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"You don’t have to choose between being a songwriter or an artist."
Asa part of our series about Nashville’s rising stars, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing The Close.
Thank you so much for joining us in this series! Our readers would love to get to know you a bit better. Can you tell us a bit of the ‘backstory’ of how you grew up?
Lori: I grew up on a farm in a tiny town in Oklahoma. We worked every day, farming in the summer and cutting wood to sell in the winter. I will NEVER work that hard again, no matter what I do. We had a “water cooler” for an AC and a wood-burning stove for heat. and a “party line” for a phone. If you know what that is, then you know the struggle is real. I am a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The church we attended spoke and sang in Choctaw. My great-grandfather, Durant Williams, sang bass, and my mom was an alto. I learned to read and sing harmonies to old Choctaw hymnals.
James: When I was growing up, as far as I knew, everyone either sang or played an instrument. Hendersonville is a suburb of Nashville, and it is FILLED with musicians. My family, friends, and neighbors all played, so I did too. I didn’t know any different. My dad and brother played music around the house all the time, so I learned to play the piano and guitar a bit by default. When I was 15, my older brother Chuck had his own band and needed a drummer. He bought me a kit, and I played my first gig on the drums three weeks later. In addition to playing, my best friend’s dad owned a recording studio, so I gained free reign by the time I was in high school. Basically, I grew up surrounded by music and recording.
Shannon: I grew up in Georgia. When I was a baby, my mom sang lullabies to me almost every night. I grew up loving music. As a young boy, mom could never get me to go to sleep because I was up entertaining everybody by singing Elvis, Glen Campbell, and Linda Ronstadt, who I fell in love with at the age of 2. Early on, my dad had me fishing at the age of 3 and taught me how to drive at the age of 10.
Can you share a story with us about what brought you to this specific career path? Lori: I was sitting in a class at the Art Institute of Dallas, and my Audio II professor made a statement about, “All the music is in one place now. Everyone who is anyone and wants to do music is in Nashville now.” That was it. I graduated in June and was there by July. I had a car and $250.
James: In high school, I wrote a song with my best friend. He wrote the lyrics, and I wrote the music,and I sang it. It ended up being the theme song for our prom. It was the first time I realized that making music was more than an internal pastime hobby.
Shannon: I was notorious for constantly singing in high school. A few years after graduation, my best friend Cory sat me down and told me, “Shannon, you’re always singing and talking about Nashville. If you don’t stop talking about it and just go now, you never will.” So I went.
Can you tell us the most interesting story that happened to you since you began your career?
Lori: One of the most interesting encounters we had was with Efren Ramiez in LA. He played “Pedro” from Napoleon Dynamite. He walked in during our song, Superstar, and just sat intently focused on us from the front of the bar. After our set, he followed us outside, and we talked for over an hour. He is also a musician. That movie is EPIC to us, and it was such a treat!!
James: The very first album I produced and engineered took 3 months; I charged $800, and it sold 20,000 copies. We were all learning together and had great success.
Shannon: The Poltergeist story. Shannon waited tables at a local Longhorn Steakhouse downtown so he could have flexibility to work on his music. One evening, a large party was seated at his table. It was Zelda Rubinstein, the actress who played the ghost-purging psychic in the movie “Poltergeist”. She took Shannon aside and insisted he give her the check when they were finished eating. However, another man at her table did the same thing. This man followed Shannon to the register and TOOK the check, leaving Shannon no choice. Once Ms. Rubinstein realized that the man had paid the check, she told Shannon in her scary poltergeist voice, “I’m mad at you!” The scariest thing that’s ever happened to him!
Can you share with us an interesting story about living in Nashville?
Lori: I think the most interesting story I have about Nashville is really that everywhere you go, you meet people who are in music one way or another. When I first moved to Nashville, I was approached by a person who wanted to help me get feedback on my songs. He said he wanted to take me to a friend of his who could give me some solid professional feedback on my writing. I found myself in the studio of producer Allen Reynolds. He was a great songwriter and produced Garth Brooks, Don Williams, Kathy Mattea, and others. I was so humbled. He gave me solid, honest, and amazing advice on my songs and told me I had some hits and to keep on writing, that I was on the right track. Only in Nashville could I find myself in front of greatness because someone just wanted to help me on my way.
James: I played on 2nd Ave. every Saturday night for 4 years. I used to pull up on the curb, load in, and park two blocks for free! Nashville has changed dramatically.
Shannon: We were at the Sutler in Nashville and were approached by a producer who had heard us sing and insisted we walk across the street right then to his studio. There are producers, engineers, and music industry people everywhere in Nashville, and you never know what might happen on any given day.
Can you share with us a few of the best parts of living in Nashville? We’d love to hear some specific examples or stories about that.
Lori: For me, the best part of living in Nashville is the access we have to some of the best talent and music resources in the world. Here in Nashville, it’s a true music community. The attitude and atmosphere we’ve found in our friend circles is that we are all in this together. There are SO MANY systems followed here with music that it makes it a dream to be able to get things done when you need them. I think our live band is AMAZING because we have access to other musicians who have made music their life’s work, and they were HERE when we were ready. I don’t think I would ever have met the caliber of writer and vocalist I’ve found in Shannon or the caliber of musician, engineer, and vocalist like we’ve found in James. I can only hope they feel the same way about me! We’ve been able to complete our live band with some of the best players around,and I feel so honored that they chose to join us.
James: I’ve learned 99.9% of what I know about music in Nashville from backyards, birthday parties, clubs, churches, and friends’ homes. You are surrounded by music in every form, and you can’t throw a rock without hitting a musician. Unfortunately, mostly drummers!
Shannon: What I love about Nashville is that you have the opportunity to become anything you set your mind to and find your niche. You can get in where you fit in; sometimes you stand out, and sometimes you’re humbled. You have to keep going and keep trying, no matter what. You can get your feelings hurt or get your head swelled up, but regardless, it’s a town of dreams. And sometimes they come true.
It has been said that our mistakes can be our greatest teachers. Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?
Lori: I think the funniest mistake I made when I was just starting to explore music here in Nashville was that I was scared to go into a guitar shop and ask for help! I didn’t have a pick or a tuner or anything. I snuck in, bought a little attachable tuner, and left. I didn’t ask any questions or anything. I got home and realized I forgot to buy picks. So I took an old driver’s license and played with the corner of that license for over a year. The good news is that now I have a VERY unique way of playing guitar, but I learned I shouldn’t be afraid of what I don’t know. I could have set myself way back, but I wouldn’t change it either because it made me a better guitar player!
Shannon: A hot dog, chips, and a drink. One of the funniest mistakes I’ve made is going off script during a radio interview and promo we had to do for a weekend 4th of July celebration. We did a live in-studio performance and radio interview, and the sponsor handed Lori some information to mention if she could. She left off a few minor details, and being the rule-follower I am, I JUMPED IN at the last second and shouted, “and don’t forget about the $5 hot dog plate! Paused and then yelled, “Chips and a drink!” You can’t make this stuff up. SMH.
James: In 2009, I sold all of my music gear to fund a golf career. I have since purchased it all back. Lesson learned: I am NEVER going to stop playing music. So all you musicians, keep your stuff. You’ll just end up buying it back.
None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that?
A friend set me up with a producer at Quad Studios. I took the meeting, and that’s where I met James McKinney. passed on the producer, but I became fast friends with James. He taught me everything I needed to know about how to put a band together. I was green and inexperienced with a full band because I’d always played solo or in a duo. I told him I had no idea how to form a band. He said, Do you know a drummer? I said yes. He said, Do you know the lead player? I said yes. He said, I play bass, so now you’ve got a band! LOL. He made it sound SO EASY. He was kind of right. He changed my life! Now we do this together! James: Chuck Mckinney (brother) has always been my biggest fan, and praise and criticism are unrelenting. He pushed me into music, not just for his own gain but to strengthen our personal brotherly bond. He bought me my first drum set and never excluded me from people or projects he had!
Shannon: My friend from home, Cory Dague, for pushing me to come to Nashville, and my mentor and friend, the late Harley Allen. One day I asked him, “Can I come to you with songs that I write and let you critique them and tell me if I’m on the right track.” This led to us becoming great friends and him becoming my songwriting mentor. He was brutally honest with me and helped tear me down so I could build back up and become the best songwriter that I could be, which is a continuous learning process.
