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About 61 percent of homeowners and renters say the economy is on the wrong track, according to the results of a housing survey conducted for Fannie Mae, and about 60 percent of respondents said it is more difficult for them to secure a home loan than for their parents’ generation.
An earlier survey, conducted in December 2003, found that 43 percent of respondents believed that the economy was on the wrong track at that time, and 49 percent said it was more difficult to secure a loan at that time than it was in their parents’ generation.
The latest Fannie Mae National Housing Survey, conducted from Dec. 12, 2009, to Jan. 12, 2010, by Penn Schoen Berland in partnership with Oliver Wyman, included 3,451 telephone interviews with U.S. adults.
The survey is intended to assess confidence in the economy and homeownership as an investment, and to gauge views on the housing finance system.
Buying a home is no longer considered the safest investment, the survey reveals. "Putting money into a savings or money market account" was ranked as safe by 74 percent of survey participants, compared with 70 percent who said buying a home was safe.
Buying a home was considered the safest investment (with 83 percent of participants considering it safe) in the 2003 survey, while putting money into a savings or money market account was selected as safe by 79 percent of participants in that survey.
In the latest survey, 61 percent of renters (vs. 79 percent in the 2003 survey) said buying a home is a safe investment, compared with 76 percent (vs. 88 percent in the 2003 survey) of those with a mortgage.
Buying stocks ranked lowest, with 17 percent (vs. 25 percent in the 2003 survey) of all survey respondents selecting this choice as a safe investment.
About 64 percent (vs. 66 percent in the 2003 survey) of respondents said it is a good time to buy a house — that share ranged as high as 71 percent among those with a mortgage and as low as 58 percent among renters.
Survey respondents include 887 homeowners, 1,110 mortgage borrowers, 908 renters, 338 underwater borrowers (who report owing at least 5 percent more on their mortgage than their home is worth), and 400 delinquent borrowers.
About 37 percent of respondents said they expect housing prices will rise in the next year (vs. 64 percent in the 2003 survey), while 36 percent expect prices to remain about the same and 23 percent expect prices to drop.
About 70 percent of renters said it is harder to buy a home today than it was in their parents’ generation, compared with 52 percent of homeowners.
And survey participants expect the tough lending environment to continue. About 68 percent of all respondents expect it will be harder for their children, or the next generation in general, to buy a home than it is today.
That share is higher among delinquent borrowers (72 percent), homeowners with a mortgage (71 percent), and homeowners (69 percent).
About 68 percent of delinquent borrowers surveyed said they are sacrificing a great deal to own their home, compared with 35 percent of underwater borrowers, 27 percent of owners with a mortgage, and 20 percent of all borrowers.
About 90 percent of delinquent borrowers said they expect it would be difficult for them to get a loan today, compared with 78 percent of renters, 46 percent of owners and 60 percent of all survey participants.
Credit history was cited by the highest share of survey participants (22 percent) as the biggest obstacle to securing a home loan, followed by income (19 percent), job or job security (15 percent), having enough for a downpayment (15 percent), finding an affordable interest rate (9 percent), and total personal debt (8 percent).
Credit history was a particular problem for renters and delinquent borrowers, with 33 percent of renters and 34 percent of delinquent borrowers citing credit history as the largest barrier to securing a loan.
If they seek a new loan, 76 percent of respondents said they are confident that if they were buying or refinancing their home they would get the information they need to choose the right loan. That share falls to 61 percent among delinquent borrowers, and is higher for those who earn $100,000 or more annually (89 percent) than for those earning less than $25,000 per year (65 percent). …CONTINUED
Most delinquent borrowers (51 percent) said they are not satisfied with the features of their current mortgage, compared with 16 percent of underwater borrowers and 9 percent of all owners with a mortgage.
And those borrowers with an adjustable-rate mortgage are less satisfied with the features of their mortgage (68 percent satisfaction) than those with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (93 percent satisfaction).
Similarly, 65 percent of ARM borrowers believe they made a good decision on their mortgage, versus 86 percent among those with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.
About 47 percent of underwater and delinquent borrowers have considered stopping their mortgage payments altogether, the survey found, compared with 39 percent of delinquent borrowers, 9 percent of underwater owners and 6 percent of all owners with a mortgage.
Also, 64 percent of delinquent borrowers said banks should not foreclose on people who are unable to pay their mortgage, compared with 38 percent among underwater owners and 54 percent of those with a mortgage.
Eight percent of all respondents said it’s OK for people to stop making payments on their mortgage — that share was 20 percent among delinquent borrowers.
A higher share of all respondents (15 percent) said financial distress does makes it OK to stop paying their mortgage, and that share was 39 percent among delinquent borrowers.
About 56 percent of delinquent borrowers say they are "very stressed" over their ability to make debt payments, compared with 39 percent of underwater owners and 12 percent of all owners with a mortgage.
In assigning blame for unaffordable home loans, 53 percent of all survey respondents said the person taking out the mortgage is most at fault. That share fell to 33 percent among delinquent borrowers.
And 48 percent of all survey respondents said that the bank should foreclose on homes if the owners are unable to pay their mortgages. That compares with a 29 percent share for delinquent borrowers, 41 percent of renters and 54 percent of owners with a mortgage.
Respondents, on average, said that 18 percent of income should go into savings, and 32 percent of total personal income is the maximum amount that should go toward mortgage payments each month.
About 9 percent of all survey respondents said they had previously declared bankruptcy and 2 percent said they had previously been foreclosed upon. Among renters, 11 percent said they had declared bankruptcy and 4 percent had been foreclosed upon. Among delinquent borrowers, 13 percent said they had declared bankruptcy and 2 percent said they had been foreclosed upon.
Among those who had been foreclosed upon, 11 percent of all respondents said it occurred less than one year ago, 16 percent said it was one to two years ago, 20 percent said it was three to four years ago, 12 percent said it was five to seven years ago and 36 percent said it was more than seven years ago. …CONTINUED
Asked how long they think it would take before their credit score would recover to its previous level after a mortgage default, 35 percent said five to 10 years, 17 percent said three to five years, and 18 percent said they didn’t know.
Homeowners participating in the survey were asked how often they check the value of their home. About 34 percent said "never or almost never," 25 percent said once every few years, 29 percent said once or twice a year, 6 percent said every few months and 4 percent said every month or more frequently.
Delinquent and underwater borrowers were the most likely to check frequently, with 23 percent of delinquent borrowers and 17 percent of underwater borrowers checking at least every few months.
For those who check their home value at least every few years, 50 percent of this group of respondents said they check what nearby homes are selling for, 31 percent said they ask a Realtor, and 29 percent look at online valuation sites like Zillow, the survey found.
About 54 percent of renters said one of the major reasons they have not bought a house is that they don’t believe their credit is good enough to qualify for a mortgage, while 47 percent of renters said they don’t think they can afford the purchase or upkeep of a home and 41 percent "don’t think it’s a good time economically to buy a home."
Additionally, 34 percent of renters said they don’t expect to be in the same area for an extended period of time, 30 percent said it’s cheaper per month to rent than to buy, and 25 percent said the homebuying process "seems too complicated."
Seventy-five percent of renters said owning a home makes more sense than renting due to potential rent increases and home-value appreciation, which is the same share as among underwater borrowers. The share was 92 percent among those with a mortgage.
Among all respondents, 65 percent said they would be more likely to buy a home if they moved, compared with 30 percent who would rent a home. About 81 percent of those with a mortgage said they would buy a home if they moved, compared with 44 percent of renters.
The survey found that 67 percent of renters are more likely to buy than rent in the future, which compares with 62 percent of all respondents and 68 percent of underwater and delinquent borrowers.
But that percentage drops in the near-term. About 52 percent of renters said they’re likely to buy a home in the next three years — half of those respondents said they were "very likely" to purchase in that time frame.
Neighborhood safety is a key factor in home purchases, said 43 percent of respondents — the highest share among multiple choices in the survey. Quality of schools ranked second with 43 percent of respondents.
Price of the home was next on the list (28 percent), followed by ability to pay mortgage and quality of the home (each at 22 percent), distance to family and friends (19 percent), length of commute (18 percent), likelihood the home will appreciate (16 percent), property taxes (15 percent), size of the home or property and ability to add on to the size of the home (each at 14 percent), and energy efficiency (11 percent).
Of those living in urban areas, 53 percent said they would be most likely to move to a suburban or rural area. Among those living in suburban areas, 41 percent said they’d be most likely to move to urban or rural areas. And among those living in rural areas, 25 percent said they would consider moving to urban or suburban areas.
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Podcast: NMSU Aggie linebacker Dalton Herrington talks Arizona Bowl
All Sports Best Trey Gonsalez spends some time with Dalton Herrington in this week's podcast.
Herrington — 6-foot-2-inch, 220 pounds — is a linebacker for the New Mexico State Aggies.
"It feels good to play a vital role in breaking a 57-year drought," Herrington said. "Playing a huge role in that feels really good and it's something I'll carry with me for the rest of my life."
Herrington committed to New Mexico State his senior year in high school. Herrington was recruited as a safety and transitioned into a linebacker his senior year at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
New Mexico State University Aggies (6-6) play Utah State Aggies (6-6) at 3:36 p.m. at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
"We reported back yesterday morning at practice in Las Cruces, came out here (to Arizona) and had a great welcome at the hotel. Practice today was really good. A couple of guys went to the children's hospital here and that was a great experience," Herrington said.
"It's rewarding, how far we've come and how hard we've worked, but the main focus is to win on Friday."
Trey Gonsalez is a writer and editor for All Sports Best. For more local coverage by Trey visit AllSportsBest.com online or @allsportsbest on Twitter and Facebook.
- WHAT: Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
- WHO: New Mexico State Aggies (6-6) vs. Utah State Aggies (6-6)
- WHEN: Friday, 3:36 p.m.
- WHERE: Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
- RADIO: 99.5 KKPZ-FM (TuneIn App)
- TV: CBS Sports Network


