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I wanted to let you know that I will be moving all interviews to my other site (www.telltellediting.com), but I will also keep the posts here!
The founder of GIRL CANON sat down with Tell Tell to talk about Harriet the Spy and her favorite GIRL CANON list.
TellTell: Why did you start GIRL CANON?
“Girlcanon” was already taken, but I’m a big fan of the Riot Grrrl movement that began in the 90s, that formed as a way of interrupting traditional notions of punk rock as a very male space. The message is similar to Girl Canon’s–there are female ways of being in the world that disrupt misogynist messages and create space for women. I like to think that Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” would be a Girl Canon participant and reader:
I love the idea behind GIRL CANON–it’s the website that I wished existed when I was fifteen, but I’m so happy that it exists now–what would be included on your girl canon?
Anyway, here are some books that make my list:
From my childhood:
Do you have a GIRL CANON list that you feel particularly close to?
They’re all very wonderful, but those are two that stick out to me.
My child self wanted to live in a Sharon Creech novel, where all the heroines are smart and funny and independent. My adult self prefers to read in an oversized t-shirt in her big bed and do my traveling into literature from there. Fiction is too gruesome and stressful to live inside of.
Steven D. Schroeder’s “The Royal Nonesuch” came out in 2013 by Spark Wheel Press. Here are 10 reasons to read “The Royal Nonesuch” immediately.
1. “When I told him I feared/ the darkened yard, how long before garden gnomes/started appearing in my bedroom overnight?” (19).
2. “If by evening you mean overflowing crockpot” (23).
3. “I want to be a mogul,/ a highrise or charisma.” (24).
4. “Chlamydia is a flower and a cash crop, so drop your pants” (38).
5. “Your song made better shoes and wheels and dreams and everything/ in every single size” (40).
6. “Benjamin get/ your bindle from despond, swim the English/ language” (42).
7. “Late-night regret comes on as a brunette/ is a bullshit line yet felt right at the time” (49).
8. “Let us tomato onions/ at old McDonald’s salmonella” (53).
9. “Someone’s body/ hits a river branch and breaks in half” (71).
10. “Half of every storyteller cuts the other off–” (78).
Sarah, the founder of Submittrs, sat down with TellTell to gives us the nitty-gritty of her online submission management system. There is still some time to submit to their Indiegogo campaign, so go and support them!
1. How does Submittrs work?
This is a big question! Maybe I’ll focus on what it would be like to get started with an account on Submittrs. You’d have four blank pages, Pieces, Submissions, Submittees, and Ledger. You’d start by adding pieces to your Pieces page. You type in a title where it says “Enter a new piece,” click Add (or press enter), and there the piece is! All pieces have check boxes next to them. You can select pieces and then tag them using another field on the page. Later you can filter by tags to view less pieces at a time.
Then it’s time to start making submissions. They are entered on the Pieces page too. You enter the name of a Submittee (magazine, journal, agent, etc.) where it says “Enter a new submittee” and click Add. Then you use the checkboxes to select pieces and click Add Selected Pieces. (If you already had pieces selected, it will add them automatically when you enter the Submittee name.) If it’s a sim sub, you can just keep adding Submittees at this stage. If you don’t want to sim sub any of the pieces, there’s a check box you should click that says Warn me about SimSubs.
There are also fields at this point for you to note reading fees, the date of the submission, and the status of the submission. (Mostly you’ll be adding submissions that are open, but if you want to put in records of old submissions that were rejected or accepted, you do that here as well.) When you’re done, you click Save Submission.
Now you can find submissions on your Submission page. (And if there were readings fees, those now appear in the “Money I’ve spent” column on your Ledger page.) As you hear back, you’ll update your submissions on your Submission page. Click on the bold title(s) to see Submission Details. See all the pieces that went out, how long it’s been out, and enter a response. If you get an acceptance, you’ll be asked to select which pieces were accepted, and you can enter any payment you might be receiving (which will then appear in the “Money I’ve earned” column on your Ledger page). You can also make notes.
As you hear back from a lot of submissions, your Submittee page will start to fill up. It will create a list of all the submittees that have taken your work, what I like to think of as friendly markets. It will create a list of those that have invited you to submit again (I had a tendency to forget about these, especially if they said, please send again during our next reading period). It will create a list of your notes. And you can add submittees to your “Next I want to send to” list. If you click on a submitee’s name anywhere on the site, it will show you your submission history with them and their average response time.
Whew–that was a lot of information! The key is that all the pages work together, updating each other, so that the writer never feels like their actions on the site are repetitive or waste any of their time, and so that the writer always feels like they have multiple routes of access to all their information.
2. How is Submittrs different from Submittable or other submission managers?
So glad you asked this! We don’t offer any services to journals the way that Submittable does. I see my Submittable account as working in tandem with my Submittrs account. I don’t need to actually go to my Submissions page on Submittable anymore, but I do because I’m a sucker for seeing when things go from Received to In-Progress. But if I want to see how long my submissions have been out, or my past submissions, or anything else, I go to Submittrs. I can get to the information I want more quickly on Submittrs because it’s designed for the writer’s side rather than journal’s side of submitting.
3. How did you guys come up with the idea for Submittrs?
I never found a good way to keep track of submissions before we made Submittrs. My first spreadsheet included postal addresses, reading periods, and lots of other information because I was thinking of what would save me time later instead of what would actually be good record keeping. And when I started a new spreadsheet, I found myself nicknaming batches of poems instead of putting every title. Why did I do that? I did not remember what went where two years later when I was on a new computer with only some of my documents transferred over.
I tried using Word for awhile, and when I started submitting my completed manuscript, I started an email thread that I kept updating. I ended up having my records everywhere! And I’ve read testimonials about having multiple spreadsheet, or a spreadsheet and a notebook, or a file of index cards, and more and more variations. I’ve heard about elaborate color coordinating systems. I’ve heard about computers crashing and people losing records. I’ve heard about using old websites that suddenly become defunct.
It became clear that I was not the only one struggling with the best system for this, the most time effective and helpful system. I drew a lot of pictures for my husband about how I was thinking a website could work, and we talked it all through, and he made it for me. I’m so grateful to him for doing that.
4. Can you show us some screen shots of what Submittrs looks like?
I’d love to! The video on our indiegogo shows our Demo account, but here are some shots of my account which I’ve been using for about six months now. It’s a little personal, but here goes!
This is a shot of my Pieces page, showing my unpublished pieces and filtering by what I’ve tagged as New.
And this is a shot of my Submissions page, showing my Open submissions and without filtering by any of my tags. You can see I tag by collection title and type of submission (Journal, Contest, Anthology, Press, etc.). (When you add pieces to a submission on the Pieces page, it will carry over any tags those pieces had to the submission on the Submissions page.)
5. Where do you see Submittrs in the next five years?
I hope we’re serving a lot of writers at that point! I really want to have a portion of the site that’s available to everyone for free, with features like a “This Week’s Responses” so people can see what magazines have been actively responding to submissions that week. I also hope we have features I haven’t even thought of yet because they are recommended by our users in the future. I hope it’s a great five years!
Amber Rambharose, founder of Forthcoming Poets, talked to TellTell about why she started the site and what she’s working on in her own writing.
Why did you decide to start Forthcoming Poets?
I decided to start Forthcoming Poets because I was out of school and thirsty for some inspiration. While I was a student, visiting writers would come in for “shop talks” on craft, process, and poetry in general, and these talks always left me excited to write. I wanted to recreate that experience for people who are passionate about poetry but lack the support system of a writing group, a workshop, or a physical literary community. I also wanted Forthcoming Poets readers to see that being a writer is not a “one size fits all” career. Not everyone strikes gold during an MFA program. Not everyone gets his or her first manuscript picked up. There are a thousand different ways to be successful and I want to share that with people everywhere.
In your first issue, you interviewed Kelly Davio and Rebecca Hazelton. How did you pick your interviewees?
