encounter with a pair of Mississippi-inspired bottle trees found at this year's show click here.
I'm looking forward to the Tatton RHS show!! I plan to leave Edinburgh the morning of July 20. My Mom (97 on July 21!) will be with me and we'll tour the show that afternoon. Hope to see you there! I'll stay in touch.
Thanks – wish I could meet Mom… hope y'all make it to Roslyn Chapel just south of Edinburgh…best Green Man carvings in the UK!
It was a fun show…a bit light on design displays for an RHS event but the floral marquees were amazing and the vendors (especially plant vendors) were certainly enjoying a brisk trade. And what a stunning setting! Hope you visited the garden to see the rockery, which I found much improved over my last visit to Chatsworth in 2015. I had a group in tow (we had 8 fabulous days in East Anglia prior to the show), so was there for Members Day…sorry to miss seeing you and you-know-who. Love the blog and seeing the gardening world through your eyes.
Thanks lady! Can't wait to read about your last tour – that part of England has some cool hidden gardens; I've enjoyed Beth Chatto's – the home of xeriscape gardening (doesn't the entry garden look like Texas?) – but there're some other really quirky ones nearby….
So sorry we will miss you! We'll check out Roslyn Chapel. We're packing our sun hats and good walking shoes. It can't be any hotter than in Mobile. We've had a heat index of over a 100 degrees for the last week. I'm looking forward to the cooler weather in Scotland and England.
Enjoy the blog! Pictures are great. We are leaving for Edinburgh on the 22th.
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Student Blog: Can Theatre Be Our Third Place?
Home, the workplace, the theatre- three places of such high value for some people. It can be this way for everyone.
by Student Blogger: Meredith Muirhead Dec. 07, 2022
In sociology, the third place is an environment in which we find comfort and familiarity that is separate from home (our first place) or work (our second place). Sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines the third place as "an anchor of community life that facilitates and fosters broader and more creative interaction." Upon hearing that definition, it's easy for us theatre artists to think of the theatre, despite the fact that it likely is our second place as well. But let's step back for a second and look at this from an audience member's perspective.
Oldenburg assigns eight characteristics to this third place: it is a neutral ground, it is a leveler in terms of social class, it is accessible and accommodating, it is homely and without extravagance and grandiosity, it harbors regulars, it has conversation as its main activity, it consistently holds and values a playful tone, and it provides a feeling of being "home" without actually being there. Can an audience member check off all eight of these boxes when considering the theatre as a third place? How can we, as theatre artists, work to make theatre a third place for audience members? We already know that theatre can foster creative interaction, but those conversations that could be had after the show aren't always had, and that's because the rest of this criteria isn't always met.
Theatre is a neutral ground in the sense that we all are there to be entertained, but it isn't necessarily a leveler of social class. Dating back to the 19th century we have had theatre that was only for the elite or only for the lower classes, and this has unfortunately dug a hole between the stereotypical "starving artist" going to some upstairs blackbox theatre to see their fellow artists and the stereotypical "snobby rich people" going to the chandelier-and-velvet-seat theatre as part of a night on the town. What about the people in between? The regulars don't have to be just the frugal yet supportive artists or the pearl-clad elites for whom extravagance is a mere standard. Isn't there a way everyone can have a chance to see a piece of theatre that could change their lives?
Live theatre isn't like a cinema where you'll find anyone and everyone in the seats. Because of these little connotations that come along with the word "theatre," we already can't call theatre a leveler of social class. Nor does it have conversation as its main activity in the way that it could. Think again of the cinema and the afterwards talks you have with your fellow moviegoers; you exuberantly debate about various aspects of the movie as you step out into the bright post-matinee sunlight or leave the parking lot in the dark of midnight if you're more of a late-showing type of person, and these conversations carry you from the cinema itself all the way home. You don't always have that in the theatre, and that's actually because theatre isn't as incorporated into daily life as movies or television are. Most audience members aren't going to be viewing live theatre the same way they're viewing a movie because they don't have as much experience with it. This bleeds into the "accessibility" category.