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Twitter Deal ‘Temporarily on Hold,’ Says Elon Musk https://t.co/KbsYOR8zPm— Variety (@Variety) May 13, 2022
To make sure fake and spam accounts .... account to less than 5%
Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of usershttps://t.co/Y2t0QMuuyn— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2022
There are 1.3 Billion Twitter users, and 5% of that is 65 million accounts, which, well, when you count inactive users, is still a lot.
Twiter has recently suspended hiring and fired a lot of high-ranking employees.
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Well the local guy was in the mood for some good Cajun New Orleans style food, however, I did not want to fly to the Big Easy. Been there done that many times. So I drove over to The Big Easy. Yes, the new Big Easy in Winter Garden. A friend of mine told me about it and highly recommended it. Well, it did not disappoint. The Big Easy is located down the street from the Stonybrook West community. When you walk in the place it really has a New Orleans vibe. Purple and gold colors all around and genuine New Orleans artifacts all around. I really did feel I was in NOLA. The place has an open kitchen so you see what they are working on, nice set up. The menu has many New Orleans favorites to choose from, starters from gumbos, to Po Boys sandwiches to old specialties like Jambalaya to Etouffee, Red Beans and Rice and fried Cajun seafood. Just a nice New Orleans style home cooking menu for sure. I started off with the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo 8oz $4.99 (comes in bowls sizes only). Like I said I have been to New Orleans and have eaten at NOLA, ACME Oysters, Mothers, Delmonico, Central Grocery just to name a few and the Chicken Sausage Gumbo was the best I have ever had. The dark roux was done perfect. It was accompanied by chicken; andoullie sausage caramelized okra and topped with white rice. The Gumbo had a nice rich spicy taste but not overly spicy that you would have to add hot sauce. For my entrees I had Grandma’s Jambalaya $9.99 and I also had a side of Red Beans and Rice $1.99. Grandma’s Jambalaya consisted of Andouille sausage, chicken, caramelized vegetables with special seasoning and dirty style rice cooked to perfection. I really liked the rice; it was light versus the traditional sticky type of rice. The dish also came with 2 big pieces of freshly made corn bread. You could almost share this dish with another person due to the portion size. The dish was well put together and the flavors were very balanced in spice and consistency. I like the fact you can get the Red Beans & Rice $9.99 entrée as a side for $1.99. The slow cooked red beans were cooked to perfection along with the white rice and smoked andoullie sausage. Spicy in flavor but not too much. Ordered a diet coke and they serve it in a can with ice on the side, no fountain drinks I don’t believe, I love fresh coke out of can vs. fountain style. The service was good and friendly. I noticed a lady dressed business like. She appeared to be the manager or owner? She was working really hard with the serving staff and the kitchen team. She also made sure the place was spotless. They even moved empty tables around and cleaned under them so no trash or garbage existed under the table where guests were dining. I also noticed her wiping down chairs when guests vacated. She was doing a fine job. However, if she was the manager or owner I never observed her going around to the tables and thanking her guests for stopping by. This type of added touch from the management team or ownership just makes you feel even more special about your dining experience. Don’t get me wrong the food is the focal point here and they have the best New Orleans food in Orlando in my opinion. I can’t wait to go back and try some other Big Easy dishes. The Big Easy is in a Publix plaza in Winter Garden. Plenty of parking is available. The Big Easy is open Monday – Thursday 11am- 9pm, Friday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Did not see a website on the menu.
15502 Stoneybrook West Parkway
Winter Garden, Florida
Ph #- 407-654-3279
I can’t wait to go there and try the Chicken Sausage Gumbo. Great review, Paul!