I chose poets I was acquainted with whose work I greatly admired. I was very nervous about “cold calling” poets before the blog was established so reaching out to poets I knew through networking made those first few steps a little less painless. Of course, they’re both absolutely brilliant writers who are doing innovative things with poetry.
What is the weirdest poetry-related advice you’ve ever heard or received? (I modified this interview question from your site).
“Stop trying to hard.” This was the weirdest because it is the opposite of what I’m driven to do as a writer and because it worked so well.
Why do you think it’s important to provide a space where you can interview poets?
I don’t think there should be a hierarchy in the poetry world and I wanted to break down barriers with Forthcoming Poets. When writers would visit my university, I would be too afraid to ask questions about their work. In retrospect, that was ridiculous and I missed a huge opportunity to learn a lot about my craft. Getting a chance to peer into the brain of the person behind the brilliant line breaks and the heartbreaking verse is, for me, just as beautiful as experiencing the art they create.
Who are five of your favorite contemporary poets?
In no particular order: Traci Brimhall, Eduardo Corral, Lauren Berry, Emilia Phillips, and Kerri Webster.
What are you currently reading?
I’m reading a lot of fiction right now, actually. It’s informing my poetry in a huge way because I tend to gallop towards rhetorical abstractions and images that conceal what I’m actually trying to say. Reading fiction helps ground me in the language of the real. I’m currently pouring over the short story collections of Joe Meno and Aimee Bender.
What are you currently working on in your own writing? What is the title of the last story or poem you wrote?
In my own writing, I’m working on consistency. I work in fits and starts – an idea strikes, I do a ton of drafting and research, and then it sort of fades out. Right now, I’m working on finishing up my first chapbook and getting it ready to send out. The title of the last poem I wrote was “Lies I Told My Sister.”
What do you hope the next few months will look like for Forthcoming Poets. Are there any poets you are dying to interview? Are there any poets you are afraid to interview?
I’m very excited about the next few months! I’m trying to nail down a publishing schedule so the blog doesn’t go too hard in these early days and then fizzle out. I’ve currently got interviews lined up with Roger Reeves, Cathy Parker Hong, Eduardo Corral, and Sean Thomas Dougherty. Now that I’ve gotten a bit more comfortable with queries, if I’m excited about a poet, I just reach out to them and hopefully they respond. So far, that’s worked well. As far as fear…there’s always an initial lurch in the stomach after I send an email, but since the interviews are done via correspondence, there isn’t much to be afraid of.
Can you talk to us about what a day-in-the-life is like for Amber?
A day in my life is pretty varied. One great thing about living in Chicago is that I get to do a lot of different things. I work as a reading tutor, a photographer’s assistant, and at a talent management agency. On any given day I could be in the office, on a shoot, or holed up in a coffee shop trying to scrawl out a poem. The only thing that doesn’t change from day to day is that I try to dwell in poetry at least a little bit–whether that’s reading or writing depends on my schedule.
Here are 3 reasons to read Lawrence Gladeview’s debut book Just Ignore the Beer Stains (PigeonBike Press).
1. “I signed eight books/ & was told pound/ would punch me/ right in the nose.”
2. “one day/ that typewriter/ will score/ me an exit.”
3. “never did see/ lorraine again,/ her pie was/ sweetest of all.”
TellTell: Your chapbook, The Spectacular Crash, came out recently from H_NGM_N. How long did it take you to write the book?
With the exception of the last poem in the chapbook, I wrote most of these over the course of a winter and a spring.
Where was your manuscript written?
Most of these were written in my apartment but a handful were written in Hungary last winter. All were written on my laptop. I don’t hand write drafts of anything. I’m told that is unpure.
How did you come up with the title?
The Spectacular Crash was the title of a poem I’d written a while before the project came together. I went looking through old work and revisited this poem. I realized that it, the poem itself, tied the whole project together. I placed this poem at the end of my chapbook and ordered the rest so that they progressed toward the finality of this poem. I realized then that The Spectacular Crash was the title of the project. It’s a metaphor for the friendship which inspired and fueled the chapbook as a whole.
How long did it take for your chapbook to get picked up?
I started sending it out around February of 2013. H_NGM_N picked it up mid-May. I’d only sent it to a few places and at the time I was still waiting for a couple of responses but I went with H_NGM_N because they are a really special press.
In your poem, “DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR HAIR BECAUSE THE WORLD IS ON FIRE” you write “I asked you for a toothbrush/ and you gave me Chlamydia.” Is there anything that you think is off limits in poetry? Any language you wouldn’t include?
I don’t love poetry full of curse words that don’t function within a larger scope of meaning, beyond the words themselves. If they are what most stands out about a poem, then I think they are in the wrong place. This particular poem became known as the “Chlamydia poem” within my small circle of readers. Knowing this made me really consider the value of such a negative notion within the poem but I decided that it contributes to the poem’s momentum and integrity. The poem which contains it is the first poem of the chapbook and I wanted the poem to really push the reader onto the tracks, you know? Or in front of the train, so to speak.
How did you come up with the poem title “TOGETHER WE WILL RESEMBLE A SMALL MYTH ABOUT ARMS”?
This is the third poem in the chapbook and one of my favorites. Because this chapbook indirectly narrates the decomposition of a relationship between two people, I chose the titles accordingly. A “small myth about arms” refers to the enclosed space of a hug and the validity of an embrace. I was searching for a way to say that an embrace can have so many different meanings to all involved, all as equally true as they are false or fabled. When watched, though, the meaning is usually static.
Many of your poems explore place or even particular places. Do you need to be in a particular place to write about that place?
Not at all. In fact, when I’m drawing inspiration from a particular place, I usually prefer to be somewhere else entirely. I feel like I need to take a few steps back and remove myself to really understand the meaning of being anywhere. Time plays into this, but only a little.
What is a typical day like for you?
Begins with coffee. Often too much. And I’m always running because I’m always late. I do most of my writing in the mornings before school and work.
What were you reading when you wrote the poems in your chapbook?
Heather Christle and Ariana Reines.
I love the lines “Ask me if I am taller. Ask me if I am winning the race” and ” What is your favorite line or lines from your chapbook?
We will be friends forever like so many frogs crouched in the mud,
ambling toward a brave new democracy.
We welcome ourselves into the jungle and it is quiet in its middle.
We welcome ourselves delicately into the season of goats
like espoused women looking for rain.
These lines from “Please come to my poetry reading” are some I most often returned to when struggling with revisions and sequencing. I think they best capture, or rather, exude the mood that I was trying to capture with this chapbook as a whole. They represent the underlying narrative and come close to its actuality.
Were most of these poems composed in the goal of putting them in a chapbook, or did you compile the chapbook later?
I think I’d written about half of what is in the chapbook when I finally felt safe calling it one in progress. It felt pretty weird but also pushed me to synchronize a bit.
Who are 5 of your favorite contemporary poets?
Five seems such an impossibly small number. This is a terribly difficult question. There are so many.
Name 5 of your favorite journals or presses
Where do you see yourself and your writing in 5 years?
I’ve got 2.5 years left in school. I hope to have a book ready by the end of that. I like teaching so I’d love to keep with that too but I also change my mind far too often to give a practical answer to this question. Leaving Los Angeles after 22 years was a feat. I lived a different life for the eight years between undergrad and now. I’m starting to feel settled here in Arkansas for the moment but ultimately don’t plan to stay. Maybe I’ll go camp out on Alice Notley’s porch in Paris, degree in pocket. Does she have a porch? I have a playlist called “Runaway Songs,” if that tells you anything.
What are you currently working on?
I’m working on a new manuscript tentatively titled In Share of Light. I’m really loving Susan Briante’s Utopia Minus right now. I really appreciate poetry that infuses the traditional with the current, the natural with the artificial. I’m trying to do something similar. I want to weave a tangible narrative about economic boundaries into a fairy tale about unicorns, for example. That’s not literally what’s happening though.