What are some of the most interesting or exciting projects you are working on now?
This is it. We’ve played over 150 shows together so far and don’t plan on slowing down. This is our forever band, and we are doing it until we can’t get around anymore! James: I’m excited about writing and recording our next record already. We have some processes figured out,and we all encourage each other so much! It’s a dream team! What are your “5 things I wish someone told me when I first started” and why? 1 . The industry changes every day. 2 . You don’t have to choose between being a songwriter or an artist. 3 . Success is figuring out who you are. 4 . The genuine article isn’t rare, just overlooked. 5 . Everything starts at the beginning. Get started.
Which tips would you recommend to your colleagues in your industry to help them to thrive and not “burn out”? All: The Close has been able to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time because we don’t try to be everything to everyone all the time. We took all the lessons we’ve learned individually over the years and created The Close around a true “DIY” premise that uses our individual strengths in the most efficient way collectively. We delegate within our band, lean on our own individual strengths, and put our egos aside. Find out what you are best at and do it. Let someone else do what they are best at. The music industry requires artists to wear many hats. Remember that you can’t do everything. Learn to surround yourself with highly capable people who are better at some things than you are, and learn to delegate. We even schedule our writing time. If we didn’t, we would burn out, so we make sure to go on at least one secluded songwriting retreat per quarter, no matter what. We go out of town to a secluded home, turn off our phones, and write together from Friday to Sunday, no matter what. Once that’s taken care of, we can concentrate on the pressing matters of this business with a clear head.
Find another way to pay your bills and make yourself available for opportunities, sweat equity, and passion. Stop trying to pay your bills with music right away, as you’re taking away your ability to do your own music.
You are a person of enormous influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. :-)
Lori: I think that every vehicle should have a temperature sensor or a motion sensor that alerts you on your phone if the car reaches a certain temperature (or movement after a long time). That way, if someone forgets their child or pet, it would alert HOT CAR or MOTION hopefully reminding you, thus saving lives!
Shannon: I would encourage city governments to plant food-bearing trees in all public areas so they could have free food everywhere for people who need it. They could also have a public garden they could take care of instead of landscaping. If they’re spending the money anyway, it could be food.
Can you please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life?
Lori: “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou. This has been the most relevant advice I’ve ever heard. I live by it. I am open to a fault. But when I realize that someone is not a good person, at their core, they are going to show you. It’s up to me to pay attention and see the signs. The second I see it, I’m out. It has really kept me safe over the years.
Shannon: “Have big ears.” I’m not sure who said it first, but my friend and songwriting mentor, Harley Allen, taught me this a long time ago, and it changed my life. From then on, I started really listening to what others were saying around me. I have gotten so many profound hooks from just really listening. Less talk, more listening.
James: I played a song and poured my heart out to someone I respected immensely in the industry as a kid. He said, “Out of all the songs I’ve ever heard, that’s definitely one of them”. He laughed at his joke and thought it was really funny. In the moment, it destroyed me. I was 16. But throughout my life, it has shaped me. I learned to never be that person to someone else. It really changed my outlook on being an influence to other people.
Is there a person in the world, or in the US whom you would love to have a private breakfast or lunch with, and why? He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them. :-) Lori: This is such an easy question for me. Weird Al Yankovich I am his biggest fan, and I want to start a petition to get him to play the Super Bowl. I think he is the most brilliant and underrated writer and musician of our time, and we have only yet to realize his genius. I get asked all the time, how will I know I’ve “made it”? I’ve made it ONLY when Weird Al parodies one of my songs.
Shannon: Linda Ronstadt. She has inspired me since the age of two and has helped shape my musical journey. She even took her own band, the Eagles, and encouraged them to go out and become what they wanted. She is selfless and wise, and her voice is SOUL, POWER, PASSION AND TRUTH.
James: Prince would’ve absolutely been my #1 choice. Among the living is Jimmy Fallon. Brilliant, charming, funny, genuine, talented, and hardworking. Also, I can relate to his encouragement and excitement for people and life in general!
This was very meaningful, thank you so much! We wish you continued success!
The Close is a collective of introspective lyricists known for their genre-blending melodies and stellar harmonies. Comprised of three members, each member is not only a songwriter but also a musician and lead vocalist. Their music first gained attention with the release of their EP Hello Heart in 2019. Since then, they have been praised for their ‘mesmerizing wall of sound coming straight to you’ with their harmonies and captivating live performances. The Close’s music is a fusion of various genres, including Americana, contemporary folk, roots, and country, all infused with a commercial pop sensibility. This unique blend allows them to create a sound that is both familiar and fresh, appealing to a wide range of listeners. One of the defining characteristics of The Close is their ability to establish an intimate connection with their audience. Their live performances are not only dynamic but also deeply personal, creating a sense of closeness between the artists and the listeners. This musical connection evokes emotions and creates a profound impact on their audiences.
The Close is set to release their upcoming single “Coming To Break Your Heart” on September 1st. They have also been working on their debut full-length album, tilted Orbit, which is set to be released in the fall of 2023. The highly anticipated album is expected to showcase the growth and evolution of The Close’s sound while staying true to their signature style. About the interviewer: Guernslye Honoré, affectionately known as “Gee-Gee”, is an amalgamation of creativity, vision, and endless enthusiasm. She has elegantly twined the worlds of writing, acting, and digital marketing into an inspiring tapestry of achievement. As the creative genius at the heart of Esma Marketing & Publishing, she leads her team to unprecedented heights with her comprehensive understanding of the industry and her innate flair for innovation. Her boundless passion and sense of purpose radiate from every endeavor she undertakes, turning ideas into reality and creating a realm of infinite possibilities. A true dynamo, Gee-Gee’s name has become synonymous with inspirational leadership and the art of creating success.
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As the Red Planet Mars is becoming more prominent in our skies, several missions are making their way across the gulf of space to explore. It’s an exciting time for Martian science! Let’s take a look at how our next door neighbour has captured the imaginations of the human race.
Mars in the Solar System
Although not the closest planet to Earth, Mars has often held the attention of planetary scientists and science fiction writers alike. It shines with a red light in the sky, visible even with the naked eye. Closer pictures reveal a reddish-brown surface, caused by an abundance of iron oxide (also known as rust).
Mars is home to some of the largest landscape features that we know of. Its largest volcano, Olympus Mons, towers 16 miles (25km) above the surface. To put that in perspective, it’s 2.5x bigger than Mauna Loa, the tallest volcano on Earth, making it the biggest volcano in the solar system! It wouldn’t be too difficult to climb though; at 374 miles wide, it’s slopes aren’t much steeper than a wheelchair ramp. However, you’d be in for a long walk; that’s about the size of Arizona!
There have been countless missions and projects exploring Mars over the years. In July 2020, 3 separate countries launched large scale missions which are all currently on their way to the planet: the United States of America, China and the United Arab Emirates. Named Perseverance, Tianwen 1 and Hope respectively, each of these missions aims to further what we know about Mars and whether it once had life.
Scientists have been looking for signs of life on Mars for decades. It’s extremely unlikely that any still exists; Mars has long been without the atmosphere that created the right conditions. However, since we know that Mars once had the right conditions for life, it’s possible that some form of it existed long ago.
NASA’s Curioisity rover is currently looking for these signs of life, and the Perseverance rover will do the same. The new rover will even prep soil samples for possible return to Earth. The Mars Helicopter is hitching a ride with Perseverance, a tech demonstration to test the first powered flight on Mars.
Tianwen 1 (meaning ‘questions to heaven’ or ‘questioning the heavens’) consists of both an orbiter and a rover. It aims to look for subterreanean water, using a radar that could detect pockets of water beneath the surface. This is first time water has been searched for from the surface of Mars instead of from orbit!
The Hope Mars mission represents an important milestone for the UAE, as the first interplanetary satellite (and first planetary science mission!) by the country. Put together in just 6 years, the Hope mission is a weather satellite that will answer questions about Mars’ climate and atmosphere.
It’s a super exciting time for Mars, so keep an eye out for it in the coming months! As always, our sky notes can help you with any observing you want to do. When you see that red dot in the sky, just think about all the amazing things we can discover about it.

