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"I have to say that there isn't much to Haunted that I didn't like...Preble has yet again crafted a fun and imaginative story that borders on the realistic. Yea, there are killer mermaids. Sure, there is a magical old witch. Uh-huh, there are loads of additional other-worldly type of events as well. But that's what works so well. It's perfect for the lover of paranormal fiction but also not so over the top that those who aren't as fond of those elements will want to shy away. If you haven't read Dreaming Anastasia pick it up, but make sure you have Haunted on hand too because you'll want to start it right after." - GalleySmith
"Even without having read the preceding book in this series, Dreaming Anastasia, I was able to not just follow along, but thoroughly enjoy Haunted. Ms. Preble has a masterful way of weaving a story that is not just romantic, but exciting and magical. You'll be loath to leave Anne and Ethan behind when the book closes. Haunted is a wonderful and imaginative story for both older teens and adults alike. Entertaining and magical to the very last page." - Long and Short Reviews
"...enjoyable, good for lazy afternoon reading." - Night Owl Reviews
""Haunted" is a fast and enjoyable read... Kudos to Joy for crafting an impressive second novel." - Cracking the Cover
"Haunted is a nice follow-up to Dreaming Anastasia - it feaures the same sweet romance, stunning cover, and creepy, Russian villains. Preble does a great job of mixing history with fantasy into Anne's crazy world. She also has a real gift for creating great bad guys... The Russian folklore elements make it unique, and Preble's storytelling keeps you turning the page." - One Page At A Time
"...all the fantasy, comedy and romance you could ever want but I think their genius is in the choice of villainesses... you will love it!" - Beauty Crazed
"Joy Preble has a knack for picking such intriguing creatures to act as her villains! ...I will definitely be eager to continue the story when the third book comes along!" - Sweets and Stories
"Haunted packed quite a punch. I thought I knew what was going on - and I was right - sort of. Lots of mystery to this tale. Lots of stories within stories. The part of me that craves intricate layered fantasy loved this aspect... I also really enjoyed Joy's writing. She's on my radar now and I'll defiantly be picking up her next work - whatever it may be." - Red House Books
"...an exciting sequel to Dreaming Anastasia... The Russian folklore was fascinating and I loved how masterfully Joy weaves it through the story. I also absolutely adored Anne's best friend, Tess, who encourages Anne and has her back. Finally, I enjoyed the book's fast-pace and the extraordinary ending that left me breathless and wanting more." - Eating YA Books
"I really enjoyed the story of the rulaska. I don't know a lot about Russian folklore and this series had definitely changed that. I liked how she could be seen in very little amounts of water. It's no wonder Anne that she was going crazy. I liked how all the pieces fall together in this installment. Everyone is connected somehow from the jewelry shop owner to the rulaska herself. It's not something I even suspected at the start of the story." - One Book At A Time
"An enjoyable read I finished in one day. If you liked Anastasia Dreaming then you'll need to read this sequel." - I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
"The will and desires of 17-year-old Chicago high-school student Anne, a mysterious, wild-haired Russian rusalka (mermaid demon), and the infamous Baba Yaga collide in a complex story of love, betrayal, and revenge." - Booklist
"I think this is the only time I've ever said that I liked a sequel better than the first book. To go along with that it also had lovely, lyrical writing that added to the story in the best way possible. Haunted was a riveting and interesting sequel to a lovely series!" - Zoe's Book Reviews
"The interweaving of the story with Russian folklore and history is seamless and clever. Despite the complexity of the plot, it's easy to follow, and the twists and turns will keep you flipping pages at breakneck speed to see what happens next. I would definitely put anything written by Joy Preble on my TBR list!" - Dale's Place
"I've read my fair share of alternate reality concerning the brutal murders of the Romanov family, but never one with such a twist that includes Russian folklore thrown in the modern world... Overall, if you love Russian folklore, than this is the book for you!!!" - Girls in The Stacks
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Joy Preble grew up in Chicago where possibly because she was raised by an accountant and a bookkeepershe dreamed of being a back up singer, but instead earned an English degree from Northwestern. Eventually, she began to write books so she could get paid for making up stuff. She now lives in Texas with her family, including a basset/boxer mix rescue dog named Lyla who never met a shoe she didn't want to eat. Visit Joy at joypreble.com
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In Haunted we are introduced to Rusalkas – mythological mermaid like creatures. Anne is being “haunted” by one of them. We also have a little bit of a love triangle going on. This book picks up about 6 months after Anastasia Dreaming and Anne has found someone to spend her time with in Ethan’s absence.
An enjoyable read I finished in one day. If you liked Anastasia Dreaming then you’ll need to read this sequel.
Content: language although it seemed like a little less than in the first book, more groping hands and talk of sex.
Rating: 4 Stars
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In all fairness, Anne does her best at appearing as normal as she can. She resists the magic and the weirdness until it overtakes her and everyone around her, leaving her no choice but to fight back. However, in spite of all that weirdness, she remains oddly grounded for a seventeen-year-old. I was highly impressed with her relative lack of attitude towards her parents and the usual teenage angst that you find in novels like this. That's not to say that she and her mom didn't have their moments, or that she didn't have her own, dark thoughts, because she did. The difference here is that those moments all helped the story move forward instead of just painting Anne as a selfish, spoiled child.
Ethan, on the other hand, is a one-time immortal learning to deal with being mortal again for the first time in decades. In between his moments of indecision, once the weirdness of the year before finds Anne again, he never once hesitates to do what he believes is right - and that is to protect Anne at all costs. He is my idea of a real hero. Ethan is considerate, conscientious, and one hundred percent dedicated to Anne and only Anne. When they're together, they're completely and utterly happy, no matter how bizarre the circumstances.
Even without having read the preceding book in this series, Dreaming Anastasia, I was able to not just follow along, but thoroughly enjoy Haunted. Ms. Preble has a masterful way of weaving a story that is not just romantic, but exciting and magical. You'll be loath to leave Anne and Ethan behind when the book closes. Haunted is a wonderful and imaginative story for both older teens and adults alike. Entertaining and magical to the very last page.
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Humans are visual creatures: our understanding of the world is dominated by what we see, and how this makes us feel. But climate change — a long-term, cumulative process that often cannot be directly observed — isn’t easy to visualize.
In the 1980s, activists made a decision to associate climate change with the polar bear to provide a simple visual shorthand for the issue, but it’s also reinforced the impression that climate change is a distant problem that’s remote from most people’s day-to-day lives.
We at Climate Visuals — the world’s only evidence-based and impact-focused climate photography resource — have taken the first steps towards helping people tell a better visual story about climate change by creating a library of images that are illustrative and effective. Based on discussion groups and thousands of online surveys, we compiled seven key principles to help organizations, individuals and photographers create powerful images that communicate the seriousness, scale, scope and humanity of the climate crisis.
1. Show images of real people, not staged photo ops
Our discussion groups favored documentary and candid images, which they perceived as authentic, compared to posed photos, which they viewed as gimmicky and even manipulative. Photographs of politicians, which often accompany stories about new climate laws or legislation, scored particularly low on credibility and authenticity across survey participants.
2. Tell new stories
Images that our research participants could quickly and easily understand — such as smokestacks, deforestation and polar bears on melting ice — were rated positively in our online survey. But while these familiar images may be effective ways of communicating to an audience that a story is about climate change, they also prompted cynicism and fatigue in our discussion groups. Less familiar and more thought-provoking images can help tell a new story about climate change and reshape perceptions about what it looks like.