What is the title of the last poem you wrote.
“You are a congressional rhythm of human chemistry”
Please send us a link to your favorite song so we can get to know you better.
I’ve embraced pop music this year. I’m all about Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Kanye and Miley. In undergrad, it was Dashboard Confessional and Saves the Day. I still have a Saves the Day t-shirt. I also have Mozart on my iPod. I can’t answer this question because if I tried, it would take me another month to finish this.
meekling press is beautiful and small and perfect. And they decided to chat with TellTell, so go support them!
Kallie: Why did you start meekling press?
Where did the name for your press come from?
What kind of work do you usually publish? What do you look for when people submit?
If you could only read 3 authors for the rest of your life, who would they be, and why.
What is a day-in-the-life of Rebecca/John like?


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- Jan 18 2022
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Inspirational Guest Speaker – ALIVE Founder & CEO Tamsyn Rose
Mental Health and Wellbeing for young Australians:
Tamsyn has been on the leading edge of Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing for over 18 years. She specializes in providing training and transformational tools for young people, families, educators and community groups in resilience and suicide prevention.

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Title: The Intern
Author: Jess C Scott
Publishing Date: August 2010
Length: 252 pages (digital version)
Genre: Young Adult, Humour, Contemporary Fiction
2/5 ** A rather unsuccessful attempt of an internship, but fixed with the style of dance.
~ The Author ~
Jess writes edgy/contemporary fiction (and is an English/Business senior at Adams State College). Her literary work has appeared in a diverse range of publications, such as Word Riot, ITCH Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase. She is currently working on the SINS07 series, as well as an urban fantasy project featuring cyberpunk elves. Her novella, The Devilin Fey, hit #1 in Amazon’s “Hot New Releases in Bargain Books” in July 2010.
Author Profile by Goodreads
~ The Novel ~
The Intern is the first book of the Seven Deadly Sins series, featuring light-hearted tales that explore each of the seven sins in order, beginning with lust.
~ The Story ~
17-year-old Suzie Q, smart kid and closet dance enthusiast, travels with a classmate to a world-class city for an internship program. She finds herself undeniably attracted to the suave hip-hop instructor, Jo.Zee, who recruits her into a dance fitness DVD he is producing. When Suzie sees (or thinks she sees) the real Jo.Zee, she must decide if she will trust him...or her instincts.
Summary by Goodreads
~ The Review ~
We join Suzie Q and her friend Chester on the way to their new internship and are introduced to their story as if we were old friends. I liked the idea of centering the story around an internship. I considered the combination of an internship at a museum and the first sin: lust, as an unusual one. But it was this unusualness which got me even more interested.
After successfully establishing a connection to protagonist and setting, the story went a different way. We meet the dance instructor Jo.Zee and Suzie starts spending almost her whole free time with him, his crew and the idea of making a Dance DVD.
The description of dance moves was very detailed, so that I could imagine their performances vividly. Dance, hip hop fans will really enjoy this large part of The Intern, but unfortunately I’ve got two left feet and can’t imagine enjoying dancing as much as Suzie Q.
Although hot dance moves and the perception of one’s own body hold a great potential to be connected with the sin of lust, I would have loved the setting of the internship itself, the museum, being more involved.
In the end I have to rate The Intern with 2 of 5 stars, because I am really no fan of dancing and the story focused more on dancing than working as in intern.
What surprised me about this novel was its ending, it was unforeseeable and a sensation of unexpected turns, rash actions and hilarious statements.
In addition every heading of the nineteen chapters represents a song, like “Leaving… on a jet plane” or “Girls just wanna have fun”. So before I started reading a chapter, I listened to the song and got a feeling for the course of the story even before it really continued. Nice song collection, I really enjoyed it!
I want to conclude with my favourite quote, which is a well known one, just a bit adjusted to the world and concerns of women: “To be overdressed, or underdressed, that is the question”~ page. 186
~ We love this book because… ~
1) we would love to work in a museum, surrounded by our favourite paintings
2) we would love to spend two weeks with a good friend in a posh hotel for free
3) an Angel isn’t always free from devilish character traits
4) the mentioned web space really gets 1 million subscribers through it
5) song titles are sometimes just the perfect headline
~ The Verdict ~
The Intern is a light-hearted story about an internship and the bigger distractions coming along when being miles apart from home and everything you’re accustomed to. Fancy dance fans will enjoy this novel!
~ Thanks to Jess C Scott for sending me The Intern. I am looking forward to the next installment in the series!

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Reggie Baybee’s momma taught him to survive out in the streets. The advice that stuck out to him was “Go out and get it.” Reggie does just that in his HDWizProduction music video. This single appears on Reggie’s “Trap God Of The Year” mixtape. Watch Reggie’s “Momma Told Me” music video above.
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PokitDok, a California-based healthcare price transparency service, has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding, according to SEC documents. The company previously raised $1.3 million in seed funding in June 2012, and another $200,000 in December, bringing their total funding after this raise to $3 million.
Seattle entrepreneur and angel investor Jonathan Sposato mentioned in a recent podcast interview that he is an investor in the company. Sposato also mentioned his investment in fitness app startup EveryMove in the same interview. Other contributors to PokitDok's original seed round last year include Charles River Ventures, Jeff Entress, the Ballast Fund, Albert Prast, Jason Portnoy, and Zach Zeitlin. John Backus, managing partner at New Atlantic Ventures, is also listed in the newest SEC document.
PokitDok was founded by Lisa Maki and Ted Tanner in 2011. It's a mobile app and online service that lets users locate healthcare providers in their area, then do a price comparison of different quotes. If a provider doesn't have prices listed, users can fill out a form describing their medical needs and payment options -- cash, insurance, or healthcare savings account -- and get a quote from the provider.
The company, which launched its iOS app in December, makes a point of including all kinds of care providers including acupuncturists and homeopathic practitioners. It also allows users to rate their patient experience with different providers, which then gets added in to PokitDok's database. Providers can leverage their profile pages on PokitDok's site to attract certain kinds of patients, like those with health savings accounts.
Healthcare cost transparency is a much-sought goal in the world of digital health. Castlight Health, which raised $100 million last May and is widely believed to be on the road to IPO, offers a similar service, although it's currently only available via employers, whereas PokitDok is direct to consumer. Other, smaller competitors include HealthInReach and ClearCost Health. PricingHealthcare.com, an Indiegogo project with a similar mission, is planning to launch its beta next week.
The topic has also not escaped notice of the US Senate, whose Finance Committee held a two-hour hearing this week on healthcare price transparency. The witness panel included Castlight Health's Giovanni Colella, as well as Steven Brill, author of a recent Time magazine cover story on healthcare price transparency.

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Marriage records, Florida, Hillsborough County, Lofley, J. C. [Groom], Williams, Georgia [Bride], Pittman, R. H. Reverend [Clergy]
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Marriage records; Lofley, J. C. [Groom]; Williams, Georgia [Bride]; Pittman, R. H. Reverend [Clergy]
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Hillsborough County, "Marriage record of Lofley, J. C. and Williams, Georgia" (1907). Hillsborough County Marriage Records. 7905.

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“Stop complaining, there is no narrative”
Written by Abi Zakarian (Fabric, Fringe First Winner 2016), I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream is one of three pieces of new writing co-produced for the Vault Festival 2018 by the award-winning theatre company Joyous Gard. Created in 2017 by Frankie Parham and siblings Beth and Joe Eyre, the group have an appetite for artistic experimentation and a vision for change within the industry. Presented alongside Timothy by David K. Barnes and Tiger by the male Eyre, Zakarian’s play fortifies the trio with a shared dark humour and its playful approach to gender roles through a collective screaming from the matriarchy.