Just because theatre can be accessible doesn't mean that it always is. Broadway musicals like Wicked, Moulin Rouge!, or Beetlejuice are in theory very accessible because they're based on well-known films and/or contain very famous music, but ticket prices are so high that few people can afford to see them. An experimental production at La Mama is much more affordable ticket-wise, but very few people will be able to appreciate those styles of theatre. A bridge needs to build more between these two aspects because there truly is a piece of theatre for everyone in just the same way that there is a movie or a television show for everyone, but not everyone can access that piece of theatre that is meant for them. Accessibility also doesn't just mean affordability and comprehension, either- accessibility refers to disability as well. Disabled audience members often feel as though they won't have the best experience at the theatre because they can't be sure that a venue has the appropriate equipment, and they, along with members of other marginalized communities, can't always be sure that they'll see other members of their community represented well onstage or backstage (or, honestly, represented at all). Theatre can be much more accessible. It's just a matter of actually making it so.
Now, after considering this, let's ask again: Is theatre a third place? No. Not really. But can it be? Yes. As theatre artists, we know that it is well within our power to make theatre more accessible and more of a leveler. We can make theatre the ignitor of enthusiastic conversation. And no, it doesn't necessarily have to be extravagant. After all, the reason we all became theatre artists is because we fell in love with the theatre, and because it felt like home to us. We can make it a home to every audience member, whether the venue has chandeliers or creaking stairs, and whether the theatregoers are wearing diamonds or Docs. Theatre can and should be a third place, and it's never too late to make it so.
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You go to college to pursue your goals and dreams. My experience is that in college, your value is reflected in your passion, excitement, and eagerness to learn. Academic integrity is the level to which you honestly and passionately apply yourself to your studies. Most likely, you are in college to prepare for your career so that means being proactive, seeking new knowledge, and acting with integrity. College should not be a burden, it should be a privilege. You just have to find the path that makes you excited to come to class every day.
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In sociology, the third place is an environment in which we find comfort and familiarity that is separate from home (our first place) or work (our second place). Sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines the third place as "an anchor of community life that facilitates and fosters broader and more creative interaction." Upon hearing that definition, it's easy for us theatre artists to think of the theatre, despite the fact that it likely is our second place as well. But let's step back for a second and look at this from an audience member's perspective.
Student Blog: "We Have Always Been Here"- The Need for LGBTQIA+ History in Theatre
It goes back to the days of Vsevolod Meyerhold- theatre has a social responsibility; that is, theatre has the responsibility to lift the voices and tell the stories of every kind of person and every community. Theatre is the most magical form of storytelling, and the possibilities for just how these stories can be told are endless. Having just had the wonderful opportunity to see The Anthropologists' No Pants in Tucson (a devised work by and for the queer and feminist community), I've started thinking about how much the theatre world needs more of this kind of work, this queer-focused and queer-based work. This is the kind of work whose main objective is to tell the stories of a community that still struggles to be heard. After learning that each vignette in this particular piece is based on true stories, I realized that there are probably just thousands of other stories that were never so much as examined that are just waiting to be told onstage.
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Now that the school year has drawn to a close, many graduating high school seniors are preparing for their first year of college, which is no small task. Choosing to major in theatre is not for the faint of heart, but it definitely isn't something to be scared of.
Student Blog: The Play You Should Read According to Your Zodiac Sign
Every theatre student is always told to read more plays, but oftentimes, it's difficult to find something that holds our attention or seems right for us. After examining this trend among my fellow college theatre students for some time, I started to cobble together a list of play recommendations specifically tailored towards something all of us are very interested in: our zodiac signs! Now, I (a Scorpio) have offered a play recommendation for each of the twelve signs based on what I think they need most, so find your sun sign, check out the description, and happy play reading!
Student Blog: The Book I'm Recommending For All My Fellow Actors
As actors, we're usually pretty busy day in and day out, but every so often we get just enough time to relax and curl up with a nice book. A fictional novel never fails as the best form of escape- we're not reading it to search for monologues or scenes to work. Rather, it's a chance for us to lose ourselves in a story while also resting our actor's brains for a bit. We're not responsible for telling the story when we have a book to read; we're simply letting the story come to us. Yet, despite the love we have for a good work of fiction in which we can dissolve ourselves, we do still search for something we can connect to and learn from within the fictional writing. These criteria point to one particular book that all actors should read, a 2019 novel titled The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis. This is a story of friendship, betrayal, feminism, freedom, and of course, theatre that provides a level of relatability along with its ability to satisfy anyone's craving for a beautiful piece of fiction.


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The Oscars: Disney Releases 'Black Panther' For Your Consideration List
Published on September 11th, 2018 | Updated on September 11th, 2018 | By FanFest
Now that the Best Popular Film Award is officially out, it's time for Black Panther to continue barreling towards those Oscars. Even though the film had been receiving plenty of Oscar buzz prior to the Academy's idea to hand out a Popular Film award, many still found the timing pretty convenient, seeing it as the Academy's way of nominating the game-changing film but not in the distinguished Best Picture category.