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In a disturbing turn of events, a North Dakota woman, Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, allegedly poisoned her boyfriend, Steven Edward Riley Jr, 51.
The crime was committed after the woman felt betrayed by her man.
Steven Edward Riley Jr. met with his lawyer on September 3 to collect a substantial inheritance, amounting to $30-million, as witnessed by individuals close to the case.
However, Riley became seriously ill, but his girlfriend Kenoyer did not call 911 until the following day when paramedics arrived at Riley’s Minot residence to find him unresponsive. Unfortunately, he passed away in the hospital the day after that.
An autopsy revealed that Riley had been fatally poisoned by ingesting antifreeze, which the police suspect was done by Kenoyer.
In the days leading up to her arrest, Kenoyer posted on Facebook, denying her involvement in the murder and suggesting that Riley had died by suicide.
Kenoyer reportedly shared her plans with investigators, indicating that she intended to share Riley’s sizable inheritance with his son.
She asserted that her claim to the fortune was based on their common-law marriage. However, it is important to note that North Dakota does not legally recognise common-law relationships.
In a troubling twist, Riley had apparently expressed his intention to end the relationship shortly after receiving his inheritance.
This has led investigators to theorise that Kenoyer may have resorted to poisoning to secure the treasure. Riley’s son expressed his grief on Facebook, hoping for justice in the case.
Kenoyer now faces a serious AA felony murder charge, the most severe in North Dakota.
She is being held without bond at the Ward County Detention Centre. Notably, she is representing herself in court.


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Ubisoft To Publish Wheelman
Ubisoft to publish in major territories, Midway to direct development for highly-anticipated Vin Diesel driving game
Wheelman is scheduled for a March 24, 2009, ship date in North America and a March 27, 2009, street date in Europe for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. A pre-launch demo is also planned for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
"We are pleased to be partnering with Midway to bring Wheelman to stores worldwide," said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Ubisoft. "The cutting edge open-world driving technology in Wheelman should make for an experience that gamers will enjoy."
"Ubisoft's decision to join Midway in a co-publishing agreement is a gratifying validation of Wheelman's potential," commented Matt Booty, president and CEO, Midway. "Ubisoft has a proven expertise at bringing new IP to market, which will allow us to reach a broader consumer segment with Wheelman, while helping Midway to balance the risk profile of our product portfolio."
"The development team in Newcastle, UK, has fine-tuned and polished Wheelman, especially in these last few months, to deliver a true Hollywood blockbuster experience," said Craig Duncan, studio head, Midway Studios - Newcastle Ltd. "The demo due out for Xbox 360 and PS3 will show that Wheelman's new game design mechanics like cinematic super moves and vehicular combat will revolutionize driving games."
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Lifting residency rule would benefit the city, Sheriff Clarke says
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed elimination of residency requirements for local government employees gets strong support from Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.
Clarke said the residency rule was antiquated.
“It serves no purpose any longer,” Clarke said in a prepared statement. He said he would write to legislators urging them to go along with Walker’s proposal to abolish local residency rules.
“Lifting the residency requirement now will force City of Milwaukee officials to improve the school system, lower crime, reduce poverty, lower the unemployment rate and improve the quality of life,” Clarke said. That would encourage city residents to stay and “may encourage people who fled and others to give Milwaukee a look,” the sheriff said.
Lifting the residency rule would help him recruit correctional officers, Clarke said.
Clarke's stance is at odds with that of Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn, who both said they were opposed to state legislation abolishing the rule. Without it, some city workers would likely move to the suburbs, depressing city property values, Barrett said Thursday.
City police and firefighter union leaders back the governor's push to get rid of the residency requirement.
The county Deputy Sheriff’s Association also favors elimination of the residency rule, union president Roy Felber said.
County Executive Chris Abele has a more nuanced view on the subject of the county's residency rule.
Abele said he supported Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn in their opposition to lifting the city employee residency requirement.
But Abele said he didn’t feel passionately one way or the other about residency requirements in general, though he fought unsuccessfully last year to preserve an exception for his economic development director.
"I'm fine with a lack of (a county) residency" rule, Abele said. Eliminating the rule would not hurt the county, he said.
- GOP congressional campaigns scrutinize fundraising
- Ron Johnson touts ground game for fall campaign
- Russ Feingold receives Obama fundraising boost
- New super PAC to mobilize Democrats in Wisconsin
- Russ Feingold endorses Hillary Clinton
- Democrats slam Ron Johnson on rural issues
- League of Conservation Voters puts Johnson on its "Dirty Dozen" list
- Walker mum on whether Lincoln Hills worker deserves apology
- Ron Johnson airs new TV ad
- Money flowing into state congressional contest
The Wisconsin Voter Blog
The Journal Sentinel's Craig Gilbert explores political trends in a purple state.


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June Bug Shoe Accessory
With our June Bug Shoe Jewelz, it’s always summer on your feet. Featuring a crystal and bead embellished insect atop a blush-colored band, they’re versatile and would be perfect on a pair of white sneakers.
- Handmade right here in our NYC studio.
- Multi-color- pink strap
- Materials: Rhinestone
Add some shimmer to your shoes. SSY’s innovative Shoe Jewelz are unique jewelry pieces designed specifically for footwear. Simply slip the elastic band over any shoe — Shoe Jewelz let you swap styles instantly, creating new combinations for every occasion.