3. Show climate causes, impacts and solutions on a larger scale
In our research, we found that people don’t necessarily understand the links between climate change and their daily lives. When trying to communicate the connection between carbon-intensive behaviors and climate change, it’s best to show these behaviors on a larger scale rather than focusing on the individual. For example, a photo that shows a congested highway full of vehicles rather than a single car and driver may be a more effective way to communicate about fossil fuel emissions from transportation.
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4. Capture climate impacts that elicit an emotional reaction
Survey participants were moved more by images of climate impacts — such as floods and the destruction wrought by extreme weather — compared to images of causes or solutions. Images of climate impacts ignited a desire to respond, but they can also be overwhelming because they are emotionally powerful. Coupling photos of climate impacts with other images that show solutions or action steps can help overcome this.
5. Understand your audience
Unsurprisingly, people’s levels of concern or skepticism about climate change determined how they reacted to the images we tested. But other interesting differences emerged as well. Images of geographically distant climate impacts produced much flatter emotional responses among those on the political right. Images depicting solutions to climate change generated mostly positive emotions for people across the political spectrum.
6. Show local (but serious) impacts and achievable local solutions
Images of localized climate impacts that show an individual or group of people with identifiable emotions are likely to be the most powerful. But as in verbal and written communication, there must be a balance between localizing climate change so that people realize the issue is relevant to them. Provide a clear link between local impacts and the bigger picture to avoid making the issue appear distant or less urgent.
7. Be careful with protest imagery
Images depicting protests or protesters attracted widespread cynicism and some of the lowest ratings in our survey. In our discussion groups, images of what people described as “typical environmentalists” only resonated with a small number of people who already considered themselves activists and campaigners. Most people do not feel an affinity with climate change protesters, so these images may reinforce the idea that climate change is for “them” rather than “us.” However, protest images involving people directly affected by climate impacts were seen as more authentic, and therefore more compelling.
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Moanin' - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Here's another gem from 1958. Art Blakey assembled an all-star group consisting of Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson (who wrote four of the six songs on the album), and Jymie Merritt. The title song, Moanin, became an instant hit with its catchy New Orleans style. Woody Shaw was asked once for his biggest influence and he quickly replied, "The solo Lee Morgan takes on Moanin."
Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Clifford Brown was one of the most revered until his untimely death in 1956 at age 25. Who knows how he would have gone on to influence jazz as it developed through the '60s if he'd remained alive? His playing is so technically polished and perfected that he is constantly studied by trumpeters. This music just radiates joy with brilliant playing by the entire lineup. Many people consider Brown's solo on Joy Spring as one of the best improvisations ever recorded in jazz.
At Carnegie Hall - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Luckily this recording was discovered in 2005. This is a documented concert at a pivotal point in Coltrane's career. In early 1957, Coltrane was kicked out of Miles Davis' band for drug use and partnered up with Monk for about a year. There is a fantastic album recorded live from April to July 1957 early in their partnership. This recording is from later in the year: November 28, 1957. The duo worked together quite well considering their different styles of playing. Coltrane was at his peak of complex, lightning fast lines (inspired by Monk's unique runs perhaps) while Monk remains sparse but poignant. This album can be listened to countless times and is filled with brilliance of two geniuses influencing each other.
Soul Station - Hank Mobley
This is Hank Mobley's most popular album. Hank's saxophone playing is some of the most lyrical and accessible playing I've ever heard. It also helps that the supporting band consists of the most swinging players of that time: Art Blakey, Paul Chambers, and Wynton Kelly. Mobley plays melodies that sound like he's truly singing through his horn.
Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
In 1958, this album featured a superstar lineup and brought together a few different styles of jazz. There was Miles from the school of cool, Adderley from the school of bebop, and Art Blakey from the school of hard-bop, Hank Jones from the school of swing, and finally the versatile Sam Jones on bass. Every track is outstanding as Miles takes the lead on most songs and the combination of talent makes this album truly somethin' else.
Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter
This album is packed with some of Shorter's best-written tunes. Recorded in 1964, these songs suggest a more modern flavor than the bebop and hard bop from the decade prior. The group consists of Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones. Each song invokes a strong mood and the soloing is very interesting, easily capturing the listener's attention.
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis
In 1949, Miles was still playing alongside Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. He was ready to break out of the current standard of bebop and explore some new musical territory. He teamed up with arranger Gil Evans and created a masterpiece that was quite different than the blazing-fast bebop of the time. The music is very lush and mellow but not lacking energy. It's the perfect backing for Miles' introspective and emotional trumpet style.
Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
This is one of the great albums by Herbie Hancock. He uses the same band from Miles' second quintet but replaces Miles with Freddie Hubbard (also George Coleman is on instead of Wayne Shorter). Herbie captures the spirit of the ocean with some modern post-bop impressionistic jazz. The rhythm section of Ron Carter, Tony Williams, and Herbie are an amazing force as they meander through different textures and seem to communicate almost telepathically.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Unlike many of the albums on this list, Vince Guaraldi didn't revolutionize the jazz world nor did he stand out as one of the most talented musicians of the time. However, by being the soundtrack to "Peanuts", this album introduced jazz to a whole generation of people who might not have discovered it on their own. This album has a child-like innocence to it with its simple and lyrical style. With some easily recognizable tunes like "Linus and Lucy", this album is a doorway into a wonderful nostalgic world.
Out to Lunch - Eric Dolphy
This is Dolphy's last studio recording before his untimely death in 1964. It is a wonderful display of his unique avant-garde spirit. This album creates a mysterious soundscape with the use of the talented Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Richard Davis on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Dolphy had an unprecedented technique and could play strange exotic melodies that had an almost eerie quality.
The Blues and The Abtract Truth - Oliver Nelson
This is a pretty serious album recorded in 1961 which goes in-depth on different forms of the blues. The first track, Stolen Moments, is a remarkable use of four horns to create an atmospheric mood with amazing solos from Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Nelson, and Bill Evans. This album has the energy and overall quality that rivals many of the best albums in jazz but with a slightly more modern touch.
Go - Dexter Gordon
This is Dexter's finest recording which he did in 1962. He has such a smooth, full, confident sound in his playing. Overall, Dexter is pretty much the epitome of a cool jazz cat with his style, looks, and playing. It practically evokes the feeling of being in a late-night jazz club in New York in the 60's.
With Clifford Brown - Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan has an amazing voice with a comfortable three-octave range. She could scat and sing with the same harmonic sophistication as the best instrumentalists of the time. She also had an extraordinary ability to communicate lyrics effectively. This album from 1954 also features the great Clifford Brown alongside her as they play jazz standards like Embraceable You, I'll Remember April, and Lullaby of Birdland.

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Ari Lennox brought in her 30th birthday on March 26th and per usual, she had Twitter in a tizzy over how fine she looked as she brought in her personal new year!
The “BMO” singer took to Twitter and Instagram to post a series of pics where she showed up and showed out, reminding us again why she’s that girl. In one photoset, she looked as if she were heading to a sexy pajama party, wearing a silky fushia bra and short set along with dazzling hoop earrings. She wore her hair in a sleek style and rocked a simple make-up look that complimented her natural beauty. “I LIKE – KUT KLOSE,” she captioned the series of photos, as she paid homage to the mid-90s throwback tune by the popular R&B group with the same name.