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I’m just a regular person who decided to take his physical and mental health into his own hands. Along the way, I developed a real passion for organic food as a means to improve my well-being. Let me tell you my story…
After graduating from college, I moved to New York City in order to work in finance. The high-pressure job led to fast living, too many late nights and some self-destructive behavior.
Realizing that I needed to live differently, I committed to making some serious changes.
– I quit drinking alcohol in 1999 and never relapsed once.
– I quit smoking cigarettes in 2000 and never relapsed once.
– I quit nearly 11 years of antidepressants in 2001 and never relapsed once.
As health became a priority, I started to educate myself about the conventional food that I was eating. It shocked me that nearly everything was tainted with toxic pesticides, insecticides, growth hormones or artificial preservatives.
I wanted to treat my body with the most nutritious and “clean” food possible, so I switched to organic. Not only did it give me more energy, but it helped to change my relationship with food. I started to view food as medicine.
Here is some insight into my eating habits:
- I eat as close to 100% organic as I can but sometimes it is simply not available. I eat organic for health reasons AND because supporting organic restaurants, juice bars, supermarkets and food product companies is very, very important to me. These are companies that do business the right way, and I vote with my dollars every single day.
- I eat both cooked and raw (plant-based, not sushi) food.
- I always travel with food.
- I drink as much fresh green juice as possible.
Whenever I go to a new city, one of the first things I do is research all of the organic restaurants there. Whenever I go to the organic supermarket with my father, I get a lecture that the visit cannot last 45 minutes. I love roaming the aisles, checking out new products, reading the labels and talking to the employees.
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It’s definitely about time to get refreshed with another pop single from Teni as she dishes out new record titled “Marry”.
It’s her first for the year and a shift away from her well received single “Billionaire” which already boast of large views on YouTube.
A love theme single that explains all about relationship.
Not new to her amazing vocals but here’s a feel of little foreign accent voiced on mid tempo beat.
The chorus has to be an element of simplicity blended with good lyrical content.
Teni Makanaki as fondly called seems to be on a series of serving hit songs back to back.
Here’s her debut for 2020 with another scintillating tune titled “Marry”.
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The recording industry's ongoing troubles with file-trading software Napster has left Hollywood gun-shy about adopting digital technologies that would expedite film distribution.
Concerns about how well the big studios can protect their copyrights are to blame, industry experts say.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said on Monday it would stream all the trailers from its 41,000 movies directly to users visiting the MGM homepage. Drawing on films like Rocky, Rainman, and Some Like It Hot, the company hopes to begin creating an entertainment destination site around its movies.
Putting up trailers on a website, though, is a far cry from the digital distribution that movie executives hoped for after the stunning success of last year's breakout film, The Blair Witch Project, which marketed itself by putting the full-length movie online and creating an interactive website.
"The movie studios had plans to roll out as much content as possible on the Web, although I don't know how far along they were in the process," said Eric Scheirer, an Internet entertainment analyst at Forrester Research. "But then they saw the trouble the recording industry was having with Napster and I think they started to reconsider their future."
Toss in the multimedia file-trading application available at Scour.com and the threat of piracy became very real to the motion picture industry. Users could suddenly search for and download movies, often before they were released in theaters.
That scared studio executives.
Scared them for no good reason, said Scour president Dan Rodrigues, whose company is currently being sued by both the motion picture and recording industries for violating copyrights.
"In terms of the technical capabilities, we are already able to provide adequate security, some means of control over distribution, and track what is being played," Rodrigues said. "The big issue that the motion picture industry is going to struggle with is how to embrace the business models that are developing through these new technologies."
One of those business models requires companies to release content on to the Web with no idea where it will wind up.
Internet distribution company Sightsound.com decided to take the file-trading bull by the horns, releasing a dozen movies on the Gnutella network. By encrypting the movies, the company hopes that immediate access will entice people to purchase the films.
"You don't use file sharing to market the movie," said Scott Sander, president of Sightsound.com. "The demand is already there. The consumers already know what they are looking for. We can't be afraid of the technology, but we have to always be working for the copyright holder."
Sander declined to comment on how many downloads the company had sold, but he said it was enough to coax Miramax into a deal that will have Sightsound.com selling 12 of the studio's movies at its website sometime before the end of the year.
Bigger than the file-trading scare is the inability of the movie companies to develop revenue streams that would drive the development of new technologies. While there hasn't been a huge monetary commitment to coming up with answers, there is an urgency to finding those solutions as consumer demand for digital entertainment is developing.
"At the end of the day, how much are you going to make off all this?" asked Gordon Paddison, New Line Cinema's vice president of interactive marketing.
"Everybody is working on that problem right now," he said. "Big players want the answers, but we still have to get to a point where we're going to scale this out to make money off of digital distribution.
"Of course, all of the fuss surrounding file trading is about just that – insuring some type of revenue stream for the copyright holders."
That fuss has caused the movie studios to back off from some of their bigger convergence plans.
But what the Web does offer movie studios is a powerful marketing tool that utilizes the interactivity of entertainment. Destination sites are used to connect and create a very specific experience for users, although creating a branded portal can limit the audience.
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While the motion picture industry continues to wait for the technology and digital rights management to develop to its collective liking, Caines said there is one rule that all studios should follow: Get on the Internet, quickly.
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This is the fourth part of tutorial about making an interactive animated Excel model of a gated ring oscillator in MS Excel 2003.
This is the third part of tutorial about making an interactive animated Excel model of a gated ring oscillator in MS Excel 2003.
This is a video preview of the analog clock series which include a model section and a tutorial section.
This section finalizes the aircraft (glider) by inserting the wing, the horizontal stabilizer and a center of gravity (CG) sprite in the layout.
This section of the tutorial explains how to create the 2D aircraft components for the animated longitudinal stability model. The first part deals with extracting the x-y coordinates for the fuselage, canopy, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The second part handles the main wing airfoil and the horizontal stabilizer airfoil. All thses parts will be put together in the next section.
The first macro created in this section of the tutorial improves on the previously developed macro by correcting the up-down orientation of the shape, referencing the shape position to the coordinate of the first drawn point and closing the shape by repeating the coordinates of the first point at the end of the table. A last macro is then created which can retrieve multiple shape vertex coordinates, placing them in a table…
Using autoshape freeforms is a very easy way to duplicate object outlines from pictures. It is convenient to create a freeform and once created, its vertices (points) can be edited with without difficulty. Aditional points can be inserted and others can be deleted. This is a tutorial about a series of macros which allow the extraction of freeform vertex coordiantes to a worksheet range in Excel. These coordinates can be later employed to create 3D wireframe…
The macro in this tutorial creates a near exponential variable conversion to be used for very large dynamic range input data entry . If for instance, we have to adjust a parameter from 1 to 1 million we can either make a spin button which can go from 1 to 1 million in unity steps (which would take for ever), or implement an exponential scheme. We would like an exponential series of powers of…
Most of the models on this blog are designed for Excel 2003 or earlier versions. Sometimes however, Excel 2007 or 2010 are the only versions available even though they might be far slower when running these models. This presentation is an introduction to Excel 2007 and it was suggested to me by one of my readers.
Hello folks, here is a tutorial about building a clock in Excel. Recommending this site to your friends would be highly appreciated. Thanks for your support!