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Pakistan (MNN) — Protestors held a 24-hour strike in Pakistan on Friday against amendments to the country's blasphemy law, says BBC News.
The strike resulted in the transportation shut down of two cities, Karachi and Quetta, and a partial shut down of Islamabad. Demonstrators blocked traffic, and bus owners were reportedly nervous that their vehicles would be set on fire if they tried to drive them.
The BBC reports that the blasphemy law strike was organized by Sunni Muslim clerics, and they began directly after Friday prayers.
Pakistan's blasphemy law has turned heads recently in the case of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death for criticizing Islam.
Currently, the blasphemy law mandates that any person to insult Islam must be put to death. Although no one has ever been executed under the law, over 30 people convicted have been murdered by mobs.
According to the BBC, a private bill has been drafted to amend the blasphemy law by easing the penalty for breaking it. The bill suggests the death penalty be abolished as it relates to the blasphemy law.
Protestors were reportedly reacting to these proposed changes.
Muslim clerics went ahead with the strike despite the claim of the religious affairs minister that Pakistan "has no intention to repeal the blasphemy law." Federal Law Minister Babar Awan suspects the strike, therefore, to be an attempt to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal political party, which has deteriorated over the years, more than anything.
Christians could be at risk, regardless. Pray that believers would be kept safe amidst the conflict. Pray that the blasphemy law would indeed be repealed, and that if it is, Christians would be protected; the BBC reports one Sunni cleric warning that any changes to the blasphemy law would happen "over our dead bodies."
Pray foremost that Christ would be magnified in Pakistan. The summer flooding disaster allowed many Christian groups the opportunity to disperse aid and share the Gospel. Pray that those seeds would take root and that the message of Christ would spread.


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Went out this morning to meet up with some lovely Cross Stitching ladies I met on Facebook this morning. Had a grand time catching up on their adventures over coffee and donuts! Can't wait until next time!
Then I came home and it was my solid job to finish quilting my nieces quilt today! This process was made MUCH easier by my awesome fiancé Jacob who helped me rearrange my desk and took a bunch of things off my desk and onto his so that I would have more quilting/sewing space! Made the job SO MUCH EASIER! I'll upload some pics tomorrow .. I forgot to take them today :|
Then I had to spend almost three hours burying threads! Although as I was laughingly saying to jacob earlier this evening, I am an idiot. I used to see all these beautiful quilts and couldn't for the life of me figure out how they got so much detail without going over and over and over their previous lines! NOW I know! You bury your threads! I have to say this is probably my least favourite part of the quilting process! You're SO close and yet SO far from being finished! I get impatient! I just want to be able to show it off!
But alas, yet again another project that has finished after ten pm at night. The light in here is abysmal! (Although after the light bulbs we bought online tonight that might change!!)
I will have to try and get some decent photos tomorrow with the daylight!
Then it's onto Binding and figuring out what to do for a label! And then I finally get to present it to my beautiful niece! Can you believe I have almost finished my first ever fully designed, pieced, and quilted by me piece!?! I can't either!! :)
But now, I'm gonna go bend my back in the OTHER direction and try and straighten it out after bending forwards over my desk to bury thread ends!
P.s ... I LOVE my new machine!

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Dakota Meyer was born and raised in Columbia, Kentucky, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006. A school-trained sniper and highly skilled infantryman, Corporal Meyer deployed to Iraq in 2007 and to Afghanistan in 2009. In 2011, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his unyielding courage in the battle of Ganjigal. He now competes at charity events in skeet and rifle competitions. He also speaks frequently at schools and veterans' events to raise awareness of our military and remains dedicated to the causes of our veterans. For the families of fallen troops, he has raised over one million dollars. Bing West has written eleven books, including, with Jim Mattis, the #1 New York Times bestseller Call Sign Chaos. He served as a Marine grunt in Vietnam and later as an assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration. He has been on hundreds of patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan, including many operations with General Mattis. He is a member of the Military History Working Group at the Hoover Institution. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Newport, Rhode Island.
"A story of men at their best and at their worst . . . leaves you gaping in admiration at Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer's courage."--National Review
"Meyer's dazzling bravery wasn't momentary or impulsive
but deliberate and sustained."--The Wall Street Journal
"[A] cathartic, heartfelt account . . . Combat memoirs don't get any more personal."--Kirkus Reviews "A great contribution to the discussion of an agonizingly complex subject."--The Virginian-Pilot
"Black Hawk Down meets Lone Survivor."--Library Journal "Into the Fire is a deeply compelling tale of valor and duty. Dakota Meyer will not identify as a hero, but he will, I think, accept the title warrior. Dakota's storytelling is precise and, for a Medal of Honor recipient, touchingly humble. With deft prose he drops us smack in the middle of one of the most heinous small unit firefights of the current wars. His insights into military tactics and politics in a war zone are sharp and uncompromising and work as a primer on infantry war fighting for the uninitiated. Dakota was a magnificent marine and he is now an equally magnificent chronicler of warfare and the small group of people who do today's fighting for America."--Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead "The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations."--President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer's Medal of Honor ceremony "Sergeant Meyer embodies all that is good about our nation's Corps of Marines. . . . [His] heroic actions . . . will forever be etched in our Corps' rich legacy of courage and valor."--General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps "[Bing] West's greatest strengths are his exceptional personal courage and his experienced perception of combat."--The Washington Post "West [is] the grunts' Homer."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