If those pics weren’t sultry enough, Ari turned up the heat with her next post, showing off her grown woman body in a tropical print Boohoo bikini. In a series of photos, she posed on the beach and at the pool, giving us her best angles with each shot and proving that 30 is the new 20.
For the final birthday post, she posed in a super sexy, deep-cut Brandy 2.0 dress from Haus of Traviance. She paired the look with a matching red Chanel purse and black strappy heels. “Love Hangover – Diana Ross,” she appropriately captioned this photoset, nodding to one of the legendary songs by Miss Ross herself.
After Ari let all of her photos shine, fans wasted no time in praising her beauty, taking it to Twitter to make it clear that being fine is just what our good sis does.
Others used the opportunity to let folks know that Ari’s BEEN fine, and if they didn’t already know, then they are seriously late to the conversation.
No matter if you’re just noticing Ari’s beauty for the first time, or if you were hooked from the very beginning, I think we can all agree that 30 looks good on her!
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Goal of the gaming industry lies mainly in entertaining people. But, there is some motive in few games that are specifically designed with a purpose. The type varies action, adventurous, suspense and thrilling.
Thegames of aircrafts, aeroplanes having simulators are aimed in providing adequate knowledge to the people who are interested in a career in aeronautics. We can’t give them hands on experience directly with a huge aircraft, hence this gaming technologies comes in real hand help. With this, people try to become more and more familiar with the features and find it easy in applying it in reality. There are games that provide you with some useful information. There are puzzle games that allow you to experience the actual puzzle sort of environment without actually being in one.
The adventurous games involve activities done inside a jungle, deep. This is again a knowledge booster as not everyone can travel deep inside the jungle, age criteria, health and other factors are there. With Virtual Reality, these games have become all the more interesting.
The basic goal lies in entertaining people, and also providing them with some useful and helpful information. Let’s consider the treasure hunt games, we would have played, or even a Barbie makeover. Such games, though sounds silly, for those age group it is surely a simulator. It improves their brain ability, in thinking ways of dressing up, ways of styling. Treasure hunt will give you a real experience, though it isn’t really available in reality. The usage of gaming consoles (in a limited way) allows your kids to develop better motor skills too.
Yes there are pros and cons in the gaming. But if you choose your options wisely, then it will always be on the positive side and you will appreciate the changes that gaming has brought in your life.
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Tobacco,a wild plant, has been growing robustly for nearly 8000 years in the planet Earth.Two millennial ago, it was started to be chewed and smoked during ceremoniesand events. By the 18th century smoking had become more popular.
Now, in 2017about 1.1 billion people are smokers, according to World Health Organization. Somepeople believe that there are health benefits of smoking. According to somestudies, long-term smokers are somehow immune to Parkinson’s disease. In theJuly 2011 issue of the journal Physiology & Behavior, a study suggestedthat nicotine triggers smokers to eat less. Another study explained how smokinglowers the risk of death after some heart attacks. Does smoking sound healthynow? Think again.
Cigarettesmoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the UnitedStates, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5deaths.1 The ill effects ofsmoking are plentiful and deadly. It is well-known that lung cancer is one ofthe greatest problems caused by smoking. The American Lung Associationestimates that when a cigarette is exposed to fire, the reaction creates about3,000 chemicals, many of which are carcinogens. When exposed to the mouth,esophagus and lungs, these chemicals can cause serious damage, even death. Smokingdoesn’t only effect you physically, it also has a serious effect on yourfinancial circumstances. In US the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is$6.
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Diego Cardenas, a.k.a. lé dieguê, hails from Caracas, Venezuela, and earned an M.F.A in Painting at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is set to close his exhibit, titled “Angular Perceptions,” in the Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pub, but will be talking about the piece on Thursday at 6 p.m.
As a recent SCAD graduate, lé dieguê has created his graduation thesis and is sharing it with the world.
Typically, Venezuelan art is a blend of the pre-colonial and the colonial style in the field of painting, fine arts, literature, music and dance. There was profound influence of Spanish art forms on Venezuela art, but lé dieguê has found ways to look at the world with simplicity and bring colors which at times appear in nature as if was a magical act.
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lé dieguê proposes a set of concepts that combine his interests for light and color as signifiers of culture, existence, and memory. Based on scientific methods, op art and graffiti, his work is informed by a series of investigations and palettes that present a visual and pictorial expansion of Newton’s and Goethe’s color theories.
lé portrays light to honor a constant, yet often ignored, interaction between us and the universe.
As we sat in his balcony in historic downtown Savannah, my first question was to start at the beginning of his conceptual idea and ask about the origin and where the inspiration for his thesis “Angular Perceptions” came from, a question which he was quick to answer.
“I started with color. I am deeply enthusiastic about color. And now I am doing the series of works inspired by refraction. And I have an enormous influence from kinetic art because of where I am from, we have an excessively big heritage. It is a series of works that I have been doing for the past four to five years. SCAD has been a major help in the development and the polishing of these ideas.”
Most artists can’t help to reassess their times as creative students and what comes next as they achieve a high level of education. lé dieguê is in the process of re-examining what the future holds for himself as an artist.
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“I want to help and (it) takes me to a place where I want to teach. I am extremely excited about teaching. Now, I get the chance to do it. I will be teaching a few workshops, some acrylic painting workshops with SCAD. They are throughout this summer. So that will be like the first thing I will do, teaching. I am also getting ready for a series of shows and exhibitions. The project of SOYXSOY will be opening October 21st and truly, all wonderful and lovely plans are developing in my head.”
lé thinks that many Latin artists and their work are usually expected to look and feel a certain way. Many collectors at times want them to be in your face and obvious references that this art is of Latin descendance.
What most do not understand is that consciously or unconsciously, you inject some sort of Latinism to your work just because you are Latino.
“I would say, because of all these people that I look up to, they are just very ingrained in our culture and psyche. It is just borrowed heritage, and it was just very natural to flow towards that type of work. And when I go home to Venezuela, I get to paint a lot. And we go to, to the most vulnerable places, and we get to work there, we get to just change the face of all these places, where kids are really seeing things that they shouldn't be seeing and if we get to just add some color and beautify things around a little bit and have some other options for people to see.
"That is the mission. It's just part of my work. It might not be as literal as many other Latino artists with my work but I think it's part of the work for sure," he said.
"I have this whole idea that we share elements with the stars in the universe, which if we see it that way, we can see ourselves as light beings. So, if I'm painting, I'm just trying to really get us ourselves closer to light; something that we interact with every day, but because of our lives, we might just give it for granted. We have other responsibilities but if I can have you know, provide some other options to see light and color and in a more natural way. I can give and offer something that will make you see things differently and closer then, I feel like my job has been done.”
"Angular Perceptions" consists of a 21-color palette of Montana Gold spray paints, which acts as an expansion of the visible electromagnetic spectrum. With this "Chromologic Palette," lé composes a variety of rectangles to create complex, rhythmic, and dynamic grid structures. Each grid composition follows a deliberate color progression that lé has termed an “incidence.”
Each incidence serves as a pointer to an existential state, emotion or memory.
“Angular Perceptions” by lé dieguê at The Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pub until October 8th. An artist talk at the box will take place on Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah GA art: Venezuelan artist Diego Cardenas, lé dieguê


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What you see: A greenish brownish, maybe wet “dirt” on your kale leaves.
What it is: Caterpillar poop.
Eat or toss: If the kale is otherwise healthy looking, give it a gooooooood rinse, and then eat. Trim off any nibbled on areas. If the caterpillars have really sabotaged the rest of kale, leaving lots of holes, discoloration and rotting areas, dump it.