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The following is a guest post by Abby Yochelson, English and American Literature Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress’s Main Reading Room.
“Capitol Hill is not just a place of politics but of language.”—Emma Snyder, Executive Director, PEN/Faulkner Foundation
On September 30th—one day before the maelstrom of the federal government shutdown—our corner of Capitol Hill was the site of inspiring language, in poetry and prose, about the importance of literature to D.C. and D.C. to literature. With support from the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities and Slate, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Library of Congress, and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation collaborated to plan a full day and evening of readings and panel discussions featuring D.C. poets, fiction writers, and literary critics.
Contemporary poets A. B. Spellman, Tony Medina, Shakeema Smalls, Henri Cole, Camille T. Dungy, Terrance Hayes, and Marilyn Nelson explored the influences on their own work and read from selected works of the iconic poets of the 20th century: Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Sterling Brown, and Robert Hayden.
Such poets inspired the formation of Split This Rock, another partner of the day’s activities. Split This Rock “calls poets to a greater role in public life and fosters a national network of socially engaged poets” through poetry and slam festivals, poetry clubs in twenty high schools throughout D.C., and its new national award for poetry and activism.
With many jokes at the expense of Brooklyn and the seeming overabundance of writers in that location, panelists throughout the day discussed community and whether such exists for D.C. authors. Clearly Split the Rock provides this sense of community for its poets, as does The Writer’s Center headquartered in Bethesda. D.C. Writers’ Homes is literally putting our authors on the map through a blog and walking tours featuring a surprisingly large number of historical D.C. writers’ homes.
Day stretched into evening, and the final panelists—Elizabeth Alexander, Edward P. Jones, E. Ethelbert Miller, and George Pelecanos—read examples of their writings to show the importance of introducing our town to the world and to convey the message that D.C. is a home, not just a capital. Unlike films made here, writers are more interested in getting the details right—there is no Metro stop in Georgetown!
The District of Literature provided me with a wonderful occasion to step away from my everyday world of answering questions here at the Library of Congress—some even about literature!—to simply enjoy literary readings and discussion. I loved the conversations about long-ago authors living and writing in Washington, as well as the focus on contemporary writers. While I previously wrote about my Capitol Hill neighborhood as a fine district for literature, I’m delighted to know that writers are found in every corner of this city. D.C. is a paradise for us readers with endless chances to hear writers and interact with them. The annual National Book Festival provides an amazing opportunity to hear more than 100 writers gathered together, but I can also attend a literary reading just about every night of the week at such venues as the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Library of Congress, the DC Arts Center, the Smithsonian, public libraries, area universities, Politics and Prose, Busboys and Poets—the list is overwhelming! Just as we keep reading about how the restaurant scene in this city keeps getting better and better, it’s wonderful to know that my hometown is providing an equally fine community for writers and their readers.