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Performing Arts ~ The King and I at Ocean State Theatre ~ Warwick
OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY’S
INAUGURAL SEASON CONCLUDES WITH
THE KING AND I
WARWICK, RI – Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, concludes their Inaugural Season with the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical masterpiece, The King and I, which opens in previews on Wednesday, April 24.
This family classic full of splendor and pageantry features a dazzling score with some of the most popular songs ever written, including “Hello, Young Lovers,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Getting to Know You,” “I Have Dreamed,” “We Kiss in a Shadow,” and “Shall We Dance?” The King and I is based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam, which recounted the experiences of the English governess, Mrs. Anna Leonowens, who spent seven years at the Siamese Royal Court in Bangkok, imparting Western ways and culture to the king’s court. Running for nearly three years when it was initially produced in New York in 1951, this great American masterpiece, with its legendary songs and touching story, is a must-see for children of all ages.
Directed and choreographed by Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner, with musical direction by John Jay Espino, the cast includes Christopher Swan, who recently won rave reviews for his portrayal of Jack Lawson in Race, as The King of Siam and opera singer, Alison Mahoney, who appeared as Sister Margaretta in OSTC’s production of The Sound of Music, in the role of Anna Leonowens. Hyemi Kim, originally from Seoul, Korea makes her OSTC debut in the role of Lady Thiang,JP Sarro, who appeared in previous OSTC productions of Hairspray and Man of La Mancha returns in the role of The Kralahome and Shawna Haeji Shin, originally from South Korea, will appear in the role of Tuptim. Local performers includeConnor Buonaccorsi of Cranston in the role of Louis Leonowens, Andrew Faria of East Providence as Prince Chululongkorn, as well as Josh Christenson of Warwick, Elise Arsenault of Bristol, Valerie Fortes of Pawtucket,Margarita Martinez of Providence, Andy McLeavey of South Kingstown and featuring Calista Heart Aguinaldo of Warwick, Brooke Lee Ann Boisvert of Harrisville, Jacqueline Claire DePetro, Kate DePetro, Alexander LeBlancand Sophie Rodgers of East Greenwich, Chloe Deveney and Jonah Heath King of Cranston, Cameron Harrington of Providence, and Abigail Rain Heiser of Johnston as the Royal Children.
The King and I will be presented at Ocean State Theatre from April 24 – May 19. Previews are scheduled for Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 pm and Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm. All other performances will be held Wednesday (except May 8 & 15) through Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, with matinees on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm.Conducting Conversations Live!, a free post-show discussion hosted by WCRI’s Mike Maino, will follow the 2pm performance on Saturday, April 27.
The theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI. Tickets are $39 for preview performances and $39-$54 for all other performances. Discount rates for groups of 20 or more are available by calling (401) 921-1777 x112. $25 “Rush” tickets are available on a limited basis one hour prior to curtain on the day of the performance. Tickets are on sale at the box office Tuesday through Friday from 12 noon – 6:00 pm, Saturdays from 12 noon – 4:00 pm, and from 12 noon until curtain on performance days. Tickets are also available online 24 hours a day at www.OceanStateTheatre.org
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. The purpose set forth by OSTC is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre – including the American musical – and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts.
AT A GLANCE
THE KING AND I
April 24 – May 19
Ocean State Theatre
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wednesday*, Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
*Note: No performance Wednesday, May 8 or 15
SPECIAL EVENTS: Conducting Conversations Live!
TICKET PRICES: Previews - $39
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Was ist das: Intelligenz, Formen und Künste?
A New Musical Form
Musical form is the overall structure of a piece of music composed of sound vibrations ordered in time. Form follows content.
With early mensural notation and Guido d’Arezzo’s contribution to notation, we began to think and analyze music as two-dimensional. Glancing through history, from the early plainsong to dance forms, part forms, polyphonic forms of canons, fugues, and the passacaglia, the rondo, variation, and developmental forms climaxing in the sonata allegro, we come to the cyclical and mixed forms of songs, operas, oratorios, masses and requiems. With the sonata, symphony, and concerto, Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart brought the development of musical form to great heights.
The technical revolution of the 20th century split the atom and also the diatonic scale of the Western World into 12 equal parts (Dodecaphonic period) and then the ensuing microtones (Microtonal or Post Minimalist period). The early tape-recorded and electronic music had their own forms and further increased the microtonal palette. John Cage presented his
Wallpaper Music of patterned sounds which were made to last indefinitely.
open form was further developed by Morton Feldman in his
process music and Terry Riley’s
minimalism. Finally, it was accepted that the forms of new music must have a beginning, middle and end … and one might even take out the middle!
Musical globalization had already begun in the early 20th century, and exotic instruments such as the gamelan, unusual scales, and ragas were woven into the old forms creating new formal combinations.
But wait! Wasn’t our definition of musical form
the overall structure of a piece of music, which in its most abstract and true sense is the ordering of vibrations in time and space?
Are we not looking at music as if two-dimensional instead of realizing its three-dimensional properties?
Have we not been duped by notation presenting musical forms as two-dimensional ever since the Middle Ages? Antiphonal forms can be found in early music onward to Vivaldi and William Billings and certainly the new music of today which uses the principles of acoustic form. These three-dimensional elements of form have become so highly complex with modern technical possibilities that they perhaps should be included as part of the definition of form or as a subsidiary part with the definition of musical form changed:
Musical form is the vibration of ordered sounds emanating from a sound source to project its raison d’être. With the technical explosion of methods to carry the sound source of music to increasingly greater masses of space and extensions of time and place, through the means of digital recordings and computer manifestations, we are now able to carry our musical world with us wherever we go, as for example with our iPods. Thus, we are living and moving about in a world of highly differentiated vibrations that includes those of musical
acoustic forms, the new field for analysis.