The sound of ‘Bang On’ by The Breeders chews at the heels of six women as they prowl about the audience, quick to silence jabbering mouths and pinching available arms. The rouge floor burns heatedly against their cream trench coats, which they hang on wooden hooks fastened to the back wall of their uneven universe. Placards lie dormant as the group shrug off their outer-layers, revealing a uniform of oversized t-shirts bearing the slogan “We Should All Be Feminists”. It is then that a polite game dissolves into uncivilised quarrelling; the starting pistol for what becomes a 60-minute frenzy of feminism.
Zakarian’s Prejudicial Resistance comes down on important topics that are currently circling both the online and offline worlds. A bride muses over her pre-wedding starvation regime, outlining the pressures to fit in a dress rather than finding a dress to fit her. Progress in the arts is laughable, and a strange buzzing turns into a song of sisterhood. War paint glares a lip-smacking pink as the women elbow their way through a torturous mani-pedi and the stigma associated with the dreaded ageing process. Then, they dance in high heels through history lessons of American artist Judy Chicago, who famously coined the term ‘feminist art’ in the 1970s. Her piece ‘Red Flag’ waves like a matador to an angry bull, fuelled by an implied outrage surrounding the Tampon Tax before continuing further into discrimination.
As Woman 1, Karren Winchester demonstrates a phenomenal handle on comedy throughout. Her investigation into the inappropriate attitudes of men in the workplace causes an avalanche of laughter, and is a wonderful nod to the disproportionate ratio of female to male stand-up comics on the circuit. However, it is a shame that the fevered pace of the action masks so many potential instances for humour within the script. Lines are lost as the cast rushes madly from point to point, which makes for a haphazard environment onstage.
Winchester’s final speech sees a deceleration in the momentum of the piece, which allows spectators to fully appreciate the urgency with which they are addressed. If the entirety of the production had been approached with this same attention, I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream could have been much more impactful. At present, it confronts a wealth of political and emotional subjects, but regrettably, its revolution is awfully rough around the edges.
I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream is playing at The Vaults, Waterloo until February 18 2018
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Most people fall into one of two camps when it comes to screen adaptations of popular books: people who staunchly love the book and only the book, and those who enjoy watching it all unfold on TV. I usually fall into the first camp — in fact, I thought it was impossible for me to prefer an adaptation over the original. But I've been proven wrong by the BBC and Hulu's 12-part limited series, based on Sally Rooney's bestseller, Normal People. In short, it's the best book adaptation I've ever watched.
Lovers of Rooney's novel will be happy to hear the series is remarkably true to the book. It's hardly surprising, since Rooney wrote the screenplay for the first six episodes herself, before handing the reigns over to the show's creative team, helmed by Oscar-nominated director, Lenny Abrahamson (Room). Normal People tells the story of Marianne and Connell, who are in an on-and-off relationship as they navigate early adulthood. The story picks up as Marianne and Connell start a secret romance in their final year of high school, but before they both head off to Trinity College in Dublin, they split up. Over the next four years, they come together and break up multiple times, while always supporting one another through toxic relationships, familial abuse, and issues with self-worth. It's a heartbreaking story of first love, and thankfully, the casting is impeccable. From the first shots of Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), there's no doubt the pair are the perfect people to bring this love story to life.
Normal People (both the novel, and the series) weaves a complex web of themes that are painfully relatable, all shown with a raw authenticity that's without gloss and hyperbole. Instead, its stark depiction of important topics like suicide, abuse, depression, and the beautiful agony of first love are often quiet and bleak, almost to the point of being uncomfortable. The series is very faithful to the book in this way, and there aren't many details that have been softened for the screen. Abrahamson told POPSUGAR that he and the team felt a huge pressure to responsibly cover these topics (particularly mental health) and were rightfully held to a high standard by the BBC and Hulu throughout production.
It's the show's darkest and most silent moments that make the characters' experiences feel so real. In episode three, Connell leaves the school dance and, as he walks down a street in his small hometown of Carricklea, Ireland, he calls and leaves a voicemail for Marianne. He tells her he loves her, that he misses her, and how sorry he is. Despite Connell being characterised early on as one of the popular guys at school and a star rugby player at the local club, the old trope that "real" men don't cry is immediately debunked as he breaks down into tears on the side of the road.
Mescal told POPSUGAR that he believes it's the way these themes (Connell's depression, for example) are explored over a period of four years, and not in isolation, that makes the story so powerful. "I think they all come together at different points in the book," he said. "I remember talking to Lenny (Abrahamson) at the start of filming to see how Connell's social anxieties at the start of the series manifest into a bigger problem — like chronic depression and suicidal thoughts — later on."
The series flashes backwards and forwards (often by a few weeks at a time) so instead of just watching the story unfold chronologically, we're able to experience feelings with the characters in real time, then see flash backs providing context after the fact. This is probably the biggest deviation from the book, according to the show's producer, Emma Norton, who added that it was the series' only real departure from Rooney's book at all.
Along with mental health, the other thread that runs from the first episode to the very last scene of the series, is first love. Fans of the book already know that Marianne and Connell's love story is brutal, but their emotional and physical intimacy it still beautiful. It's rare to see this kind of all-consuming, gut-wrenching love between two people in their teens and early 20s play out on screen, so Normal People is particularly validating in that way.
Abrahamson agrees, and admits that he felt getting the intimate scenes just right was crucial to the storytelling. "I don't think you get to see that truthfully portrayed very often," he said. "Obviously everybody's experience is different. But there's a dimension to Connell and Marianne's relationship, and how intense the experience is when they finally find each other, that really carries across for a lot of people." The goal was to try and make it truthful, beautiful, and positive (at least for the most part) and there's no doubt the series accomplishes this.
Normal People doesn't shy away from showing the physical aspects of Marianne and Connell's relationship from as early as the second episode, and Abrahamson says this was purposeful, to tell the story in a way that made the sex a continuation of their blossoming relationship. The intimate scenes appear to be effortless on screen, so it's almost a shock to hear they were highly choreographed by British intimacy coordinator, Ita O'Brien (who has also worked on Sex Education). In fact, it's this level of planning that makes them so believable.
By the time the credits roll on the final episode of Normal People, Marianne and Connell's lives feel completely unresolved, and honestly, when I read the book, this bugged me. I felt very different after watching the series, and could finally understand the perspective that many people have, crediting Normal People's beauty to this lack of finality.
Where so many authors feel pressure to tie the story up in a neat little bow, Rooney does the opposite. As desperately as we want a happily ever after — the pair deserve it, after all — we don't get one. The series ends in a heartbreaking scene with Marianne and Connell going their separate ways — at least, for now. Through Rooney's writing, Normal People is just a slice of two people's lives and watching the series helped me to understand their nuanced relationship with a more objective point of view. The story doesn't end, and it certainly doesn't end happily, but maybe that's the point.


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Atkeson, Lonna Rae, Nancy Carrillo and Margaret C. Toulouse. 2003. “The New Mexico 1st and 2nd Congressional District,” in The Last Hurrah? Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections, edited by David B. Magleby and J. Quin Monson, Provo: Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Brigham Young University.
Atkeson, Lonna Rae and Anthony C. Coveny. 2000. “1998 New Mexico’s Third Congressional District Race” in Outside Money: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 1998 Congressional Elections, edited by David Magleby, Rowman and Littlefield.
Atkeson, Lonna Rae. 1999. "From the Primaries to the General Election: Does a Divisive Nomination Race Affect a Candidates Fortunes in the Fall?" in In Pursuit of the White House 2000, edited by William G. Mayer, Chatham House.
Atkeson, Lonna Rae, Jay McCann, Ronald Rapoport and Walter J. Stone. 1996. “Citizens for Perot: Activists and Voters in the 1992 Presidential Campaign” in Broken Contract? Changing Relationships between Citizens and Their Government in the United States,edited by Stephen C. Craig, Westview Press.


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The French Embassy to the Department of State
[Received December 8.]