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Two rallies for and against defunding Planned Parenthood drew hundreds over the weekend.
As a debate heats up in Washington over the fate of Planned Parenthood, the President of the Indiana and Kentucky affiliate has announced she’s stepping down.
Betty Cockrum has led the organization in Indiana for 15 years.
The overarching theme at Sunday’s “Rally to Save Healthcare” was “health is a human right.”
Organizations like Indy Feminists and the new Indiana Reproductive Justice Coalition plan to protest proposed bills that restrict abortion.
The proposal would require an ultrasound 48 hours before an abortion and require a woman to listen to the heartbeat and look at the ultrasound image.
Donations to honor Governor Pence and the pro-life policies he sponsored in Indiana have translated from social media phenomenon to real life.
Planned Parenthood wants to block a new Indiana mandate that women undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion.
A federal judge in Indianapolis will hear the preliminary injunction request November 9.
Last year, nearly 8,000 abortions were performed in Indiana, a 2 percent drop from the year before.


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Here's a look at twelve women who could shortly make bouldering history…
There is no sport quite like rock climbing, where both women and men compete on even playing fields – be it up a long sport route, a nerve-wrecking trad line or pulling on some of the hardest physical moves on a boulder problem. Still, a look at the numbers may suggest that women are trailing behind the men in terms of the hardest ascents. Whatever gap there may be, it is closing fast – especially in bouldering.
While women can face morphological disadvantages in climbing, they are finding their own ways around the world's hardest climbs previously established by men (think Lynn Hill's first free ascent of The Nose and Margo Hayes on La Rambla 9a+).
Only four women to date have ticked 8C: Ashima Shiraishi (2016), Kaddi Lehmann (2018), Mishka Ishi (2019) and Oriane Bertone (2020). In recent years, more and more women have been consolidating their climbing around the 8B/8B+ mark.
The first female 8C+ ascent is likely just around the corner, and here's a look at ten women who might soon claim the title.
Brooke Raboutou: Youngest climber to tick 8c sport
The 22 year-old American, who together with her brother Shawn comes from the strongest climbing family in the world as the children of former champion competition climbers Robyn Erbesfeld and Didier Raboutou, has been on fire both on the competition circuit and on rock.
Raboutou recently won her first IFSC Boulder World Cup victory in Hachioji. But the Tokyo 2020 Olympian is no stranger to rock. With her ascent of Welcome to Tijuana at age 11, she beat Adam Ondra to become the youngest climber in the world (regardless of gender) to send an 8c sport route.
She was already sending double-digit boulders at age 9, and to date, has sent multiple V14 boulders, including Muscle Car, Trieste and Jade, with the latest addition being lur during a short trip to Ticino last year. Beaming with pride, Shawn revealed in a Magnus Midtbø video that his sister had come close to sending Box Therapy (8C+) in a day!
Should Raboutou translate her competition prowess and slightly more time to outdoor bouldering, there is no doubt that she may be the first woman to tick 8C+.
Jana Švecová: Underground Czech crusher
Though slightly under-the-radar, Švecová has managed to do all the moves of Terranova 8C+ in just two sessions. The problem, put up by none other than fellow local Adam Ondra in 2011, is a powerful traverse established in the Moravian Karst area of the Czech Republic.
In her YouTube videos, the 26 year-old managed to find alternate beta which fit her better due to a stark difference in height compared to Ondra. British climber Will Bosi, who is arguably one of the strongest boulderers right now, tried the problem during his visit and prior to his send of Burden of Dreams 9A, mentioned in a livestream that Terranova was for sure still the hardest boulder he had tried.
Švecová admits that sending it is still a "big, big challenge and it could take years" but judging from her resume of multiple 8B+ ticks like Roof der Wildnis, Prehistorik, and Nova 8B+ in June - her "hardest boulder yet" and a crucial link which covers the latter half of Terranova 8C+. as well as having established Lion King 8B which is currently the hardest climb in the UAE, she is certainly high up on the list.
Ashima Shiraishi: First female V15
Shiraishi, who began climbing at Rat Rock in Central Park, NYC at the age of six, very quickly rose to the top of the game in both bouldering and sport climbing. The Japanese-American phenom has shattered the glass ceiling multiple times, becoming the youngest ever person to send 8B, with an ascent of Fred Nicole's Crown of Aragorn at age 10. The next year, she climbed Southern Smoke, and became the youngest person to climb an 8c+ sport route.
She would go on to become the youngest to accomplish 9a/+, with her tick of Ciudad de Dios. In her long list of historic achievements, perhaps her biggest claim to fame has to be her repeat of Dai Koyamada's Horizon 8C in 2016. At just 14 years-old, she became the first woman to tick the grade, and a short while after, followed it up with sending Sleepy Rave, another 8C in the Grampians. A successful youth competition climber, she has since stepped away from the scene and could very well start committing resources to what she does best.
Oriane Bertone: First female V15 FA
Bertone is a young French prodigy who recently burst onto the adult competition circuit. In her senior debut at 16 at the Boulder World Cup in Meiringen, she earned a silver medal. Often known for her creative and unique beta, she has in two years already podiumed four times.
While Bertone's career in adult competitions has only just begun with her eyes set on Paris 2024, she has given the world a glimpse of what she is capable of when translating her prowess to rock. When she was 12, she became the youngest climber to send V14, with her ascent of Golden Shadow. She bettered that with an 8C FA at the age of, aptly, 15.
Capitalising on the pandemic lockdown, Bertone devoted her time to her "long-standing project", Satan I Helvete Low 8C in Fontainebleau. The original line was climbed by Dave Graham at 8B, and was upgraded after a hold broke. Bertone envisioned a lower start, and upon topping out, became the fourth woman to tick the grade but the first to establish one. This is likely the most impressive achievement in women's bouldering thus far.
Janja Garnbret: the only climber to sweep a World Cup season
The Olympic gold medallist would be a hard one to leave out of contention, although she has recently been plagued with an unfortunate toe injury and has Paris 2024 front and centre. Still, the Slovenian already has several titles to her name, including being the first woman to onsight 8c and the first and only climber to sweep an entire World Cup season. The unpredictable and complex nature of competition bouldering only affirms her indisputable finesse.
Still, the 24 year-old has found pockets of time to head outside. Last year, on top of making progress on La Dura Dura 9b+ in Oliana, she also made quick work of Bügeleisen 8B+, making the First Female Ascent of the classic Austrian testpiece. Established by Klem Loskot in 2001, this boulder was at the time one of the most difficult in the world. On top of an already unmatchable record, she is now one of only twenty women in the world who have ticked 8B+. Given enough time, perhaps post-Olympics, Garnbret could very well send an 8C+ eventually.
Kaddi Lehmann: second woman to climb 8C
German climber Kaddi Lehmann was relatively unknown before her ascent of Kryptos 8C at Morchelstock in the Balsthal, Switzerland in 2018. Since then, her activity has been focused on making first ascents at lower grades, but we can't be sure that she doesn't have some big projects in mind for the future.
Tomoko Ogawa: First female V14 and Mishka Ishi: Youngest female V15
One is 45 years old and the other just 17, but these two Japanese names have left indelible marks in the world of bouldering. In 2012, Ogawa took the climbing world by storm when she sent Catharsis 8B+, a fierce roof boulder located in Shiobara, Japan. It was put up by none other than Koyamada and confirmed by Daniel Woods later on. Prior to this, Ogawa was not a household name. In fact, she only started climbing at 22, but devoted over three years to the 15-move problem, and when she finally did it in 2012, she became the first woman to break the 8B+ barrier.
Several years later, Ashima Shiraishi would stop by Japan and become the first woman to send 8C at 15 years-old. Three years after the ground-breaking ascent, a younger local would become the third and youngest woman to complete an 8C. Standing atop Byaku-dou (The Road to Heaven) at Mount Horai, Ishi was only 13 years-old.
To illustrate the difficulty of the boulder, Koyamada (the first ascensionist) commented that Fred Rouhling, who tried it, had suggested that it is harder than Dreamtime 8C. Outside of Europe and the Americas, Japan itself is by far the hotspot for hard bouldering, presently home to eight already-established 8C+s, including the likes of Floatin, United and Gakidō. That's already half the battle won for Ogawa, Ishi or perhaps another underground crusher.
Shauna Coxsey: First Female Ascent of New Base Line 8B+
British climber Shauna Coxsey was part of a strong cohort of women in the early 2010s who broke into the 8B+ grade. She made the First Female Ascent of New Base Line 8B+ in Magic Wood, Switzerland, and became only the third woman to tick the grade.
After a successful competition career including two overall World Cup wins, culminating in a 10th place finish in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Coxsey announced her retirement from competitions in 2021.
SInce then, she has given birth to her daughter Frankie in 2022, recovered from double knee surgery and returned to the rock, ticking two 8Bs in recent weeks: Flip Flopera and Hydro. Her latest ascents are believed to be the hardest done by a woman after giving birth. Given her experience on rock and her strength and technique levels, Coxsey is not one to be overlooked in the line-up for the first female 8C+ ascent.
Team USA: The most female 8B+s
Across the pond, the United States is most definitely the other hotspot for top-end bouldering, and the women from Team USA – the likes of Michaela Kiersch, Katie Lamb, Alex Puccio and Isabelle Faus – are by far the best in the world. Collectively, they have the most female 8B+ ascents to their names.
Faus takes the crown, having amassed the most 8B+s, including The Grinch just this year and the FA of Sinawav, a highball she discovered in the woods near her home. Since climbing Jade in 2014, Puccio has gone on to tick another five 8B+s, and she has easily established herself as one of the strongest.
Likewise, Lamb also has six 8B+s to her name, including New Base Line and the Buttermilks highball Direct North. Her recent send of the historic Spectre, which was established as an 8B, was interesting. The problem comprised the hardest single move she had ever done. Instead of the typical crux beta which previous male ascensionists used, she had to cut feet and endure a difficult swing. Calling it her hardest boulder yet, she logged it as an 8B+ and with that, made the First Female Ascent.
Kiersch, who completed her doctoral studies in occupational therapy just last year, has since been on a tear outside too. She recently became the first woman to have climbed both a consensus 8B+ and 9a+ with her ascent of the classic La Rambla in Siurana.
Canadian climber Allison Vest - an adoptive American who trains with the USA climbing team in Salt Lake City - is also one to watch, having made the first female ascent of Show Your Scars 8B+ in Ogden and demonstrated remarkable finger strength in videos from training sessions.
These top (North) American climbers seem to only have scratched the surface of what they are capable of and it's only a matter of time before the vast array of V16s dotting the country fall into their hands.