So, is it safe to eat kale that has caterpillar poop on it? Here’s the story
Witness the very hungry caterpillar in real life. It chews ragged holes into crops like kale (and broccoli and cabbage), digests the leaves and then—this was left out of the popular children’s book—excretes little bundles of poop salad.
In this case, you’re probably looking at an imported cabbageworm, which is eating voraciously as it prepares to transform into a little white butterfly.
So, obviously you’re not going to eat the caterpillar excrement and you’ll want to wash it off with an aggressive rinse (and not just a water soak). But, once you’ve done that, can you be certain that the kale is still good to eat?
I posed the question to Don Schaffner, a microbiologist at Rutgers. He noted that he had never seen reports of human disease outbreaks traced to caterpillar feces, or any kind of insect feces for that matter. The scientists looking out for the safety of our food system are more concerned about flies who land on animal excrement and then on human food, than the feces the insects themselves are leaving behind.
“It’s probably more a theoretical yuck factor,” he said of the kale pictured above. “I can’t think of any reason why it would be especially risky but I can certainly think of loads of reasons why nobody would want to eat it.”
If you find caterpillars chewing on your greens trim off the areas they’ve nibbled
The greatest potential risk comes not from the excrement, but from the areas the caterpillars have been feeding on. If they’ve damaged part of the leaf, microbes, possibly some human pathogens, could move in. So while a thorough rinse is sufficient to get rid of the caterpillar’s leavings on healthy parts of the kale, you’ll want to trim off any areas that they’ve nibbled.
“You’re consuming the clean and intact part of the plant and that should be fine,” said Ric Bessin, extension entomologist with the University of Kentucky.
If the kale is riddled with chew holes and is looking discolored and sad, maybe even getting soft and slimy all over, then you’ll want to say goodbye to the whole thing.
Caterpillars can survive at refrigerator temperatures
Another fun fact: insects like these caterpillars are cold blooded and can survive low temperatures. So while the fridge may slow them down, they’ll keep eating and pooping in your crisper drawer. If you spot some bugs in your fresh veggie haul, consider cleaning and drying the produce to remove creepy crawlers before you stash it in the fridge.
Bessin pointed out that when it comes to minimizing both insecticide use and kitchen insect encounters, farmers face a tricky balancing act.
“I hear from consumers on both sides of the issue,” he said. “Some would rather have less pesticide and put up with a little more damage. Others don’t want to be bothered at all with the pests. They see it and it turns their stomachs and they don’t want to eat the produce.”
- Ric Bessin. Extension entomologist. University of Kentucky
- Jeffrey Hahn. Extension entomologist. College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. University of Minnesota.
- Don Schaffner. Microbiologist. Extension Specialist in Food Science and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University.
- Featured Creatures: imported cabbageworm. John L. Capinera. University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology.
- Imported cabbageworm. Missouri Botanical Garden

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The sexual revolution
The sexual revolution
The sexual revolution came in the 1960s with the concept of “free love” promoted by the hippies. During this time, the knowledge of human sexuality was redefined as the introduction of psychedelic drugs and a counter-culture that rejected traditional ways and upheld individual freedom. It was in this period of history we see nude coeds in the streets. Horny coeds were seen fucking in the streets. Different terms emerged as new activities were developed. Free love was operationalized as sex anywhere, anytime, with anyone and without guilty. Women were liberated because of the introduction of the contraceptive pill. Now they were no longer confined as mothers and wives. This too, gave them greater control over their reproductive functions. They can now engage in coed sex without worrying about the consequences.
In 1948, the release of the Kinsey report opened the minds of many Americans to the diversity of sexual behaviors not only in the United States but also around the world. It was during this time that bisexuals, gays and lesbians were first recognized. According to the report, at that time, 10% of the population was gay. This was the first time that homosexuality was put in the limelight. It was also during this time that a great number of people admitted to masturbating. Sex was at last, a topic to discuss. An advance in the issue of sex came in the 1950s when a clinical study of Human Sexual Responses discussed the topics of vaginal orgasm and pre-come.
These studies paved way for greater expression of sexuality and the experimentation on sensuality and sex as a special component to living life to the fullest. Rock and roll became the language of the revolution as it began expressing the hidden desires of adults and adolescents alike. We will remember that the children of this time were called “baby boomers” and teens, as well as college students were allowed to sexually experiment with people who are their age, other times, older.
In our modern world, it is noted by researchers that another sexual revolution is about to happen. This is what they all as the teen sexual revolution. In 1991, a TV show entitled Doggie Howser, M.D. featured the many issues that an 18-year old needs to face in today’s society. The show, aimed at preteen and teenage kids showed this teenager’s life as he relinquished his virginity. The episode which showed him having sex with his teen college girlfriend also had the highest rating for the season. It seems that even in these times, the effect of the 1960s sexual revolution is still very much felt. Evidently, baby boomers can still be found today, and they take their forms as teenagers.
The sexual revolution The sexual revolution came in the 1960s with the concept of “free love” promoted by the hippies. During this time, the knowledge of human sexuality was redefined as the introduction of psychedelic drugs and a counter-culture that rejected traditional ways and upheld individual freedom. It was in this period of history we…

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LAKE HAVASU CITY – Mamma Mia, here she goes again.
After losing her bid for United States Senate last month, Kelli Ward plans to hit the stage this November – and it won’t be to discuss politics.
The Lake Havasu City resident has been cast in Grace Arts Live’s production of “Mamma Mia!,” set to open Nov. 2, according to the local theater’s website.
For nine separate shows throughout the month, Ward will play the supporting role of Tanya, who is friends with one of the central characters in the musical based on the music of ABBA.
“It’s going to be exciting to be back in Havasu for one thing and, two, back on the stage doing some community theater,” said Ward. “I’ve always had a love for it, I’ve done a lot here in town, not for a long time, so I’m thankful to Grace for giving me the opportunity to get back up there and have some fun.”
In 2012, Ward was elected to serve as Arizona State Senate for District 5. Two years later, she lost her bid for U.S. Senate to John McCain in the primary election and then again on Aug. 28 to Martha McSally.
While she may have taken a break from the main stage over the years to focus on her political career, Ward is no stranger to theater.
“I’ve always loved doing theatre, I kind of got bit by the theatre bug when I was in high school, we didn’t have a big theatre department in West Virginia, where I was, but we did the senior class play and I was doing performances ever since in different community theatres throughout my life,” said the triple-threat performer.
According to Grace Ann Etcheberria-Jacobs, owner of Grace Arts Live, Ward was one of her Mohave Community College theater students a few years ago. Ward’s also participated in several other Grace Arts Live productions, including the musical “Gypsy,” Etcheberria-Jacobs added.
“She has always supported the arts,” said Etcheberria-Jacobs. “We’re very excited…she will rock the show, we all will.”
Ward said she currently has no plans to run for any political seats in the near future.
“Mike (her husband) and I are here in Arizona making sure that we maintain a Republican majority in the House and in the Senate, not just in our state but across the whole country, “she said. “I want to use the network that I built and the connections that I have and the following because we have a very large following in Arizona and across the country, to make sure that we continue to move the country in the right direction.”
In the meantime, rehearsals for Ward and the cast of “Mamma Mia!” begin Oct. 6.


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Rumor mill: We're only a few weeks away from the official launch of Samsung's Galaxy Note 10, and rumors of the device's capabilities are still arriving. The latest is regarding the phone's fast charging technology: while the Galaxy Note 10+ is said to support 45W fast charging, users will need to buy a separate charger to take advantage of it.