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Kerry Starchuk and Ann Merdinyan have collected a petition with more than 1,000 signatures and spent months taking photos in preparation for their presentation on Monday, reported The Richmond News.
Starchuk's mission began with letters to the editor of local newspapers. The women say that store signs in Richmond have increasingly become Chinese-only, or have very little English on them.
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Signs dominated by languages other than English or French are allowed in B.C. In contrast, signs and posters in Quebec must be in French but another language is allowed as long as the official language is predominant.
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(Side note: based on the art, for years, I thought Steranko did Watchmen.)
One of the best novels about how science fiction stories actually change scientific development and shape a science fiction world would have to be Alan Steele’s Chronospace (2001) which is about how UFOs are actually time machines. The idea is that time travel would only be possible in space, as that is where wormholes could be safely created. Combine that with the fact that they avoid all contact with us, there’s a good case that UFOs are time traveling observers from earth. When time traveling, our heroes learn that it was scifi that inspired their own time machine.
I’ve often championed this series, but one of the most
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As Susan Schaeffer-Macaulay shows, it doesn't have to be this way. Education can be a wonderful, life-enriching, joyous experience.
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I feel now that I understand much more wholly what Charlotte Mason had discovered and sought to pass on to others in the position of teaching (or raising...or both) children. The lessons she has are still very much relevant today. I would say, though, that we all need to hear them now more than we ever have.
The narration was adequate, but dull. I would have liked it to be read with a more lively tone and not so monotonous. I did, however, get used to it.
There were many, but often I was struck by the simplicity of the suggestions. I often wondered why something hadn't occurred to me naturally.
As a home educator, I was somewhat familiar with Charlotte Mason, and as I became more so through this book, I was able to assess myself as my children's educator. I saw strengths, and took courage; I saw weaknesses and took note. I think that this is a book that I will assign myself to re-hear annually for the next few years at least.
I'm not generally one to listen or read heaps of nonfiction books. Yet this book had been in my pile so long that our local homeschooling library called and asked if I could please return it. Whoops! I quickly downloaded a copy from Audible & spent the next few days listening to it while I walked.
The book is well written & full of great ideas regardless of the homeschool method you may be using. While it is written under the pretence that a Charlotte Mason Education is best, I think there's a little of something in there for everyone.
It was certainly an easy listen, despite being non-fiction. In fact, the only real downside was that I was out walking & not at home so I could jot down notes about what I was hearing!
once I began listening, I was hooked. I needed this information. tomorrow I will be making different decisions for my children thanks to this reading.
An excellent book for those wanting to better understand Charlotte Mason's principles of education. It is helpful to have someone from this century discuss these principles after having benifit end from there use in the their own home. Examples on putting the principles to work the current time were helpful.
This book is so great for homeschoolers, when you need to be reconvicted of why you choose to keep your kids at home, to motivate and educate you on your journey. But honestly, this is the worst narration out of any book I've ever purchased from audible. That sounds harsh. I do admit it may be that her voice grates my nerves, or that it's not an exciting topic to hear about. But we listen to quite a lot of nonfiction and I cannot recommend this to anyone in audible form, but I will send them to the printed book.
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this is a wonderful vision for what education can be and should be! forget common core, this is what people should listen to... an intro to Charlotte Mason /classical education principals.
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Cantina has a rooftop bar and a two-for-one margarita Happy Hour on Broadway.
Hattie's has served the best fried chicken and biscuits downtown since 1938.
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Singing icon Mariah Carey arrived home from an extensive summer travel break to find her main residence in Atlanta, Georgia, had been burglarized.
The New York Post’s Page Six column revealed Sunday that last month, while the star was busy vacationing on both the Isle of Capri, Italy, and enjoying a $20 million mansion in the Hamptons, her Atlanta home was the subject of a breaking and entering.
Police confirmed the break-in to the outlet, but said that since “this is still an open investigation, the information may be limited.” It is unknown what items were taken.
The “All I Want for Christmas” singer reportedly spent last month in Italy with boyfriend Bryan Tanaka and her twins Monroe and Moroccan.
The burglary was reported to police on July 27.
The Post report sets out Carey purchased the nine-bedroom, 13-bathroom home through a trust in November of 2021. The estate features a playground, pool, and tennis court.
This is not the first time a property owned by Carey has been targeted by thieves.
TMZ reported in 2017 her then home in Los Angeles was hit by burglars who gained entry to the house using a ladder.
The culprits escaped with $50,000 worth of purses and sunglasses but did not touch a single gem or jewel or any item especially high in value.
Carey was not home at the time of the robbery.


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Lafayette man accused of not reporting $468K for state taxes
BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Department of Revenue says a Lafayette man is accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income from his home improvement business.
Department spokeswoman Kizzy Payton says in a news release that Alan Bernard filed state tax returns reporting no income from the business in 2012 and 2013.
She says other records show that A-Team Home Improvements LLC brought in $144,000 in 2012 and $324,000 in 2013.
An online directory did not have any current numbers for Bernard. Payton said in an email Wednesday that she doesn't know who represents him. She said his bond was set at $15,000.
Payton says Bernard was booked Tuesday in Baton Rouge on charges of tax evasion, failing to account for state tax monies and filing false public records.
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Employees, employers and independent contractors in Euless are controlled by employment law. Employment issues that are controlled by these laws include hiring policies, wage amounts, and termination procedures. Employers and their employees alike should be aware of Euless employment laws.
"At-Will" vs. Contract Employment Terms
Occasionally an employment contract is used that sets a particular length of employment, but most of the times employment is considered to be on an "at-will" basis. "At-will" employment implies that either the employer or employee can end the job at any time for any reason, so long as it is not illegal to do so In the instance that the employer and employee have an employment contract, laws from both the state and federal government will apply to the city of Euless
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The laws applicable for citizens of Euless generally make discrimination illegal at any phase of employment, such as hiring, working environment, and terminations. Euless residents must follow laws which prohibit employer discrimination against members of different classes. These classes include age, gender, race, religion, disability, and national origin.
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He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning.
– Danish proverb
I am, I must admit, afraid to ask.
I have always felt an apprehension to ask questions when I don’t know or I’m not sure of something. Could be a procedure, or a process step, or a concept being discussed, or, maddeningly too often, an unfamiliar acronym …
I think what’s underneath my reticence is a fear of being embarrassed.
My mental process goes something like this: asking questions is an admission of not knowing … and if people think I’m not knowing something that they think I should know … that’s embarrassing!
Is this normal? Do you feel this way? Does everyone do you think?
I honestly don’t know how commonplace this feeling is.
I know I have this feeling with some regularity. But I can also see in my interactions with others an apparent absence of that reticence.
I suspect that, while we all may have this feeling, some of us have it to a much greater degree than others.
But, what I don’t quite get is that, according to this proverb, those of us that are afraid to ask are judged as being ashamed of learning.
Don’t you think that’s a little harsh? I think that’s a little harsh.
I’m ashamed of learning?
I don’t think so.
I’m ashamed of not knowing, but not of learning!
Do you equate my being embarrassed at not knowing with being ashamed of learning?
I really do perceive my apprehensiveness to ask questions as a personal weakness. I wish I wouldn’t be so worried about what others might think.
But just because I don’t ask a question when I don’t know something doesn’t mean that I don’t learn. (I realize, though, that it may mean I miss an opportunity to learn.)
But, more often that not, I get my questions answered some time later, usually with my own research. So you might say I compensate for my weakness by utilizing a different approach to learning.
Now, I admit, this is not very efficient. There’s time and effort involved.
But I’m not worried about that.
The irony here is that the job of the OD consultant and practitioner is to ask questions – the tough ones! You are exceedingly good at asking questions. However, I think that you are more comfortable with the complex ones that prompt positive change rather than the questions that might tip your hand to your colleagues around the corporate poker table. The feeling that you’re describing above seems pretty normal to me – authority = strength in influence/negotiation.
However, asking the simpler questions can have a lot of value. Even though it puts the person asking the question in a more vulnerable position, a well placed question can change basic assumptions that might act as an obstacle (i.e. a new employee asking about the unwritten rules in a too established business culture) or the dangerous “Emporer’s New Clothes” situation with leadership. Plus, you might be getting an answer to a question that another colleague didn’t have the courage to ask…
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Eileen: Yes. And yes!
I’m really only talking about the simple questions. I am more comfortable ferreting out the dynamics in complex, dynamic situations. It’s the easy ones (how do I mail a package?) that are embarrassing and may not get asked at all …
And you bet the simple questions have value (hence my shame!) yet, when I do the math, they fall short of the tougher ones. I really like the tougher ones! (Too much, sometimes, methinks.)
Always, always good to see you here!
I wonder if that’s not a man thing. It’s a trait I think women recognize in men they’re close to, as in the stereotypical unwillingness to ask for help when they’re lost. I’ve heard most every woman I’ve known over the years, express frustration over their man’s unwillingness to admit they don’t know something and also, as a rule, to say they’re sorry; both admittance of vulnerability in their mind, or so we’ve all decided. Not that we talk about you men behind your back…
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I discovered, while in college, that my confidence level and understanding of some issues, increased when I asked questions. This stage was one where I was studying during my college years. I realized that asking questions also would often level the playing field.
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Jamie: It’s a man thing? Hmmmm …
Jim: Ahh, great point, and I think you’re right about the possibility of asking questions serving as an equalizer of sorts. But I would bet those aren’t the “can you tell me how to ship this package?” kind of question … Probably more of the more complex kind (see Eilleen’s comment above).
Being Swedish, trust me when I tell you that those Danes are tough cookies. LOL j/k
I’ve never seen you shy away from asking questions. Go figure!
My problem is that I don’t ask enough questions and make too many statements. In the end, I look like a know-it-all. Embarassing? Ummm … yeah.
John M. Greco said:
I don’t shy away from asking the tough questions … it’s the stupid silly easy ones that I pass on!
You know a lot. A LOT. While a advocacy/inquiry balance is desirable, you are in my view very justified in making the statements you make … Because you know a lot!
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Lynn Pavlis-Jenkins said:
Might I reframe this issue for you. By asking your “simple/easy” question you allow others the ability to share what they know with you. This allows them to give you a gift. If you do not ask you inhibit theri ability to gift.