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Women menstruating approximately every month. Fertile women between puberty and menopause experience this cycle of shedding of the lining of the uterus periodically, hence the name "period." Strenuous resistance training can sometimes interrupt the normal cycle, but your normal cycle also has an effect on your body's fat burning system. Your body burns additional calories during your period, but how that affects your weight depends on many factors.
One important influence on the speed with which you lose weight is your metabolic rate, the rate at which your body processes energy. The metabolic rate is influenced by several factors, including regular exercise, a large amount of muscle mass and your menstrual cycle. Regular exercise increases your metabolism, as does an increase in muscle mass, which can be achieved through regular resistance training. Your menstrual cycle also affects your metabolism, increasing your daily caloric intake by up to 359, according to Healthy Weight Medical Solutions, PA, New York, NY Combine this calorie deficit with exercise without increasing your caloric intake and you will lose an additional 0. 5 pounds (226 grams) during your period.
Women generally experience pain and discomfort during menstruation which can interfere with their desire to exercise. However, exercising during your period produces better weight loss results than leaving your exercise routine during this period each month. According to an article published in the "European Journal of Social Psychology," it can take several months of daily repetition to form a new habit. Taking four to six days out of each month will sabotage your weight loss efforts. Weight loss is more sustainable and achievable if you continue the routine during your period.
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Inflammation is a common complaint during menstruation. The physiological reasons behind the inflammation involve that the body retains fluids due to colic, according to the Feminist Women's Health Center. To continue weight loss during menstruation, diet plays an equally important role as exercise. Avoid wheat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine and refined sugar. Increase your intake of foods high in linoleic acid, such as vegetables and fish, to induce muscle relaxation. Drink plenty of water before, during and after exercise to help eliminate retained fluids.
Another way in which your period influences weight loss is through hormonal variations that affect your mood. An increase in estrogen can cause feelings of anxiety, while an increase in progesterone is accompanied by depression, according to the Feminist Women's Health Center. Moderate exercise can prevent or improve the severity of these weight loss enemies by releasing endorphins, or "brain chemicals to feel good." Food cravings caused by hormonal flux are best controlled with a complex carbohydrate diet that stabilizes blood sugar levels.
According to a study from the University of North Carolina in 1997, women who exercised during the fat burning peaks of their menstrual cycle were able to burn an extra 0. 5 pounds (226 grams) per year without making changes in your routine. Taking the exercise to a longer duration or to a higher intensity during menstruation may result in greater weight loss. However, researchers feel that exercise during menstruation does not provide benefits greater than those of a significant weight loss by a regular diet and exercise.


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Two people have been taken to hospital after a car flipped on its side in a dramatic crash at a busy north London junction this morning.
Like topsy, they just grow. Upside down, under the furniture and up the wall, new designs take plants to indoor places you've never dreamed of. The latest way to grow houseplants suspends geraniums, parsley and a whole heap else upside down from on high. Design retailer Thorsten van Elten has had one of these aptly named Sky Planters for a few months, and sells them from his website. They're made of ceramic in white or black and cost £32.50 from theo-theo.com. According to Van Elten, they are "great for herbs over a work surface."
30 January 2012
It was as I dangled from a broken-down chairlift over an icy precipice, halfway up the French Alps in a ferocious blizzard, for ten, then 20, then (don't panic, yoga breathing) an entire 30 minutes, that I finally allowed myself to admit that I don't much care for skiing. The day had started off beautifully sunny in Val d'Isère and I had graduated from the nursery slopes, where I'd been taking my inaugural ski lessons, on to the actual mountain. Despite three days of tears, tantrums and tentative snow-ploughing, I was looking forward to seeing what I'd been missing up there. And yes, it was quite something; glaring migraine-white after 48 hours of snowfall so heavy we'd been unable even to leave our chalet the previous day.
20 January 2012
Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman was celebrating today after his latest start-up - online furniture sales firm Made.com - raised £6 million in a second round of funding.
10 January 2012
The owners of more than 60,000 faulty Ikea high chairs have been warned that their children could slip out of them and hurt themselves.
05 January 2012
After inviting us to join them for an all-night sleepover at the Barbican in the summer, those theatrical japesters Duckie return to the venue for some alternative Christmas fun. This jaunty interactive promenade performance leads us round the titular - and increasingly deranged - superstore, where "the devil is in the retail".
15 December 2011
14 December 2011
London sees a glut of Nutcrackers this December, with offerings from Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Matthew Bourne, among others. But it is the Royal Ballet that stakes first claim in this sugar rush with the oldest of them, first staged by Peter Wright in 1984.
05 December 2011
The older Stewart Lee gets the more militant he becomes. Carpet Remnant World finds stand-up's Tony Benn raging at the state of the nation with satirical style.
24 November 2011
Supporters of an independent shop are taking on Crossrail in an attempt to stop the bulldozers.
21 November 2011
17 November 2011
- Tube passengers 'panicked on locked train which filled with smoke'
- Man 'arrested after complaining about stench from police cars left with their engines on'
- Police hunt for suspect after bus driver is stabbed in eye with Stanley knife
- London's Gherkin on sale for up to £650m
- Everton's James McCarthy reveals he almost joined Tottenham and is pleased with Manchester United interest
- 'Stop promoting cycling in an unsafe city,' son of doctor killed in an accident with lorry tells Boris Johnson
- Thousands line London's streets for pro-Palestine protest during 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
- Ed Miliband: I look like Wallace and don't look good eating bacon sandwiches... but I can lead
- British economy bigger than any time in history after 0.8% surge in growth
- The end of Oyster? Tube to adopt contactless payment cards
- CCTV released in hunt for thug who slashed autistic boy for 'looking at someone funny'
- Boy, six, dies after being hit by car yards from primary school in Thamesmead
- 64 Degrees, the London restaurant where the chefs double as waiters
- Conchita who? The return of RuPaul, the original drag queen
- Secret Cinema faces race against time to rescue Back To The Future screening amid fan fury