Reports that the larger, plus version of the Note 10 would support 45W fast charging arrived several weeks ago. If accurate, it would put the phone in competition with Huawei's P30 Pro and its 40W SuperCharge technology. It's also close to Oppo's 50W SuperVOOC solution, which takes seven minutes to hit 50 percent charge.
But while speedy 45W fast charging is good news for those intending on buying the Note 10+, reliable leaker Ice Universe writes that Samsung will only provide a 25W charging brick in the box. That's an improvement over the 15W chargers that come with the Galaxy S10 handsets, but it'll still leave some fans disappointed.
Galaxy Note10+ supports 45w wired charging and 20w wireless wireless charging. Samsung will release related chargers. However, the charging head provided in Samsung packaging box is 25w.--- Ice universe (@UniverseIce) July 12, 2019
Those who want to make full use of the 45W fast charging will need to purchase a compatible charger, which Samsung will be selling separately. Additionally, Ice Universe says the Note 10+ will also support 20W wireless charging, but again this will require the purchase of a separate charger.
As for the standard Note 10, it appears that it won't come with 45W fast charging support. This isn't too much of surprise as it's also said to lack its big brother's SD card slot.
We'll get confirmation of all the Note 10 details when the phones launch on August 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.


The Chowchilla Water District was formed in 1949 for the purpose of furnishing a supplemental water supply for agriculture within its boundaries. Until that time, the District had been part of the Madera Irrigation District. In the ensuing years additional acreage was added to the District. In 1988, the LaBranza Water District and Chowchilla Water District consolidated into the current “Chowchilla Water District”.
The Chowchilla Water District serves about 85,000 acres situated in southern Merced County and northern Madera County on the eastside of the San Joaquin Valley. The District serves over 400 waterusers, with an average farm size of about 162 acres.
About 75% of the District is planted to permanent crops. The top five crops grown in the District are (in order of prominence) almonds, alfalfa, corn, wine grapes and wheat. Over forty different crops are grown by farmers in the District.


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During the course of 2018/19 artists, Patrick Murphy and Anton Want collaborated to create a collection of artworks that celebrated the work of Barry Hines. This marked the 50th anniversaries of both the book, ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ and subsequent film, ‘Kes’.
Working within the same South Yorkshire communities and landscapes which informed Hines’ rich, descriptive writing and deep understanding of people and place, the artists engaged with the universal themes raised in his work to present a contemporary interpretation of a changing social landscape.
The artworks appeared in various public locations and included a book drop of ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’, please see the BBC news coverage below.
Commission:Kes 50 Place: Hoyland Year:2018 Activity: Artist Commission
Set of 8 KES 50 badges, stickers and temporary tattoos were created to be given away with the book drop
Finished books ready to be distributed
KES 50 Foil Blocked Anniversary Card were given away with every book
The books were dropped in Hoyland at key locations
BMBC Council supported the project by creating the KES 50 artwork in their Town Hall gardens
Creation of Kes 50 Land Art
This large scale land art installation was commissioned to be part of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, the race route came through Barry Hines hometown of Hoyland in Barnsley. It seemed perfect to celebrate Barry’s work with a piece of land art that could be clearly seen when the event was broadcast on TV and the local community could see the work take shape over three days. The below images show the installation take shape with the assistance of the local community and volunteers.
The outline shape of the kestrel was created by Patrick for the wider Kes 50 project and book drop
Artists and community volunteers help create the artwork
The finished piece created a striking graphic representation of the original design
The above film helps show the scale of the finished land art.
The above features coverage of the Tour de Yorkshire race on route past the Kes 50 land art

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Book Review: The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime
There was a time when my passion was reading about Victorian culture and history. My favorite author in high school and college was Charles Dickens. I wrote an endless number of papers for various classes using Charles Dickens' life and books as the main topic. One of my favorite memories from graduate school was the time spent doing fascinating research for a paper on five Victorian crime cases. But, in the past ten years, my reading tastes have shifted and I tend to look for books that are currently popular.
I don't think I would have sought out this particular book, but when I saw it on the shelf of recent acquisitions at our library, I felt compelled to dip my toes back into the kind of reading that used to thrill me. Although, I don't want to shift back to my old reading tendencies, it was fun to read stories of Victorian crime again.
In The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime, Michael Sims has edited a small collection of stories featuring fictional crime-solving females. A few of the stories felt incomplete (they were mere portions and this made it difficult to fully absorb the story), but most were fairly riveting and satisfying.
In the first story, by W.S. Hayward, I was reminded of how seldom modern fiction tends to stretch my vocabulary. Hayward's story was full of beautiful words I know but seldom encounter (like: sanguine, sagacity, pernicious and fallacious) and other words that were entirely new (like: relict, epicier, ingots, sinacurists, culverin and the phrase "musipular abortion"- whatever that means).
I think my favorite was "The Long Arm," written by Mary E. Wilkins. This tale followed a woman who was suspected of murdering her own father. She unravels the mystery one clue at a time. "That Affair Next Door," by Anna Katherine Green, was entertaining but it left off without really coming close to solving the crime.
Although this book might not be every reader's "cup of tea," I found it fun to try an old flavor again.

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Here are a few questions that popped up into my mind the other day:
What if the color of the object that you see in front of you is very different than what other people see?
What if no two people see the same object in the same color?
Writing is tonic, medicinal, it eases the pain. Writing can almost be antiseptic, even antibiotic, easing old infections before they can spread and worsen, drag down the spirit, darken the soul. Writing can stop and sometimes reverse the decay of life.
My Breakup Story is written by Earl Matthew Fontillas and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Oh Snap! for the month of August My Breakup Story Among many different things I have tried in my life,…
I regret every single day I made her cry. I regret being a stubborn kid. But most of all, I regret not spending her last hours with her. You know, the idea of losing her hurts a lot. But that very moment that I lost her, I lost a huge part of my life. A portion of me died with her.
You know it's crazy to think that I am allowing myself to get hurt while I have the chance to live. Cause I am waiting for a simple confirmation that there is no chance between us and that my part on your story is over.


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BORDER issues have always remained a matter of rift between countries particularly in South Asian region. India with its particular hegemonic mindset has developed apertures in its relations with China too. In a past one and half month, China and India have developed tensions on Doklam area. Doklam is a narrow plateau lying in the tri-junction region China, India and Bhutan. It is considered as a disputed territory between China and Bhutan. Doklam is situated roughly 15 kilometres southeast of the Nathu La pass that connects India and Tibet and about 30 kilometres southwest of the Dramana Chhu (river) area as disputed between Bhutan and China.
In June 2017, Doka La became the site of a stand-off between the armed forces of India and China following an attempt by China to extend a road from Yadong further southward on the Doklam plateau. Unlike China and Bhutan, India does not have a claim on Doklam; however, India supports Bhutan’s claim on the territory. Recently, Indian troops crossed into the territory in dispute between China and Bhutan in an attempt to prevent the road construction. Because of Indian troops placement there was a standoff between the Indian and Chinese troops, with both of them sending reinforcements at the border area.
Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat on the deployment of army troops stated that India is ready for “two and a half war front”. In response to Indian Army Chief statement, the People’s Liberation Army spokesperson Col Wu Qian warned to “stop clamouring for war” and termed India as “extremely irresponsible”. In response to this, Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley hit back at Beijing and asserted that “the India of 2017 is different from what it used to be 55 years ago. If they are trying to remind us, the situation in 1962 was different and India of 2017 is different”. Asking India to withdraw, China said the trespassing of Indian troops in Doklam was a betrayal of a treaty signed in 1890, and India had used Bhutan as an excuse to violate the international border between the two countries.
A day before the G20 summit was supposed to begin in Hamburg, Germany, China dismissed the prospect of a meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi saying the atmosphere is not right for a bilateral meeting. China once again demanded the withdrawal of Indian troops, citing it as a pre-condition for any talks to take place between the two countries. At an event marking the 90th anniversary of People’s Liberation Army, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China has the confidence to defeat all invasions. No one should expect us to swallow the bitter fruit that is harmful to our sovereignty, security or development interests.
In a fresh warning to India, Chinese state media People’s Daily has said that India should not underestimate China’s resolve to defend its territorial sovereignty. According to media reports, Indian border troops had crossed the China-India boundary in the Sikkim sector into Chinese territory and that it was totally illegal. It said China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate and lawful rights and interests. Media reports highlight that what India did can be defined as illegal and it is nothing but an Indian sense of creating trouble everywhere. The convention signed between Britain and China relating to Sikkim and Tibet states that Doklam was indisputably Chinese territory.
Having border stand off and eye ball to eye ball situation India’s military build-up near Chinese border shows that the situation has become a flashpoint. It has been revealed that the Indian Army has moved over 100 Russian tanks T-72 to Ladakh, a disputed border between Indian state of Kashmir and Tibet under Chinese rule. In addition, Indian Navy has sent three warships to the disputed South China Sea to plan training with Malaysian Navy, showing that there’s nothing strange with seeing any military conflicts between the two countries. The reason behind such confrontation between the two countries is not complicated. First, their disputed borders are the major cause of tensions between them. They even had a war against each other 50 years ago, but failed to make any progress on the border dispute. Besides, the gap between the positions of China and India over Tibet is wide. While China sees Tibet as one of its local governments, India sees it as a government in exile.
There are certain developments according to sources which say that Indian troops have started moving away from border and only few are left and Bhutan has admitted rights of China on Doklam. Now if this progress on border situation is true then it depicts false claims of Indian hegemony and intruding nature in matters of others countries. India very well knows the condition of its army and fighting capabilities and just those false assertions were to show off and vaunt. Particularly while seeing China’s progress with other South Asian countries it tried to maintain its supremacy with its dominating attitude but fore sighting the war with China and knowing its forces strength it silently has started to withdraw troops. India surely is not capable of long military stand-off and that’s why while picking fight with China it concluded results timely and decided not to buckle up with China.
— The writer works for Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, a think-tank based in Islamabad.


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‘M. Henry Jones has been the resident mad art scientist of the East Village in New York City for over three decades now. He goes into his laboratory called SnakeMonkey Studios and creates and gives new life to his creations with the help of his fellow snake monkey mad art scientists. He scientifically and artistically creates amazing 3D image artwork, animation, innovative TV commercials, short films, web animation and a host of experimental 3D work. Henry lives out the dreams of a twelve year old. He is the founder and director of SnakeMonkey Studios located in the East Village of New York City. Henry has been working with 3D since the 1970s way before it became popular. They also sell limited edition art work and handmade T-shirts out of the studio. They do sculpture with 3D photography that he calls fly eye photography. It is a combination studio and friendly store-front shop on Avenue A, NYC.
‘Henry grew up in a little town north of Buffalo New York. He got involved in making experimental puppet films and from that point on he was making animation in an extremely obsessive way. Henry has exhibited at international museums and many galleries. He loves film to an extreme extreme. Henry thinks of film as a moving painting. He likes to capture moments and freeze them like in a dream. Henry was heavily influenced by underground filmmaker Harry Smith who later became his mentor. Henry made films with bands starting all the way back in 1979. He worked with the New York band The Fleshtones and made the ground-breaking film called Soul City. This inspired many bands to start making music videos way before the existence of MTV. Henry and his team have been creating various freak characters that they put in animated films, photos and t-shirts. Sometimes it is a family affair where Henry’s son gets involved with creating some of these freak characters and Henry’s wife Rachel Amodeo who also contributes fairy creatures with her art work. Henry’s does unique work with what is called a Stroboscopic Zolo. He creates or uses figures that are animated with strobe lights firing on them. The strobe freezes the moments. He made a series of 3D manifestations of artist Kyle Jenkin’s Killer Baby painting and continues this work with his or other artists creations.
‘I went into his shop last October to look around. Henry was working on one of his experiments, but stopped when he saw me. He looked at me with a strange look and I found myself in some kind of time warp. I left his studio two days after. I discovered that I had bought a 3D Killer Baby, a 3D Woman Alien and lots of T-shirts. Henry talks to one and all who visit his shop studio… except if he is involved in one of his mad art scientist experiments, but be careful when he has that mad gleam in his eyes, you might become one of his experiments.’ — Robert Carruthers
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Kofi Forson: We’ve been neighbors for quite a while now Henry. Didn’t know I had such a legend for a neighbor.
M. Henry Jones: Well I’ve been in the East Village for long enough. I wouldn’t call myself a legend though. That makes me look old.
Forson: I guess the first time I knew I had more than just the usual tenant living next door was when I saw Richard Edson from Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise enter your apartment.
Jones: Yeah Richard is an old friend. He worked on my wife Rachel Amodeo’s film What About Me.
Forson: The likes of you and Rachel in a way are part of East Village allure. What happened to the East Village? How and why has it changed from let’s say when you moved here in the late 70’s to where we are now? What’s going on here now?
Jones: I moved to New York in the East Village in 1976 after living above the Quad Cinema on 13th Street and 6th Avenue for the first year of college when I came to New York to study film in the animation department of The School of Visual Arts on a scholarship. The second year I moved to a small apartment on 9th Street which I had for many years. In 1976 I was literally afraid to go to Avenue A. I would come down the stairs of my building look to Avenue A and pretty much almost run to First Avenue. As the years went by and things settled down, New York became more affordable. People moved down here. They were of character and style. Some of them made their own clothes. Now more people are basically dressed in uniforms which are expensive boots or purses. The individual care which people took to put themselves together is gone. You see a lot of corporate types. Eclectic ones are not here as much.
Forson: Tell me about your Snake Monkey studio?
Jones: Well it originated from my apartment on 9th Street and Avenue A back in 1982-83. I’m currently between 12th and 13th on A. I had this thing about a monkey and a snake. It then became a character that I drew. The Snake Monkey. I haven’t animated or done much with it but I hope to have it in a future project. I have a sculpture I did of a snake monkey stroboscopic. There are two of them. In 1993 Robert Parker helped me build one. It was part of a major show in Dumbo, Brooklyn called The 4 by 4 Show.
Forson: I guess you’ll always be remembered for Soul City the film you did with The Fleshtones which was also stroboscopic.