Well, seeing that Black Panther was heralded by critics and audiences alike for its timely story, brilliant acting, and stunning cinematography it makes perfect sense that Marvel is ready to get one of its biggest Box Office smashes of all time some well-deserved recognition. Disney has released their official For Your Consideration list and basically, everyone has a chance at a nomination. Take a look below!
No surprise here. If Black Panther doesn't receive a nomination, the Academy is going to have to face the wrath of Wakanda.
Best Director:
"Ryan Coogler is an artist. The man is three for three in his films thus far, and I don't see him striking out anytime soon. So whether it's in one category, the other, or both, the movie is worthy of recognition," Black Panther star Sterling K. Brown told Variety early this year.
Boseman shined as T'Challa, channeling both the earnestness and charm of the King of Wakanda. Not only that, but he practically embodies the character in real life. His performance is well-worth the nomination.
Best Supporting Actor:
Pretty much all the additional orbiting men in Black Panther were submitted for Best Supporting Actor. While they all put forward some fantastic performances, Michael B. Jordan completely stole the film in one of his career-best roles. While Whitaker has already won an Oscar for his role in The Last King Of Scotland, this nomination is really Jordan's for the taking. Here is the full list of submitted supporting actors:
Disney chose to not break up the females into Actress & Supporting Actress, submitting a powerhouse list of badass women. Truth be told, the women warriors of Black Panther were easily one of the best parts of the film and they are all truly deserving of a nomination. If we had to pick one, we'd, of course, have to go with our girl Danai!
Disney also submitted Black Panther for the following categories:
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LDS leaders want to turn community garden into parking lot. Neighbors are fighting back.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Quinn Porucznik, 10, left, and his sister Zoey, 13, feed the chickens that live in the community garden a few feet away from their home at the end of Elizabeth Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The Poruczniks grow on one of the 42 plots at the garden, which has operated on church land for 43 years. The LDS Church plans to evict a community garden on the land it owns behind its 33rd Ward meetinghouse to pave for parking places.
By Brian Maffly
| Nov. 23, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
The Outreach Community Garden covers 1.5 acres embedded inside an east Salt Lake City block, where neighbors have tended dozens of plots for 43 years, yielding food and building community on land long owned and watered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
These plots soon will be covered with asphalt to accommodate parking under a plan to expand the territory served by the church's 33rd Ward building, 453 S. 1100 East, immediately southwest of the garden. The pending move has stunned many neighbors who believe the church can meet its needs without sacrificing a community asset that holds a rich history and connects directly to the faith's agricultural heritage.
"This has been a part of our lives for almost as long as we've been here. One thing that's been disappointing about this process is the way that it has just happened out of nowhere," said gardener and neighbor Christy Porucznik. "One day we essentially got an eviction notice."
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jeff Porucznik and his daughter Zoey, 13, walk around the community garden where families have grown fruits and vegetables for years. The Poruczniks grow on one of the 42 plots at the garden, which has operated on church land for 43 years.
Last month, a notice was posted on the gate, informing gardeners that they had until Dec. 31 to remove "personal and community property" from the parcel between 1100 East and 1200 East. Driving the need for additional parking is the consolidation of three east-side Latter-day Saint wards, or congregations, into the 33rd Ward, according to Patrick Risk, a church planning official who met with residents Thursday night at a meeting of the East Central Community Council.
The church's membership in Utah's capital is dwindling, forcing it to combine wards in the very city where the religion took root in the West and blossomed for the past 172 years. Accordingly, the historic University and Douglas wards, each with about 350 members, will now use the 33rd Ward building at staggered meeting times.
"With that, obviously, there's a need for parking, which is always a challenge in the downtown area," Risk told the standing-room-only crowd at Judge Memorial High School's library. "And some of our meetinghouses were designed back when there was only one ward and a lot of people could walk. But now that you're having three wards attend the building, that encompasses a broader area."
How many stalls are too many?
The church originally indicated it needed 170 parking stalls, then lowered the number to 150, according to gardeners, who suspected the church was using a formula that failed to account for the historic and walkable nature of Salt Lake City's University district. On Thursday, however, Risk said the building could get by with 117 stalls, including the 60 already there.