We ll be selling our toyota land cruiser hzj 75 diesel year 1999 in south america at the end of our tour in colombia in august 2009. More info, see va-project
ready to go anywhere !
We ll try to make a website or blog only for the sale of the car to make everything clear.
- French ownership card or papers.
- At the moment, around 120 000 kms. The first owner drove 93 000 kms with it until begining 2008. We drove 7 0000 kms in France before the trip, 20 000 kms in south america at the moment + 20 000 kms around to come until the end of our tour.
- 90 L diesel original tank + 70 L diesel additional tank in the cabin + 70 L water tank in the cabin.
- 2 x 12V batteries
- 2 diesel fuel filters (1 original + 1 additional)
- A few 12V plugs in the cabin, the 12-220V transformator is not working but easy to find and fix here.
- Wooden racks (excellent marine quality) in the cabin to sleep (140 x 200 cms, very confortable) and to put things inside (a lot of space, 4-5 compartiments + 1 big metal lock safe to put cameras, computer, papers, etc ... + 2 excellent matresses (Therm-a-rest Dreamtime) + many extras : we give everything we travelled with : excellent MSR stove, cooking stuff, portable shower, curtains, excellent sleeping bags (Vallandre Swing and Classic 900), etc ...
- Strong and light gallery on top of the cabin where are 2 spares wheels and 2 new tyres BF Goodrich all terrain
- Air conditioning original Toyota
- 6 cylinders 4,2 L without turbo, 130 Horse Power
- Very well maintained, all papers and bills as certificates, all runs perfectly well.
Excellent to travel with, very reliable and powerfull, cheap to maintain, easy to find spare parts around the world. Can run 1 000 000 kms without problems (see all the links on internet), mostly used by NGOs, UN, ambulances, firemen, etc ...
Any questions, welcome
Around 22 000 Euros


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Diffuse pollution arises from many sources which, when combined, can have a significant impact. Examples include run-off from agriculture, urban run-off and leakage from septic tanks. Contaminants can include pathogens, hydrocarbons, heavy metals and organic substances. Even when individual inputs are quite small, collectively they can be very damaging.
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2017 was a year full of milestones for the country legend Alan Jackson. Before being inducted into the country music Hall of Fame that year, Jackson released a brand-new song titled “The Older I Get.”
Prior to the release, Jackson hadn’t dropped a new song since 2015. Even though Jackson didn’t write the song, he felt it seamlessly captured how the country star thinks about life.
“I really liked it, but the message was a little different when I first heard it,” he said about the song. “I thought maybe it could be a little more positive about being older and wiser and more content, so they rewrote a few things, and this is how it ended up.”
Alan Jackson Reminds Us To Celebrate the Present & Stay Grateful for Past
The song is a celebration as one reminisces on the past while looking forward to the future. Jackson also doesn’t want the listener to regret the mistakes made in the past. For Alan Jackson, the song is a direct expression of his excitement over what his future has in store.
This sentiment is evident as he sings the touching lyrics:
“The older I get, the more thankful I feel, for the life I’ve had, and all the life I’m living still.”
Following the release, Jackson’s fans were quick to give the song its well-deserved praise. Soon after, Jackson created a type of “walk down memory lane” when he released a music video for the track.
Throughout the heartwarming video, viewers get to see snapshots of important moments from Jackson’s life and career.
Alan Jackson takes us back before he was a country superstar by showing viewers photos of himself as a child. He also surprised fans when he shared a few snaps from his wedding.
Undoubtedly, these photos bring a sentimental feeling to anyone who watches the emotional video. Jackson’s song about living in the present without lamenting on the past is a reminder we all need during these turbulent times.


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The Soundscapes of the York Mystery Plays
Fri 18 November 2016, 19:30 – 20:30 GMT
We tend not to think of sounds as a part of our cultural history, but many everyday sounds have been consigned to history never to be heard again. Seeking to recreate a more three-dimensional version of history, ‘The Soundscapes of the York Mystery Plays’ invites participants to immerse themselves in medieval York. Through the installation, which combines archival sound recordings on oral history and newly recorded material, attendees can listen to recreated 16th-century soundscapes and their modern counterparts. The opening of the installation on Friday 18 November includes a talk by Dr Mariana Lopez on the project. Booking is required for the talk only. Visit beinghumanfestival.org for event times.


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Marvel/Disney just announced that She-Hulk will be getting her own show on Disney+. But, who is She-Hulk, and what would such a show be about? Kurt dives into the distaff counterpart of Bruce Banner, and what makes her so compelling a character in her own right.
A new recurring feature begins, where we’ll look deeper into some of the more unusual deaths that have happened in comics, beginning with an out-of-continuity tale called “Spider-Man: Reign” and the untimely demise of Spider-Man’s wife, Mary Jane Watson-Parker.
(Content warning: Mature themes, though handled non-explicitly.)
With nearly a dozen new comic-book movies each year, why do so few of them have women in their leading roles? That’s what listener Justin B. asked, and what I attempt to answer, as well as giving thoughts on which superheroines should get the spotlight next.
Well, we know what’s coming next for women superheroes on the big screen…
This week’s episode, instead of answering a question, is a history of and tribute to Stan Lee, who died recently. We look at his beginnings in the industry, and some of the important contributions he made throughout the years.

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Disaster artist Tommy Wiseau is ready to bring his latest vision – Big Shark – to life.
Tommy Wiseau achieved instant attention when his directorial feature debut The Room graced the landscape of cult cinema. Recently, James Franco portrayed the eccentric in his 2017 self-directed film The Disaster Artist, based on the book of the same name written by Wiseau’s co-star and friend Greg Sestero. It was a critical success and has resulted in Wiseau – along with his peculiar achievement – gaining much more exposure.
The Room is one of the most fascinating cinematic curiosities to emerge since Edward D. Wood Jr.’s Plan 9 from Outer Space. It continues to sell out screenings to this day, with Sestero and Wiseau regularly touring the film. They actually collaborated on a project more recently, starring alongside one another in Best F(r)iends volumes 1 & 2. It wasn’t exactly The Room, but the first instalment proved fascinating nonetheless. With Big Shark, however, we’re absolutely baffled.
According to HypeBeast, the teaser trailer itself was teased during a screening of The Room at its unofficial home; London’s The Prince Charles Cinema. Apparently, it will be a horror film about sharks terrorising New Orleans – bizarre to us, but in Wiseau’s mind, surely deeply profound. It is expected to arrive in September.
In other news, Tom Hanks is set to collaborate with Paul Greengrass for News of the World.