China has up to date evaded the question of a satisfactory engagement with respect to the situation of enemy subjects residing within her territory and the Government of the Republic would regard it as urgent to obtain on this point a decision which would secure the interests of the Entente powers.
The presence of enemy subjects in China is, as a matter of fact, a cause for serious alarm on account of the intrigues of every kind which they are ceaselessly getting up to hurt the cause of Germany’s enemies in the Chinese mind. Since the diplomatic and consular officers left, the undertaking of corruption and seduction pursued by our foes has been conducted by business men in close relations with the most turbulent Chinese elements, viz.: the extreme parties. It is now proven that last summer they promoted, on the one hand, the monarchical coup d’etat of General Tchang-Hsun and on the other hand abetted the opposition of such Republicans as T’ong Shao-yi and Sun Yat Sen to a breach between China and Germany.
The Austro-German activities, dangerous enough in any condition of things because of the unstable character of the Chinese policy and of the alertness of private rivalry in that country, are made even more disquieting by the latest political crisis that has just broken out in Peking.
Under those conditions it would seem that the most effective measure that can be taken is that suggested by the British Government, [Page 706] viz.: the general expulsion from the territory of China of enemy subjects who should be interned in Australia since the condition of Chinese Government precludes a consideration of internment in China.
The French Government has reason to believe that this course would be acceptable to the Chinese Government if joint action were taken by the French, English, American and Japanese Governments.
In submitting the foregoing remarks and suggestions to the consideration of the Department of State, the Embassy of France ventures to remind it that the expulsion of enemy subjects from Liberia when that country declared war on Germany met with the approval of the Federal Government.


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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Thursday it has signed an $81-million contract with the Canadian Space Agency.
The deal, which runs until December 2015, covers engineering and operational support for the robotic elements on the International Space Station.
The company is the prime contractor to the Canadian Space Agency for the mobile servicing system on the space station including Canadarm2, Dextre, and the mobile base system.
MDA, best-known as the maker of the robotic arms used on the space station and the now-retired U.S. space shuttles, supplies technology to a variety of businesses that use satellites to collect information from space.


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County News Service
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September 25, 2015 (San Diego)--Bob Estabrook walked into the back of his RV to clean up one afternoon last fall. He and his wife, Sally, were staying at a campground near Julian. Within 15 minutes, Sally, who was 75 years old and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, had disappeared.
Her body was found seven weeks later during an extensive search, Bob Estabrook recalled. “It was about the most excruciating time in my life,” he said.
Estabrook and County officials are hopeful that a newly expanded use of the region’s mass notification system, AlertSanDiego, announced at a news conference Thursday, will help locate seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and others who are reported missing and in danger.
The Sheriff’s Department and other local law enforcement agencies can now use the alert system to directly notify the public via text message and email when a person with dementia or other cognitive impairment, or with a developmental disability, goes missing in the region. The public can sign up for the alerts at no cost by visiting ReadySanDiego.
The broadened use of the alerts is the latest initiative from The Alzheimer’s Project, a County-led effort created last year to find a cure and help those with the disease and their caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that six in 10 people with dementia will at one point wander.
Supervisor Dianne Jacob said that the County had been looking for a tool similar to AMBER Alerts, which are effective in notifying the public about missing and endangered children.
“AMBER Alerts are about saving the lives of children,” Jacob said. “The kind of alert we are going to be announcing today is about saving the lives of those with dementia or Alzheimer’s. We want to try to make sure that we find them alive and that they’re safe.”
Notifications will be issued through the AlertSanDiego system, which was created to let residents about wildfires and other emergencies. The system can deliver messages via text or email, using cell phone numbers and email addresses registered by the public, and it allows law enforcement agencies to issue alerts in targeted geographic areas.
“We can really zone in on that area where someone is missing,” letting the public know, this is going on in your neighborhood, in your community, said Supervisor Ron Roberts, who suggested investigating the technology during an Alzheimer’s Project presentation by Supervisor Jacob. “We can get to them.”
Sheriff Bill Gore said many times during law enforcement searches for missing people, someone has suggested how helpful it would be to have an instant communication system to help those at risk, and ultimately save lives.
“That’s what the new alert system is all about,” Gore said.
County officials encourage residents to sign up to receive AlertSanDiego notifications. More than 375,000 cell phone and email addresses are already registered with the program.
Estabrook praised the work the Sheriff’s Department did in searching for his late wife. He emphasized how critical timing is when it comes to locating missing people, and said he hopes and prays that another family does not have to go through what he did.
“I hope from the bottom of my heart that everyone will become part of this program,” he said. “I know it will save lives.”


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Authoritative, yet sensitive and personal, this wonderful book is indispensable for all who seek to know their dogs, and revelatory for those of us who think we already do. -- Bel Mooney, columnist and author of A Small Dog Saved my Life Lisa Tenzin-Dolma offers a refreshing alternative to harsh dominance-based dog training methods. It is based on teaching the dog to trust his owner and to choose to cooperate rather than forcing or coercing the dog to obey commands. The inclusion of interesting facts about the way dogs think and illustrative case histories gives the reader much more than just useful training methods. A definite paws up book. -- Stanley Coren, PhD, FRSC, professor of psychology and author of many books including Born to Bark and How to Speak Dog If you're committed to taking the relationship with your dog to the next level, The Heartbeat at Your Feet is a must read. Lisa Tenzin-Dolma gives you access to the canine brain. Finally, we've been given the opportunity to understand a dog's behavior from their own perspective - incredibly empowering! -- Cheri Lucas, executive director Training Cesar's Way, dog behaviorist National Geographic's Leader of the Pack, dog trainer National Geographic Wild's Dog Whisperer, founder & director Second Chance at Love Humane Society The Heartbeat at Your Feet is a heart-warming book. Following her case studies and Sympatico approach, Lisa Tenzin-Dolma's gentle nature shines through in her writing, demonstrating the magic of being kind, patient but firm. Her approach will bring out the best in all who read this book. -- Theo Stewart, chair of The Association of INTO Dogs The Heartbeat at Your Feet combines Lisa Tenzin-Dolma's gentle, compassionate writing with science, stories and practical advice for anyone who strives to understand and improve the relationship with their dog. -- Sue Bosworth, secretary of The Association of INTO Dogs The Heartbeat at Your Feet offers a fascinating look at the interactions between dogs and humans, and how we might treat our canine companions with kindness and understanding. Through intriguing case histories of various dogs, Tenzin-Dolma shines a light into their world, revealing the complexity of their wants and needs, indicating how to tell which are 'introverts' and which are 'extroverts,' and showing ways of handling each type. Interesting not just for dog owners, but also for anyone who has wondered about the inner lives of our furry friends. -- Paul Halpern, Ph.D., author of Edge of the Universe: A Voyage to the Cosmic Horizon and Beyond This book is a warm and very readable exploration of the relationship between people and dogs. It's packed with practical advice on using positive training methods and brought to life through the examples and case studies. I read it in one sitting - but will also be keeping it on my shelf to refer back to! -- Fiona Chalk, trustee of Oldies Club dog rescue charity As a Veterinarian, The Heartbeat at Your Feet is a fresh approach to understanding dogs' minds and addressing a multitude of behavioral issues encountered by dog owners and veterinarians. The insightful use of case studies, and Lisa's personal experiences with her own dogs, is a practical approach highlighting the success of Sympatico methods which verifies the use of positive training to overcome even serious behavioral problems. This is an invaluable guide for all those who have ever struggled to understand or alter their dog's behavior. -- Amelia Welham, veterinary surgeon and Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons We need more sensible and up to date books like Lisa Tenzin-Dolma's that help to encourage people to move away from some of the many out-dated and unkind methods and techniques that have been employed for far too long. This book helps to dispel some of the many myths in regard to our domestic dogs so that dogs and people can enjoy a healthier and harmonious relationship based on trust, mutual respect and care. The Heartbeat At Your Feet explains clearly how positive, reward-based methods along with an understanding of the domestic dog works extremely well in training dogs. The many case histories are simply and concisely explained with some heart warming and very positive results. -- Winkie Spiers, dog trainer & behaviour consultant, human & canine bowen therapist, author and speaker, member APDT, PDTE, Association of INTOdogs & BTPA I LOVE this book! I'm summoned all over the world by panicked dog owners who want to learn how to control the dogs who love them. How can we dominate our spiritual teachers? I tell my students that when they give their dogs what they want, the dogs will be more willing to give the humans what they want, not because the dogs have to, but because they love you and want to please you. But in order to build these mutually collaborative relationships with dogs, it's essential to have an understanding of dogs as a species, their natural behaviors, and how their psyches work. No one has a better understanding of your dog's mind than Lisa Tenzin-Dolma. Lisa has created a manual that all dog lovers should read. The Heartbeat at Your Feet is a treasure trove of intelligent insightful tips about how to train your dog. Lisa teaches us loving, enlightened methods that can ensure a lifetime of confidence, clarity, peace, happiness, and cooperation for you and your beloved dog. I give this book Four Paws Up! -- Amelia Kinkade, author; Straight From the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers, and The Language of Miracles: A Celebrated Psychic Teaches You to Talk to Animals Excellent book offering great advice on day to day living with your dogs. This book is beautifully written and is such an absorbing read. It offers a wealth of education about living and communicating harmoniously with your four legged friend. Due to this it is a must read book for any dog owner needing a simple step by step guide for owning a dog. -- Jason Devereux, dog behaviorist, Simply Dog Behaviour I so enjoyed reading The Heartbeat at Your Feet. Regardless of my experience as an Assistance Dog Trainer, I have to say I have learned so much from this super book. It is an easy read, and flows naturally from one topic to the next. It is up to date with the latest findings too. -- Debby Lovell, guide dog trainer
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Statement from the American College of Nutrition on Study Linking Dietary Fructose and Hypertension
January 27, 2015--“Dietary sweeteners are highly debatable in the nutrition field considering that rates of hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes have risen over the past decades, paralleling increased added sugar consumption (1). Of all the sweeteners, some would suggest that fructose is most detrimental since it is metabolized differently than other sugars, ultimately leading to fatty liver, high blood uric acid levels, and the production of inflammatory compounds (1,2).