That's still far more than Salt Lake City ordinances require for an institutional building the size of the 33rd Ward's building, according to gardener Jeff Barrett, a father of two young children who has worked the garden for nine years.
"We don't need parking in town. We should be removing parking, not adding. That's where the city is," Barrett said. "Why don't you bring in a third ward, put a pause on the parking lot, and let's see how it goes? That'll give us more time to talk about alternatives and parking sharing. ... It might tell us we need 10 more spots, but 90?"
At Thursday's meeting, residents suggested the church reconfigure the existing lot to accommodate more cars and expand onto the lawn behind the meetinghouse; reserve parking places for the elderly, encouraging others to walk or ride transit; and use the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot two blocks away.
"We have a lot of people, we have a lot of ideas and a lot of ways that maybe we can create a win-win situation that works both [for the garden] and the consolidation, which we're very pleased with, lowering footprints, bringing people together," said community council chairwoman Esther Hunter, who moderated Thursday's discussion with an eye toward keeping the dialogue civil. She noted the church's generosity over the years to support the garden.
"It would be remiss to not be completely grateful for that," she said. "At the same time, people are very anxious about the garden itself and hoping that we can find some way to solve it."
At times, some residents rankled at Risk's explanation for greatly expanded parking and argued the church promotes driving by overbuilding parking at the expense of the livability of neighborhoods. Hunter insisted residents submit comments and questions in writing, rather than lobbing them at Risk.
"It seems counter to the teachings and principles of the LDS Church to remove a community garden solely for the benefit of cars. This is very backward thinking," Hunter said, reading from one person's comment card. "A garden fosters community, well-being of humans and all occupants of the area, clean air, healthy food and so much more. Cars do none of these things. We would hope the congregation would be encouraged to carpool, to walk for better health or cleaner air. This is a very stressful time in our culture. Your garden is the answer."
After the applause abated, Risk said the church could not "dictate" that its members walk or carpool.
"The church dictates other aspects of its members' lives," quipped one audience member, eliciting a glare from Hunter. A 33rd Ward member, she hopes to preserve the garden by celebrating its value as a community asset.
"It's not just a piece of dirt, because that soil has been enriched," Hunter said. "There's just an incredible amount of investment."
Inspired by President Kimball
With 42 irrigated plots, the garden also supports a huge chicken coop housing the Barretts' 23 birds, a large fruit orchard and at least 12 beehives. Deer are seen loitering in the plots in winter.
"These are apricots. I made jam from this tree this year," Barrett said while touring the orchard, the trees' branches now devoid of leaves and fruit. "There's some peaches. And that one is surrounded by all raspberries. We let our kids loose in that area by that one apricot tree because it's all berries. The kids just like go to town. They could sit in there, and they just smear themselves."
In their Oct. 14 notice, church officials said the faith bought the land to "prepare for the future expansion needs of the wards and members that would be using the church property for religious services."
The land has been in church possession since well before 1968, when Calvin Tolman moved into the neighborhood. Back then, it was used as a ballfield, but that got shut down after too many home runs left windows broken at homes along 1200 East, recalled Tolman, who served as the 33rd Ward's bishop from 1995 to 2000.
The seeds for the garden were sown in an address then-LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball gave at General Conference in 1976, encouraging members to garden.
"Lloyd Butterfield was the bishop then," Tolman said. "He announced that he wanted the ward members to start growing things to fulfill President Kimball's counsel."
Tolman helped cut ditches along the field's periphery and install waterlines that are used to this day.
"I gardened there for 25 years. I always realized that it was church property and at any time, they could develop it. There was talk in the 1970s of a stake center [regional meetinghouse] going in, but the configuration of the land couldn't conform to the church's standards," Tolman said. "It got tabled and we just kept gardening."
Christy and Jeff Porucznik live across the alley from the garden with their two children who have roamed the garden's plots, orchards and bamboo forest their entire lives. Since he was 3, Quinn Porucznik, now 10, has been affectionately seen as the garden's "mayor" because of his habit of striking up conversations with pretty much anyone about anything.
When he was 4, he struck up such a conversation with strangers helping themselves to ripe fruit hanging in the orchard, according to his mom. He queried the intruders about why they were picking fruit that they didn't help grow.
"I don't know many people, but I know everyone at the garden," Quinn said last week while showing a reporter around. Those familiar faces across the alley may soon be a thing of the past, along with the bounty of fruit, vegetables, eggs and honey the hidden parcel has yielded since Kimball's homily so long ago.
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