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A credit monitoring platform stated in a recently released report that India’s average credit score for FY22 stands at 715. Nearly 46% the millennial and Gen Z users had an improved credit score in FY22. Millennials in India comprise 34% of the total population, making it one of the largest millennial populations in the world. Gen Z and Millennials are estimated to make up 50% of India by 2030.
They are leading the way in rising credit score trends due to several factors. Millennials are well-equipped to handle their finances and make wise credit decisions as they become more and more financially savvy and knowledgeable. Also, with the rise of the internet and digital technologies, young people in India have more access to information and resources than ever before, which made it easier for them to learn about the importance of financial discipline, improving financial health, and building and managing wealth.
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The ease of credit access has also helped amp up credit discipline. Today, many banks and financial institutions offer online loan applications, credit card applications, and other financial services that can be accessed from the comfort of one’s home. In 2022, millennials constituted 44% of total transactions for lending products.
Furthermore, the Indian Government has taken several steps to increase credit penetration and drive financial inclusion, such as launching Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and other government initiatives have made it easier for individuals to access credit, with loan borrowers not limited to Tier 1 cities anymore. In addition, the increased use of credit scores by lending institutions as a measure of creditworthiness has further emphasized the importance of maintaining a good credit score among millennials.
Indian credit score trends indicate increased access to financial education and resources, a greater emphasis on financial planning and responsibility.


Last year, over $350 million in suspicious casino transactions were reported in Ontario. As a result, several Ontario casinos came under the spotlight for accepting multiple suspicious transactions despite all the red flags. According to the latest news, two former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers called on Ontario regulators to launch an in-depth investigation into the suspicious cash transaction reports.
Suspicious Casino Transactions are on the Rise in Ontario
Although Ontario has taken various measures to clamp down on money laundering, suspicious transactions continue flowing through casinos. Cal Chrustie, a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigator, said that large transactions usually use illegally obtained funds. He added that determining whether or not the money is gained from criminal activity is hard without conducting a thorough investigation.
From the beginning of 2022, all Ontario casinos must maintain logs of anyone depositing over $3,000 in a single transaction, ascertain the source of funds, and watch for red flags. If there are signs of money laundering, casinos must reject the transaction. But despite the rules, suspicious cash transactions significantly increased compared to pre-pandemic times.
According to reports provided through a freedom of information request, $334 million in suspicious cash transactions were reported in Ontario casinos in 2019. By 2022, this amount had increased to $372 million.
British Columbia authorities also introduced similar rules to fight against money laundering practices in casinos. According to figures revealed by the B.C. government, $153 million in suspicious cash transactions were reported in 2015. By 2022, there were just $3 million in suspicious transactions.
Authorities Should Keep in Mind That Suspicious Cash Transactions Reports are not Completely Accurate
In 2018, the Parq Casino in Vancouver refused to accept Toronto rapper Drake’s deposit. The artist accused the gambling establishment of racially profiling him. The casino, on the other hand, rejected Drake’s claims, explaining that it could not take the cash due to the new anti-money laundering rules.
Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters that the province’s anti-money laundering system is effective and added that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) would inform the Ontario Provincial Province (OPP) if there is something suspicious, and an investigation would be launched.
As SuperCasinoSites reported earlier this month, the OPP launched an investigation into suspicious casino transactions totaling over $4 million in buy-ins and withdrawals over several years. The man who allegedly washed dirty money using several Ontario casinos is Branavan Kanapathipillai.
In July 2022, Kanapathipillai made ten transactions totaling $824,700 at Pickering Casino, and the casino failed to ascertain the source of funds. In November last year, Kanapathipillai attempted to buy in with nearly $100,000 of cash at Niagara’s Fallsview Casino, but the police seized the money due to its unclear origin.
Kanapathipillai’s lawyer told CTV News Toronto that his client has been assisting the police with their investigation. He added that Kanapathipillai expects to receive his legally obtained money one day.
Peter German, a former RCMP deputy commissioner, explained that authorities should not make conclusions based on the raw figures from Ontario. He said that regulators have to carefully look at the numbers and keep in mind that there could be over-reporting and under-reporting. Chrustie added that potential money laundering is not just a financial crime because illegally obtained funds often empower criminals and drug dealers.


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Schools include Pre-K
Published 1:21 am Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Beaufort County will continue to offer More at Four classes
Despite recent budget cuts to by state lawmakers, Beaufort County’s public schools will continue to offer prekindergarten classes to children during the coming school year.
The number of children who may attend the classes and the fee that will be charged to many of those students depends, to a great extent, on the response by the General Assembly to a ruling by a Wake County Superior Court judge in a lawsuit over funding for the popular program, formerly known as More at Four.
Initiated by Gov. Mike Easley, More at Four, now known as NCPK, is a voluntary prekindergarten program designed to prepare at-risk 4-year-olds in North Carolina for success in school.
Beaufort County Schools plans to offer four classes for a total of 72 students through the program, according to a recent announcement by BCS Superintendent Don Phipps.
That number is a decrease from previous years when five classes were offered for a total of 90 students, he said.
“In the worst-case scenario, we will offer four classes,” he said.
The decrease is because of a drop in state funding for the program that was included in the $19.7 billion state spending plan approved by state legislators earlier this year.
State lawmakers, facing a record $2.5 billion budget shortfall, cut funding for More at Four and Smart Start this year by about 20 percent.
Those same lawmakers also moved administration of the program from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
With that move, the program’s name was changed to the N.C. Prekindergarten Program.
As a result of the budget cuts and other changes, parents of most children in NCPK could be charged for their children to attend the classes, depending on the state Legislature’s response to a ruling earlier this month by Judge Howard E. Manning Jr.
Manning issued an order July 18 stipulating that the state cannot implement any barrier or regulation that prevents eligible at-risk children from enrolling in the prekindergarten program.
His ruling said the state budget does not meet the constitutional requirement to provide a sound, basic education to the state’s low-income preschoolers. It appears likely they’ll have to revisit to the budget to find more money for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk children.
While Manning’s order could force the Republican-controlled Legislature to rewrite part of the state budget, legislative leaders have said that implementing the order would require pulling money from other educational programs.
Barring any additional action by the Legislature, fees will be levied for 80 percent of the children enrolled in NCPK, according to Greg Singleton, executive director for federal programs and student support.
The fees would be set on a sliding scale based on family income, but the average payment has been estimated to be about $60 per child per month, he said.
In Beaufort County, three child-care centers and the public schools have worked together in past years to provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum and structured environment for about 180 students through More at Four, according to Singleton.
NCPK is one of three prekindergarten programs offered by the public schools with funds from the state and federal governments, he said.


A new bill may offer better legal protection to pedestrians who are struck by motor vehicles while in the crosswalk. The bill which is supposed to be passed by the City Council this morning will close a loophole in the “Right of Way” law. Introduced by public advocate Letitia James, the bill will give the right of way to pedestrians who are in a crosswalk when the countdown clock is in progress or when the signal is flashing.
So far the law only gives the right of way to pedestrians during the walk symbol. This loophole occurred because the countdown timers were installed in New York after the law was passed. Therefore drivers who are striking pedestrians during that specific time are not necessarily liable. Hopefully the City Council will correct this dangerous situation Today.
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