In the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Angelopoulos et al. (3) reported on a study consisting of 268 weight-stable, normotensive individuals whose blood pressure and uric acid measurements were followed before and after 10 weeks of consuming one of 4 sugar-sweetened milk beverages, each containing a single sweetener (high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, glucose, and sucrose) at a particular percentage of calories to maintain body weight (http://bit.ly/1yrTqQb). The authors reported a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure with no change in uric acid levels despite an average two pound weight gain after the 10-week study.
The results of this study might be surprising for some, considering there are studies available suggesting that fructose is associated with hypertension. The intake of fructose in the form of high-fructose corn syrup is thought to be particularly concerning due to its potential for excessive intake from soft drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages (4).
Leo Galland, MD, FACN, observes, ‘The demonstration that a modest dose of fructose added to a dairy drink for 10 weeks does not raise blood pressure in healthy adults unfortunately provides no new data about the long-term metabolic effects of high-dose fructose consumption, especially from soft drinks, which has clearly been shown to contribute to weight gain, a key trigger for hypertension and the metabolic syndrome.’
There are studies suggesting that drinking sugar-sweetened beverages leads to relevant changes in blood pressure. Brown et al. (5) demonstrated that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, even at one serving per day, led to elevations in greater blood pressure in individuals. Le et al. (6) showed that acute consumption of one 24-ounce high-fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverage led to significant changes in metabolic biomarkers in healthy men and women, such as systolic blood pressure and serum uric acid, compared with a sucrose-sweetened beverage. Using data from the large, prospective, Nurses’ Health Study, Choi et al. (7) found that women who consumed 1 serving per day of a sugar-sweetened soda had a 74% higher risk of incident gout, with greater rates with increasing intake of fructose.
Indeed, there are several points to consider when it comes to studies addressing dietary fructose and hypertension. In this particular study by Angelopoulos et al., the subjects tested were healthy and had normal blood pressure. It remains unknown as to how moderate amounts of fructose consumed daily might have impacted various metabolic markers in prehypertensive or hypertensive individuals, who might be more vulnerable to the effects of sweeteners and any resulting metabolic disturbance.
Moreover, as is well-recognized in nutrition, “the dose makes the poison.” The authors suggested that the amount of sweetener used in the study was reflective of a “normal level of consumption”. The dose-dependent effects of fructose are key to its mechanisms in chronic disease, especially hypertension. Research indicates that higher than normal daily intake (≥ 100-200 g/d) of fructose intake may lead to a host of metabolic changes, including hyperuricemia (8-11). Most recently, Jayalath et al. (12) reported no association of fructose consumption with the incidence of hypertension in a systematic review and meta-analysis of three prospective cohort studies (n=37,375 men and 185,855 women). While they found no effect of fructose at average levels of consumption over time, a positive association was identified with high intakes of fructose.
Furthermore, it would seem that the overall nutritional composition of the fructose-containing food might be extremely relevant, considering that 24 ounces of a soft drink may not differ much in fructose content from the overall amount ingested from daily fruit intake, yet different metabolic results may be seen. The subjects in this study drank a sweetened milk beverage. It has been demonstrated that milk peptides can reduce blood pressure (13). The fact that subjects were given milk may have been significant as dairy products contain naturally-occurring ACE-inhibitory peptides that can lower blood pressure (13). Also, milk is high in a number of other nutrients have the potential to favorably alter blood pressure, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D.
It may also be relevant to examine the total calories consumed in the diet vis-à-vis the amount of dietary fructose. Angelopoulos et al. had subjects consume sugar-sweetened milk to the level of weight maintenance. It is plausible that different results for fructose (or any sweetener) may have been obtained with calorie excess. However, it would remain debatable whether the sweetener or overnutrition was the true culprit. Johnston et al. (14) found no difference between high-fructose and high-glucose diets on liver enzymes in healthy overweight men who consumed an isocaloric diet; however, hypercaloric consumption led to significant changes in liver triglycerides and serum liver enzymes.
If calories are considered, the quality of those calories also have to be assessed. It is well accepted that dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet are comprised of several nutrients and anti-oxidants that can positively impact blood pressure. For example, as mentioned previously, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium, all have a significant effect on blood pressure, as do select vitamins such as vitamin D. The thousands of phytonutrients in plant-based foods, such as flavonoids, nitrates, and isoflavones, fulfill essential functions for cardiovascular health. Thus, when evaluating any study, a full evaluation of the subjects’ dietary pattern is warranted to have a complete understanding of the dynamic interplay of nutrients on physiological factors.
Finally, hypertension is a lifestyle-initiated disease induced by multiple causes, including poor diet, lack of physical activity, obesity and heightened stress (15). The trend in nutrition science has been to focus on one nutrient as a culprit, which is difficult to effectively accomplish, considering that there are always other dietary changes that occur. A better understanding of the development of chronic disease, and, in particular, especially hypertension can be best comprehended by assessing both diet and lifestyle. It is well-known that various dietary approaches, physical activity, and stress management practices can help reduce risk for developing hypertension. Therefore, any detrimental effect of fructose (or other sweeteners or food constituents) might be negated or lessened in the context of healthy lifestyle patterns.
Physician and researcher David Perlmutter, MD, FACN adds, ‘The conclusions drawn from this 10 week study related to hypertension are of scant value in the context of the understanding that changes in baseline blood pressure in relation to a particular variable (in this case fructose consumption) may take years to manifest. Likewise, pathophysiological changes related to fructose consumption itself, especially those related to subtle changes in the microbiome and gut permeability, may similarly require extensive periods of time to become observable.’”