Jones: Yeah it was a photo animation stroboscopic color film. I worked on it from 1977-1979. When the film was half way done I heard about a show coming up in Washington, D.C. Peter Zarember and I were working on Soul City trying to get it finished. We decided to create a best of what we had completed. It was a photographically animated film using cut outs. We took some of the shots that were done and put them with the soundtrack and added a color background. I called it Fleshtone Test Roll Number 11. I had made ten test rolls up to that day that would run the whole length of the song which was only two minutes. It had various animations with photographs and colors strobing behind them. We put together a version of the film for a show in D.C. called What is Punk Art? We wanted to be a part of it. We went down in a bus with Blondie and The Ramones. Almost everybody from the East Village was piling into the bus. We all drove down there. In the middle of the show we set up a projector. Turned the lights off and projected the film on a blank wall. Two minutes later when we turned the lights back on everyone was speechless. I finished the film in 1979. I had a showing at the Museum of Holography.
Forson: What are your memories of the days when you worked out of your apartment? What were you listening to? What were you reading? Who were some of the people who passed through? It must have been quite chaotic.
Jones: Well we drove most of my neighbors crazy ordering Chinese food in the middle of the night. I had six or seven people working on paintings for television commercials. It reached a point in my apartment when it got a bit too much. I was asked if I could take my commercial production to another place. Rachel actually found me this studio on Avenue A. I really did enjoy working out of my apartment. When I was first working on Soul City I worked on it at Chelsea Hotel in Harry Smith’s room. I was cutting up photographs there. When I graduated School of Visual Arts I started working in my apartment. What I loved about working in my apartment was I would go to sleep wake up and the work would be unmoved. It felt like a semi trans-like dream state where people would buzz and come over to visit. Snake Monkey is more centered on what happens inside the studio with respect to those working in there and also my neighbors.
Forson: The Apple Heart Daisy movie was one of the films you started in your apartment.
Jones: It’s a mega project that I worked on for twelve years from 1982-1994. It ended up to be an hour and fifty six minutes of animation created over the course of twelve years including a sound track I recorded with Buster Poindexter’s band.
Forson: Fair to say many artists and names went uncredited during this time. Who were some of the names that were important to the art movement in the East Village, Robert Parker for example? How was he an important figure?
Jones: Robert Parker came here from Canada in 1982. He remarked on the different types of forging done on buildings like the Anthology Film Archives. He noticed there had been interesting work done by the forgers.
Forson: What’s a forger?
Jones: A blacksmith. Robert Parker was a forger. He was involved with the squarters.
Forson: I remember squatters inhabited most of the abandoned buildings here in the East Village. The battles the police had with them was quite legendary. What was the Squatter Movement all about? Who were these squatters? Politically what were they saying? Did they have any rights at all?
Jones: I wasn’t tuned in to what was happening outside my studio but people would come in to work for me and they would talk about ABC No Rio. I would ask them where they were going and they would give me this mental picture of what was happening around town. I got most of this information from young people who were tuned into the scenes. Although I didn’t go to a lot of these performances I felt I had a good sense of them.
Forson: What was Robert Parker’s involvement with the Squatters?
Jones: Robert went to the squats and hung out with the kids. There were fire escapes in the back of the building. The junkies would run in through the back of the building and take everything. Robert came around and welded these gates in the back of the squats. He put a fire door there. When the Fire Department came they approved of the fire door. It inspired places like ABC No Rio to open. These were buildings in the squats that opened because of Robert Parker welding a gate there so people could feel protected and have lives while people in the squats were marauders attacking others every night.
Forson: You practice a form of photography called fly’s eye photography. What is fly’s eye photography?
Jones: Fly’s eye photography is a form of integral photograph which is auto stereoscopic. You take a picture made up of over 2000 individual little pictures. They are then put through a computer process. The pictures are inverted then placed behind a plastic screen made up of a matching number of lenses. The plastic screen make the photo appear 3-D. When you walk by the photograph the image behind the lenses interact with you. Every time you look there’s an image presented so the brain accepts it as 3-D.
Forson: You grew up in a town called Wilson, New York. Originally you were born in Texas. Was your childhood as adventurous as one would imagine. You seem possessed by ideas and somehow you attract information.
Jones: For starters I lived in a house trailer my father built a brick addition to. Then we moved to a brick house down the road. In the backyard of the house was a fish pond. The kidney shape of that fish pond appeared through my work for many years. Then my father brought me to Niagra Falls. He was doing work with chemicals that involved electricity. Niagra Falls is a great place of electricity.
Forson: When did you make the transition to art? During your formative years how were you introduced to art?
Jones: I had an art teacher who was a friend of the family’s. She allowed me to come in and make sculptures. I made a hippopotamus carved out of plaster and vermiculite. I then took an interest in film. I got a camera put film in it. I bought the camera for dollars. I shot stuff around the house.
Forson: What films were popular at this time? Were you attracted at all to Hollywood movies? Was television important in any way?
Jones: Television was important to me growing up because it had Bugs Bunny and Road Runner hour. I loved watching Under Dog and a lot of these animations. As I got older I would watch some movies. But I didn’t watch a whole lotta television. I saw a film from Yugoslavia that my teacher brought in, a film of a flying walrus. It was animation but not Bugs Bunny or Road Runner which I loved. This inspired me to make my own animated film. I took the hippopotamus sculpture I had made and attached bat wings to it. I had it flying around my room on a fishing rod. I did a film of my puppet flying around my room. I knew then I wanted to be an animator.
Forson: When did you move to Buffalo? This proved to be important in your introduction to other artists who helped shape the 80’s movement like Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo.
Jones: My sister moved to Buffalo State University. I rode my bicycle on the super highways to Buffalo and stayed with her. I did everything there, went to films, art events, sat in on classes. I gravitated toward artists walking through Buffalo. We started an outfit called Hall Walls. It was a gallery space with many hallways. Cindy and Robert were in charge of running it.
Forson: So you make your way to New York in the late 70’s. What was happening?
Jones: In 1979 the East Village was a special place. There were rock and roll bands every where, B 52’s, The Fleshtones. Clubs like Max’s Kansas City. They say when people grow up and leave home some try and go as far away as they can. They go until they can’t go any further. Some people go to New York, some to L.A. New York in the 80’s rent was cheap. For 600 dollars you could move to New York, $285 dollars for rent, $50 bucks expenses for two months. The East Village was active with parties, club activity, Grade B movies screening and alternative spaces for art events. It was different from Soho. Soho was more minimalist.
Forson: Your mentor was Harry Smith. Share with me how you met him and what was it about his work that had such a great influence on you?
Jones: Suzanne Harris, an artist I really liked a lot suggested I pay attention to Harry Smith. So I went to The Anthology Film Archives and saw screenings of his early films. I remember being completely flabbergasted. They were beautiful color movies. I fell in love with the work. I eventually wrote a paper about Harry Smith for school. After I saw The Tin Woodsman’s Dream I had to meet Harry. I started bothering Jonas Mekas. After a long while Jonas gave me a number at Chelsea Hotel. I went to see Harry. He rejected me at first because he said he never welcomed students. He eventually invited me upstairs. I was in awe with him and his room. A lot of the images he worked with were circles. The work was simple but it had a presence. At one point he said he wanted to sand for one of his collages. I went out to the hallway and took one of the ashtrays and sanded it, brought it back. We had some stocking for some photography work we wanted to do. We ended up putting the ashtrays in the stocking. The next day I went to Chelsea Hotel. I noticed that every ashtray in the entire hotel was missing. I knocked on the door to his room. He was standing in a pile of sand. It was one of those things that kinda blew my mind.
Forson: I recall vividly hearing you jingling and jangling your keys. I opened my door to greet you. We had never spoken. In talking I got to know who you are, your contemporaries like Keith Haring. People you had made friendships with like Richard Hell. Fair to say you are important to this neighborhood. You are a living example of what it once was. And hopefully will always be remembered as.