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Demonstrations occurred all around the world on Black Friday against Amazon, with dozens showing up at its headquarters in Seattle and workers protesting in Bangladesh. Garment workers engaged in a walk-out in Dhaka against the corporation, and 7 warehouses across Germany went on strike.
Around 1000 protesters returned to the streets for a 6th consecutive night of protests in Barcelona demanding the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned for criticizing the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators clashed with police, who arrived in riot gear and made several arrests of peaceful participants attempting to distance themselves from law enforcement.
Several protesters were killed in Islamabad after Pakistani police opened fire on striking government workers with expired tear gas bought from India. Many died in hospitals after the thousands pouring in caused a critical lack of oxygen and basic first aid for those injured by the expired tear gas which causes much more combustion and harm to the lungs.


After today’s Senate vote to eliminate the use of the filibuster for presidential nominees (except for the Supreme Court), Mitch McConnell vowed revenge. Evoking the tragicomic specter of unified Republican control over government, the minority leader admonished Democrats for overreaching. “I say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, you’ll regret this,” he warned. “And you may regret it a lot sooner than you think.” If this genie gets out the bottle, he seemed to threaten, forthcoming Republican presidents would be able to empower whatever conservative dream team they desired. Secretary of State Rick Santorum, United Nations Ambassador Ted Nugent, National Prank Czar Herman Cain—they’d all be just 51 votes away. Isn’t it worth it, then, to put up with a little gridlock now, if only to preserve a necessary safeguard against Republican excess in years hence?
Nope. McConnell’s threats are totally empty. Not because Republicans aren’t capable of that kind of cutthroat lawmaking—because they are, much more so than the other side.
Any future Republican majority would have dispensed with judicial filibusters immediately, no matter the protestations of their opponents, because they know better than anyone what a massive headache they can cause. Time after time over the last two decades, whether holding power or relegated to the out party, Republicans have transgressed institutional tradition and exploited procedural quirks to win battles against Democrats. Their record of ruthless effectiveness made today’s vote inevitable.
It feels like we were just having this talk, doesn’t it? Scant weeks ago, House Republicans tried for a repeat of their 2011 debt-ceiling stunt, attempting to turn what had always been a routine “Yes” vote into a new and dangerous method for Congress to extract unrequited budgetary concessions from the president. Before that, they launched the first-ever filibuster of a nominee for Defense secretary, former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel. Even earlier, they were instituting a totally novel 60-vote threshold for virtually every nominee or meaningful bill, filing about a third of the cloture motions ever in the history of the Senate—just since McConnell ascended to the leadership. Does this sound like a party that would be squeamish about rewriting the rules if the shoe was on the other foot?
And that’s just under this president. For anyone too young to remember, or else intoxicated by the sweet fragrance of Clinton nostalgia wafting in the Capitol, President Obama’s Democratic predecessor was subjected to eight years of investigation, impeachment, and repeated government shutdown when he wasn’t having his agenda stymied by the likes of Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole. For 20 years, the instinct of the Republican Party has been to use any legislative tool available, as often as possible, to counteract its losses in presidential elections.
Constitutional scholar Mark Tushnet dubs this strategy “constitutional hardball”: resorting to measures that, while constitutionally valid, have historically been kept in check by political norms. Both parties play it—Democrats persistently stalled George W. Bush’s appointees, though that group was vastly more ideological than the present one, and met with far less obstruction—but Republicans have become past masters of the art. They use it to hamper the liberal program in national politics, but it has also been employed as a tool at the local level to accomplish partisan aims. Recalling the Democratic governor of California in the absence of malfeasance, scandal, or incompetence is constitutional hardball. Redrawing congressional districts in Texas three years after the latest Census in order to pocket more Republican House members is constitutional hardball. Changing the way blue states award their Electoral College votes to advantage the Republican presidential candidate is constitutional hardball. No matter the case, the party has been willing to shimmy into the space between what is legally allowed and what mom would be proud of.
Most importantly, they’ve made this approach their ethos in governing as well as opposition. If they want to pass a law instead of blocking one, Republicans don’t let something as silly as congressional politesse get in the way. During the legendary 2003 vote on Bush’s Medicare Part D expansion, then–House Majority Leader Tom Delay stopped time for three hours and offered inducements to get wavering GOP backbenchers to vote with the rest of the pack. Bush’s tax cuts, the signature conservative achievement of this century, had to be fast-tracked through budget reconciliation in contravention of the Byrd Rule, a Senate ordinance barring the use of the process for any bill that expands the deficit. After the Senate parliamentarian balked at their abuses, they canned him. And of course, when Republicans tired of Democrats impeding the appointment of their judicial nominees, they came up with a little something called the nuclear option to bully them back into line.
Someday the Republicans will once again control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives, and on that day, Democrats will surely regret that they can’t filibuster the slate of loons, chiselers, and fanatics that will once again occupy the highest offices in the land. But that will be because Republicans long ago embraced a policy of bending rules to consolidate power, not because Democrats finally learned how to defend themselves against it.