For further information contact the Media Relations Department of the American College of Nutrition at Media@AmericanCollegeofNutrition.org
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2. Angelopoulos TJ, Lowndes J, Zukley L, Melanson KJ, Nguyen V, Huffman A, Rippe JM. The effect of high-fructose corn syrup consumption on triglycerides and uric acid. J Nutr. 2009; 139: 1S-4S.
3. Angelopoulos TJ, Lowndes J, Sinnett S, Rippe J. Fructose containing sugars do not raise blood pressure or uric acid at normal levels of human consumption. J Clin Hypertension. 2015; in press.
4. Ferder L, Ferder MD, Inserra F. The role of high-fructose corn syrup in metabolic syndrome and hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2010; Apr;12(2):105-12. doi: 10.1007/s11906-010-0097-3.
5. Brown IJ, Stamler J, Van Horn L, Robertson CE, Chan Q, Dyer AR, Huang CC, Rodriguez BL, Zhao L, Daviglus ML, Ueshima H, Elliott P; International Study of Macro/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure Research Group. Sugar-sweetened beverage, sugar intake of individuals, and their blood pressure: international study of macro/micronutrients and blood pressure. Hypertension. 2011; Apr;57(4):695-701. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.165456. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
6. Le MT, Frye RF, Rivard CJ, Cheng J, McFann KK, Segal MS, Johnson RJ, Johnson JA. Effects of high-fructose corn syrup and sucrose on the pharmacokinetics of fructose and acute metabolic and hemodynamic responses in healthy subjects. Metabolism. 2012; May;61(5):641-51. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.09.013. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
7. Choi HK, Willett W, Curhan G. Fructose-rich beverages and risk of gout in women. JAMA 2010; 304(20):(doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1638).
8. Livesey G. Fructose ingestion: dose-dependent responses in health research. J Nutr. 2009; Jun;139(6):1246S-1252S. doi: 10.3945/jn.108.097949. Epub 2009 Apr 22.
9. Le MT, Frye RF, Rivard CJ, Cheng J, McFann KK, Segal MS, Johnson RJ, Johnson JA. Effects of high-fructose corn syrup and sucrose on the pharmacokinetics of fructose and acute metabolic and hemodynamic responses in healthy subjects. Metabolism. 2012; May;61(5):641-51. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.09.013. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
10. Brown IJ, Stamler J, Van Horn L, Robertson CE, Chan Q, Dyer AR, Huang CC, Rodriguez BL, Zhao L, Daviglus ML, Ueshima H, Elliott P; International Study of Macro/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure Research Group. Sugar-sweetened beverage, sugar intake of individuals, and their blood pressure: international study of macro/micronutrients and blood pressure. Hypertension. 2011; Apr;57(4):695-701. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.165456. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
11. Perez-Pozo SE, Schold J, Nakagawa T, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Johnson RJ, Lillo JL. Excessive fructose intake induces the features of metabolic syndrome in healthy adult men: role of uric acid in the hypertensive response. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010; Mar;34(3):454-61. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.259. Epub 2009 Dec 22.
12. Jayalath VH, Sievenpiper JL, de Souza RJ, Ha V, Mirrahimi A, Santaren ID, Blanco Mejia S, Di Buono M, Jenkins AL, Leiter LA, Wolever TM, Beyene J, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ. Total fructose intake and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohorts. J Am Coll Nutr. 2014;33(4):328-39. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2014.916237. Epub 2014 Aug 21.
13. Chrysant SG, Chrysant GS. An update on the cardiovascular pleiotropic effects of milk and milk products. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2013; Jul;15(7):503-10. doi: 10.1111/jch.12110. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
14. Johnston RD, Stephenson MC, Crossland H, Cordon SM, Palcidi E, Cox EF, Taylor MA, Aithal GP, Macdonald IA. No difference between high-fructose and high-glucose diets on liver triacylglycerol or biochemistry in healthy overweight men. Gastroenterology. 2013; Nov;145(5):1016-1025.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.07.012. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
15. Houston M. The role of nutrition and nutraceutical supplements in the treatment of hypertension. World J Cardiol. 2014;6(2): 38-66.

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Reasonable and CleanPosted Dec 3, 2013
I just needed a reasonalbe room that was a clean and quiet place to sleep. The hotel was easy to locate, clean & neat, and a short distance from shopping/airport/highways, but quiet because it was away from major areas. I also needed to TLC my son who is in the military, and Quality Inn also provided a micorwave and refrig so he could have munchies of his choice. Our room was older and needed some work, but the staff (went out of their way to be polite and helpful!!!), location, cleanliness, and excellent breakfast made up for this. I will come back if I have opportunity.
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“AVOID THIS PLACE!”Posted Jul 29, 2013
Short version: THIS PLACE IS AN UNSAFE DUMP WITH BAD EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!! Long story: I booked this room for a quiet place to stay prior to an early morning triathlon event. The first red flag was the 2 cop cars and a fight that had just occurred when we checked in. I specifically asked for a quiet room. We were put in a room in the back (I should have read the reviews more thoroughly or would NEVER have stayed here due to safety concerns). Room issues: the bathroom light didn't work, mold, and the bathtub drain was clogged. In the morning, after my race, we returned at 9:00am. All I wanted was a shower and a nap before we checked out, but someone had entered our room, removed all the soap and shampoo, some of the towels, didn't clean and didn't replace anything....really weird. So, we had to track these things down and received rude service in the process. THE WORST: construction noise in the room next door. A circular saw was being used to cut wood right outside our room. I called the front desk and the woman acted like that was no big deal, eventually told us the manager said there was nothing that could be done. I disagreed. I solved the problem in 1 minute by politely asking the workers to do less noisy work whilst there are customers attempting to sleep in the next room. They stopped. When checking out the woman was defensive and argumentative. AVOID this place.
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Staff was very nice.Over all the room was nice and clean did see a roach the morning we checked out, but we were close to the pool and it was 90 degrees, could happen to the best of hotels
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We were very dissatified, This was the worst hotel we have ever stayed in. Our room was nasty, I have stayed at Quality Inn before and have been very satisfied, but this Quality Inn was very un clean. I will not be staying at anymore Quality inn in the furture.
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We spent the weekend there with my son who is in basic training at Fort Benning. The hotel staff is very friendly, the breakfast is awesome and the hotel is clean. Great for the price. We were moved to another room because the bath tub was clogged. Same problem in the next room so obviously they have major plumbing issues that need to be addressed. I read about that problem in the reviews when I was shopping. My assumption was that it might had been taken care of by then. That was far from the truth.......nothing changed. It was gross. I wouldn't stay there again.
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Cons: Air-conditioning filter replacement!!
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The air conditioning filter definitely has been overused and the room was rather smelly. Wifi didn't work.
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British intelligence officials believe that al-Qaida is determined to attack the UK with a nuclear weapon, it emerged yesterday. The announcement, from an officially organised Foreign Office counter-terrorism briefing for the media, was the latest in a series of bleak assessments by senior officials and ministers about the terrorist threat facing Britain. UK officials have detected “an awful lot of chatter” on jihadi websites expressing the desire to acquire chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons. Asked whether there was any doubt that al-Qaida was trying to gain the technology to attack the west, including the UK, with a nuclear weapon, a senior Foreign Office counter-terrorism official said: “No doubt at all.” The official explained: “We know the aspiration is there, we know the attempt to get material is there, we know the attempt to get technology is there.
Yes, yes, that’s all vague stuff, and aspiration is not the same as reality, but there’s nothing particularly vague about this:
British counter terrorism officials believe plots they have thwarted and plots they claim are being hatched have strong links to Pakistan. They say hundreds of Britons travelled in the past year to Pakistan for terrorism activity, including training in camps and acting as couriers for messages. Officials also believe Britons are taking cash to terrorists in Pakistan.


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For Immediate Release
Holiday Traffic Information
During the 2009 holiday shopping season, staff at the Transportation Management Center from both the City of Springfield and the Missouri Department of Transportation will use traffic-management strategies to help accommodate the traditionally higher traffic flow.