Jones: I want to make art that would make the planet a better place to live in, someway opens up people’s minds and someway sends a calming signal. Purpose of art is to help the planet. That is my political stance. It was never so much what I read about in the news. I have always been interested in the time I devoted to make art that affects the world we live in.
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p.s. RIP Kenward Elmslie. Very great, inexplicably undervalued poet. ** David Ehrenstein, I don’t know Godard personally, so he gets to be and stay a god. ** Misanthrope, Books are forever, that’s what’s great about them, or one of the great things. A lot of the writers I revere were dead long before I read their books. I’ve never gone to the gym, and I’m sure it’s hunky dory for one’s health, but, yeah, don’t break yourself there. ** Tosh Berman, A ‘Martian Dawn’ post will probably have too wait until I get to LA because my copy is there and there doesn’t seem to be squat about it much less an excerpt even online. I did read the other novellas, yes, ages ago. I don’t remember anything other than how much I liked them. I knew Michael knew Duncan, I think through Tim Dlugos. You probably know that Duncan did a cover for a Little Caesar book – ‘Coming Attractions’, the anthology of young poets I put out. I have a bead on a copy of the Davis essays book and in an actual store here even. ** Suzy, Hi, Suzy! What an amazing story. I count art gallery openings among the most to-avoid things on earth, even though I seem to go to them a lot. All that tense standing around, being eyed from every direction for your ‘importance’, all that boring alcohol. Refreshingly irresponsible druggies seem to think there are better things to do these days. Al though one time I went to a Robert Mapplethorpe opening in NYC, and he was extremely fucked up on some drug and could barely stay on his feet. His body was swaying and veering around so much that everyone else at the gallery backed far away from him and stood against the walls, leaving him all alone in the middle of the room making a bizarre spectacle of himself while everyone just stared at him and sipped their wine. It was such a dark moment that it seared itself into my memory forever. I’ll google sjambok. It sounds Dutch. Yeah, I don’t know, as I said to someone yesterday, I have this extremely hungry brain that just wants to vacuum up every interesting thing in the world. I don’t know why. I think I’m always hunting for things that’ll make my writing better. I have a lot of energy. I’ve been meaning to read Theo Thimo’s book. In fact, wait, I think he said he was sending it to me, so I guess I will. I don’t know that other book and the music you mentioned. Their names are ‘scribbled’ in a TextEdit doc now, so I’ll get experienced. You good? You working on anything that’s exciting you? ** Jack Skelley, Hi, JS Sr. Yes, I’m really sad about Kenward. I knew he’d had Alzheimers and had been pretty out of it for years, but still. So great! So under-recognized for his greatness! So many memories. Him singing that great song of his, ‘They’, with his boombox on the Beyond Baroque stage is way up there. Grr, fucking fucked up death, I hate thee! ** Bill, I guess it’s remotely possible he’s a DeWitt fan? Or saw that bad movie based on the novel. Maybe because his photo was taken by Gaspar Noe? Gaspar’s into some kinky stuff, you know. Hetero kinky though. ** _Black_Acrylic, Yes, I speak for the unwashed masses in saying I/we anxiously await your writing’s dam break. Hm, the only book I can think of that was a big writing prompt for me was Robbe-Grillet’s ‘For the New Novel’, but it was accidentally laser targeted at what I was looking for, so I’m not sure if it would hit your hot spot. I find that just reading fiction or whatever that I really, really like gets me raring to write. Like contact high or something. ** Steve Erickson, Hi. Mm, were there more bondage things than usual? I think of the slaves as being pretty consistently into that. But, no, I never seek thematic through-lines with those posts. They’re strictly a general ‘best of’ thing. I met Stromae briefly once. He seemed extremely nice. I’ve never heard either of those Walker albums, I guess influenced by his ambivalence towards them. I’ll tiptoe into ‘We Had It All’, thanks. Oh, I liked your new song! ** John Newton, Hi. I knew Kevin very well since about 1980 and I never saw him drink anything but Tab. Fiction is fiction, right? Imagination central. I mean, look at mine. I met Warhol and Cookie Mueller. I never met John Cale or Lou Reed. A friend of mine dated John Cale for a while, but I never met him. I haven’t read any of the Nico books. I tried heroin three times. It just made me very nauseous, and I never got high. When I was on cocaine I did what I usually did. I never had specific activities planned for it. I liked it. I never had a problem with it except for spending too much money on it. I never tried Ativan or benzo. I never tried PCP or angel dust and never had any interest in doing so and never knew anyone who did them. In the early 70s I was all about psychedelics. Happy day. ** Brian, I thought they were rather morbid too. I usually think the slaves are better the more morbid they are, but I’m weird. Thank you for the film funding hopes. We need all the hopes we can get. I agree pretty much entirely with you about Davies, the new one and his oeuvre. High five across the waves. Awwww, ‘The Sound of Music’, awwww. Oh, right, it’s almost the 4th of July! All those fireworks I would be emptying an ATM to buy if I were where you are. Sigh. Well, have the precise kind of fun that the holiday makes accessible, man. I’ll be in Gisele Vienne rehearsals all weekend. That’ll have to do. ** Right. M. Henry Jones was a really special and odd maker of films and videos and imagery who died a couple of weeks ago, well known and revered in the East Village scene but little known outside those borders, and I thought I would pay my respects with a post. Hence, … See you tomorrow.


The American political system is superior to the Canadian political system. There, I said it.
Oh, the American system has problems. Don’t get me wrong. Hyperpartisanship, the influence of special interests, the refusal of today’s Congress to think long-term about the nation’s debt crisis – they all need a decent burial, and the only thing that can kill them off is for lawmakers to look them in the eye and say, “You know what? No.”
By most measures, the Canadian system functions more efficiently. But what have we missed out on for the sake of efficiency?
The problems with the Canadian system require cutting down to the bone. They’re not as simple as putting aside ideological biases, or ripping up a check from the Koch brothers, or telling your constituents that the U.S. just can’t afford for the factory to build those new tanks. They require genuine, structural reform. Here are some suggestions:
1. More free voting
The Canadian left wasn’t happy with Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose for voting her conscience on the private member’s bill M312, which would have opened up a parliamentary debate on the starting point of human life. Perhaps they would have understood this sort of thing more if free votes were permitted on all other legislation. The practice of vote-whipping, in which all MPs vote with their party leader, essentially reduces 413 votes to four or five votes of completely unequal weight. In the U.S. parties in Congress have whips, but they cannot force MPs who stray from the party line to leave the party. Increased free voting will allow all MPs to do what Ambrose did: represent their ridings.
2. Separation of powers
The prime minister of Canada serves in both the executive and legislative branches. In the U.S. this is unconstitutional. This is to prevent the president from exerting too much influence over the practice of lawmaking, thereby ensuing actual debate on legislation. If you think Stephen Harper has made himself too powerful, think about all the power that was available to him already. Besides, never again would a cabinet minister have to choose between her riding’s wishes and what the rest of Canada thinks her portfolio mandates.
3. An elected Senate
I don’t need to belabour this point too much – we’ve all rolled our eyes at a headline announcing three new appointees with no evident qualifications. Elect it or end it.
4. Pension reform
Who enjoys paying 23 dollars for every one dollar that an MP contributes to his or her pension? Anyone? Bueller?
It’s a shame that existing parties won’t take up the mantle of democratic reform. But perhaps a party in comeback mode could try it. Your move, Justin.