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Photography by Liz Collins, Styled by Leith Clark, Greta is wearing all Chanel, Violet Book 13 Greta Bellamacina is the first in our Violet series The Isolation Interviews. Read about Greta and her poetry in the new issue of Violet out now and available digitally for the first time at Exact Editions. Henry and Violet finally have a chance to be alone. Granted, it’s on a school field trip, but with some clever planning and strategic maneuvering, they can orchestrate their own adventure in New York City, a fairytale land in its own right. We love her so much, that when Violet began, we asked her if she would do pencil drawings of our contributors for each issue, which she still does to this day. She interviewed her friend artist Alex Prager in issue 9 and photographed director, Leigh Janiak in issue 4 of Violet Book. Violet is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris tells the story of a young disfigured woman who embarks on a journey by bus from her farm in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma in order to be healed. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in and won the Drama Critics' Circle Music: Jeanine Tesori.


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Ha Ji Won Transforms into a North Korean Student for “The King 2hearts”
“The King 2hearts” revealed pictures of Ha Ji Won in a North Korean student uniform. Ha Ji Won will play the role of “Kim Hang Ah” an officer who trains North Korean Special Forces. For the episode of the show that will be broadcast on March 15 (Episode 2) she is wearing a North Korean university uniform.
Ha Ji Won will be showing two sides to her character. One is her charismatic side when wearing her officer uniform. The other is her elegant and graceful college student side.
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IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi cautioned Sunday that silence on Israel’s northern border is “more deceptive than ever,” as Hezbollah ratchets up its threats against the Jewish State over natural gas extraction from the disputed Karish gas field.
Speaking Sunday at a ceremony to mark the entrance of Major General Ori Gordin as head of the IDF Northern Command, Kochavi warned Lebanon and its Iranian proxy Hezbollah there would be a “sharp response” if Israeli assets or citizens are harmed.
He praised outgoing Northern Command chief Amir Baram for improving the security situation in the north, his “operational plans, challenging exercises, preparation of the emergency warehouses and of infrastructure in the sector with an emphasis on the Northern Shield” operation.
Baram noted that under his command, the IDF’s Northern Command had prevented Hezbollah from carrying out attacks or opening another front on the Golan Heights border with Syria, thus preventing an escalation in the sector. He added that his command was engaged in preparing the critical mass on land “for the war centered in Lebanon.”
Kochavi told the incoming commander that he was taking up his position in a “complex period where silence is more deceptive than ever, and the challenges are – as always – many.”
Gordin’s operational experience and “broad understand, creativity and leadership,” he said, will “do their part, and you will do yours with them.”
“The operational activity on the northern front is an example of the exercise of military power that allows the front to be shaped and enables the State of Israel to realize its goals,” Kochavi said in his remarks.
In his own remarks, Gordin commented that the spectacular view from Mount Canaan, “the quietness and pastoral atmosphere in the Upper Galilee and Golan can deceive and not reflect the instability and tumultuous land to the east and north of our border, both in Syria and Lebanon.”
Gordin promised that under his command, “we will not commit the sin of complacency” and vowed to be “with two eyes open and a clenched fist, ready to act in the face of any attempt to threaten or create a reality that threatens the security of the citizens of Israel.”
“The State of Lebanon and Hezbollah will bear the consequences if the sovereignty of the State of Israel is harmed, and if its assets or citizens are harmed the IDF does not and will not stand by,” Kochavi said in his remarks.
“Any attempt to harm the State of Israel – in any arena – will be met with a sharp response or a preemptive initiative,” he said.
The chief of staff’s words reflected warnings from US intelligence and the IDF of a “reasonable possibility” there will soon be a military confrontation with Hezbollah.
Hezbollah has changed the deployment of its forces over the past 11 days and appears to be preparing for military action, according to a report published by Ma’ariv.
Both warnings were issued while US energy envoy Amos Hochstein was shuttling between Beirut and Jerusalem in his latest diplomatic effort to broker a maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
The talks have been slowly progressing towards a deal, but Hochstein told reporters as he left Lebanon that he was “very hopeful, but more work needs to be done.”
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib told the An-Nahar newspaper on Saturday that the negotiations were “95 percent complete.” Bouhabib said he believes it is best to close a deal now, before Israel’s elections on November 1, when a new government may come into power, and after Lebanese elections in October, when “a president with a different approach and vision may come.”
Hezbollah has threatened repeatedly to attack Israel if gas extraction from the disputed offshore Karish field begins before a deal is sealed – but the UK-based Energean company licensed by Israel to extract the gas announced last Thursday it will begin the process “within weeks.”


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Beautiful and wonderfully silky yoga leggings from Dharma Bums in shorter length. They are made of high-quality, stretchy material that feels soft and luxurious against the skin and shapes itself according to figure and movement. The seams are designed to feel minimal against the skin and contribute to the high level of comfort. The trousers have a high waist and the wide waistband holds the stomach and provides support during the yoga class. The material is moisture-absorbing and quick-drying at the same time as it breathes with you, which means that the pants are great for yoga and pilates as well as the gym and other fitness. The outer layer of the trousers has SPF 30, which means that colors and patterns are better preserved and prevents the garment from sun-bleaching during regular stays in the sun.
Black strong trousers with a high waist. Perfect length for eg Hot yoga.
If you are between two sizes, it is best to go up one size for the best fit.
- Material: 75% Nylon, 25% Lycra
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Hand washing is recommended. Can be hung to hang on a rope. Avoid dryers and ironing.