- Interchange/Roadway Improvements - Motorists should be aware of several construction projects around Springfield during the holiday shopping season. The U.S. 60-65 Interchange project is well underway and motorists are requested to exercise caution while traffic is maintained through the construction area. The National Avenue and James River Freeway Interchange reconstruction project began in October with lane restrictions at times on National Avenue. Traffic will be maintained at all times while the new underpass is constructed for Cox South Hospital and the National Avenue bridge is widened to accommodate six through traffic lanes. The widening of U.S. 65 to six lanes also has recently begun between U.S. 60 and Battlefield Road, which will also have lane restrictions at times during working hours.
Earlier in the year, MoDOT District 8 office fully opened the interchange project at Glenstone Avenue and U.S. 60 as well as Republic Road from Charleston to Glenstone avenues. This project already has helped reduce motorists’ delay and will prove to be very beneficial in handling high traffic volumes this shopping season.
- Seasonal Traffic Signal Timing Plans – Special seasonal timing plans will begin Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. These traffic signal timing plans are designed to provide greater capacity in and around major retail shopping corridors and the Center City area to help accommodate higher holiday traffic volumes. Additionally, signals around major shopping centers will begin running special signal plans earlier and later as needed to cover extended shopping hours.
- On-Street Camera Monitoring – Using on-street cameras placed near shopping centers and major intersections, operators at the TMC will monitor traffic flows for congestion and vehicular incidents. Operators will work the day after Thanksgiving and other extended hours as necessary to monitor traffic flow, respond to observed problems, and provide updated traveler information. (These are not the cameras used for photo red-light enforcement.)
Sources for traffic information are as follows:
OzarksTraffic.info Web Page – The camera images are available on the Internet at www.ozarkstraffic.info. The Web page allows users to view more than 100 images from 33 roadside traffic cameras throughout Springfield. The Web page also contains up-to-date information on current incidents, such as crashes and stalled vehicles that affect traffic flow in Springfield and Greene County. Motorists are encouraged to visit the site to check traffic conditions before beginning their travel in the area.
Live Traffic Video on CityView – CityView, the City’s government access channel, will offer extended live video feeds from the traffic-monitoring cameras throughout the holiday season. Normal viewing times are 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
Extended viewing will be available:
- Friday, Nov. 27: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
- Saturdays from Nov. 28 – Dec. 19: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
- Sundays from Nov. 29 – Dec. 20: 1 to 4 p.m.; and
- Thursday, Dec. 24: 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Additional times may be scheduled as traffic or weather conditions warrant.
CityView is available to Springfield Mediacom subscribers on digital cable channels 80 or 15.1. CityView also is available via videostreaming to all viewers on the City Web site at www.springfieldmo.gov/cityview.
Travel During Inclement Winter Weather – TMC staff will work extended hours, as necessary, during periods of inclement weather to monitor traffic conditions and provide updated traveler information. When travel is necessary under such conditions, motorists should use extra caution by reducing speeds and increasing following distances. Extended viewing of live video feeds on CityView will be made available to show road conditions during these times. In the event of traffic tie-ups, the TMC will post alerts on www.ozarkstraffic.info to aid media in releasing traffic information to motorists to help them avoid major congestion.
An active LED warning message sign, displaying the message “Red Signal Ahead”, alerts eastbound motorists approaching Lone Pine Avenue on Battlefield Road that they will need to stop for a red signal. Using this advanced warning at times when the roadway has snow or ice conditions will help motorists know when to exercise special care on the steep downhill slope as they approach the traffic signal at Lone Pine.
Similarly, “Ice on Bridge” signs are activated when needed on the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge on Benton Avenue and the Grant Avenue Bridge in the downtown area.
Shopping Traffic Tips
Extended Shopping Hours – Shoppers are encouraged to take advantage of extended shopping hours offered by many businesses to help reduce the peak traffic loads that are expected on the day after Thanksgiving and on weekends through the first week in January. Past experience indicates that the peak traffic on the Friday after Thanksgiving and weekend days occurs between noon and 2 p.m.
Other suggestions include:
- Before leaving your home, tune into local traffic reports on TV, then tune into the radio for additional traffic reports while you travel.
- Pre-plan your shopping route to help reduce the need to double back on the same roadway and pre-select lanes of travel for turns to better access to each business.
- Do not follow other motorists too closely.
- Be patient and courteous to other motorists.
- Plan trips to better utilize less congested roadways.
- Consider walking, carpooling, or taking the bus.
- If traffic does back up, do not block intersections.
For more information, contact: Jason Haynes, City of Springfield, 837-5799; or Adam Humphrey, MoDOT, 837-5787.


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Take heart, Michigan football fans, the news isn't all bad in the wake of last Saturday's stunning loss to Appalachian State. Coach Lloyd Carr and his staff continue to recruit one of the best freshman classes in the country.
The Wolverines got a big catch in J.B. Fitzgerald, a 4-star linebacker from West Windsor, New Jersey. The 6-3, 225-pounder is one of the three best linebackers in the state--and Michigan has landed two of them. The other is 6-2, 220-pound Marcus Witherspoon of Absecon. Fitzgerald has size, speed, strength and instincts.
Michigan has a top 10 recruiting class in the making. It is headed by running back Sam McGuffie of Houston, Texas, whom I consider the most exciting player in the country on film. Not the best, but certainly the most exciting. I rank McGuffie as the No. 10 player in the country and the No. 3 running back behind Darrell Scott of Ventura, Calif., and Oklahoma-bound Jermie Calhoun of Van, Texas.
Recruiting has slowed a bit because the season has begun. But now prospects will begin to take official campus visits, which is the next stage in the process. And we'll begin to see some disgruntled players transfer from school to school once they realize they aren't getting enough playing time.
Players like Emmanuel Moody, who opted to leave USC and chose Florida over Texas and North Carolina. Moody, who was USC's second-leading rusher last season, apparently saw the handwriting on the locker room wall. USC is stockpiling tailbacks and Moody sensed that his playing time would be reduced with the arrival of heralded freshman Joe McKnight.

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LOS ANGELES, 7 June 2021 (AFP) – Two Los Angeles Lakers stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, will not defend the United States of Colors at the Olympic basketball tournament in Tokyo, various local media reported on Monday.
Having finished prematurely in the first round of the playoffs on a losing streak against the Phoenix Suns, the pair are on leave after a difficult season, during which each suffered an injury, so they will not be part of the ‘dream team’ which Will defend Olympic gold received in Rio-2016, website The Athletic said citing sources close to the players.
LeBron, 36, suffered a severe right ankle sprain, leaving him off the court for a month. He recovered in time for the playoffs, which he played without being 100% fit.
Davis first suffered a major swelling in the right Achilles tendon that went into the calf. Absent for two months, he also managed to come back against Phoenix, but injured his groin during Game 4.
Davis returned for Game 6, but lasted only a few minutes due to pain, leaving the game to continue, in which his team was defeated and eliminated.
When the match ended, LeBron was asked if he could join the United States squad this summer, he jokingly replied, “No, I think I’ll be in the Tune squad this summer instead of the Olympics.” I’ll play for” in an allusion to “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, a film that brings together real and animated images of which it is the protagonist and whose one week before the start of the Olympic Games (July 23 to August 8) ) should premiere in US cinemas.
Gold medalist in Beijing-2008 and London-2012, LeBron did not play in the Rio Games after his third NBA coronation with Cleveland.
Davis, who was also the Olympic champion in 2012, was also ruled out in 2016 because of surgery on his left shoulder.
In March, the American Basketball Federation compiled a list of 57 selected for 12 spots on the US national team.
According to The Athletic, Stephen Curry and Damien Lillard, whose seasons also ended with Golden State and Portland, could be among those.
The former may win the first Olympic gold medal, while the latter is said to be “very interested”.